Stories by fortran77

The Tragic, Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86

When Your Last $166 Vanishes: ‘Fast Fraud’ Surges on Payment Apps

Microsoft Takes Down a Risk to the Election, and Finds the U.S. Doing the Same

The Most Deadly Job in America – and What Happens Next

Split-Second ‘Phantom’ Images Can Fool Tesla’s Autopilot

Telescopes Record Last Moments of Star Devoured by a Black Hole

Hackers Eye Their Next Targets, from Schools to Cars

Malicious Hackers Unleash Malware That Can Survive OS Reinstalls

Invention of Stereo Sound: Alan Blumlein – 'Walking and Talking'

Coloring Knots

We finally know why Boeing’s test flight commander bowed out of Starliner test

How Many Organs Are in the Human Body?

Extra pounds may add significant Covid-19 risk

Mechanical-Digital Steel Ball Clock

Public opinion on Brutalism isn't enough to stay the wrecking ball

Forced-Air Furnaces: The What, Why, and How

What Do Colleges Owe Their Most Vulnerable Students?

Man’s Best Friend Once Made Nice Wool Blankets, Too

She’s 13, and the Source of a Family’s Covid-19 Outbreak

CDC rules that being overweight and not just obese increases Covid risk