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Sunday, March 14, 2021
CONTEXT: “His Master's Voice”—The Out-Take
I never considered there'd be outtakes of the "His Master's Voice" promo shoot IN 1901 but now I can't stop laughing. pic.twitter.com/myQK2DliGS
— Mark Greenmantle 🛩️🇦🇺 (@MarkGreenmantle) March 14, 2021
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16:06
CONTINUITY: Submarine Diesel Engines: WW II U.S. Navy Training Film
The ways they get “supercharging for free” by compression of scavenge air in the cylinder are very clever, not to mention two pistons in the same cylinder.
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13:52
CONTEXT: When the University of California Bragged about Contributing to Nuclear Weapons Tests in Nevada
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13:04
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Join the Army, Learn a Trade
Watch as @JackieAina explains how the @USArmyReserve prepared her for a career as a beauty influencer & diversity activist with millions of social media followers. Visit @DoDOutreach for more of her story. #KnowYourMil #JackieAina 💄 pic.twitter.com/5PBNsIQbCa
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) March 28, 2019
If I'm a military planner in Peking, I've got to be thinking “One little push, and the whole bankrupt house of cards folds.”
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12:05
CONTEXT: Mail the Kid to Grandma's House
Meanwhile... “In the Early 1900s, the United States Postal Service Would Let You Mail a Child” https://t.co/d1eN9eQTFK
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) March 14, 2021
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11:44
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: It's Pi Day! Calculating π with Avogadro's Number
Here is a similar Monte Carlo estimation of the value of π run on the Analytical Engine.
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11:02