Would it be possible to use this on the server to create complicated PDF files for download (react -> sketch -> pdf), without using something like this current process (react dom -> html, css -> phantomjs -> pdf)?
Yeah sure - the caveat is that you have to run it on OSX rather than Linux. We have a bunch of Mac Pros & Mac Minis laying around the office doing CI funtimes.
I also hear whisperings of a react-pdf renderer but I haven't seen it
I have had Tinnitus for a long time and recently I have been seeing a specialist about it. One important point is that Tinnitus is a symptom and not a cause, so if you think Tinnitus is causing you to be depressed because it's a constant annoyance - most likely it is working the other way around and the depression is causing the Tinnitus.
If you do have this problem, then going to an Audiologist and not an ENT is really helpful, especially an Audiologist who specialised in this field.
I had it completely the other way round and realised my depression is causing my Tinnitus, they put me on anti-depressant medication and my life had been much better since. An ENT (Ear Nose and Throat specialist) will only be able to give you an MRI and let you know that nothing is physically wrong with you.
It's actually kind of similar to how a neural network functions, and the pathway that causes the ringing sound has a higher weight value than the other sounds you hear, so you hear it more... this causes your fight or flight response to kick in and you focus more on the sound as you think it's a threat, and the sound becomes louder - even though its only a phantom sound.
If you do have Tinnitus, maybe consider that stress or work or some other factor in your life is overwhelming you and seek help for it.
Tinnitus can also be caused by a Vitamin deficiency, such as Vitamin B12 and D, or sometimes tension in muscles in your jaw... very rarely is Tinnitus actually caused by being over exposed to load sounds.
I really don't see why investors would be too interested, but good luck to you anyway. My company was going to build a $50mil solar farm in Nigeria and we couldn't find enough interest in funding anything like this. It seems like it would be a lot less hassle to focus on large solar projects... The general rule of thumb is that Americans are scared of investing in Africa, even though there is a lot of opportunity.
Maybe smaller solar installations like this would work out better than larges ones.
What are you going to do if someone doesn't pay up, are you going to take their solar lamps away from them?
"Instead, the company’s true feat is setting up a distribution model and payment infrastructure that West African families and community leaders are comfortable with."
A distribution model that goes through community leaders has built-in trust. If someone steals the hardware, it will be known inside the community.
In contrast, a $50 million plant being built by foreigners may seem to the locals as yet another isolated project by the colonialists, and therefore a free target for stealing.
I'm not saying your company would act against the local community -- but the locals may not see it that way. To them, a huge foreigner-built project is an extension of what they've seen happen in West Africa ever since the French showed up in the 19th century and started building railroads for their own use.
It's the long tail. There are staggering numbers of people that can benefit significantly and this directly saves them on energy costs. I'm guessing Senegal is just a starting point for a much larger anticipated long-term rollout.
Not sure if this falls under social entrepreneurship or is anticipated to be a good business model, but does seem like it's both viable and has potentially vast and traditionally underserved market.
Thanks for this recommendation... I will definitely check out the book myself. I went off the rails a bit and tried something complex in my final year of university with a sensor input based system using emotions to try control behaviour.
I just read your fascinating and fun paper. Your interest expanding your model using genetic algorithms will be well-served with his book. Last time I checked, a good amount of Koza's work was available online if you want to take a peek earlier, but it's been a few years since I looked.
