As a New Yorker, I can’t believe it took me this long to go. My gf just took me today. It’s also wild they still let you climb up there. If you’re able, I highly recommend going. It’s pretty incredible.
#engineering
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Greg Cocks Quantifying Methane Emissions From United States Landfills
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi7735 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #aerial #remotesensing #earthobservation #methane #US #USA #landfill #landfills #emission #solidwaste #waste #anthropogenic #climatechange #greehousegas #imaging #spectrometers #spatialanalysis #systematic #monitoring #measurements #exceedance #wastemanagement #mitigation #engineering #AVIRIS
Behold, the #marvel of modern science: a robot that can do what every mosquito has been doing since the dawn of time. Apparently, evolution's "solution" is now a groundbreaking #engineering achievement. Who knew #science could be so innovative? 
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/robotic-bug-literally-walks-on-water/ #robotics #innovation #evolution #HackerNews #ngated
Ars Technica · A robot walks on water thanks to evolution’s solution
Peak Power: Unleashing the Pinnacle Of Naturally Aspirated Horsepower
#Supercar #Hypercar #CarCulture #Ferrari #Porsche #BMW #MercedesAMG #Lexus #Audi #NaturallyAspirated #Horsepower #HighPerformance #Engineering #CarTech
Saturday Homelab OhNo
Last time I checked, the setting for "Power Loss: Last State", in which the Last State was OFF, means don't turn all of the PDU ports to ON if they were all OFF at the time of the incident.
Perhaps this is finally the last time I trust an APC Switched PDU with firmware that's been EOL'd for too many years. To the scrap-bin...
I don't like this one watt. Not at all.
Where do you keep track of interesting new #software #engineering books, particularly systems or architecture level writing? #programming #architecture #tech
GEEXY STUFF [that belongs on GEEXiES]
Credit: DiegatorEngineering @ Etsy
Enjoyed a bit of a dig into the history of #Dutch #water level control. Some supermassive #engineering there.
Fairly topical global stuff to consider, with rising tide levels, storm ferocity, etc.
"Why the Netherlands Isn't Under Water"
c. 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6DRRHXt-PA
#DiskussionUmWirkungsgradverluste …
bei #Wasserstoff greift zu kurz …
Im #Engineering ist #Wirkungsgrad primär dort entscheidend, wo Ressourcen begrenzt sind …
wie bei Öl oder Gas.
Bei Wasserstoff hingegen ist er sekundär, denn Wasser 
Wasserstoff ist unendlich reversibel. 
From £50,000 pistons to £250,000 gearboxes, from carbon brakes that take three months to manufacture to front wings that require a week of continuous production. This documentary takes you inside the world's most advanced racing machinery. (55-min watch)
If you ever feel like you aren't good enough, please remember that a $44bn social media site had a breaking defect in their registration flow with no means of recovery, owing to confusing relative and absolute paths.
Oh, this was about ten minutes ago, by the way.
US scientists in Texas build SUPER Cheap Ice / Salt battery. Via @theelectricvking #EVs #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #KillGasCars 
#RenewableEnergy 
#engineering 
youtu.be/351O2ZwLOPc?...
US scientists in Texas build S...
#Development #Evolutions
The return of tech specs · Tech specs in the age of AI-assisted programming https://ilo.im/166kgh
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#Engineering #Programming #Coding #AI #Skills #Specifications #Requirements #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
ilo.imHuman Who Codes Newsletter - The return of tech specs
Friday Links 25-18
Quick selection.
This week I liked the podcast with the whaler, and the Chinese cycling industry.
christof.damian.netFriday Links 25-18Quick selection. This week I liked the podcast with the whaler, and the Chinese cycling industry. Leadership Rate My Manager - Oh, no! I...
The “996” work schedule—9am to 9pm, 6 days/week—originated in China 
and is now showing up in Silicon Valley AI startups. 
Some companies are even adding 996 clauses to contracts. 
Critics question how sustainable it really is as companies scale. 
Would you sign up for a 996 job?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/originated-china-996-schedule-working-102200931.html
Yahoo Finance · Originated in China, the “996” schedule of working 9am-9pm, 6 days a week comes to Silicon Valley
Chris( @stoneymonster ) & Elecia( @logicalelegance ) spoke with Steve Hinch -- author of an engineering, innovation, and business book.
He shares tons of wisdom from his career at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent as an engineer, manager, marketing director, and general manager.
Join them here: https://embedded.fm/episodes/509
Embedded509: Swarmed by Engineers — EmbeddedSteve Hinch wrote a book about engineering, innovation, and business. He shares decades of wisdom gleaned from his career at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent as an engineer, manager, marketing director, and general manager. Steve’s book is Winning through Innovation: Lessons from the Front Li
USGS Scientists Are Providing Critical Data To Support Emergency Response Efforts As Glacier Flooding Affects Juneau, Alaska.
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/usgs_usgs-scientists-are-providing-critical-data-activity-7361514160343408640-HMuf <-- shared #USGS LinkedIn post
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https://apps.usgs.gov/hivis/camera/AK_Glacial_Lake_near_Nugget_LOOKING_UPSTREAM_GLACIER_VIEW <-- views at USGS HIVES website
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/home <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard, University of Alaska, SE
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https://www.juneauflood.com/#/flood-map <-- Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard / Flood Map
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https://www.weather.gov/ajk/suicideBasin <-- National Weather Service (NWS) monitoring and current conditions
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#GIS #spatial #monitoring #GLOF #Alaska #climatechange #glacier #melting #Juneau #floodmaps #forecasting #innundation #glacial #outburstfloods #SuicideBasin #Mendenhall #Lake #Valley #engineering #mitigation #HESCO #risk #hazard #engineeringgeology #cost #impacts #economics #residential #naturaldisaster #infrastructure #residential #homes #fedscience #fedservice #opendata #fedopendata #publicsafety #publicgood #water #hydrology #flood #flooding
@USGS @nws
One for the bucket list!
A #hiking trail linking 46 ancient #Greek villages https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250812-a-hiking-trail-linking-forty-six-ancient-greek-villages
BBC · A hiking trail linking 46 ancient Greek villages
An interesting observation.
Balance is achieved by using multiple inputs. Vision, ear fluid, intertial nerves etc.
It is easy to see how a walking frame on wheels provides stability or how a stick with a ball on it gives extra feedback to someone with limited sight.
What I noticed is that I had better balance when pulling a basket with a hinged handle around a supermarket. No downward force on the basket involved, so zero physical support. But the subtle movements of the handle giving real time feedback about position. Trying to model that mathematically would be a nightmare as the mechanism is indirect and dynamic. So a surprise that it could be a usable input at all.