standeven

1,418 karma · joined July 1, 2012

me good LLM

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standevenon The Feds Are Ready To Sell $25 Million of Bitcoin Seized From The Silk Road

$6 million, according to the article.

standevenon Empty London

I had to catch an early flight and found myself walking around Dubrovnik at 4am. Seeing the wide stone streets, polished by the feet of thousands who were now completely absent, was surreal. I highly recommend waking up extra early in a normally busy city and taking a stroll; you end up seeing and appreciating completely new things.

standevenon Misconceptions about evolution

If you're genuinely interested in reading this and accepting facts that may challenge your beliefs, then I applaud you.

Here's some reading to get you started: http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CB/CB902.html

standevenon Misconceptions about evolution

None of the evolution deniers that I've met would have the slightest interest in reading this list, but I suppose it's useful to quickly look up counter-arguments to their claims. A similar site with a greater focus on creationist claims can be found at http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/list.html

standevenon Microsoft brings 18-year-old game 'Hover' to browser

Worked fine in Firefox 24.

standevenon A 3D printed toothbrush for all your teeth

My dentist told me that the most important part of brushing wasn't the technique or type of brush, but the time. The two minutes of fluoride contact is the most important part of the process, and this product removes that.

standevenon A 3D printed toothbrush for all your teeth

Keep your pseudo-science to yourself, please.

standevenon Rainyday.js

One thing I noticed in the second demo is that the rain drops move too perfectly in the diagonal. I'm assuming the effect is to represent wind, which doesn't typically blow at a constant angle and speed.

Overall a wonderful demo.

standevenon Paris Air Show’s Slowest Plane Could Have Biggest Impact

I'm guessing the added weight of electric engines and batteries/generators weren't worth the fuel savings until now, thanks to advances in batteries and rising fuel costs.

standevenon Never-Before-Seen Alien Planet Imaged Directly in New Photo

I'm curious how close we are to being able to image planets to detect unnatural light. Searching for alien light pollution from planets found by Kepler would be pretty neat.

standevenon Wary of Bitcoin? A guide to some other cryptocurrencies

I think it's a fad but I don't think I'm ignorant. I do wish I had bought in at $5 and sold it at $200, but I'm not particularly mad about it; I tend not to invest in currencies or commodities.

standevenon Iron Ring

A analysis of ethical violations committed by ringed versus non-ringed engineers may be in order.

standevenon Scientists Back Kiera Wilmot by Tweeting About All the Stuff They've Blown Up

What was the rooftop science demonstration?

standevenon A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack

"A new study..."

"Nov 2nd 2010"

standevenon Why Prioritize SENS Research for Human Longevity?

It's rather mind blowing to consider the effects on society if an affordable way of doubling our lifespans is found. Talk about disruption.

standevenon Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV

Full article is available here: http://www.intmedpress.com/journals/avt/abstract.cfm?id=2346...

Abstract is free, full text is £17.50.

standevenon The number that explains Constant Contact's success

This is even more impressive when one considers the typical lifespan of a small business; 44% don't make it to 48 months[1]. I wonder if Constant Contact manages to attract more successful businesses, or if businesses that seek out and engage in such marketing opportunities are just more successful.

[1] - www.nbcnews.com/id/16872553/

standevenon The Myth of Japanese Longevity

This article is sensationalist and false. If one reads the CBS page linked from the article (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/10/world/main6853038....), we find the following:

"An official at the Health Ministry's statistics bureau said Friday's survey does not change Japan's status as a fast-aging nation because life expectancy calculations are not based on family registration records."

standevenon Making the travel site people want, even if it’s impossible

I tried two searches. In the first, it couldn't find St Lucia. In the second, I searched for flights to Amsterdam and it returned flights to Albany.

Great idea, great presentation, but needs some more tweaking.