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dproblem

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    Comment #20429791

    Clarification: This thread is referring to work funded by the Federal Government (not done by Federal Government). And I would agree with @sitkak - that perhaps that BD act needs t…

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    Comment #20429542

    Thanks for sharing this. I think it is a very good summary from a PhD student perspective. Now let me give you some more information :) Academia wants to do research - and not pay …

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    Comment #20429453

    Your university commercialization office will disagree. Check with them. From what I understand, it is illegal to release your code in CC0 or MIT unless you have taken permission f…

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    Comment #20303477

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    Comment #20257252

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rony_Abovitz Why was a biomedical engineering guy (with absolutely no background in AR/VR/graphics/CS/...) being given a billion dollar to do somethin…

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    Comment #20255098

    > The answer to why it makes sense in that case, is that there are so few other viable alternatives to deal with swarms of drones (none currently). There are - if the AF was functi…

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    Comment #20255085

    @dyrosla FOMO: Thank you for the explanation. I am trying to understand. The lottery ticket on the back of engineers and workers. Any thoughts on how long is this game going to las…

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    Comment #20253280

    Whatever they promised - The Google's and VCs of the world put in money into them. What does that tell us about investors in this country?

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    Comment #20253269

    One bullet from one drone, and the thing is a puff. It's more expensive to build than a drone? Why does this make sense?

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    Comment #19529234

    Inverting compass readings into position is highly problematic because of interference, and noise.

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    Comment #19529229

    Yes, they do. The only time it works is when you have a clear view, which is not always.

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    Comment #19529223

    Summary: You an mix the coordinates obtained from celestial navigation (stars) with signals of opportunity (Electromagnetic sources like FM) to find the position without GPS. Probl…