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**Holly** @HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com · 17h

Holly @HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com

#stem #science #technology #engineering #time #internet #hero #Michigan

Here's the guy you can thank for having a clock on every Internet connected device that doesn't just blink 12:00 forever

https://cse.engin.umich.edu/stories/remembering-alum-david-mills-who-brought-the-internet-into-perfect-time/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

Computer Science and EngineeringRemembering alum David Mills, who brought the internet into perfect timeMills created the Network Time Protocol, which enables any device online to know precisely what time it is.

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**OBTImaging** @OBTImaging@socel.net · 1d

**Jürgen Hubert** @juergen_hubert@pixelfed.de · 1d

Jürgen Hubert @juergen_hubert@pixelfed.de

One of the massive pumps that kept the Samson Pit in #SanktAndreasberg - once the deepest mine in the world - free of water.

Since learning more about historical #mining , I have come to the conclusion that the typical "old mine" dungeon complex in #DnD and other #ttrpg don't give enough thought on how to keep the water out.

#history #engineering #Harz

A massive wooden wheel on an even larger wooden frame. It is several times the size of an elderly man in the foreground.

#harz

**Dr.Muesli** @dr_muesli@woof.tech · 4d

Dr.Muesli @dr_muesli@woof.tech

#MuesliPLC (wired)

Today, I finally created the circuit diagrams. Until now, there was only my scribbling.

Screenshot from the CAD program showing the created main circuit.

Screenshot from the CAD program showing the created control circuit.

#MuesliTech #CAD #circuits

**The Conversation U.S.** @TheConversationUS@newsie.social · 5d

The Conversation U.S. @TheConversationUS@newsie.social

#Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this @umich.edu course: https://buff.ly/jEUFqkB
#uncommoncourses

The ConversationEngineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college courseStudents explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.

**Sunguramy** @sunguramy@flipping.rocks · 6d

Sunguramy @sunguramy@flipping.rocks

Dropping this here, so things are not forgotten. About being lgbtq+ in STEM. The conclusions are good, and identified categories of issues well rounded.

https://www.rsc.org/globalassets/07-news-events/rsc-news/features/2025/03-march/dsit-final-report-centering-lgbt-perspectives.pdf

"Key Findings:
1. Compartmentalising and Compromising: LGBT+ individuals often feel the need to mask or
hide their identities in STEM environments, leading to psychological stress..."

"2. Conflicting Values and Purpose: Many participants left STEM because their work did not align with their personal values..."

"3. LGBT in the Background: For some participants, their LGBT+ identity was not the primary
reason for leaving STEM...However, the LGBT+ climate often exacerbated these issues."

"4. Movement in STEM: Some participants moved within the broader STEM ecosystem rather than leaving STEM entirely. These moves were often motivated by the search for more inclusive and supportive environments."

"5. Career Stages of Departure: Most participants tended to leave STEM at a specific career
stage, particularly during graduate training or early career stages. This pattern highlights the
importance of targeted interventions at these critical points to improve retention."

"6. National Context Differences: The study found notable differences between the US and UK contexts. In the UK, issues such as immigration policies and public attitudes towards trans individuals influenced career decisions. In the US, state-by-state variations in LGBTQ+
protections and access to healthcare played a significant role."

#stem #science #technology

**Resolviendo la incógnita** @RLIBlog@mastodon.social · Mar 24

Resolviendo la incógnita @RLIBlog@mastodon.social

El globo eléctrico de los hermanos Albert (derecha) y Gaston (izquierda) Tissandier, el primero de su clase, usando un motor Siemens. Voló por primera vez el 8 de octubre de 1883 en Auteuil, París. Science new ser.:v.3 (1884) #ingenieria #engineering

Dos hombres, uno con sombrero, viajando en globo en una barquilla con forma de jaula con una gran hélice. La envoltura está fuera de la imagen.

Mar 24

**Mark Wyner Won’t Comply** @markwyner@mas.to · Mar 24

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply @markwyner@mas.to

As a designer and appreciator of art, I am enamored with the products that Teenage Engineering are designing. I seriously load their site and ogle.

But they’re also usable in meaningful ways. Functional, sleek, simple…reminiscent of the work of Dieter Rams.

As a musician, I also want to play.

https://teenage.engineering/products

teenage engineeringteenage engineering productsteenage engineering creates high quality, well designed, electronic products for all people who love sound and music.

#Design #Product #Engineering

Mar 24

**chribonn** @chribonn@twit.social · Mar 18

chribonn @chribonn@twit.social

We tested different AI models to identify the largest of three numbers with the fractional parts .11, .9, and .099999. You'll be surprised that some AI mistakenly identifying the number ending in .11 as the largest. We also test AI engines on the pronunciation of decimal numbers. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DecimalComparison #MathError #AISafety #DataScience #Engineering #Science #Education #TTMO

https://youtu.be/TB_4FrWSBwU

YouTubeAI got it wrong - Largest NumberBy TT(M)O

Mar 18

**Interesting Engineering (bot)** @intengineering@bots.defencegeeks.net · Mar 17

Interesting Engineering (bot) @intengineering@bots.defencegeeks.net

Video: Tesla smashes through Wile E Coyote-style fake wall in autopilot test vs LiDAR

Tesla Autopilot drove into a Looney Tunes, Wile E. Coyote-style fake road wall in the...
#engineering #technology
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/tesla-lidar-vs-camera-test

Mar 17

**OBTImaging** @OBTImaging@socel.net · Mar 16

**Christian** @christianhajer@aleph.land · Mar 15 *

Christian @christianhajer@aleph.land

Triggered by the geometry of this brigde from 1790, especially when it’s doubled by water reflection.
#urbanphotography #monochrome #brigde #engineering #berlin

The image features a monochrome view of a bridge spanning a canal, with reflections visible on the water's surface. Surrounding buildings create a backdrop, and the atmosphere appears misty and serene. Streetlamps line the walkway along the canal.

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**Dr.Muesli** @dr_muesli@woof.tech · Mar 14

Dr.Muesli @dr_muesli@woof.tech

#MuesliPLC

I should get in the habit of showing the completed projects...

An electrical control cabinet with a gray metal door. On the door, there are several controls:

at the top, a red fault indicator light and a green operating light (which is illuminated). Below them, two buttons for exhaust ventilation—one red for "OFF" and one green for "ON." In the middle, there is a large emergency stop button with a red knob and a yellow background. At the bottom, a main switch with a red rotary handle and a yellow safety cover.

The control cabinet is mounted on a wall.

The image shows the inside of a wired control cabinet.

On the inner side of the door are the contacts for push buttons and signal lights, neatly wired and secured. Inside the cabinet, terminal blocks, motor protection switches, airflow monitors, zener barriers, and a 24V DC power supply are organized and connected on DIN rails with cleanly routed wiring.

A workbench with extraction through the perforated sheet. A motor is connected to the machine. There is also an emergency stop button and a control panel with an on/off switch, as well as an indicator light for release. All components are suitable for the explosion-proof area.

#MuesliTech #wires #Automation

Mar 14

**Nova** @Sup3rN0va@techhub.social · Mar 14

Nova @Sup3rN0va@techhub.social

Mathy people often look down on crochet due to misogyny or minimizing of the arts (math is a male dominated field BTW) , but crochet should not be gendered let alone demeaned because it's associated with female crafts.
Crochet is not just able to be applied to math, but is inherently mathematical. To make anything in crochet at minimum you need to be counting and planning what you are doing. You can use math to plan out specific shapes and to understand what process you need to follow to make that shape. Making something in crochet is making something with one string (usually) so it is a very complicated mesh. You can make complex images using a pixel grid sort of style. You can also leave the flat "2D" creations and move in 3 dimensions. Using math, you can make things ripple or have waves or be flat, or stretch, or whatever.
For example, you can crochet hyperbolic shapes:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xtlDND7NVp8

YouTubeMake Your Own Hyperbolic Surface!By CodeParade

#math #crochet #engineering

Mar 14

**Kevin Karhan** @kkarhan@infosec.space · Mar 14

Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

@camwilson also #wood is a #rebewable and #CarbonNeutral source.

So it does make sense given modern #engineering to do so.

As for the #blades there sadly doesn't seem to be much of an alternative to #composite #plastic which is not recycleable as even cutting it into pieces makes #GlassFiber shards that are jist barely less toxic as #asbestos.

Rarely the cost to do so is worth the effort, given those ain't straight but curved pieces of #plastic...

Mar 14

**Frankie** @Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social · 2025-03-13T10:30:00.000Z

Frankie @Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social

These trains could carry giant batteries across Colorado and deliver clean energy to Denver

SunTrain wants to use the existing freight rail system to transport clean energy from wind farms and solar arrays to the grid.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91293078/these-trains-could-take-solar-power-from-pueblo-colorado-and-deliver-it-to-denver

Fast Company · Mar 13These trains could carry giant batteries across Colorado and deliver clean energy to DenverSunTrain wants to use the existing freight rail system to transport clean energy from wind farms and solar arrays to the grid.

#news #tech #technology

Mar 13

**Inkican** @inkican@mastodon.social · Mar 11

Inkican @inkican@mastodon.social

I always thought Big Tech companies had a team inside the company answering the question: ‘Who are our customers and how can we best serve them?’ I guess not.

https://inkican.com/when-big-tech-runs-out-of-ideas-no-ideas/

Comic book cover of guy wearing a mask badly while buying all the toilet paper.

#technology #tech #innovation

Mar 11

**Resolviendo la incógnita** @RLIBlog@mastodon.social · Mar 10

Resolviendo la incógnita @RLIBlog@mastodon.social

Antonio Santucci supervisó la construcción de la mayor esfera armilar del mundo. Se basa en el modelo ptolemaico y fue completada en 1593 para Fernando I de Médici. La esfera tiene un diámetro de 2 metros y, en conjunto, mide 3,7 m de altura. Museo Galileo de Florencia #ingenieria #engineering

Mar 10

**Kevin Karhan** @kkarhan@infosec.space · Mar 10 *

Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

@SrRochardBunson scratch that [infosec.space]: this makes it impossible to write any #papers re: #SocialStudies, #Psychology, #Medicine or basocally anything involving #humans and not #engineering and even there it'll be had to avoid said vocabulary!