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The algorithm that makes data smaller: How Lempel-Ziv compression works

Every day humanity creates billions of terabytes of data, and storing or transmitting it efficiently depends on powerful ...
Mental Floss

The Invisible String Theory Explained: From Ancient Myths to Modern Love

What if every person you meet, including those you’ve yet to cross paths with, is quietly tethered to you by a single thread you can't even see? That's the premise of the invisible string theory. The ...
Metro Times

Billy Strings shares details for Ionia Freak Fair music festival

Before he became one of the biggest stars in bluegrass and country music, Billy Strings grew up in Muir, a small community located between Lansing and Grand Rapids. The Grammy Award-winning artist is ...
MLive

Michigan native Billy Strings wins third Grammy in 6 years with “Highway Prayers” album

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...
MLive

Billy Strings officially confirms Ionia County homecoming with summer shows

IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two week after teasing an Ionia County homecoming, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings made it official. Strings, born William Apostol, announced Tuesday, Jan. 27, that he would be ...
PC World

How to quickly compress image files in Windows 11 before sharing

Thanks to the latest Windows 11 update you can now reduce the size of image files before sharing them with one of the neat new applications offered. To do this, right-click on the image file and go to ...
Jambands

Billy Strings Goes Electric with Widespread Panic During Night One of Three in Atlanta

On December 29, Widespread Panic commenced the first of three concerts at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta. As part of their build to the New Year, the ensemble kept an ace up their collective sleeve, ...
TechCrunch

Instagram’s new ‘Your Algorithm’ tool gives you more control over the Reels you see

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Phys.org

String theory: Scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called "Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?" Forty-five years later, ...