#artificial stone

[dangerdust]

Workplace regulators in California are drafting an emergency rule to address an epidemic of silicosis — a deadly, preventable lung disease — among fabricators of artificial-stone countertops.

One of the men featured in the stories, Juan Gonzalez Morin, died last month. He had just turned 37.

Since 2019, the California Department of Public Health has identified 69 cases of silicosis among fabrication workers — “likely an underestimate,”

[thirty9steps]

Contemporary Exterior in Boston Modern exterior of a two-story concrete fiberboard house

[tsianfan-blog]

Exhibition hall Granite Stone Sample Waterfall ​Display Frame-SG1020 https://www.tsianfan.com/product/granite-stone-display-stand.html

[ganondoodle]

kind of expected that the ability breakdown wouldnt get that much traction (especially on twitter bc if it doesnt do well in the first few hours it might as well be dead) but what i didnt need to wake up to was looking at my twitter notifications and thinking there was a long comment on it at first but then i read it and it turned out to be some guy having dug up one of my old totk tweets where i talked about how zelda was treated-

and if a quote retweet with a thread attached already starts with "this entitled brat didnt understand that zelda was being a history nerd by being in the past and getting to experience it herself" with two screenshots attached of the end of totk with zelda staring at the cam all uwu (which has ??? to do with their point??) i dont even want to know what else was in that thread

if thats how the majority of the fandom is then im even less surprised that nintendy doesnt even have to try to write anything good :I

ah yes, i am a game nerd, and by putting me in a game where i stand around doing puppy dog eyes while being shoved around by NPCs is me being a game nerd OBVIOSULY

[roboticsappreciationsociety]

By Ben Coxworth

November 22, 2023

(New Atlas)

[The "robot" is named HEAP (Hydraulic Excavator for an Autonomous Purpose), and it's actually a 12-ton Menzi Muck M545 walking excavator that was modified by a team from the ETH Zurich research institute. Among the modifications were the installation of a GNSS global positioning system, a chassis-mounted IMU (inertial measurement unit), a control module, plus LiDAR sensors in its cabin and on its excavating arm.

For this latest project, HEAP began by scanning a construction site, creating a 3D map of it, then recording the locations of boulders (weighing several tonnes each) that had been dumped at the site. The robot then lifted each boulder off the ground and utilized machine vision technology to estimate its weight and center of gravity, and to record its three-dimensional shape.

An algorithm running on HEAP's control module subsequently determined the best location for each boulder, in order to build a stable 6-meter (20-ft) high, 65-meter (213-ft) long dry-stone wall. "Dry-stone" refers to a wall that is made only of stacked stones without any mortar between them.

HEAP proceeded to build such a wall, placing approximately 20 to 30 boulders per building session. According to the researchers, that's about how many would be delivered in one load, if outside rocks were being used. In fact, one of the main attributes of the experimental system is the fact that it allows locally sourced boulders or other building materials to be used, so energy doesn't have to be wasted bringing them in from other locations.

A paper on the study was recently published in the journal Science Robotics. You can see HEAP in boulder-stacking action, in the video below.]

[staybeldifewshun]

[fellhellion]

Funniest Miguel animation detail to me is that he looks legitimately annoyed when Miles calls Lyla “some algorithm” shdhdjf like empathy and understanding for what he’s asking of Miles with the canon event framework but calling the bestie some algorithm? A step too far lmao

[alanangels]

This is EXTREMELY disrespectful to Chester.

The fact they used AI for a song on Mike's Post Traumatic album- an album about Chester's DEATH-is even MORE fucked up.

[ai-nonsense]

I asked DALL·E how modern weapons would have looked like in the stone age 🔫

[selfconsciousfangirl]

I don’t remember being much of a Christmas person before. Life always got in the way, like the time I had to sit a university entrance exam on December 23rd. I was either busy working retail or wrapping up the school year and/or being deeply, clinically depressed. I rarely had the time or energy to put up Christmas decorations. Eventually I stopped doing a Christmas tree and focused on my nativity scene instead, which felt more meaningful to me for a variety of reasons. And then my dad died the week before Christmas and I gave up on the whole thing altogether. It took me a while to feel like doing even that much again, and sometimes I don’t end up doing it until December 24th.

Can’t even remember what was the point I was trying to make. I feel a touch disconnected from the seasonal mood, I guess. My dad was fun to buy presents for and got me truly special things. It’s just not the same without him, that’s just all there is to it. We adapt and choose what makes the most sense

[valeriadelcueto]

Notícia urgente

Notícia urgente Texto e foto de Valéria del Cueto Vai um tempo que não invado sua cela, cronista voluntariamente encarcerada do outro lado do túnel. Tenho meus motivos, amiga querida. Meus e seus… De minha parte, como um extraterrestre impedido de ultrapassar essa camada magnética (há quanto tempo digo que esse é o problema, só agora anunciado aos 4 ventos pelos cientistas?), com as forças…

[dangerdust]

This study reports outcomes from real-world protocolised health assessments of a large cohort of SBI workers and confirms an alarmingly high prevalence of silicosis.

The study demonstrates that dry processing of artificial stone has been extremely common.

Also, the sensitivity and positive predictive values of respiratory function tests and chest X-ray as screening tests to detect silicosis in this high-risk occupational group are inadequate.

[radioactivetoad]

Synthetic Black Opal - Ø 220 mm, 900 g

[lollitree]

The existence of mega Mewtwo annoys me lore wise

[teddy-bear-naps-and-random-snaps]

[marshmallowfairbanks]

“The alchemist realizes that he himself is the Philosopher’s Stone, and that this stone is made diamond-like when the salt and the sulphur, or the spirit and the body, are united through mercury, the link of mind. Man is the incarnated principle of mind as the animal is of emotion. He stands with one foot on the heavens and the other on earth. His higher being is lifted to the celestial spheres, but the lower man ties him to matter. Now the philosopher, building his sacred stone, is doing so by harmonizing his spirit and his body. The result is the Philosopher’s Stone. The hard knocks of life chip it away and facet it until it reflects lights from a million different angles.” - Manly P. Hall

Art: Marshmallow Fairbanks