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I found a documentary[1] on Masahiro a while back and it was mesmerizing to watch him work.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTiPNqeMS8E

RangerBot is an advanced version of the 2015 robot, with a newer submersible design, handheld remote-control and computer vision to identify invasive species.

"In 2015, an early prototype of the robot "COTSbot" made international news. Now its successor the RangerBot is significantly more advanced.

The RangerBot is equipped with a vision system that allows it to "see" underwater while being operated using a tablet.

QUT Professor Matt Dunbabin said the robot used real-time vision to navigate and identify starfish."

Is the opinion pdf formatted with LaTeX? Couldn't help noticing the margins etc.

How did catalogue/mail-order retailers handle this (presumably in business since before the Internet)?

The standard evasion tactic for SR-71 upon launched against was to simply accelerate.

https://us.teamblind.com/article/sharing-my-offer-numbers-fr... provides some insights into how to go about interviewing with top tech companies, preparation, offer info etc.

Shoutouts to Snap

Having done some work with the state-of-the-art of AI, I personally don't think AGI is near - might not even be possible. But the catch is the unreliability of (even expert) predictions on technology futures. My take is that it's worth taking pragmatic steps towards studying AI safety measures (i.e. OpenAI), but not going as far as to talk the likes of 'AI research regulation'.

Concorde (or the Tu-144) could've kept up with the shadow

These are photos from Cassini spacecraft's set of 'Grand Finale' manoeuvres around Saturn - this article has a good summary http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-28/cassini-sends-back-clo...

The images from the initial link are the newest raw images taken during the flyby which happened about two days before. Possibly the closest images ever taken of Saturn.

Google did a great doodle too https://www.google.com/doodles/cassini-spacecraft-dives-betw...

Actually, the phone call has been considered dead for a number of years now.

https://www.wired.com/2010/07/st_thompson_deadphone/

Here we Go

The challenge facing Boom Aero is making it economically viable, which was Concorde's weak point.

From what I hear, Amazon and AWS have totally different cultures (AWS being much better)

How often would it be switching cameras or having communications issues?

One aspect that would separate a 'senior' engineer from the rest would be initiative, leadership and mentoring ability. These are the engineers who go the extra mile to ensure that the team gets stuff done, and assistance and guidance is provided where required. A senior developer isn't just someone who knows a lot of stuff, but has a time-honed wisdom as well, which they can parlay into their leadership and mentoring duties.

Shouldn't the static fire test have gone ahead without a live payload?

Would disabling third party cookies have prevented this?

Did anybody else get the certificate error for blogs.microsoft.com?