technology – Kettinki

2026-06-02 @ 13.13.11 ∈ In English

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How Ukraine quietly became a military superpower

When the war started, Ukraine was critically reliant on weapons imports. But through years of hard work and innovation, it became a weapons exporter now, too, with almost 20 countries relying on them, from the Gulf states to Europe and the US.

2025-10-18 @ 19.23.02 ∈ In English

12 years of HDD analysis brings insight to the bathtub curve’s reliability

Backblaze […] has been tracking the annualized failure rates (AFRs) of the hard drives in its datacenter since 2013. [The] data has led the company to conclude that HDDs “are lasting longer” and showing fewer errors.

2025-10-14 @ 19.20.14 ∈ In English

Thermal cameras read stress on my face

Because this technique is non-invasive and measures a physical response, it could also be useful to monitor stress in babies or in people who can't communicate.

2025-10-08 @ 13.13.28 ∈ In English

New tools to flag and assess evidence on iNaturalist

Because images and sounds are evidence that may be used for research or conservation, they should accurately reflect the organism and the scene. […] For example, below is an original photo I took, and an edited version of it where I used Adobe Lightroom’s Generative Fill to remove the leaf blocking the bird’s tail. The altered photo would not be acceptable as evidence on iNaturalist.

2025-09-13 @ 14.19.59 ∈ In English

Many lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction

"We found that lonely customers with a reduced need for interaction with other humans are more likely to use service robots as a means of avoiding human contact and conserving emotional resources."

2025-07-03 @ 20.19.03 ∈ In English

Tech Hobbyist Destroys 51 MicroSD Cards To Build Ultimate Performance Database - Slashdot

Name-brand cards purchased from Amazon performed markedly better than identical models from AliExpress[.] Sandisk and Kingston cards averaged 4,634 and 3,555 read/write cycles before first error, respectively, while Lenovo cards averaged just 291 cycles.

2025-03-07 @ 19.10.52 ∈ Suomeksi

Kattolaboratorio: Tarkennusta aurinkopaneelien suuntaamiseen ja kallistuksiin pohjoisessa

Parhaat suuntaukset ovat kaakkoon ja etelään, toiseksi paras on itä, ja paras kallistus on 28°:n kulmassa

2024-10-23 @ 14.20.02 ∈ Suomeksi

TVO - Näin sujui OL2:n generaattorin roottorin vaihto – katso video

Turbiinihallissa aherrettiin tämän operaation parissa kahdessa vuorossa noin 35 hengen voimin. Kaikkiaan roottorinvaihto vaati 20 erilaista työtä ja 62 erillistä työvaihetta. Näiden lisäksi ohjelmaan lukeutui myös 22 erilaista tarkastusvaihetta. Oheisella videolla koko operaatio on tiivistetty minuuttiin.

2024-09-25 @ 19.36.09 ∈ In English

“World-first” indoor vertical farm to produce 4M pounds of berries a year

The Richmond farm uses 97% less land and up to 90% less water than conventional farming, eradicates the use of pesticides, and the controlled environment and shorter supply chain will also lower pathogenic risk to crops.

2024-09-23 @ 12.19.44 ∈ Suomeksi

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Pölyttäjäystävälliset katuvalot antavat pölyttäjille yörauhan - Lahti

Lahden kaupunki pilotoi uudenlaisia, pölyttäjäystävällisiä katuvaloja, joista pölyttäjiä houkuttelevat siniset aallonpituudet suodattuvat automaattisesti iltahämärällä pois. Kun valon sävy on lämmin, pölyttäjät eivät erehdy niin herkästi luulemaan valaistusta yötaivaaksi ja keskittyvät pölyttämiseen.