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big_al337··on Elementary Knightship found in Conway's Game of Life
Are there non-elementary knightships that move 2v1h?

I'm not really well versed in GOL, but from ths: http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Knightship

I would have thought that elementary knightship simply meant the most basic knightship: ie. 2v1h

big_al337··on Show HN: An audio only social network
Second for web-based. Its just one of my usage habits, although I feel like I'm in the minority. For example, I use Instagram on desktop (website) almost as much as the app.

One use case I can think of is sometimes I look at IG or FB with my friends on one screen, hell I even sometimes throw Tinder on the chromecast.

big_al337··on Chinese Buy One-Third of Vancouver Homes: National Bank Estimate
as a Canadian, your post is resonating with me...
big_al337··on BMW, Audi and Toyota cars can be unlocked and started with hacked radios
How would you prevent this type of attack while retaining the keyless start and entry feature? (just curious)
big_al337··on Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes
Im thrilled to see something like this taking flight, congrats!

I have two questions:

1) Can you tell us about your start-up process? Aside from your all-star team, I can't even imagine how you could have brought this to reality. I can't even imagine how much capital and space a prototype would have taken. At what point did you decide that it was time to apply to YC? Were there other investors? How much design work did you have completed/prototyped when you starting talking to investors? (sorry I know this is 5 questions)

2) Are you hiring?

big_al337··on Sticky tape generates X-rays (2008)
yes, you are generating ~430nm light

x-rays (0.1-10nm) are much higher energy and need a greater potential to be created, which can only be done in a vacuum

big_al337··on Herculaneum scrolls unlocked using photon beams
I think they were just trying the emphasize the giant scale of the operation. I feel like the average reader would associate x-rays with the machines found at hospitals. The synchrotron, of course, is a vastly different machine.