Day: November 3, 2019

This Pennsylvania teen homebrewed an invisible A-pillar for cars – Roadshow

14-year-old Alaina Gassler came up with the system after seeing her mother struggle with visibility in their car. …read more Source:: CNet


The $5 FPGA

You ever wonder exactly what’s inside that cheap stuff you get from China? Sometimes it is cheap parts you’ve never heard about. Case in point: if you are willing to import, you can score an FPGA board for about $5. The downside? You’ve probably never heard of the GOWIN Semi GW1N — one of the…


Waymo’s Completely Driverless Cars Are Now Picking Up Passengers

“Congrats! This car is all yours, with no one up front,” announces the cheery pop-up notification from Waymo’s app. “This ride will be different. With no one else in the car, Waymo will do all the driving. Enjoy this free ride on us!” TechCrunch got one of the first completely-driverless rides as a journalist, writes…


Massive 3D-Printed Ridable Tank Boggles The Mind

Anyone who has used an FDM 3D printer knows just how long the process can take, especially when you really start filling up the available print volume. Apparently [Ivan Miranda] has absolutely zero fear of insanely long print times, and is in the process of building a massive ridable tank (YouTube playlist of the whole…


Houston stadium begins upgrade project at soccer, multi-use facility

BBVA Compass Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in Houston, and home to the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer club. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Constellation Cannabis finds the right Security Solution Streamlined for Success

Jeff Hubbard is the owner of Constellation Cannabis, one of the largest cannabis grow facilities in Washington state. The Arlington facility is 42,000 square feet, of which 30,000 square feet is grow space. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Chain shoe store recognizes best track to safe environment

You are an integrator, and imagine you could have any installation job you wanted. What would you choose? …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine


Does California Need A More Decentralized Energy System?

“California’s electricity system is failing,” argues Vox, in an article shared by Slashdot reader nickwinlund77. But they’re proposing a way “to make California’s electricity system cleaner, more reliable, and more resilient.” In a nutshell, it is accelerating the evolution from a centralized, top-down, long-distance, one-way energy system to a more decentralized, bottom-up, local, networked system….


BlueKeep attacks are happening, but it’s not a worm

Hackers are using BlueKeep to break into Windows systems and install a cryptocurrency miner. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Rarely Adjusted Slicer Setting Makes a Difference

When you 3D print something, you probably adjust the layer height based on your desired print quality. Speed is another parameter that many people adjust. But what about extrusion width? The parameter is there, but most people leave it at the defaults. [Stephan] wondered about it, and after running some tests, made a video you…