In mid -March, NASA first used data on the northern lights collected by ordinary users of the network to build a detailed global map of the event as part of the Aurorasaurus project. It is reported by Gizmodo . The image made by one of the participants in the Aurorasaurus project The first attempt to monitor NASA and users of the network behind the northern lights came on March 17, St.

www.wired.com WIRED reports that the idea was prompted by last year's shooting in Ferguson, when a police officer shot and killed a black teenager. The simulator will help representatives of the law develop muscle memory and teach them to respond adequately to emergency situations. “The policeman will shoot and shoot until he shows his readiness,” the post reads.

What is the ambitious superhero project “Defenders” and how did the Russian Internet greet it? On March 30, the premiere of the first teaser of the Russian science fiction action film “Defenders,” directed by Sarik Andreasyan, took place, telling about the adventures of a team of superheroes from the post-Soviet space. A little earlier that day, the composition of the team of domestic superheroes was announced .

scientific and educational project The Arzamas posted quotes from classic works of literature instead of the “Page not found” message on Odnoklassniki. TJ spoke with Arzamas director Danil Perushev and representatives of Mail.Ru Group about the details of cooperation.

The hurricane in central and southern Russia toppled trees, downed power lines and sparked a flood of photos on social media. about thirty trees overnight On the evening of March 29, a hurricane began in Moscow, knocking down and causing other minor damage in the form of torn down scaffolding or advertising billboards. The speed of wind gusts reached 20 meters per second. In case the gale winds happen again, the capital's utilities are on high alert.

According to Coub co-founder Igor Gladkoborodov, from the moment the startup appeared, there was a confrontation between users who pronounced and wrote its name in Russian differently. The creators of Coub themselves pronounced it “cob,” but “folk” versions varied from “coubs” to “Friday cubes.” The spelling “coub” became established after its use by journalist Oleg Kashin, which was confirmed by the similarity of the project’s growth graphs and the mention of the spelling in search engines.

On the night of March 30-31, rapper Jay-Z's updated Tidal music streaming service was launched to listen to songs in high quality. Along with the launch of the project, famous musicians signed a manifesto, which, according to them, should mark a “new era” in the struggle between audio content producers and technology companies creating music aggregators.

Review of four applications for the “world’s easiest” video editing on a smartphone from New York startup Fly Labs On March 27, The Next Web portal talked about the Clips application , which offers iOS users “professional” and at the same time the simplest possible video editing on a smartphone and tablet. studio portfolio As it turned out, the Fly Labs has three more similar programs, each of which is tailored to solve a specific problem related to the creation of videos.

At the end of March, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge stress tests began to be published massively-a new flagship of a Korean giant with a curved display and a glass and metal case. As shown by numerous throws, blows, immersion input and other tests, a fragile -looking device unexpectedly turned out to be one of the most durable in the market. However, the Wylsacom blogger doubted the authenticity of one of the most popular “drop tests”.

In parallel with the most famous museums and exhibitions, music clubs and festivals around the world began to prohibit the use of monopods. This was reported by CNET . Beat The Drum Festival in Australia, January 16, 2015. Photo by Getty Images drew Brooklyn Vegan attention to the information sections of two of the largest music festivals in the United States: Coachella, which takes place in California in mid-April, and Lollapalooza, which takes place in late July and early August.

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The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism demanded that a promotional film featuring Julianne Moore, dedicated to the promotion of tourism services, be re-shot. After the actress rejected the offer, the authorities abandoned their intention to make her the face of tourism in Turkey, citing the unsatisfactory level of acting. Julianne Moore wins the Oscar for Best Actress.

Why editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexey Venediktov went on a long vacation On the evening of March 29, Lesya Ryabtseva, assistant to the editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow Alexey Venediktov, spoke about what she knew about her boss’s long departure from Russia, which happened a few days after the murder of Boris Nemtsov and the appearance of rumors about the so-called “hit lists.” TJ traced how Venediktov spent his vacation.

Art director of Artyom Gorbunov's Design Bureau Ilya Birman proposed the option of applying repeating inscriptions in the Moscow metro so that passengers could find out which station they are at from any point on the platform and from inside the train. Birman spoke about the new project on his website . The concept of duplicating navigation signs in the Moscow metro. Author: Ilya Birman According to Birman, there are many flaws in the current method of signing stations in the Moscow metro.