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I've seen a few documentaries on this device (though not sure if I've seen this one yet... just started watching), and I find it absolutely amazing. It always makes me wonder just …

This is a bit terse [0], but still very cool. I used to love to follow all of the new CPUs from the various vendors to see how they compared in performance, wattage, transistor cou…

I wonder how long until someone creates an Android client for this (one that is configurable, not hard-coded to point to the defunct Ubuntu One servers). I'd love to run a ZFS-back…

I'm surprised the Pond Racer [0] isn't in there. With its (relatively) huge engine nacelles way out front dragging the tiny cockpit way in the back, I swear it's got to be the insp…

I'm amazed that I'm reading in the same article talking about faults in limestone and "underground trapping of carbon dioxide emitted by power stations". The water we're pumping do…

As I understand it, the bolts were pointing forward towards the fuel tank which caused the puncture and (the threads caused) the spark, but this was only in the Pinto wagon, a far …

In addition to all of the other examples given, countless SoHo routers (just about everything from the old WRT54G workhorse on up) run MIPS processors. Edit: Fixed typo.

Hopefully, this will get more traction than OpenSPARC did. I was really surprised that one didn't get adopted heavily. It runs Linux (and Solaris and OpenBSD), is multicore, CMT, l…

I remember reading this article when it was first published and thought it was a fantastic piece of work. When it was later discovered that the NSA has been doing this for years [0…

The article specifically mentions using this motor for hybrid passenger aircraft (which is what my post addressed). I mentioned nothing about UAVs or solar power (which is only pos…

I don't see how hybrid-aircraft make any sense. The whole point of hybrid cars are the fact that you're only on the throttle periodically. You start, stop, speed up, slow down all …

I can't help, but wonder what the carotene levels are in the white, red, and purple variants of carrots. I'd expect it to be quite low, since carotene is where the orange and yello…

I've only read part of the article so far, but scanned it for the NSA's codename and am surprised it is not mentioned (there or here). They're describing SWAP [0]. Cool they Kasper…

I've wondered for years why people always gravitate towards Li-Ion cells when talking about a home storage battery. Li-Ion's advantages are far, far less important for a dwelling. …

"The new rules would not apply to model aircraft." I think this is going to be a problem... when does a model become a "small unmanned aircraft system" and when does it not? It see…

It wasn't the cornea, but an artificial lens that was responsible. [0] UV passed through the artificial lens, but not through our natural one. It was replaced because of cataracts.…

In every interview I've been in during the last few decades, I've been asked (in addition to this question) what I'm currently making "in order for us to form an offer". I've tried…

I resisted buying my own cellphone for a long time as I always worked for companies that provided them for me. Then got a job where they required me to provide my own. My first pho…

Thanks... extremely confusing since it still has one point, it apparently wasn't downvoted and I don't see how I violated any of the guidelines. How is it that you can see my posti…

A lot of the negative comments I see in this discussion are about the slow to respond UI, battery life, and the lack of a "retina display" level of pixel density. The slow UI probl…

"I want to be able to access the audio stream programmatically, which is not possible on 99% of android phones." The N900's OS uses PulseAudio. Examples: I can redirect audio outpu…

I thought of posting about the _NSAKEY some time ago, but searched HN and found quite a few references, without much discussion. It seems (for reasons I cannot understand) to be gr…

I find the timing interesting. It certainly sheds light on whether or not Microsoft should own the trademark on "Windows", as it is obvious it is an established generic term at the…

Several years ago, every sushi restaurant I frequented (in South Florida) stopped mislabeling Escolar as "White Tuna". I thought it was a legal crackdown since I'd already read abo…

I couldn't agree more. The mini-USB connector was solid and well guided, while the micro-USB connector's male component is flimsy and the housing (as others have stated) is vague (…