The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. 17 April 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin,” available to downlo … | Continue reading
Indeed, this post is a test. With the move of this olde barge of a blog from Reclaim Hosting’s shared hosting to Reclaim Cloud, the WordPress Activity Pub seems not to by firing out via @barking@cogdogblog.com in Mastodon. On the publishing side, I see the WordPress wheels spinni … | Continue reading
We’ve now been back to Y-Not at Atlantic Yacht Basin in Chesapeake, VA for just about a month now. It’s been a chaotic month with a lot of boat projects, which should soon be wrapping up. Last week, we were hauled out to attend to the jobs that can only happen out of the water [… … | Continue reading
Magnetic hooks are typically utilitarian objects, relegated to the workshop, basement or mudroom. A company called Ant Mag produces such hooks… …but also offers models with a more Modernist style, geared towards those with Instagrammable kitchens:This odd pawn-shaped one… …makes … | Continue reading
Unfortunately, this harmful practice has become fashionable. Gardening expert warns against common landscaping mistake that can have grave consequences: 'Feeling strangely passionate about this one' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Some truly climactic events take place in the final episode of season three… The post Our Heroes Face the Desert and the Sea in The Wheel of Time’s “He Who Comes With the Dawn” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
It’s not something you think about every day, but we owe our existence to a catastrophic cosmic impact. Some 66 million years ago — 10 times farther back in time than the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees — an unimaginable natural disaster put a permanent end to the dinos … | Continue reading
Save $160 on an Alexa-enabled 4K TV with HDR 10 for a limited time. | Continue reading
Slightly Blurry, a man who lives with a visual impairment, shares how his guide dog helps him navigate city streets and college campuses. | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses MotherDuck's #DuckDB Model Context Protocol server with a walk through a look at my sensor network data. It further highlights the rise of automated bots, which now constitute 51% of web traffic, and, lastly, emphasizes the privacy concerns surrounding mode … | Continue reading
All of the best lessons from Google’s Chromecast lineup through the years were filtered into the TV Streamer 4K, its fastest and smartest set-top box currently available. While the last-gen Chromecast 4K with Google TV nailed the software aspect, this gadget brings the hardware t … | Continue reading
This is a great post outlining many of the problems with Twitter-inspired social networks: Twitter and its imitators have adopted a structural design that is fundamentally bad for people. This isn’t just a matter of who’s in charge; it’s a problem with the thing itself. I’ve been … | Continue reading
New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life. | Continue reading
Storing hundreds of books on a digital device is a great way to satisfy your thirst for adventure or knowledge without needing lots of shelving in the home. But e-readers don't really feel book-like. Until now. E Ink has partnered with Readmoo to launch the first foldable color e … | Continue reading
Julia Garner's cosmic herald shines (literally) in our latest look at Marvel's First Family in action. | Continue reading
Shaun Walker at Lit Hub: The fundamental role of intelligence agencies is to obtain information about other countries not available through open channels. Much of this work is done in the shadows, and most intelligence agencies use undercover operatives. The simplest way to do so … | Continue reading
Making its debut at Milan Design Week, where function often takes a back seat to form, Audio-Technica’s new Hotaru turntable manages to balance both. The upper section not only floats above the base using a series of magnets that help dampen vibrations, it also glows from within … | Continue reading
DayEyez is a very intriguing musician, proving himself to be an inventive producer who knows how to best use AI to his advantage without it taking away any of the emotion. | Continue reading
Singles Live Vol One 1978-81 was curated by former band members Paul Hanley, Steve Hanley, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon A new compilation of live recordings by The Fall captured between 1978 and 1981 is to be released next month. Spanning nine tracks, Singles Live Vol One 1978-81 … | Continue reading
At her Walk of Fame ceremony. The post Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Friends And Family Showed UP For Her first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
The history of this blog might very well be a cautionary tail (sic) about scope creep. The Original Vision For Dhole Moments Originally, I just wanted a place to write about things too long for Twitter (back when I was an avid Twitter poster). I also figured, if nothing else, it … | Continue reading
Is “agentic AI” just a buzzword, or is it the sea change it seems? | Continue reading
"Our research differentiates itself." Scientists make breakthrough that could deliver game-changing performance for future vehicles: 'We have developed a library of techniques' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Standing proudly atop well-manicured rolling hills, the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach dates to 1927. The building itself is an art-deco gem writ large in bricks—over half a million of them—which is the most ever used on a single building in Virginia. It features a massive sunk … | Continue reading
On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking tariffs and trade wars. One of the ways I’ve been trying to sort out the chaos of this moment is by talking to the people behind the software that actually runs our global trade systems. We got a lot of notes from listeners who really … | Continue reading
Horror movies centering Black characters are not a new phenomenon, but the genre’s resurgence in recent years has ushered in a fresh wave of ambitious and occasionally phenomenal features that spin the United States’ legacy of racism into captivating, supernatural tales. Sinn … | Continue reading
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A United Airlines flight caught fire midair thanks to a bird, er, rabbit strike. The plane, carrying 153 passengers, had just taken off from Denver on Sunday, headed to Edmonton in Canada, when passengers heard a bang. Terrifying footage circulating online shows an orange glow sp … | Continue reading
Never get stuck with a dead phone or laptop again when you keep this 25,000mAh power bank on you for $50 off. | Continue reading
The best take on Adolescence I've seen so far. HT Dave Winer. My photos from Day One and Day Two of last week's IIW are up. Should have Day Three up soon. VRM Day too. BBC: "The Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data watchdog, said online targeted advertising should be … | Continue reading
The Lumon computer terminals in Severance are based on the handsome and very real Data General Dasher, but those are museum pieces and far too mysterious and important to hack on now. Apple teased a Lumon Terminal Pro, but the closest fans can buy their way to is Signature Plasti … | Continue reading
The Vice President of the United States on Twitter: To say the administration must observe "due process" is to beg the question: what process is due is a function of our resources, the public interest, the status of the accused, the proposed punishment, and so many other factors. | Continue reading
Quantum gravity could help physicists unite the currently incompatible worlds of quantum mechanics and gravity. In this episode, Monika Schleier-Smith discusses her pioneering experimental approach, using laser-cooled atoms to explore whether gravity could emerge from quantum ent … | Continue reading
The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up. | Continue reading
It follows last year's tQ-acclaimed LP, You Never End Moin are releasing a new EP through AD 93. Titled Belly Up, the six-track EP takes in guest contributions from saxophonist Ben Vince and artist and writer Sophia Al-Maria, the latter of whom appeared on last year's tQ-acclaime … | Continue reading
James of The Action Lab spoke in great detail how control lighting with sound by guiding electric plasma with ultrasonic waves. | Continue reading
The (almost) perfect mini NAS for my mini rack The GMKtec G9 N150 4-bay NVMe mini PC is $240 and the nearly perfect NAS for my mini rack: It has an Intel N150 4-core SoC with halfway-decent Intel UHD integrated graphics, 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, dual 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, WiFi 6, and th … | Continue reading
AI editors like Cursor can generate code with remarkable speed using LLMs, handling boilerplate and providing functional snippets for various tasks. However, when building robust systems, functional correctness is only the starting point. Code must also be safe, predictable, main … | Continue reading
Nintendo is possibly hoping to steer the narrative regarding the Switch 2 back in a positive direction by showing off its most exciting game, Mario Kart World. The publisher held a Mario Kart World direct presentation on April 17th debuting 15 minutes of gameplay which showcased … | Continue reading
Perplexity’s AI voice assistant will reportedly play a significant role in the upcoming Motorola Razr expected to be announced April 24th, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after Motorola posted a teaser video of the Razr on social media last week, showing the foldable device ani … | Continue reading
We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for the live blog and on TikTok at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Mexican family asks Su … | Continue reading
Over these last few tracks, we've seen Carlos Ucedda crafting and exploring his universe of industrial-sized sounds with an underlying tone of vulnerability and desperation that feels genuine and heartbreaking. | Continue reading
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"Genius." Mom shares brilliant tip for reusing empty pill bottles: 'So smart' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Recently, in an executive order, President Trump directed the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. That order was, in essence, an attempt to rewrite history on race and gender. One-hundred-and-one-year-old Colonel James H. H … | Continue reading
China has begun testing V2G technology on a large scale. What it learns could have implications that apply to other nations. The post V2G Technology Is Getting New Interest In China & Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
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If you want to head out on the town with your favorite tunes in tow, this JBL speaker is one to buy. | Continue reading