by pm | Nov 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
“When I start a new project, I go and I rent a kayak and I float the river…because I want to touch the river. I want to see the things I’m not seeing so that when I get back and set up my model, I understand how the world works.” “The idea that science demystifies the...
by pm | Nov 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Harmonics are also important. To be perceived as urgent, an alarm needs to have two or more notes rather than being a pure tone, “otherwise it can sound almost angelic and soothing,” says Baldwin. “It needs to be more complex and kind of harsh.” Source: An Alarm...
by pm | Nov 9, 2016 | Engineering, Science, Society
Atmosphere may be more sensitive to greenhouse gasses when it is warmer. Makes sense to me. Possible 7C temperature rise by 2100. Which would bring 20m or so sea level rise with it. If we don’t stop air-dumping carbon now. “In a paper in the journal...
by pm | Nov 7, 2016 | Art, Engineering
Crash Course Arduino Input Output Reading: Electricity First hour: Inputs Using a meter to read Voltage. One battery, two batteries, three batteries, in a pack. In most cases you want to connect the black lead to ground. Graphite variable resistor with alligator...
by pm | Nov 6, 2016 | Engineering
Ultrabasics: Pin the Menubar: Upper left of the screen, Solidworks logo, hover on the black triangle to the right of the logo to expand the menu. On the right end of that menu bar, there is a grey pushpin. Click it to pin the Menubar open. Start a New Part: File,...
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