December 14, 2018 0 The Weekender, December 14, 2018 1) “150 Minutes of Hell” (S.F. Chronicle, 19 minutes, December 2018). This is a story about [...]
December 12, 2018 0 The Transatlantic Battery Bunny Battle Picture a pink bunny rabbit. A toy one, playing a drum. It’s powered by a battery — in fact, [...]
December 11, 2018 0 Rodentia Intelligencia The technology of the world of international spies is typically boring, despite how TV and movies portray it. [...]
December 10, 2018 0 A Crowd-Pleasing Side Dish Kickstarter, founded in 2009, is a “crowdfunding” platform — it facilitates the process [...]
December 7, 2018 0 The Weekender, December 7, 2018 1) “The Hotel Room Hacker” (Wired, 25 minutes, August 2018). Thanks to Michael G. for the tip. On [...]
December 5, 2018 0 The Helium Balloon With a Magical Ending In 2001, a nine-year-old girl named Laura Buxton was in Staffordshire, England, attending an anniversary [...]
December 4, 2018 0 Floating Away On a Raft of Disappointment Pictured above is a pair of Korean college students rafting down the Han River, the major interior waterway [...]
December 3, 2018 0 The Hockey Save that Started in the Stands There are more than 100,000 people who are waiting for a kidney donation in the United States alone. And the [...]
November 30, 2018 0 The Weekender, November 30, 2018 1) Now I Know on YouTube: The Kickstarter Campaign! Thanks again to everyone who already pledged their [...]
November 28, 2018 0 The Space Capsule That Crashed in Oklahoma As places go, it’s hard to be less notable than Winganon, Oklahoma. It’s an unincorporated [...]