??Justine McDaniel reports Taters the cat stars in NASA’s first video streamed from deep space: On the path to Mars, nearly 19 million miles from Earth, Taters the cat got his big break. The orange tabby starred in the first video streamed from deep space, a successful NASA experiment that marked a milestone for advancing…
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Agriculture, AI, Daily Bread, Technology
Daily Bread for 9.16.23: Weed-Killing AI Drones May Be the Future of Farming
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with evening showers and a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:36 AM and sunset 7:02 PM for 12h 26m 01s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1959, the first successful photocopier, the Xerox…
Daily Bread, Federal Government, Government Spending, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Madison, Milwaukee, Technology, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.17.23: Well, Possibly in Madison with Lots of Federal Money
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 73. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 13h 49m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1.2% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1978,…
Daily Bread, Economy, Employment, Productivity, Technology
Daily Bread for 6.10.23: Escape from the Office
by JOHN ADAMS •
Adventure, Daily Bread, Technology
Daily Bread for 3.11.23: Surf, Skate, Snowboard, and Work All in One Day
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 36. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 5:56 PM for 11h 44m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 84.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.…
Daily Bread, Technology
Daily Bread for 2.18.23: The Voice Behind the GPS
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 38. Sunrise is 6:46 AM and sunset 5:30 PM for 10h 44m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 4.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1885, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the…
City, Daily Bread, History, Photography, Technology
Daily Bread for 2.12.23: A History Of The World According To Getty Images
by JOHN ADAMS •
Daily Bread, Food, Holiday, Technology
Daily Bread for 11.4.22: Can A.I. Write a Thanksgiving Recipe Better Than Humans?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see occasional showers with a high of 67. Sunrise is 7:32 AM and sunset 5:42 PM for 10h 08m 55s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 89.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to…
Daily Bread, Food, Technology
Daily Bread for 7.23.22: Can a 3D Printer Be the Future of Beef?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 90. Sunrise is 5:38 AM and sunset 8:24 PM for 14h 46m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 22.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1632, three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. So,…
Cats, Technology
Friday Catblogging: An Open-Source Robotic Cat
by JOHN ADAMS •
???? Sarang Sheth writes about a robot cat called Nybble: Designed to be a robot that you can build, play, and explore with, Nybble comes with a laser-cut plywood body that you must put together first. The entire process takes about 4 hours including the assembly, software and calibration configuration time, and once you’re done,…
Business, Daily Bread, Restaurant, Retail/Merchants, Technology
Daily Bread for 5.10.22: A Server Robot for a Short-Staffed Restaurant
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy, with a chance of an afternoon thundershower, and a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:36 AM and sunset 8:06 PM for 14h 29m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 64.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 6 PM.…
Cats, Technology
Friday Catblogging: Cat Discovers a Cat Cam
by JOHN ADAMS •
Business, Daily Bread, Economy, Foxconn, Innovation Center/Tech Park, Technology
Daily Bread for 3.23.22: For Foxconn, It’s Someday, Perhaps, Kinda, Sorta…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 49. Sunrise is 6:50 AM and sunset 7:11 PM for 12h 20m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 69.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1909,…
Business, Daily Bread, Economy, Technology
Daily Bread for 3.22.22: Go Geothermal
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered showers with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:52 AM and sunset 7:10 PM for 12h 17m 31s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 78.5% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 PM. [Updated: Wednesday, not today.] On…