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Dramatization of how photographs are transmitted by wire, an exciting new technology in the 1930s.
I love these sorts of old videos, where more complex topics are explained in terms of physical analogs that people can relate to. A lost art.
github.com
Ravi is a dialect of Lua, featuring limited optional static typing, JIT and AOT compilers
technoblogy.com
A single AA or AAA battery would be an ideal low-cost power source for a small AVR-based project, but unfortunately they only provide 1.2 to 1.5V, and even the low-voltage versions of the AVR chips need at least a 1.8V supply.
The solution is to use a simple voltage-doubler circuit to step up the voltage. The voltage doubler uses an oscillator to charge up two capacitors through diodes. The voltages across the capacitors are effectively put in series, creating double the supply voltage.
inventionandtech.com
Having a car was one thing, but delving into its innards with a socket wrench was another altogether—exactly the sort of thing the crewcut-sporting squares back in the suburbs would do. In an age when complex technology was the franchise of big business and the builders of the H-bomb, being good with tools seemed uncool. But Muir’s folksy writing—and the counterculture-friendly art that accompanied it—helped turn the tide in reconciling hippies to technology.
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You simply need 198 1x2 LEGO bricks to calculate pi. Easy! Building a circle with LEGO bricks may seem illegal but brick bending is a fine art.
This was a fun little activity that I did with my nephew on Pi Day.
people.com
Illuzzi confirms with PEOPLE that the piece was first released in 2001 as a part of a giveaway of a total of 30 Legos — which also included silver and platinum pieces.
github.com
A ruler application for Mac OS X
npr.org
I’m not someone who remembers movies because of their lines. I remember movies because of their images, because of the ideas that unfold through images. That’s the power of cinema. For me, it’s not about dialogue. I hope one day I will be able to make a movie with as little dialogue as possible.
github.com
Software and Hardware to create full length color movie + audio cartridges for stock Atari 2600
willempennings.nl
This cube manages to balance itself on a corner, and can simultaneously rotate around its axis in a controlled manner. It does so using clever controls and a set of three reaction wheels.