Collaborate Disseminate
An astrophysicist at the University of Rochester writes that “many” of his colleagues in physics “have come to believe that a mystery is unfolding in every microbe, animal, and human.” And it’s a mystery that:
– “Challenges basic assumptions physicis… Continue reading Should Physicists Study the Question: What is Life?
On Wednesday (Christmas Eve), the Free Software Foundation announced it had received two major contributions totaling around $900,000 USD — in the cryptocurrency Monero.
The two donations “are among some of the largest private gifts ever made t… Continue reading Free Software Foundation Receives ‘Historic’ Donations Worth Nearly $900K – in Monero
Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage drop. Which isn’t to say that with some effort we …read more Continue reading Active Ideal Full Bridge Rectifier using TEA2208T
If you’ve recently checked your Microsoft account online to manage your devices and found the list empty or missing a computer you use every day, you’re facing a common but frustrating issue. This break can disrupt handy features like ̶… Continue reading Device not visible in the Microsoft Account page
LED bezels (also known as LED panel-mount holders) are great, so how about 3D printing the next ones you need? Sure, they’re inexpensive to purchase and not exactly uncommon. But …read more Continue reading Print Your Next LED Bezel
Those brief freezes and audio hiccups that plague video calls are not the benign nuisances that most people assume them to be, according to a new study published in Nature that found glitches during virtual interactions can meaningfully damage hiring p… Continue reading Video Call Glitches Evoke Uncanniness, Damage Consequential Life Outcomes
Taiwan’s iPass has released a limited-edition prepaid payment card shaped exactly like a 3.5-inch floppy disk. The company, perhaps rightly so, felt the need to include a warning on the product listing: “This product only has a card function and does n… Continue reading Taiwan’s iPass Releases Floppy Disk Pre-Paid Cash Card
Visualizers used to be very much in vogue, something you’d gasp in at amazement when you’d fire up Winamp or Windows Media Player. They’re largely absent from our modern lives, …read more Continue reading Building a Wall-Mounted Sound Visualizer
Google Password Manager emits the following warning for signin.app.osp.com:
This password was exposed in a non-Google data breach. To secure your
account you should change it on signin.app.osp.com now.
It’s understood that url is associa… Continue reading Compromised Password Warning
Toll roads are expanding across the U.S. as the traditional gas tax funding model for highways collapses. Indiana became the first state to authorize tolls on all of its existing interstate highways when Governor Mike Braun signed legislation in June. … Continue reading Toll Roads Are Spreading in America