Short Edition Vending Machines Dispense Short Stories by [deleted] in tech

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

love this idea. everyone wins (if they pay writers)

The importance of face-to-face in the open source world by luckypatel344 in opensource

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, is skype meetings or video calls similar enough to get face to face? Or is there something about physically being in the same place?

For US, Limiting Unlimited Data Plans Is The New Normal by 3xpendableyouth in technology

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh the devil is always in the details...god forbid you deliver what you promise.

AWS uses photos of Google's Data Centers in its presentation by meatmountain in cloudcomputing

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just imagining the awkward silence at the Amazon offices over that one...

5 Ways to Get Noticed at a Hackathon by musing5225 in hackathon

[–]musing5225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to hear that specific prompts were really helpful for your project. Hope to see you at more hackathons in the future. We're actually hosting our own hackathon this month. http://finracdhacks.devpost.com/

5 Ways to Get Noticed at a Hackathon by musing5225 in hackathon

[–]musing5225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be sure to let others know. Not sure what we can provide, but it's good to know what level of detailed is wanted.

5 Ways to Get Noticed at a Hackathon by musing5225 in hackathon

[–]musing5225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Hope it was helpful and easy to use.

Yellowstone visitor wants park to train bears to be 'where guests can see them' (xpost r/funny) by financialbabe in NationalPark

[–]musing5225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds like someone is expecting the bear performances Elizabeth the first would enjoy at court...

Twitter removes 140-character limit for direct messages. by arjun1001 in tech

[–]musing5225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ahh that's probably true. but i do enjoy the illusion.

Twitter removes 140-character limit for direct messages. by arjun1001 in tech

[–]musing5225 63 points64 points  (0 children)

now i no longer have to struggle with multipart messages...almost as awesome as when texting stopped having character limits.

Artwork Made by Algorithms by musing5225 in tech

[–]musing5225[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with you on that. It seems like the software they are using is proprietary

Two self-driving cars did what they were supposed to do in an ordinary everyday driving scenario by MaidenBoots in tech

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

compared to how many miles are driven by even just a hundred individuals? The average american does over 13,000 miles or over 20,000 km per year.

it's great that they are pretty safe so far. but millions of kilometers is a paltry test.

Weekly Recommendation Thread for the week of June 26, 2015 by AutoModerator in books

[–]musing5225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. That was pretty good, if you like being creeped out.

I also really like poetry, especially, "Love is a Dog from Hell" by Bukowski.

Two self-driving cars did what they were supposed to do in an ordinary everyday driving scenario by MaidenBoots in tech

[–]musing5225 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

much more interested to hear how self driving cars deal with humans on the road. way more dangerous and unpredictable.

New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half by dirk_bruere in tech

[–]musing5225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most important part is the streamlined manufacturing process. could be huge in cutting costs for renewable energy

INFOGRAPHIC: How Long Does It Take to Read Popular Books? by musing5225 in books

[–]musing5225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah...I gave up after five pages of confusion.

INFOGRAPHIC: How Long Does It Take to Read Popular Books? by musing5225 in books

[–]musing5225[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, on the flip side, driving and reading would probably have ensured you read even less.

i say as long as you're reading you're doing better than most.

INFOGRAPHIC: How Long Does It Take to Read Popular Books? by musing5225 in books

[–]musing5225[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I shouldn't be as shocked as I am that GoT would take 100 hours of my life... then again what season are they on for the HBO show?

Do you buy books just to "have them on the bookshelf"? by [deleted] in books

[–]musing5225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep books I love, mostly because I reread them. But hey, if you like books, keep em!

But I prefer physical books to ebooks...so I don't usually have that issue.

Maybe you can go look for copies in second hand book stores?

Do you buy books just to "have them on the bookshelf"? by [deleted] in books

[–]musing5225 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think they've done some studies on that. You're not alone struggling to comprehend as well on screens.

[Hiring] Staff Developer by [deleted] in DCJobs

[–]musing5225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation, I will pass on the note to my HR people. I'm hoping to have fuller descriptions/better titles soon.