I'm buying one.
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Undergraduate students also own all of their own IP. If you want to commercialize something you've worked on in school, you don't even need to deal with a tech transfer office: you just do it.
I went through an interview process for one program that was using their platform and it was straightforward and took me only about 15 minutes to record video answers to the interview questions from my kitchen table.
If they were to add some timed applied programming questions it could become interesting for hiring devs. Video questions (interpersonal skills) + timed coding questions (tech skills) might give a good pre-screen, at least.
High rep oly movements = dumb? In what situation? With what intended training effect?
Rep/weight schemes, in a periodized training program for an athlete are set to achieve a specific training goals. In one phase of the program that may be power endurance, for example. In a training program for competitive rowers high rep (30+) sets of power cleans at a low weight may be used to build power endurance.
Deadlifting 65% of 1RM for max reps is another very common exercise prescription for athletes building power endurance. If the exercise is stopped when form breaks down, I see nothing wrong here. 65% is a relatively light load. If you have a decent deadlift it's only about 300 lbs or so - a good athlete will have no trouble keep form for sets of 10+. The desired training effect of a high rep 65% effort is much different than a 85-100% max strength effort, or even a 65% low rep, speed focus.
High rep box jumps, for untrained individuals = a bad idea. If you've built up to it and have no achilles issues, this is not a concern.
I used to work out at a popular commercial gym and would see trainers doing the most ridiculous things with their clients: swimmers press on a bosu ball for a average 45 year old non-athlete, all kinds of pointless machine circuits.
Coming from a competitive sports background and year of training, my injury rate has actually gone down after joining crossfit, mostly due to the balance it builds by the variety of movements.
One of the many reasons we pay for our employees gym memberships.
If you really want to get in shape and turn your health around, find your local Crossfit (www.crossfit.com) gym and get hooked.
Wish these kinds of toys were available when I was a kid!
Now in 7 Eleven's, train stations and Sobey's (grocery stores).
Agreed on both fronts. I wouldn't argue that being a determined visionary is a recipe for success, rather merely that it's a key ingredient for BIG successes and challenging problems.
Edit: can't proofread, apparently. Changed "an" to "a"
But to ignore the visionary leadership and determination of Musk as a core factor to this success on the basis of other "motivated" entrepreneurs failing would be, I think, unwise. One of the defining charateristics of many of the leaders who have shaped our present is that they are/were resolute in some belief, even in the face of setbacks. Others with firm determination having failed isn't an antithesis - I'm not claiming this represents the only factor for success in business, but rather that in the case of Tesla and SpaceX this attitude that achieving their lofty goals was possibe, was a core driver in theirs.
Edit: BB typo
If you need a thesis for why, 4 year later, SpaceX and Tesla are seeing the succes they are, this attitude might be at its' core.
What type of Library features are you expecting? That's a major pain point with Eagle (Libraries are crap). If you're able to nail-down the collaboration, libraries, and version control features I'd certainly be up for switching our team over.
Would love to provide further input if you guys are interested. Shoot me an email if so: stephen at stephenlake.ca
3x the price and 10x the machine.
From a hardware perspective such a system is simple - I have a nano-ITX board, a 12V DC-DC power supply, and an SSD. You can package this into a double-DIN opening without issue. OBD-II connection is via Bluetooth to an adapter plugged into the diagnostic port under my dash. GPS comes from a USB receiver. Currently I use wifi to connect to my home/work network and load content, but a 3G/4G dongle is an easy mobile solution.
However, by far the best solution suitable for commercial, rather than hobbyist, use is from QNX. Check it out: http://www.qnx.com/products/qnxcar/ It's what powers most OEM systems, such as BMW's awesome iDrive system.