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Altrenotizie<a href="https://www.altrenotizie.org/primo-piano/10774-ursula-e-i-fantasmi-russi.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.altrenotizie.org/primo-piano/10774-ursula-e-i-fantasmi-russi.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a>

CarK :python:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@TuxAcademyAdmin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TuxAcademyAdmin</a> This is a nice visualization of <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Python</a> s versatility. :python: 👍 In fact, there are even more important areas of application:a) <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> & <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a>b) <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a>(I wrote a book on the former [1] and also occasionally get requests regarding the latter.)[1] <a href="https://python-fuer-ingenieure.de/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://python-fuer-ingenieure.de/</a>

InkicanI've been observing the effects of 'negative time' at my local DMV.<a href="https://www.earth.com/news/evidence-of-negative-time-observed-measured-in-new-quantum-physics-experiments/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.earth.com/news/evidence-of-negative-time-observed-measured-in-new-quantum-physics-experiments/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantumphysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quantumphysics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physicsfun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physicsfun</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://norden.social/@SheDrivesMobility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SheDrivesMobility</a> <ul><li>Bezahlbar</li><li>Elektro</li><li>Kleinwagen</li><li>Made in Germany</li></ul>Selbst außerhalb der verfetten EG-Fahrzeugklasse M1 (aka. "Auto" per EU-Norm) ist das schwer.<ul><li>Bezahlbare Kleinwägen? zeigt auf Tata Nano, Bajaj Qute</li><li>Kleinwagen Made In Germany?? Zeigt auf Corsa D</li><li>Elektrisch bezahlbar??? Zeigt auf UMI Citi W3</li><li>Elektrischer Kleinwagen made in Germany???? Zeigr auf Opel rocks-e</li></ul>Ich bezweifle dass das passiert bevor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Methanol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Methanol</a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Brennstoffzelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brennstoffzelle</a>|n-Aggregate mit > 5kW Nettowirkleistung für < €1k mit Mehrwertsteuer beim Baumarkt als Stromerzeuger stehen...Gerade <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lithiumakkus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lithiumakkus</a> oder allgemein die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Batterien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Batterien</a> nei <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BEV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BEV</a>|s machen das mit "bezahlbar" & leocht unmöglich.<ul><li>So sehr dass es billiger ist nen 4-Takter oder gar Diesel mit Elektrostart + Alternator dranzupacken und LPG- oder dieselelektrosch zu fahren.</li></ul>Das wird sich dank den <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Konfliktmineralien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Konfliktmineralien</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lithium</a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cobalt</a> auch nicht ändern!<ul><li>Dass die Deutsche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Autoindustrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autoindustrie</a> eh nur noch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuperUselessVehicle</a> für reiche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Boomer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Boomer</a> baut kommt noch hinzu, denn damit wird das Know-How für Kleinwagen abgebaut.</li><li>Kein wunder also dass <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> und vorallen "V.R." <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> da extrem den globalen Markt dominieren...</li></ul>Dabei können deutsche Hersteller, wenn diese wollen…<ul><li>Nur oft wollen die nicht oder machen nur <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitposts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitposts</a> alla <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VW</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XL1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XL1</a> wenn der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/1L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1L</a> schon gut war. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1yAom9iIarI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1yAom9iIarI</a><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqSdnkYxJM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqSdnkYxJM</a></li></ul>

Project GutenbergLeonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Recreated From 500-Year-Old DrawingAn exhibition at the French château were Leonardo spent his final years looks at the many inventions the polymath drew from nature.by Richard Whiddington<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leonardo-flying-machine-clos-luce-biomimicry-2679116</a>Leonardo da Vinci at PG: <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a>

Bernd von Mallinckrodt 🦋Schutz der Gesellschaft … <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23KapitalismusOhneGrenzen" target="_blank">#KapitalismusOhneGrenzen</a> frisst sich selbst auf … die <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Milliard%C3%A4re" target="_blank">#Milliardäre</a> sind die <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23zerst%C3%B6rerischenPeaks" target="_blank">#zerstörerischenPeaks</a> eines Systems, das ins Exponentielle kippt. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TaxTheRich" target="_blank">#TaxTheRich</a> und <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LimitCapitalism" target="_blank">#LimitCapitalism</a> sind keine Ideologie, sondern die einzige Notbremse gegen den Kollaps. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Engineering" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> 🖖

HollyA side benefit of the huge new super-sewer built along the Thames riverbank is miles of new public spaces. And with lots of public art<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/aug/12/tideway-project-public-spaces-super-sewer-architecture?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/aug/12/tideway-project-public-spaces-super-sewer-architecture?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cool</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#London</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>

Eva Winterschön🚯 No More Markdown 🚯Well, it's certainly not going away any time soon, but it doesn't have to be the default. While it's easily a majority of the docs formats that I have to use, it's not my favorite. Perhaps in an ideal world it would be AsciiDoc or LaTeX _All The Time_, but we don't live in that world, oh well 💋 In the interim, here's someone who wrote about the topic which seems worth sharing. Interesting points, ja?- Why You Shouldn’t Use “Markdown” for Documentation: <a href="https://ericholscher.com/blog/2016/mar/15/dont-use-markdown-for-technical-docs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ericholscher.com/blog/2016/mar/15/dont-use-markdown-for-technical-docs/</a><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#software</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/oss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oss</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foss</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#markdown</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentation</a>

Flipboard Science DeskMuscle-inspired actuators power tiny soft robots.From <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ieeespectrum</a>: "An elasto-electromagnetic system gives small robots some muscle."<a href="https://flip.it/H2ORRT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/H2ORRT</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Robots</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Robotics</a>

Jörg Seidel<a href="https://mastodon.social/@vaetiv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@vaetiv</a> Example of a complex system: the IT infrastructure of any cooperation older than ten years <a href="https://det.social/tags/thermodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thermodynamics</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/energysystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energysystems</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#complexity</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/robustness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robustness</a>

Engineering ScienceComplex systems are often said to be systems where ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ & where simple rules can create astonishingly intricate behavior.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thermodynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thermodynamics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energysystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energysystems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#complexity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resilience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robustness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robustness</a>

@BjornW@mastodon.social<a href="https://toot.community/@giplt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@giplt</a> gave an impressive talk "Solar Sailing Serendiep WHY2025" <a href="https://chaos.social/@why2025camp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@why2025camp</a>. Respect for all the research that went into this. Bit jealous about this awesome project :-)<a href="https://program.why2025.org/why2025/talk/JALJPD/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://program.why2025.org/why2025/talk/JALJPD/</a>It should become available soonish: <a href="https://media.ccc.de/c/WHY2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://media.ccc.de/c/WHY2025</a> (❤️AV angels!)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hacking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Boat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Barge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Barge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHY2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solarpunk</a>

Baum<a href="https://norden.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meme</a>

Erik JonkerA bit expensive but i can really recommend this book. It strikes a good balance between technical details and overview of current generative AI technology. It is also readable for non-developers/engineers like me without skipping too much technical details to understand what is going on. <a href="https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Chip-Huyen/dp/1098166302" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Chip-Huyen/dp/1098166302</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#books</a>

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:This is bound to bring some joy to your day. Everything about it is delightful.(And the engineering is amazing.)<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Joy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JoyScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoyScrolling</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Happy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Happy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Laughter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Laughter</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Play" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Play</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RollerCoaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RollerCoaster</a>

dorotaCI learned <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/welding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#welding</a> . It's awful! Now my head has more space for nonsense ideas no one needs!Like, leaf spring <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/suspension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#suspension</a> for a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bike</a> trailer.Has anyone ever tried that?Is spring steel required?deflection = FL³/(4Ebh³) , right?I'm getting over 10mm thickness for 100kg load which is a bit crazy...Would be nice to learn from some mechanical engineer about that problem :P<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mechanicalengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mechanicalengineering</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/materialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#materialscience</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#steel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bicycle</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cycling</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/biketooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biketooter</a>

Olly 👾:meowartist: 40 Years ago, Andy Warhol helped debut the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commodore</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amiga</a> Computer.That's right, it's 40 years to this days that the Amiga 1000 was launched. The Amiga’s cultural impact was bolstered by its flashy public debut celebration, which emerged as one of the most surreal moments in <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>. [included a live art session with <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Andy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Andy</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Warhol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Warhol</a>]….<a href="https://www.warhol.org/exhibition/warhol-and-the-amiga/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.warhol.org/exhibition/warhol-and-the-amiga/</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/amiga1000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amiga1000</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#picture</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

Kathy BrysonAn <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> marvel! How to cram thousands of characters into a desktop sized machine - A Professor’s Search for the MingKwai, a Lost <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chinese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Typewriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Typewriter</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyregion/mingkwai-typewriter-china.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyregion/mingkwai-typewriter-china.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MingKwai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MingKwai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technologicaldevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technologicaldevelopment</a>

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarAuto-horizon explained in one picture.This adds an extra hydraulic cylinder on one side of the three point hitch that is electronically controlled to regulate the attachment to be always level with the horizon, no matter how tilted the tractor is.Kubota calls theirs "Monroematic". Our Iseki has it too, not sure what it's called there, the computer translates it with "horizontal rotary".Pretty cool stuff for the 1970s. Revolutionary in working flooded rice fields, which is why most grey import Japanese tractors have it.<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tractor</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Kubota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kubota</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Iseki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Iseki</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Monroematic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monroematic</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Homestead</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Engineering</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Farming</a>

Korawich KaveeDid you know? The first push for better roads came from bicyclists, not motorists. ... well "The League of American Wheelmen" to be exact. Railroads supported this effort too, realizing better roads to rural areas would increase freight traffic.This is from a book "STREET SMART: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars" by Samuel I. Schwartz, also known as “Gridlock Sam,". <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/road" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#road</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/street" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#street</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bicycle</a>

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