Inside Northern Ireland’s Bushmills Distillery

Really fun inside look at Northern Ireland’s Bushmills Distillery from Cool Hunting.

The idyllic River Bush laps close to the walls of the Old Bushmills Distillery Co. With a 400-year history of making whiskey with this water, not only is Bushmills the oldest licensed distillery in Ireland, but also the longest-running one in the world. Its new distillery building—opening in 2022—proves, however, that the brand continues to evolve. To learn more, we visited the site for a tour and tasting with the newly named master blender, Alex Thomas. Walking the distillery grounds, we entered a small warehouse set up for barrel tastings. Aromas from the wood casks filled the air.

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Adding floppy disk support to CircuitPython, step 1…

We are adding floppy disk support to CircuitPython, here is step 1 (video), want more, sign up for the Python on Hardware newsletter, goes out in the am 💾 💾 💾 🦂 🐇 ☠️ I’m the the guest editor this week! SIGN UP HERE! https://www.adafruitdaily.com/

If there’s one thing we believe in strongly here at Adafruit it is that if you have an embedded interpreted language running on your microcontroller, it’s super important that you can access floppy drives from it. Sure, sure, you could use a micro SD card, but microSD cards can get lost easily compared to a chonky 3.5″. So we’re starting to look at how to get a floppy drive up and running. The good news is you can use 5V power and it seems to be ok with 3V logic levels. We’ve got the idc cabling wired up right we think, because we can now turn on the motor and see index pulses coming out at around 5Hz. This Samsung SFD-321B datasheet has been really helpful in interfacing, and so far our code is in Arduino since we’re comfy with that for hardware noodling. We’ll publish it as a cross-platform-usable open source hardware so folks can keep on spinnin’.

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The Smugglers Room is Building a Star Wars Spaceship Air BnB

The Smugglers Room, the Star Wars prop-building website, has an exciting announcement. They are going to be building a Star Wars spaceship-themed Air BnB for a treehouse park that some friends run.

The ship/guest cottage will include two bedrooms, a central area, a galley kitchen, and a fully-outfitted cockpit which will also serve as a home theater.

They will, of course, be documenting the entire process on their YouTube channel.

(12/27/2021 7:45pm ET /// editor’s note, getting correct link from Gareth now – pt)

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CDC shortens Covid isolation period to 5 days for asymptomatic cases

The CDC has revised the isolation period to five days for someone who tests positive for Covid-19. The new guidance was announced as the highly transmissible omicron variant is sending daily caseloads soaring, worsening a labor shortage and forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights.

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Software Synths as Freeware #MusicMonday

That smartphone of yours is an everything device. It can do all the things. It’s a computer. Any process that involves information can operate on a computer. So you’ve got a stereo, a camera, a library, a compass, and, if you want a synthesizer. And out here on the internet you can find free digital synthesizers galore. He’s a selection form Sonic State:

ModulAir  is a stunning software modular synth for those not yet ready for the quantum leap into VCV Rack. It offers 18 modules per patch with 55 modules to choose from including oscillators, filters, sequencers, modulators and effects – giving you a diverse range of sonic possibilities. It’s slightly dated and sometimes intimidating GUI will reward synth explorers with a rich selection of sounds good for all round use.

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Kamala Harris' dire warning was right. America's credibility is declining fast.

Vice President Kamala Harris issued a dire warning about the state of U.S. democracy, saying voter suppression laws hurt America's credibility in the world.

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How a sweet Christmas Eve moment became an example of our bitter politics

A mature adult doesn’t respond to someone wishing his family well with such meanness of spirit.

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