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See the 'how it works' section for a brief description of Burstcoin's proof-of-capacity mechanism [1]. [1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.0

I often wish there existed a 'student course materials bill of rights'. At a minimum, it would require professors to indicate which version(s) of the texts are acceptable, and woul…

Interested in the answer to this question.

Nature had a good article [0] about the use of iPython notebooks in science that was previously discussed here [1]. [0] http://www.nature.com/news/interactive-notebooks-sharing-the…

Cat bonds were developed by insurance companies to offset the potentially large losses associated with natural disasters. Investors purchase cat bonds, which pay interest as long a…

Would it be possible for companies to eventually become accredited? Or, alternatively, would the preponderance of nanodegree programs and "Google Schools" diminish the value of a t…

Could you comment on the current state of affairs in HK?

I did. The online application (€50) was very easy to fill out, and I received status updates via email. My e-Residency was granted 51 days after submission, and the card was ready …

I agree. I'm curious, however, to know what the D&B replacement will be for these types of operations in the future. I believe CoinsSource provided a trust index for altcoin develo…

After reading some of the surge-related threads on UberPeople.net, it sounds like drivers say "don't chase the surge" because surge pricing immediately results in drivers saturatin…

Udacity has one: https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-relational-databases...

I'm a little confused about what you're trying to say. Light googling indicates that this is an extant system that has been fitted to aircraft since 2009: "DARPA, working in partne…

ARGUS-IS "ARGUS is an advanced camera system that uses hundreds of cellphone cameras in a mosaic to video and auto-track every moving object within a 36 square mile area. ARGUS is …

I found the Airbnb scraping/pricing project put together by some Harvard CS109 students to be pretty interesting when they released it in December. http://hamelsmu.github.io/Airbnb…

You'll likely find this Reddit post useful. http://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/2a1a0e/why_is_th... I'm currently trying out Laverna ( https://laverna.cc/ )

Agreed, but the author notes that "...after the plea-bargaining blew apart on January 11, 2013, Aaron's family was close to a million dollars in debt. He could not afford a trial."…

I had been hoping that this would eventually emerge from the nomad community - it's a great idea. The inclusion of a moped or shared vehicle in each location would seal the deal fo…

I got the last "cheap" one, at $3.94.

Obligatory "let's enhance" video - http://youtu.be/Vxq9yj2pVWk .

OC Robotics makes one such system, although it's used primarily for observing/cleaning in tight spaces. Pretty neat to watch: http://youtu.be/_gU6TWGynkU?t=28s