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I really enjoyed https://waldenpond.press/ when it was up and running. They selected articles from your pocket once a month and then printed, bound, and mailed them to you. When I d…

Intrusion detection for one: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070110247A1/en https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/PRXQuan…

"QKD is already used by banks and governments to transmit keys over fibre optics. But these cables absorb photons, limiting the distance over which the signal can travel." Does hollow-core f…

A common trend with manufacturing has been to offshore production, mechanize the domestic systems, and then repatriate with a fraction of the staff. Bonus points if you let the government woo you int…

I wonder how this move will affect the sticker price?

"If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."

What type of tank?

https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-written-ai-read.html

Is anyone working on an electric truck system where the battery is on the trailer? Many businesses are constantly rotating the same dry van trailers between hubs. If you charged the trailers at th…

There are plenty of prints that are compatible with Ikea Skadis panels. https://www.thingiverse.com/tag:skadis …

How much energy do they rob? I can't think of dynamos without thinking of Bart Simpson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKjmxb7Qlc …

I've been eyeing a Pikaboost 2 conversion kit for a while now, but I share your skepticism. For me it's more of a distrust of first gen products than it is startups. Even apple messes up 1…

IIRC, the original conceit of the Matrix was that the computers were using the humans brains as computers. That is why they are fed and kept in a dream state - so the remaining 95% of their brain pow…

Smart plug, set a timer

I've said it here before, but I wish a consumer focused org would create a 'DUMB' certification. "Don't Upload My Bits"

Should we start calling tariffs 'import taxes'?

I've been eyeing a product called Diamond Piers for an upcoming project. They are small pre-poured footers that you secure by jack-hammering galvanized pipe through into the ground. No dig, no …

It's helpful if you can smoothly zoom in on the images. Start zoomed out far enough that you can easily see the effect, and then slowly enlarge the images. Your brain will work to keep them in f…

Yeah, I'm generally a big fan of theirs and I like the direction they are headed. Will be interesting to see how these pan out.

Good! Strange that their photos don't show this off. Lenovo ad-spend showcasing tablet mode was enormous. https://frame.work/laptop12 …

I wonder if the 12-inch form factor could be modified to support a 360 deg hinge? I enjoyed the Lenovo Yoga's tablet configuration.

It looks like their event drove a lot of traffic towards frame.work - Cloudfare is giving me a 1hr 9min wait to access the site. https://i.imgur.com/twcxJjr.png …

I'd also recommend the Mike and Tom Eat Snacks podcast. It's a master class in being entertaining while filling time. https://matescast.com/ …