Universal cancer blood test detects and locates 50 types of tumors

Cancer is one of humanity’s leading killers, and the main reason for that is it’s often hard to detect until it’s too late. But that might be about to change. Researcher have developed a new type of AI-powered blood test that can accurately detect over… Continue reading Universal cancer blood test detects and locates 50 types of tumors

Jonathan Pritchard, Like A Mind Reader Training – Business Security Weekly #87

Jonathan Pritchard is a business consultant specializing in the psychology of communication, negotiation, influence, and sales. Previously he spent 15 years traveling the world as a mentalist, and currently he works with companies like Disney, Universa… Continue reading Jonathan Pritchard, Like A Mind Reader Training – Business Security Weekly #87

Mechanisms: Couplings

I was splitting wood one day a few years back, getting next winter’s firewood ready on my hydraulic splitter. It normally handled my ash and oak with ease, but I had a particularly gnarly piece of birch queued up, and the splitter was struggling. The 20-ton cylinder slowed as the wedge jammed in the twisted grain, the engine started to bog down, then BANG! I jumped back as something gave way and the engine revved out of control; I figured a hydraulic hose gave out. Whatever it was, I was done for the day.

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ESP8266 BASIC Sets Up a Web Remote in No Time

One of the sticking points for us with our own Internet of Things is, ironically, the Internet part. We build hardware happily, but when it comes time to code up web frontends to drive it all, the thrill is gone and the project is only half-done.

Including some simple web-based scripting functionality along with the microcontroller basics is one of the cleverest tricks up ESP8266 BASIC’s sleeves. BASIC author [mmiscool] puts it to good use in this short demo: a complete learning IR remote control that’s driven through a web interface, written in just a few lines of BASIC.

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