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brian_··on Oppose the Earn IT Act
But what if it's a glass door.
brian_··on Tesla's self driving algorithm's overlay [video]
If Teslas navigate with cameras, does that mean a Wil E Coyote style tunnel painting will actually work?
brian_··on Honk more, wait more: Mumbai traffic police introduce the ‘punishing signal’
I've often wondered how often honking is actually useful, e.g. for preventing an accident, versus just something to vent frustration. It seems some people instinctively reach for the horn before the brakes.
brian_··on Researchers strapped video cameras on cats and let them do their thing
This reminds me of Mr Lee's cat cam from back in the day. http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/pe_cc_u.htm
brian_··on Advertisement-Based Captcha
https://www.solvemedia.com/publishers/ maybe is a better url
brian_··on Show HN: Browsh – A modern, text-based browser
I'm not sure what the desired outcome should be but successive iterations has strange results: https://html.brow.sh/https://html.brow.sh/https://html.brow.... https://html.brow.sh/https://html.brow.sh/https://html.brow....
brian_··on Amazon is said to be building home robots
This is just an aside but why do websites (and browsers) still auto-play video content in this day and age? I thought we ended that disturbing trend..
brian_··on How Shyp Sunk: The Rise and Fall of an On-Demand Startup
"'Shyp' It's like FedEX, but spelled wrong."
brian_··on OLO – the $99 box that transforms any smartphone into a 3D printer
My browser tab says [Y]OLO!
brian_··on Musk files to provide Internet service from space
My understanding of it is that when light passes through a medium, it does not do so in a straight line. So, while the actual speed of light remains constant, it takes longer to get from one end to the other.