Q&A: The science of snowflakes—how hexagonal symmetry and environmental changes create endless designs

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...
WFMZ-TV

Community Connection - ACA sign-up extended in Pennsylvania

Mike Hitcho, CEO of Hitcho Insurance Agency, details what you need to know about enrolling for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Mike Hitcho, CEO of Hitcho Insurance Agency, explains how ...
IEEE

Deep-Learning-Based Single-Shot Fringe Projection Profilometry Using Spatial Composite Pattern

Abstract: Single-shot fringe projection profilometry (FPP) is crucial for real-time or dynamic 3-D measurement scenarios. In this regard, we propose a spatial composite FPP (SCFPP), which creatively ...
GitHub

Snowflake ID Generator

A Python library for generating unique, distributed IDs using a modified Snowflake algorithm. This library allows for easy generation of Snowflake IDs, encoding/decoding to Base62, and extracting ...
blockchain

Python random.seed() Integer Sign Bug: Identical RNG Streams for Positive and Negative Seeds Exposed

According to Andrej Karpathy on Twitter, the Python random.seed() function produces identical random number generator (RNG) streams when seeded with positive and negative integers of the same ...
Queerty

A single glance in an empty bar: How one unexpected look ignited a profound connection that changed me forever

In Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá, Jorge takes readers on an unflinching journey through his childhood, his struggles with his identity, his rise in independent cinema, and his lifelong fight to embrace the ...
IEEE

An Implementation Method of Capacitive Power Transfer in Seawater Environments with Single-Wire Connection Using Seawater Ionic Conduction Effect

Abstract: The strong ionic conduction of seawater creates a quasi-electrostatic shielding effect, leading to weak capacitive power transfer with the mutual coupling between capacitors suppressed. To ...