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Apollo 11 – Review
Today I went to the Pink Palace to see the Apollo 11 movie. As the previews all indicated, the film found in the NASA archives was very high quality and many of the sequences I have never seen before (and … Continue reading
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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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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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