An Affordable Android and Windows 2-in-1 Tablet

I’ve been testing out the Teclast Tbook 16 Pro 2 in 1 Tablet PC. I think the emerging term for this kind of device is “2 in 1” because if configured one way it is a small notebook computer, configured the other way, it is a standard tablet. First, a bit of philosophy. When Apple…

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23,000 Dead In The US Per Year

Ever year about 23,000 people die of infections from antibiotic resistant bacterial. Here is a film of bacteria evolving from regular old bacteria into killer superbugs. On a coffee table size Pretoria dish. You can get the story at NPR, where you will learn that “Getting more people to understand how quickly bacteria evolve antibiotic…

source http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2016/09/11/23000-dead-in-the-us-per-year/

How to make a hand crank flashlight

This looks like a fun project. I think it works so well, or at least, seams to in the video because LEDs are so damn efficient. I would make it somewhat differently, but this is good. For one thing, I’d probably make it out of an LED flashlight, swapping out the batteries for a motor.

source http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2016/09/11/how-to-make-a-hand-crank-flashlight/

Generation 9/11. History will be embarrassed by us.

This is a piece I wrote in 2011, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Originally posted here.) I believe that the sauntering I refer to has diminished. But instead of sauntering, our local and county police departments seem to have taken up a different hobby: Shooting unarmed people of color. I think the…

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What did Neil Armstrong Actually Say On The Moon?

In linguistic communication, a pattern generally emerges whereby the speaker or the listener (but not both) work extra hard to make the communication happens. This work (or lack thereof) consists of enunciation, use of contractions, various other things. You know about this because you make such adjustments all the time. When speaking to a child,…

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Do we see Ian?

The Atlantic Ocean is certainly having a special day today, with three, count ’em, three areas of disturbance spread across a huge area: The one on the right has a very high probability of turning into something real, perhaps eventually to be a named storm, some time over the next few days. It is way…

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How The Press Created FrankenTrump and Ruined Civilization

Why is America the Greatest Country in the World? Diversity and opportunity. And freedom. Lots of freedom, freedom is great. I can tell you, I know freedom and I know we have lots of it, more than any other country. And diversity, we’ve almost got that under control too. But seriously … If you are…

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