by The Curious Technologist | May 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
futurist-foresight: Waterbears – so tough they can survive in space.Truly amazing creatures. the-winchester-initiative: 4gifs: Waterbears can go without food or water for more than a decade. They can survive temperatures from zero to above the boiling point of...
by The Curious Technologist | May 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
fight4future: New FCC rules could let internet providers (think: Comcast) end net neutrality and slow down sites like Netflix and Tumblr. The vote on proposed rules is today! Use Tumblr to take a stand. Share this image, and add this code to your Tumblr...
by The Curious Technologist | May 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
fastcompany: These 3-D Printed Houses From China Appear In Just A Few Hours They won’t win any beauty contest, but a Chinese company has figured out how to print practical homes from waste materials—all for half the cost of conventional construction. Read...
by The Curious Technologist | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
engineeringhistory: CalComp’s Vistagraphic 4200 series, introduced in 1984, was the 640×520 resolution member of the Vistagraphic 4000 family of intellegent raster displays. The line of upward compatible members includes the 1024×768 4300 series and...
by The Curious Technologist | May 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
engineeringhistory: Breadboard test generator for driving print hammer thyratrons