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  • On the post: DailyDirt: Even Cooler 3D Printers On The Way

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 04 Sep, 2015 @ 02:10pm

    Re: 3D Printing a 3D printer

    Almost there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Personal Mobility Hasn't Been Perfected Yet…

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 31 Aug, 2015 @ 05:08pm

    Re:

    We did cover the Solowheel not that long ago

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100801/21554410442/dailydirt-zipping-around-fewer-wheels.shtml

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Eating At Chipotle

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2015 @ 09:10am

    Re: By any other name

    We rely on the kindness of strangers to point out our typos. Thanks.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Space, The Final Next Frontier…

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 20 Aug, 2015 @ 01:53pm

    Re: Largrane points?

    oops. typo. fixed. thanks!

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Potent Potable Water

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2015 @ 03:07pm

    Re:

    Yes. These plastic balls are made from HDPE - high density polyethylene. That's the same plastic used to make 1gal milk bottles, and they don't leak toxins because they don't contain any BPA or other additives.

  • On the post: Techdirt Podcast Episode 36: In Defense Of Copying

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 14 Aug, 2015 @ 07:43am

    Just remembered this example: Rocket Internet.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Internet

    It isn't exactly a household name, but it seems to be making money. Is it innovative or just a copycat incubator?

  • On the post: Daily Deal: Zendure A8 Pro 25600mAh External Battery

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2015 @ 11:55am

    Re: Re: Re:

    Anon #2,

    Techdirt has an affiliate account with Amazon... but we currently only use the links for the Techdirt Reading List. You should be able to see that reading list as a widget on the right hand column of our website. so look this way -->

    I suppose we could add another widget/list for Amazon stuff beyond books... but how should we curate the products that might go into that?

  • On the post: Daily Deal: Zendure A8 Pro 25600mAh External Battery

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2015 @ 02:45pm

    Re:

    Anon,

    I have personally purchased this phone charger and car jumper device -- for about $50 on Amazon. (Note: this is an affiliate link for Techdirt, so we receive some cut.)

    I've used it a few times to jump my car, and it works as I expected -- takes less than a minute to connect and jump. And there's not a whole lot of things that can go wrong -- just gotta make sure red is connected to red (and black to black) and that this portable battery has enough charge in it.

    If you're looking around for car jumpers, I'd recommend avoiding the kind that plug into the cigarette lighter. Even though those devices look easier to use, they are limited by the fuse for the lighter outlet, so they take a while (more than a minute) to actually work.

    There are other devices with more amps and whatnot, but this thing is a bit cheaper than some others. I'm no car expert or anything, and if you find a better/cheaper device, let me know.

  • On the post: Awesome Stuff: A Little Box Of Videos

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2015 @ 03:03pm

    Re: Re:

    Um. any camera can get WiFi added to it with those WiFi-enabled SD cards. eg: http://www.eyefi.com/products/mobi

    But honestly, I haven't had much luck with those WiFi SD cards...

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Gold Doesn't Grow On Trees…

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2015 @ 12:19pm

    Re:

    "There's where it all comes from."

    Perhaps not ALL....

    https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/striking-cosmic-gold-1dff9b27d587

    The heaviest elements (including gold) might not be as abundant if they were formed only from stars exploding in supernova events. The majority of known gold might have been created in the collisions of neutron stars. So some of the gold we know about may be from supernova events, but most might come from star-star collisions.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Manned Space Exploration Is Coming Back

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2015 @ 10:43am

    Re: For its own protection.

    heh. There were some concerns about bringing back toxic stuff from the moon, but I don't think moon dust is too bad for your short term health. (As long as no one is ingesting lots of moon dust...)

  • On the post: DailyDirt: When He's Underwater Does He Get Wet? Nobody Knows. Particle Man.

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2015 @ 07:56am

    Re: Particle physics discovery

    Oops thanks for pointing out that typo

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Life Finds A Way…

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2015 @ 06:40pm

    Re:

    http://www.capitalpress.com/Timber/20150128/usda-cannot-restrict-gmo-pine

    "A pine tree genetically engineered for greater wood density can be grown without restrictions after the USDA decided it lacks authority to regulate the variety."

    ah. that's.. interesting.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Terminators From The Future Are Already Here..?

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2015 @ 03:31pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Ignorance Detector

    Thanks, guys... for the extremely civil discussion.

    I sincerely hope that AI is learning from comment threads like this one, instead of the vulgar rants elsewhere on the internet.

    ...So that the AI we're unknowingly training doesn't actually turn evil and come to eradicate us all...
    (/ducks #itsjustajoke)

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Playing Super Mario By Rote… Is Fun?

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2015 @ 12:55pm

    Re: Re: Re:

    So, describe, in single words only, the good things that come to your mind about playing Asteroids.....

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Playing Super Mario By Rote… Is Fun?

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2015 @ 12:34pm

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    OMG. that is, uh, an interesting way to play Tetris...

  • On the post: DailyDirt: It's Not So Simple To Get To Mars…

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 01 Jul, 2015 @ 12:02pm

    Re: A Quibble or Two...

    "Over 70 countries have some kind of space program now.."

    An impressive statistic--until you examine it more closely. How many of those 70 have actually launched anything into orbit (or elsewhere) from their own soil--and how many rely on other nations to do the launching for them?

    I should have emphasized the "some kind" of space program because, you're right, countries like South Korea have had a space program, but one that totally relied on another country's (Russia) space program.

    But... then again, the US falls into that category right now for manned spaceflight since the retirement of the space shuttle.

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Colorful Burgers Because Why Not?

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2015 @ 06:19pm

    Re:

    That is an awesome episode of SpongeBob. From 2001 -- so if only the creators of SpongeBob had patented the idea in real life....

  • On the post: DailyDirt: Space Mining

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 27 May, 2015 @ 01:08am

    Re:

    You're a little late with that countdown.

    https://www.google.com/patents/CN102866035B?cl=en&dq=asteroid&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OmRlVejQOImEsAXDsYP4Aw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA

  • On the post: DailyDirt: More Than A Little Collaboration Necessary

    Michael Ho ( profile ), 21 May, 2015 @ 06:14pm

    Re: Mistake in article

    Whoops. Thanks. fixed that.

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