astdb | 7 years ago | on: Masahiro Kikuno, Japanese Independent Watchmaker (2017)
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astdb | 7 years ago | on: Robots to start killing crown-of-thorns starfish on Great Barrier Reef
RangerBot is an advanced version of the 2015 robot, with a newer submersible design, handheld remote-control and computer vision to identify invasive species.
"In 2015, an early prototype of the robot "COTSbot" made international news. Now its successor the RangerBot is significantly more advanced.
The RangerBot is equipped with a vision system that allows it to "see" underwater while being operated using a tablet.
QUT Professor Matt Dunbabin said the robot used real-time vision to navigate and identify starfish."
astdb | 7 years ago | on: States Can Require Internet Tax Collection, Supreme Court Rules
Is the opinion pdf formatted with LaTeX? Couldn't help noticing the margins etc.
astdb | 7 years ago | on: States Can Require Internet Tax Collection, Supreme Court Rules
How did catalogue/mail-order retailers handle this (presumably in business since before the Internet)?
astdb | 8 years ago | on: America’s Fastest Spy Plane May Be Back and Hypersonic
The standard evasion tactic for SR-71 upon launched against was to simply accelerate.
astdb | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do I prepare for an interview for AMZ/GOOG/APL/FB?
https://us.teamblind.com/article/sharing-my-offer-numbers-fr... provides some insights into how to go about interviewing with top tech companies, preparation, offer info etc.
astdb | 8 years ago | on: Facebook Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy Tbh
Shoutouts to Snap
astdb | 8 years ago | on: There's No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence
Having done some work with the state-of-the-art of AI, I personally don't think AGI is near - might not even be possible. But the catch is the unreliability of (even expert) predictions on technology futures. My take is that it's worth taking pragmatic steps towards studying AI safety measures (i.e. OpenAI), but not going as far as to talk the likes of 'AI research regulation'.
astdb | 8 years ago | on: Catching the Great American Eclipse at 35,000 Feet
Concorde (or the Tu-144) could've kept up with the shadow
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Raw unprocessed images from Cassini's first Saturn inter-ring dive
These are photos from Cassini spacecraft's set of 'Grand Finale' manoeuvres around Saturn - this article has a good summary http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-28/cassini-sends-back-clo...
The images from the initial link are the newest raw images taken during the flyby which happened about two days before. Possibly the closest images ever taken of Saturn.
Google did a great doodle too https://www.google.com/doodles/cassini-spacecraft-dives-betw...
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Calling card
Actually, the phone call has been considered dead for a number of years now.
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Changes I would make to Go
Here we Go
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Supersonic passenger jets might make a comeback
The challenge facing Boom Aero is making it economically viable, which was Concorde's weak point.
astdb | 9 years ago | on: I Am a Recruiter (a.k.a Spammer) at Amazon
From what I hear, Amazon and AWS have totally different cultures (AWS being much better)
astdb | 9 years ago | on: HDEV: High Definition Earth-Viewing System
How often would it be switching cameras or having communications issues?
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: When are you considered a “senior” programmer?
One aspect that would separate a 'senior' engineer from the rest would be initiative, leadership and mentoring ability. These are the engineers who go the extra mile to ensure that the team gets stuff done, and assistance and guidance is provided where required. A senior developer isn't just someone who knows a lot of stuff, but has a time-honed wisdom as well, which they can parlay into their leadership and mentoring duties.
astdb | 9 years ago | on: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
Shouldn't the static fire test have gone ahead without a live payload?
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam
Would disabling third party cookies have prevented this?
astdb | 9 years ago | on: Microsoft Planner
Did anybody else get the certificate error for blogs.microsoft.com?
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