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Arduino compatible starter kit at $12 (indiegogo)

Posted by mgla on Saturday August 03, 2013 @12:39AM
from the indiegogo.com dept.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/9-arduino-compatible-starter-kit-anyone-can-learn-electronics

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It's a small world after all (infographic)

Posted by mgla on Thursday May 30, 2013 @12:44PM
from the spikedmath.com dept.

http://spikedmath.com/420.html

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Re:Dear Class of ’13: You’ve been scammed on Saturday May 18, 2013 @09:46AM (#5728890)

Which college in Finland are you at? Isn't the University of Helsinki among the best in the world? (just curious)

Cars: Where does the future lie?

Posted by mgla on Monday May 13, 2013 @10:39AM
from the team-bhp.com dept.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/technical-stuff/136289-cars-where-does-future-lie-why-so-many-lies-present.html

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Re:Why education startups do not succeed on Sunday May 12, 2013 @12:27PM (#5694798)

Khan Academy is pretty successful. Millions of students have benefited from their work, without having to pay a dime.

Sal Khan's vision of what education should be like is spot on and I strongly agree with him. He seems to be sincere about this thing and has received millions in donations.

This is not a company looking for success by means of an 'exit'. They are actually making a difference to millions of students. In doing that they're being successful.

Wish we could see more of this instead of useless, gimmicky stuff.

Why did John McCarthy "discover" lisp?

Posted by mgla on Friday April 05, 2013 @12:54AM
from the self-post dept.

Why do people say that he "discovered" lisp instead of "invented"? Am I missing something?

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Re:How much sleep do we really need to work productively? on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:18PM (#5474859)

Have you considered the possibility that you're suffering from sleep apnea?