hamitron | 5 years ago | on: Fuckin' user interface design, I swear
Venmo fits in here as well. The pay and request money buttons are the same color and touching. I have fat-fingered it before and paid a person who owed me money.
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hamitron | 5 years ago | on: Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles
The twitter account @SkyCirclesLA keeps track of these sorts of instances. Definitely worth a follow
hamitron | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: Neural text to speech with dozens of celebrity voices
Some of these people get paid for voiceover work, so this could get interesting
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Show HN: I made a platform for journalists to “open source” their fact checking
What credentials do you have to properly vet people?
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Boeing 737 Passenger Jet Damaged in Possible Midair Drone Hit
Yes, but which can cause more damage to a fuselage? Mass isn't the only factor
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Man victim of 'vomit fraud,' and his wife found the video to prove it
I work in chargebacks. That isn't true.
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Man victim of 'vomit fraud,' and his wife found the video to prove it
Honestly, just dispute the transaction with your bank. Why bother dealing with the company directly?
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Marine experiment finds women get injured more frequently
> “It has been scientifically proven that overall physical fitness — not gender — correlates to injury,”
I think the takeaway should be how do we reduce injury with respect to different body types
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Tesla Model S battery reignited twice after Florida crash
> The Model S, which was being driven by Barrett Riley, was traveling at 116mph three seconds before the collision
What do you expect to happen when a lithium ion battery hits a wall at high speeds?
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Apple sets up iPhones to relay location for 911 calls
A lot of apps allow location services at all times.
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Canon has sold its last film camera
x-rays don't ruin film
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Canon has sold its last film camera
The only reason it made sense to transition to digital is the workflow. Its more efficient to shoot weddings on digital so you can turn out a product faster.
hamitron | 7 years ago | on: Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
It shouldn't matter at all how dark the roads were, the vehicle was equipped with LIDAR.
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: There's a Persistent Hum in Windsor, Ontario, and No One Knows Why
Could it be an aeolian sound?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_sound
Essential a giant flute played by the wind.
I'm looking to make one of these out of bamboo.
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: Home-made drones now threaten conventional armed forces
Couldn't we just use bird netting around our military bases?
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: SpaceX performs static fire test on Falcon Heavy
liftoff
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: NY lawsuit asks: Is graffiti art protected under federal law?
*vandalism
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: TIKKU – a micro-apartment building with a foot-print of one car parking place
They use cross lamination for skateboards to limit flexibility and support weight, but what is the benefit of it mounted vertically (presumably the walls)?
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: MantisTek GK2's Keylogger Is a Warning Against Cheap Gadgets
why does it send anything at all?
hamitron | 8 years ago | on: U.S. Stood by as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million People, Papers Show
I highly recommend the follow up "The Look of Silence" as well
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