"stranger i can't tell" is mournful and devastating in its honesty, finding Kate Kristine at her most vulnerable yet as she tackles themes of emotional distance and memory. | Continue reading
"It's like they don't understand their own customer base." Shopper calls out Goodwill after spotting shocking item on shelf: 'Just wow' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In which I play anime anthropologist to uncover the true origins behind the iconic anime visual gag | Continue reading
@Slackbot disable yourself. | Continue reading
The post Signs of Bulimia: Symptoms, Causes, + When to Get Help appeared first on . | Continue reading
Casey Newton: Grok gets blockedOn Friday, following days of mounting outrage over Grok generating sexualized deepfakes of women and children, X said it would restrict the feature to paying subscribers.I know he's a ghoul, but what the fuck is Elon Musk doing?This is absolute garb … | Continue reading
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about this 2015 observation on Tumblr about the dangerous conflation of respect of personhood and the respect of authority. | Continue reading
Even if you don't smoke, a lighter is certainly a handy tool for starting campfires – and if you're carrying one anyway, why not carry some extra functions with it? That's where the Polar lighter comes in, as it packs a compass and mirror along with an optional capsule, watch and … | Continue reading
We tend to trust our intuitions about consciousness because they feel immediate and personal, but feeling convinced is not the same as being right. Annaka Harris explores what happens when science stops deferring to instinct and starts treating consciousness like other hard prob … | Continue reading
“This is, I think, the sixth time [I’ve] come here,” the woman’s public comment to the Corpus Christi City Council begins. She is wearing a full-body cockroach costume, antennae and all. “Last time, I brought you a bag of dead roaches. Some of you were offended, so this time, I’m … | Continue reading
No, but please let me have this | Continue reading
"Microbes continue to evolve under microgravity, and they do so in ways that are not always predictable." | Continue reading
As the style gods intended. The post Globes Pre-Parties, Part(y) 2: The Heated Hockey Boys, and J Lo in a Fur first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
The IEEE Board of Directors has received petition intentions from IEEE Senior Member Gerardo Barbosa and IEEE Life Senior Member Timothy T. Lee as candidates for 2027 IEEE president-elect. The petitioners are listed in alphabetical order and indicate no preference.The winner of t … | Continue reading
My spring 2025 update ended with a to-do list, apparently. I totally forgot but I happened to complete the tasks anyway. Then disaster struck! Quick recap before the disaster. To-dones GitHub’s death spiral led me to finally self-host Forgejo publicly at git.dbushell.com. […] | Continue reading
It disrupts the global food supply. Farmers devastated as major flooding destroys vital crops — here's how it could impact consumers first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Start 2026 off with some new-to-you writers! The post Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Speculative Anthologies appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Oh, and Kong will be around, too The post Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Teaser Trailer Brings a New Titan Into the Mix appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
New language criticizes “uncertainties” in longstanding EPA practice. | Continue reading
Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs metaverse division, and the cuts apparently include closing down some of its VR gaming studios. It "appears" Twisted Pixel Games, the developer of Marvel's Deadpool VR, Sanzaru Games, the developer of the Asgard's Wrath fran … | Continue reading
The Lego Smart Brick won our Best in Show award at CES 2026, and it was no wonder after watching Lego designer Maarten Simons' expert demo there. So I thought: why not let you virtually attend the same tech demo I did? Before I left Las Vegas, I snuck back into Lego's suite to fi … | Continue reading
In Deadpool's own style, the merc with a mouth himself announced that he will slot into all three of the Marvel hero shooter's role archetypes. | Continue reading
Chris Simms at New Scientist: We often hear talk of things being good for our microbiome, and in turn, good for our health. But it wasn’t entirely clear what a healthy gut microbiome consisted of. Now, a study of more than 34,000 people has edged us closer towards understanding t … | Continue reading
Apple’s Creator Studio takes in all its mainstay apps for a subscription price seven times cheaper than Creative Cloud. | Continue reading
AI is designed to help you do what you love most, not replace your expertise. Discover how developer feedback and real-world experience are shaping AI coding tools that keep you in control. The post What AI is actually good for, according to developers appeared first on The GitHu … | Continue reading
What is Garmin planning for 2026? From the Fenix 9 and Edge 1060 to the long-awaited Vivosmart 6, we analyze 25 potential hardware launches based on established release cycles and recent leaks. Read the full post at *UPDATE* Garmin 2026 Roadmap: 25 Speculated Product Launches – … | Continue reading
Apple Newsroom: Apple today unveiled Apple Creator Studio, a groundbreaking collection of powerful creative apps designed to put studio-grade power into the hands of everyone, building on the essential role Mac, iPad, and iPhone play in the lives of millions of creators aroun … | Continue reading
Insider Brief Boca Raton officials have moved to offer up to $500,000 in local incentives to attract a California-based quantum computing company, according to local media outlet CBS12. The Boca Raton City Council voted unanimously this week to approve a resolution authorizing th … | Continue reading
Video, audio, and image editing apps join up in one subscription on January 28. | Continue reading
Watch now: The number of casualties over the weekend reached an unprecedented 12,000 people nationwide, according to leaked internal figures. | Continue reading
Is the reason nostalgia? Frustration with the iPhone's worsening software keyboard? Boredom? | Continue reading
Michael Bierut is one of the best known designers in America. You probably interact with a design from Michael and his team every day. Like the Verizon V checkmark, or the logos for Yahoo! and Slack. Or redesigns for brands like Mastercard, Saks Fifth Avenue and the New York Jets … | Continue reading
"I had an amazing life. I gave it everything I had." | Continue reading
While the federal electric vehicles credits are gone and some EV sales have predictably dropped, a number of US states still have their own incentives. At the same time, the number of new public EV chargers is steadily expanding. Some people might be focusing too much on a decli … | Continue reading
I, too, have (or as you can probably guess from the title of this post, had) a Facebook account. I only ever used it for two purposes.Finding out what friends I rarely see are doingGetting invites to eventsFacebook has over the years made usage #1 pretty much impossible. My feed … | Continue reading
The main point of Adam Bonica’s post The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls is about the optimism of this moment: that the US could be ripe for a Berlin Wall-falling moment that opens the door for a better future. I’m not in the mood for that message these days (IMO, our Wall-fa … | Continue reading
Wait until you see Sharon Stone. The post The Astra Awards Were ALSO This Weekend first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
I remember when PHP 4 was a thing. jQuery was new and shiny. Sites were built with tables, not divs. Dreamweaver felt like a life hack. Designs were sliced in Photoshop. Databases lived in phpMyAdmin. It probably didn’t feel like it at the time, but looking back, those were simpl … | Continue reading
Exploring the ways in which music both reflects and changes history and culture. The post Egalitarian Operas, Stolen Melodies, and Whalesong: Tom Service’s A History of the World in 50 Pieces appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Welcome to Fascist Busytown. My, what a compliant, orderly town! In Fascist Busytown, everyone works. Working is important. Work makes everything run smoothly. When everything runs smoothly, no one has to ask questions. Working also keeps Fascist Busytown safe. Safety is importan … | Continue reading
"It can be a beacon for the rest of the globe." Officials take action on multibillion-dollar energy crisis: 'Our survival depends on it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The stunning reversal goes against the agency’s own mission statement. | Continue reading
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc., a leader in hybrid quantum-classical orchestration and advanced optimization platforms, is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its exhibition at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The ev … | Continue reading
Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier's 60-day unlocking requirement, as reported by Ars Technica. Following this decision, Verizon must follow a looser set of guidelines set by the CTIA wi … | Continue reading
A comprehensive guide to design system engineering (DSE): when it’s relevant, how AI changes things, and pointers for getting started. From Michael Abernethy, Principal Frontend Engineer at Rubrik | Continue reading
The 'Avengers: Doomsday' directors have us questioning the four teaser trailers, which apparently are neither teasers nor trailers. | Continue reading
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