Video stabilization
by Witness » Tue May 17, 2016 4:01 am
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You may want to turn the sound down.
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Drones changed how videos can be made
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Artemis (NASA moon mission)
by Anaxagoras » Wed Dec 25, 2019 3:40 am
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I figured this one could use its own thread. Seems pretty cool. I wonder how soon it will happen.
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It was pretty good at explaining 2 of the 3 legs. It utterly skipped the part about what they are going to do while they are there. It's okay, we...
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First SpaceX manned mission, May 30th (Sat)
by Anaxagoras » Mon May 25, 2020 11:43 am
At 4:33 PM, eastern time.
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Last post by Witness Sun May 31, 2020 10:01 pm
Whoopsie!
by Pyrrho » Fri May 29, 2020 7:49 pm
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Fusion power (fission welcome too)
by Anaxagoras » Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:04 am
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I don't know if there's much reason to be excited about this, but there are private efforts to develop nuclear fusion.
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On 20 August 2019 ONR gave permission for reactor four at Hunterston B nuclear power station to restart, but only until December. The reactor had an...
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It's finally official, there actually are UFOs
by robinson » Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:24 am
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I've seen a few, but was always able to figure out what they were later. But this high tech video from advanced fighter jets, well, the old pilots...
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The Foo fighters of WWII, the nighttime illusions, ball lightning, blue sprites and red jets, the atmospheric electrical wired as fuck shit around...
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Wolfram's Theory of Everything
by Witness » Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:02 am
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Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics…
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According to whois, it's a fellow named Joshua Levine in Occidental, CA. Email at ooaahh@yahoo.com.
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Last post by gnome Thu May 14, 2020 8:24 pm
This is how camera lenses change the shape of your face
by Witness » Tue May 05, 2020 1:04 am
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Indeed old hat but still interesting.
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With Hypercentric lenses, things that are further away appear bigger than nearer things. They are used on production lines allowing vision systems to...
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Last post by ceptimus Wed May 06, 2020 10:33 am
Solar Realities and the Electric Company
by Rob Lister » Sat Nov 23, 2013 1:42 pm
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First a counter-intuitive reality:
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Part of the problem is that electrical energy is very difficult to store. (In some places water is pumped uphill when the grid is idle, and used to...
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Tornadoes
by robinson » Sun Apr 26, 2020 11:18 am
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Tornadoes have always fascinated me. This close up footage of one is just astounding.
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Wound up in a totally real alert situation at home the other day. They've taken to distributing emergency instructions by texting people's phones,...
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The most efficient method of wiping out humanity?
by Miles » Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:41 pm
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Note that this is purely hypothetica l. I will not be taking any of the following opinion into account personally.
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Shut the fuck up
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Last post by robinson Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:37 am
Is Chipotle promoting food woo?
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:48 am
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Chipotle will stop serving GMO foods — despite zero evidence they're harmful to eat
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And they're JUST NOW getting this issue settled.
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Last post by Rob Lister Wed Apr 22, 2020 2:47 pm
Heating Solutions
by asthmatic camel » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:36 pm
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So, it's 13 years since we installed our gas central heating/hot water system based around a condensing boiler. While it's been fantastic to date,...
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I fixed it better.
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:34 pm
Cool Satellite Rescue
by Rob Lister » Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:23 am
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Cool accomplishment
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A small first step to mining the asteroid belt. :)
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Last post by Witness Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:00 am
Covid got Conway
by Witness » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:07 pm
Famous British mathematician John Horton Conway passed on April 11
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Last post by robinson Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:53 pm
Krakatoa again
by sparks » Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:59 pm
Gawd is pissed. Your job: Figure out what the fuck he's on about this time. Good luck, we're all counting on you. :)
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Last post by robinson Sun Apr 12, 2020 2:55 am
Antibody treatment?
by ed » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:22 pm
What my company is doing is adapting antibodies to recognize and neutralize the novel coronavirus. So this would ... sort of skipping what a vaccine...
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The prognosis
by ed » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:35 pm
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I am going to lay out a straw man scenario for the progression of this disease. Please fix/ammend as necessary. Dates and rates are somewhat WAGs so...
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That was funny. I like him.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:38 am
We're going to Mercury because we need some ice.
by ceptimus » Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:31 pm
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There are plenty of places closer to Venus, in rocket fuel terms, than Mercury. Earth is closer, though landing on Earth and taking off again uses a...
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That is why we go to *snicker! snicker!*
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Homeopathy and Corona Virus
by ed » Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:49 am
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Homeopathy Prevention (Genus Epidemicus) for Coronavirus:
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Alex Jones Is Peddling Toothpaste That He Falsely Says Kills Coronavirus
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Last post by Witness Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:50 am
What the hell is Musk up to now?
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jan 31, 2017 3:23 am
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Elon Musk on Digging Big-Ass Tunnel: 'We Have No Idea What We’re Doing'
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Musk is working on a new way to test for Wuhan flu virus
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Biggest Bang Observed Since . . . Your Mom!
by Doctor X » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:30 am
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Shown: Your Mom
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Apparently they can.
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Discovery of a Doomed Planet
by Anaxagoras » Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:28 am
All planets are doomed, including earth. It's just a matter of on what timescale.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:28 am
Is Neil Young right about sound quality?
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:57 am
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Just wondering if this is some kind of audiophile woo-woo or if he has a legitimate point:
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“Devastating” Manufacturing Plant Fire Threatens Worldwide Vinyl Record Supply
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Audio woes
by gnome » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:57 am
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I got tired of my new TV's stupid built in speakers--especially with dialog being too quiet compared to music and sound effects--and surrendered to...
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Update again:
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Last post by gnome Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:53 am
We're going to Pluto for the swimming.
by sparks » Tue May 21, 2019 7:50 pm
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Appropriately designed submersible could prove interesting. But we should send the first series to Europa.
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Thanks Witness. Cool stuff. There's more cool stuff under See Also, like the Horseshoe Orbit.
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The Genetic Engineering Thread
by Anaxagoras » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:08 am
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I think we're about to enter a new era. Sort of like the Internet and smart phones and Google ushered in a new era in the 90s and aughts, we are...
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Life will find a way.
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Last post by sparks Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:59 pm
Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus
by ed » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:01 pm
Presumably the antibody could be constructed to interfere with intestinal flora so that they could be released in an area where everyone would come...
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Last post by ed Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:01 pm
US Navy & UFO's
by ed » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:38 am
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AKA Is the Admiral a Pod Person?
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Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus. No doubt about it.
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Traffic science
by Anaxagoras » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:48 pm
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I found this remarkably interesting video about a new design for a highway interchange. Just wanted to share it.
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Another good one I stumbled across.
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Last post by Anaxagoras Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:46 am
Darwin's Beagle diary
by Witness » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:37 am
As some of you like to listen to podcasts:
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Concrete battery
by Anaxagoras » Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:24 am
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Energy Vault to build grid-level, gravity-fed battery from a tower of concrete blocks
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EPA hates it. Another SJW conundrum
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Last post by ed Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:33 pm
Killer whale grandmothers boost survival of calves
by ed » Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:56 pm
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Everything is directed at actualizing the prime directive: survive
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Not even their kids (and for plants it' very bad luck to germinate under mom). Most animals never see their offspring.
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Last post by Witness Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:24 am
Antique Radios
by Rob Lister » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:43 pm
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Back in the '90's, I used to restore antique radios from the late '30's and early forties. I did it as a hobby in my garage, mostly to get away from...
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Rob: In the photo you attached, the turntable doesn't really match the vintage of the rest of the piece.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:09 pm
Invisibility Cloak
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:22 am
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Very cool.
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A True Cloaking Device™ :
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:58 am
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Last post by asthmatic camel Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:15 am
Richard Feynman
by Rob Lister » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:35 pm
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I'd like to say this guy missed his calling, he should have done stand up. Fuck the Nobel Prize in physics, let's do comedy. I've read Surely You're...
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:De_Bunk:
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Last post by robinson Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:49 am
Carnivorous plants
by ed » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:36 am
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I've always had an interest in carnivorous plants. When I was a wee lad, just starting out in my endeavors, I tried to use Gibberellic acid to delve...
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Grow Carnivorous Plants.
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:53 pm
Uh oh. They are catching up.
by shuize » Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:59 am
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They're using tools, you say?
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Helicopter pig hunting?
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Last post by sparks Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:08 pm
I need a formula!
by gnome » Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:28 pm
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Hoping maybe a mathematical thinker or two can devise something that works here.
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e=mc 2
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Last post by shemp Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:52 am
Tesla worth more than GM or Ford now
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 11, 2017 3:34 am
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Gotta wonder if this isn't a case of people counting a whole lot of chickens that haven't hatched yet. Sure, Tesla is much cooler than those old...
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I didn't click the link, how did the fire start? Or why did a fire start?
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