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RicInOR · Mar 8, 2021

Calvin & Hobbes Search Engine - by Bing

Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

michaelyingling.com

To search for your favorite. Calvin / Hobbes. Try "snowman"

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 28, 1988 | GoComics.com

Dad: "My...Dad...is...a...big...Hey! I think we'd better get that kid to a psychologist.

www.gocomics.com

RicInOR · Mar 10, 2021

Urban prospector

Finding gold in the sidewalk cracks, diamond and pearls too.

Follow the Diamond Brick Road – Now I Know

nowiknow.com

RicInOR · Mar 12, 2021

RicInOR said:
What Exactly Is A Non-Fungible Token or NFT?

NFT Mania Continues
A work by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, sold for more than $69M at Christie's auction house yesterday. The work was sold as an NFT—a non-fungible token—and marks a record amount in the spiraling crypto art craze. The sale price exceeds that of any work from artists like Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, and others.
NFTs are conceptually similar to digital certificates of authenticity that are completely unique and can't be forged. Similar to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, NFTs rely on blockchain technology (see 101), which uses decentralized networks to verify legitimacy and ownership. Since digital art (and other digital assets) can often be easily duplicated, these characteristics are viewed as the future of the digital art market. Go deeper on NFTs here.
The spectacular sales price appears mostly due to the pioneering use of the technology. Before last fall, the most Winkelmann had ever sold a piece for was $100.
See the piece here (but don't try and copy it).

$100 before NFT $69,000,000 after

Flopsweat · Mar 20, 2021

Eagle's nest camera.

Ruger Rich · Mar 20, 2021

RicInOR said:
Cool? Scary?
Who said what?

'Deep fake' videos that can make anyone say anything worry U.S. intelligence agencies

Scares the poop outta me

RicInOR · Apr 2, 2021

Nation's 1st advanced nuclear reactor planned near Tri-Cities

Nation’s 1st advanced nuclear reactor planned near Tri-Cities | HeraldNet.com

Grant PUD would distribute the power produced from the project to its local and regional customers.

www.heraldnet.com

X-energy, of Rockville, Maryland, will work with Energy Northwest of Richland and Grant County PUD to develop, build and operate an 80-megawatt reactor, the Xe-100, on land already leased by Energy Northwest at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Eastern Washington.

"The TRi Energy Partnership could be operating a reactor within seven years, and the project could be scaled up to four-reactor, 320-megawatt power plant."

Comparison: ~ 1,200 megawatts is enough electricity to power a city the size of Seattle and its metro area.

Flopsweat · Apr 3, 2021

RicInOR · Apr 5, 2021

3d Printing for in the field repairs on Supersonic jets.

Not clear if this includes stealth technology.

Swedish defense and security firm Saab has begun flight-testing of 3D-printed parts on its Gripen multirole fighter as part of a battlefield damage repair trial.

Starting with a single exterior hatch on the jet , the company is confident that rapidly produced spare parts will eventually be able to ...

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RicInOR · Apr 6, 2021

Scientists demonstrate low-cost rechargeable batteries made from only aluminum and carbon as an alternative to widely used lithium-ion batteries; prototypes show up to 10,000 charging cycles without failure (More)

Regulating electrodeposition morphology in high-capacity aluminium and zinc battery anodes using interfacial metalâ€“substrate bonding - Nature Energy

Using metal anodes could in principle boost the energy density of batteries but their electrodeposition often negatively impacts battery performance. Here the authors propose an oxygen-mediated metal–substrate bonding strategy to regulate metal deposition and demonstrate highly reversible Al and...

www.nature.com

Flopsweat · Apr 6, 2021

RicInOR said:
Scientists demonstrate low-cost rechargeable batteries made from only aluminum and carbon as an alternative to widely used lithium-ion batteries; prototypes show up to 10,000 charging cycles without failure (More)

Regulating electrodeposition morphology in high-capacity aluminium and zinc battery anodes using interfacial metalâ€“substrate bonding - Nature Energy

Using metal anodes could in principle boost the energy density of batteries but their electrodeposition often negatively impacts battery performance. Here the authors propose an oxygen-mediated metal–substrate bonding strategy to regulate metal deposition and demonstrate highly reversible Al and...

www.nature.com

Geek note: He said "dampening" once when I'm sure he meant "damping", a common mispronunciation.

RicInOR · Apr 9, 2021

"HEADLINES FROM 1990, 2000, 2010…:" This Nuclear Reactor Just Made Fusion Viable by 2030. Seriously.

RicInOR · Apr 13, 2021

3D printing, directly in a patient

This ceramic ink can 3D-print bones directly into a patient’s body. Here’s how

Previously, bones that needed replacing would firstly need to be built in a laboratory. New technology means that, soon, it will be possible to ‘print’ bone tissue inside the body.

www.weforum.org

RicInOR · Apr 19, 2021

https://www.axios.com/nasa-ingenuit...ght-657e6a1e-5289-4e21-95a3-a8e5515be207.html

Flight on Mars - Ingenuity

"We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet."

update add vid:

RicInOR · Apr 19, 2021

Free Software Lets You Easily Create Complex Japanese Wood Joinery

Researchers have created a free online tool to help you make sturdy wood joints that require no nails, screws, bolts, or even any glue.

mymodernmet.com

Flopsweat · Apr 24, 2021

Wired: Hackers Improve McDonald's Notoriously Broken Ice Cream Machines

Wired magazine recently detailed how one man is hacking McDonald's ice cream machines in protest of what he says is a predatory business model that goes beyond a right-to-repair issue.

www.breitbart.com

RicInOR · May 5, 2021

3D Printed Art / Open Source

https://www.myminifactory.com/scantheworld

Uh, ho, Chongo, some won't be happy about this part of the web site:

Category - Replica Guns

Category - Replica Guns. Explore free STL files for 3D printing ideas. Over 100,000 3D printable models available to download on MyMiniFactory.

www.myminifactory.com

RicInOR · May 6, 2021

3D Printed House - Occupied

bookofjoe: Dutch couple move into Europe's first fully 3D-printed house

www.bookofjoe.com

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...europe-first-fully-3d-printed-house-eindhoven

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Made In Space makes ceramic turbine part in orbit in another 3D printing milestone. The microwave-sized CMM makes parts via "stereolithography," which uses an ultraviolet (UV) laser and UV-curable resin. This 3D-printing technique can make complex objects such as turbine blisks with a high...

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Reminds me, I need a couple of new ones. My summer attire, including on the range. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-hawaiian-shirt-180974598/

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'The future of housing': California desert to get America's first 3D-printed neighborhood

Rise in 3D-printed homes comes as California’s housing crisis continues to rage, with 1.8m to 3.5m new units needed by 2025

www.theguardian.com

RicInOR · May 19, 2021

By using DNA sequencing to study the microbiomes of human stool samples that are 1,000–2,000 years old, this study provides valuable insights into gut microbes from a time before industrialization.

... collected from the southwestern United States and Mexico.