Only an idiot child would stare at the eclipse with their naked eyes.

WTF? Do you even read what you post?



CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parts of Illinois will witness a total solar eclipse for the second time since 2017 on Monday, and some schools are closing so students can get the full experience.

Illinois is one of only 15 states to experience this rare event. Even more spectacular is that part of southern Illinois will experience totality for a second time, where the moon completely blocks the face of the sun.

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Dr. Noah Petro with NASA said Chicago will see about 94% of coverage during the eclipse.

"A total solar eclipse is one of those events that people really should try to enjoy. If you can get into the path of totality, I really encourage people to do that," he said. "The moon will block the light from the sun, and for about three minutes you'll be treated to one of the most spectacular solar shows imaginable."

After Monday, the next total solar eclipse visible in the United States will be in 2044.

According to Adler Planetarium, the eclipse event will last from about 12:51 to 3:22 p.m. The eclipse is expected to be at its peak around 2:07 p.m.

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"For that time, people will notice [temperatures] start cooling off, you'll notice birds and animals start getting ready for bed, and it is this really sensory experience," Petro said.

Some northern Illinois schools will be closed Monday, giving students an opportunity to watch the eclipse at home.

Country Club Hills School District 160 and South Holland School District 151 will be on break during eclipse day. In Park Ridge, students at Maine Township High School District #207 will be dismissed at 12:07 p.m. to experience the event.

Many schools will remain in session during the eclipse and are hosting opportunities for learning and safe viewing.

New Trier District #203 and Deerfield Public Schools District #109 are hosting eclipse viewing events for students. Deerfield PSD #109 will provide eclipse viewing glasses so students can safely watch the event during school hours.

do you trust people at school more or kids and parents at home?

No political meme pics please. :D

The '17 eclipse, my house was in Totality. I was dead center. It blew my mind!! Birds went to sleep. Owls started hooting. My solar yard lights came on etc. Kinda spooky.

I had read about the largesse of a total that I put out signs on our small highways in all four directions to come to my land (10 acres) to camp and view. I bought a bunch of sunglasses, hamburger makings and other foods items. My wife and daughter laughed at me.

I had 10 RV's camp in my back 40. I made +$1,500 through sales that day. I didn't say "I told you so" to my wife and daughter but I could see I didn't have too. My IQ shot up 20 points from that day.

If you have a chance to travel a bit to view the Totality, do it. It is one of those memories burnt into you for life.

That 17 eclipse was really cool. What got me were the weird bubble shadows and the eerie stillness of it. I can only imagine what it would have been like thousands of years ago before science could explain these things. Understandable how people collectively lost their shit.

Ya, if it blew my mind, I can't imagine 1000 yrs ago. Additionally, Haleys' Comet blew it as well.

The French Bayeux Tapestry, which illustrates the Hastings battle field in 1066 where William the Conqueror invaded England, has Haleys' Comet across the sky.

I thought that was a SCUD missile

"It's ALIENS"..

I was just outside of Lathrop. We got clouded out. Still bummed.
But I do have video of the totality happening. I will agree that is a great experience.

Great interactive map here:

https://nso.edu/for-public/eclipse-map-2024/

I'll be a 36,000 feet over Utah... :(

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I'll be in my backyard, smoking a spliff, listening to the Dark Side of the Moon.

I considered traveling from CA to the path of totality, but was concerned that I would pay for the flight, hotel, etc. only to have the place I chose be under cloud cover during the eclipse. Looks hit or miss today.

Cloudy but visible in SW Arkansas. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c62eb7819f.jpg

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I got a pretty decent video.

Imagine a fleet of fully autonomous drones that can recharge themselves any time they need.

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This shit is getting more and more like the matrix every single day

Electric companies will likely pass on the costs of the "free" electricity to consumers, even though that electricity was never going to be used anyway.

They will need their own drones, to monitor for rogue energy-stealing drones. And so starts the drone wars...

The military has to be working on a "gun" that can fire an EMP burst without harming itself.


I just subscribed to Gemini Advanced and am on a kick. Here's what AI has to say:

Q: Does an EMP 'gun' exist that can fire an EMP burst without harming itself?


A: The feasibility of a true EMP "gun" poses some challenges and depends on how you define the concept:

Traditional EMP Weapons

• Most powerful EMPs are generated by nuclear detonations or specialized non-nuclear devices that utilize a massive discharge of energy. These would be destructive to the device/weapon itself as well as the surrounding area.

Directional EMP Bursts

• Research is ongoing on ways to create smaller, more focused EMP bursts. However, these still typically involve generating immense power levels that could potentially damage the device producing them.
• True "gun" form factor might be difficult. While there are theoretical designs, practicality and miniaturization of such a device are major hurdles.

Cyberwarfare Angle

• The term "EMP gun" might be misused in some contexts to describe highly targeted cyberattacks designed to disrupt electronic systems. These wouldn't be physical EMPs, but malicious software or hacking techniques.

Why the Interest in EMP Guns?
The idea of a portable EMP device is often found in fiction, offering a seemingly non-lethal way to disable technology. However, reality tends to be more complex:

• Power source needed for a potent EMP burst is a huge challenge.
• Shielding can protect electronics, making the weapon less universally effective.

Let me know if you'd like to explore any of the following:

• Real-world EMP research
• Types of non-nuclear EMP devices
• The vulnerability of modern infrastructure to EMP-like attacks

Did a little editing of the levels on another pic to get this closer to what it actually looked like. Still just a shitty cell phone pic, though. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...43daca3c43.jpg

Still thought it was very cool DaFace! Thanks for sharing, and fixing your shit!

What tools did you use to edit?


Definitely more robust than the original.

Just the basic stuff in Google Photos. The auto settings obviously washed it out dramatically - it seems to struggle with a dark photo with one bright spot. I upped the contrast and virtual HDR and lowered the brightness.

HD Atlas is retiring.

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Say hello to the next generation of Atlas!

We are unveiling the next generation of humanoid robots—a fully electric Atlas robot designed for real-world applications. The new Atlas builds on decades of research and furthers our commitment to delivering the most capable, useful mobile robots solving the toughest challenges in industry today: with Spot, with Stretch, and now with Atlas. Stay tuned to see what the world’s most dynamic humanoid robot can really do—in the lab, in the factory, and in our lives.

Read more: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?eve...&v=29ECwExc-_M


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"Can we ****s it?" ~ Gollum

The way that thing gets up off the ground is TOTALLLY not creepy or anything....

This is probably an unpopular opinion so trigger warning I guess, but I've always wished Elon Musk would've bought Boston Dynamics rather than ****ing twitter!? Not that they were for sale, necessarily, but either was Twitter. Makes so much more sense to pair the leading robotics org with his other tech companies, rather than burn a few billion ruining a social media platform for clout lol. He previously talked bout turning Tesla into an umbrella corporation which would've included Tesla, Space-X, Neurolink, xAI, Solar City, The Boring Company and in this hypothetical Boston Dynamics rather than Twitter. Pretty cool if you ask me, reminds me of the Weyland-Yutani Corp form the Aliens movies lol

The guy can't even run Tesla right anymore. He'd bankrupt Boston Dynamics by doing some of his normal stupid shit.

Its not hard for someone like Musk to duplicate Boston Dynamics. It would be very difficult for someone like Musk to duplicate Twitter. Sure he could easily build a clone, but getting the traction to overtake Twitter and supplant it not so easy. Social media platforms tend to have niches were one company utterly dominates the niche.

Musk's Optimus humanoid robot isn't that far behind anything Boston Dynamics is building. This kind of product isn't like social media. There can be several big players all selling essentially the same kind of thing....humanoind robots.

Maybe this time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...8&sc=shoreline

NASA veteran’s propellantless propulsion drive defies laws of physics

Dr. Charles Buhler, a seasoned NASA engineer and co-founder of Exodus Propulsion Technologies, claims his company’s propellantless propulsion drive defies the laws of physics.

The NASA veteran states the propulsion drive is capable of generating enough thrust to counteract Earth’s gravity without expelling mass.

It’s a bold claim, and this may end up being filed alongside similar controversial concepts like the propellant-free EmDrive.

However, Buhler’s history as NASA’s subject matter expert on electrostatics has forced people to take note...............

More at the link..

This would be sweet.

That's really interesting. If it works, I wonder how much power it requires. Do you have to keep feeding energy into the electrostatic fields, or is it like magnetic energy where it's a constant force without input?

The science of smoking...

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