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awqrre··on Detecting walking speed with wireless signals
similar news: Create 3D models with centimeter precision using a wifi router's signal: https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/detail/a... (1 cm precision)
awqrre··on Iceland drills 4.7 km down into volcano to tap clean energy
It would be cool to 3d print rock structures using magma from below
awqrre··on Ask HN: Who is firing?
Why don't you require real names while you're at it?
awqrre··on ‘Reined-In’ N.S.A. Still Collected 151M Phone Records in 2016
Collected, as defined by the NSA, is only the data that they looked at, not the data that they have. And they probably don't count the data that was looked at by a program.
awqrre··on Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy
What we do is mix juices with equal amounts of water... the 50/50 mix still taste great (better in my opinion) and it isn't as bad for you. As a small bonus, it makes it slightly cheaper..
awqrre··on The Arctic as it is known today is almost certainly gone
it might point out that they are wrong and that they don't know what is really going on? which would not surprise me when talking about weather topics.
awqrre··on Goodbye Amazon
Amazon is also a lot like aliexpress... you can order some stuff from china that takes one month to get to you.
awqrre··on Show HN: Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub
I use Firefox 53 and this certificate appears to be valid in my Browser (green lock), I wonder why...
awqrre··on Should I buy ECC memory? (2015)
Not only cost, it can also be harder to find a motherboard with ECC support and with all the components/inputs/outputs that you would want in a desktop computer.
awqrre··on The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It
why do you exclude hydroelectric?
awqrre··on Amazon Echo Look
Everyone will end up looking the same. And of course owning this device is a bad idea for many other reasons...
awqrre··on Shutting down public FTP services
FXP was pretty cool too and an FTP server can be used almost as local storage with the right apps.
awqrre··on Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
There are no perfectly safe computers... even when air-gapped, they can get compromised. But one problem with modern cars is that they are connected whether you like it or not.
awqrre··on Uber employees 'spied on ex-partners, politicians and Beyoncé' (2016)
Or it could be Uber itself that's behind it.... to get all the bad press out of the way.
awqrre··on Uber CEO Plays with Fire
I hope Uber burns to the ground, the sooner the better. So far they get away with so much, I can't believe it... Maybe Uber's only problem is that its CEO is not as good as others at avoiding the press.
awqrre··on Thousands of computers now compromised with leaked NSA tools, researchers say
At the very least, they should at least create some honeypots to know when those exploits are being used by others...
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
here is a pocket change dryer that is slightly larger: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Amana-6-5-cu-ft-Electric-Dryer-in... and of course it also has free shipping.
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
that dryer costing $180 at Home Depot has free shipping, by the way... http://www.homedepot.com/p/Magic-Chef-Compact-1-5-cu-ft-Elec... .... and by the way, you are paying for shipping even if you by at the store (it is just included)
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
Who cares about delivery fees? it's the total cost that matters.
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
If you put it by the road someone should pick it up promptly for free (or list it for free on craigslist).
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
so according to these links, a battery that lasts 2 years is a consumable good but a fridge that last 3 years is a durable good..... I think I get it.
awqrre··on Google Home now supports multiple users
if you could change those words ("ok google", "hey google") to some passphrase it could help in many cases
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
eco friendly? right... they are only trying to get the cost down for the consumer.
awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
If a dryer is not a consumable, shouldn't it last forever?

If a battery is a consumable, shouldn't it last only one charging cycle?

awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
How much are these new dryers? I didn't see the cost.

also, where did they state the longevity?

awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
How much does it cost for you to get an iphone battery replaced by Apple ($79)? a basic dryer costs $180 at home depot...

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Magic-Chef-Compact-1-5-cu-ft-Elec...

awqrre··on Ultra-low-energy consumption ultrasonic clothes dryer
Batteries don't last this long, why does a dryer have to? it's not all about longevity ...
awqrre··on Google’s Featured Snippets are often wrong, and also damaging to businesses
The snippets are always wrong if you think about the ad revenue that Google steals and the copyright material that Google is using for profit. It sounds like a class action lawsuit could fix that.
awqrre··on You think you can't be phished?
Why would Mozilla think that it would be a good idea to set the default to false... at least in the English language.
awqrre··on DIY thermal vision shoots 360° panoramas
Mapping WiFi Signals in 3 Dimensions: http://hackaday.com/2015/02/17/mapping-wifi-signals-in-3-dim...
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