5IT, 10/10
"The vast majority of the collection focuses on records related to the classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden to a handful of journalists and that were ultimately published by, primarily, the Intercept, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the New York Times, andDer Spiegel. Every effort has been made to locate and include each posted Snowden document in this collection – including those that originated with the NSA, with other U.S. organizations, or with foreign SIGINT agencies. This includes policy and strategy documents, histories, briefings on specific programs, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) orders, and assessments of NSA’s relations with foreign agencies. In addition to leaked materials, the set gathers together the full collection of records periodically declassified by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in response to the fallout from the Snowden revelations."
2. A mid-air, car-borne laser display system.
"A team of researchers in Japan lead by Akira Asano of Burton Inc. have developed a 3D aerial display capable of projecting text and imagery in mid-air. The Aerial Burton works by firing a 1kHz infrared pulse directly into a 3D scanner which in turn focuses and reflects the laser to a specific point in the air. Molecules at the end of the laser then ionize, releasing energy in the form of photons."
3. A tool for checking up on the past predictions of media sources.
"With access to the archives of Guardian we scraped old articles for future references. What was said and promised about this day in the past? On top of this database we built a dashboard displaying all relevant articles. After the hackathon Edouard Richard, Paul Joannon and Anne-Lise Bouyer overtook the development of the platform. We can now proudly present a first fully dynamic and functional version. At the moment Broken Promises is hooked up to the API’s of Guardian and New York Times, but we could easily attach it to any feed of content. This can be a tool in your newsroom. The primary user group is editors and reporters."
"This part of my audio collection is dedicated to commercial and scientific satellites. I started this separate section when Greg Roberts, ZS1BI in Cape Town, started to convert some of his old recordings from a tape recorder with elastic belt drives to electronic format. Greg is a retired professional astronomer and since 1957 has been actively involved in the tracking of artificial satellites, both by optical and radio means. Click on his picture to the right to get more information about him and his activities."
5. When massive political change happens, most people are going about their days.
"On October 26, 1989, I was released from the army and, as you know, on November 9, the wall came crashing down. I believe, I was on my way to Dresden on that day but I was not dancing or singing. I was not opposed to 'the fall of the wall' either, just like many of my friends, I did not particularly care either way. It also was not clear to us that this move actually meant the demise of the Eastern Republics altogether. What does it mean that we did not dance in the streets, that we did not understand that this was the end?"
Today's 1957 American English Language Tip
conspicuous. For conspicuous by absence see HACKNEYED PHRASES (Even in the examination for the M.D., literary quality and finish is often conspicuous by its absence).
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What Does It Mean That We Did Not Dance in the Streets?