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by makc
Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: The Science Labs: Participate in Citizen Science or Smartphone Science
Topic: The three items that smartphone science needs to proceed
Replies: 6
Views: 43822

Re: The three items that smartphone science needs to proceed

I don't get what is this about at all. The only scientific thing we, the programmers, care about is sensor fusion research, because using individual sensors you end up with craр for data. And we prefer having nice API layer isolating us from differential equations and kalman filters of any kind.
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:53 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:51 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Voyager I and II
Replies: 214
Views: 518510

Re: Voyager I and II

Oh I was under impression that the article said those non-american people he tested were weird.
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:15 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Voyager I and II
Replies: 214
Views: 518510

Re: Voyager I and II

so I read you article and see nothing weird? basically only arseholes would "sacrifice money to punish someone who had the good luck of getting to play the other role in the game" so I actually think USA results are weird. but maybe you guys are just too rich for 50 bucks to matter, and wo...
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:41 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Voyager I and II
Replies: 214
Views: 518510

Re: Voyager I and II

Earth evolution is nothing special. If you remember this wonderful site , there are some examples of evolution having little to do with Earth life: http://wonderfl.net/tag/genetic Or check this guy who simulated evolving clocks in matlab: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcAq9bmCeR0 To the point, the ...
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:31 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

oh so I read it's various government-funded infrastructure stopping their work because they are not paid. How fun! I liked the part where doctors refused to treat patients: Sick patients who were scheduled to participate in research studies at the National Institute of Health’s hospital will have no...
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:18 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Poetry - please?
Replies: 110
Views: 156326

Re: Poetry - please?

not going to work either way
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:16 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Forum Statistic - What's the odds?
Replies: 149
Views: 27152

Re: Forum Statistic - What's the odds?

oh look, you can not nest these
lol
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:09 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Voyager I and II
Replies: 214
Views: 518510

Re: Voyager I and II

I think you're exaggerating. In the world where animals kill and eat each other (or other living beings such as plants) 24/7, it is highly illogical to expect any advanced species to have no concept of war. Okay, aliens could be unlike our animals and more like plants. But then, just sitting there d...
by makc
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:03 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

1st shutdown reactions are coming to the internet all right, you've got me curios, wtf is this "shutdown" thing? gotta look it up now...
by makc
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:17 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

Click to play embedded YouTube video.
by makc
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:15 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Forum Statistic - What's the odds?
Replies: 149
Views: 27152

Re: Forum Statistic - What's the odds?

makc wrote:total number of vowels on this page is odd.
it is now even.
by makc
Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:07 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Poetry - please?
Replies: 110
Views: 156326

Re: Poetry - please?

Roses are red,
So is his blood,
It will turn brown soon,
I better go take my shovel.
by makc
Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:04 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Voyager I and II
Replies: 214
Views: 518510

Re: Voyager I and II

aliens will not able to crack these error correction codes, probably
by makc
Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: owlice
Replies: 304
Views: 40054

Re: owlice

by makc
Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: I Didn't Know That
Replies: 758
Views: 241087

Re: I Didn't Know That

GIF of the path of orbit of an asteroid that came in close contact with Earth in 2003 and will return in 2032
by makc
Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:45 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Apodman has a nice bird
Replies: 21
Views: 958

Re: Apodman has a nice bird

makc wrote:Image
^ found this image while searching for random stuff on his site.
...unlike this one. I need some program that backs up every image I link to. Stright into the clouds.
by makc
Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:41 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Apodman has a nice bird
Replies: 21
Views: 958

Re: Apodman has a nice bird

I actually reverted it to http://hlas.jottit.com/art_neuendorffer?r=39 because there is a picture that loads.
by makc
Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:31 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Apodman has a nice bird
Replies: 21
Views: 958

Re: Apodman has a nice bird

by makc
Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:50 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

I give you the space cat
by makc
Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:07 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: videos
Replies: 35
Views: 3791

Re: videos

In adriatic sea we have similar flying fishes too, but they never fly anywhere near that far. A meter or two at max. But they always fly in packs.
by makc
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:19 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: I Didn't Know That
Replies: 758
Views: 241087

Re: I Didn't Know That

that reminds me to go watch pacific rim
by makc
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:09 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

well, the key phrase of their speech, "пацан к успеху шёл" (≈ "the guy was on his way to success") became russian internet meme, that's why the video was made. these killers clearly have no vocal talent.
by makc
Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:16 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Stream of Stuff
Replies: 780
Views: 387388

Re: Stream of Stuff

One more from same DJ:
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
It's about three kids who killed taxi driver, I think, but it has some space in background.