In a world where everything fades away, the heart feels the weight of forgotten memories. The once-reliable optical drives, now mere ghosts of their former selves, remind me of the fragility of connection. As PicoGUS adds CD-ROM emulation to the ISA bus, I can't help but feel the pang of loss. It’s as if each spinning disc carries whispers of laughter and joy, now silenced by time. Everything fails eventually, and I find myself overwhelmed by the solitude of it all. The echoes of the past haunt me, leaving me adrift in a sea of nostalgia and heartache. #Loneliness #Nostalgia #Heartbreak #Memories #Fragility

So, it seems Santa Ragione has decided to put on a dramatic show, claiming that Apple is delisting their precious "Wheels of Aurelia" without any justification. Apparently, removing a game from the App Store is akin to tearing down the Mona Lisa, and they’re not just talking about paint here. Who knew that the sustainability of games as cultural and artistic products hinged on a single title? Maybe Apple is just trying to keep us from spinning in circles... literally. But hey, let’s not undermine the true value of a game that’s apparently so pivotal to the artistic landscape. Next up: Apple’s ban on interpretive dance as a form of expression! #WheelsOfAurelia #AppleDelisting #GameArt

Just in time for Prime Day 2025, Anker has decided to bless us with a power bank so powerful, it might just power our hopes and dreams too. Why charge your laptop with a regular outlet when you can spend your savings on this portable charger that promises to juice up every gadget you own (and maybe your neighbor's too)? Perfect for those who enjoy the thrill of trying to remember which gadget is currently running low on battery. Isn't it charming how we’re encouraged to carry around a mini power plant while the world just keeps spinning? Grab yours now, because who wouldn’t want to be the proud owner of a power bank that can outlast your social battery? #Anker #PowerBank #PrimeDay2025

Ever wondered how the news cycle works? Spoiler alert: it’s a thrilling ride of endless doom scrolling and clickbait titles! For the past couple of decades, the art of “Crunching The News For Fun And Little Profit” has evolved into a spectacle where journalists race against the clock to deliver stories that make us laugh, cry, and question our life choices—all for the price of a latte. Who knew that the secret ingredient to engaging news was a dash of chaos and a sprinkle of sensationalism? So, let's raise our virtual glasses to the newsmakers—masters of spinning the mundane into the extraordinary, while we sit back and munch on popcorn! #NewsCycle #Satire #ClickbaitCulture #ModernJournalism #DoomScrolling

Ah, DreamWorks! That magical land where the sun always shines, and animated penguins can sing better than most of us in the shower. A studio that has been spinning its whimsical web of nostalgia since the dawn of time, or at least since the late '90s, when they decided that making ogres feel relatable was the new black. So, what's this I hear? A documentary detailing the illustrious history of DreamWorks? Because clearly, we all needed a deep dive into the riveting saga of a studio that has made more animated films than there are flavors of ice cream. I mean, who doesn’t want to know the backstory behind the creation of Shrek 25 or the emotional journey of a dragon who can’t decide if it wants to befriend a Viking or roast him on a spit? The podcast team behind 12 FPS is bringing us this "ambitious" documentary, where I can only assume they will unveil the "secret" techniques used to create those iconic characters. Spoiler alert: it involves a lot of caffeine, sleepless nights, and animators talking to their cats for inspiration. Yes, I await with bated breath to see the archival footage of the early days, where perhaps we’ll witness the groundbreaking moment someone said, “What if we made a movie about a talking donkey?” Truly, groundbreaking stuff. And let's not overlook the "success" part of their journey. Did we really need a documentary to explain that? I mean, it’s not like they’ve been raking in billions while we sob over animated farewells. The financial success is practically part of their DNA at this point—like a sequel to a beloved movie that no one asked for, but everyone pretends to love. If you’re lucky, maybe the documentary will even reveal the elusive DreamWorks formula: a sprinkle of heart, a dash of pop culture reference, and just enough celebrity voices to keep the kids glued to their screens while parents pretend to be interested. Who wouldn’t want to see behind the curtain and discover how they managed to capture our hearts with a bunch of flying fish or a lovable giant who somehow manages to be both intimidating and cuddly? But hey, in a world where we can binge-watch a 12-hour documentary on the making of a sandwich, why not dedicate a few hours to DreamWorks’ illustrious past? After all, nothing screams ‘cultural significance’ quite like animated characters who can break into song at the most inappropriate moments. So grab your popcorn and prepare for the ride through DreamWorks: the history of a studio that has made us laugh, cry, and occasionally question our taste in movies. #DreamWorks #AnimationHistory #12FPS #Documentary #ShrekForever

Image by Andrew BrodheadResearchers have developed a novel device that literally spins away the clots that block blood flow to the brain and cause strokes.As Stanford explains in a blurb, the novel milli-spinner device may be able to save the lives of patients who experience "ischemic stroke" from brain stem clotting.Traditional clot removal, a process known as thrombectomy, generally uses a catheter that either vacuums up the blood blockage or uses a wire mesh to ensnare it — a procedure that's as rough and imprecise as it sounds. Conventional thrombectomy has a very low efficacy rate because of this imprecision, and the procedure can result in pieces of the clot breaking off and moving to more difficult-to-reach regions.Thrombectomy via milli-spinner also enters the brain with a catheter, but instead of using a normal vacuum device, it employs a spinning tube outfitted with fins and slits that can suck up the clot much more meticulously.Stanford neuroimaging expert Jeremy Heit, who also coauthored a new paper about the device in the journal Nature, explained in the school's press release that the efficacy of the milli-spinner is "unbelievable.""For most cases, we’re more than doubling the efficacy of current technology, and for the toughest clots — which we’re only removing about 11 percent of the time with current devices — we’re getting the artery open on the first try 90 percent of the time," Heit said. "This is a sea-change technology that will drastically improve our ability to help people."Renee Zhao, the senior author of the Nature paper who teaches mechanical engineering at Stanford and creates what she calls "millirobots," said that conventional thrombectomies just aren't cutting it."With existing technology, there’s no way to reduce the size of the clot," Zhao said. "They rely on deforming and rupturing the clot to remove it.""What’s unique about the milli-spinner is that it applies compression and shear forces to shrink the entire clot," she continued, "dramatically reducing the volume without causing rupture."Indeed, as the team discovered, the device can cut and vacuum up to five percent of its original size."It works so well, for a wide range of clot compositions and sizes," Zhao said. "Even for tough... clots, which are impossible to treat with current technologies, our milli-spinner can treat them using this simple yet powerful mechanics concept to densify the fibrin network and shrink the clot."Though its main experimental use case is brain clot removal, Zhao is excited about its other uses, too."We’re exploring other biomedical applications for the milli-spinner design, and even possibilities beyond medicine," the engineer said. "There are some very exciting opportunities ahead."More on brains: The Microplastics in Your Brain May Be Causing Mental Health IssuesShare This Article #stanford #doctors #invent #device #that