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Cavauro posted:Well you see, the first thing they claimed was that they tested it on their 3 coders for a couple months. But you are supposed to know from that information that they've gone through extensive medical testing, without it being brought up. Even though that would be an infinitely better thing for the presenter to mention, he doesn't. So you're supposed to laugh at the judges for being dumb and not inferring properly. CelestialScribe posted:Holy poo poo, people. You're supposed to laugh at the start up dudes, not the judges. How is this even up for debate. Goons are terrible at television. The only correct opinion is my opinion see you next season!
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John Big Booty posted:Not the same thing at all. Yeah the bad startup joke actually has a basis in reality since the US military has crowd control weapon that gives the victims a skin burning sensation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvZCz_3Fqog
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John Big Booty posted:Not the same thing at all. How so? It's a different frequency of radiation than on the show but seems to be the same idea pretty much.
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mobby_6kl posted:How so? It's a different frequency of radiation than on the show but seems to be the same idea pretty much. The joke on the show is based on the real world millimeter wave radar torture device which gives the target a burning sensation, while the MIT idea just focuses LEDs.
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mobby_6kl posted:How so? It's a different frequency of radiation than on the show but seems to be the same idea pretty much. Gamma rays are also just a different frequency of radiation
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The personal heater joke is basically the same as the "our app can get you rats" joke. It doesn't matter if the app can safely procure rats, because this is a business showcase and on demand rat procurement is not a useful mass market startup idea. Similarly, it doesn't matter if the personal heater can safely microwave your skin, because this is a business showcase and a heater that microwaves your skin is not a useful mass market startup idea.
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Factor Mystic posted:The personal heater joke is basically the same as the "our app can get you rats" joke. Ok so it is a vagina or a butterfly or a monster's face.
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withak posted:Ok so it is a vagina or a butterfly or a monster's face. yes!!
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That CAN'T be safe.
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itt Goons would actually buy the personal heater from the show.
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mr.capps posted:itt Goons would actually buy the personal heater from the show. It would help me more efficiently poopsock in vidja games
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mobby_6kl posted:How so? It's a different frequency of radiation than on the show but seems to be the same idea pretty much. The show was about microwaving people, how was that not clear? MIT just made a heat lamp with kinect glued to it.
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poo poo I would've bought the heater.. I'm pretty dumb when it comes to impulse shopping.
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IRQ posted:The show was about microwaving people, how was that not clear? Yeah...I don't get how we're still taking about this. The MIT deal is basically the same sort of heat lamp you can get wherever + a servo. The thing on the show involved the words "microwave" and "people". Even if it's a proven-safe (on interns) invention right now, it's still not something you can sell to the public at a contest/press event like TechCrunch without years of set up coverage.
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ultramiraculous posted:Yeah...I don't get how we're still taking about this. The MIT deal is basically the same sort of heat lamp you can get wherever + a servo. The thing on the show involved the words "microwave" and "people". Even if it's a proven-safe (on interns) invention right now, it's still not something you can sell to the public at a contest/press event like TechCrunch without years of set up coverage. Tbf they really should've had some science prepared to show if it was hazardous other than oh my interns have been using it.
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Babygravy posted:Tbf they really should've had some science prepared to show if it was hazardous other than oh my interns have been using it. That's the joke. He's been microwaving his interns and that isn't safe.
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IRQ posted:That's the joke. He's been microwaving his interns and that isn't safe. The joke is also that it's safe but the judges leap to a conclusion because 'everyone knows' microwave+people=bad.
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WarLocke posted:The joke is also that it's safe but the judges leap to a conclusion because 'everyone knows' microwave+people=bad.
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WarLocke posted:The joke is also that it's safe but the judges leap to a conclusion because 'everyone knows' microwave+people=bad. 
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HOLY gently caress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYTc55nGEI
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Konsek posted:So who wants to read a 12 page Stanford research paper on Optimal Tip to Tip Efficiency? I read through this paper and the only thing I was confused about was why gratification was reduced when jerking at an angle. They only use the horizontal component of the jerk vector. I feel that as long as the grip is maintained, the presenter should be able achieve the same gratification regardless of the angle.
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withak posted:Ok so it is a vagina or a butterfly or a monster's face. It's a penis. It's ALWAYS a penis.
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IRQ posted:That's the joke. He's been microwaving his interns and that isn't safe. But interns... It's kinda their thing to be used and discarded
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Escape Car 3000 posted:I read through this paper and the only thing I was confused about was why gratification was reduced when jerking at an angle. They only use the horizontal component of the jerk vector. I feel that as long as the grip is maintained, the presenter should be able achieve the same gratification regardless of the angle. It also raises another question implicitly that it fails to answer - what's the third derivative of the jerk?
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mobby_6kl posted:It also raises another question implicitly that it fails to answer - what's the third derivative of the jerk? I suspect that's a bit of an "inside joke." The first derivative of position is velocity, the second derivative is acceleration, and the third derivative? The jerk.
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Speaking of absurd startups there was recently a short lived startup called Washboard based around the idea of mailing you quarters for apartment laundry machines. 
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Tbf that's not such a horrible idea for those chronically lazy to find change machines.. I'd probably do it
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Babygravy posted:Tbf that's not such a horrible idea for those chronically lazy to find change machines.. I'd probably do it Most grocery stores can get you change at the customer service desk but gasp it requires actual social interaction.
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Babygravy posted:Tbf that's not such a horrible idea for those chronically lazy to find change machines You mean the ones within the very laundromat you're going to?
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I've never been to an apartment that had a change machine. Should just be able to use my debit card.
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Here is a nice long read on how Silicon Valley is trying to disrupt the laundry industry.
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E PLURIBUS ANUS posted:You mean the ones within the very laundromat you're going to? The only laundromat I've ever used were my university residence ones, which only took dollars and had no change machines.
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Have these people never heard of banks? If you know you need quarters far enough ahead that you can order them via some online service you could probably just run out to the bank with a 20$ and be set for a few weeks...
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thathonkey posted:Have these people never heard of banks? If you know you need quarters far enough ahead that you can order them via some online service you could probably just run out to the bank with a 20$ and be set for a few weeks... I've definitely been out of quarters on a Sunday evening when I wanted to wash stuff. But yeah going to the bank and getting $40 in rolled coins sorted that.
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smg77 posted:Here is a nice long read on how Silicon Valley is trying to disrupt the laundry industry. Let's burn silicon valley to the ground.
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Dr_Amazing posted:I've definitely been out of quarters on a Sunday evening when I wanted to wash stuff. But yeah going to the bank and getting $40 in rolled coins sorted that. I rarely use cash because I hate change and I still probably have like $40 in quarters in a vase I'm using as a doorstop and god knows how many in my car. How do you run out of quarters unless you're an arcade junkie or something?
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Harminoff posted:I've never been to an apartment that had a change machine. Should just be able to use my debit card. My apartment complex lets you pay with a card. And the machine will text you when it's done. 
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Fateo McMurray posted:My apartment complex lets you pay with a card. And the machine will text you when it's done. My last place had this too. It was a lot better.
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Just caught this show and binge watched it. Really enjoyed it, hope they renew it, but don't rush into recasting Peter Gregory, but find someone who can play off kilter ie Stephen Root.
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Tullendar posted:Just caught this show and binge watched it. Really enjoyed it, hope they renew it, but don't rush into recasting Peter Gregory, but find someone who can play off kilter ie Stephen Root. It's already renewed for season 2 at least.
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