Wi-Fi 7: The Next Big Leap Or A Whole Lotta Nothing? - For most people, the Wi-Fi hardware of today provides a perfectly satisfactory use... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/wi-fi-7-the-next-big-leap-or-a-whole-lotta-nothing/ #currentevents #wirelesshacks #originalart #featured #interest #802.11be #wi-fi7

Where Did Electronic Music Start? - A culture in which it’s fair to say the community which Hackaday serves is steeped... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/07/where-did-electronic-music-start/ #electronicmusic #musicalhacks #originalart #playerpiano #synthesiser #featured #interest #theremin

Mining and Refining: Quartz, Both Natural and Synthetic - So far in this series, pretty much every material we’ve covered has had to undergo... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/06/mining-and-refining-quartz-both-natural-and-synthetic/ #naturalresources #engineering #originalart #featured #interest #mining #quartz

You’ve Got Mail: Straining the Limits of Machine and Man - When we last left this subject, I told you all about Transorma, the first letter-s... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/05/youve-got-mail-straining-the-limits-of-machine-and-man/ #mailsortingmachine #facer-canceller #cullingmachine #hamperdumper #originalart #mailsorting #featured #interest #mail-flo #history #usps

On Vim, Modal Interfaces and the Way We Interact With Computers - The ways in which we interact with computers has changed dramatically over the dec... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/01/on-vim-modal-interfaces-and-the-way-we-interact-with-computers/ #softwaredevelopment #featured #interest #history #emacs #vim #vi

The Briny Depths Give Wine An Edge, But How? - Though Hackaday scribes have been known to imbibe a few glasses in their time, it’... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/27/the-briny-depths-give-wine-an-edge-but-how/ #cookinghacks #fermentation #chemistry #interest #vinyard #wine

One of the reasons why people feel so much #alienation from #science is that no relevant connections are offered for their lives.

We need to think beyond #industry, #government, and #engineering when we think about #practical #applications of scientific #research. #Philosophy, #politics, and #art are relevant applications as well, and often more personal to people who feel alienated from science as we know it.

Nuclear physics feels more relevant when you're talking about Geiger counters being used to assess accident sites than when you're talking about them being used at bomb testing sites, even though the physics is essentially the same. Biochemistry feels more relevant when you're talking about water testing to monitor aquatic ecosystems for toxins than when you're talking about quality control for PepsiCo, even if you're talking about pH testing in both cases. Astronomy feels more relevant when you're talking about beautiful, profound JWST images that taught you something that amazed you about the universe we live in, than when it's a simple list of "fun facts" about galaxies. Chemistry feels more relevant when you get to try an experiment yourself in different ways, than when you're watching someone else do it formulaically.

Because one directly impacts people's lives for the better in meaningful ways, and the other causes harm, exists only for profit, or is totally abstract. One involves the #active #participation and #engagement of the learner with their own #curiosity, and the other is being lectured to by someone who thinks they know what's "really" important.

If you want to #interest more people in #learning and science, ask them #questions. Emphasize the #process of science, don't treat it as a set of established #facts. Engage with #issues of #representation and #ethics in your field, as well as #interdisciplinary work. And find ways to make your work felt positively in people's lives. Change what a #scientist is, and what science is for.

Sharkskin Coating Reduces Airliner Fuel Use, Emissions - The aviation industry is always seeking advancements to improve efficiency and red... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/23/sharkskin-coating-reduces-airliner-fuel-use-emissions/ #aerodynamics #originalart #aerodynamic #aerospace #airtravel #sharkskin #sharkskin #featured #interest #airliner #science #airline #planes #flow

How #Savings #Interest Works
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/savings/how-savings-interest-works/#ftag=CADf328eec

The average #interest rates on home #loans in the #Baltic States stood at 5.12% in Q2/2023, which was up 3 percentage points over a year. The average rate was the highest in 14 years. The Baltics have the highest #mortgage interest rates in the euro area.

https://viabaltica.fi/baltic-home-loan-interest-rates-highest-in-eurozone-in-q2-2023/

Giving Solar Power’s Mortal Enemies a Dusting Without Wasting Water - A prerequisite for photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologi... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/16/giving-solar-powers-mortal-enemies-a-dusting-without-wasting-water/ #solarpanelcleaning #electrostatic #engineering #originalart #solarpanel #interest #cleaning #science #pvsolar

"A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the #nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a #conflict of #interest or the study is funded by the #food #industry "

#unhealthy

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011720

Wilko collapse: A canary in the coal mine

https://socialist.net/wilko-collapse-a-canary-in-the-coal-mine/

Homeware chain Wilko is the latest high-street name facing ruin, as rising costs and interest rates squeeze retailers. A swathe of ‘zombie’ companies are set to be sent to their graves. We must make the bosses and bankers pay for this crisis. 

#wilko #ruin #costs #interest #bankers #billionaires #bosses #crisis #accountability #action

Ku-Go: The World War II Death Ray - Historians may note that World War II was the last great “movie war.” In those day... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/11/ku-go-the-world-war-ii-death-ray/ #magnetron #microwave #featured #interest #deathray #history

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

«
Ours is not the only story, just the most interesting one.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/62501/

#quote #quotes #quotation #ego #experience #interest #self-centeredness #story

"So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them." — Sylvia Plath — — — #SylviaPlath #quote #quotes #people #interesting #interest #openup #unfold

@PapyrusBrigade

Better question: everyone - politicians, economists, bankers, real estate agents, the general Canadian public - knew in 2022 that #interest rates were going to rise significantly. In fact, they'd already started going up.

So why did they take out a variable-rate #mortgage? Sure, it chopped a few dollars off their payments as long as rates stayed low, but not a huge amount, and doing so exposed to them to the large #risk of rising #rates.

How is this not poor #planning?

5.25% is not a high #interest rate

#bankofengland #interestrates

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/1485/interest-rates/historical-real-interest-rate/

“Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election and growing political polarization in the US contributed to an ‘erosion of governance’ that led a top credit ratings agency to downgrade US debt, a senior director of the company said on Wednesday.

“Fitch cut its rating on US debt on Tuesday. It was only the second time in history that a leading credit agency has downgraded US debt.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/02/us-stock-markets-fitch-credit-rating-downgrade
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#useconomy #usdebt #interest #confidence #credit #fitch #jan6 #Trump

The banking giant #HSBC says its #profits have more than #doubled as it benefited from rising #interest #rates around the world. Europe's largest bank reported profits before tax of almost $22 billion - up nearly13 billion dollars on the same time a year earlier. The lender also saw its profits further boosted from its purchase of the UK arm of the now-defunct Silicon Valley Bank, which it bought in March for just over a dollar.
#BBCWorldService news