Saturday, June 30, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 6/30/2018

The community newspaper is America’s vigilant guardian, and it’s under siege




Tiny Houses Solve Huge Problem




Chasing 'Oumuamua




Locating Ultima Thule





Blue Origin plans to start selling suborbital spaceflight tickets next year




This floating robotic factory will build satellites and spaceships in orbit



Saturday, June 23, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 6/23/2018

Here’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border




Pregnancy Discrimination Is Rampant Inside America’s Biggest Companies




Pulling Water, Fuel, and Power From Thin Air Is Getting Practical




Bad Religion - "The Kids Are Alt-Right"



An ancient galaxy hides among the young




5 quick thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal against Morocco, which was so much more than it seemed 28



Saturday, June 16, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 6/16/2018

NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers that methane on Mars changes with the seasons




Debugging AI is a "hard problem"



4 Critical Tests for a New Spacecraft That Will Clean Up Space Debris




Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Wins Chicago Airport High-Speed Train Bid



HART: Homeland Security’s Massive New Database Will Include Face Recognition, DNA, and Peoples’ “Non-Obvious Relationships”




Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure



Saturday, June 09, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 6/9/2018

A new breakthrough spares certain breast cancer patients from chemotherapy




The Curious Case of Methane on Mars




SpaceX plans major expansion at KSC with futuristic launch control center




Facebook and Google Sued by Washington Attorney General for Failing to Disclose Political Ads




The relativized BQP vs. PH problem (1993-2018)



Saturday, June 02, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 6/2/2018

Take a 360 Tour inside Boeing's Starliner Factory



SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed internet satellites alive and well in orbit




US cell carriers are selling access to your real-time phone location data



Bitcoin backlash as ‘miners’ suck up electricity, stress power grids in Central Washington



Here's where it is cheaper to take an Uber than own a car