Archive for the 'Off Topic' Category
Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station
March 16th, 2021Via: ScienceAlert: Researchers from the United States and India working with NASA have now discovered four strains of bacteria living in different places in the ISS – three of which were, until now, completely unknown to science. … All four of the strains belong to a family of bacteria found in soil and freshwater; they […]
‘Smallest Reptile on Earth’ Discovered in Madagascar
February 10th, 2021Via: BBC: Scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth – a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. Two of the tiny lizards were discovered by a German-Madagascan expedition team in Madagascar. The male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, has a body of just 13.5mm. This makes it the smallest […]
Found Working Nuclear Bunker with Vehicles & Gear
November 15th, 2020Via: Illegal Freedom:
2022 GMC Hummer EV: Insane Specifications and Price
October 21st, 2020Update: Customers Reserve First Year’s Worth of Production in an Hour — Via: Car and Driver: The 2022 GMC Hummer EV … is a departure, in pretty much every way possible, from anything GM builds. Its debut offering is a four-door pickup with 1000 horsepower, at least 1000 lb-ft of torque, and a claimed zero-to-60-mph […]
AMD Reveals New Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 Processors
October 8th, 2020Via: The Verge: AMD just announced its new lineup of Ryzen 5000 series processors for desktops, which are also the first chips from the company set to feature its next-gen Zen 3 architecture and represent the biggest jump for AMD’s desktop chips yet. AMD is also setting expectations high, promising that the new Ryzen 5900X […]
Ghost Town Living
September 25th, 2020I was researching doomsteads for someone when I came across this channel: Ghost Town Living. Definitely off topic, but maybe you’ll find this as interesting as I did.
If You’re About to Build a PC…
September 14th, 2020I don’t do much PC hardware commentary, but if there was ever a time for it, this is it. If you follow computer news at all, you know that we’re in for an interesting couple of months. (Never mind the upcoming U.S. Presidential election disaster. *pfft*) Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series cards have been announced and […]
Vinyl LPs Sell More Than CDs For The First Time In 3 Decades
September 10th, 2020Via: Synthtopia: Vinyl LPs are a more important physical format for music than CDs for the first time in more than 30 years, according to the latest revenue figures from the RIAA (pdf).
Exploding Stars May Have Caused Mass Extinction on Earth
August 21st, 2020Via: PhysOrg: Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon—it might be fun to think about, but this scene is the prelude to a disaster when the radiation devastates life as we know it. Killer cosmic rays from nearby supernovae could be the culprit behind at least one mass […]
The Golden Age of Computer User Groups
August 19th, 2020Via: Ars Technica: The Homebrew Computer Club where the Apple I got its start is deservedly famous—but it’s far from tech history’s only community gathering centered on CPUs. Throughout the 70s and into the 90s, groups around the world helped hapless users figure out their computer systems, learn about technology trends, and discover the latest […]
