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NY Times - How robot hands are evolving to do what ours can

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIYfiRyPi3o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXugE3ano5M

Mary Ellis... Passed away at the age of 101. The last surviving female WW II Spitfire pilot, has died. This incredible woman who flew 400 British Spitfires, was one of Britain’s greatest aviators. She delivered fighters and bombers for the Air Transport Auxiliary and was an inspiration to many. Obituary: Mary Ellis the air pioneer

One of my friends has spent 12+ years as a research scientist at a univeristy and has lost his job, and basically been told at all of his potential job interviews that as a research scientist his 12+ years working at a university counts as squat for private industry research, So that combination of cheering him up and delayed celebration on my graduation combined. Cigars, port, sun and a slight break of wind and teasing rain. I am now somewhat drunk.

For those folk up around Portland/Vancouver... THE LIBRARIANS + LEVERAGE TV SHOW Warehouse LIQUIDATION SALE You never know what weird prop trivia people like to get hold of...

Those wacky weather temperatures are hitting 30 C here in the UK. Tried poking at the job search, but this afternoon it's all "damn, it's hot, I'm tired" and it's like I'm in an episode of Stranger Things, running around in the woods yelling for Will.

Heh, hardly anything new. Marlon Brando has some really crazy stories about his 'process' Dustin Hoffman has his wonderful "method" acting. Fun moment of movie trivia, he had a big scene in Marathon Man that was shot on a Monday, he turned up looking awful, so much so that the Director and such almost called an ambulance for him, and they were asking him what was up. His reply was that since the scene was set after he'd been tortured and interrogated, he hadn't eaten, had kept himself awake, and had only had one or two glasses of water over the entire weekend. Laurence Olivier, who was also on the film, got into conversation with Hoffman over this and was all "Why on earth did you put yourself through that?" Hoffman was all "Well.. duh.. how else am I meant to do the scene?" Olivier's dry reply was "Dear boy, why don't you just try acting?."

It's all about the emphasis... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEs8rK5Cqt8

For the important things.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBkOd9zBzf4

On that whole, well, it might be making some progress... The Wheel of Time - What we know: Status: "in development" Network: Amazon Prime Video Production Studio - Sony Pictures Television Production Company - Radar Pictures Show Runner - Rafe Judkins Executive Producers - Ted Field, Mike Weber, Darren Lemke, Red Eagle Consulting Producer - Harriet McDougal And Rafe Judkins has been tweeting a few comments and pictures about developing the Show Bible and making the beginning of scriptwriting..

We're having that record breaking heat that's running up past 30 C and hovering around the 32-35 C weather. Which is apparently causing issues with the emergency services since people just aren't used to it. The cat seems fairly miserable and keeps stalking around yowling its head off and moewing at me, so I keep checking he's got water. I'm idly poking at the job hunt, reading a fair bit, procrastinating somewhat, and wrestling with the temptation of splurging on a new graphics card.... hmmm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNy8r-ZgKgQ

I've actually got most of the boxed sets for that from it's first release stashed on my shelves....

When trying to explain the Count of Monte-Cristo and the characters and how they all relate. Dang it, I'm going to have to find time to re-read it once more.