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The Pixel 4’s face unlock works on sleeping, unconscious people
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Ars Technica
The Pixel 4’s face unlock works on sleeping, unconscious people
Google's lack of an alertness check raises security concerns.
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A Million People Are Jailed at China's Gulags. Here's What Goes on Inside
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Haaretz.com
A million people are jailed at China's gulags. I managed to escape. Here's what really goes on inside
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Factorio's New Pathfinding Algorithm
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Factorio
Friday Facts #317 - New pathfinding algorithm | Factorio
New pathfinding algorithm Oxyd Last week we mentioned the change to make biters not collide with each other, but that wasn’t the only biter-related update we released this past week. Somewhat coincidentally, this week’s updates have included something…
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How to Read “Gilgamesh”
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The New Yorker
How to Read “Gilgamesh”
The heart of the world’s oldest long poem is found in its gaps and mysteries.
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Are Aerospike Engines Better Than Traditional Rocket Engines?
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Everyday Astronaut
Are Aerospike Engines Better Than Traditional Rocket Engines?
Today we’re going to look at the history of aerospike engines, go over how nozzles work including things like overexpansion, underexpansion and even expansion ratios, we’ll look at the pros and cons of the aerospike, the physical limitations and problems…
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Blloc – A Minimalist Smartphone
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Blloc
Ratio—Your new homescreen
The ultimate smartphone experience. Boost your productivity. Focus on what matters.
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Ivan Sutherland: 6 Legged Walker: CMU 1982 and 1983 [video]
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YouTube
Ivan Sutherland : 6 Legged Walker : CMU 1982 & 1983
From the Robotics Institute Archives in Honor of our 40th Anniversary, we've uploaded Ivan Sutherland talking about his 6 Legged Walking Machine. A wonderful piece of our early history.
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Alphabet’s Wing begins making first commercial drone deliveries in the US
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TechCrunch
Alphabet’s Wing begins making first commercial drone deliveries in the US
Alphabet-owned drone delivery spin-out Wing is starting to service U.S. customers, after becoming the first drone delivery company to get the federal go-ahead to do so earlier this year. Wing is working with FedEx Express and Walgreens on this pilot, and…
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YC Interview Tips from a Former YC Partner [video]
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YouTube
3 Tips to Nail the Y Combinator Interview
These were the 3 things I looked for when I was a Y Combinator partner. It's only 10 minutes, so make them count. The YC Interview is just a conversation. Take a deep breath, prepare, and practice.
I’m Garry Tan, venture capitalist and cofounder at Initialized…
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Builders Ditch Nest After Google Ties Devices to Digital Assistant
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D at 20: Hits and Misses [pdf]
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Reason Won't Save Us
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Nautilus
Nautilus | Science Connected
Nautilus is a different kind of science magazine. We deliver big-picture science by reporting on a single monthly topic from multiple perspectives. Read a new chapter in the story every Thursday.
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Craftsmanship – The Alternative to the Four Hour Work Week Mindset (2018)
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The V language now compiles itself in a stunning 0.09 seconds
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GitHub
The V language now compiles itself in 0.09 seconds
Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software. Compiles itself in <1s with zero dependencies. Stable 0.2 release in November 2019. https://vlang.io - vlang/v
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Frank Lloyd Wright Loved to Hate New York
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The American Conservative
Why Frank Lloyd Wright Loved to Hate New York - The American Conservative
He needed the city more than he ever admitted.
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Show HN: Booste – a cloud-hosted desktop for developers
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Detecting and Geolocating Jammers and Spoofers
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Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Detecting and Geolocating Jammers and Spoofers - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design
Due to the proliferation of personal privacy devices and other jamming sources, it is imperative for safety-critical GNSS users such as airports and marine ports to be situationally aware of local GNSS interference. This article proposes and validates an…
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PG&E Says It Could Impose Blackouts in California for a Decade
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WSJ
PG&E CEO Says It Could Impose Blackouts in California for a Decade
PG&E’s chief executive said it could take as long as 10 years for the company to improve its electric system enough to significantly diminish the need to pull the plug on customers to reduce the risk of sparking fires.
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Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018
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Publishers Weekly
Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018
The number of books self-published in the U.S.in 2018 jumped 40% over 2017, according to Bowker’s annual survey of the self-publishing market. More than 1.6 million books were self-published last year.
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CME Group Statement on Vanity Fair Article
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Cmegroup
CME Group Statement on Vanity Fair Article - CME Group
View all press releases pertaining to events in the CME Group derivatives markets. Keep up with product launches, trade records, and more.
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Building a Simple Spectroscope (2016)
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Scitoys
Building a simple spectroscope | Science Toys
A spectroscope is a device that lets us find out what things are made of. It works by taking light and splitting it up into its component colors. Different elements make different colors when they glow. We can make objects and gasses glow by heating them…
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