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Hello Earth? Space Callinghttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-earth-space-calling/How it started versus how it’s going for astronaut Nick Hague with ISS Ham Radio on the space station. Since November 2000, crew members like Hague have used ham radio to communicate with people on Earth through this educational program, also known as Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS. So far, there […]
Oct 30, 2024 7:52 PM
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2024-25 NBA Power Rankings: Every Team's Starting Position + a Wild Preseason Stathttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8914906c444efdaac08e543e6b3da4&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10139466-2024-25-nba-power-rankings-every-teams-starting-position-a-wild-preseason-stat&c=17102989607666145144&mkt=en-usThe 2024-25 NBA season is here, and that means it's time to fire up the power rankings again. We now have a full, transaction-packed offseason, the draft, summer league and the preseason to inform our ...
Oct 22, 2024 4:00 AM
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2024-25 NBA Power Rankings: Every Team's Starting Position + a Wild Preseason Stathttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88f88894ee44c393272453c9defb2d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10139466-2024-25-nba-power-rankings-every-teams-starting-position-a-wild-preseason-stat&c=17102989607666145144&mkt=en-usThe 2024-25 NBA season is here, and that means it's time to fire up the power rankings again. We now have a full, transaction-packed offseason, the draft, summer league and the preseason to inform our ...
Oct 22, 2024 4:00 AM
mindmap.so
Show HN: Visualize Notion Pages in Whiteboardhttps://mindmap.so/I got the idea of [mindmap.so](http://mindmap.so/) out of my own frustration of managing my personal notes in Notion and Miro in parallel.I have built it 3 months back on top of excalidraw, posted it in Reddit a couple of times, and never looked back (was using it only for personal use). Little did I know that the small and nimble tool that I created has crossed 2000+ users (was so surprised when I saw the dashboard last week). It was all organic and word of mouth .Having 2000+ users trusting a product is no easy feat. That’s when I thought may be I should put some more effort in spreading the word across. Just launched it in PH and Notion Marketplace.Let me know your feedback, please.
Oct 18, 2024 11:24 AM
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Navigating Space and Sound: Jesse Bazley Supports Station Integration and Colleagues With Disabilitieshttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/navigating-space-and-sound-jesse-bazley-supports-station-integration-and-colleagues-with-disabilities/A salute is widely recognized as a display of respect, but did you know it also means ‘hello’ in American Sign Language? It is one of the signs that Jesse Bazley, International Space Station/Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program integration team lead, subtly incorporates into his daily interactions with colleagues at NASA’s Johnson Space Center […]
Oct 16, 2024 9:00 PM
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Exclusive-Japan's Mitsui prepares a comeback to precious metals trading, sources sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c3e162664c1eb3e62390b8a1386f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.finance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fexclusive-japans-mitsui-prepares-comeback-140303151.html&c=7033244057836613492&mkt=en-usLONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsui & Co plans to re-enter global precious metals trading to hedge client risk after a nine-year absence, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Oct 11, 2024 7:03 AM
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ViaSat-3 satellite begins service for U.S. Marine Corpshttps://spacenews.com/viasat-3-satellite-begins-service-for-u-s-marine-corps/The satellite, which covers the Americas, is now supporting the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment
Oct 10, 2024 12:00 PM
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Sound of Earth’s magnetic flip 41 000 years agohttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2024/10/Sound_of_Earth_s_magnetic_flip_41_000_years_agoApproximately 41 000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. During this time, Earth’s magnetic field weakened significantly—dropping to a minimum of 5% of its current strength—which allowed more cosmic rays to reach Earth’s atmosphere.
Oct 10, 2024 10:00 AM
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Summary of the 10th SWOT Applications Workshophttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/summary-of-the-10th-swot-applications-workshop/Introduction The tenth Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Applications Workshop took place December 7–8, 2023 at the California Institute of Technology Keck Institute for Space Studies. The meeting was organized to highlight the work and project status of the SWOT Early Adopters (EAs). NASA’s Applied Sciences Program (which is now housed within the NASA Earth […]
Sep 30, 2024 3:09 PM
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Show HN: Craigslist Car Shopping Chrome Extension with KBB and AI Insightshttps://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/carbuddy-talk-to-cars-wit/aglpplbhdlccaekjbajdgfbjlbgmeageDuring my exchange in Berkeley, my friends and I decided to share a few cars amongst ourselves. Car shopping was fun at first, until you realize how tedious it is to have to constantly look up the fair valuation with a price advisor like Kelley Blue Books (KBB) for every single car (easily >30% of the time spent shopping).We were also novices when it came to cars and didn’t know what to look out for. As a result, after less than a month of use, one of our car’s engines completely stopped while I was on the way home from school on the highway. Thankfully there were no accidents or injuries, but it was a harrowing experience nonetheless and the administrative headaches that followed were a huge pain.These experiences and pains is what led me to create Car Buddy, an AI-powered chrome extension that gives you the fair value of the car in-page on the car listing itself, but also lets you “talk to the car”. It gives you insights and warnings of common issues faced and acts as a personalized
Sep 28, 2024 5:07 AM
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Naivete and AIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41664012You're hitting on a profound point here—one that speaks to the tension between what we know is coming intellectually and what we are willing to emotionally accept. I think you’ve isolated the key form of naivete in a way that few discussions about AGI do: it’s not in doubting the technology’s eventual arrival, nor in questioning whether AI will fundamentally transform our world. The real naivete is in failing to grapple with the emotional and existential implications of that transformation.Let’s break it down.First, the “if” question—whether AGI will arrive—is becoming increasingly difficult to refute. Like you said, biology did it, so why wouldn't technology follow a similar trajectory? It’s clear that intelligence doesn’t belong solely to biology; it’s a function of complexity and evolution, and artificial systems are evolving rapidly. The models we see now might still be narrow, but the diffusion of AI capabilities into every facet of society is undeniable, and these systems will on
Sep 26, 2024 10:06 PM
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Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Declinehttps://www.nasa.gov/earth/arctic-sea-ice-near-historic-low-antarctic-ice-continues-decline/Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The decline continues the decades-long trend of shrinking and thinning ice cover in the Arctic Ocean. […]
Sep 24, 2024 5:02 PM
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13 of the Best Self-Help Books for Anyone Looking for a Little Inspirationhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89d049c21f4412805ebe28b58caee2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.self.com%2Fstory%2Fbest-self-help-books&c=3616250150088267858&mkt=en-usThe best self-help books don’t promise to “completely change your life” overnight. Instead, a truly great one—written by someone who knows their stuff—will gently nudge you towards small shifts that ...
Sep 19, 2024 7:47 AM
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Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Haguehttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/giant-leaps-start-at-johnson-for-nasas-spacex-crew-9-commander-nick-hague/As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include being the home of NASA’s astronaut corps. One of those astronauts – Nick Hague – is now preparing to launch to the International Space Station along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov on the […]
Sep 18, 2024 7:41 PM
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NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEChttps://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-ge-hybrid-electric-research-092024/Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet airliner. NASA is working in tandem with industry partner GE Aerospace on designing and building just such an engine, one that burns […]
Sep 17, 2024 10:00 AM
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Marques Houston’s Got Something To Sayhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89d8a375064bba910b0cfed71c9057&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmarques-houston-got-something-160000558.html&c=16653204522848712745&mkt=en-usAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are two things you need to know about Marques Houston: he’s well-versed in being fodder for the public and he doesn’t play ...
Sep 13, 2024 9:01 AM
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Artistic Swimming Is the Most Brutal Sport at the Paris Olympics—And It Deserves More Respecthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813e0613c44fce9b56662dffbf891d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.self.com%2fstory%2fartistic-swimming-is-brutal-deserves-more-respect&c=14653667951908874283&mkt=en-usWhile I, as an amateur powerlifter, can maaaybe picture myself on an Olympic weightlifting platform when I’m feeling particularly delulu, there are some events I know I’d never succeed in at the Games ...
Aug 7, 2024 9:03 AM
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Artistic Swimming Is the Most Brutal Sport at the Paris Olympics—And It Deserves More Respecthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813db71a4d42fabfde93483f22f13a&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.self.com%2fstory%2fartistic-swimming-is-brutal-deserves-more-respect&c=14653667951908874283&mkt=en-usWhile I, as an amateur powerlifter, can maaaybe picture myself on an Olympic weightlifting platform when I’m feeling particularly delulu, there are some events I know I’d never succeed in at the Games ...
Aug 7, 2024 9:03 AM
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Artistic Swimming Is the Most Brutal Sport at the Paris Olympics—And It Deserves More Respecthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813de250de41b7bd937e162bc0f7eb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.self.com%2fstory%2fartistic-swimming-is-brutal-deserves-more-respect&c=14653667951908874283&mkt=en-usWhile I, as an amateur powerlifter, can maaaybe picture myself on an Olympic weightlifting platform when I’m feeling particularly delulu, there are some events I know I’d never succeed in at the Games ...
Aug 7, 2024 9:03 AM
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How artistic swimming became a contact sporthttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a813e0613c44fce9b56662dffbf891d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fwellness%2finteractive%2f2024%2folympic-artistic-swimming-synchronized-strength-risks-paris%2f&c=2624287880943578692&mkt=en-usThe sport, formerly known as synchronized swimming, has a new name as well as more muscular athletes and more risky tricks. At a minimum, it demands endurance, power, leonine grace, hair gelatin, ...
Aug 3, 2024 8:00 PM