Monthly Archives: July 2018

Company Pitches 'Flying Trains With Removable Wings' Idea To Boeing

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Maurice Ricci, a French entrepreneur and founder of engineering and technology consulting firm Akka Technologies has just pitches his ‘Link & Fly’ (not to be confused with Link & Park) concept for train/plane cabin-like tubes that can be loaded with passengers at a neighborhood station, then railed to the airport, where modular wings will be attached, and the plane take to the skies. I don’t know about you, but personally I’m not thrilled about the idea of flying in a plane with wings made to come off.

With Akka’s futuristic concept, passengers would board a train-like tube at a neighborhood station and have their retinas scanned for security during the ride to the airport. Wings would then be attached to the pod for take-off.

Ricci estimates at least thirty minutes could be saved during each airport turnaround, and increase short flight rotations like that from Paris to Toulouse (approximately an hour and 15 minute flight) from 7 to 9 per day. Will it ever actually happen? Maybe. Will it happen in our lifetime? *eying the sky for nukes* Possibly. Will I ever ride one unless there’s free Wi-Fi and every single seat is an ejector seat? Absolutely not.

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Source: Geekologie – Company Pitches ‘Flying Trains With Removable Wings’ Idea To Boeing

Aim to Get to $10,000

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It can feel daunting to start from zero when you’re a newbie saver or investor. You have financial professionals advising you to put away 20 percent of your income and save double your salary by the time you’re 35, while you’re struggling to pay rent and make your student loan payments on time. Saving anything at all…

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Source: LifeHacker – Aim to Get to ,000

Pass the Visine Please

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Not that any of you ever actually go outside, but I thought this was an interesting science point to make, and keeps us on the water theme from the previous news nugget. It seems that getting into a hotel pool is the best way to get sick. But that was not really what caught my eye about this story. We have all gotten out of a pool at some point and had extremely bloodshot eyes. I think we all assume that there was always just a bit too much chlorine used by the poolboy. The Center for Disease Control lets us know that is not actually the problem. It seems that all the urine mixing with the chlorine is the issue. Don’t worry however, it is still probably much cleaner than your keyboard. Yeah, you should probably clean that…now.



When we go swimming and our eyes turn red, it’s because swimmers have peed in the water.

“The nitrogen in the urine combines with the chlorine and it forms what’s known as chloramine and it’s actually chloramine that causes the red eyes,” Michele Hlavsa, chief of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s healthy swimming program told TODAY in 2015 interview. “It’s chlorine mixed with poop and sweat and a lot of other things we bring into the water with us.”

There’s at least one way to check if the pool you’re about to swim in is clean or not. The stronger the chlorine smell at a pool, the more filled with pee it is. Healthy pools don’t smell like chemicals, Hlavsa said.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Pass the Visine Please

Thai Boys Were Reportedly Sedated and in a Semi-Conscious State During Rescue

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On Tuesday, the remaining five boys were rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex where 12 members of a soccer team and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks. The rescue mission spanned three days, and, according to new details, involved drugging the boys prior to the extraction.

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Source: Gizmodo – Thai Boys Were Reportedly Sedated and in a Semi-Conscious State During Rescue

ARM's Own Employees Complain About Anti-RISCV Website

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lkcl writes: Phoronix and The Register have an insightful look into an effort by ARM that is reminiscent of Microsoft’s “Get The Facts” campaign. RISC-V’s design is a revamp of the RISC concept that is intended from the ground up to fix the mistakes and learn from the lessons of the past 30 years. Power efficiency is 40% better than ARM or Intel. Compressed instructions reduce I-cache misses by 20-25%, which is roughly comparable to the same performance that would be achieved by doubling the Instruction Cache size. Yet despite El Reg’s insightful analysis,all is not as it seems: on further investigation, some of ARM’s criticism has merit, whilst some of it is clear out-and-out FUD from ARM that, being so critically dependent on free software, had its own employees complain so much that the site was pulled. Also we cannot help but wonder which “Big Chip” company offered seven-figure salaries to try to shut down the IIT Madras Shakti Project. Most interesting however is the fact that ARM — a $40 billion dollar company — is rattled by RISC-V enough to use underhanded tactics, whilst Intel on the other hand is actually investing.

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Source: Slashdot – ARM’s Own Employees Complain About Anti-RISCV Website

How to Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Data Usage When Traveling

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It’s summertime and wanderlust is coming for us all. It’s important that you get out there and see the world, but it’s equally important that your phone is as ready for your travels as you are. After you’ve thrown a dart on the map and purchased your plane ticket, try these tips to make sure you’re not burning through…

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Source: LifeHacker – How to Maximize Battery Life and Minimize Data Usage When Traveling

Tesla whistleblower tells SEC of alleged wrongdoing at Gigafactory

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Enlarge / Tesla’s new Model 3 car on display is seen on Friday, January 26, 2018, at the Tesla store in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images)

Martin Tripp, the ex-Tesla technician who has been sued by his former employer, has now filed a formal whistleblower tip to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tripp’s lawyer, Stuart Meissner, told Ars that his client is reiterating claims that the company has been allegedly dishonest with the public and with investors in statements regarding Model 3 production.

Previously, Tripp told Ars that he wanted to reveal internal waste and safety flaws in Tesla batteries that he claimed he observed while working at the company’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. The tip, known as a “TCR,” was filed late last Friday.

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Source: Ars Technica – Tesla whistleblower tells SEC of alleged wrongdoing at Gigafactory

ARM Takes Down Boneheaded Website Attacking Open-Source Rival

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ARM, the incredibly successful developer of CPU designs, appears to be getting a little nervous about an open-source rival that’s gaining traction. At the end of June, ARM launched a website outlining why it’s better than its competitor’s offerings and it quickly blew up in its face. Realizing the site was a bad look,…

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Source: Gizmodo – ARM Takes Down Boneheaded Website Attacking Open-Source Rival

Facebook improves AI by sending 'tourist bots' to a virtual NYC

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As a general rule, AI isn’t great at using new info to make better sense of existing info. Facebook thinks it has a clever (if unusual) way to explore solutions to this problem: send AI on a virtual vacation. It recently conducted an experiment tha…

Source: Engadget – Facebook improves AI by sending ‘tourist bots’ to a virtual NYC

WTF Is Wrong With You?: Guy On Scooter Rope-Towing A Chick On A Bicycle With A Kid

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Because this is the moronic world we live in now, this is a short video of some dude on a scooter rope-towing a woman on a bicycle with a seat that isn’t anywhere remotely on straight, that’s wearing a child for a backpack. And is that a bathrobe she’s wearing? I’m calling child services. Hello, child services? I’m sending you a video. It’s from Monroe, Washington, so you might want to forward it to your field office there. Yeah, I assume they just moved from Florida. Also, while I have you on the phone — where do you stand on no dessert if you don’t eat all your vegetables? Is that something that I could have a mom arres– uh-huh, I see. Well I think you should reconsider that but thank you for your time and don’t forget to go get these idiots.

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Source: Geekologie – WTF Is Wrong With You?: Guy On Scooter Rope-Towing A Chick On A Bicycle With A Kid

Cheese Mayo Is the Condiment You Need to Make 

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When it comes to burgers, I prefer to keep things simple. A thin, smashed patty, a good melty cheese, maybe a little onion, tomato, and pickles. I don’t need fried eggs, avocado, or super thicc bacon. I am, however, very into the idea of cheese mayonnaise, which frankly streamlines my already simple burger even…

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Source: LifeHacker – Cheese Mayo Is the Condiment You Need to Make 

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17713 Brings Big Notepad Updates, Remote Desktop Biometric Login

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Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17713 Brings Big Notepad Updates, Remote Desktop Biometric Login
Microsoft is moving right along with Redstone 5 development, which will debut as the Windows 10’s next major update this fall. We’ve already seen some big feature enhancements since the first Redstone 5 build landed months ago, but today’s release is still piling on new features for Windows Insiders to try out.
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Source: Hot Hardware – Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17713 Brings Big Notepad Updates, Remote Desktop Biometric Login

Internally, NASA believes Boeing ahead of SpaceX in commercial crew

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Source: Ars Technica – Internally, NASA believes Boeing ahead of SpaceX in commercial crew