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Re:Fragments of World's Oldest Koran May Predate Muhammad
on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @10:20AM (#10152483)
So if the parchment's carbon dating window contains the known date in reality, doesn't it make more sense to throw away the low end of the window?
(Unless of course, you just want to undermine the religion.)
Re:A new role for Qasar
on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @01:24PM (#10124558)
Book Face? Huh.
Re:Dawn Sends Sharper Scenes from Ceres
on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:55PM (#10118340)
NASA's video shows the mountain nicely in 3D at the 1:06 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inc9BtRip04
Re:Oil Falls Below $40 for First Time Since 2009 as Glut Grows
on Friday August 21, 2015 @05:30PM (#10100384)
The Chicago gas prices jumped up 50 cents the day after this hit the news.
Re:Nebia (YC S15), a Shower Head Start-Up, Receives Funding from Tim C...
on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @02:08PM (#10043183)
Maybe they need to add a button that converts it to a normal spray?
$32 Worth of Electronics Can Open Almost Any Keyless Car Door or Garage
Private Security Needed for VIP Only Burning Man Camp
Re:C.H.I.P. – Raspberry Pi competitor
on Friday August 07, 2015 @10:37AM (#10022701)
I can't see how it's just a temporary marketing ploy, as your link suggests.
Nobody wants CHIP, they want the "$9 computer". I can't see how they can ever sell it for $39.
As a loss leader, with overpriced accessories - that makes much more sense to me.
Re:C.H.I.P. – Raspberry Pi competitor
on Friday August 07, 2015 @10:22AM (#10022619)
They are probably too busy still counting the $2 million dollars they got from kickstarter.
Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources
Re:Artificial Intelligence Is Already Weirdly Inhuman
on Thursday August 06, 2015 @05:47PM (#10019692)
I see a cheetah in the static, too...
Non-Magnetic Metals Turned Magnetic in Groundbreaking Research
How putting $10M into UBeam illustrates everything wrong with tech investing today
Re:The Hole Argument
on Friday July 31, 2015 @10:10AM (#9981828)
>> Gauge transformations in physical theories can lead to possibly unpalatable conclusions if you believe a certain way.
This sounds very interesting. Could you provide some examples?
Re:Ask HN: I feel that my submissions are severely underrated. What to...
on Thursday July 30, 2015 @12:48PM (#9976227)
>> especially for IPython Notebooks which need time to be read/appreciated.
I agree wholeheartedly. You need to capture people's attention in 5 seconds or so.
That means visuals, soundbites, summaries, "what's-in-it-for-me", etc. You are in the media business whether you want to be or not.
Not that many people like wading thru two pages of math just to see if they might find something interesting.
Re:Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon
on Thursday July 30, 2015 @12:24AM (#9973164)
Blood trails...
Re:Jamestown excavation unearths four bodies and a mystery in a small box
on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @05:34PM (#9971731)
1) Check their haplogroup. See what part of the world they came from. Put it on 23andme so people can see if they are related.
2) Test to see if they are his mother's bones.
Re:Sleeping Through a Revolution
on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @05:27PM (#9971698)
Ironically, the author seems like he is the Rip Van Winkle here...
Re:Jamestown excavation unearths four bodies and a mystery in a small box
on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:15PM (#9970922)
The half-life of DNA is 521 years. So, even if these were the bones of Christ, there would still be plenty of DNA available for testing.
The apps that secretly run ads that no one sees, and that slow down your phone
Apple stops Nest product sales in the US
Re:Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner Announce $100M Initiative to Seek ET
on Monday July 20, 2015 @05:12PM (#9919119)
But wouldn't a Lagrange point satellite appear to move in a completely un-star-like manner over the course of weeks and months?
Re:Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner Announce $100M Initiative to Seek ET
on Monday July 20, 2015 @05:09PM (#9919099)
But the stars don't stand still with respect to an observer on the ground.
Theranos Gains FDA Approval to Test for Herpes Outside the Lab
Re:Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner Announce $100M Initiative to Seek ET
on Monday July 20, 2015 @10:58AM (#9916471)
Can a satellite "orbit" so that it imitates a star?
Or would it have to "stand still" out there, which would make it fall back to earth?
Re:Sorry to burst your bubble
on Sunday July 19, 2015 @11:24PM (#9913861)
Funny the 2008 housing bust wasn't specifically mentioned. I'm still walking funny from that.
Re:Ellen Pao: The Trolls Are Winning the Battle for the Internet
on Thursday July 16, 2015 @01:34PM (#9898611)
I've seen plenty of horrible Facebook posts as well, real names notwithstanding.
The problems run deep. Much older than the internet.
Re:The Icy Mountains of Pluto
on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @05:33PM (#9894215)
Your linked article says 2 weeks, not 16 months.
11 photos a day.
Re:HabitRPG – A habit tracker app like Role Playing Game
on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @10:14AM (#9891336)
Speaking of habits, I just saw a wristband[0] that helps you get rid of bad habits.
Every time you do something you know you shouldn't be doing, you press the button on the wristband, and it shocks you.
That's right, you shock yourself. And people do it. Never saw that one catching on.