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Data Stack Evolution: Legacy Challenges and AI Innovation, a global report which included a survey of 775 manufacturing and supply chain IT decision-makers, found that almost three in five (58%) said their data leadership and IT teams work in silo.

The Bermuda Bicycle Association invites cyclists to the free Legends Ride on October 27, celebrating 50 years of cycling with a scenic ride from Front Street to the Botanical Gardens. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Bicycle Association [BBA] invites cyclists of all levels to join the Legends Ride, a free community event celebrating 50 years […]

Bermuda’s cycling team made a strong showing at the Caribbean Elite Road Championships in Guyana, winning multiple medals and achieving strong placements. The team won four medals on the first day of competition, and follow that up with a strong showing on the subsequent day. A Bermuda Bicycle Association spokesperson said, “Wrapping up an incredible weekend […]

A school of bio-robotic fish with advanced sensors will create a versatile network capable of maneuvers and station-keeping beyond current vehicles both in shallow coastal areas and in deep ocean environments.

A groundbreaking study released today reveals the alarming state of African elephant populations over the last 50 years. Both forest and savanna elephant species have experienced widespread declines due to overexploitation and habitat loss, mirroring the global trend affecting large-bodied animals.

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that they will develop new key technologies for wireless access and wireless backhauling to realize large-capacity and ultra-precision services in ultra-high frequency bands.

The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a cost-effective and eco-friendly recycling process that addresses the limitations of traditional direct recycling methods for spent batteries.

We have probably all seen a soybean plant, about 1 meter high with leaves and pods compactly arranged on a main stem with a few short side branches. The wild relative of the domesticated soybean is a long vine with pods widely distributed on many side branches. Plant breeding by farmers thousands of years ago is to thank for this dramatic change.

А вот это неиллюзорно шедевр
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4Cct_1di8
Steve Brenner - Signals (1985) [full album]
https://stevebrenner.bandcamp.com/album/s-i-g-n-a-l-s

Типа имитация Tangerine Dream синхронного периода,
но сильно лучше, чем все, что они сделали после 1984,
причем записано (в домашней студии, насколько я понимаю)
на порядок чище и яснее, чем TD писали, со всеми их сотнями
тысяч долларов, вбуханных в аппаратуру.

Я долго тыкался в биографию автора, пытаясь выяснить,
1985 это не мистификация ли, так и не понял. В принципе,
что сейчас подобной ретрофутуристической музыки пишут
очень много, с реверансами в сторону 1970-х и 1980-х,
лепят на альбом фальшивую датировку, и выкладывают на ютюб,
зарабатывая миллионы прослушиваний.

Вообще Ютюб разрушил централизованную систему музыкальной
критики и прессы, раньше люди шли читать про группы в
Питчфорк или Wire, и покупали альбом, а сейчас тыкают
в рекоммендации Ютюба. Это породило с десяток новых жанров,
свободных от кураторства музкритика, с изобретенной
(и часто целиком фальсифицированной) историей. Походу
появилась масса "групп", датированных на 30-40 лет
раньше, чем на самом деле, и зачастую сгенерированных
через AI, с имитацией всякого ретро; наиболее смешной
образчик вот, с ним-то все яснее ясного

https://bannedvinyl.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDeZWIF1kY
https://www.youtube.com/@bannedvinyl

но вообще имитаций-мистификаций на ютюбе появилось
очень много, спасибо AI, и в основном оно весьма трудно распознается.

В любом случае, "Signals" Бреннера, безотносительно
к его аутентичности, совершенно прекрасен; особенно
если вы послушали весь доступный Танжерин Дрим и
желаете еще.

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That's whole grain wood too!

Which one is the weakest link?

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