Spot the Drowning Child (2015) http://spotthedrowningchild.com/#
Spotthedrowningchild
Spot The Drowning Child
Can you spot the drowning child in this crowded wave pool? An interactive public service announcement. To the untrained eye, drowning can look just like swimming. The Instinctive Drowning Response is frequently missed, even by people nearby.
“Let’s use Kubernetes.” Now you have eight problems https://pythonspeed.com/articles/dont-need-kubernetes/
Python⇒Speed
“Let’s use Kubernetes!” Now you have 8 problems
For smaller teams, Kubernetes is usually the wrong solution: too complex, too complicated, and with too much work to keep it running.
Using Anki to remember what you read https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-learning-machine###
Seliria’s Newsletter
How to Make Yourself Into a Learning Machine
Imagine this: You’re an 18 year old with just a high school degree. You immigrate to a new country that speaks a different language, and start work with some of the brightest engineers in the world. Soon after, you’re thrust into management. Now, you’re leading…
Who is Facebook's mysterious “Lan Tim 2”? https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/03/who-is-facebooks-mysterious-lan-tim-2/
Terence Eden’s Blog
Who is Facebook's mysterious "Lan Tim 2"?
Facebook has an interesting feature. It will let you see which companies have associated your off-Facebook activity with your Facebook account. If you visit: you’ll see what companies are sni…
“Just walk out” technology by Amazon https://justwalkout.com/
We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would like advice https://www.meshtastic.org/
meshtastic.org
An open source, off-grid, decentralized mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence is now in https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/upshot/alcoholics-anonymous-new-evidence.html
NY Times
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In (Published 2020)
An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive.
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70M years ago https://news.agu.org/press-release/ancient-shell-shows-days-were-half-hour-shorter-70-million-years-ago/
AGU Newsroom
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago - AGU Newsroom
AGU contact: Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, news@agu.org Contact information for the researchers: Niels de Winter, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Utrecht University, +31 6 3444 3433, Niels.De.Winter@vub.be WASHINGTON—Earth turned faster at the end of the…
A quiet roadside revolution is boosting wildflowers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/14/on-the-verge-a-quiet-roadside-revolution-is-boosting-wildflowers-aoe
the Guardian
On the verge: a quiet roadside revolution is boosting wildflowers
Projects to reduce grass cutting and increase the diversity of plants and wildlife along Britain’s roads are having dramatic results
4.2″ and 7.5″ NFC-powered e-Paper Displays Work without Battery https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/03/17/nfc-powered-e-paper-displays-work-without-battery/
CNX Software - Embedded Systems News
4.2" and 7.5" NFC-powered e-Paper Displays Work without Battery - CNX Software
Waveshare has launched 4.2" and 7.5" e-Paper displays that do not need battery and can be easily updated with your NFC enabled smartphone.
Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan Win Turing Award https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/technology/pixar-pioneers-win-1-million-turing-award.html
NY Times
Pixar Pioneers Win $1 Million Turing Award
Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan created computer techniques that remade animation, special effects, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
Grocy: web-based, self-hosted grocery and household management https://grocy.info/
Grocy
Grocy - ERP beyond your fridge
Grocy is a web-based self-hosted groceries & household management solution for your home. Open Source. Built with passion.
Speeding up Linux disk encryption https://blog.cloudflare.com/speeding-up-linux-disk-encryption/
The Cloudflare Blog
Speeding up Linux disk encryption
In this post, we will investigate the performance of disk encryption on Linux and explain how we made it at least two times faster for ourselves and our customers!
Getting started with bare-metal assembly https://johv.dk/blog/bare-metal-assembly-tutorial.html