Apr 08
Apr 08
I Can't Believe Someone is Going to Spend Over $5,000 on This Graphics Card
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere are a lot of people hyped for a videogame that hasn’t even come out yet. Some are so hyped that they’re willing to part with thousands on dollars on a limited edition RTX 2080 Ti to show their super fandom. There’s a bunch of Ebay auctions going on at the moment for Cyberpunk 2077 editions of the RTX 2080 Ti,…
Apr 08
'OK, Boomer' Girl's Rise To Twitch Fame Was 'A Perfect Storm' Of Memes And Politics
Posted in: Today's ChiliSeveral decades ago, at the beginning of March 2020, when Bernie Sanders was still in the race for president, a streamer who goes by the handle Neekolul posted a short video of herself lip syncing and dancing along to a song by YouTuber Senzawa made up entirely of variations on the phrase “OK, boomer” to TikTok and…
Apr 08
Legendary songwriter John Prine died on Tuesday due to covid-19 complications. If you know one John Prine song, it’s probably “Paradise,” a bittersweet lament about the devastation the coal mining industry brought to his parents’ hometown in Kentucky.
Apr 08
Forgotten Blueprints Reveal a Late Tweak to the Statue of Liberty's Torch Arm
Posted in: Today's ChiliRecently restored sketches of the Statue of Liberty suggest French engineer Gustave Eiffel, who was brought in to help with the project, had a different vision for the monument’s upraised arm.
Apr 08
Using Drones to Fight Hi-Rise Fires
Posted in: Today's ChiliPutting out fires in high-rise buildings can pose all kinds of challenges. Beyond using sprinklers inside of the building, it can be very difficult for firefighting equipment to reach floors that are taller than the pressurized fire hoses. So the idea of fighting fires in tall buildings using drones definitely has some merit.
Recently, a company in China performed a live fire drill using drones they programmed to carry fire hoses.
The Guofei General Aviation Equipment Manufacturing Co. used a number of their industrial-strength UAVs to extinguish a fire they set on a practice tower in Chongqing, China. Each drone carries a tank filled with fire suppressant powder, and is connected to a skinny water hose tether. Using this setup, each drone can control fire in up to 100 cubic meters (~3531 cubic feet) of space, and can reach up to 200 meters (~656 feet) off the ground.
The demonstration video is impressive, though I wonder how effective this method would be for fires that are deep inside of a building. Perhaps they could break out a window and fly drones inside using remote cameras?
[via Geekologie]
Apr 08
While movie studios are busy delaying their feature films, Netflix is gearing up to release a new original. The upcoming series is called Space Force and it stars a number of notable cast members, including Steve Carell, Lisa Kudrow, and John Malkovich. Netflix shared a handful of images from the upcoming series, which will focus on the newest branch of … Continue reading
Apr 08
Last year, Rocket Lab announced that it would attempt to reuse the first stage of its Electron rocket. The company’s goal is to catch the stage as it falls back towards the ocean by plucking it out of mid-air with a helicopter. While that’s ambitious…
Apr 08
I’m At Home With A Profoundly Disabled Child And I’m Afraid I Can’t Meet His Needs
Posted in: Today's ChiliHow do you fill days with activities when so many of those activities require direct assistance?
Apr 08
Quit Because Of Coronavirus? You Might Need A Doctor’s Note To Get Unemployment.
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Trump administration is implementing new unemployment laws in a strict manner.
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