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Comment #4155585
Most of the pictures are taken with a lot of light (flashlight?) coming out of the camera direction. This picture for example shows it very clear: http://astropedia.astrogeology.us…
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Comment #4155551
Even more amazing is Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch software that did the job! http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/
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Comment #4141083
You are right. Also take a look at the development of tablets. In the beginning they were small low-res tablets. But people wanted a bigger screen -> bigger tablets with high-res s…
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Comment #4138990
I don't think the feedback of the servos will detect a human body part. These servos are very very strong. Maybe when it hit the concrete it will skip a step noticeable in the feed…
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Comment #4136869
Here some action: http://www.botndolly.com/media#/medium/15 I think it's very scary standing next to a moving robot that close. It doesn't stop when you get in the way. Hope someon…
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Comment #4131092
Maybe a stupid question: but do you need iTunes to install an .ipa file? I've seen some programs that can just install these files on any iDevice without the use of iTunes. And isn…
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Comment #4126101
I can open a program in my quick-launch-bar with one click before you even typed the first letter of that program. Maybe it's not a design feature, but it gets in the way. (And yes…
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Comment #4125901
Reminds me of the sound of ice. Some examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd-94VvaT0Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbyyhCscVc
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Comment #4125535
Art is expression and communication. Some get touched by the message, some don't. If some people like to pay big bucks for art, just let them. Some might say Tracey Emin is a bad a…
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Comment #4110423
This might also be a font-issue. Most of the time websites embed different font-types like eot, ttf, woff and svg. But some types lack font-hinting. It depends on the order in the …
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Comment #4078947
Since the site is down, another link: http://naturalsociety.com/5-million-farmers-sue-monsanto-for...
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Comment #4073551
Sunflow seems dead. Take a look at LuxRender. Source: http://www.luxrender.net/en_GB/source_code [edit] also take a look at the forum: http://www.luxrender.net/forum/ There are a l…
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Comment #4073447
I know a lot of companies just keep your account including your password in there database while you removed your account. Can I be sure my account was totally removed when I remov…
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Comment #4008311
Is 80000 particles the limit? With Flash you could render +300000 particles years ago: http://www.unitzeroone.com/labs/alchemyPushingPixels/
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Comment #3981355
They also started looking at content above the fold and also monitor request time vs page loaded time for a while. I think it's great that Google is starting to monitor the user ex…
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Comment #3952328
Also note that SVG logo's are rendered far better than a scaled down pixel version. I tried a lot of different reduction methods but the SVG version was always "sharper". Just incl…
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Comment #3942620
I think this is very bad, security wise. Take this URL for example: www.paypaᥣ.com Ofcourse it depends on the font used and the characters chosen, but you can trick people into ope…
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Comment #3756164
One thing that struck me: "Out of the approximately 10,000 news stories you have read in the last 12 months, name one that – because you consumed it – allowed you to make a better …
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Comment #3735094
There is nothing strange going on around the 20 second mark. The sun is very low and the wing is almost aligned to the position of the sun. You can also see the left tip is bended …
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Comment #3734604
Ah, I totally missed that discussion. Thanks. IMHO he is flying. With a kite like that and a little running speed you could generate enough lift. But I'm not sure if the flapping h…
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Comment #3734436
Note that it's not human powered. More on this blog: http://www.humanbirdwings.net
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Comment #3733715
This one is available. "NOTICE: The Sendoid service is no longer available." "Sendoid's web interface was disabled on Wednesday, March 7th."