The winds of change has started. The ICE age is ending. This is the decade of the EV. This will be exceedingly painful for the auto industry

posted by bobknight33 4 months 1 week ago • 37 views • 8:44

Extremely high costs, disappearing shipping data & the chip crisis of the war risk in Taiwan.. High costs shipping & the chip crisis and of the war risk in Taiwan..

posted by bobknight33 6 months 1 week ago • 13 views • 14:42

The story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. Some species need to overcome the challenges of a vast environment just to find a member... continue reading

posted by newtboy 8 months ago • 5 views • 3:18

It's hard to know if she actually had a coherent point to make here--it sure didn't look like it. At the least, she was poorly served by her staff, which didn't educate her, didn't program her questions,... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,828 views • 2:12

YouTube description: Alexa's recording you. What’s she doing with it? Read Sara’s article about the privacy settings on your smart speaker: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/9/...... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 6 months 1 week ago • 179 views • 5:35

NASA's current fleet of spacesuits was built in 1974, and each was reported to cost between $15 million and $22 million. Today, that would be about $150 million. Having not built any new mission-ready... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 2 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 100 views • 10:41

https://youtu.be/vfWUorR8D60 Christmas isn’t just a time for presents, cookies, and holiday cheer, but the hunting period of Iceland’s murderous monster feline, the Yule Cat. This giant, fluffy... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 6 months 1 week ago • 568 views • 10:04

While testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, comedian Hasan Minhaj called out members of Congress for the student loan crisis by comparing current tuition costs to what they originally... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 470 views • 3:05

YouTube description: David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 378 views • 8:45

YouTube description: Joe Barnard left his background in videography and music production to launch his life of amateur rocketry, and he shares his DIY adventures in building rockets on his YouTube channel... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 914 views • 9:36

YouTube description: Inventor Manu Prakash thinks you can’t understand Earth’s big problems without looking at the (really) tiny things. So he created Foldscope: an origami microscope that brings... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 138 views • 2:56

YouTube description: Wind can be one of the most critical and complicated loads on civil structures. The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 1 week ago • 638 views • 8:48

YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 565 views • 7:10

Why did soldiers in World War Two get issued with clips of ammunition instead of magazines? The reasons are quite practical.

posted by Mordhaus 4 years ago • 20 views • 6:44

YouTube description: This is Barsha Pump, it's a new water pump created by aQysta. "Barsha" means rain in Nepalese and the pumps are being made available across Nepal, Indonesia, Zambia and 9 other countries. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 739 views • 3:19

Who else is excited for another season of the world's most popular public slaughter house fueled by human lives? Oh ... just us in America?

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 7 months ago • 531 views • 3:46

YouTube description: Epicurious challenged cheese expert and noted author Liz Thorpe to guess which one of two cheeses was more expensive. Liz breaks down cheap vs expensive parmesan cheese, goat cheese,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,449 views • 11:20

YouTube description: What’s the environmental impact of online shopping and what are the solutions to make it more sustainable? (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 651 views • 5:37