Category Archives: Reference

A Very Curious Study

Posted on December 12, 2019 by mikecane

In 2015, a paper called Harbingers of Failure was published: The authors identify customers, termed “Harbingers of failure,” who systematically purchase new products that flop. Their early adoption of a new product is a strong signal that a product will … Continue reading →

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The Quantum You Never Heard Of

Posted on October 7, 2019 by mikecane

This will blow your mind. Key sentence called out but read the entire post to get it. The Quantum Bubble: How two key experiments invalidate quantum mechanics, and a new theory is ushering in the next paradigm of thought. And … Continue reading →

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Project Xanadu: A Hypertext “Nelson Document”

Posted on August 8, 2019 by mikecane

Another parallel format– The “Pale Fire” demo, fifty years late It sounds great. And the document can be seen here. I had a problem.

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Reference: Sizing-Up Some Small Skateboard Decks, Fifth Edition

Posted on July 2, 2019 by mikecane

ELOS: 17.0″ x 10.0″ Area Code Nano: 17.5″ x 10.0″ Eggboard: 19.0″ x 9.0″ Baby Ghost: 19.0″ x 7.5″ Kolong: 19.6″ x 8.6″ 121c Rover: 21.95″ x 6.47″ Anonymous Pacto: 22.75″ x 7.5″ Quinboards Micro-Me: 24.0″ x 8.6″ Mellow Travel … Continue reading →

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Timeless Advice From Amelia Earhart

Posted on June 13, 2019 by mikecane

I’m still reading The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation by Amelia Earhart. At one point in her life, she was Aviation Editor at Cosmopolitan magazine (it was a different publication in … Continue reading →

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Reference: Surface Hackintosh

Posted on June 4, 2019 by mikecane

Just putting these here because Firefox is hell for, um, surfacing Bookmarks. SurfaceBook 2 Hackintosh !!!!! Sorry for the Repost | Surface Laptop compatibility Microsoft could probably sell jillions of Surface Laptop 3 if they deliberately designed it to work … Continue reading →

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Video: Ninebot One E+ eUnicycle Climbing A Death Hill

Posted on May 30, 2019 by mikecane

In Norway. But still the kind of inclines I face on this damned island. The music is annoying, so hit mute (M-key): Ninebot one e plus vs cyclist. 20 degree incline hill Previously here: Measure Death Hills For Electric Skateboarding … Continue reading →

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Another Post About Numenta

Posted on May 1, 2019 by mikecane

I could kick myself for not reading On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins. I was checking out its availability at Amazon and was gobsmacked by this review: By late 2012, the short term predictions in this book have already happened. Might … Continue reading →

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Allocentrism

Posted on May 1, 2019 by mikecane

I’m watching a video with Jeff Hawkins explaining his latest hypotheses and theories about how the brain functions and in the accompanying chat, I saw this word I’d never encountered before: Allocentrism. Allocentrism is a collectivistic personality attribute whereby people … Continue reading →

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“The Lion Of The Abdomen”

Posted on April 30, 2019 by mikecane

I used to think the most traitorous organ of the human body was the heart. No. It’s the pancreas. Exocrine pancreas | Gastrointestinal system physiology | NCLEX-RN | Khan Academy Additional: Wikipedia: Deaths from pancreatic cancer Previously at Mike Cane’s … Continue reading →

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