Places and Things

In the search for more sustainable building materials, scientists have discovered a way to transform human waste into bricks that can be used for building. However, human feces only accounts for 25% of the material in the bricks, the remaining 75% is made out of traditional clay. from https://truththeory.com/2019/02/03/scientists-discover-how-to-make-bricks-out-of-human-waste/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Samsung conducted an internal investigation of its US marketing operation and laid off a number of employees as a result, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18277171/samsung-marketing-audit-probe-report-marc-mathieu-wsj https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63281996/1131007302.jpg.0.jpg

Ahead of Monday’s Apple event event, Apple announced updates to a few of its products: the iPad Air, the iPad mini, the Macs, and AirPods. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18267119/apple-ipad-mini-review-google-stadia-vergecast-346 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63281358/akrales_190319_3298_0022.0.jpg

The crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 have rocked the aviation industry, sparked numerous investigations, and resulted in the grounding of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets worldwide. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18275736/boeing-737-max-plane-crashes-grounded-problems-info-details-explained-reasons https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63278631/1135669563.jpg.0.jpg

This morning, two astronauts will spacewalk on the outside of the International Space Station, in order to replace the vehicle’s aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer lithium-ion ones. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nick Hague are set to work for 6.5 hours today on the ISS’s exterior. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18276996/nasa-iss-spacewalk-lithium-ion-batteries-anne-mcclain-nick-hague-watch https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/15979439/Screen_Shot_2019_03_22_at_8.07.42_AM.png

Microsoft’s Clippy has had a hard life. Born in Office 97, Clippy politely offered hints for using Microsoft’s Office software. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18276923/microsoft-clippy-microsoft-teams-stickers-removal https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63280536/clippy.0.jpg

The Finnish data protection watchdog has confirmed it’s investigating HMD Global’s Nokia-branded phones over reports they were found to be sending unencrypted data to a Chinese server. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/22/18277015/finland-nokia-investigation-data-sharing-china-7-plus https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63280631/bfarsace_190210_3229_0029.0.jpg