The unfinished dagger
Born in Ohio in 1885, Ernest "Mooney" Warther took work in a steel mill at age 14. In his spare time, he whittled, and developed great skill. At 28, he built a modest workshop in the backyard of the family home and undertook what would come to be regarded as his masterpiece: A series of 64 carvings, starting with Hero's Engine and ending with the Union Pacific "Big Boy" locomotive, depicting the history and evolution of the steam engine. He was "discovered" in 1923, quit his job at the steel mill and, after touring the country for six months, devoted himself entirely to carving and handiwork.
During the Second World War, Mr. Warther put aside his personal projects to make commando-style fighting knives for American servicemen. He was not a government contractor and therefore had to scrounge for materials; even so, with the help of the community, he was able to deliver more than 1,100 knives. He was a pacifist, but wanted American servicemen to have access to the best equipment. He was working on the knife pictured above when, in 1945, news reached him that the war had ended. He put the knife down, unfinished, and never picked it up again. The Warther family treasures it to this day.
You can read more about Ernest Warther and see his remarkable wood carvings online at the Internet Craftsmanship Museum, or in person at the Warther Family Museum in Dover, Ohio.
If You Want a Second Drive in Your iMac, You Better Get It From Apple
According to a new report by One World Computing, it will be extremely difficult, though not impossible, to install a secondary solid state drive (SSD) to the new 27-inch iMacintroduced earlier this week as part of Apple's desktop upgrades. While the new iMac can support a secondary drive, unless you order one with the secondary SSD pre-installed from Apple, there are no mounting brackets or connectors for easy installation.
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Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected
Well, it looks like Verizon has a bit of company at the negative end of the earnings spectrum -- Sprint has now also reported a loss for the second quarter, although it's a slightly smaller one than expected. Specifically, the company posted a $760 million net loss for the quarter that's just ended, or 15 cents a share, which isn't exactly great, but is better than the 17 cent loss analysts had predicted. That gain is at least partly attributed to strong sales of the HTC EVO 4G, and by the company's best ever year-over-year improvement in net postpaid subscribers, which helped boost the number of wireless subscribers by 110,000 (for a total 48.2 million customers). Looking for some more hard numbers? There's plenty to keep you busy at the link below.
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Sprint Grows In Subscribers For the First Time In 3 Years [Sprint]
Thanks to the popularity of Evo, Sprint gained 111,000 net subscribers in the second quarter, the first time the company has seen net subscriber growth in three years. More
Apple iOS 4.1 beta 2 now available for developers
Developers, developers, developers: Apple is now seeding the second iteration of the iOS 4.1 beta your way. It's been just shy of two weeks since beta 1 hit the scene, which is about on par with the pace of revisions for previous beta releases. We haven't had a chance yet to dive in and see what changes are afoot, but we're downloading now and will be sure to let you know if we notice anything.
[Thanks, Brad]
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Android’s UK Phone Sales Quadruple
While statistics can often be deceiving, the folks over at Google should be quite happy to hear that reports of Android-based phones have more than quadrupled in the UK during the last quarter. According to a report, Android's share of UK smartphone contract sales was just three percent in the first three months of 2010, but it jumped to 13.2 percent in the second quarter. Let's see if the Android-powered devices are able to maintain its momentum over the next quarter, which should be quite interesting, especially with Apple's launch of the iPhone 4 and exciting phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S.
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Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Crazy putty
We're excited to bring to you the second episode in our special summer kids video miniseries, Sylvia's Super Awesome Mini Maker Show!
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By James (TechNinja) and Sylvia
Did you know that you can have fun making extended polymer chains at home with household chemicals? You bet you can! Today we're going to make "Crazy Putty!"
How To Make Your Own Glowsticks [Science]
Were I a talented chemist, the first thing I'd make would probably be LSD. But the second? Definitely glowsticks. I know what you're thinking, "But I can buy LSD and glowsticks pretty cheap." Hence, I'm no chemist. [WonderHowTo via MAKE] More
Apple Wins Software Insecurity World Cup [Security]
According to security company Secunia, Apple is now the company with more security vulnerabilities, taking over Oracle, which falls to the second position. On the third position is Microsoft. This doesn't mean that Mac OS X is the most insecure operating system, since Secunia's report doesn't take into account the nature of the problems it registers. Most of the security problems are in applications and not in the operating system itself. [Ars Technica] More
TDK second company to announce 100GB Blu-ray discs
Following Sharp last week, TDK is the second company that announces [JP] Blu-ray discs with 100GB capacity. The discs are compatible to the new BDXL format, allowing you to store 33.4GB on each of their three layers (conventional Blu-ray hold 50GB max.).
The BRV100HCPWB1A will go on sale in Japan in September (TDK hasn’t said anything yet regarding international sales plans), quite some time after Sharp rolls out its discs (July 30). Buyers can expect the same street price as for the Sharp discs, namely $55.
TDK also provides this handy chart (I translated some parts), which explains the compatibility between BD and BDXL players/recorders and discs.
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