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Essays, notes and the occasional how-to — about life, science, art and technology. 9 pieces so far.
“The Mercator map projection greatly distorts the true size of many countries…”The Mercator map projection greatly distorts the true size of many countries. The problem is more complicated than simply saying that this map was designed to make certain countries look powerful. The Mercator projection was created for sea navigation purposes, but people often see this map as a true representation of the Earth.
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“How to download NOAA MRMS from Amazon AWS Using CLI on Windows, Mac and Linux system…”How to download NOAA MRMS from Amazon AWS Using CLI on Windows, Mac and Linux system. Then use python to extract rain MM CSV from GRIB2.gz Files for your location.
Read the essay →Just looking at the picture, it has three horizontal zones. The light and dark foreground with human activity, the giant cliffs and the dramatic sky. This layering and the use of advanced perspective gives this painting a 3D pop.
Read the essay →Hustle culture does not benefit workers. All this system is doing is extracting wealth, health and time from the working class while paving the road to more of an authoritarian society.
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“The Cold War was not about bringing world peace by dismantling of the Soviet Union, and it’s reach around the Third World’s countries…”The Cold War was not about bringing world peace by dismantling of the Soviet Union, and it’s reach around the Third World’s countries. It was all about making sure the rich gets richer and capitalism stays as only economical way of living all over the world.
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“Noise Pollution Research Project Around My Neighborhood in Bronx, New York…”Noise Pollution Research Project Around My Neighborhood in Bronx, New York. The Pelham Bay Park has a very high amount of Noise Pollution. For ENV 235 in Lehman College (CUNY)
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“Obesity has been increasing all around the world in recent years…”Obesity has been increasing all around the world in recent years. Especially young adults living in dense cities. Most people blame this on personal habit and being lazy all around. But living in a air polluted area can also make you FAT.
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“I’m going to say what I’ve said before: I find branded shoes like Nike and Adidas to be ridiculous…”I’m going to say what I’ve said before: I find branded shoes like Nike and Adidas to be ridiculous. I think they are unhealthy and unnecessarily expensive. People should wear shoes that fit naturally on our feet, not ones that change the shape of them.
Read the essay →Recovery from ACL surgery is very slow and non-linear, unlike normal injury recovery. There is no blood bringing nutrients to the tendon graft that is becoming a ligament inside my knee.
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