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Re:The Solar Sunflower on Monday August 31, 2015 @12:51AM (#10145482)
The sub-title claims 80% efficiency. Where did they get that from? 80% is close to the theoretical maximum, so I think the figure is misleading and can discredit Arstechnica and more importantly an otherwise admirable endeavor.
It's starting to pick up, though it's supposed to be illegal when done by foreigners. Check out http://www.producthunt.com/tech/meetngreetme
There are powerful tools out there that can do this type of computation and more in a breeze. I have personally worked on SaturnAPI [0], which is a RESTful API for Matlab/Octave. You can build your own APIs to do almost any calculation imaginable. If anyone needs to solve equations, definitely give it a shot. You can solve all sorts of equations, linear and non-linear [1].

[0] https://saturnapi.com/

[1] http://www.mathworks.com/help/symbolic/equation-solving.html

Re:Show HN: Make Your Legal Will for Free on Thursday August 13, 2015 @07:16AM (#10053354)
How will you make money from this?
I'm currently in Bangkok and wanted to add that if you keep on the low and spend your money here there are no problems. It sucks as soon as you try to speak up, buy property, make money from this place, or do anything where the rule of law is important. You will miss the rule of law, i.e. republic, of well-established nations.
Hi, thanks for sharing. I'm in Thailand where tourism is a big thing. Have you considered personalized amateur tour guides?
https://vpartition.meteor.com/

Above is an app to perform Voronoi partitioning on latitude and longitude data. It was built using SaturnAPI and Meteor. Very easy to do.

Show HN: Add crazy calculations to your apps with SaturnAPI

https://saturnapi.com/Ever needed to solve some equations or make 3D plots for your app? We're here to get your functionality to the next level, so holla at us if you need any sort of calculation beyond simple arithmetic. We'll help build a custom API for your needs. All feedback is appreciated. [email protected]

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