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While we’d argue that every episode of CrunchWeek is special, today is an extra special show, because it’s the last one we’re having at the big white table. That’s right: Our little studio is finally getting an upgrade! For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s video studio will be under construction for a fresh new look. We’ll continue to make CrunchWeek as… Read More
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CrunchWeek: Etsy IPO, Tinder’s Age-Based Pricing, Kleiner Perkins On Trial
This is a fantastic video of Turnbull Restoration and Manufacturing restoring a vintage Winchester rifle. If you aren’t familiar with Turnbull, take a look at their site, their work is exquisite.
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Turnbull Restoration and Manufacturing on “How it’s Made”
Even kids as young as two can help around the house. If you’re not sure what kinds of chores to assign your little (or big) kids, this printable chore chart offers age-appropriate suggestions.
Depending on your child, some of these may be very optimistic. (I’m not sure it’s wise to give toddlers the utensils and dishware to set on the table.) But otherwise the chart can be a starting point for discussing with your family how to pitch in.
The printable PDF is linked at the bottom of the post below on the Modest Mom blog.
Our Morning Chore Routine | The Modest Mom Blog
Apple reportedly granted developers from big-name companies monitored access to Apple Watch at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., to ensure a solid initial app offering when the device launches in April.
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Secret Apple lab allows early Apple Watch access to developers from Facebook, BMW, others
Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay. It might morph into something else, but it has marked our lives forever. Muggles (or maybe not; we can’t just say we’re not muggles after all) that we are, social media might just be some sort of power that tends to get to the […]
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If Harry Potter Had Social Media Access
No one, not even these fighter pilots, can’t resist a chocolate bar when the munchies strike. This video shows how the pilot in the front passes a Snickers bar to his colleague just by opening his hand and letting it float to the back of the cockpit dragged by the acceleration forces. So cool.
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This is how fighter jet pilots pass snacks in the cockpit while flying
The MySQL developer tools team is pleased to announce 6.3 Beta – the start of the public beta testing phase of MySQL Workbench 6.3
This release contains a number of new and enhanced features which are feature complete but might still containbugs. So use them with care. For the full list of changes in this revision, visithttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/workbench/en/changes-6-3.html For detailed information about the new features, see What’sNew in MySQL Workbench 6.3http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/wb-what-is-new-63.html For discussion, join the MySQL Workbench Forums:http://ift.tt/KKCsvd Download MySQL Workbench 6.3.1 beta now, for Windows, Mac OS X 10.7+,Oracle Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 20 and Fedora 21, Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu14.10 or sources, from: http://ift.tt/KHX9aU Enjoy !
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MySQL Workbench 6.3.1 Beta has been released
Whether you called it a fort or treehouse I think most of us can remember a time when you simply wanted a place of your own. Maybe it was something to escape the stresses of elementary school or maybe a place high in a tree for launching of water balloons […]
There are a wealth of ways for kids to learn computer science and programming these days. Add to the mix: Google’s own CS First curriculum, a free program with a variety of themes for all kinds of kids’ interests.
CS First isn’t new (the program started last year), but as a program that’s meant for teachers and community volunteers to form computer science clubs for kids ages 9 to 14, you might not have heard about it.
Lesson themes include Music & Sound (create a music video and build an interactive music display), Fashion & Design (build fashion-themed apps), Storytelling (create interactive stories), Game Design (code a game), and so on.
All of the materials (videos, programming in Scratch, and lesson plans) are freely available online, so parents—whether homeschooling or not—and kids with a lot of initiative can check out the lessons themselves. Or, better yet, start a club in your community.
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Google CS First Teaches Kids Programming and Computer Science for Free
Plastic bottles are made by blow-molding, a beautiful, elegant process that can create a full-bodied shape with a narrow little neck. But how the heck do they make scuba tanks, fire extinguishers and gas canisters, which have similarly narrow necks, but are of course made of non-blow-moldable metal?
My first thought was that they make them in two halves via metal drawing, then weld them together—but obviously that makes no sense. So I looked into and found that yes, a scuba tank comes from a single flat disc of metal alloy.
And while drawing is still the initial production method, I wasn’t aware that what they call "hot spinning" is how you get the bottleneck:
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Production Methods: How to Turn a Flat Metal Disc into a Bottle-Necked Scuba Tank