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Saturday, May 1, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: The Mind of a Chess Grandmaster
Here is @Kasparov63 recounting one such test in Frankfurt, 1987, two years after he first became world champion. And how they made it easy for him. From How Life Imitates Chess. pic.twitter.com/RQgeOU32IA
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) April 30, 2021
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TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: When a Boeing 747 Flew with 1088 People on Board
Here is more information about Operation Solomon, of which the flight was a part. The exact number of people on the flight was stated in contemporary reports as between 1078 and 1122, with agreement that two were born on board during the flight.
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13:36
THE HAPPENING WORLD: 21st Century Problems—(Memory) Leaky Faucet
I am not cut out for this modern world, especially one where touchscreens have replaced the reliable technology of a “handle” in bathrooms—and where you can’t wash your hands because “internal storage running out” means “applications & system functions may not work well” pic.twitter.com/WjsbyJV9O7
— Dr. Steven W. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) April 29, 2021
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12:31
CONTEXT: Extreme Engineering—Top Fuel Dragsters
Unlike the 1950s and 1960s, where rapid innovation in designs broke records and made champions, they have now standardised on a single engine and supercharger, making things less interesting from an engineering standpoint.
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