Bits and pieces of misc projects
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Using beginner-friendly code, programmable motors, microcontrollers, and sensors to explore data visualization
This will draw on a collection of existing writings and their mirrors.
Vivaldi Social: Is this thing still on?
The original, Is this thing on? now only exists at the Internet Archive
Medium: Jonny Axelsson
Later writings
Substack: What Would Europe Do?
More continental writings
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This is a post from the archives - originally published in February 2023
Photochromic pigment changes color when exposed to UV light, opening up all kinds of possibilities for ephemeral experiments with light, shadow, collage, etc. It's a versatile material that can be mixed with paint, glue, and other materials and applied to a huge variety of surfaces. I particularly like to use this to…
Why did a 15 year old in 1960 look like they were 30?
The post The intriguing reason why people in the past looked a lot older than people today appeared first on Upworthy.
I don’t have many photographs from my childhood. Somehow, those moments were lived but not captured, or maybe just lost along the way. That’s why this one feels like a small treasure. It’s the only picture I have with my grandmother. I wish there were more pictures like this. But maybe… this one is enough. … More A Rare Photograph
Google has been working on a Gemini app redesign for the past few months, and we now have our first look at the full overhaul.
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A little-known Supreme Court case that just vacated the corruption conviction of a local official raises a crucial question: Will the kind of influence peddling now ubiquitous in politics become unprosecutable simply because it has become so commonplace?
The recent ruling in the Roberts Court is part of a long string of Supreme Court interventions in corruption cases. (Aaron Schwartz…
Donald Trump is proposing to increase the defense budget by nearly half to wage war on Iran. How does he want to pay for it? Cut nearly everything that might help average Americans, from food, housing, and education programs to health care and childcare.
Donald Trump wants Congress to increase the defense budget by 44 percent in 2027. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo / Bloomberg via Getty…
Apply now for S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2026-27 It’s time to cook your way to glory! S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2026-27 Applications are now open. The global search for the next generation of culinary visionaries has officially returned. Applications are now open for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2026-27, marking the seventh ... Read…
Silicon Valley’s rising right-wing intelligentsia has plenty of money and a willingness to do the intellectual dirty work of some of the world’s most open reactionaries.
Silicon Valley’s rising right-wing intelligentsia has plenty of money and a willingness to do the intellectual dirty work of some of the world’s most open reactionaries. (Craig T Fruchtman / Getty Images)
The offices…
In this installment of her column, Zhang explores her hometown from the perspective of a foreigner.
The post Nostalgic Thoughts: Wuxi and me appeared first on The Stanford Daily.
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On Thursday, Texas GOP Representative Tony Gonzales dropped his reelection bid in Texas’s 23rd district amid an ethics investigation into reports that he had an affair with one of his staffers who later killed herself. His primary opponent—and now de facto GOP nominee—is Brandon Herrera, who is going viral for being a Nazi apologist.
Herrera, a right-wing, pro-gun YouTuber who goes by “The AK…
In this installment of "Asking Stanford," Daily staffers recount the years that stick in their memories.
The post Asking Stanford: What year do you think about the most? appeared first on The Stanford Daily.
Great to see Ghost building a new comment management tool.
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