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Hitchhiker’s Pride: May 25 is Towel Day, and don’t ever forget it

https://mashable.com/article/hitchhikers-guide-galaxy-douglas-adams-towel-day/

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Apollo 11 – Movie

Back in March, I told you about the Apollo 11 movie (see http://blog.dankohn.info/?p=4078) that has never before seen HD footage. Well it starts playing in Memphis TN at the Pink Palace on May 25th. See https://www.memphismuseums.org/cti-giant-theater/show-schedule/ for show times.

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UDUMBASS

I usually do not get political on my blog, but I have see an anti-science tendency in the USA and it is getting worse……. I think this says it all:

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Pi Mini Laptop that We Want

A friend sent me a link to Hackaday’s article “This is the Raspberry Pi Mini Laptop that We Want” and it made me miss my old HP 200LX Palmtop. Take a look side by side: The one on the left … Continue reading →

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Masters of procrastinators

My department chair suggested this video for all students and I totally agree…. Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

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Check out this TED Talk

I watched this TED Talk and thought you would find it interesting. Christoph Keplinger: The artificial muscles that will power robots of the future: Learn more about watching TED Talks on all of your favorite platforms: https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks/ways-to-get-ted-talks

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High school robotics students build power wheelchair for 2-year-old

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/high-school-robotics-students-build-power-wheelchair-for-2-year-old/89-b9219b88-1ba7-4c8e-abff-b3e6b880c16e

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Is There a Mismatch Between Career-Tech Ed and Good Jobs?

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2019/04/mismatch_between_career_tech_ed_and_good_jobs.html

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Study maps ‘extensive Russian GPS spoofing’

This is really really scary. This BBC report states that Russians are using strong radio [GPS] signals to drown out reliable navigation data. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47786248

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Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program

See article at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/technology/google-robotics-lab.html

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