Human folly for 02015-12-01

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• Zmw:00000 (wunderground.com):

  weather near the office

• (media.wix.com):

  this Max58 #laser-cutter service bureau near the office cuts MDF in 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5.5, and 9 mm, a few kinds of wood in 3, 5, and 9 mm, acrylic in 2.4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 mm, cardboard, paper, rubber, and leather, up to 600×300 mm (or now up to 810×450mm). Cutting is red lines, marking is blue, engraving (gouging) is black. They publish no pricing information.

• Could HDMI be potentially used as a power supply alternative for smartphones (electronics.stackexchange.com):

  HDMI #hardware has 5V 50mA power in it!

• That time I tried to buy some crude oil (bloomberg.com):

  Tracy Alloway tried small-scale commodities trading, buying a physical barrel of crude #oil. She ended up settling for a bottle, and says it’s worth approximately 24¢ on the spot market. She named it Williston.

• ISIS has a huge weapon (businessinsider.com):

  Business Insider #video claiming #Daesh has a (probably nonworking) ballistic missile. #weaponry