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Chipmakers turned their production back toward the automaker because many of the micro chips used in everything from electronic brake systems to airbag control units tend to rely on obsolete technology often over a decade old, and when the pandemic hit, these processors where in short supply. Chipmakers are telling car companies to wake up and modernize their micro's, however, most systems in cars are safety-critical and need to perform in practically every situation regardless of temperature, humidity, vibrations, and even minor road debris, because of that, the tried and true is better than new and improved.
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This energy Sankey diagram was published today by the University of Chicago, and shows the history of the american energy system in chart form, from 1800 to 2019. It is the:first attempt to put so much information about U.S. energy history in one place. This particular Sankey diagram shows the inputs and outputs for the U.S. energy system, measured in watts per capita. The left side of the chart shows where energy is coming from (coal, natural gas, or petroleum) and the right side shows what it’s being used for (transportation, agriculture, or home lighting and heating).
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In a story heard on NPR and reported in ScienceDaily reports that a new study finds that migratory birds can "see" magnetic fields. The findings from a current study by a research group from Oldenburg, Germany strongly supports the hypothesis that migratory birds use their visual system to perceive the reference compass direction of the geomagnetic field and that migratory birds are thus likely to "see" the geomagnetic field.
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BoredStiff writes:
In the real world, bosses are known to suffer from a long list of social pathologies: naked aggression, credit hogging, micromanaging, bullying, you name it, however, leadership research shows that subtle nasty moves like glaring and condescending comments, explicit moves like insults or put-downs, and even physical intimidation can be effective paths to power. Research also shows, employees tend to see the jerk, the narcissist, and even the asshole, as boss material. Most important among them, the narcissist believes that it's his natural right to be the boss. NYMag has an article that explores Boss Science and the minds of a American corporate leaders.
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Computerworld has an article about Microsoft's plans to launch a competitor to the Apple iPod, it's a wireless media player called the Zune. The article lists five reasons why Apple is so scared that the Zune won't be as easily smacked down by the iPod as the thousand of other IPod imitators have. The Zune isn't just a music player, think of it as a portable, wireless, hardware version of MySpace. With the Zune, Microsoft is hatching a consumer media "perfect storm."
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The Weekend Edition of NPR ran a story on Edward Tufte — the outspoken critic of PowerPoint presentations — he has been described by The New York Times as "The Leonardo da Vinci of Data." Since 1993, thousands have attended his day-long seminars on Information Design. Tufte's most recent book is filled with hundreds of illustrations that demonstrate one concept: good design is timeless, while bad design can be a matter of life and death.
