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A bug in an airline reservation system resulted in all female passengers on a Tui flight that select Miss on their booking to be allocated a child's weight of 35kg on the aircraft load sheet instead of the standard weight of 69kg. This error resulted in the pilot calculating takeoff thrust using a weight figure that was 1,200kg lighter than the real weight of the aircraft.

Business

Life

Web Dev

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ML Layout Parser

Researchers at Harvard developed and released an open source image layout OCR deep learning library called Layout Parser which allows effective image parcing of tabled and structured image data at scale.

AI & ML

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No More Ransom

No More Ransom provides tools and advice to use if/when your computer or company is attacked by ransomware. In most cases nothing can be done, but sometimes keys and decrytors work to undo the damage.

Business

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Detection Laser Drone

Swiss company ABB has developed a drone that uses a laser to detect methane leaks while flying at 55 mph at an altitude of 130ft. The system is 1,000 more sensitive than standard methane detection tools.

Innovation

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Attic Turbo Jet Engine

YouTuber Integza used a 3D printer to build a working turobo jet engine in his attic! Check out his journey of multiple attempts in his video, before reaching a working prototype at the end.

Innovation

Video

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Podcast of the Week: Tim Ferriss & Balaji Srinivasan

Tim Ferriss recently interviewed Balaji Srinivasan and it was an insanely good interview! They cover geo-politics, crypto, their intersection, among many, many other topics, futurist and otherwise.

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Dealing With Difficult People At Work

Neil On Software created a handy guide on how to deal with difficult people on software projects. I think the tips on how to address each scenario are applicable for the most part outside of software also.

Business

Web Dev

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5G Power Harvesting

Researchers at Georgia Tech have created a flexible 3D printed multi-directional antenna that can harvest 6 micorwatts of power from a 5G transmitter at up to 180 meters. Harvest wireless energy in this way can replace the use of batteries in IoT and wearable devices.

Environment

Innovation

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Steer Through The Suez