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WRITING PROMPTS

Take a walk in your neighborhood while pushing your baby who refuses to nap in a stroller.

DEAD RECKONING

At the Sphere, a fan wrestles with what the Grateful Dead have left behind.

OVERCORRECTION

On the abolition of prisons.

BEACH BOYS

Eating and drinking through Provincetown.

RFID Attendance Tracker - Employee Clocking System Arduino Project

Attendance trackers carry prohibitively high costs for small companies. Andrei shows us how to build a cost-effective, customizable employee clocking system with RFID technology. An Arduino board with Integration Platform as a Service allows attendance tracking with RFID cards to blend seamlessly with popular payroll systems.

Getting Directions CHC Proceed to Your Destination Without Having to Ask Someone 40 277

Recalibrate your bearings on electronic compasses as Stuart navigates a journey with an MCU-guided compass module leading the way. He tells us how to avoid magnetoresistive effect, and the difference between magnetic north and true north.

Mitigate Timing and Interference Issues on Multicore Processors

Missing multicore timing deadlines in a driver safety or aviation system is potentially catastropic. Adhering to guidance documents, and employing the appropriate testing and analysis methods ensures the efficient and deterministic execution of critical workloads.

Tech Overview: Specialized Drones

Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Making Movies, Heavy Lifting, Package Delivery, Planetary Exploration There's A Mission-Specific UAV For Every Task -

Get More I/O Now! Going Beyond Your MCU's Pin Count

Small microcontroller design projects often require additional I/O. In this article, Joseph presents several methods of expanding digital and analog I/O for these applications.

Hit Me Up On TCP - Part 2 Using TCP/IP for transferring data, MQTT is lightweight and simple-to-use

This is the second in a two-part series where Pedro highlights network communication using ESP32 SOC and the ESP-IDF framework. Part two shows how to establish a multiple-end communication through MQTT, with an ESP32 SOC on one end to another end that can be anything capable of communicating through MQTT. Transport fundamentals are covered through a practical example showing how an ESP32-S2 SoC communicates using MQTT.

Datasheet: SBCs On the Edge of AI - To reduce latency, single-board computers take inferencing closer to the source

A diversity of missions, size, computing resources and power consumption give designers a range of options for choosing the right board to fit the application.

Review of the Siglent SDS812X HD - 12-bit Digital Storage Oscilloscope

After 10 years of experience with his Siglent SDS1202X Digital Storage Scope, Brian was keen to review Siglent's new 12-Bit High Resolution scope, the SDS812X HD.

No Blues with Bluetooth!

Part 4: Bidirectional communication between peripherals and central devices

Recipe for Success

At a chef's homestay near Phnom Penh, travelers learn about Cambodia's traditional dishes-and help save them from extinction.

Where the Wild Things Are

Uncovering Rwanda's natural treasures-and the gift of multigenerational travel.

Natural Selection

In other parts of the world, natural wine production can be raw, wild, and a little messy. But a road trip through southeastern Austria reveals that, in a land where order and understatement reign, even the low-intervention bottles are elegant and refined.

Happy Hour

Sydney's once-sleepy office district now buzzes with nightlife, chic hotels, and a lively waterfront.

Still Waters

The lakes, canals, and coves of Kerala, in southwestern India, played a crucial role in the ancient spice trade. On a return visit to his ancestral home, Abraham Verghese finds a place redolent with memory, tradition, and a zest for life.

TIME AND TIDE

Wilmington, North Carolina, is evolving into a 21st-century destination, even as it comes to terms with its complicated past.

MOMENT IN THE SUN

Why Nice once again feels like the coolest place to be in the French Riviera.

Spain by Train

It's now possible to see the country's lush northern coast from a luxury sleeper train. Jessica Vincent hops on board.

PEAK Form

Head for the HILLS (or higher) for a slew of spots that deliver DRAMATIC SCENERY and COOLER CLIMES

The Beauty Bandits

Michelle Mack seemed to be living the dream life, until it all came crashing down. Authorities say the alleged mastermind of a multimillion-dollar crime ring delivered a simple order: Steal all the luxury makeup in sight.

One of One

Anok Yai never really cared to fit in. Now she's reaping the rewards.

POP Chops

What does HAIR have to do with MUSIC? EVERYTHING. Here, architects of POP-STAR hair reveal how a DEFINING LOOK can INSPIRE fanatic DEVOTION.

SKIRTING the Issue

SHARP TROUSERS have ruled the runways recently, but FALL 2024 ushered in a full-on RETURN of the SKIRT. Could our fashion news director, an avowed pants person, be converted by its CHARMS?

DATING AFTER the APPS

Was there such a thing as LOVE before Bumble, Tinder, and Hinge? How a generation of RELATIONSHIP SEEKERS that came of age SWIPING is now looking to MEET PEOPLE in NEW (and some very old) ways.

In CHARACTER

A PREVIEW of fall's BEST CLOTHES, worn by a CAST of SINGULAR PERFORMERS and PERSONALITIES who always BRING THE ENTIRETY of themselves to everything they do in ART, FASHION, and LIFE

JUDITH JAMISON and KYLE ABRAHAM on the LIFE and LEGACY of legendary choreographer ALVIN AILEY, the subject of a major new exhibition

When Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the age of 27, in 1958, he wanted to create a company dedicated to exploring and expressing the Black experience through dance.

ON YOUR MARK

What makes Sha'Carri Richardson the fastest woman in the world? Untold hours on the track, family love and support, a determination to win and the signature nails help too. Maya Singer meets the Paris-bound Olympic superstar