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Enginoob

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Enginoob··on Up and Down the Python Data and Web Visualization Stack
I actually just used Keynote, with the free version of Novecento Sans: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/synthview/novecento/
Enginoob··on Up and Down the Python Data and Web Visualization Stack
Author here- the slides that accompany this notebook are here: https://speakerdeck.com/wrobstory/up-and-down-the-python-dat...

I would also recommend running the notebook live- some of the interactivity/plots don't work via nbviewer.

Enginoob··on Google Acquires Makani Power And Its Airborne Wind Turbines
I work for one of the biggest global wind turbine manufacturers. On one hand I recognize that this is exactly how disruption happens- small player with a tremendous idea and the opportunity to utilize wind resources in areas where traditional turbine designs can't be sited.

On the other, I don't envy the engineering team their road ahead- I see firsthand how many challenges we face every day with "ground-based" turbines, and have an inkling of how difficult an engineering challenge this will be. Best of luck to them- anything that pushes renewables forward in a meaningful way is a win for everybody.

Enginoob··on How to build a windmill
I do not believe you have built a windmill- you have built a proper wind turbine.

Very cool project- there are a good number of residential scale manufacturers out there, but I believe this is the first homebrew wind turbine I've seen.