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Comment · 10 years ago
Why assume computer costs is substantial to overall costs of maintaining and flying airplanes?
Comment · 10 years ago
None, because the lawn owners are sitting out and yelling at the kids to get off.
Comment · 10 years ago
Lawns are soul-crushing to the suburban homeowners who are are coerced to slash their natural meadows to conform to demands for artificially maintained turf.
Comment · 10 years ago
Is "Google employee leaves Google and gets job in Executive Branch" a "revolving door"? Even when the job is technical not policy?
Comment · 10 years ago
How many CS grads from Ohio state are getting $150k start in SV it NY? To get nothing of the growth 10 years later
Comment · 10 years ago
The median course grade at Harvard has been A- for over 20 years.

It's inflated, but then again, how much Harvard coursework mastery is actually necessary for your job?

Comment · 10 years ago
The hardest part of an Ivy League degree is getting in. No guarantee of education.
Comment · 10 years ago
They run USB, it doesn't matter what OS is on the other side.
Comment · 10 years ago
What do addicts crush/shoot drugs, instead of just eating them?
Comment · 10 years ago
This is just a hype article. The invention is a cost saving redesign of an existing device. The wholesale wholesale price ($400) is lower than the retail price of existing devices ($200), which is nice -- more competition, but not particularly technically amazing.
Comment · 10 years ago
OTOH, it is a groundswell in the engineering community to notice the medical application. Interdisciplinarians are the hugely valuable applied scientists who unlock the power of ideas.
Comment · 10 years ago
Could you send a form letter inviting them to verify that they are serious?
Comment · 10 years ago
>“My thought was, okay, let’s just wait. If he is serious, he’s going to ask me again,” says Song, professor of neurology

This is a horribly destructive attitude, that promotes salesmanship over technical talent.

Comment · 10 years ago
Don't judge people by their looks when their actions speak far louder.

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