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With all the talk of under water data centres for efficient cooling, this guy does it with a PC.

Battlefield trial - Phantom MK-1 humanoid robots. https://share.google/bH4M1HXD3lqq4efIU

12 days working on Wolf Rock lighthouse.

Everybody seemed to love Dr. #4 on the far left, second row. The 5th owl next to him also played Tristan Farnum the Yorkshire playboy veterinary on All Creatures Great and Small. https://www.etsy.com/listing/191614375/

Would you like one? Would you tackle building one.

https://learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-american-paintings I see two on his list most known by most Americans. Andy Warhol's Marylin Monroe and NightHawks by Edward Hopper Night Hawks (1942) References to it are all over the internet because people recognize it. The Simpsons copied it in one episode Doctor Who painting for sale on etsy for $50. The Doctor with companion Ponds and her guardian/husband in roman toga. The Flintstones "tank" is an elephant: Star Trek: Sesame Street Superman

New to me is the Garmin FAA Data Comm feature starting on GTN750Xi and working its way up the Garmin suite of glass cockpits. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/aviation/fltplan/faa-data-comm/overview/ Heres a demo video of it which is basically CPDLC for small aircrafts. Can you imagine having this feature working with the TDS GTN750Xi for Pilot Edge and Say Intentions maybe working through SimBrief?! This is the list of airports where its available in RL. ELIGIBLE AIRPORTS Airports eligible for DCL service include: (Triangle ∆ indicates DCL. All are PDC eligible unless indicated by x.) …

Tech boss uses AI and ChatGPT to make his dog a cancer vaccine https://www.thestreet.com/health/tech-boss-uses-ai-and-chatgpt-to-make-his-dog-a-cancer-vaccine Hook

I may need to add this to my expanding cargo fleet.

Thought some sci-fi fans might enjoy this.....

NVIDIA announced at GDC the release of DLSS 5 this fall, introducing a real-time neural rendering model that "enrichs pixels with photorealistic lighting and materials." It also announced the release with a video:

I really enjoy his books. Gemini LLM suggests he wrote magazine articles in a similar vein but when I try to find them they seem to be hallucinations! Does anybody know of any definite references. Alternatively does anybody have any biographical or anecdotal information they would care to share. I've never seen a photo of him. Many thanks David

A great article in the Atlantic - discussing how automation in cars decreases vigilance. It's the same challenge with autopilots - 99% of the time they are better than humans, but the other 1% of the time it's thrown back to a human with insufficient time to react or resolve. The other challenge - especially with consumer goods such as cars - is how big business weaponizes the TOS to blame the driver for what is fundamentally a systems fault. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/self-driving-car-technology-tesla-crash/686054/?gift=ObTAI8oDbHXe8UjwAQKul6acU0KJHCMEsvPjPPlG_MM Cheers

"It is a fascinating observation that often rings true: our ability to care for species entirely different from our own isn't just a "soft" personality trait—it’s a sophisticated cognitive achievement. In evolutionary psychology and biology, empathy for animals is viewed as an extension of Social Intelligence. Here is why it is considered a hallmark of a high-functioning mind: 1. Abstract Perspective-Taking To feel for an animal, you must perform a complex mental maneuver called Theory of Mind. This is the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and feelings different from your own. Doing this with a human is one thing; doing it with a …

John Spitzer, vice president of Developer & Performance Technology at NVIDIA, presented its technology roadmap for the future of gaming GPUs at the Game Developers Conference 2026, announcing extremely ambitious goals for graphics rendering. According to the company, future graphics cards could achieve up to 1,000,000x improvement in path tracing performance compared to older architectures, leveraging artificial intelligence, RTX technologies, and new algorithms to continue improving real-time graphics in video games.

Won't launch till March. Hydrogen leak.

"The FBI's Seattle Division is seeking to identify potential victims installing Steam games embedded with malware. The FBI believes the threat actor primarily targeted users between the timeframe of May 2024 and January 2026. In the investigation, several games have been identified to include, BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova." https://forms.fbi.gov/victims/Steam_Malware

After more than 10 years, the search for the missing flight MH370 resumes: " The Malaysian government has promised to pay a private company, Ocean Infinity, $70m (£56m) to search for the plane on a “no find, no fee” basis. The company intends to target a 15,000 sq km (5,800 sq mile) area in the Indian Ocean where it is thought there is the highest likelihood of finding the missing aircraft." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/29/malaysian-airlines-flight-mh370-mystery-search-indian-ocean-infinity-robots

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I tryed to go to the GSX forum of FSDreamtem a few minutes ago but there appear pop up window that tell to me: Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access fsdreamteam.com. I know that there has been some problems earlier but I would like to know if it's me or is there some bigger problems others, too? Thank You

My favorite Doctor is #1 William Hartnell. He's such a grouchy self satisfied know it all. Very entertaining! ----------- Meanwhile AI has been recreating all the 70 or so episodes still missing. So they matched an AI version with that new found real version, just for a test.