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One of the biggest costs in robots is actuators – but China dominates their manufacture. How can the US catch up? CC-licensed photo by Ricardo Diaz on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by … Continue reading →
It is an important day for many young people in Ireland because the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate examinations both start today, so the first thing I need to do is wish everyone starting their examinations the very best of...
I would never have thought that Pinocchio, a childhood fairy tale, could resonate so strongly in today's world of algorithms, polarisation, and post-truth.Malik's post is incredible. The way he spotted the similarities between the...
spooky spooky empty spaces
I bet you're wondering why I've gathered you all here.
Image was taken with a vintage Canon QL 19 Rangefinder camera and Kodak Gold 200 speed film on Memorial Day 2026
Twenty Years Ago on FITK we drank cheap wine in glorified swallows...like the grape rinds still covered the bottoms of our feetlike seeds caught in between the middle toes that nobody ever notices.lost for a moment and then caught again...
Gary Peters is the author of two books, both published by the University of Chicago, on improvisation, Improvising Improvisation: From Out of Philosophy, Music, Dance, and Literature and The Philosophy of Improvisation. In this short...
A recollection on my first birthday alone
Gosh I hate marketing/advertising my business in 2026. It used to be that we would send money to local wedding fairs, expos, magazines, blogs, directories. Now those dollars have a terribly low ROI. W...