Interesting Stuff You Saw on the I-net Today

[crp]

On 7/20/2024 at 6:06 AM, zlim said:

https://mossandfog.com/pencils-made-from-recycled-coffee-grounds-are-functional-and-smell-great

eh, only 20% coffee.

$26 for 6 

 

https://youtu.be/hb16SVE0XLM

[zlim]

Yes, I didn't consider buying them.

 

Today's interesting article

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/eco-friendly-sponges-made-of-dairy-byproduct-can-extract-gold-from-old-computer-parts/

[zlim]

I did a double-take on this sentence in a newsletter from Jared Newman I got today.

Southwest Airlines was not affected by the CrowdStrike meltdown because its systems run Windows 3.1!

https://advisorator.com/members/2024/07/23/7-23-2024-use-a-better-browser/

[Corrine]

Wow!  After reading that, I did a quick search and found that according to Southwest Airlines Avoids Crowdstrike Issues - Thanks to Windows 3.1?, it wasn't just Southwest Airlines:

 

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Yes, Windows 3.1 — an operating system that is 32 years old. Southwest, along with UPS and FedEx, haven't had any issues with the CrowdStrike outage. In responses to CNN, Delta, American, Spirit, Frontier, United, and Allegiant all said they were having issues, but Southwest told the outlet that its operations are going off without a hitch. Some are attributing that to Windows 3.1. Major portions of Southwest's systems are reportedly built on Windows 95 and Windows 3.1...

 

 

[crp]

multitasking a sander

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53PRLGGCUiA

[crp]

perspective.

Edited August 5 by crp

[sunrat]

Predictions for the future from the past, some are pretty close:
1930:

 

1923:

 

1900, Roomba?:

 

 

In 1983, this was Nissan’s idea of what their future cars would look like.

 

1939:

 

Of course, a lot of future predictions didn't eventuate:

[crp]

I was surprised by how much manual work is involved.

 

 

[crp]

computer diorama

 

 

[abarbarian]

Tree taller than the Statue of Liberty discovered in the world's deepest canyon

 

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Among its record-breaking attributes is a surprising inhabitant nestled into its rugged terrain: the tallest trees ever discovered in Asia.

Indeed, the cypress, which soars 102 metres (335 feet) up into the sky, is so tall, it would tower over the 305-foot-tall Statue of Liberty if the two were placed side-by-side.

Below is a full-length view of the impressive specimen:

 

I decided to not post the tree picture here

[sunrat]

Food for thought.

[abarbarian]

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Food for thought.

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So What is it ? All I get is the above but no picture ?

[sunrat]

2 hours ago, abarbarian said:

 

So What is it ? All I get is the above but no picture ?

I see it here. Looks like @zlim sees it too. It's a hotlink from Imgur IIRC.

 

[amenditman]

 

[crp]

 

[abarbarian]

On 9/21/2024 at 4:12 PM, sunrat said:

I see it here. Looks like @zlim sees it too. It's a hotlink from Imgur IIRC.

 

 

It came back.

[abarbarian]

Draconid meteor shower 2024: All you need to know - For USA

 

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Predicted peak: The peak is predicted** for 3 UTC on October 8, 2024.
When to watch: The best time to watch the Draconids in 2024 is the evening of October 7 through the wee hours of the morning on October 8. The waxing crescent moon (27% illuminated) will set before 9 p.m. your local time. So you can watch for meteors in a moonless sky.
Overall duration of shower: October 6 through 10.

 

When and where to see the Draconid meteor shower - For UK

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What is the Draconid meteor shower?

Meteor showers are caused when the Earth travels through a cloud of cometary debris. In this case, the Draconid meteor shower comes from the debris of comet 21 P/Giacobini-Zinner.

 

 

[crp]

space coffee , https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/how-astronauts-drink-coffee-in-space/

 

[crp]

What i found the neatest part was the 3 seconds he showed of flipping from a short distance,

 

[crp]

Quantum Sculpture or "Now you see, now you don't" - take your pick.

 

https://www.capturingreality.com/sculptures-disappearing-into-the-air-jul

 

[crp]

fan magazines needed filler and these would have good filler (mostly) -

https://70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/break-time/?ref=70s-sci-fi-art-newsletter

 

[crp]

big win for companies , consumers and ifixit -

 

[sunrat]

19 hours ago, crp said:

big win for companies , consumers and ifixit -

 

 

Now we need replaceable batteries in phones, among countless other items consumers should have right to repair.

[crp]

Why cups are empty in movies and tv shows - though not as much as in the past.

 

[crp]

this is one of those 'facts' that i was always suspicious of. 

 

[abarbarian]

Fed up with politics ? Want to get away from it all ? 

 

US cruise company offering four-year escape during Trump presidency

 

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A Florida-based cruise company is offering disgruntled US voters the chance to escape by travelling the world during Donald Trump's upcoming four years in office.

 

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Mr Petterson said the company started working on the marketing campaign before the election and would have rolled it out regardless of who won.

"It's not really a political campaign at all... it just happened that Trump won and there are more Democrats that are unhappy living in the US now than Republicans," he said.

 

Mind you.

 

Luxury cruise liner Villa Vie Odyssey remains anchored off Northern Ireland hours after departing following four-month wait

 

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The stranded passengers have not been staying on the ship during the four-month delay and have instead stayed in hotels and short-term rental properties in Belfast.

 

[crp]

 

[sunrat]

You're Probably Wrong About Rainbows

This blew my mind. Partly because I had to stretch my understanding of physics to get even half of what he is talking about, and partly because most of it was totally understandable and much more detailed and interesting than what I previously knew about rainbows. TL:DR We all know that rainbows are formed by diffraction of sunlight, but reflection inside the water droplets and the fact that different wavelengths of light travel at different speeds is the core.