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You could have a lot of fun with an inexpensive microscope (look at a number of different materials, bugs, etc..) or even a set of magnifying glasses. Get your hands on some polarizers, play with the affect of one and your ability to look into bodies of water (pool, lake, etc) show him that if you cross the polarizers you can't see through. Couple the polarizers to the microscope and do some polarization microscopy. You could also play with prisms and look at the dispersion of light. Lots of good optics stuff out there. I would highly recommend staying away from lasers until he's older.

You might also consider doing some crystallization experiments (google "crystal projects for kids").

Guelph here.

If not this post, are there posts or resources that people on HN would strongly recommend for those that are looking to get started with jQuery?

The landing page lists the word connect twice. Might be a typo or is it a clever play on "dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!".

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If that is the case I would think that the voting system would be sufficient for handling any such discontent for posts such as these. If you don't like it don't vote for it, and if the rest of HN agrees the submission will see no votes and the submitter will hopefully get the hint.

I understand your desire for more content that you find useful. But keep in mind that this is a post on a personal blog. The goal of the post is not to conform to your taste in content but rather it's a spot for the author to deposit a thought. If you should happen to read the post and find it useful then that's a great outcome for you but not necessarily the intended one.

I dropped by http://smartupz.com to find out more about your premium app. I found that the grammar was not correct in quite a few spots and would highly recommend you have someone proofread your copy. Not improving the copy will definitely impact your full launch in a very negative way. Having a crystal clear, engaging and gramatically correct message will go a long way to helping you extract people's hard earned money. Good luck with the launch!

I always scan the comments first. I'm usually much more interested in the discussion than the original post.

I initially learned to ride a bike on a grassy area (much softer falls, I highly recommend this). As I got much better my dad graduated me to the road. Everything was going great during this transition until I saw a kid a couple years older than me pop a wheelie. I thought this was awesome and being very confident in my new found skills, I immediately decided that I should give it a shot. I yanked up and back hard on my banana seat bike, I don't think my dad had any idea I was going to do this, and we both quickly learned my mistake as I tipped over backwards and my face met the asphalt. With my front tooth laying on the ground and my dad likely standing there wondering what the hell happened, I bolted home in search of my mom with blood streaming out of my mouth. I was probably about 4 or 5 at the time. So my advice is make sure the person/kid is wearing a helmet and possibly even a mouth guard those first few trips out and beware of the pop a wheelie.

Thanks for the insight into your method and thinking. I'll definitely consider this if/when I make an attempt. Best of luck with Newsley.

I'm curious what the monetization strategy is for these types of social news sites (ex. Newsley, Rubyflow, markenomics, etc., etc.). Or is the motivation to do the work to build this type of site (both structurally and in a community sense) born out of strong interest in the subject and perhaps the chance of potential indirect future rewards (networking, jobs, etc.).

I ask because I'm interested in a couple of other subject areas and considering building a similar style of site and thus wondering what realistic expectations should be re. the potential for direct monetization.

You mention 'They created a really great app with all the features I was working on'. Thinking about your use of the plural of feature, I'm wondering if there is a way to pare down the feature set and provide a lightweight solution (as a differentiator to this competitor)? What is the one (or two features) that provide the real value in the app? Go for those one or two features and make it very simple to use.

I can't stand the text of the story. Terrible. Likely supposed to be funny or grandiose but I'd happily trade that crap for some actual meaningful content. Perhaps start by telling us about the screen or the person who made it.

I really like the artwork on the landing page. Love the style.

I assume the joke was in the delivery. But I'd agree that the concept described in the retelling seems very reasonable. Delonge seems to be a non-technical entrepreneur attempting to pitch/address a pain point that he perceives in his industry - that is how to effectively engage an audience/following and interact in such a way as to extract full value (through future evangelism by the fans and future dollars).

Any thoughts on the best resources for learning data mining ie. can anyone suggest must read sites, blogs, textbooks on the subject? Thanks.

I actually quite like this presentation of the patents. Though I agree the background lines are confusing if they are actually meaningful. And it would be great if you could click on the titles and be sent to the actual patent description.

EDIT: re. "Device and Method for Preventing Unwanted Oral Activity" I call prior art on ball gags.

Truth. Just thinking that they might be more likely to steal another bike rather than bothering to get the first stolen one fixed.

I would love to see a videogame that included solar system battles that rely on using orbit dynamics as opposed to the deep space feel of a game like Asteroids.

I like this idea alot. I do have my doubts that someone who has stolen a bike is going to take it in for servicing. Though they may sell it to an unsuspecting person who subsequently takes the bike to a shop so maybe it does have a shot of working. Good concept either way.

With respect to the visual aspects of the landing page, I quite liked the initial screen (title, visual slide, etc. look good). As I scroll down, I also like the concept behind the image vs image check mark for highlighting the strengths of your offering but I would strongly recommend improving the images. Nothing wrong with stick figures but I would redo them and make them more crisp.

Excellent, thanks for the clarification.

OP mentions this being a "hobby project" so my comment re. why the SIFT algorithm was not chosen is likely incorrect.

It seems a license from UBC would be required to use the SIFT algorithm in a commercial venture. This may have been enough to dissuade the algorithms use in this case.