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DIY stands for do it yourself, a how to genre that educates easy projects in science fiction.

My Husband Was Never Late. I Just Always Knew Where He Was.
Dana was typing Are you coming home for dinner or when the screen went gray. She tapped it. Held the power button. The screen flashed and died and flashed and died. In the waiting room, eleven people made the same sound at the same time, a soft collective huh , and then a kid started crying, and the receptionist said "okay, everyone, okay," in a voice she had never had to use before.
By Jin16 days ago in Futurism
The Truth About Data Centers
Every time we send a message, stream a movie, ask an AI assistant a question, upload a photo, or buy something online, there is a good chance a data center is involved. Yet these enormous facilities are mostly invisible to us. They sit behind the scenes, quietly processing, storing, and moving the information that powers modern life.
By AnthonyBTV27 days ago in Futurism
Art and Writing
Everyone knows Bob Ross, but was he a good artist? It’s a sincere question. I have nothing against him or what he has achieved, I loved him as a child, but I can imagine the locker room talk. In my area growing up I watched him on TV and in the area I grew up in, there was a Bob Ross in every indoor mall flogging their art. [a very similar style] Keep in mind this was the seventies and even into the eighties when indoor malls were far and few between in Ontario, Canada.
By Gerry Thibeault29 days ago in Futurism
AI Hasn’t Stolen Tasks
Sometimes, I feel like I'm living in a Science Fiction Novel. Specifically, a Dystopian one. Honestly, where else would you find a scenario where the world is getting hotter and drier, fire seasons are starting earlier and lasting longer, the wealth gap between Rich and Poor is larger than it's ever been, and the the people in charge are not only doing nothing to stop it; they're actively making the problem worse by pushing more and more data centres for the sake of creating a Surveillance State? Where else would you see a world where the importance of Green Energy Initiatives his not only been recognised, but already developed, but the overlord shrugs and says his personal enrichment is more important than the future of Humanity? Where else can you con you envision a future where robots control everything, from knowledge sources to decision-making, and the pushback is dismissed as "hysterical", "old fashioned" or "Luddite"?
By Natasja Rose2 months ago in Futurism
Becoming Hyper-Human
Written by a human, for humans, always. Did you ever have the desire... To become a superhero? That perhaps one day through a genetic alteration, super serum, or a similar event...
By H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM2 months ago in Futurism
The Water Bill Next Door: Your Town Is Paying for the AI Boom
If you live in Mansfield, Newton County, Georgia, you probably haven’t needed a spreadsheet to track your water bill over the past two years. The water from the tap looks just as clear, but the number at the bottom of the monthly statement has changed. At a town council meeting, the mayor said something that left the room quiet for a long moment: “Over the next two years, because of the AI data centers the state is building, residential water rates are expected to rise 33 percent. In a normal year? Two percent.” The people sitting in those folding chairs weren’t economists; they were retired teachers, farmers, and remote‑working programmers. After they did the math, they realized they hadn’t done anything wrong. They just happened to live next to a building full of servers.
By Jin2 months ago in Futurism
Why the Wood Dust Extraction System Market Keeps Growing. AI-Generated.
Wood dust isn't just messy — inhaled long enough, it's a documented respiratory hazard, and in high enough concentrations inside an enclosed space, it can ignite. That dual risk, health and fire, is exactly what's kept the Wood Dust Extraction System Market growing steadily even as the broader woodworking equipment sector matures. Industry research projects the market climbing from $1.2 billion in 2025 to $1.8 billion by 2035, a 3.9% compound annual growth rate, driven largely by regulation rather than any flashy new technology.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism
Why the Wood Sanding Machine Market Is Going Robotic. AI-Generated.
Sanding wood by hand is slow, dusty, and inconsistent — which is exactly why most of it isn't done by hand anymore. Furniture factories, cabinet shops, and flooring manufacturers all depend on equipment that can strip material evenly across a surface without gouging it, and that dependency is what's kept the Wood Sanding Machine Market growing steadily, even in a manufacturing sector that doesn't usually make headlines. Industry research projects the market climbing from $1.3 billion in 2025 to $2.0 billion by 2035, a 4.3% compound annual growth rate.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism
Why the Multi Tool Combo Kits Market Keeps Expanding. AI-Generated.
Buy one cordless drill today and there's a good chance you'll own three more battery-powered tools within a year — a driver, a saw, maybe an oscillating cutter — each one needing its own charger and battery unless you planned ahead. That planning-ahead instinct is exactly what's fueling the Multi Tool Combo Kits Market, which industry research expects to grow from $1.6 billion in 2025 to $2.9 billion by 2035, a 6.3% compound annual growth rate. The pitch is simple: one battery platform, several tools, less clutter in the garage.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism
What's Actually Driving the Three Screw Pump Market. AI-Generated.
Crude oil doesn't move through a pipeline on its own, and neither does the lubricant keeping a turbine from grinding itself apart. Somewhere behind both processes sits a pump engineered to handle fluids that range from thin and slippery to thick enough to barely flow at all — which is exactly the niche occupied by the Three Screw Pump Market. Industry research projects the market growing from $605.8 million in 2025 to $914.1 million by 2035, a modest 4.2% annual growth rate that says less about stagnation and more about how mature and specialized this equipment category already is.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism
Why the Scene Investigation Lights Market Is Growing Fast. AI-Generated.
Most crime scenes don't reveal their evidence under normal light. Biological fluids, fingerprints, and trace fibers often stay invisible until someone shines the right wavelength on them — which is exactly the job of the equipment behind the Scene Investigation Lights Market. According to forensic research, alternate light source methods detected evidence in 96% of cases that chemical testing alone missed entirely, a gap that explains why law enforcement agencies keep investing in specialized lighting rather than relying on traditional methods alone. Industry estimates put the market at $441.6 million in 2025, growing to $813.5 million by 2035.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism
Why the Precision Machining Market Is Under New Pressure. AI-Generated.
Ask anyone in manufacturing what keeps a jet engine bolt or a surgical implant from failing, and the answer usually comes down to tolerances measured in thousandths of a millimeter — the kind of precision that separates a part that works from one that doesn't. That demand for exactness is what's driving the Precision Machining Market, which industry research expects to climb from roughly $117.2 billion in 2025 to $243.8 billion by 2035, a compound annual growth rate of 7.6%. The bigger story behind that growth, though, isn't really about better machines. It's about who controls access to the materials and tools those machines depend on.
By Kathryn J. Lemos3 months ago in Futurism