An inspiring story:

 

A computer cooling breakthrough uses a common material to boost power 740 percent

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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have recently devised an invention that could cool down electronics more efficiently than other alternative solutions and enable a 740 percent increase in power per unit, according to a press release by the institutions published Thursday.

 

A computer cooling breakthrough uses a common material to boost power 740 percent
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Looks cool but there are practical long term reliability problems with copper coatings and migration. You don't get something for nothing, look a the PCB area planar size of the copper heat spreader and the copper process complexity.

https://www.researchgate.net/public...c_integration_of_copper_on_electronic_devices

 

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/james-bond-novels-edited-racism-1235536164/

After the Roald Dahl text editing controversy that erupted in recent days, it is now the turn of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels to be rewritten.

A report in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph reveals that ahead of the reissue of the Bond novels in April to mark 70 years of “Casino Royale,” the first book in the series, rights holders Ian Fleming Publications Ltd commissioned a review by sensitivity readers.

Each book will carry the disclaimer, “This book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace. A number of updates have been made in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set,” The Telegraph said.

Spoiler

 

And just think, the US readers never got all the details of the "real" Dahl books like they did in the UK and nobody complained. I don't get the new uproar. Everything gets edited. When you don't like reading what publishers offer, find other authors (or authors estates) to patronize. It's called capitalism and freemarkets. It's not called, cry-until-you-get-what-you-want economy.

 

And just think, the US readers never got all the details of the "real" Dahl books like they did in the UK and nobody complained. I don't get the new uproar. Everything gets edited. When you don't like reading what publishers offer, find other authors (or authors estates) to patronize. It's called capitalism and freemarkets. It's not called, cry-until-you-get-what-you-want economy.

I just think trying to whitewash the past is an incredibly stupid way to create a better culture of inclusion and equal opportunity. I want the racism, violence and culture of supremacy of literature to remain as lesson of what the past was and how much things have changed. It's not about the economy, capitalism and freemarkets, it's about trying to whitewashing history of it's blemishes due to some bland Utopian ideal of, la la la, see, speak, hear no evil.

I walked the walk in the 60's Texas civil rights marches with my family, I don't need blinders to the past and neither do my children.

 

I just think trying to whitewash the past is an incredibly stupid way to create a better culture of inclusion and equal opportunity. I want the racism, violence and culture of supremacy of literature to remain as lesson of what the past was and how much things have changed. It not about the economy, capitalism and freemarkets, it's about trying to whitewashing history of it's blemishes due to some bland Utopian ideal of, la la la, see, speak, hear no evil.

I walked the walk in the 60's Texas civil rights marches with my family, I don't need blinders to the past and neither do my children.

Well said ... those who forget the past are destined to repeat it. And an ugly past is a goldmine of lessons to be learned, remembered, and never forgotten.

 

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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The Dunning-Kruger effect is as follows: "People with low skill levels draw wrong conclusions and make wrong decisions, but are unable to make mistakes because of their low skill levels".

Meaning: lack of understanding of mistakes made leads to a belief in one's own correctness and, consequently, to increased confidence in one's own decisions and in oneself, as well as to an awareness of one's own superiority.

Thus, the Dunning-Kruger effect is a psychological paradox that we all often face in life: less competent people see themselves as professionals, while more competent people tend to doubt themselves and their abilities. The lower the skill level, the higher the self-confidence.

At beginning of their research, Dunning and Kruger called Charles Darwin's famous statement: "Ignorance breeds confidence more often than knowledge" and Bertrand Russell: "It is one of the unfortunate things of our time that those who are confident are stupid, and those who have imagination or understanding are full of doubt and indecision".

 

I'm absolutely positive all of the above is incorrect. >deadpan<

 

 

A very unusual type of bravery. She has my admiration and respect.

Nebraska cheerleader competes alone at state competition after squad backs out: 'Proud of myself'

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Ott said Kohel was "so pumped up and full of energy" during her performance.

"The crowd was just going wild behind us," Ott said. "It was an amazing experience. Just to hear the booming callbacks from the crowd was spectacular."

 

"That's really going to inconvenience a lot of people who will have to find a new place to shoplift"

Walmart completely leaving Portland, a city with over 600,000 people. Seems to me they are done dealing with the cities problems, BRAVO Walmart.

 

"That's really going to inconvenience a lot of people who will have to find a new place to shoplift"

Walmart completely leaving Portland, a city with over 600,000 people. Seems to me they are done dealing with the cities problems, BRAVO Walmart.

And they'll still keep voting wrong.

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/02/e-bikes-are-an-environmental-dream-except-out-in-nature/
E-bikes are an environmental dream — except out in nature

But the ban is welcomed by others who say they’ve been terrorized on the trail through Baylands Nature Preserve, the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. There are plenty of paved routes for e-bikes, they say.

“A bike zooming by disrupts the fundamental reason for being out there,” said Palo Alto Councilmember Ed Lauing. “Why do we go to open space? We go for a mental break … and to slow down.”

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/02/e-bikes-are-an-environmental-dream-except-out-in-nature/
E-bikes are an environmental dream — except out in nature

"But the ban is welcomed by others who say they’ve been terrorized..."

Ummm...ok. Weaklings.

In my mind, "terrorizing" is what those guys you let out on bail do.

 

"But the ban is welcomed by others who say they’ve been terrorized..."

Ummm...ok. Weaklings.

In my mind, "terrorizing" is what those guys you let out on bail do.

The threat is real.

 

And they'll still keep voting wrong.

https://www.kptv.com/2023/03/04/fire-vancouver-homeless-camp-shines-light-neighborhood-frustrations/
Fire tears through Vancouver homeless camp

Sometimes nature decides to clean-up.

 

https://www.kptv.com/2023/03/04/fire-vancouver-homeless-camp-shines-light-neighborhood-frustrations/
Fire tears through Vancouver homeless camp

Sometimes nature decides to clean-up.

“These are not the normal homeless population..."

There's normal?

 

“These are not the normal homeless population..."

There's normal?

There is a 'more' normal type that's not actively into daily felony criminal activity like stealing and stripping cars on a state owned lot, they just stick to the simple life, like shoplifting and vice.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/in...ting/283-312cb798-1a0a-49fd-9c3f-fe53d4669ca1
Widespread shoplifting problem
In a series of reports over the past six months, KGW has documented the impact of shoplifting and organized retail crime throughout Portland. Retailers have been forced to hire private security guards, lock down items, change store layouts, reduce hours or simply close their doors.

 

It's an old story that today has bloomed into the mess we see daily.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisc...illance-videos-of-crime-to-avoid-stereotypes/

According to a memo distributed to BART Directors, the agency won't do a press release on the June 30 theft because it was a "petty crime" that would make BART look "crime ridden." Furthermore, it would "unfairly affect and characterize riders of color, leading to sweeping generalizations in media reports."
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Allen says scared passengers aren't being unreasonable -- being on a BART train is a vulnerable position.

"This is BART, people are sort of trapped in this train for awhile and they have a right to see what could potentially happen."