Places and Things

Speed, especially extremely high speeds, can get pretty abstract. I don’t know about you, but I find it difficult to wrap my head around anything faster than 150 mph, which is the speed most commercial airplanes reach when they take off. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844610/bugatti-chiron-300-mph-record-speed https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65156839/01_ss300p_ehra_lessien.0.jpg

Nokia-branded phones are getting updated to new versions of Android significantly faster than phones from Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, or any other major smartphone manufacturer, according to a new study. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/2/20844444/android-updates-still-take-forever-study-says https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/65156943/akrales_190416_3375_0218.0.jpg

Boston Terriers are unique dogs. They are lively animals with a lot of energy, but they are also extremely friendly and smart. These types of dogs are also really smart and easy to train, making them great pets for families. from https://www.bterrier.com/20-important-things-a-boston-terrier-owner-should-always-remember/ https://www.bterrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/this-boston-terrier-girl-named-daisy-duke-was-guilty-after-she-did-lots-of-things-wrong.jpg

The Bahamas is bracing for Hurricane Dorian, which strengthened into a category four storm over the weekend. The "extremely dangerous" storm was expected to hit the island chain on Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, before making landfall on the US east coast. from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49541485 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14C87/production/_108572158_mediaitem108572157.jpg

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Parisians with powerful cars might want to think carefully before showing off their rides. Parts of the city (most recently the suburb of Villeneuve-le-Roi) are testing a "noise radar" system from Bruitparif that can pinpoint loud vehicles and, eventually, ticket them. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/31/paris-noise-radar/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D4993%252C3331%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-08%252F9b8c2e70-cc31-11e9-b6a7-f95d0a5ae5cd%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D148cf97f45653c9e6b3c275fa6b42ebe910ca205&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=ba95b5276429b092ceb65c7fe643a58747d43ffa

MIT engineers created a thread-like robot that can glide through the brain's blood vessels and could deliver clot-reducing drugs to treat strokes or aneurysms. The robotic thread could offer an alternative to open brain surgery, and it could be controlled by surgeons outside of the operating room. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/29/mit-robotic-thread-brain-surgery/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D639%252C399%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1000%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-08%252F156f28c0-ca7d-11e9-9d6d-e15830b73b64%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D0dcfb23666d8fba4181803a247ab1cadad2b4900&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=8adab5a17c23607a3d197e7671fdfb5d227b4c7f