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elnate··on Drones should be banned from private use, says Google's Eric Schmidt
Not all drones are for killing. Currently I'm in a team working on quadcopter drones to help with surf life saving/beach patrol.

Sounds like he's trying to prevent the democratisation of an upcoming technology.

elnate··on Germany to introduce minimum wage
That was prevented only because of strong unions effectively setting a minimum wage for their industries. Hence why non union workers where getting shafted.
elnate··on Why don't metals bond when touched together?
As I understand it's not bonding chemically.

"The process does not melt either metal, instead it plasticizes the surfaces of both metals, causing them to come into intimate contact sufficient to create a weld. "

elnate··on [dead]
Is there much difference in the way the apps function?
elnate··on How I Embarrassed Myself in My Interview With Google
Thanks
elnate··on How I Embarrassed Myself in My Interview With Google
What would your advice be?
elnate··on What happens when a language has no numbers?
Red is a broad group of colours. There are plenty of more specific names for types of red, like scarlet or ruby, does that qualify?
elnate··on The Average American Man's Body
Well, time to work out.
elnate··on Facebook is using D in production starting today
Which?
elnate··on New US $100 bill to debut Tuesday
As someone who lives in a western nation outside the US, I never use non electronic currency. Why do you still carry around so much easy to steal paper money when a debit card is so much more secure?
elnate··on Humanity or gtfo
> I wonder if the disgust and shock was aimed equally at the silent majority, who I suspect, the author feels should have condemned the insult publicly.

It's IRC not a real world meeting. The silent majority is that way because they're not actually there and watching.

elnate··on The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts
Reading this it sounds like there is a non zero minimum amount you're allowed to have in your bank accout. Is this true? I've never heard of such a thing in my country.
elnate··on Game Show Problem (1990)
I find it easist to understand if you increase the number of doors. Imagine you have to pick one of ten then the host removes eight wrong answers.
elnate··on Why Phonebloks Will Never Happen
> Not a true apples-to-apples comparison

HA

elnate··on California poised to raise minimum wage to $10
Some might, but it's only part of the picture. There are solutions to that as well such as a youth wage.
elnate··on Our approach to gender diversity
You implied that genders are represented equally in all fields of study, but that certainly wasn't true in my education (CS + EE). So assuming a bell curve of talent, your ideal team would have more men than women.
elnate··on California poised to raise minimum wage to $10
I'm from NZ and lived in Denmark for three months so here's some anecdata. Some prices increased but most are comparable to home, where the minimum wage is approximately half. The only things that are increased greatly are ones with the primary cost in personnel. Clothing and groceries are about the same, fuel too.
elnate··on California poised to raise minimum wage to $10
Article says 90% are over 20.
elnate··on Our approach to gender diversity
> Ours is a male-dominated industry – and weaker for it

Has this ever actually been shown? I hear it a lot but have never heard any evidence either way. (the latter part)

elnate··on Why cards are the future of the web
Like a window?
elnate··on London student reported to police: “Enchanted by anarchism and individualism”
They're conflating racism with enthnocentrism, the idea that one culture (usually yours) is better than others.
elnate··on $349 Ubuntu Linux Desktop
Their pricing model just seems to be regular retail plus donations.
elnate··on Australian opposition vows to implement Internet filter by default
Different, but effectively yes.
elnate··on How a Car Engine Works
The other difference is Diesel engines ignite the fuel by compressing it rather than with a spark.

(Also Diesel is the engine type not the fuel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_engine)

elnate··on Study shows men just as likely to be depressed as women
"In addition to familiar depression symptoms such as sadness, difficulty sleeping, feelings of guilt or worthlessness and loss of interest in pleasurable activities, the researchers expanded the list to include anger attacks, aggression or irritability, substance abuse, risk-taking behavior and hyperactivity."

That seems like it would border on the uselessly broad. Depression by that standard would mean not being happy and calm all the time.

elnate··on How Goya brought ethnic food to white America
Along with freedom, democracy and the internet, right?
elnate··on Apple seeks to trademark “startup” in Australia
Things like the close button position irk me quite a lot. Are there ways to make it look as simliar as possible to win7?
elnate··on Confessions of a failed indie developer
"Building my own engine, whilst fun and a great learning experience, was an expensive mistake. For six months’ work all I had to show for it was a short proof of concept demo. I should have used UDK, Unity or one of the other available game engines and got on with building a game, but my pride as an experienced game engine programmer didn’t let me!"

This has been my biggest mistake. I have to keep chanting 'Build a game not an engine'. It would be silly to start building a house by building a brick factory but that is, unfortunately, what I find myself doing.

elnate··on I’m Thinking. Please. Be Quiet.
Modern two stroke engines are a lot cleaner than the old ones.
elnate··on This site is down because the owner stiffed the web designer
Indeed, but aggressive defense is not an oxymoron.
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