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Inverted Bucket Trap Problems? Here’s How to Diagnose & Fix Them

In this Weekly Boiler Tip we continue our steam trap series by breaking down one of the most common trap designs in the field: the Inverted Bucket Trap. How does an inverted bucket steam trap work?
Houston Chronicle

Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Foucault Pendulum has stopped after decades of swinging. Here's what happened.

The pendulum at the museum is attached to a 61-foot-long cable. It typically swings as the Earth rotates, knocking down pegs, until it suddenly stopped this month. The Houston Museum of Natural ...
Variety

Kristen Stewart Says Acting Is ‘Unmasculine’ and Asks: ‘Have You Ever Heard of a Female Actor That Was Method?’

Kristen Stewart is weighing in on the Method acting debate. “The Chronology of Water” director recently told the New York Times that acting is by nature “quite embarrassing and unmasculine,” and that ...
IGN

Where Winds Meet Players Are Using the 'Solid Snake Method' to Trick AI Chatbot NPCs Into Skipping Sidequests

Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles. The Wuxia open-world ...
Phys.org

Studies show how the giant statues on Rapa Nui were made and moved—and what caused the island's deforestation

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues—the ...
Omaha.com

Nebraska football's bowl projections: Pendulum swings back to Las Vegas — against elite foe

Sam McKewon recaps the Nebraska vs. Penn State game. Now that Nebraska football has qualified for a bowl game, we’ll begin to examine projections for the Huskers. Sports Editor {{description}} Email ...
People

Daniel Day-Lewis Accuses Brian Cox of Creating a 'Conflict' About Method Acting: 'He's Been Given a Soapbox'

"Any time he wants to talk about it, I’m easy to find," Day-Lewis said of Cox Antonietta Baldassarre/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; Stefania D'Alessandro ...
Inc

Science Says the ‘Military Sleep Method’ Really Works, but There’s a Catch

At the time, I shared the advice based on the recommendation of a performance coach and several sleep-deprived individuals who had given it a try. I’m happy to report science has now confirmed the ...
EURweb

Kelly Rowland and Method Man Collide in Love in Amazon’s ‘Relationship Goals’

*For fans of romantic comedies with heart and humor, Amazon MGM Studios is preparing something special. The studio has teamed with Kelly Rowland and Method Man for the new film “Relationship Goals.” ...
Variety

Daniel Day-Lewis Says Method Acting Criticism Is From ‘People Who Have Little or No Understanding of What It Actually Involves’: ‘It’s Almost as if’ We’re in a ...

Daniel Day-Lewis rejected misconceptions about Method acting during a wide-ranging conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday, saying that criticism surrounding it comes from those who ...
Reuters

How to infer the method to OpenAI’s madness

NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Artificial intelligence teaches the bitterest of corporate lessons. Even as ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s models get better at avoiding obvious errors, the ...