Thursday, April 2, 2026

Archaeologists may have found the grave of the legendary "fourth musketeer" - Ars Technica

Another intriguing mystery. Archeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the remains of musketeer D'Artgan

Whether it is him or not remains to be seen. But the signs certainly point to it being him.  


Don’t let the door hit you in the butt …

Here's to hoping that one day, justice catches up with her …


Hubble images taken 25 years apart show big changes in the iconic Crab Nebula — Space photo of the week | Live Science

Nice! Using celestial images to show how expansion takes place in the universe.  

More than half of World Cup countries face extra costs as Fifa fails to agree US tax deal | World Cup 2026 | The Guardian

Another interesting problem, related to the World Cup.  

Monday, March 30, 2026

A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work | WIRED

I was driving behind a waymo yesterday and was thinking about the "problem" that Waymo's aren't truly autonomous and use a driver in the Philippines to "help"…

That the entirety of the business model is smoke and mirrors. And here's another example of how they don't learn something that's relevant to actual driving. And, there's an underlying problem that tickets aren't issued to a driver, and the company may or may not be responsibly be paying and learning from infractions. 

High School Student, 18, Invents Filter That Eliminate 95.5% of Microplastics

I live hearing about young people tackling problems. Here a high school student came up with a ferrofluid, essentially magnets, that attracts the microplastics in a tank and leaves clean water. 

Excellent approach that may yield some innovation. 

Scientists testing new scanning technology discover mysterious structure beneath an ancient Egyptian city

Gotta love this leap forward, using traditional methods of searching, some 3D modeling, and satellite views. 

The results of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of combining geophysical measurements and remote sensing data, which gave a very accurate vision in detecting buried settlements in a complex region