At ease, future astronauts: NASA solving 'space poop' problem
If they're in a regularly pressured spacecraft, the answer is easy -- just go to the bathroom. And for those hours-long spacewalks, NASA equips astronauts with special adult diapers to mop up any leaks. But what if they're stuck in a spacesuit for days on end? Not so easy.NASA has taken steps to address the problem and recently announced the winner of the Space Poop Challenge, a competition organized by its NASA Tournament Lab (NTL), hosted by the HeroX crowdsourcing initiative. The winner of th..>> view originalFacebook wants you to apply for your next job on Facebook
Starting this week in the U.S. and Canada, you will be able to post job listings and apply for jobs on Facebook.(Photo: Facebook)SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is getting into the job market.After years of speculation that the giant social network would harness its huge audience to take on LinkedIn and online job boards, Facebook has created tools for businesses to post job openings and for job seekers to hunt for new gigs.The new features are aimed at small and midsized businesses that typically stru..>> view originalElon Musk tweets Trump's immigration ban 'is not right', then immediately deletes it
US judge blocks Trump's immigration ban; White House vows to appeal Reuters Elon Musk accidentally posted a series of tweets voicing his opposition to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on Wednesday (15 February), saying "the Muslim immigration ban is not right."The SpaceX and Tesla CEO, however, deleted the tweets within minutes.Signed into effect last month, Trump's immigration ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Somali..>> view originalReport: Snapchat To Focus On Android To Drive User Growth
Report: Snapchat To Focus On Android To Drive User Growth Snap is reportedly looking to improve the Android version of the Snapchat app to drive user growth outside of the United States. While the company’s social app enjoys a large following stateside, it apparently isn’t doing a great job of attracting users outside of its home country where a vast majority of consumers is using Android phones. Despite the fact that Android is also the operating system of choice among Snapchat’s core ..>> view originalGoogle CEO pens encouraging reply to 7-year-old girl's job application
James Martin/CNET Google's CEO Sundar Pichai penned a touching reply to a job application from a seven-year-old girl. He hasn't offered her a job, but says he hopes she will continue to learn about technology.The girl, from Hereford in England, wrote to the Google head, the BBC reports. She expressed her interest in computers, robots and the bean bags, slides and go-karts that fill the company's..>> view originalIn recently unearthed essay, Winston Churchill anticipated space travel and extraterrestrial life
Winston Churchill addressing the crowd outside The City of London Recruiting Centre for the Territorial Army at Mansion House, London on April 24, 1939. (AP Photo/Staff/Putnam) Quoting Winston Churchill has always been something of a national pastime. If you’re going through hell, keep going. History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. What hasn’t often been quoted is the essay he penned in 1939 titled “Are..>> view originalAmazon Wants To Help Make Your Home Smart
The best marketing is education. During a time when products and services are largely the same, educating your customers can differentiate your brand. One recent and exciting example comes from Amazon who has taken steps to offer in-home education to teach consumers how to make their home smart. A smart home is the result of having a central operating system, like the Amazon Echo "Alexa," to act as the central hub of the house. An operating system is the software that supports a computer's basi..>> view originalMcDonald's Re-Engineers Straw Using Fibonacci Formula To Let You Enjoy Shamrock Shake More
McDonald's unveiled Feb. 15 a new limited edition straw that has been re-engineered so that customers can enjoy its Shamrock Shake drink better. The company had to engage the services of two engineering firms to achieve this objective. What McDonald's wanted was to produce a contraption that can deliver the desired experience and taste of its new Shamrock recipes. For example, there is the case of the chocolate Shamrock Shake. Reinventing Shamrock Straw According to the company, the straw will ..>> view originalA New Moto X May Have Just Passed Through The FCC
A New Moto X May Have Just Passed Through The FCC A new Moto X phone may have just passed through the FCC recently with the model name listed simply as 10566 in one of the documents, though perhaps more telling is that another one of the documents in the filing specifically for the FCC label shows that the model number is XT1750. This may suggest that the phone in question is an upcoming Moto X device as previous versions of the Moto X series devices have had “XT” in the beginning of th..>> view original
Monday, March 20, 2017
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