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I've been wanting to try Chinese-Mexican food ever since I learned about it. The US border patrol was originally created to keep the Chinese laborers from coming up through Mexico. As a result,…

A reciently documented phenomenon that surprised me was the observation that astronauts' core body temp can raise as high as 1°C after a few months in space. Sustaining an elevated CBT can cause…

Turns out that's the MQ-25, a unmanned refueling ship for fighters

Personally, I would put most of the batteries on the flatbed. Have beds at either end that are charging while they are loaded/unloaded, and one truck autonomously juggling a 3rd bed between both…

A slice of cheese both on top of and under the patty. It feels like google is just trolling now. https://poly.google.com/view/eke7qcu_FR2 https://twitter.com/sun…

I still have the Reader bookmark next to Gmail's. Once or twice a year I click it accidentally and get angry all over again. It serves as a reminder to not put all my eggs in one basket.

On a related note, it's nice to see Mark Bramhill's Person in Lotus Position on this page. He has a nice 3-part podcast series on what it takes to make an emoji: https://www.maci…

My generator backup system has this. The generator is fed into the box and routed through a breaker. This breaker will only switch on if the mains is off. In addition to safety, it just make sense …

There are ore train cars that use regenerative braking on the way down the mountain, generating as much as 5x the power needed for the empty trip back up. Reportedly, they power the mining town at th…

This article from Business Insider has a better explanation. http://www.businessinsider.com/initial-coin-offering-china-b... Namely: "However, the wording of the PBoC edict also …

I've said in the past, over a few beers, that instead of just switching the doodle over, google should integrate disaster images and video into google maps and allow people to see the damage firs…

Reminds me of the Apple Plug: http://appleplugs.com/ The looping gif at the end is a masterpiece.

Is there an advantage to this over Unified Remote? https://www.unifiedremote.com/

A friend of mine was a radio tech and he was ordered to put in a 1.2mil PO for a new transmitter because a wire was frayed. They could have just replaced the wire for 20$, but then they would have lo…

Here is a CNN report on it http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/02/technology/kremlin-gps-signa... They spoof no-fly zones to trick the drones that abide by them. It'…

I don't view it as a 'do everything on the list' checklist. Instead, I see it as a list of options and you check the those that apply to your project. From this you generate your own …

The only times I've seen EHR's work well is when a 2nd person is at the computer typing and the doctor sits with the patient.

The way I see it, they are either: A. Ready and willing to acknowledge personal failings in an effort to mitigate them. B. Stubborn and in denial, but a painful moving on and the subsequent self refle…

I was pricing out metal casting after I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FHY5FNsWc 12 minutes uncut. They go from printed model to working cast piece. All new, Ka…

I don't see the advantages to this over lost-PLA casting. Am I missing something?

OneNote for broad concepts and Google Keep for day to day. Tips: OneNote - use tags. I mostly use the checkbox and question tags. You can pull up every unchecked checkbox in a document or review eve…

Google photos on android does this to some degree. It suggests cleaning up space by deleting all backed up photos. You can pin photos to keep them on the phone. I got an S8 in April and between 4k v…

This mine is the first thing I zoom in on when checking out a new procedurally generated 3d world map service. It is easy to spot because of the nearby Vilyuy Reservoir built to power the mine. Every…

I still resent Rick Scott's decision to reject federal funds for Florida's high speed rail. It would have been the first high speed rail in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org&…

Some states require judges to be in good standing with the Bar. The NY state Bar's rules of professional conduct list is exhaustive. http://www.nycourts.gov/rules/jointappel…

This demo/ad? from Tested does a great job explaining how this printer works. It really is amazing for the price-point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrFYt3uUdrI …

That is still better than the giant animated cat paw they had a year ago. It was active just before reddit went live with their image service and I imagine it was a desperate grab for some last minute…

An interesting side effect of imgur integrating a social feature is that imgur-only users now push back against reddit users using 'their' site. https://www.reddit.com/r/…

Wow. It looks like a 16hr drive to the Oregon center. Given an 8hr break in between shifts it works out to almost 10 Tb/sec transfer rate.

My first instinct is that this feature will involve google contributor, where users can block ads and still send revenue to sites they frequent. https://contributor.google.com/ I wen…