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I wonder if you could use the data from Clear Dark Sky[0] for taking care of the moon and cloud cover constraints. I'm not sure if the data which makes the charts (e.g., [1]) is accessible or not…

At Univ of Virginia we have a "Board of Visitors" http://www.virginia.edu/bov/ :)

Yes, Apache 2.0 https://code.google.com/p/end-to-end/ And there's more discussion on it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7842233 …

> A big question of concern for electronics manufacturers is: What's next? Once tablets start lasting for years and years, what is the next big thing that will let them keep growing sales? It …

I don't have primary source info, but from the wiki article I linked, that used to be the case, but is no longer the case. All that matters now is the final cut dimensions.

> (Such that lumber is sold in lengths of 243.82 cm rather than 8 feet.) It's interesting that you pick that example. In many cases, the "measurements" for lumber don't actually…

Looks like an interesting list of datasets, but it's such a large number that it's tough to get a feel for what all is in it (without reading a lot of the entries). I wonder if some sort of …

FWIW, this result came out in 2012[0,1]. This NYT piece seems like it's just trying to use the non-event of the Swift/BAT detection[2] in M31 with with some other random M31 information to m…

Yes, the article is honest, and the correlation probably merits further study. But the headline, while technically not incorrect, is a sneaky way of summarizing the findings to try and drive traffic t…

"It's not clear, for example, whether watching porn leads to brain changes or whether people born with certain brain types watch more porn" So, it might not be messing with your head. L…

Whoops. I saw the link to the PDF at the top of Schneier's article, but missed the blog post link at the bottom. Thanks for updating!

The mirror and spacecraft are old, but all of the instruments are relatively new, having been put into the spacecraft during the last servicing mission[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/…

It could be because DeBeers had the capability (and motivation) to carefully control and stabilize mining operations to keep supplies relative constant. In the absence of that careful control and medi…

In support of your statement, see the recent discussion on why online communities decay: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790755 …

> This is an argument I see a lot - just think and you will realize how right I am. It is often used in place of an evidence-based argument and is an appeal TO your logical brain FROM someone'…

> the machine occasionally 'loses' USB drives, complaining that I didn't eject them properly when they're still connected FWIW, I've had that issue several times and it…

Cool, I'll do that. Btw, coinbase seems to work with UVa addresses.

It could be confirmation bias, but I've noticed lots of posts (from a variety of sources) which accumulate several tens of votes before the first comment. I've attributed it to a subtle shif…

Here's some info on a doppler shift detection of ISEE3, using ARECIBO: http://spacecollege.org/isee3/isee-3-reboot-project-hardware... …

The "dict" program [0] (with the default server) also pulls definitions from 1913 Webster (via The Collaborative International Dictionary of English [1]). It's my go-to dictionary, due …

It appears there are not very many objects currently at L1 [0]. L1 is an unstable Lagrange point, so satellites located "at" L1 generally orbit around the L1 point in a Lissajous Orbit [1]. …