Monday, February 12, 2024

We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years : ScienceAlert


Have we finally found the secret to long lasting concrete, the way the Romans made it?


This begs the question why we don't make it like this anymore? What's wrong with building, say, bridges, that will last us another 2000 years?

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Reading Coach Preview


So built into Teams, Microsoft has hidden a speech coach of sorts. 

I listen to a lot of interviews where I realise most people just aren't very good at explaining things or expressing themselves. 

Monday, February 05, 2024

How to read a scroll you can’t unroll?


Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the scrolls! | Vesuvius Challenge