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Joe Valiente, director of emergency management for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, talks with Rachel Maddow about the dire conditions in southern Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida where flooding and the lack of electricity and all the things that come with it have made some areas uninhabitable. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gPF9Oc via IFT...

How Soft Robotics is Changing Clothing #WearableWednesday

Humanoid robotocs or robot dogs are cool and all but soft robotics really think outside the box (or rigid 6 sided structures rather). Fun story from Motherboard on YouTube: We dive into the exploding field of soft robotics, zooming in on “robotic textiles.” These fabrics might one day enable anything from shape-changing smart clothes to...

How Soft Robotics is Changing Clothing #WearableWednesday

How much can the U.S. spend on Americans now that Afghan war is over? | Michael Moore on MSNBC

The war in Afghanistan cost the U.S. $300 million per day. Now that it’s over, filmmaker Michael Moore joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to tackle how America can adjust its priorities and spending, drawing on recent figures, Dwight Eisenhower's famous warning against the cost of war and the future of the Biden domestic agenda. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yw5fvK via IFT...

Should doctors prescribing livestock medicine for Covid face consequences?

“While we all debate how disinformation should be regulated and what tech companies should do, one question I have not heard a good answer to is this: Shouldn't the medical profession be policing its own? What are the consequences for doctors pushing snake oil solutions?” says Chris Hayes. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ygpz7R via IFT...

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Color Helper Module @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

Create a custom Color Class in a separate module to streamline your code in CircuitPython! Learn more about CircuitPython from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/3BuwZTf via IFT...

Congresswoman Dean: The GOP should ‘root out’ its extremist members

Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi discuss the inaccurate comments made by Representative Cawthorn (R-NC) about the January 6th riots and the 2020 election from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DABA87 via IFT...

Biden: ‘I was not going to extend this forever war’

President Joe Biden said the U.S. could have faced Taliban attacks if they stayed in Afghanistan and the withdrawal was to protect service members. “I was not going to extend this forever war, and I was not extending a forever exit,” said Biden. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zMwC6h via IFT...

John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Color Helper Module @adafruit @johnedgarpark #adafruit #circuitpython

NEW VIDEO: Phototransistor – Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

It may look like an LED but the phototransistor is used to detect light, not produce it. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/3kzx80U via IFT...

Here's what the media got completely wrong on Afghanistan, according to an expert

The war in Afghanistan was far, far different from how it has been depicted in American media. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3Bteqid via IFT...

How Ron DeSantis is ‘using kids as pawns’ for political points

Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe and senior columnist for the Boston Globe Kim Atkins Stohr on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withholding funds from school districts defying his ban on mask mandates from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kKVa9r via IFT...

NEW VIDEO: Phototransistor – Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

понедельник, 30 августа 2021 г.

New Orleans will be in the dark for days after Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida has left over a million customers in Louisiana without power and officials warn it could be days before lights and air conditioners come back as temperatures soar. MSNBC's Ali Velshi joins us live from the French Quarter with the very latest. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Y2a17u via IFT...

Experts decry anti-vaccine, anti-mask conservative rhetoric as COVID-19 cases surpass 39 million

The U.S. has now surpassed 39 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic according to NBC News. Dr. Anthony Fauci says America could suffer another 100,000 deaths by December. Joy Reid's panel of expert guests discuss what the numbers might look like without the many sources of disinformation currently influencing the populace. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/38nZTIl via IFT...

OSU Cryptography Research Leads to More Efficient Secure Computation Protocol

via TechXplore Oregon State University researchers have developed a secure computation protocol that’s 25% more efficient than what had been thought the best possible, meaning future savings in time and energy costs for groups needing to team up on computations while keeping their individual data private. Mike Rosulek, associate professor...

OSU Cryptography Research Leads to More Efficient Secure Computation Protocol

Rep. Auchincloss warns of next ‘Bush-like president who tries to bluster their way into war’

Afghanistan seeing the final U.S. troops leave on Monday ending the 20-years-long conflict, is discussed by veteran of the war, Rep. Jake Auchincloss. Rep. Auchincloss tells Joy Reid, ‘We've got to make sure the next time a Bush-like president tries to bluster their way into a war of choice, that Barbara Lee has some backup and that backup should come especially from younger veterans like me.’ from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zyPEwB via...

'Candyman' wasn't the film I wanted. I still loved watching it.

I wanted “Candyman” to deliver, but it wasn’t giving what the trailer promised — a smart, introspective follow-up to the cult classic. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zyPDc1 via IFT...

New details on Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan phone call with Trump on Jan. 6

Politico reports that as lawmakers were evacuated to a safe room on January 6th, Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio was joined by Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida and together they, "implored Trump to tell his supporters to stand down, per a source with knowledge of that call." from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WBFn4s via IFT...

Hayes: U.S. troops are finally out of Afghanistan—and it's remarkable

“The actual evacuation of all U.S. troops has finally happened. And while there is very little joy to find in any of this long painful story, the actual end of this war is a remarkable thing,” says Chris Hayes. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yw7pew via IFT...

Michael Beschloss breaks down the lessons learned from the war in Afghanistan

NBC News’ Presidential Historian reacts to the official ending of the US war in Afghanistan, saying that the US came in the country “with noble motives” and realized that is “a lot harder to end a war than to get into one” from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yvUXf9 via IFT...

Biden's Afghanistan debacle reveals a dangerous obsession with timelines

This managerial style has robbed the administration of political victories and undermined its objectives at home and abroad. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3juH1ha via IFT...

Pfizer's mRNA miracle means little without mandates

If everyone waiting for the FDA's full approval gets vaccinated, we'll still be far short of herd immunity. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gvj1sq via IFT...

Advancing a Feeder @adafruit #adafruit #manufacturing #electronics #picknplace #smtmanufacturing #samsung #madeinnyc #behindthescenes #ifyouknowyouknow

Happy Manufacturing Monday Advancing a feeder to bring the first component in the tape to the front. If you work with pick ‘n place machines, you do this a lot. View this post on Instagram A post shared by adafruit (@adafruit) from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/3mJI6nh via IFT...

Advancing a Feeder @adafruit #adafruit #manufacturing #electronics #picknplace #smtmanufacturing #samsung #madeinnyc #behindthescenes #ifyouknowyouknow

Richard Engel: ‘U.S. has been humbled today’ as last troops leave Afghanistan

NBC News’ Richard Engel details repercussion’s of U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. Engel said, “It will be a challenge to bring the Taliban into the international community." from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3mJC4TF via IFT...

Search and rescue efforts underway after Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana

Louisianan search and rescue teams work diligently to provide aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WBCZue via IFT...

Biden: We'll give those impacted by Hurricane Ida 'any help you're going to need'

President Biden met virtually with FEMA officials and the governors and mayors of areas that have been impacted by Hurricane Ida. The president pledged the federal government's support to help with power outages and response efforts as the National Guard is deployed. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DzefDM via IFT...

Pentagon: U.S. troops have left Afghanistan

U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, announced the completion of withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. During the Pentagon briefing McKenzie said the withdrawal, “Signifies both the end of the military component of the evacuation and also the end of the nearly 20 year mission.” from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3sZgAmI via IFT...

Tampa doctor: Hospital seeing 'high volumes' of Covid patients

Dr. Jason Wilson of Tampa General Hospital discusses how 'vaccination status' is the biggest risk factor for being seriously sick from the coronavirus. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zxdxEL via IFT...

Jan. 6 committee to request some Republicans' phone records to be preserved

Garrett Haake reports that "the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol is preparing to ask telecom companies to preserve the phone records of several Republican members of Congress." from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WGw7fm via IFT...

NEW VIDEO: Voltage Divider – Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

A simple relationship of components you’ll see again & again – the voltage divider. from Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! https://ift.tt/2Wzbstp via IFT...

NEW VIDEO: Voltage Divider – Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

Rep. Gallego: 'There was no way this was going to be a clean exit'

Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine veteran, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal. "This is a horrible situation. There's no denying that. It was always going to, unfortunately, end in a horrible manner. There was no way this was going to be a clean exit. That's what happens when you're in war for 20 years," says Rep. Gallego. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3juhJQg via IFT...

Ida damages Louisiana hospitals packed with Covid patients

Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate discusses the potential risk if hospitals in Louisiana, already packed with Covid patients, become more overwhelmed with trauma patients from Ida. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kFNSDA via IFT...

How does AI learn?

AI as in artificial intelligence, not the great Allen Iverson. via TED Today, artificial intelligence helps doctors diagnose patients, pilots fly commercial aircraft, and city planners predict traffic. These AIs are often self-taught, working off a simple set of instructions to create a unique array of rules and strategies. So how exactly does a machine learn? Briana Brownell digs into the three basic ways machines investigate,...

How does AI learn?

How Noiseless Props Are Made For Movies And TV Shows

Great insight into a specific aspect of prop making and managing for movies and tv, from Movies Insider on YouTube. Some objects, like paper bags, ice cubes, and pool balls, make an unexpected amount of noise. This can be a big problem on set, as any of these unwanted sounds can get in the way of dialogue. To ensure the sound team gets the best sound possible, the prop team will create silent versions of real products. Prop...

How Noiseless Props Are Made For Movies And TV Shows

Doom Harp #MusicMonday

If you’ve ever heard drone or dark ambient, or, in some lonely moment, sound your head held by enormous headphones, as the sound of Sun 0))) takes you into its rewarding black heart. Well, harpist Emily Hopkins sure has. And she’s responded in kind, outfitting her lever harp with the heaviest distortion pedal she can find. Here’s more from Emily Hopkins: Prepare yourselves, djentlemen. Nepenthes by Electrofoods is the...

Doom Harp #MusicMonday

UPS Flight Forward Delivers COVID-19 Vaccines for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist #drone #droneday

UPS is using cold chain packaging for drones to delivery COVID-19 vaccines! From UPS: According to UPS Flight Forward, this is the first COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery in the U.S. and is an extension of current work for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. UPS’s drone airline received a first-of-kind approval from the FAA to carry alkaline...

UPS Flight Forward Delivers COVID-19 Vaccines for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist #drone #droneday

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Lovely story from Atlas Obscura about a comic-scrapbook hybrid that also gives us a glimpse into life during the great depression. The book sounds like sort of a more low-key, American version of Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project (perhaps without the overt influence of political philosophy and academia). So begins the inscription on the...

Evacuation order issued after levee fails in Southeast Louisiana

Officials Plaquemines Parish issued an evacuation order after a levee failed near Hwy 23 in Alliance, Louisiana. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3t5rjw8 via IFT...

воскресенье, 29 августа 2021 г.

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Flash flood threatens hundreds as levee fails in Louisiana

Officials say at least 200 people are in "imminent danger" as a levee breached around Lafitte and Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3zskmaE via IFT...

Meet Atlasminx, the 4863 Piece #3DPrinted Puzzle

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this video from corenpuzzle on YouTube, but ooof, we’re still trying to wrap our brains around trying to solve this best. via Gizmodo: The design of the puzzle was inspired by Matt’s yottaminx and Oskar’s 17×17. The biggest change I made to the floating anchor mechanism was to change the direction of the “hooks” each part has. That allowed for the parts to be printed in an orientation that minimized...

Meet Atlasminx, the 4863 Piece #3DPrinted Puzzle

Global Cooling Occurred 34 Million Years Ago Because of Drop in Greenhouse Gas

How can we apply this research to current day climate concerns? via Smithsonian Marine geologic records show that before 34 million years ago Earth was in a balmy greenhouse state. There were no icesheets or glaciers on any continents. Then, there was a sudden cooling. “Geologically speaking, it happened pretty fast. Antarctica hadn’t been...

Ida knocks out power in New Orleans, drainage pumps could be impacted

Lt. General Russel Honore, who coordinated the military relief effort after Hurricane Katrina, speaks on New Orleans' response to Ida as the city remains in the dark. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3kznYBp via IFT...

Global Cooling Occurred 34 Million Years Ago Because of Drop in Greenhouse Gas

Hurricane Ida: New Orleans faces widespread power outages

The city of New Orleans is in the dark as widespread power outages impact much of the area due to Hurricane Ida. MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives an update. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gJduP3 via IFT...

Gulf Coast hospitals brace for Ida, most near capacity with Covid patients

As Hurricane Ida barrels through Louisiana, Gulf Coast hospitals brace for potential storm-related injuries as most are near capacity with Covid-19 patients. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3mIXCj7 via IFT...

Watch: Damage scenes across Louisiana after Hurricane Ida makes landfall

Video shows damage scenes from all over Louisiana after Hurricane Ida pummeled the state. Heavy winds uprooted trees, tore off roofs, and nearly knocked a meteorologist off his feet. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gIPKKQ via IFT...

National Hurricane Center says Ida 'nowhere close' to over

Ken Graham from the National Hurricane Center says heavy rain and storm surge could still impact areas affected by Hurricane Ida and that it is "still a life-threatening situation." from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3ktmSHu via IFT...

Watch Hurricane Ida rip roof off building in Houma, Louisiana

A camera captured the moment strong winds from Hurricane Ida ripped a roof off a building in Houma, Louisiana. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gIrnwM via IFT...

'We are prepared for the worst’: Biden gives update on Hurricane Ida federal response

President Joe Biden gave an update on the federal response to Hurricane Ida from FEMA headquarters. Biden signed an emergency declaration for Louisiana and Mississippi and said, “As soon as the storm passes we are going to put the country's full might behind rescue and recovery." from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yrqCyb via IFT...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a former refugee, says U.S. has "made promises obviously that we couldn't keep"

Rep. Ilhan Omar was born in Somalia and later came to this country as a refugee in 1995. So, for her, the plight of the Afghan people seeking asylum is personal. She says, “we can't let the Afghan people down in their moment of need. We have made promises, obviously, that we couldn't keep. But the one promise that we can keep is making sure that we protect everyone that has been made vulnerable because of our mission.” from MSNBC...

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NBC’s Al Roker reports from New Orleans as Hurricane Ida’s max sustained winds hit 155 mph after intensifying to a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it threatens parts of the Gulf Coast before landfall. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/38kFu6O via IFT...

Follow Ida's path with our storm tracker

Ida is forecast to bring major storm surge and flooding when it makes landfall Sunday. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3DpbMMk via IFT...

The L98-59 Planetary System

via SyFy A planetary system just 35 light years from Earth hosts four and possibly five planets. This includes one (if it exists) that’s squarely in its star’s habitable zone, and another that’s the lightest-weight planet ever found using the radial velocity method: It has only 40% of Earth’s mass. That’s pretty cool. The host star is a...

The L98-59 Planetary System

Authorities abandoned Americans in Katrina. Now they're abandoning us in Covid.

Years after Katrina, New Orleans needs more government help than ever. Don’t let Covid tell a similar story. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3gIeWkJ via IFT...

How to Make PVC “PipeBots” #scifisunday

A few weeks ago, I watched a video on Bill Making Stuff about how to create BeadBots. Just as it sounds, this is making little robot figures using craft beads as the main building material. This inspired me to make a beadbot with my 4 year old granddaughter. On the Andy Mecha YouTube channel, Andy shows how to create another type of scratch-built...

3D Printing Coffee Stuff

Coffee connoisseur James Hoffman recently got a 3D Printer. In this video he starts down the rabbit hole of Thingiverse and printing coffee accessories. Via YouTube: Links to the 3D prints featured: 1. Wall-mounted portafilter holder by jimhigson: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:253… 2. 9 prong espresso distribution tool WDT by jkim_makes:...

How to Make PVC “PipeBots” #scifisunday

3D Printing Coffee Stuff

All About the Stegosaurus

The stegosaurus is objectively the best dinosaur. Okay, that’s not how the word “objectively” works, but it is true that the stegosaurus is one of the all-time post popular dinosaurs. It’s big and weird and has both big plates and spikey spikes. And we know surprisingly little about it. Here’s more from Science Focus: “Although they are...

All About the Stegosaurus

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Releases Image of Completed Vermeer Restoration

Art restoration is one of these processes that might as well be controlled, patient magic and we are totally here for it. Especially when it means the world gets to see a restored Vermeer Cupid. From Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister via The Art Newspaper: Since 2017, this early masterpiece by Vermeer has been undergoing restoration following careful scientific investigation. Recent research has shown that the extensive area of overpainting...

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Releases Image of Completed Vermeer Restoration

суббота, 28 августа 2021 г.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s family feel 'responsibility' to 'feed the flames' of civil rights legacy

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, civil rights leaders Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King highlight the ongoing fight for voting rights in America. MLK's granddaughter, Yolanda is "dedicated" to her belief that her generation will be the last to protest for civil rights. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Wz0TXI via IFT...

Can the Latino vote save Gavin Newsom?

In 2018, Latinos in California voted for Gavin Newsom by 2-1. Then came the pandemic. New polling shows nearly half say they’ll vote to recall the Governor. John Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief for the LA Times, and Christian Arana, Vice President of Policy at the Latino Community, join American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss what we can expect in the leadup to the vote in mid-September. from MSNBC Top Stories https://ift.tt/3yr3dwH via...

From NPR: These Books Should Have Been On Our Original 2011 Sci Fi And Fantasy List

I’m a sucker for a literary round-up — I think the experience of scrolling through one is the perfect blend of ego and anticipation; patting myself on the back for seeing a book I’ve read and feeling true excitement for future-me who now has so many fun books ahead. This now updated list from NPR is definitely a good one. I must personally...

From NPR: These Books Should Have Been On Our Original 2011 Sci Fi And Fantasy List

Classic SF Featuring Planets With Very Long or Very Short Days | #SciFiSunday