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by leyfa 11y ago
The original press release contains more information. It seems like they are already using the drive system in race cars right now. The “Porsche Turbo Charging” seems to require special charging stations though. http://newsroom.p
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by leyfa 11y ago
This seems interesting. There are exercises on the corresponding course page. Unfortunately, the solutions are not public.
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by leyfa 13y ago
I've read parts of his book. He had already been living in China as a student for a few years when he decided to start his trip, if I remember correctly.
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by leyfa 14y ago
In the engadget video [1], they claim it will be priced as a top end android phone. [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnO0p5XAl9Y
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by leyfa 14y ago
Many European cities have height restrictions for buildings within the old city center to preserve the traditional architecture. The financial district just outside the center has no height limit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_D%C3%A9fen
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by leyfa 15y ago
Revealing my ignorance on this topic: Why would IBM care who owns their stocks, assuming the specific shareholder doesn't try to take influence on the development/direction of the company?
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by leyfa 15y ago
What's the state of the art in humanoid or multi-pedal robots in terms of robustness and flexibility of their movement and balance? I assume ASIMO isn't as stable and stress resistant as the robots of Boston Dynamics, for example http://ww
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by leyfa 15y ago
He mentioned that they don't spend any more money than they would have in the US. It shouldn't make a difference for the retirement plans then, I assume.
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by leyfa 15y ago
"Private nonprofit four-year colleges charge, on average, $27,293 per year in tuition and fees" [1] And that's just the private schools. The public schools are considerably cheaper: ~8k USD for in-state students and ~12k for external stud
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by leyfa 15y ago
I have no doubt that VC money is the lowest in Europe of those three. I wonder though how significant this metric really is, especially if the large developping countries of eastern Europe are included. Wouldn't a VC money per startup/found
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by leyfa 15y ago
Fortunately, there are sparks of cultural changes lately, especially with the younger folks, but it's a change that won't happen overnight for sure. I would like to contribute my personal data point on this. I'm a student in a smallish Du