In an exclusive interview, Attorney General William Barr spoke to NBC News' Pete Williams about the findings on the Justice Department Inspector General's report on the Russia investigation and his criticisms... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 4 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 11 views • 24:19Videos (96) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,280 views • 8:24US China Trade War: This is a War of Values’—Curtis Ellis Curtis Ellis, who was special advisor to the Secretary of Labor in the Trump-Pence administration, and is now a Senior Policy Advisor... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 4 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 25 views • 38:22I've heard a lot of discussions about Banksy, but this does a really good job of explaining it from all sides as well as giving it thorough philosophical and historical context. Good stuff.
posted by eoe 5 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 119 views • 16:31YouTube description: The moon is looking more full than ever. The director Todd Douglas Miller assembles beautifully restored archival footage, blends that with audio from the astronauts and a vibrant... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months ago • 311 views • 2:41YouTube description: Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 6 months 1 week ago • 495 views • 9:34YouTube description: While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of embedded steel rebar is the most common form of concrete... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 251 views • 7:49Understanding NXIVM, the alleged sex cult led by Keith Raniere and whose members included Smallville actress Allison Mack. Josh Bloch discusses the group's rise and fall.
posted by Mordhaus 5 years 8 months ago • 179 views • 3:53YouTube description: Wind can be one of the most critical and complicated loads on civil structures. The case of the Tacoma Narrows bridge is a well-known cautionary tale that’s discussed in engineering... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 707 views • 8:48Larry Elder, delivers a moving and powerful testimony about reconciling with his father after years of not speaking to him. Larry also discusses the state of black men and race relations.
posted by bobknight33 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 160 views • 32:59In which Brian McManus discusses the loss of the Mercury 1 mission after a component failure exposed an error in the error recovery code. (H/T @eric3579)
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,402 views • 6:53Jim travels to Ireland to chat with comedian Tara Flynn about the Irish abortion ban and invites a virulently anti-abortion politician to London to discuss his views.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 week ago • 673 views • 11:07Coined in 1990 by author and attorney Mike Godwin, Godwin’s Law was originally, to quote Godwin “a project in memetic engineering”, partially inspired by a 1980s article he read in Whole Earth Review... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 1 month ago • 19 views • 5:38Anyone can learn to be a productive worker. This video discusses 2 ways to do this: working smarter and working harder. Productivity is a key ingredient to earning more money, and a key ingredient to feeling... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 770 views • 12:44Working cop Nick Novello discusses the state of the Dallas Police Department in this tell-all interview with Lone Star Leaf.
posted by bobknight33 6 years 2 months ago • 29 views • 28:22YouTube description: In which John discusses the quality of 18th century French bread and the nearness of history. The books that most inspired this video are Cuisine and Culture by Linda Civitello... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 472 views • 3:23Hydraulic transients (also known as water hammer) can seem innocuous in a residential setting, but these spikes in pressure can cause major damage to large pipelines and industrial pipe networks. In this... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 5 months ago • 1,829 views • 7:40YouTube description: Cliff explains his passion for two Friden EC-132s. Extra discussion and explanation at: https://youtu.be/HwZO4EXMMm0 More Cliff videos: http://bit.ly/Cliff_Videos Calculator... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,025 views • 9:20YT: Time to step away from viral videos and discuss some historically epic VFX work. In this episode, Captain Disillusion dives into the tech Industrial Light & Magic used to create the diverse visuals... continue reading
posted by Fantomas 6 years 6 months ago • 382 views • 10:45Terry Crews, actor, former NFL player, and host of Netflix's "Ultimate Beastmaster," discusses why he decided to build his own PC and how he used Facebook to help.
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,907 views • 2:09