Breathtaking aerial photography from a 747 cockpit

[DIGITAL CAMERAS]( [Gallery: Breathtaking aerial photography from a 747 cockpit]( ​Christiaan van Heijst is an airline pilot with over a decade's experience flying everything from small Turboprops to massive Boeing 747s. He's also a photographer able to capture spectacular images from his privileged perspective at 35,000 ft. [Read more]( [SPECIAL PROMOTION FOR NEW ATLAS READERS]( [Master Python Programming with this Huge 30-Hour Bootcamp — Now $35]( When computer science students start out at college, Python is the first language they learn. Why? Because it’s great for first-time coders, and it has many uses. This bundle helps you master the language, from web development to data science. You don’t need any previous knowledge, and the in-depth video tutorials help you gain hands-on experience. The training starts from scratch, showing you the basics of Python. You then learn how to build websites with Django, grab data from the web with Scrapy, and handle complex math with Scipy. 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The French Press, a classic brewing device developed nearly 100 years ago, has been given a 21st century facelift with the Rite Press, which offers subtle improvements to help give you the perfect brew. [Read more]( [MOTORCYCLES]( [Travis Pastrana plans 3 iconic streetbike jumps in 3 hours for epic Evel Knievel tribute]( Wild man Travis Pastrana is gearing up to recreate three of Evel Knievel's greatest motorcycle jumps in three hours for a live TV special. And as part of the tribute, he's going to be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750, a motorcycle almost as inappropriate for the job as Knievel's old Harleys. [Read more]( [ARCHITECTURE]( [MVRDV to turn communist pyramid into technology center]( Albania's Tirana Pyramid has an interesting past. Opening in 1988 as a museum honoring the country's communist former leader, it was then used as a temporary NATO base, a nightclub, and more following communism’s fall. MVRDV is now turning it into a technology education center for young people. 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[Read more]( [HOME ENTERTAINMENT]( [This vintage cassette deck plays digital music]( Artur Mlynarz collects, repairs and restores classic hi-fi equipment. Sometimes though, units come in that are beyond help. Wanting to bring new life to vintage cassette decks, he mounted a smartphone into a broken player, and the MP3 Tapeless Deck Project soon followed. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2018