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hoopism

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    Reminds me of the story behind that odd Robot appearance in Rocky movies... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/creed/rocky-iv-robot-butler... It was initially developed to help child…

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    Comment #22771674

    Sorry... it did sound snarky. I actually am familiar with few of the apps and devices and they do just make those recommendations. They throw fancy charts and nice UI at you and th…

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    I recall reading a paper that found that compared to clinical sleep study equipment (you know, electrodes all over your head) that most devices were random at best in terms of meas…

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    So I was reminded on YT homepage to check him out again... I went through about 15-20 last drink reviews (descriptions). They are all 7-8s. I am super curious if he has ever not li…

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    Comment #22547006

    This is a neat project. And based on your appreciation for things like Funny Mapguy (who I checked out after seeing your video) I think we have very similar taste in online culture…

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    Anyone know if this is anyway related to PANDAS condition (RE: inflammation -> cognitive changes)? We were recently introduced to the condition and my understanding is the theory i…

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    Comment #21316249

    We did a genetic test for small number of well known genetic disabilities when she was younger that did not yield a result. Our neurologist then recommended a "whole exome sequenci…

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    Comment #21315852

    My daughter was diagnosed with Autism at 16 months. Just this year (she is 6 now) we found a genetic cause (SCN2A, the one mentioned here). We have invested a ton of time and energ…

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    I wouldn't lump this in with the recent mini NES or SNES. Nintendo has a loyal fan base and a proven track record. They made something simple and well built for fans of their IP. A…

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    This came up back in 2017 and I was skeptical then... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15348270 I blame the journalists covering this stuff. There was so many PR release articl…

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    Anyone going to dealerships in 2019 is already losing. I made that mistake recently with my wife's car. We went into dealer and I talked to manager. We knew exact model and color w…

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    I did some measurements on stills and it appears to be well within the reason of lining up. Using a ruler and stills taken from same vantage point... the distance is very close.

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    An angled razor makes more sense (think about how you shave)... less of a chance that it gets jammed if the paper is sliding over an angled razor rather than vertical. EDIT: A deli…

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    As mentioned in the article Processing is great! Super easy to start and there's some great sample libraries and code to to use for guidance. http://processingjs.org/

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    Came to say same short thing... This really is indicative of a bad place to be... if you need to rent tech, you don't need it.

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    Comment #17542489

    This. I also enjoy video games and often read up on trends and news... unfortunately I have little to no time to really meaningfully play them. I enjoy watching people who have got…

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    I had a disupute with AirBnB long time ago (You can find it in my history because I posted about it here). They had a "sign up a friend" promotion and I liked the service so much t…

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    The one time I don't read comments first :(

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    This is lacking any simulation... and a number of other important features (as the author state very clearly BTW... so I am not diminishing their work). In this case I would say th…

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    Love the NBA and am a cord cutter... this is so slick and well done. Really cool project. Going to try it out for sure.

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    Got it. So this company that bought up a failing and abused brand has produced many other types of consumer devices and has a track record of delivering quality products to people …