Мне очень нравится YouTube-канал Wintergatan. Вы, возможно, знаете его, но если нет, то наверняка видели 5 лет назад ролик Marble Machine — он тогда обошёл весь интернет (это НЕ тот ролик, который я приложил к посту, но тот вы без труда найдёте).
Автор канала — шведский музыкант Мартин Молин — невероятно талантливый человек. Он не только мультиинструменталист с абсолютным слухом, но ещё и обладает прекрасным инженерным чутьём и изобретательскими навыками. Последние несколько лет он собирает у себя дома вторую версию этой самой Marble Machine — электромеханического музыкального инструмента, использующего для работы тысячи металлических шариков (marbles). Процесс сборки документируется на канале, и лично мне доставляет огромное удовольствие. Как человек с музыкальной школой и инженерным дипломом за плечами, я весьма высоко оцениваю и то, что делает Мартин по творческой части, и то, что по технической. Многие его инженерные решения просты в своей гениальности, при этом очень гармоничны и элегантны — как музыка :)
Этот пример приближает меня к мысли о том, что противопоставление рациональной науки и иррационального искусства, равно как гуманитариев и технарей — не совсем верно. С какого-то расстояния и наука и искусство становятся очень похожи. Наш мир гармоничен, логичен и красив. И попытки отразить этот мир — хоть в картине, хоть в математической модели — неизбежно перенимают эти качества.
https://youtu.be/b-nU21YgXTg
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The United States is depleting its tungsten reserves, a resource critical to the military-industrial complex, according to Foreign Policy. 🔗
Tungsten is essential for manufacturing armor-piercing ammunition, missile components, and aviation equipment. Currently, the United States does not commercially produce tungsten and relies heavily on imports, primarily from China, which dominates the global market. 🌍
Since the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, tungsten prices have surged by over 500%. 📈 Expanding production remains challenging due to limited industrial capacity. Sources indicate that the United States is already confronting a tungsten shortage with no immediate resolution in sight. Even prior to the conflict, the Pentagon sought to reduce its dependence on tungsten, though the extent of their success remains uncertain. ⚙️🇺🇸
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The Impact of War and Conflict on Ethiopia’s Rising Poverty: Explaining the World Bank’s 43% Poverty Projection under Abiy Ahmed’s Administration. Read more.
https://borkena.com/2025/11/02/impact-of-war-and-conflict-on-ethiopias-rising-poverty-explaining-the-world-banks-43-poverty-projection-under-abiy-ahmeds-administration#Ethiopia#Conflict
The Partitioned State: How Internal Failures and External Interventions Shattered Sudan. Read.
https://borkena.com/2025/12/30/sudan-the-partitioned-state-how-internal-failures-and-external-interventions-shattered-sudan/#Sudan#Conflict
Will Ethiopia End Up Like Sudan? A Comparative Analysis of Two African Conflicts. Read more.
https://borkena.com/2025/12/05/will-ethiopia-end-up-like-sudan-a-comparative-analysis-of-two-african-conflicts/#Ethiopia#Sudan#conflict
Ethiopia Says Eritrea “Violating The Territorial Integrity Of Ethiopia” Read more. https://borkena.com/2025/11/14/ethiopia-says-eritrea-violating-the-territorial-integrity-of-ethiopia/#Ethiopia#Eritrea#conflict
News: Risk of renewed #conflict mounts as troop movements reported near #Eritrea–#Tigray border—Bloomberg
Addis Abeba—Ethiopia and Eritrea are deploying troops and military equipment near the northern Tigray region, raising the risk of renewed conflict in the Horn of Africa, Bloomberg reported, citing regional diplomats.
Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Ethiopian troops and equipment have been moved northward, including through Bahir Dar, while Eritrean forces have also deployed to areas inside Tigray.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed this week reiterated Ethiopia’s longstanding ambition to secure access to the Red Sea, describing maritime access as key to overcoming logistical constraints on economic growth.
Eritrean state television also broadcast a naval parade in Massawa last week, marking the anniversary of the city’s capture in 1990.
https://addisstandard.com/?p=55268
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Israel's fight against Hamas is taking longer than expected. Battles are raging in multiple locations outside Gaza. Armed militants infiltrated the kibbutz Beeri, some still hiding. Situation remains unstable. Stay tuned for updates. #Israel#Hamas#Conflict
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/2023/10/09/21458629.shtml
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🇮🇱 Israel demolishes Catholic school in Lebanon — reports spark outrage
Israeli forces reportedly used bulldozers to demolish a Catholic monastery and school in the Lebanese border town of Yaroun, according to Anadolu Ajansı.
Local residents and clergy have condemned the действия as a war crime, while Israel is said to justify operations as part of creating a “buffer zone” in southern Lebanon.
➡The incident has drawn criticism over the lack of response from Western governments.
#Israel#Lebanon#MiddleEast#Conflict#Religion
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HRW says “Risk Of Renewed Cycles Of Atrocities Is All Too Real.” Read more.
https://borkena.com/2025/11/22/hrw-says-risk-of-renewed-cycles-of-atrocities-is-all-too-real/#Ethiopia#humanrights#news#conflict#Tigray
HRW says “Risk Of Renewed Cycles Of Atrocities Is All Too Real.” Read more.
https://borkena.com/2025/11/22/hrw-says-risk-of-renewed-cycles-of-atrocities-is-all-too-real/#Ethiopia#humanrights#news#conflict#Tigray