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There was a lively post on reddit discussing the ethics of colorizing historic photos a few days ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/j523qi/whats_..…

Reminds me of project GREAT: http://www.leapsecond.com/great2005/ I wish my dad threw us in the back of the minivan with three atomic clocks and drove us up a mountain just the p…

I wonder if this service can handle these messages. I have had holds where an automated voice would tell me the estimated wait time every few minutes. Can google's system differentiate between …

CNC-kitchen on youtube does some great experiments in unique ways to reinforce 3d prints. His latest video is a slightly more involved version of the salt method where he casts the prints in plaster …

A friend operates one at a granite shop. They use a software that maps the surface and then uploads it to a webapp that lets the customer choose the pattern layout. One thing I found interesting abou…

Reminds me of octopus wrestling in the PNW back in the 60's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_wrestling …

Enforcement of this will be ... interesting. Is labeling someone gay considered hate speech? Would buying 'famous person'.gay and having it display the word 'yes' be considered d…

Can anyone recommend an elegant method to 3d map a face? If I were to print one of these housings, I would at a minimum adjust it to my PD, but it would be great to also contour the fit to my face.

They were trained to twirl the paintbrush between their lips to bring it to a fine point before picking up more paint.

Ironically, the avif demo image they use in this write-up is larger then the failover jpg (137kb vs 110kb). https://reachlightspeed.com/img/blog/post-using-avif-images-... …

typo for 'or'?

Each starlink group is inserted at a low orbit, booted up and tested, and then they boost themselves to a higher orbit over a period of a month or so. During this boost, they orient their panels hori…

I've seen several live streams on youtube that replay spacex launches and display the same offer. Viewership goes up during actual launches. The one I found had 10k active viewers and the addre…

I've been trying to justify buying a large CNC for cutting 4' x 8' sheets of plywood. I love their custom modular plywood cradle.

With all the engineering needed to redesign the system, it could easily be configured in a way to prevent situations where there was not enough battery to start the motor. Battery guards are popular …

After some early discussion, I've yet to see much about testing sewage. Can it be used to accurately establish a relative infection rate?

Reports of a DDoS in progress: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23533350

I still want to see a system with batteries in the trailer and chargers at the loading docks. Why stop to charge the cab when your next payload could have all the energy needed for the trip? Imagin…

My office still gets spam faxes to this day. The paper and toner only add up to a few cents a month, so it's not worth doing anything about. I knew a realtor that had a sheet of black paper with…

Reminds me of the guy who dumped 100 tons of iron sulfate into the ocean to trigger an algae bloom in hopes of selling the carbon credits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Georg…

Philly, 1985: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE#1985_bombing "There was an armed standoff with police,[5] who lobbed tear gas canisters at the building. The MOVE members fi…

Ever since I first saw one of these I have been wondering if it would be possible to display as-shot light field camera images. If it is, they should seriously think about collaborating with Lytro.

I was thinking high end jewelry store window display.

One of my on-boarding tasks at my first tech job was to evaluate the merits of upgrading to a newer version of unity. I installed the new version, imported our code base, fixed a few bugs, and everyt…

Reminds me of the fact that Jack Daniels is produced in a dry county.

There are some amazing vegetable terrines that are baked in a bain marie. Most use gelatin as a binder, but with some experimentation it should be easy to sub in agar. I bet that there are some vege…

I do recommend reusable silicone Sous Vide bags. You cannot vacuum seal them directly, but you can submerge them in water to drive the air out. You can also place them inside a vac bag, pump down, p…

This is the perfect application for a sous-vide. If you place a wire rack below the water line you can make a very accurate bain marie. You can easily maintain +/- 1 degree. I've been usi…

The prototype initially used HFC-134a. Opening one violated EPA regulations! https://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2012-06/first-ever-se... …

My initial thought would be expensive beers, but most of what is popular today (IPAs) should be continuously refrigerated from brewery to glass.