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by nyc 2y ago
+1! Even though we have a full-on smart home network, we still use these mechanical timers sometimes since they are totally foolproof.
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by nyc 2y ago
I think it’s useful to see how this is possible using only consumer products and software! An alternative solution that’s less roundabout could be to use a uhubctl ( https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl ) compatible USB hub an
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by nyc 2y ago
This blog article gives a rundown of all of the ways this has been implemented. https://makecode.com/blog/one-chip-to-flash-them-all
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by nyc 3y ago
The 4th paragraph in the Nobel Prize press release suggests that it's because mRNA based vaccines are easier to scale up and mass produce in response to a pandemic: "Producing whole virus-, protein- and vector-based vaccines requi
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by nyc 5y ago
Planet Money/Pricenomics had a fascinating story about California's trial of a streamlined system that was incredibly well-received. However, Intuit's lobbyists teamed up with the small-government movement to sink it. htt
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by nyc 5y ago
The principle behind why the writing glows (i.e., totally internally reflected light from the LEDs in the plexiglass getting scattered by the ink) is also how some of the earlier multi-touch systems worked (like the one in Jeff Han's 2
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by nyc 5y ago
I was surprised to learn that 99% of the shiny parts in the photo belongs to the dilution refrigerator ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilution_refrigerator ) needed to get the machine down close to absolute zero. The ac
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by nyc 5y ago
Andrew, that lecture you gave was fantastic. The Deutsch oracle example in the lecture was especially helpful -- I'm surprised it doesn't get used more frequently in other explanations of QC. I think one of the most interesting mo
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by nyc 6y ago
I know very little about finance but I did notice that the author specifically notes that the insurance is the same as an European put option (ie can only be exercised at expiry), to which Black-Scholes can be applied.
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LaserFactory: Automated Fabrication of Fully Functional Devices(news.mit.edu)
2 points by nyc 6y ago|0 comments
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by nyc 8y ago
Typically those wiggles are for length matching on parallel busses. Since the signals are clocked at a high speed, ensuring all the bits arrive at the same time is crucial.
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by nyc 9y ago
When I have some time, I plan to implement it myself for fun & learning. It's a cool effect and the linked paper provides enough detail for others to build something similar. I think building it would be a good exercise for learnin
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by nyc 9y ago
If you prefer not to install an external program (e.g. wsltty), this gist https://gist.github.com/P4/4245793 has some registry presets for prettifying the built in console.
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by nyc 11y ago
Recognizing that people like their existing watches is a great idea. The hardware looks really slick too. The big problem, one that afflicts pretty much every smartwatch, is one of battery life. One of the great things about non-smart watch
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by nyc 11y ago
A recent article in the Economist explains why comparing to others makes us unhappy. In short, we keep comparing ourselves to people who are better off: http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21677223.