From the unpopular science section.

From the unpopular science section.

John Bolton – father of radio astronomy

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/john-bolton-%E2%80%93-father-of-radio-astronomy/9092714?smid=Page:+ABC+Science-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic&sf128207055=1

Sit down lawnmowers have been around for a while.

Sit down lawnmowers have been around for a while.

Originally shared by Peter Weger

No hanging out the doorways.

No hanging out the doorways.

Originally shared by Peter Weger

I could easily use something like this.

I could easily use something like this.
#windows #linux
http://www.areca-backup.org/index.php

It's a database, and?...

It's a database, and?...
#linux
http://kexi-project.org/about.html

The open source Firebird® relational database management system performs excellently and scales impressively, from...

The open source Firebird® relational database management system performs excellently and scales impressively, from an embedded, single-user model to enterprise-wide deployments with multiple 2Tb+Gb databases running with hundreds of simultaneous clients.

Never heard of this before - perhaps because it may be aimed at a different type of end user.
#windows #macOS #linux #android
http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/features/

GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs ​Deluxe Paint and Brilliance.

GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs ​Deluxe Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a very large number of tools and effects that make it particularly suitable for pixel art, game graphics, and generally any detailed graphics painted with a mouse.

I love that style of graphic image, has become a genre.
#android #linux #freeBSD #raspberrypi #windows #amigaOS


http://pulkomandy.tk/projects/GrafX2

Tile Studio is a complete development utility for graphics of tile-based games.

Tile Studio is a complete development utility for graphics of tile-based games. The application contains a bitmap editor for creating tiles and sprites and a map editor for designing level maps. Tile Studio can be used together with ANY programming language, since the output is completely programmable! You can program Tile Studio to output your maps, animation sequences, bitmaps, palettes, etc. in any format and include the output directly into your source code!

This seems to be the most developed application I found when checking out alternatives to Aseprite. Looks perfect for classic platformers.
#windows
http://tilestudio.sourceforge.net/

A commercial sprite editor and animator.

A commercial sprite editor and animator. Costs about $US 15. I don't think I've come across an open source sprite editor. Must be a niche market.
#windows #macOS #linux
https://www.aseprite.org/#buy

according to Ping Gao and Daniel Jafferis of Harvard University and Aron Wall of Stanford University, the repulsive...

according to Ping Gao and Daniel Jafferis of Harvard University and Aron Wall of Stanford University, the repulsive negative energy in the wormhole’s throat can be generated from the outside by a special quantum connection between the pair of black holes that form the wormhole’s two mouths.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/newfound-wormhole-allows-information-to-escape-black-holes-20171023/?utm_content=buffer4237c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Winans Steam Gun

Winans Steam Gun

The Winans Steam Gun was a steam-powered centrifugal gun used during the American Civil War, which used centrifugal forces (rather than gunpowder) to propel projectiles.Similar in size to a steam-powered fire engine of the day, the gun had a menacing appearance thanks to a large curved shield covering its inner workings. Its mechanism involved a shielded barrel that rotated up to 250 times per minute. Shot dumped into the top of the barrel rolled down into it, and were held back by a spring-loaded gate that opened to allow one shot to be flung out per revolution of the barrel. Despite the effort invested in the project, it was unable to match the accuracy or power of the gunpowder weaponry of the time, and thus the steam gun project was abandoned

You mean Win10 didn't add this functionality? Tsk!

You mean Win10 didn't add this functionality? Tsk!
#windows
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/make-a-window-stay-always-on-top-windows

PureRef was created to be a simple and lightweight tool for artists to organize and view their reference images.

PureRef was created to be a simple and lightweight tool for artists to organize and view their reference images.

It says it's free, but you get a "donation by paypal" screen before you can download.
#linux #macOS #windows
https://www.pureref.com/index.php

Below is a listed email from Renderosity.

Below is a listed email from Renderosity. Golly, I knew Mozilla Thunderbird was good, but I didn't realise it was this good!

The implication of these observations is pretty astounding.

The implication of these observations is pretty astounding. “Unless there are serious problems with much of the astronomy listed below,” the astronomers wrote, “…this object may be the first clear case of an interstellar comet”—a comet that came for a visit from outside our own solar system.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/interstellar-comet-c2017u1

Still, appearing in this sharp image just above and to the left of Mirach, Mirach's Ghost is cataloged as galaxy NGC...

Still, appearing in this sharp image just above and to the left of Mirach, Mirach's Ghost is cataloged as galaxy NGC 404 and is estimated to be some 10 million light-years away.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171027.html

I mostly eat muesli now.

I mostly eat muesli now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbKAwk-OG_w&feature=share

I got those wall clips up for the LAN cables today.

I got those wall clips up for the LAN cables today. I used a mixture of screwed-in U clips (on the wood) and sticky pop-out clips on the plaster. This removes the last artifact of Kevin, who was a boarder her until early 2011. He'd carefully mounted a LAN cable into the corners of the wall and ceiling into the Study. Looked nice but really the plugs and cable havd been damaged in the process.

It still looks a bit ad hoc seeing blue LAN cables winding around the walls above door height, but that's convenient when I have to replace them. Each 30m cable has about 5m spare, but with that I can place PCs anywhere in the room, and 20m was just too short. So it goes.

And following on from the Dynasphere - which this clip starts with - some more vehicle you want see to often any...

And following on from the Dynasphere - which this clip starts with - some more vehicle you want see to often any more! The Flying platform looks like "engineering for the shear hell of it". I bet you it wouldn't be passed by the RTA today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOVwc8_PSZ0&feature=share

Someone's always got to GO TOO FAR with a good idea! :P

Someone's always got to GO TOO FAR with a good idea! :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvA7hDh_vhY&feature=share

You can still sometimes find versions of these at various events.

You can still sometimes find versions of these at various events.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2010/11/22/m-goventosas-one-wheel-to-obscurity/

We are pleased to announce that our good partner, CELSYS, is now expanding their capabilities beyond software...

We are pleased to announce that our good partner, CELSYS, is now expanding their capabilities beyond software developer. For Smith Micro customers of CLIP STUDIO PAINT / Manga Studio 5, as of October 28, 2017 you can now look to CELSYS for download licenses, support and technical inquiries.

I use CSP, which I originally bought as Manga Studio, and like it a lot for a drawing application. This transition to support by the original makers should be a good thing, except that they're Japanese based. Sometimes the manuals are not quite obvious in what they're saying, and LOTS OF FIDDLING is required to figure features out.
http://blog.smithmicro.com/clip-studio-paints-next-chapter

Canada's 'super secret spy agency' is releasing a malware-fighting tool to the public

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/cse-canada-cyber-spy-malware-assemblyline-open-source-1.4361728

Dubai has certainly done a lot this year to maintain its “City of the Future” status.

Dubai has certainly done a lot this year to maintain its “City of the Future” status. The city will become the home of the first 3D printed skyscraper, wants robots to comprise 25 percent of its police force, is developing a flying taxi, and has introduced a new cryptocurrency known as EmCash.

I guess they liked what they saw on Coruscant in the Star Wars films.


Originally shared by Futurism 1.0

It's completely electric, and can travel at a top speed of 69 km/h (43 mph).
https://futurism.com/a-city-of-the-future-reveals-the-hoversurf-flying-bike/?utm_content=bufferc35b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The studio PC is finally restored.

The studio PC is finally restored. I almost stumbled at the last hurdle. Grub couldn't boot, but that's because there was a "BBS" HDD order in the bios, and the boot HD had to be first on that list - something I hope I remember next time! Tomorrow I'm escaping to Bunnings to get some wall clips for the new cables.

APOD: 2017 October 24 - Where Your Elements Came From

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171024.html

Everything's gone according to plan so far today.

Everything's gone according to plan so far today. I used GPartEd to redo the old System disk. I re-lettered the new partitions and am slowly copying stuff back on to the PC. S-l-o-w process.

After that, I'm reinstalling Mint as the dual boot.

A open-source editor from Adobe!

A open-source editor from Adobe!
#windows #macOS #linux
http://brackets.io/

Well I'd forgotten how atrocious the KDE partition manager was.

Well I'd forgotten how atrocious the KDE partition manager was. I downloaded and burned a new live version of GPartEd, which has always been the most reliable and capable of the open-source partition editors.

The KDE partition editor couldn't see the free space on the disk, whereas GPartEd could. I'm adding space for some things (especially the Windows system partition) and adding a logical partition at the end, where I'll relocate stuff like the Extras drive and the Music collection.

But, it take s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o to move and resize partitions - I'll get back to it later. Once it's all done I need to reboot both Windows (which will automatically do a CHKDISK) and Mint. I might reinstall Mint anyway, after backing up the /Home partition. I don't use Mint much, but it does come in handy every so often, and some software runs better on it.

Ultimately I want the Studio PC to be the one I do 3D building and Videos on, so more space is essential.
https://gparted.org/livecd.php

The cloning worked!

The cloning worked!

I swapped out the old system disk, and swapped in the cloned one to disk 1 / sda position, and it booted to Windows! Then Windows adjusted itself to the Toshiba drive and asked me to reboot afterwards, which I did. All went correctly. And now I've booted to Mint, which seems to work fine (though a little slow, since it can't find the swap partition).

Next I'll carefully look at the System drive using KDEPartition Editor. There should be an extra 1TB (roughly) that I can now allocate to Windows and other things. I won't touch the old System drive until I know that everything's set up the way I want it, and working, and I may need to reinstall Mint in that process.

Old computers don't fade away, they just get smaller!

Old computers don't fade away, they just get smaller!
https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-commodore-pet-with-charlieplexed-led-matrix?view=all

Having backed up the dodgy disk (with only one file that couldn't be copied), I'm now using CloneZilla to do a disk...

Having backed up the dodgy disk (with only one file that couldn't be copied), I'm now using CloneZilla to do a disk -> disk copy of of my system/boot disk.

Why do this? The replacement disk is 2 TB, whereas my original system drive is 1 TB, which is all used. By swapping them over I can then use the 1 TB drive to replace the drive I lost, which was full of support stuff like a music collection and utility programs that didn't need to be installed. What I backed up was less than 1 TB, so this should work well.

Or maybe I just like complicating things.

Backup is working!

Take three - I discovered this morning that the power cable on the dodge drive was disconnected!

Take three - I discovered this morning that the power cable on the dodge drive was disconnected! Not sure how or when that happened, but it must have been after I started the backups yesterday. But how? Then again, I still have two cats here, so maybe the issue was "when" while I have the cover off! :P

The drive still has S.M.A.R.T. issues though, so backup and replacement is still needed.

The workaround was to boot to Mint and backup the files in that.

The workaround was to boot to Mint and backup the files in that. My one regret was an inability to install Krusader first to do that. Two panel file manager with lots of tweaks, would have been easier to follow than (also sometimes dual panel) silly Dolphin!
https://krusader.org/

Copy failed. Disk went offline in the middle of it. Take 2, but only after I finish watching Discovery.

Copy failed. Disk went offline in the middle of it. Take 2, but only after I finish watching Discovery.

It seems - at least for the moment - to access the dodgy disk I have to do a cold boot.

It seems - at least for the moment - to access the dodgy disk I have to do a cold boot.

I then get some advice to back it up, but all the drives are accessible (more or less). If I do a warm reboot, no message, and no disk attached. I'm currently backing up everything I can from that. I have no idea how long that'll take. The last time I tried this was on the disk with my Masters on, and I'd left that too late. But best to attempt the backup RIGHT NOW (I just happen to have a spare external drive), and worry about replacing it later.

At least this is a (dare I tempt fate) simple procedure. I can set it in motion and come back later. Time for lunch.

Well, this morning's going "as I expected".

Well, this morning's going "as I expected".

It transpires that I needed to replace both LAN cables in the Studio. I discovered that the one that had seemed to work actually had a broken plug at one end. It'd been sitting in this one position on the Ethernet Switch for a L-O-N-G time, and I'd unplugged that one to test the spare LAN cable to the RecRoom. Luckily I remembered that I had a spare 30m LAN cable after all. Had I remembered this earlier I probably wouldn't have gone out and bought a new one, but it's just as well I did. A bit of cable rearranging still required.

When it came to the Studio PC, I was able to boot it again and it checked a message at boot about S.M.A.R.T. errors on that drive and advising me to backup and throw out! Gosh, that's what I've been trying to do! It's a good job the axe is in the garden shed. I'll see how "plan A" goes before using "plan Z" (the axe)!!! 😵

I drilled a hole in a wall today and fed a LAN cable through it.

I drilled a hole in a wall today and fed a LAN cable through it. I moved the laptop back into the Studio and hooked it up to the home network today. And that was it for the day. It's cold and wet today and I didn't want to go out or do much at all. This'll do for today.

Tomorrow morning I'll tackle Clonezilla and/or the Black Box. Too "not in the zone" to do either today now.

Not just Bees, then.

Not just Bees, then.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/oh-no/543390/

I intend to use this to backup a dying drive and swap drives around on the Studio PC.

I intend to use this to backup a dying drive and swap drives around on the Studio PC. I need to study the documentation carefully before I do anything rash.
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live.php

One way of looking at it, but from a particular assumption.

One way of looking at it, but from a particular assumption.
https://xkcd.com/435/

"Although the question of why our universe has exactly three (large) spatial dimensions is one of the most profound...

"Although the question of why our universe has exactly three (large) spatial dimensions is one of the most profound puzzles in cosmology … it is actually only occasionally addressed in the [scientific] literature," the article begins.

I would have thought that if we are only one of many multiversas, that the there would also be ones with 1, 2, 4, 5 [et al] large spatial dimensions as well. Perhaps also, if we live in 11 dimensions, the number of large spacial dimensions is arbitrary as well, anywhere between 0-11 large dimensions. The unique combinations would come to 11! , or 39,916,800 possible ones. But this is of course is merely wild speculation.
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-early-universe-world-three-dimensional.html

Gah, most of what I found on the net says the same thing - power everything down, wait 20-30 minutes, then try again.

Gah, most of what I found on the net says the same thing - power everything down, wait 20-30 minutes, then try again. This will drive me nuts. To add insult to injury the UPS emailed me a bill for an "international surcharge" this morning. WTF?

I have to walk away from this for the rest of the day now, or I really will freakout.
http://ccm.net/forum/affich-100254-network-cable-unplugged-but-isn-t

And the NUC can now access the net! Perhaps I should google missing sound as well.

And the NUC can now access the net! Perhaps I should google missing sound as well.

UPDATE: Urk! It has access but Windows can't find it. It keeps saying PLUG IN THE ETHERNET PLUG. Arrrgh!!!

I have been attempting to wrangle the NUC today. It's been an issue that really been stressing me out.

I have been attempting to wrangle the NUC today. It's been an issue that really been stressing me out.

I've had an on again off again struggle to get it to connect to the net and my home group (and a minor issue of connecting to a pair of speakers). The trouble I thought was a dodgy cable, but I had exactly the same problem in the RecRoom. I'd plug it into the spare LAN cable here and it would would show "Please plug in the LAN cable". So, I went and got the Laptop and tried plugging that in (both Win and Mint) and that had similar issues to the NUC - claimed the LAN cable wasn't plugged in.

So I went and check the modem. That particular cable was plugged into a router plugged into the modem. I unplugged the Studio LAN cable from the modem (not currently being used) and plugged the spare cable in. Now it worked fine on the Laptop, so there's issues with that Router. :( Anyway, plugged the NUC back into the LAN and... ....nothing. Said it wasn't connected. Finally I googled the issue and find this web page. I've download the Intel® Ethernet Adapter Connections CD onto a memory stick, and see if that will fix it!

Have no idea why it won't connect to the speakers, but that's hardly a major issue. And once I get it connected I can look for a solution much easier. Mind you, if the CD stuff works I'll be happy again!
https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/no-internet-connection-after-upgrading-to-windows-10.2441198/

Just in case you didn't get it.

Just in case you didn't get it.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-10-17/gravitational-waves-and-neutron-stars:-why-this-discovery-is-big/9053756

Lucky scientists.

Lucky scientists.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-10-17/colliding-stars-revealed-by-gravitational-waves-and-light/9053750

This comes from a "proper" news source, the ABC. So I can only assume, as it's not 1st April, that this is genuine!

This comes from a "proper" news source, the ABC. So I can only assume, as it's not 1st April, that this is genuine!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-14/dubai-police-announce-star-wars-style-hoverbikes-for-officers/9049860

Ultimately what matters is whether mathematics is successful in helping us to make predictions, in science, or...

Ultimately what matters is whether mathematics is successful in helping us to make predictions, in science, or elsewhere (like engineering).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGDCh75SpQ&feature=share

Title

I think I'll be moving the NUC into my RecRoom for a while.

I think I'll be moving the NUC into my RecRoom for a while. I've got it working but while Sophie was here didn't do anything with it. When I was texting land cable Sophie came running in and accidentally ripped the plug off one and over-tipped a few things as well. I didn't want to risk damage to either the NUC or the monitor while she was here.

As it is, I need to repair the studio PC, by backing up a failing drive, and also replace a LAN cable was was originally a bit faulty and now has a missing plug. I know I could replace the plug (maybe) but arguably it's better to replace the whole dodgy cable. So, it's better to have the NUC away from all of that. Also, I've currently got the Seconds grid on the RecRoom PC and I might try copying it over to the NUC and see how it runs. Could be fun. :D

This would make smartphones more like a fold out wallet. Imagine a tablet like this.

This would make smartphones more like a fold out wallet. Imagine a tablet like this.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/12/samsung-galaxy-note-foldable-screen-2018-smartphones

Although drones and security robots designed to detect and prevent threats, and even take autonomous action to...

Although drones and security robots designed to detect and prevent threats, and even take autonomous action to neutralize them, have been developed, they have yet to be deployed and doing so is likely to provoke widespread public condemnation.

All very well, but it's likely that use of semi-autonomous will increase, resulting in very unbalanced between sides. Military Drones show us that one side will use a weapon on an opponent - regardless of collateral damage - when they have little chance of retaliation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wellsfargo/2017/10/02/wealth-vs-health-take-a-balanced-approach/#363704f32739

They seem so certain of this.

They seem so certain of this.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/10/12/the-multiverse-is-inevitable-and-were-living-in-it/amp/

When they use the phrase "Scientific Romance", they may inadvertently be describing this.

When they use the phrase "Scientific Romance", they may inadvertently be describing this.

Originally shared by The Public Domain Review

"Aspiring to a Higher Plane", on the 'mathematical fiction’ of Edwin Abbott Abbott, who died #onthisday in 1926: https://buff.ly/2yi3Opg

A chart from 1746 by Jacques-Fabien Gautier illustrating his theory that the primary colours are black and white,...

Originally shared by The Public Domain Review

A chart from 1746 by Jacques-Fabien Gautier illustrating his theory that the primary colours are black and white, with red, yellow, and blue being secondary. In his system, colours were thought to be drawn out of the shadows by the presence of light. Featured in our visual history of colour wheels, charts, and tables: from simple circles to multi-layered pyramids, from scientific systems to those based on the hues of human emotion: https://buff.ly/2yi7fw6

You can create a story idea without actually making a full-blown movie and see how it looks.

You can create a story idea without actually making a full-blown movie and see how it looks. Storyboarder is free. It's open source. It's available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Looks cool, though I couldn't find where this is open source.
#windows #linux #macOS

Originally shared by Open Culture

Download New Storyboarding Software That’s Free & Open Source.
http://www.openculture.com/2017/10/download-new-storyboarding-software-thats-free-open-source.html

Neat.

Neat.

Originally shared by Wim Mulder

1926 Foden Steam Trucks (UK).
Greetz.
Wim.

6 not talked about senses | Visual.ly

https://visual.ly/community/infographic/health/6-not-talked-about-senses#sthash.b0BPIYAH.hpvt

"Sorry to rain on your `Brain Parade`..."

"Sorry to rain on your `Brain Parade`..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxIS3XxfFS0

And just in case you haven't got it???!!!!

And just in case you haven't got it???!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPObpCoVlAo

With few clicks in Blender 3D now you can

With few clicks in Blender 3D now you can
* create human characters
* set the phenotypes
* modify physical parameters
* assign expression
* choose the pose


Everything, it seems, got updated this year.
#Blender
http://www.manuelbastioni.com/index.php

Art of Illusion, like Anim8or, has been around since 1999.

Art of Illusion, like Anim8or, has been around since 1999. Imports only .OBJ, and exports only OBJ, VRML or _Povray v3.5. The last update was December 2016. You can get it from http://www.artofillusion.org/index.
#java

I was sure I'd posted about this before, but apparently not.

I was sure I'd posted about this before, but apparently not. Seemless is to me a lot like Anim8or, a unique looking editor/animator. The interface dropve me crazy, but it's cute! Last updated 25 January , 2017.
#windows
http://www.seamless3d.com/

Actualy a game engine, but it's debatable how "ultimate" it is when the last news update was from 3rd of January...

Actualy a game engine, but it's debatable how "ultimate" it is when the last news update was from 3rd of January 2009:
#windows#
http://ultimate3d.org/?Categorie=Home&SubCategorie=News&Style=Classic

A game made using Anim80r.

A game made using Anim80r.
#windows#
http://www.codevikings.com/

Anim8or v1.0 is now available with many new features including updated user interface, new modeling tools, inverse...

Anim8or v1.0 is now available with many new features including updated user interface, new modeling tools, inverse kinematics to speed up animation, STL support for 3D printing, and more.

Always thought this was a cute little editor and animator with a different style, something for students to play on. They finally got to version 1.0, after sitting on 0.98 since November 2013. Available at http://www.anim8or.com/index.html
#windows

You see a lot of Desire Lines at a university campus, at least you do at mine!

You see a lot of Desire Lines at a university campus, at least you do at mine! Of course there comes a point when whomever designs pathways (which are not just physical ones) has to reassess the purpose of the design. For example, if the point is to "keep people off the grass", then clearly it failed! Adding a fence might help, but maybe not.

I've seen folk deliberately jump pedestrian fences in the middle of busy roads. Those fences are meant to stop accidents between pedestrians and cars, but clearly theu didn't care. Or maybe they got away with that behaviour enough times that they think they're immune to consequences.

There's a roundabout near where I live near another intersection. When I used to walk Pegasus sometimes I saw a car that instead of going around the roundabout and turning left, would cut into the wrong lane and turn right instead. And then iit stopped. Later I found that the driver had tried it once too often, and drove directly into an oncoming bus (which couldn't be seen making the illegal turn). The desire line drove them on, literally.
https://99percentinvisible.org/article/least-resistance-desire-paths-can-lead-better-design/

MikuMikuDance is a free 3D animation software… but, more than that, MikuMikuDance (MMD) is a modern DirectX video...

MikuMikuDance is a free 3D animation software… but, more than that, MikuMikuDance (MMD) is a modern DirectX video game, WITHOUT the game!

Er, still none the wiser!
#windows
https://learnmmd.com/what-is-mikumikudance/

Oooh!

Oooh!
#blender
https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/42591/how-to-aproach-the-modeling-of-duct-work-piping-wiring

The Sketchup Texture Club?

The Sketchup Texture Club? If you sign up with a free a/c, you can download `5 medium small textures a day (and any number of 3D models). Club members (a 12 EURO annual donation) gives you 50 downloads a day, and large images.
https://www.sketchuptextureclub.com/

"Woof, Master!"

"Woof, Master!"

Originally shared by Eloy Canto

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-15/this-brilliant-tinkerer-is-building-a-doctor-who-k9-with-a-raspberry-pi-for-a-brain/
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-15/this-brilliant-tinkerer-is-building-a-doctor-who-k9-with-a-raspberry-pi-for-a-brain/

This is really cool.

This is really cool.
#Blender

Originally shared by Francois Schnell

Made a quick test/tutorial of this addon "Destructive Extrude" (Push/Pull like Sketchup)
https://youtu.be/beZau_wpR-U
https://youtu.be/beZau_wpR-U

A more comprehensive explanation of these do-hickeys.

A more comprehensive explanation of these do-hickeys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memristor

I was reading about Memristors in a recent issue of New Scientist.

I was reading about Memristors in a recent issue of New Scientist. Apparently they have properties similar to that of a neuron, so that they should be able to form impressive neural nets that should recognise patterns and objects in an environment easily.

But I notice this WIRED article was from 2012, predicting that memristors will revolutionize computing by 2014. Gosh, what happened?
https://www.wired.com/2012/07/hp-memristors/

Your metal friends who're fun to be with.

Your metal friends who're fun to be with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irIoLIAy9n4&feature=share

Don't know about MUST see. If they become popular you WILL see them on the roads.

Don't know about MUST see. If they become popular you WILL see them on the roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhj4-pwi0sg&feature=share

but does it reduce traffic accidents?

but does it reduce traffic accidents?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNGfse9ZK8

http://the-dresden-files.tumblr.com/image/165932566156

Originally shared by aggressively mediocre

http://the-dresden-files.tumblr.com/image/165932566156

Honda has a new bipedal robot, which isn’t perhaps as charismatic as Asimo, but which could be a lot more useful.

Honda has a new bipedal robot, which isn’t perhaps as charismatic as Asimo, but which could be a lot more useful. The robot is a disaster relief model, dubbed E2-DR (very Star Wars) which has flexible, articulating joints, a waterproof design and a 2km/h walking rate. The robot can climb ladders, crawl over debris, work in extreme temperatures and has a range of sensors that let it see in almost any lighting conditions – including through depth sensing cameras embedded into its hands.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Honda’s new robot prototype could help mitigate future disasters https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/hondas-new-robot-prototype-could-help-mitigate-future-disasters/amp/

Honda has a new bipedal robot, which isn’t perhaps as charismatic as Asimo, but which could be a lot more useful. The robot is a disaster relief model, dubbed E2-DR (very Star Wars) which has flexible, articulating joints, a waterproof design and a 2km/h walking rate. The robot can climb ladders, crawl over debris, work in extreme temperatures and has a range of sensors that let it see… 
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/hondas-new-robot-prototype-could-help-mitigate-future-disasters/amp/

Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer.

Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

Seems a good idea, though could you get a more derivative program name? Not-for-windoze.
#linux #macOS
http://www.darktable.org/about/

Mandelbulb 3D is a free software application created for 3D fractal imaging.

Mandelbulb 3D is a free software application created for 3D fractal imaging. Developed by Jesse and a group of Fractal Forums contributors, based on Daniel White and Paul Nylander’s Mandelbulb work, MB3D formulates dozens of nonlinear equations into an amazing range of fractal objects.

See http://mandelbulb.com/2014/mandelbulb-3d-mb3d-fractal-rendering-software/
#windows #mac
http://www.fractalforums.com/gallery/space-junk-t18859/

OpenSCAD is software for creating solid 3D CAD models.

OpenSCAD is software for creating solid 3D CAD models. It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mac OS X... ...it does not focus on the artistic aspects of 3D modelling but instead on the CAD aspects. Thus it might be the application you are looking for when you are planning to create 3D models of machine parts but pretty sure is not what you are looking for when you are more interested in creating computer-animated movies.

Well, at least they're honest.
#linux #windows #mac
http://www.openscad.org/index.html

Ayam is a full featured NURBS/CSG modelling environment for the RenderMan interface.

Ayam is a full featured NURBS/CSG modelling environment for the RenderMan interface. It supports RIB, DXF, 3DM, 3DMF, OBJ, X3.
http://ayam.sourceforge.net/ayam.html

#linux #windows #macOSX

Oh, WINGS 3D got an update last December!

Oh, WINGS 3D got an update last December!
#Wings3D #3Deditortests
http://www.wings3d.com/

Horrifying because technology might actually be catching up to this, see...

Horrifying because technology might actually be catching up to this, see https://www.rt.com/op-edge/405138-mice-human-brain-science/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UgwnP6SZ0&feature=share

Linux has gone from a 2.5% to a 6.88% market share four months! I'm pleased to hear this, but why, I wonder?

Linux has gone from a 2.5% to a 6.88% market share four months! I'm pleased to hear this, but why, I wonder?
https://www.netmarketshare.com/report.aspx?qprid=11&qpaf&qpcustom=Linux&qpcustomb=0&qpsp=212&qpnp=14&qptimeframe=M

There's a database of Periodic Tables?

There's a database of Periodic Tables? Wow, one for every specialist use you might have! Don't be caught on the "wrong side" of the periodic divide!
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/35_pt/pt_database.php?PT_id=33

Year zero stuff.

Year zero stuff.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/software-as-hardware-apollos-rope-memory