How to validate scientific ideas outside academia?

The polytechnic I worked for in the mid 80s ran a little competition to see whether we should get green or amber phosphors on a new set of terminals. Most people seemed to prefer amber, but we bought green because they were somewhat cheaper (why?). I bagged myself one of the amber ones.

myflash13•4h ago

Such a weird coincidence. I stepped out of my house a few minutes ago to buy ice cream, and I bump into a Ukrainian friend of mine whose last name is “Popov”. I come back to my computer and immediately click this link on HackerNews and see the name Popov again. Weird. I sent this link to him and he says: where did you find this? And he says: his family name is related to people who invented certain radio components in the Soviet Union. Such a strange moment of synchronicity.

macready•4h ago

Coincidence? Maybe...

kgeist•4h ago

Popov is a very common surname in Eastern Europe, something like Smith or Rodriguez. At work, we have 5 Popovs :)

vindex10•4h ago

I studied in the same school :) I can't confirm geometric tattoos, but the school definitely taught me to enjoy the art of science!

victor22•2h ago

Also the game.

durakot•2h ago

Easter egg: if you type 'camus' in the character selection screen you can play as Albert Camus in Algiers circa 1937, having premonitions about being a character in a text-based adventure game in the distant future.

kgwxd•3m ago

How did you know that?

p1anecrazy•2h ago

Is there a place online to buy/watch this film?