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<li>Airbus has completed test flights for its <a href="https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2021/10/solar-powered-aircraft-flown-for-nearly-three-weeks-without-landing/">solar-powered Zephyr</a> aircraft which is designed to stay airborne for weeks at a time in order to provide internet to users on the ground.</li>
<li>In 1958 two guys flew a Cessna 172 nonstop for <a href="https://jalopnik.com/how-a-slot-machine-mechanic-flew-150-000-miles-over-64-5971433">64 days without landing</a>. They refueled mid-air via a truck that drove under them during a low pass.</li>
<li>Found a <a href="https://whitehoodhacker.net/posts/2021-10-04-the-big-rick">blog</a> that depicts the details of hacking IoT systems (for educational purposes). Learned about the term <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickrolling">RickRolling</a> too.</li>
<li>Found a <a href="https://mdk.fr/blog/how-apt-does-its-fancy-progress-bar.html">blog</a> on the alternate implemenation of putting progressbar at the bottom of command line similar to apt installation. <a href="https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/"><code>tqdem</code></a> is a Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI.</li>
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