jdhuang

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by jdhuang 14y ago
We already have automatic ground turrets that use heat signatures and computer vision http://singularityhub.com/2010/07/25/armed-robots-deployed-b... But at the end of the day, everything loses against a single nuclear bomb.
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Curious to hear whether these weird Linux-asymmetries apply to Blu-Ray or online digital media (e.g. Hulu/Netflix) too. I would be willing to accept the fact that DVDs were invented so long ago that some of their restrictions are a little a
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Yeah, heh. I totally Amazon Subscribe-and-Save all my toilet paper now (but I don't always like to admit it)
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by jdhuang 14y ago
I'd be curious to hear who you think the target audience/demographic is for your landing page. In particular, I find that the page is succinct at describing "what" AppScale is but not "why" I should click either Join or Download within the
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by jdhuang 14y ago
What's crazy is that Facebook has only been a public open-signup website for ~6 years, and it's so tempting to assume it will be around and popular forever -- I mean, why wouldn't it? But at the end of the day we really have no idea what th
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Interesting presentation, but it can't be the whole story. Even projects like SciPy which use the most rudimentary data structures (basically just a large array of floats) and algorithms (sometimes just looping through the elements in order
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Heh. Not the first time it's happened :P
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by jdhuang 14y ago
It's actually based on the ambient Wi-Fi signature of the airwaves around you. There is no image recognition involved!
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by jdhuang 14y ago
In our experience, we've found that most access points do in fact have a fixed power. Either way, the system can accomodate some amount of dynamic changes.
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Fair enough. We have a 90 second video on YouTube that should give you a sense of what you'll get: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_GdXp_Swjs But basically, yes. It lets you build indoor positioning by walking around my room.
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by jdhuang 14y ago
I thought this was super-clever when I first came across DiffBot last year. Can't wait to see what they come out with next. Keep it up!
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by jdhuang 14y ago
@untog: It's actually a sensor fusion approach that combines both accelerometers and Wi-Fi signals.
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by jdhuang 14y ago
Oh also, if you're up for learning more about the technology/platform in general, take a look at blog.wifislam.com
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by jdhuang 14y ago
If you don’t have time to try the app, watch this video instead. It’s 90 seconds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_GdXp_Swjs