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dombofix  ·  4247 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tin-Can Update: How it works

I love this idea. One area where I know this type of application would be perfect is for events when large crowds do not usually congregate. An example would be a music festival or large concerts. Most music festivals, sporting events and concerts I attend usually have a lack of adequate network coverage due to so many people being in the same area at once. I find that most of the people at these events are trying to communicate with one another, making Tin-Can the perfect application. High Density of people, lack of working cellular coverage, quick communication within the crowd.

Go for it guys!

dombofix  ·  4713 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Share Your New Year's Resolutions
Learn Piano. I've always wanted to play. 2012 will be the year i will learn. First step, Buy a piano.
dombofix  ·  4209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Targeting the Social Drinker Is Just MADD

In Australia, we have random breath testing. Some of these involve huge police roadblocks that stop entire freeways, testing thousands of people in a night. Up until the age of 22 in most states a blood alcohol level of 0.00 is enforced and after that it is 0.05.

This allows us to have a drink or two when we go out; any more than that and you are risking you're licence. Needless to say, not many people drink and drive; particularly in my generation.

dombofix  ·  4251 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Thirteenth Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

This will be my first post on the new music thread but i feel you should all hear this guy. Close you eyes and get into the zone with it. Really cool stuff.

https://soundcloud.com/callander

Melbourne is a wonderful city and this video goes part of the way to do it some justice.

I was sitting on the shoreline of the yarra river on the night of the firework show that is in the video. It was the culmination of our annual Moomba Festival. A wonderful night for the best city in the world.

Thank You.

dombofix  ·  4322 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Lost in Meritocracy-Investigating Ivy League,Aptitude, and American Education

This was fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

I often think about the concept of the ruling class and how applicable it is in our current society. Reading something like this confirms how 'stuck' much of society is.

dombofix  ·  4331 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you do for a living? What would you like to do?

Firstly, you are not the first person to say a this too me. Everyone I tell questions my motivations for it. I think I like the idea of being able to make a difference from a high level. On that point, I would love to get into diplomatic politics. Meetings at the UN; that kind of stuff.

Also, i agree with the fact that politics attracts the wrong type of people. In Australia, most of our politics are former lawyers. This frustrates me slightly. Being an engineer, the chance to bring a different line of thinking into the political debate is quite exciting.

I think it does open you up to scrutiny but that just comes with being a public figure. Just need to be careful what you do.

dombofix  ·  4332 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What do you do for a living? What would you like to do?

I am an airport planner. (Civil Engineering Graduate). I would love to get into politics

dombofix  ·  4401 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: P3

From and Live in:

Melbourne, Australia.

dombofix  ·  4446 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski - What is your favorite word?

Curious. It's such a basic and fun feeling.

dombofix  ·  4579 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Burning Man...Capitalism's poster child...
I disagree with the notion that it is a good example of Capitalism. There is still the requirement to pay a $300 ticket to be able to participate. This 'ticket' pays for basic services within the society. I just think its a bit rich to be call it the 'true spirit' of free enterprise society if you have to charge people to take part.
dombofix  ·  4652 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Which is real?
All those years of adding CCTV cameras will be wasted. The day the first piece of video evidence is thrown out in a court because it's too easy to fake will be a scary moment in society.
dombofix  ·  4655 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Best Intentions (comic)
This one was my favorite of the most recent. Left me a bit freaked out afterwards.
dombofix  ·  4809 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth
This is scary for so many reasons. These people know that they are fucking with everyone, and none of them care. He's simply ok with the fact that everything is about to go to shit.
dombofix  ·  4816 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Update: Shout-outs
Very good feature. Consolidates the community feel.
dombofix  ·  4816 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Evolving a wind turbine
This is really cool. It will be exciting to see how design will change as this type of modelling starts to leech into industry.
dombofix  ·  4836 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 95% chance there is no Higgs.
So does this mean that they essentially used 10 Billion dollars to find out they were all wrong?
dombofix  ·  4836 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: DARPA to fund Starship reseach
This some serious long term thinking by DARPA. Better to start now than never i suppose.
dombofix  ·  4837 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Diamonds are forever
A giant diamond racing around a star 500000 times the weight of the sun. Awesome. It still blows my mind that they can work stuff like this out with minute radio waves.