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kineticfocus

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    Comment #17433654

    "...divides a single image into many different images, then compresses them separately." Wouldn't it be better to go the other way and backpack-algo the pages into a consolidated t…

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    Comment #16733371

    I'm surprised I haven't seen Fuchsia mentioned... anywhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Fuchsia

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    Comment #16291930

    Combining Zipf distribution, Levenshtein distance, and chords/scales -- might lead to something accommodating with aesthetic qualities.

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    Comment #16289930

    Do any melodic/rhythmic transmission protocols exist?

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    Comment #14467884

    Research connected to cellular metabolism seems to be gaining momentum, I recall something on high levels of folic acid [1] not too long ago. [1] http://time.com/4327645/folic-acid…

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    Comment #7052951

    Prince of Persia's source is also available... https://github.com/jmechner/Prince-of-Persia-Apple-II

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    Comment #7052410

    Maybe even more than that...lol... (Andy Hertzfeld & Steve Jobs Re: boot times) http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Saving_Lives.txt

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    Comment #6999378

    He was definitely ahead of his time... "Mathematicians Solve 140-Year-Old Boltzmann Equation"(2010) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100513162755.ht...

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    Comment #6983309

    It'll be interesting how the energy landscape gets defined in the near future. Of note, there's a funded kickstarter that stores energy in residential flywheels that appears to be …

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    Comment #6905226

    With all these companies listed I'm surprised Willow Garage didn't join up with Google; given that the founder was a googler.

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    Comment #6761123

    I count five failed attempts within two days (190.39.254.6, 201.209.39.192, 85.152.192.118 ,186.88.197.41, 190.200.20.207). Good to know the password -that I almost manage to forge…

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    Comment #6739957

    There's a TED talk about a Plumber fixing his own Heart (Aorta)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-qHrhrTktc

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    Comment #6734764

    Reminds me of Wolfram's earlier book... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science

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    Comment #6701103

    It's an interesting company... (HR vid 'Draw the Owl') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwSe2imUyvg