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http://www.deityproject.com/Delbruck.WMA also of interest, http://www.deityproject.com/Kuipers.WMA Ben Kuipers takes us through his investigations to date on the subject of robotic…

Saw a lecture by Tobi Delbruck at my uni last month and was really impressed by this application among others. Seems like some really interesting technology. Can post a link to the…

"dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder" has been all but dropped by mainstream psychology. It's considered to be an artifact explained as being induced by a …

A possible title for such an article is a word I first read about when reading Isaiah Berlin and his students for some philosophy of mind work I was doing a few years back. The ter…

Once again the YC community surprises me in both it's depth and it's breadth. From someone who has found your (and Russell's) text invaluable, I say - thank you, sir. And thank you…

Yeah, I thought as much as well. It was said more in jest. I know a guy who put tonnes (3 or 4 I think) of slate tiling in his stern end and it only dropped it down half a foot or …

Some sort of Gyroscope might appeal to both your sensibilities?

"Autowash!?" I highly recommend a hammock to anyone that is wanting to save space. I slept in one for 2+ years, and haven't found anything as comfortable since. It takes a little w…

Ahmen, I'm aware of my inability to grasp "design" myslf, but it's application by skilled tradespeople always delights me. When I found AL I too spent unreasonable amounts of time …

Wasn't going to post as I struggle to justify the relevance of the parent and my response to the community, but think it's ultimately of little consequence and the words themselves…

Herman Hesse - The Glass Bead Games (though I would hazard to say any of his famous five are worth reading - haven't got round to them all myself yet , though) I read The Glass Bea…

Good luck. And thanks for the links, I'll be looking into it. You mind a PM if it get's interesting (just to bounce ideas off someone)? I'm looking into machine learning stuff myse…

any idea where I could learn more about curent implementations of (1) ?

you heard of this technique? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8404025.stm Relies on a person's vocabulary and writing style more than the actual words. [edit: disregard - I hadn't read d…

I was just taking a look at the Openmoko dev progress yesterday, been wanting one for a while, but like with software it's always best to check up on the issue queue and the pace o…

There is a really annoying one that used to haunt me when being forced to enjoy watching football (soccer) with my dad: ALL video replays had the exact same audio on it. It really …

Ahhh, Alastair Reynolds strikes again! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_spheres_in_popular_cultur... I love it when reality leaks into my head from the world of imagination!

from what I've heard (I cannot remember where, but it's likely some discovery channel gumph about the "10 000 year wave") it's the best kept maritime secret that one large boat a m…

haha: Viewed 126526 times Favorited 4 times hmmm, pretty high attrition rate there! It reminded me of a cross between Kings of Leon and Talking Heads, thankyou for bringing this ab…

"It is impossible for matter to travel at the speed of light, yes?" isn't this an oft quoted erroneous conclusion? I thought the correct statement was that matter could not accelle…

This is a theory, by definition it is "widely accepted" until falsified or until a "better" theory is proposed.