Eugene O'Rourke
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A new type of telescope designed to accelerate a new sort of astronomy was completed this year on a mountaintop in Chile. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will relentlessly sweep across the heavens.
Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
January 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
A new type of telescope designed to accelerate a new sort of astronomy was completed this year on a mountaintop in Chile. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will relentlessly sweep across the heavens.
Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
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Brain Chips and Foldable iPhones: New Tech in 2026
Brain Chips and Foldable iPhones: New Tech in 2026
11 new technologies coming in 2026 may bring life-changing impacts to users. How might they change your life?
spectrum.ieee.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Brain Chips and Foldable iPhones: New Tech in 2026
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Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices
Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices
Manufacturers and analysts warn AI data centre build-out is crowding out market for semiconductors
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices
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What a year for the James Webb Space Telescope! From identifying frozen water in a young star system to wowing us with great images of the distant universe, Webb has exceeded our expectations in 2025. 🔭
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December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
What a year for the James Webb Space Telescope! From identifying frozen water in a young star system to wowing us with great images of the distant universe, Webb has exceeded our expectations in 2025. 🔭
https://youtube.com/shorts/kf-mjdxK6KM
https://youtube.com/shorts/kf-mjdxK6KM
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Remembering Michael Nesmith (30 December 1942 – 10 December 2021) born #OnThisDay in Houston, Texas
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Remembering Michael Nesmith (30 December 1942 – 10 December 2021) born #OnThisDay in Houston, Texas
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Remembering Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones on their birthdays. Here they are with Micky Dolenz performing a beautiful version of Nine Times Blue on the Johnny Cash Show in 1969 (Peter Tork had left The Monkees shortly before this recording)
youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...
youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...
The Monkees on The Johnny Cash Show in 1969 🎸
YouTube video by Colleen Gruver
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December 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Remembering Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones on their birthdays. Here they are with Micky Dolenz performing a beautiful version of Nine Times Blue on the Johnny Cash Show in 1969 (Peter Tork had left The Monkees shortly before this recording)
youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...
youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...
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“By eliminating entry-level jobs, AI may destroy the ladder of apprenticeship necessary to develop artists, and it could leave behind a culture driven by nepo babies and chatbots,” Nick Geisler argues.
The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work
Artificial intelligence is destroying the career ladder for aspiring artists.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“By eliminating entry-level jobs, AI may destroy the ladder of apprenticeship necessary to develop artists, and it could leave behind a culture driven by nepo babies and chatbots,” Nick Geisler argues.
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I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
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A unique monument in Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Clocha na hÉireann - the Stones of Ireland
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a map of Ireland, with each county represented by its own local stone, carved by a stonemason from each county.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNews
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a map of Ireland, with each county represented by its own local stone, carved by a stonemason from each county.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNews
December 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A unique monument in Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, Clocha na hÉireann - the Stones of Ireland
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a map of Ireland, with each county represented by its own local stone, carved by a stonemason from each county.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNews
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, a map of Ireland, with each county represented by its own local stone, carved by a stonemason from each county.
#SpéirGhorm #IrishNews
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An academic system run by pensioners? I, uh, I wonder what that would be like. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
An academic system run by pensioners? I, uh, I wonder what that would be like. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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"It’s safe to say that in the second week of January in 1977, the film business had no idea what was about to land at the turnstiles from a galaxy far, far away. But they were warned with this teaser ad. From the Jan. 12, 1977, edition of Variety."
December 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"It’s safe to say that in the second week of January in 1977, the film business had no idea what was about to land at the turnstiles from a galaxy far, far away. But they were warned with this teaser ad. From the Jan. 12, 1977, edition of Variety."
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Chris Davis' Altair-Duino 680 is an Arduino Due (SAM3X8E)-based kit that lets you build a recreation of the Altair 680 computer: www.tindie.com/products/kb0...
December 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Chris Davis' Altair-Duino 680 is an Arduino Due (SAM3X8E)-based kit that lets you build a recreation of the Altair 680 computer: www.tindie.com/products/kb0...
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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There’s a lot of weird ways to store a bit.
Delay Line Memory might be the strangest.
Essentially, sound waves looped through a medium, creating a sequential “memory” inside the material itself.
Alan Turing suggested using…Gin
Delay Line Memory might be the strangest.
Essentially, sound waves looped through a medium, creating a sequential “memory” inside the material itself.
Alan Turing suggested using…Gin
December 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There’s a lot of weird ways to store a bit.
Delay Line Memory might be the strangest.
Essentially, sound waves looped through a medium, creating a sequential “memory” inside the material itself.
Alan Turing suggested using…Gin
Delay Line Memory might be the strangest.
Essentially, sound waves looped through a medium, creating a sequential “memory” inside the material itself.
Alan Turing suggested using…Gin
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New Irish Folklore Commission Schools’ Project where kids have to preserve vanishing online culture by interviewing elder Millennials
December 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New Irish Folklore Commission Schools’ Project where kids have to preserve vanishing online culture by interviewing elder Millennials
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Interdesign was founded by a designer who was laid off from Signetics in 1970. With Hans Camenzind's design of the 555 timer IC, the company became a multimillion-dollar success, creating many impactful technology products. This is Interdesign's story.
emedia.digikey.com/view/8770579...
emedia.digikey.com/view/8770579...
December 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Interdesign was founded by a designer who was laid off from Signetics in 1970. With Hans Camenzind's design of the 555 timer IC, the company became a multimillion-dollar success, creating many impactful technology products. This is Interdesign's story.
emedia.digikey.com/view/8770579...
emedia.digikey.com/view/8770579...
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📢 Novità da TechRM! FPGA per progettisti embedded: cosa sono e perché usarle (iCE40UP5K) by @techrmcom: https://www.techrm.com/it/fpga-per-progettisti-embedded-cosa-sono-e-perche-usarle-ice40up5k/ 🌍 Esplora di più su TechRM! #Innovazione #Arduino #ProgettiDIY #ProgettazioneElettronica #ESP32
December 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📢 Novità da TechRM! FPGA per progettisti embedded: cosa sono e perché usarle (iCE40UP5K) by @techrmcom: https://www.techrm.com/it/fpga-per-progettisti-embedded-cosa-sono-e-perche-usarle-ice40up5k/ 🌍 Esplora di più su TechRM! #Innovazione #Arduino #ProgettiDIY #ProgettazioneElettronica #ESP32
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Listen to protons oscillating under Earth's magnetic field by building a proton-precession magnetometer for yourself for under $100. spectrum.ieee.org/listen-to-pr...
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Listen to protons oscillating under Earth's magnetic field by building a proton-precession magnetometer for yourself for under $100. spectrum.ieee.org/listen-to-pr...
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Why do #biomedical devices fail? The biggest reasons are device design, process control, nonconforming materials, software issues, and packaging issues. spectrum.ieee.org/medical-devi...
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Why do #biomedical devices fail? The biggest reasons are device design, process control, nonconforming materials, software issues, and packaging issues. spectrum.ieee.org/medical-devi...
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Could This Tiny Clock Rival Atomic Precision?
Could This Tiny Clock Rival Atomic Precision?
How does a chip smaller than a sugar cube rival atomic clocks in stability?
spectrum.ieee.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Could This Tiny Clock Rival Atomic Precision?
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Startups Aim to Integrate Radio Cables With GPUs
Startups Aim to Integrate Radio Cables With GPUs
Can radio cables outshine copper in data centers? Discover how startups are pushing the limits of connectivity with innovative radio-based solutions.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Startups Aim to Integrate Radio Cables With GPUs
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Misspelled 1999
BRB, setting up usenet on a Raspberry Pi and punching a hole thru my firewall.
BRB, setting up usenet on a Raspberry Pi and punching a hole thru my firewall.
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Misspelled 1999
BRB, setting up usenet on a Raspberry Pi and punching a hole thru my firewall.
BRB, setting up usenet on a Raspberry Pi and punching a hole thru my firewall.