How to exercise more, eat better, and save for retirement I don't exercise nearly enough. At the end of the workday, I'm able to effectively ignore the possibility of being weak and withered 50 years from now (or sooner), but what I can't ignore is how comfortable my couch is. That is to say, I'm human. Read more: 58 cognitive biases that screw up everything we do Ask James Clear, a productivity expert and the author of "Atomic Habits," about this issue and he'll tell you to stop trying to make yourself a better future seer. Instead, Clear recommends making something bad happen to you right now as a result of giving in to the habit you're trying to quit. Clear shared the example of a "habit contract": One man had his wife and trainer sign a document that said he would write down all food that he consumed and weigh himself every day. Another way to create immediate, negative consequences is to recruit an accountability partner. Clear's strategies are straightforward enough. Clear puts it simply.
CAP theorem In theoretical computer science, the CAP theorem, also known as Brewer's theorem, states that it is impossible for a distributed computer system to simultaneously provide all three of the following guarantees:[1][2][3] In 2012 Brewer clarified some of his positions, including why the oft-used "two out of three" concept can be misleading or misapplied, and the different definition of consistency used in CAP relative to the one used in ACID.[4] History[edit] The proof of the CAP theorem by Gilbert and Lynch is a bit narrower than that which Brewer had in mind. The theorem sets up a scenario in which a replicated service is presented with two conflicting requests arriving at distinct locations at a time when a link between them is failed. The obligation to provide availability despite partitioning failures leads the services to respond; at least one of these responses shall necessarily be inconsistent with what a service implementing a true one-copy replication semantic would have done.
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CircuitLab - online schematic editor & circuit simulator After 60 Guests: The Best Books in Education Natural Language Platform Wit.ai Raises $3M Seed Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz As we start using more and more Internet-connected gadgets that rely on voice input, the need for smart speech recognition and natural language processing services is only going to increase. Wit.ai offers developers an API for building natural language interfaces for their apps and devices and the Y Combinator alum got a major boost today thanks to a $3 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other participants in this round include Ignition Partners, NEA, A-Grade, SV Angel, Eric Hahn, Alven Capital, and TenOneTen. We previously rated Wit.ai as one of our favorite startups from the Winter 2014 Y Combinator demo day. The company, which was founded by Alexandre Lebrun, who previously sold another NLP startup to Nuance, takes a very different approach to its development than some of its competitors. Clearly, that approach is working for many developers. You can find our more in-depth look at Wit.ai from earlier this year here.
How to Build a Simple Robot - Beetle Robot Do not miss the new up-to-date and detailed How to Build a Robot – Grand Tutorial Series. The following article will show you how to build a simple robot, called “The Beetle Robot”, created by Jerome Demers. It’s great for beginners and is easy to do. Before starting, I suggest you to read the complete tutorial below. Tools Needed: soldering iron ( here’s a helpful tutorial on soldering )electronic solderdiagonal cutterMini glue gun Components for the robot 2x – small DC motors2x – small paperclips2x – big paperclips2x – batteries AAA or AA1x – AA battery holder or AAA battery holder1x – 2 cm of heat shrink1x – wooden pearl (for the caster)1x – meter of electric wire2x – Sub-mini lever SPDT switches Here are the serial numbers of the components and tools from RadioShack . Most of the components can be bought for much cheaper at Digi-Key, Jameco, or similar. 1. Strip 1 cm at each end. 2. 3. 4. This will give a third connection.See picture below. The blue wire is the third connections 5. 6.