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robotico | 12 years ago | on: Half of Americans approve of NSA program

That's really scary if the survey is to be believed. Especially considering more than half believe the government is abusing this data and collecting more than just metadata...

robotico | 13 years ago | on: US Math Achievement: How Bad Is It?

Yeah, it's a shame that math is taught mostly as procedures and not concepts. I was never much of a "memorizer," but once I got it I was good.

As such I got a "D" one 9 weeks in algebra 2, but later graduated as an engineer with over a 3.0. I think I just had to 1. work harder and 2. learn how I had to understand stuff, not just memorize.

robotico | 13 years ago | on: Billboards Are Like Facebook

That's a big reason that I don't use it anymore! That and the interface changing constantly and security issues!

Admittedly, I do have a fake account for my website that's updated automatically if anyone actually cares.

robotico | 13 years ago | on: Copyright Industry Madness Takes 6 Years To Catch Up With The Worst Satire Of It

Good comment! Although it seems like it MAY have that application, the facts seem to be conveniently parsed.

That being said, after trying to watch some football on the internet today and being told I need a cable subscription, it seems like the more people try to prevent piracy, or in this case just legally not paying subscription fees, the more it pushes people towards it. Or worse yet (for medial companies), people decide that it's not worth the effort or even pirating it, and decide to just do something else, as I did. Sure, some people would be encouraged to buy cable, but some it certainly just hardens their resolve not to pay for the crap they put on TV.

I like sports, but I'm not paying for 90% Honey Boo Boo and America's Top Model to watch the 10% football and other worthwhile content that they have on!

robotico | 13 years ago | on: Ask HN: What is a minor in computer science worth?

I'm a mechanical engineer, and I do a lot of stuff involving electronics and programming (PLCs, so a little different than you would probably learn).

Anyway, in my job at least it would probably be quite helpful, especially understanding some of the networking side of things. I'm not sure I even considered it if it was even offered as a minor at my school.

robotico | 13 years ago | on: Do you want to raise a prodigy

Interesting question. I'd say it depends on what he/she is a prodigy in and whether or not it comes with any side effects.

That being said, I'm sure raising any kid has it's specific challenges and rewards. Probably good we're not allowed to choose!

robotico | 13 years ago | on: A little hexapod robot that I made

Thanks!

"Sensor array" would be a bit of a stretch in this case, but it has two switches near the battery that I hit with my finger at the beginning. Hitting this causes it to back up and turn left. Hitting the right sensor would back up and turn right. I meant to put some sort of "whiskers" on them, but never really got them to stay on the switches like I wanted. In theory if it bumped into something, it could correct it's path and keep walking.

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