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Re:3D scanning by dipping into a liquid on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @05:57AM (#14751276)
The robot arm is expensive because it needs precision hardware (backlash free bearings/gearing).

Your idea also requires precision hardware to move the sphere.

Re:Starting a Hardware Company with $60K on Saturday April 01, 2017 @12:46AM (#14010480)
Thanks for writing this, the post is super helpful! I didn't see anything about the circuit design/iteration process. Would be great to hear what software was used to design the circuit (if any) and how that eventually translates to mass production.
Cool! I had an idea for something like this but instead of having each build be it's own lambda event, I wanted to make each individual test it's own lambda event. The goal is to have the build time for a complex project boil down to the time it takes to setup + run the longest test.
Re:An Old Idea, Revived: Starve Cancer to Death on Saturday May 14, 2016 @05:40PM (#11698163)
Yes, it would be helpful. Of course, other forms of treatment would still be needed.
I was thinking about this today. Neuroprosthetics with feedback is the most exciting. The type where people can actually sense touch on the prosthetic limb...but it's probably still in the "research" phase. Any startup trying to do this may need to work with a doctor. You may also need to do surgery to access the nerves...or maybe there's a better way..

I'd love to work on something like this too!

This is an interesting thought. The point of logging in would be to save user state, but maybe users can opt-out of that for certain apps... hmm
I was debating including that option :P

I've just never actually seen anyone else do it.For some reason, it feels 100x more complicated than checking my SMS app for an SMS code when in reality its not that different.

Would you say that's a small percent of your user base? Most of my friends hate the idea of needing to login via Facebook, but it is truly the simplest for them - and I'm not sure if my friends are just disproportionately biased. I'm also not sure if I want to depend on a third party.
Re:Rust-Doom: A Doom renderer in Rust, with no unsafe code on Friday October 30, 2015 @11:53AM (#10478553)
This is great. I've wanted to start a project in Rust but I'm hesitant since I haven't found any profiling tools akin to VisualVM. I'd feel a bit blind writing multi-threaded code where I can't see what's going on. What do people use to sanity check this sort of thing?
Thanks for answering questions! I'd be curious to know where you got your (presumably massive) data from to train a NN to spit out what seems to be binding affinity between two candidates (drug and target). Do you guys use a NN for each target? I know you may not be able to answer these questions :)

I hope your team succeeds, keep up the hard work!

Re:Apple Pay on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @04:00PM (#8292525)
I am confused by this as well. I thought apple did not allow people to make credit card purchases within an app, am I wrong or will these rules change? Where is the line drawn for using an IAP vs Apple Pay (where I presume Apple takes no cut)
Re:Ask HN: Creating passive income online - myth or doable? on Monday December 24, 2012 @03:24PM (#4963963)
seems fishy
Re:Ubuntu Core On The Nexus 7 on Friday October 26, 2012 @07:28PM (#4704714)
this is my dream come true!
Re:This is Google’s Nexus 10 by Samsung With Android 4.2 on Friday October 26, 2012 @03:23PM (#4703795)
From the article: 10.1-inch Super AMOLED display 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution

Why can we have a 10" display w/ 1600p at a very reasonable price but I can't a get a 22" + monitor at the same resolution without shelling out over $1000 :C

Re:How Jeff Atwood works on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @05:36PM (#4638340)
Agreed
Re:Eating for Health, Not Weight on Monday September 24, 2012 @12:58AM (#4563280)
Either way both methods are not sustainable which is the point I'm trying to make. 1250kcal is way too low and as taligent said, keto is used by bodybuilders to lean out a few weeks before competition, it is not something they do for long periods of time. I think the key to prolonged success is to make permanent lifestyle changes that you can commit to for the rest of your life.
Re:Eating for Health, Not Weight on Monday September 24, 2012 @12:25AM (#4563205)
What you did was not a healthy way to lose weight and unless you make a LIFESTYLE change that you can live with for the rest of your life then you will find yourself repeatedly using this starvation technique to lose weight unhealthily. Find something sustainable, keto is not sustainable for most people, and especially not at 1250Calories...
Re:Conversion of cheap optical mouse to robot odometer on Thursday September 13, 2012 @01:29PM (#4517454)
I remember reading about someone hacking this together for a sumobot 5 years ago http://imakeprojects.com/Projects/seeing-eye-mouse/

In fact people have used more precise laser mice? (mouse?) lol

Same! I'm curious too
I think it refers to 1000x coverage on read which is then averaged
right?? But obviously, this wont happen, and I don't think that's fair.
Re:Stripe And A/B Testing Made Me A Small Fortune on Wednesday August 08, 2012 @01:30PM (#4356806)
Ah I see. Thanks!
Re:Stripe And A/B Testing Made Me A Small Fortune on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:49PM (#4352806)
I see, but I thought corporate tax was based off profit, not revenue?
Re:AWS is down due to an electrical storm in the US on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:50AM (#4180667)
We're soooo screwed

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