consciousleaf

entangled in existential sonder… (30+) media and design studies (and technology ofc).

[Bluntly Put Philosopher (BPP) @SocraticScribe]

Future optics may be made from plasma. By using electrodes to reshape electron density, scientists can create a rapidly changing lens that bends light in real time, correcting turbulence for laser communications. A living optic made of ionized gas. 11 year old video

[Joey @aijoey]

2 sparks. 2 agents. no cloud.

spark 1:
hermes default → nemotron puzzle 75b nvfp4
spark 2:
vllm → nvidia qwen3.6-35b-a3b nvfp4

made a new hermes profile called luna and pointed it at the second spark over the private cx7 link.
default = quality / long work
luna = speed / peer model

same hermes cli. same skills/tools. different box.

qwen3.6-35b-a3b is hitting ~85-137 tok/s warm on one spark with thinking off.

this is how a second dgx spark stops sitting idle.

cc: @NVIDIAAI @Alibaba_Qwen

[𝐬𝐨𝐯 ᯓ ✈︎ @sovietsoleri]

Arizona Highways

[NΞXUS @NEXUS_TO_NOVA]

La Crème de la crème

[aether @bluewdrift]

every time you replace "this is hard" with "what's the first step?" you shift brain activity from your amygdala (fear) to your prefrontal cortex (problem-solving).
that's neuroplasticity in real timg

[Mustafa @oprydai]

i didn’t know, NASA had a 3D repository of coool designs that you can 3D print

[ʙʏ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ʜᴀɴᴅ @bymortalhand]

Just 20 months,that's all it took to build the world's first supertall skyscraper.

Completed in 1930, the Chrysler Building continues to define the elegance of the Art Deco era.

[Kote @kotecinho]

Strada Vecchia
Bel Air

House of Rolison

[Ammanichanda @Arkasiraee]

A modern commercial jet engine is not certified when it produces thrust in a laboratory setting. It is certified only after engineers prove that a machine containing thousands of rotating components, extreme temperatures, and millions of operating cycles can behave predictably in the real atmosphere.

Before entering airline service, engines such as the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, GE Aerospace GE9X, and CFM International LEAP are installed on dedicated flying testbeds, usually heavily modified wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 747 platforms. These aircraft are not passenger planes flying commercial routes, they are airborne laboratories designed to expose prototype engines to conditions impossible to fully reproduce on the ground.

During hundreds of flight hours, engineers deliberately explore the complete operating envelope, takeoff thrust, rapid throttle changes, high altitude operation at 35,000-45,000 ft, extreme temperatures, icing conditions, vibration response, fuel efficiency, compressor stability, and inflight restart capability.

A single campaign can involve thousands of sensors and measurement channels tracking turbine temperatures, compressor pressures, shaft vibration, fuel flow, structural loads, and aerodynamic behaviour.

Ground rigs can reproduce individual conditions, but flight introduces constantly changing variables atmospheric turbulence, humidity, inlet distortion, aircraft motion, and real operational loads. The flying testbed reveals whether computer models and laboratory results match reality.

The data collected from these campaigns becomes the foundation for certification by regulators. Across a complete engine programme, development testing can exceed 10,000 engine test hours, with flying campaigns often requiring hundreds of flight hours.

Developing and certifying a new commercial turbofan is a 7-10+ year industrial programme costing approximately $3-5+ billion, covering prototype engines, testing infrastructure, flight campaigns, manufacturing validation, and regulatory approval.

The flying testbed is not proving that an engine can produce reliable power. It is proving that every prediction, simulation, and design decision survives contact with reality and real world scenarios.

Behind every commercial engine entering service is a decade of accumulated flight data, engineering judgement, and controlled validation that transforms a complex propulsion system into one trusted to carry millions of passengers safely across the world.

📷 GE Aerospace,

[Praveen Kumar Verma @Alacritic_Super]

If you are serious about robotics, bookmark this.

The Ultimate Robotics Handbook is one of the most comprehensive free robotics learning resources I've come across.

You will learn:

🤖 Hardware & Electronics
⚙️ CAD & Simulation
🧠 Algorithms & Data Structures
🌐 ROS & ROS 2
🔌 Embedded Systems & RTOS
📡 Sensors, Actuators & Communication Protocols
👁️ Computer Vision & Perception
🧭 SLAM, Navigation & Motion Planning
🚗 Mobile Robotics (AMRs & AGVs)
🦾 Manipulators & Robot Kinematics
🧮 Control Systems
🧠 Reinforcement Learning
🚁 Drones & Aerial Robotics
👤 Humanoids & Cobots
⚡ Edge AI & Physical AI
🏥 Medical, Space & Industrial Robotics
💼 Robotics Career Paths & Research Opportunities

📚 Free Handbook:
https://t.co/0LoKU85VPL

Follow @Alacritic_Super for optimizing your game in the field of embodied AI.

[ParametricArchitecture @parametricarch]

🏛️ Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects in Shenzhen, China

[Sadao Tokuyama @tokufxug]

ランボルギーニがApple Vision Pro向け公式アプリを正式リリース。

空間コンピューティングを活用し、現実とデジタルが融合した没入型空間でスーパーカーを体験可能に。

同社デジタルマーケマネージャーのRiccardo Bigi氏らが主導。

詳細はリプ欄。

[designboom @designboom]

snøhetta’s theodore roosevelt presidential library emerges from the north dakota badlands with a living prairie roof that invites visitors to walk across the landscape.

built from mass timber, rammed earth, and locally sourced materials, the project reimagines the presidential library as an extension of the land while pursuing one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability standards.

#architecture #sustainability #design

[Spatial Insider @spatialinsider]

Insight Lung is now available on Apple Vision Pro from the creators of Insight Heart and Insight Kidney.

[Ryan Sael @RyanSael]

Everything is data.

Every single building is procedural.

Made in threejs

[Sokol @sokol_cc]

Free will and CNC

[Kote @kotecinho]

// https://t.co/adFhjJZkY5

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

Happy 57th birthday to the legendary Cree Summer.

[Tijo Tergo @temiakanmode]

There’s an Instagram page called 35mm.learn made for photographers, videographers, and content creators. It covers lighting, cameras, and other useful tips for people in that space.

Highly recommend checking it out!

[Kote @kotecinho]

IBM Research
Yorktown Heights

Dean Kaufman