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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/three-days. “There is, I believe,” said Lincoln. “But for you—! If you would like to occupy yourself with that, we can make you a sworn aeronaut to-morrow.” Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #novel, #science-fiction, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #h.g.-wells, #dystopian-fiction, #the-sleepers-awakes, and more. This story was written by: @hgwells. Learn more about this writer by checking @hgwells's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages. He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying. Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm. “I must learn to fly,” he cried. “I must master that. I pity all poor souls who have died without this opportunity. The sweet swift air! It is the most wonderful experience in the world.”

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-create-a-pdf-invoicing-web-application-using-nodejs-and-foxit-pdf-sdk. Generating payment invoices is a crucial aspect of any business, and digital invoicing has become a common practice across various industries. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #pdf, #javascript, #web-app, #pdf-generator, #invoicing, #web-development, #good-company, #pdf-invoicing, #hackernoon-es, #hackernoon-hi, #hackernoon-zh, #hackernoon-vi, #hackernoon-fr, #hackernoon-pt, #hackernoon-ja, and more. This story was written by: @foxitsoftware. Learn more about this writer by checking @foxitsoftware's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Digital invoicing has become a common practice across various industries. Web application developers often face the task of programmatically generating and sending PDF invoices. Foxit’s __PDF library provides a quick and secure solution for generating PDF files. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of building a web application that enables your billing department to manage unpaid invoice effectively.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/engineer-onboarding-the-ugly-truth-about-ramp-up-time-7e323t9j. Though people often think about the time it takes for a new engineer to start delivering value, they rarely ask themselves how long it takes for them to be fully ramped-up. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-top-story, #productivity, #leadership, #management, #growth, #software-development, #remote-working, #onboarding, and more. This story was written by: @Tom Ahi Dror. Learn more about this writer by checking @Tom Ahi Dror's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Engineer Onboarding: The Ugly Truth About Ramp-Up Time. Swimm surveyed 80 engineers and engineering managers about their onboarding journey. They reported it takes, on average, 3–9 months to fully ramp-up. This could mean a great deal of extra engineering time for your organization. From the moment you find your estimated time, the next step would be to try and decrease it. The rewards can be very significant. If you manage to cut the time of full ramp up in half, that would mean around 17 more developer-years in that year.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/common-mistakes-in-engineer-authored-docs-and-how-to-fix-them. How to fix these issues using the tools of the “docs-as-code” approach. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #documentation, #software-engineering, #technical-documentation, #docsascode, #ide, #tech-writing, #hackernoon-top-story, #programming, #hackernoon-tr, #hackernoon-ko, #hackernoon-de, #hackernoon-bn, and more. This story was written by: @indrivetech. Learn more about this writer by checking @indrivetech's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Over the last six months, our development team has embraced the "docs-as-code" approach (you can learn more about our journey in this article). Regularly reviewing the documentation created by my colleagues from the Tech Division, I compiled a list of the most common issues found in writing technical documentation. In the article, I will show you how to fix these issues using the tools of the “docs-as-code” approach and not only.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-death-more-hideous. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. Four Miles Within - Chapter V: A Death More Hideous Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #a-death-more-hideous, #fiction, #i, #iterature, #science-fiction, #astounding-stories, #hackernoon-es, #hackernoon-hi, and more. This story was written by: @astoundingstories. Learn more about this writer by checking @astoundingstories's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Four Miles Within - Chapter V: A Death More Hideous? The story is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. Quade was all unconscious of it. His final words reached Phil's consciousness. "And this time, of course, I will keep the top disintegrators on. No other monster will then be able to weigh me down!" And that movement was the signal that brought his doom. Without a sound, the poised mass above dropped. There was a brief moment of frantic lashing, of tortured struggles.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-new-tab-chrome-extension-with-zero-dependencies-5zlh3ue6. This story will walk you through the basic steps needed to get started building a new tab Chrome Extension powered by an API without any dependencies. Check out our Tech Stories Tab extension for reference. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-top-story, #chrome-extension, #javascript, #html, #css, #tutorial, #chrome, #browsers, #web-monetization, and more. This story was written by: @Dane. Learn more about this writer by checking @Dane's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Building a New Tab Chrome Extension with Zero Dependencies will walk you through the basic steps needed to get started building a new tab Chrome Extension powered by an API without any dependencies. Google provides a ton of boilerplate examples, but digging through that mess can be a little like navigating through a labyrinth. Google recommends having a 128x128 pixel icon and a 16x16 pixel icon at minimum. The extension will be used when a user opens a new browser window and fetches content from an API.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/from-code-to-content-max-hacker-noons-frontend-innovator. Meet Max Kazemi, a Lead Frontend Engineer and Hacker Noon writer, sharing insights on tech trends and front-end development breakthroughs. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #meet-the-writer, #tech-careers, #tech-writers, #tech-writing, #engineering-mindsets, #writer-interview, #hackernoon-writers, #interview, and more. This story was written by: @smakss. Learn more about this writer by checking @smakss's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Max Kazemi is a Frontend Engineer with a passion for developing cutting-edge web applications. Kazemi often writes about front-end technologies, focusing on frameworks like React and Vue. He also shares insights on web performance optimization and software development best practices. He hopes to expand his expertise in cloud technologies and AI.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/213-stories-to-learn-about-writing-prompts. Learn everything you need to know about Writing Prompts via these 213 free HackerNoon stories. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #writing-prompts, #learn, #learn-writing-prompts, #technology, #hackernoon, #interview, #metaverse, #meet-the-writer, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/unveiling-the-best-of-2023-top-stories-writers-tech-categories-and-templates. We've compiled a 2023 roundup of the top most-read stories, top active writers, top tech categories, and even the top most popular templates. Take a look! Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #writing, #writers, #writing-prompts, #hackernoon-writers, #writing-tips, #2023-recap, #best-of-2023, #top-stories-2023, and more. This story was written by: @editingprotocol. Learn more about this writer by checking @editingprotocol's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. ✨ As we welcome 2024, let's take a moment to applaud the incredible stories that fueled our hacker minds in 2023! 🚀 We've compiled a 2023 roundup of the top most-read stories, top active writers, top tech categories, and even the top most popular templates. These insights might be just what you need to start the 2024 right!

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/meet-the-writer-hackernoons-contributor-aayush-naik-software-engineer-apple. Meet Aayush Naik, Apple Software Engineer, as he shares insights into his tech and writing journey, personal interests, and future goals. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #meet-the-writer, #writing, #hackernoon-writers, #hackernoon-interview, #interview, #hackernoon-interview-series, #interview-series, #hackernoon-contributors, and more. This story was written by: @aayn. Learn more about this writer by checking @aayn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Aayush Naik, a Software Engineer at Apple and a writer for HackerNoon, discusses his multifaceted tech expertise, early passion for computer science sparked by video games, and diverse personal interests like meditation, violin, and calisthenics. He highlights his journey in tech writing, focusing on Python and software design, and shares his aspirations for more prolific writing and starting his own company. Aayush also talks about the importance of promoting writing in tech culture.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/healing-from-verbal-abuse. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume II, by John Locke is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-books, #humane-understanding, #john-locke, #philosophy, #essay, #humanity, #literature, #history, #hackernoon-es, and more. This story was written by: @johnlocke. Learn more about this writer by checking @johnlocke's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. 1. Remedies are worth seeking. The natural and improved imperfections of languages we have seen above at large: and speech being the great bond that holds society together, and the common conduit, whereby the improvements of knowledge are conveyed from one man and one generation to another, it would well deserve our most serious thoughts to consider, what remedies are to be found for the inconveniences above mentioned. 2. Are not easy to find. I am not so vain as to think that any one can pretend to attempt the perfect reforming the languages of the world, no not so much as of his own country, without rendering himself ridiculous. To require that men should use their words constantly in the same sense, and for none but determined and uniform ideas, would be to think that all men should have the same notions, and should talk of nothing but what they have clear and distinct ideas of: which is not to be expected by any one who hath not vanity enough to imagine he can prevail with men to be very knowing or very silent. And he must be very little skilled in the world, who thinks that a voluble tongue shall accompany only a good understanding; or that men's talking much or little should hold proportion only to their knowledge.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/8-stories-to-learn-about-hackernoon-letter. Learn everything you need to know about Hackernoon Letter via these 8 free HackerNoon stories. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-letter, #learn, #learn-hackernoon-letter, #hackernoon, #web-monetization, #hackernoon-community, #state-of-the-noonion, #hackernoon-product, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/157-stories-to-learn-about-meet-the-writer. Learn everything you need to know about Meet The Writer via these 157 free HackerNoon stories. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #meet-the-writer, #learn, #learn-meet-the-writer, #interview, #hackernoon-writers, #writer-interview, #writing, #hackernoon-contributors, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/112-stories-to-learn-about-hackernoon-community. Learn everything you need to know about Hackernoon Community via these 112 free HackerNoon stories. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-community, #learn, #learn-hackernoon-community, #hackernoon, #hackernoon-contributors, #hackernoon-writers, #meet-the-writer, #interview, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/131-stories-to-learn-about-hackernoon-awards. Learn everything you need to know about Hackernoon Awards via these 131 free HackerNoon stories. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-awards, #learn, #learn-hackernoon-awards, #noonies, #interview, #tech-awards, #noonies2020, #technology, and more. This story was written by: @learn. Learn more about this writer by checking @learn's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-does-tor-really-work-5909b9bd232c. The United States Naval Research Laboratory developed The Onion Routing Protocol (T0r) to project U.S. intelligence communications online. Ironically, Tor has seen widespread use by everyone — even those organisations which the U.S. Navy fights against. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-es, and more. This story was written by: @brandonskerritt. Learn more about this writer by checking @brandonskerritt's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/my-friend-stumbled-on-an-invention-that-could-revolutionize-human-life. Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #h.g.-wells, #twelve-stories-and-a-dream, #books, #ebooks, #short-story, #literature, and more. This story was written by: @hgwells. Learn more about this writer by checking @hgwells's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne. I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done. He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionize human life. And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days. I have tasted the stuff now several times, and I cannot do better than describe the effect the thing had on me. That there are astonishing experiences in store for all in search of new sensations will become apparent enough.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/of-the-eleventh-horn-of-daniels-fourth-beast. A Seer, Επισκοπος, is a Bishop in the literal sense of the word; and this Church claims the universal Bishoprick. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #literature, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #isaac-newton, #ebooks, #observations-upon-prophecies, and more. This story was written by: @isaacnewton. Learn more about this writer by checking @isaacnewton's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Now Daniel, considered the horns, and behold there came up among them another horn, before whom there were three of the first horns pluckt up by the roots; and behold in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things,—and his look was more stout than his fellows,—and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them: and one who stood by, and made Daniel know the interpretation of these things, told him, that the ten horns were ten kings that should arise, and another should arise after them, and be diverse from the first, and he should subdue three kings, and speak great words against the most High, and wear out the saints, and think to change times and laws: and that they should be given into his hands until a time and times and half a time. Kings are put for kingdoms, as above; and therefore the little horn is a little kingdom. It was a horn of the fourth Beast, and rooted up three of his first horns; and therefore we are to look for it among the nations of the Latin Empire, after the rise of the ten horns. But it was a kingdom of a different kind from the other ten kingdoms, having a life or soul peculiar to itself, with eyes and a mouth. By its eyes it was a Seer; and by its mouth speaking great things and changing times and laws, it was a Prophet as well as a King. And such a Seer, a Prophet and a King, is the Church of Rome.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/mastering-micro-copy-with-chatgpt. Writing good copy is hard. Using ChatGPT to write good copy can be hard too, but with a few tricks you can get some amazing results. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #copywriting, #microcopy, #ui-design, #design, #product-design, #ai-tools, #chatgpt, #use-chatgpt-to-save-time, and more. This story was written by: @raykhrud. Learn more about this writer by checking @raykhrud's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Using an AI tool like ChatGPT can save time for non-native speakers who need to write a lot of copy for a mobile app or web service. The article tests ChatGPT's ability to write error messages and empty states, and concludes that it can be very helpful for monotonous copywriting tasks. The "skilled copywriter" prompt can sometimes improve results, but it's not always reliable. ChatGPT has its limitations, but overall it can make life easier for anyone involved in writing UI copy.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-criticism-of-christianity. A religious system so many-faced and so enduring as Christianity must necessarily be saturated with truth even if it be not wholly true. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #literature, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #h.g.-wells, #ebooks, #first-and-last-things, and more. This story was written by: @hgwells. Learn more about this writer by checking @hgwells's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. And here perhaps, before I go on to the question of Conduct, is the place to define a relationship to that system of faith and religious observance out of which I and most of my readers have come. How do these beliefs on which I base my rule of conduct stand to Christianity?

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/8-top-trends-of-color-patterns-in-mobile-app-designing-xsnyo3zgc. You must have heard the words like trends of color schemes/patterns in mobile app development and designing because mobile phones are the best and most convenient way to connect yourself to the digital world. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-top-story, #color-pattern-trends, #mobile-app-design, #mobile, #design, #design-trends, #mobile-development, #software-development, #hackernoon-es, and more. This story was written by: @R-Sharma. Learn more about this writer by checking @R-Sharma's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The mobile app market is extremely huge, and it is kept on increasing. Mobile apps are projected to generate the U.S. $189 billion of revenue rate by 2020. The number of downloads for mobile apps is expected to reach $258.2 billion in 2022 from $178.1 billion yearly in 2017. The following are 7 mobile app color schemes/patterns to follow in 2020: Focused Color Palette With Minimal Color Usage, High-Contrast Colors in UI Shadows and Less Noticeable Colored Colored icons.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-i-use-notion-to-manage-my-relationship-op1u33xl. A list of reasons why you should try documenting your relationship on Notion Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #documentation, #relationships, #love, #project-management, #hackernoon-top-story, #notion, #product-management, #self-improvement, and more. This story was written by: @mdmeetstechie. Learn more about this writer by checking @mdmeetstechie's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. For her 28th birthday, I decided to create a research paper about my partner in collaboration with her friends. I intended the paper to cover all aspects of her life and serve as the biggest surprise possible to a person who was a scientific researcher by profession. In this article I intend to share ideas on how you too can hack the internet to do the same.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/beyond-the-system-anomalies-and-building-your-own-moat. The power of crafting your own path beyond rigid rules and catastrophic anomalies. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #writing, #anomalies, #systems-management, #adaptability, #building-your-own-path, #learning-from-failure, #personal-growth, #coping-with-uncertainty, and more. This story was written by: @tona. Learn more about this writer by checking @tona's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Systems are rigid, constant and not to be tampered with. Rules are rules and they cannot be bent or broken in a system. When a system fails, the victims become the victims of circumstances. An anomaly can either ruin your life or change a life, depending on the system you’re on.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-conversation-at-area-42. A fiction piece debates the roles of two men in crafting illusions for dignitaries, reflecting on the dubious nature of their military charades by a campfire. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #fiction, #science-fiction, #ufo, #aliens, #aliens-must-exist, #corruption, #technology, #politics, and more. This story was written by: @hacker8107669. Learn more about this writer by checking @hacker8107669's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/crack-long-form-blogs-complete-guide-and-experts-insights. Complete guide to writing original and unique long-form blogs that entice your readers to stay, and convert. Steal the best tips from the greatest writers. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #content-writing, #writing-guides, #b2b-saas, #content-marketing, #sms-marketing-best-practices, #seo-optimization, #writing, #content-marketing-hacks, and more. This story was written by: @masroorahmad. Learn more about this writer by checking @masroorahmad's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. - Why you should publish long-form blogs - Complete guide to creating long-form blogs that ranks - What the best writers have to say - I answer your questions

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/25-reasons-to-watch-hackernoons-self-made-documentary. Web 2.5, HackerNoon’s original documentary, is now available for streaming. This documentary addresses the problems of web3. Watch it now! Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-top-story, #web2.5-documentary, #web-2.5, #hackernoon-documentary, #web2.5, #web3, #web1-vs-web2-vs-web3, #hackernoon-features, and more. This story was written by: @product. Learn more about this writer by checking @product's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Web 2.5, HackerNoon’s original documentary, is now available for streaming. This documentary, filmed in December of 2022, just a month into crypto's worst year yet, is like a capsule in time. It addresses the problems of web3, while being cautiously optimistic about its future. Watch it now!

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/diabetic-chocolate-has-a-hidden-potentially-dangerous-ingredient. Discovering the hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes: Maltitol. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #blogging-fellowship, #diabetes, #maltitol, #diabetic-friendly, #sugar-substitute, #food-industry, #diabetic-chocolate, #chocolate, #hackernoon-es, and more. This story was written by: @melissaebrown. Learn more about this writer by checking @melissaebrown's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Hidden ingredient in diabetic chocolate and other sweet treats directed toward people with diabetes. Hidden ingredient, Maltitol, is a natural sugar found in fruit and veg. It can cause blood sugar instability due to its glycaemic index (a numerical value indicating foods' impact on increasing blood sugar levels). Maltitol is highly fermented in the colon, commonly causing digestive discomfort such as bloating, gas and diarrhea. It is essential to look at the ingredients of foods directed as diabetic-friendly to ensure there are no hidden carbohydrates such as Maltitol.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/nlp-tutorial-topic-modeling-in-python-with-bertopic-372w35l9. Topic modeling is an unsupervised machine learning technique that can automatically identify different topics present in a document (textual data). Data has become a key asset/tool to run many businesses around the world. With topic modeling, you can collect unstructured datasets, analyzing the documents, and obtain the relevant and desired information that can assist you in making a better decision. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-top-story, #topic-modeling, #machine-learning, #blogging-fellowship, #data-science, #python, #artificial-intelligence, #machine-learning-tutorials, and more. This story was written by: @davisdavid. Learn more about this writer by checking @davisdavid's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/try-this-text-only-in-emojis-1af2bfcfec78. In case you’ve been sleeping for the past twenty years, emoji usage has been going 📈📈📈. By mid-2015, half of all comments on Instagram included an emoji. Hollywood released a full feature-length film titled The Emoji Movie. Even Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai is posting about urgent fixes to the hamburger emoji. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #language, #social-experiment, #text-only-in-emojis, #emoji, #hackernoon-es, and more. This story was written by: @stervy. Learn more about this writer by checking @stervy's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/to-manufacturers-of-knitted-goods. The Circular Stocking Frame, from 2 in. to 5½ in. diameter. These circular frames, with my last improvements, are as near perfection as possible. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. JOHN KENT is now in England, completing arrangements so as to be able to supply his American friends with his improved Knitting Machines with greater dispatch, and with all the latest improvements. He would beg to call especial attention to The Improved Rib Top Frame, now so well known, and acknowledged to be the best rib top frame ever built, for speed and quality of goods produced. Price, delivered free in New York, $520, currency. The Improved Circular Web Frame, for drawers and shirts, built of any size and gage. Price for a 4-head set, 17 inch to 20 inch diameter, $810, currency, delivered free in New York. The Circular Stocking Frame, from 2 in. to 5½ in. diameter. These circular frames, with my last improvements, are as near perfection as possible. The Patent Full-fashioned Shirt, Drawers and Stocking Frames produce the most perfect goods ever made by steam-power machinery, and cost fifty per cent less to keep in repair than any other Knitting Machine. Built 10 to 24 gage, and from 30 to 140 inch wide, to order.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-ai-streamlines-digital-content-creation-writing-images-and-videos. ChatGPT captivated millions overnight by writing articles, poems, & coding scripts. Now, AI bypassed parlour tricks into digitally dominating entire professions Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #content-creation, #ai-generated-content, #automating-content-creation, #ai-generated-content-ideas, #using-ai-to-generate-ideas, #chatgpt-idea-generation, #chatgpt-effective-prompts, #creating-good-chatgpt-prompts, and more. This story was written by: @jannismoore. Learn more about this writer by checking @jannismoore's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. ChatGPT captivated millions seemingly overnight by writing coherent articles, poems, and coding scripts. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond parlour tricks into digitally dominating (or streamlining) entire professions. ChatGPT can ingest a basic prompt and research synopsis to produce a complete first draft in just minutes.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-value-of-the-scientific-american-as-an-advertising-medium-cannot-be-over-estimated. Engravings may head advertisements at the same rate per line, by measurement, as the letter-press. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The value of the Scientific American as an advertising medium cannot be over-estimated. Its circulation is ten times greater than that of any similar journal now published. It goes into all the States and Territories, and is read in all the principal libraries and reading-rooms of the world. We invite the attention of those who wish to make their business known to the annexed rates. A business man wants something more than to see his advertisement in a printed newspaper. He wants circulation. If it is worth 25 cents per line to advertise in a paper of three thousand circulation, it is worth $2.50 per line to advertise in one of thirty thousand.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-state-of-content-creation-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence. Using AI and ChatGPT to create content such as a blog post or story is like trying to replace Shakespeare with a computer program. Here's to the age of AI. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #content-creation, #content-writing, #ai-generated-content, #chatgpt-generated-content, #chatgpt-for-writing, #chatgpt-for-authors, #state-of-content-creation, #age-of-artificial-intelligence, and more. This story was written by: @technologynews. Learn more about this writer by checking @technologynews's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Using ChatGPT to write content such as a blog post is like trying to replace Shakespeare with a computer program that generates words from billions of sentences based on known patterns. It's nothing more than a digital ventriloquist trying to mimic the rhythm of a professional speaker, and the audience doesn't pick up a whisper of the strings being pulled.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/david-a-woodward-baltimore-md-letters-patent-no-16700-dated-february-24-1857. The Scientific American will be delivered in every part of the city at $3.50 a year. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Solar Camera.—David A. Woodward, Baltimore, Md. Letters Patent No. 16,700, dated February 24, 1857; reissue No. 2,311, dated July 10, 1866. Filed February 23, 1871. City Subscribers.—The Scientific American will be delivered in every part of the city at $3.50 a year. Single copies for sale at the News-stands in this city, Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Williamsburgh, and by most of the News Dealers in the United States. Receipts—When money is paid at the office for subscriptions, a receipt for it will be given; but when subscribers remit their money by mail, they may consider the arrival of the first paper a bona-fide acknowledgment of their funds.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/edgar-huson-ithaca-n-y-letters-patent-no-16648-dated-february-17-1857-reissue-no-2500. Seeding Machine.—Lewis B. Myers and Henry A. Myers, Elmore, Ohio. Letters Patent No. 16,772, dated March 3, 1857. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Wagons.—Edgar Huson, Ithaca, N. Y. Letters Patent No. 16,648, dated February 17, 1857; reissue No. 2,500, dated March 5, 1867. Operating Valve of Steam Engine.—Samuel R. Wilmot, Bridgeport, Conn. Letters Patent No. 16,668, dated February 17, 1857. Hinges.—John David Browne, Cincinnati, Ohio. Letters Patent No. 16,678, dated February 24, 1857. Keeper for Right and Left Hand Door Locks.—Calvin Adams, Pittsburgh, Pa. Letters Patent No. 16,676, dated February 24, 1857. Solar Camera.—David A. Woodward, Baltimore, Md. Letters Patent No. 16,700, dated February 24, 1857; reissue No. 2,311, dated July 10, 1866. Cast Seamless Thimble Skeins for Wagons.—John Benedict, Kenosha, Wis., administrator of Andrew Leonard, deceased. Letters Patent No. 16,688, dated February 24, 1857; reissue No. 575, dated July 27, 1858; reissue No. 1,229, dated October 8, 1861.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-role-of-emotion-in-purchasing-decisions-and-the-power-of-persuasive-copywriting. With all the marketing tools available to businesses, it’s easy to overlook one essential factor: emotional connection. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #copywriting, #ux-copywriting-tips, #content-marketing, #content-strategy, #seo, #product-marketing, #intelligent-marketing, #business-purchasing-planning, and more. This story was written by: @pankajvnt. Learn more about this writer by checking @pankajvnt's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. With all the marketing tools available to businesses, it’s easy to overlook one essential factor: emotional connection.

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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/picture-framejohn-h-bellamy-charlestown-mass. 4,699.—Back of a Chair or Sofa.—George Unverzagt, Philadelphia, Pa. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. 4,694.—Picture Frame.—John H. Bellamy, Charlestown, Mass. 4,695.—Bell Crank and Escutcheon.—Pietro Cinquini, West Meriden, Conn., assignor to Parker & Whipple Company. 4,696.—Pedestal for a Cake Dish.—George Gill (assignor to Reed & Barton), Taunton, Mass. 4,697.—Table Caster.—William Parkin (assignor to Reed & Barton), Taunton, Mass. 4,698.—Buckle Frame.—John E. Smith, Waterbury, Conn. 4,699.—Back of a Chair or Sofa.—George Unverzagt, Philadelphia, Pa.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/heat-transfer. The actual transfer rates in superheaters are affected by so many conditions that it has not so far been possible to evolve any formula of practical value. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #engineering-and-technology, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #babcock-and-wilcox-company, #ebooks, #steam-its-generation-and-use, and more. This story was written by: @bwco. Learn more about this writer by checking @bwco's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The rate at which heat is transmitted from a hot gas to a cooler metal surface over which the gas is flowing has been the subject of a great deal of investigation both from the experimental and theoretical side. A more or less complete explanation of this process is necessary for a detailed analysis of the performance of steam boilers. Such information at the present is almost entirely lacking and for this reason a boiler, as a physical piece of apparatus, is not as well understood as it might be. This, however, has had little effect in its practical development and it is hardly possible that a more complete understanding of the phenomena discussed will have any radical effect on the present design. The amount of heat that is transferred across any surface is usually expressed as a product, of which one factor is the slope or linear rate of change in temperature and the other is the amount of heat transferred per unit’s difference in temperature in unit’s length. In Fourier’s analytical theory of the conduction of heat, this second factor is taken as a constant and is called the “conductivity” of the substance. Following this practice, the amount of heat absorbed by any surface from a hot gas is usually expressed as a product of the difference in temperature between the gas and the absorbing surface into a factor which is commonly designated the “transfer rate”. There has been considerable looseness in the writings of even the best authors as to the way in which the gas temperature difference is to be measured. If the gas varies in temperature across the section of the channel through which it is assumed to flow, and most of them seem to consider that this would be the case, there are two mean gas temperatures, one the mean of the actual temperatures at any time across the section, and the other the mean temperature of the entire volume of the gas passing such a section in any given time. Since the velocity of flow will of a certainty vary across the section, this second mean temperature, which is one tacitly assumed in most instances, may vary materially from the first. The two mean temperatures are only approximately equal when the actual temperature measured across the section is very nearly a constant. In what follows it will be assumed that the mean temperature measured in the second way is referred to. In English units the temperature difference is expressed in Fahrenheit degrees and the transfer rate in B. t. u.’s per hour per square foot of surface. Pecla, who seems to have been one of the first to consider this subject analytically, assumed that the transfer rate was constant and independent both of the temperature differences and the velocity of the gas over the surface. Rankine, on the other hand, assumed that the transfer rate, while independent of the velocity of the gas, was proportional to the temperature difference, and expressed the total amount of heat absorbed as proportional to the square of the difference in temperature. Neither of these assumptions has any warrant in either theory or experiment and they are only valuable in so far as their use determine formulae that fit experimental results. Of the two, Rankine’s assumption seems to lead to formulae that more nearly represent actual conditions. It has been quite fully developed by William Kent in his “Steam Boiler Economy”. Professor Osborne Reynolds, in a short paper reprinted in Volume I of his “Scientific Papers”, suggests that the transfer rate is proportional to the product of the density and velocity of the gas and it is to be assumed that he had in mind the mean velocity, density and temperature over the section of the channel through which the gas was assumed to flow. Contrary to [Pg 324]prevalent opinion, Professor Reynolds gave neither a valid experimental nor a theoretical explanation of his formula and the attempts that have been made since its first publication to establish it on any theoretical basis can hardly be considered of scientific value. Nevertheless, Reynolds’ suggestion was really the starting point of the scientific investigation of this subject and while his formula cannot in any sense be held as completely expressing the facts, it is undoubtedly correct to a first approximation for small temperature differences if the additive constant, wh

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/treating-fruits-to-dry-saccharify-and-preserve-them. 4,294.—Apparatus for Pitching Barrels.—Louis Schulze, Baltimore, Md. Patent No. 106,964, dated August 30, 1870. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. 4,287.—Treating Fruits to Dry, Saccharify, and Preserve Them.—Charles Alden, Newburg, assignor of part interest to Alden Fruit Preserving Company, New York city. Patent No. 100,835, dated March 5, 1870; reissue No. 4,011, dated June 7, 1870. 4,288.—Device for Securing Pulleys to Shaft.—John H. Buckman (assignor to himself and Peter W. Reinshagen), Cincinnati, Ohio. Patent No. 98,144, dated December 21, 1839. 4,289.—Shawl Strap.—George Crouch, Westport, Conn. Patent No. 82,606, dated September 29, 1868. 4,290.—Atmospheric Dental Plate.—Nehemiah T. Folsom, Laconia, N. H. Patent No. 60,871, dated January 1, 1867. 4,291.—Pessary.—William R. Gardner, Leonardsville, N. Y. Patent No. 105,191, dated July 12, 1870. 4,292.—Division A.—Skate.—James L. Plimpton, New York city. Patent No. 37,305, dated January 6, 1863; reissue No. 3,906, dated April 5, 1870. 4,293.—Division B.—Skate.—James L. Plimpton, New York city. Patent No. 37,305, dated January 6, 1863; reissue No. 3,906, dated April 5, 1870.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/flow-of-steam-through-pipes-and-orifices. Napier deduced an approximate formula for the outflow of steam into the atmosphere which checks closely with the figures just given. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #engineering-and-technology, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #babcock-and-wilcox-company, #ebooks, #steam-its-generation-and-use, and more. This story was written by: @bwco. Learn more about this writer by checking @bwco's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Various formulae for the flow of steam through pipes have been advanced, all having their basis upon Bernoulli’s theorem of the flow of water through circular pipes with the proper modifications made for the variation in constants between steam and water. The loss of energy due to friction in a pipe is given by Unwin (based upon Weisbach) as where E is the energy loss in foot pounds due to the friction of W units of weight of steam passing with a velocity of v feet per second through a pipe d feet in diameter and L feet long; g represents the acceleration due to gravity (32.2) and f the coefficient of friction. Numerous values have been given for this coefficient of friction, f , which, from experiment, apparently varies with both the diameter of pipe and the velocity of the passing steam. There is no authentic data on the rate of this variation with velocity and, as in all experiments, the effect of change of velocity has seemed less than the unavoidable errors of observation, the coefficient is assumed to vary only with the size of the pipe. Unwin established a relation for this coefficient for steam at a velocity of 100 feet per second,

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-zero-knowledge-proofs-writing-contest-winner-announced. Hello Hackers! Welcome to the winner announcement of the Zero Knowledge Proof Writing Contest by Rareskills and HackerNoon. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-writing-contest, #hackernoon-top-story, #zero-knowledge-proofs, #zkp, #zkp2p, #hackernoon, #security, #zero-knowledge-proof-writing, and more. This story was written by: @hackernooncontests. Learn more about this writer by checking @hackernooncontests's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Here’s the list of the top 10 stories: Zero-Knowledge Proofs: It's Like Magic, but I'll Explain It by @windley. A Privacy Revolution in Web3 With Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) by @vladislavbilay. Unlocking the Magic of Zero-Knowledge Proofs: Disintegration of Philosophy and Science (Part 1) by @damocles. The Rise of Zero-Knowledge Rollups in Ethereum Scaling by @mariefromdcenter. Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Blockchain Voting by @induction. Enhancing Open Banking with Zero Knowledge Proofs: A Technical Exploration by @mickymultani. Zero Knowledge Proofs: What's a zkOracle? by @marlene. Zkp2p: The End of Centralized Exchanges by @thebojda. ZKML in DeFi: A Secure Revolution in Decentralized Finance by @mkaufmann. Data Security in the Cloud: A New Era of Trust by @mkaufmann.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/boiler-room-piping. All surfaces should be painted before the covering is applied. Canvas is ordinarily placed over the covering, held in place by wrought-iron or brass bands. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #engineering-and-technology, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #babcock-and-wilcox-company, #ebooks, #steam-its-generation-and-use, and more. This story was written by: @bwco. Learn more about this writer by checking @bwco's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. In the design of a steam plant, the piping system should receive the most careful consideration. Aside from the constructive details, good practice in which is fairly well established, the important factors are the size of the piping to be employed and the methods utilized in avoiding difficulties from the presence in the system of water of condensation and the means employed toward reducing radiation losses. Engineering opinion varies considerably on the question of material of pipes and fittings for different classes of work, and the following is offered simply as a suggestion of what constitutes good representative practice. All pipe should be of wrought iron or soft steel. Pipe at present is made in “standard”, “extra strong”[76] and “double extra strong” weights. Until recently, a fourth weight approximately 10 per cent lighter than standard and known as “Merchants” was built but the use of this pipe has largely gone out of practice. Pipe sizes, unless otherwise stated, are given in terms of nominal internal diameter. Table 62 gives the dimensions and some general data on standard and extra strong wrought-iron pipe.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/inventions-patented-in-england-by-americans. 388.—Iron Rails and Bars, and Modes of Manufacturing the same.—Eldridge Wheeler, Philadelphia, Pa. February 15, 1871. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. 350.—Breech-loading Fire-arms.—Eli Whitney, New Haven, Conn. February 10, 1871. 352.—Governor.—Stilliman B. Allen, ——, Mass. February 10, 1871. 357.—Windmill.—A. P. Brown, New York city. February 11, 1871. 332.—Furniture Casters.—F. A. Gardner and H. S. Turrell, Danbury Conn. February 8, 1871. 339.—Wire Fabrics for Mattresses.—Samuel Rogers, New York city. February 9, 1871. 340.—Screw Propeller Canal Boats.—Thomas Main, Pierpoint, N. Y. February 9, 1871. 362.—Flyer for Spinning Machinery.—Thomas Mayor and Geo. Chatterton, Providence, R. I. February 14, 1871. 373.—Telegraphic Apparatus and Detectors.—W. B. Watkins, Jersey City, N. J. February 14, 1871. 381.—Steam and other Safety Valves.—Walter Dawson Scranton, Pa. February 15, 1871. 388.—Iron Rails and Bars, and Modes of Manufacturing the same.—Eldridge Wheeler, Philadelphia, Pa. February 15, 1871.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/we-present-herewith-a-series-of-inquiries-embracing-a-variety-of-topics-of-greater-or-less. The metal used was lead and antimony, seven to one. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. [We present herewith a series of inquiries embracing a variety of topics of greater or less general interest. The questions are simple, it is true, but we prefer to elicit practical answers from our readers, and hope to be able to make this column of inquiries and answers a popular and useful feature of the paper.] 1.—Emery Wheels.—Can I make emery wheels similar to those used in a foot lathe, that will answer for sharpening fine tools, such as gouges, rounds, and hollows, and if so, how shall I proceed?—F. W. 2.—Boiler Furnace.—I have two boilers, twenty-four feet long and four feet in diameter each, with five ten-inch flues. The fire passes under the boiler, and enters the flues at the back end, passes through the flues, and enters the smoke stack at the front end. I use hard pine wood for fuel. Will some of your many readers give me the best way of constructing the flue under the boiler, from the end of the grate bars to where it enters the flues at the back end, and also state the proper distance from the back wall to the end of the boiler?—N. H. 3.—Medal Casts.—I have some medals which I should like to copy. Having tried several times, and failed, I thought that I would ask advice through your query columns. I do not know of what the medals are manufactured. They are, I suppose, made to imitate bronze. I have tried casting them in plaster of Paris molds, but have had very poor success, as the surface of the medals was covered with small holes. The metal used was lead and antimony, seven to one. I should like to know, if there be any metal that I can cast them of, and bring out the bronze color afterwards, or if there be any metal that I can cast them of, and afterwards color by some solution. Also, of what should I make my molds?—J. E. M.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/brickwork-boiler-settings. After the walls have become thoroughly heated, coal may be fired and the boiler placed in service. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #engineering-and-technology, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #babcock-and-wilcox-company, #ebooks, #steam-its-generation-and-use, and more. This story was written by: @bwco. Learn more about this writer by checking @bwco's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A consideration of the losses in boiler efficiency, due to the effects of excess air, clearly indicates the necessity of maintaining the brick setting of a boiler tight and free from air leaks. In view of the temperatures to which certain portions of such a setting are subjected, the material to be used in its construction must be of the best procurable. Boiler settings to-day consist almost universally of brickwork—two kinds being used, namely, red brick and fire brick. The red brick should only be used in such portions of the setting as are well protected from the heat. In such location, their service is not so severe as that of fire brick and ordinarily, if such red brick are sound, hard, well burned and uniform, they will serve their purpose. The fire brick should be selected with the greatest care, as it is this portion of the setting that has to endure the high temperatures now developed in boiler practice. To a great extent, the life of a boiler setting is dependent upon the quality of the fire brick used and the care exercised in its laying. The best fire brick are manufactured from the fire clays of Pennsylvania. South and west from this locality the quality of fire clay becomes poorer as the distance increases, some of the southern fire clays containing a considerable percentage of iron oxide. Until very recently, the important characteristic on which to base a judgment of the suitability of fire brick for use in connection with boiler settings has been considered the melting point, or the temperature at which the brick will liquify and run. Experience has shown, however, that this point is only important within certain limits and that the real basis on which to judge material of this description is, from the boiler man’s standpoint, the quality of plasticity under a given load. This tendency of a brick to become plastic occurs at a temperature much below the melting point and to a degree that may cause the brick to become deformed under the stress to which it is subjected. The allowable plastic or softening temperature will naturally be relative and dependent upon the stress to be endured.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/recent-american-and-foregin-patents. This invention relates to a new and useful compound for lubricating railroad car axle journals, and other journal bearings. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Self-Acting Shackle and Car Brake.—Lyman Alphonzo Russell, Shrewsbury, Vt.—This invention relates to improvements in self-acting shackles and car brakes, and consists in an improved connection of the brakes with the shackle, for automatic operation, whereby the connection may be readily so adjusted that the brakes will not be set in action as when required to back up the train. Feed Bags for Horses.—W. A. Hough, South Butler, N. Y.—This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in feed bags for horses, and consists in making the bag self-supplying, by means of one or more reservoirs, the discharge orifices of which reservoirs are closed by a valve or valves. Truss.—Adam Hinoult, Montgomery, N. Y.—This invention has for its object to furnish an improved truss, which shall be so constructed as to yield freely to the various movements of the body of the wearer, while holding the rupture securely in place.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/operation-and-care-of-boilers. Special care should be taken to prevent air, steam or water leaks into the boiler or onto the pressure parts to obviate danger of corrosion. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #engineering-and-technology, #hackernoon-books, #project-gutenberg, #books, #babcock-and-wilcox-company, #ebooks, #steam-its-generation-and-use, and more. This story was written by: @bwco. Learn more about this writer by checking @bwco's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The general subject of boiler room practice may be considered from two aspects. The first is that of the broad plant economy, with a suggestion as to the methods to be followed in securing the best economical results with the apparatus at hand and procurable. The second deals rather with specific recommendations which should be followed in plant practice, recommendations leading not only to economy but also to safety and continuity of service. Such recommendations are dictated from an understanding of the nature of steam generating apparatus and its operation, as covered previously in this book. It has already been pointed out that the attention given in recent years to steam generating practice has come with a realization of the wide difference existing between the results being obtained in every-day operation and those theoretically possible. The amount of such attention and regulation given to the steam generating end of a power plant, however, is comparatively small in relation to that given to the balance of the plant, but it may be safely stated that it is here that there is the greatest assurance of a return for the attention given. In the endeavor to increase boiler room efficiency, it is of the utmost importance that a standard basis be set by which average results are to be judged. With the theoretical efficiency obtainable varying so widely, this standard cannot be placed at the highest efficiency that has been obtained regardless of operating conditions. It is better set at the best obtainable results for each individual plant under its conditions of installation and daily operation. With an individual standard so set, present practice can only be improved by a systematic effort to approach this standard. The degree with which operating results will approximate such a standard will be found to be directly proportional to the amount of intelligent supervision given the operation. For such supervision to be given, it is necessary to have not only a full realization of what the plant can do under the best operating conditions but also a full and complete knowledge of what it is doing under all of the different conditions that may arise. What the plant is doing should be made a matter of continuous record so arranged that the results may be directly compared for any period or set of conditions, and where such results vary from the standard set, steps must be taken immediately to remedy the causes of such failings. Such a record is an important check in the losses in the plant.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/information-about-caveats-extensions-interferences-designs-trade-marks-and-foreign-patents. All communications are treated as confidential. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. For Twenty-five years, Munn & Co. have occupied the leading position of Solicitors of American and European Patents. During this long experience they have examined not less than Fifty Thousand Inventions, and have prosecuted upwards of Thirty Thousand Applications for Patents. In addition to this they have made, at the Patent Office, Twenty-Five Thousand Special Examinations into the novelty of various Inventions. The important advantage of Munn & Co.'s American and European Patent Agency is that the practice has been tenfold greater than that of any other agency in existence, with the additional advantages of having the aid of the highest professional skill in every department and a Branch Office at Washington, that watches and supervises cases when necessary, as they pass through Official Examination.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/chinese-womens-feet. The foot is so squeezed upward that, in walking, only the ball of the great toe touches the ground. Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing. You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.43-no.25-december-18-1880, and more. This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. An American missionary, Miss Norwood, of Swatow, recently described in a Times paragraph how the size of the foot is reduced in Chinese women. The binding of the feet is not begun till the child has learnt to walk. The bandages are specially manufactured, and are about two inches wide and two yards long for the first year, five yards long for subsequent years. The end of the strip is laid on the inside of the foot at the instep, then carried over the toes, under the foot, and round the heel, the toes being thus drawn toward and over the sole, while a bulge is produced on the instep, and a deep indentation in the sole. Successive layers of bandages are used till the strip is all used, and the end is then sewn tightly down. The foot is so squeezed upward that, in walking, only the ball of the great toe touches the ground. After a month the foot is put in hot water to soak some time; then the bandage is carefully unwound, much dead cuticle coming off with it. Frequently, too, one or two toes may even drop off, in which case the woman feels afterward repaid by having smaller and more delicate feet. Each time the bandage is taken off, the foot is kneaded to make the joints more flexible, and is then bound up again as quickly as possible with a fresh bandage, which is drawn up more tightly. During the first year the pain is so intense that the sufferer can do nothing, and for about two years the foot aches continually, and is the seat of a pain which is like the pricking of sharp needles. With continued rigorous binding the foot in two years becomes dead and ceases to ache, and the whole leg, from the knee downward, becomes shrunk, so as to be little more than skin and bone. When once formed, the "golden lily," as the Chinese lady calls her delicate little foot, can never recover its original shape.