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Artist Turns an Ancient Japanese Battle Painting Into an Energetic Animation

The ancient artwork now looks like something out of a video game.

mymodernmet.com

 

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USS New York: A City on the Sea

With a simple and powerful motto, the Navy’s USS New York demonstrates military might and is a symbol that the world will “Never Forget” the 9/11 attacks.

www.defense.gov

USS New York LPD-21 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship US Navy

lpd-21 uss new york san antonio class amphibious transport dock ship navy

seaforces.org

 

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater. Ch…

POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater. China’s global leadership on high-volume EV production has put it ahead of the game, and while the majority of ground-based lithium reserves are in the “lithium triangle” of Chile, Bolivia and...

pjmedia.com

: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater.

 

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater. Ch…

POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGER: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater. China’s global leadership on high-volume EV production has put it ahead of the game, and while the majority of ground-based lithium reserves are in the “lithium triangle” of Chile, Bolivia and...

pjmedia.com

: New tech cheaply produces lithium and H2, while desalinating seawater.

Nice! That should also help make desalination cheaper.

 

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Way cool wood joint:

This gal is apparently also a guitar maker. Very cool build:

 

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Why yes you can buy one ~$40.

bookofjoe: Memo Pad Reveals Architectural Sculpture As You Use It

 

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Why yes you can buy one ~$40.

bookofjoe: Memo Pad Reveals Architectural Sculpture As You Use It

Now that is gonna make a great gift.

 

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Tally / Tic marks from around the globe

 

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This is a black and white photo.

The lines were layered on top.

Detail of polka dot shirt the red lines added over one shirt are blue over the other.





Detail of forest background green/yellow lines added



If you see "color" that is your mind playing tricks on you. Are you a good witness?

Only the lines are colored. Rest of the photo is Black and White. Zoom in for proof.

dailytimewaster.blogspot.com

https://www.patreon.com/posts/color-grid-28734535

 

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3D Printed Cartridge Turns Any 35mm Film Camera into a Digital Camera

Make any old 35mm film camera into a digital camera!

petapixel.com

Rasperry Pi Zero

 

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Two year old story but still cool. Airplane makes emergency landing on WA State Route 7 just south of Tacoma.

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Plane makes emergency landing on Washington state highway

A small plane made an emergency landing on State Route 7 in Washington state on Thursday morning. It happened in Parkland in Pierce County, just south of Tacoma, and it was all captured on an officer’s dash cam. Washington State Trooper Clint Thompson happened to be driving in the area when a...

bnonews.com

 

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3D without glasses

Introducing the all-new Looking Glass 8K Gen2 LOOK.GLASS/8K Our first 32" 8K system showed the enterprise world the potential of a large-format light field display. Now, with improved world-class optics and a streamlined blockless design, Looking Glass 8K Gen2 is in a class of its own. When holograms need to be larger than life, there's only one display for the job: Looking Glass 8K Gen2 LOOK.GLASS/8K

 

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"IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN US, AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AGES AGO:"
China adding finishing touches to world-first thorium nuclear reactor.

 

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Two year old story but still cool. Airplane makes emergency landing on WA State Route 7 just south of Tacoma.

Story:

Plane makes emergency landing on Washington state highway

A small plane made an emergency landing on State Route 7 in Washington state on Thursday morning. It happened in Parkland in Pierce County, just south of Tacoma, and it was all captured on an officer’s dash cam. Washington State Trooper Clint Thompson happened to be driving in the area when a...

bnonews.com

Love how the officer comes up and calmly raps on the fuselage... "Hey, anybody home?"