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Re:Traffic Prediction with Advanced Graph Neural Networks
on Sunday September 06, 2020 @08:05AM (#24390782)
This is how Uber matches trips[0]. Optimising not for the fastest pick up for any one rider, but to reduce the total time of arrival in the whole network.
[0] http://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2019/10/23/uber-ride-shari...
Re:Tom Wheeler Resigns from the FCC
on Friday December 16, 2016 @01:08AM (#13191418)
In New Zealand, our broadband market is structurally separated.
The the access provider for both the copper and fibre network (right to the customer premises) is a regulated wholesale only provider, which is required to provide open access to its network on a non-discriminatory basis between all access seekers (retail telecommunications companies).[0]
This almost entirely resolves the net neutrality debate in New Zealand.
[0] This is a slight simplification: Chorus is the network owner for the copper network, and about 70% of the fibre network. The other 30% of fibre network is also built, owned and operated by wholesale only providers on a comparable basis.
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Re:How an Army of Ocean Farmers Are Starting an Economic Revolution
on Sunday April 03, 2016 @06:02AM (#11415580)
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This struck me as particularly interesting. Corn, arugula, tomatoes and lettuce are all a product of selective breeding. To what extent has this been applied to "sea vegetables" and what might the possibilities look like?
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Re:Airbus patents aircraft cabins shaped like doughnuts
on Sunday November 16, 2014 @04:59PM (#8615620)
Not an aeronautical engineer, but understand that the cylindrical shape used in today's aircraft design is very good at containing the stresses of a pressurised cabin.
However, the design does mean significant pressure stress on the front and rear of the cylinder. This must be managed with extensive (heavy) structures.
A doughnut design, in theory at least, solves for this by removing "the ends" of the cylinder.
Re:Airbus patents aircraft cabins shaped like doughnuts
on Sunday November 16, 2014 @03:47PM (#8615379)
It looks like 2 exit doors.
On that note, how would this affect the all important question of how to most efficiently board an aircraft?
Re:Airbus patents aircraft cabins shaped like doughnuts
on Sunday November 16, 2014 @03:31PM (#8615322)
Interesting from the FT [1]:
Airbus said although the design was worthwhile enough to protect with a patent — like about 6,000 other ideas its engineers devise every year — it was not an immediate prospect for shuttling passengers from Heathrow to JFK. “This is not something that’s currently under active development,” Airbus said.
[1] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba80c518-6492-11e4-b219-00144...