Combating these generally requires large-scale efforts. Homeowner in distress over uncontrollable pest invading their yard: 'It's never going away' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Quadrantids will peak on Friday, dazzling night skies with 20 to 30 meteors per hour. | Continue reading
Samsung’s screen and camera-enabled smart fridges can now add items you're running low on to your Instacart cart. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s smart fridges will soon be able to identify when you’re running low on something and add items to your Instacart app so you can order what … | Continue reading
I review The New Leaf Journal's 81 most-visited articles of 2024, with a little help on the top-12 from our resident dialogue duo. | Continue reading
The day before therapy last week, my last session of the year, I’d realized that tracking the books I read, and the movies and television shows I watch, has something of a self-regulatory effect despite the rhythms involved being more irregular than regular. It’s not a way in whi … | Continue reading
Bit off a little more than I could chew today, so I’m scrambling. Not a great feeling. | Continue reading
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The holidays are nearly over, which means if you’ve celebrated like I did, you have a fridge full of leftovers. Accordingly, we asked our readers and scoured our archive for questions about how to use leftovers and how to store them safely. Find our answers below: Can I only rehe … | Continue reading
Axial, an undersea volcano off the coast of Oregon is probably going to erupt in 2025. | Continue reading
"Goodness me!" Viral video spotlights snowmobilers' quick-thinking after encountering massive bison at Yellowstone: 'I would bail' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A three-judge panel ruled the FCC exceeded its authority reviving net neutrality. | Continue reading
The Onyx Boox Note Max is an excellent 13.3 digital notebook with Google Android 14 and full access to the Play Store. This is one of the few A4 e-notebooks on the market and costs $649.99. The post Onyx Boox Note Max Now on Sale via Company Website, Amazon first appeared on Good … | Continue reading
In a blow to the free and open internet, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to impose net neutrality rules. | Continue reading
BYD’s huge growth in 2024, as I wrote just two days ago, was one of the stories of the year. Now we have BYD’s December and full-year 2024 sales in, and they’re good. In December, BYD’s plugin vehicle sales were up 60%! Across the full year, they were up 41.3%. ... [continued] Th … | Continue reading
I do some football with the kids in warm months. I also play some bullet chess. I used to play more but kind of gave up my favorite 5-minute blitz games after my second kid was born in 2018. Don’t miss it, TBH. 1-minute chess is sufficiently good and the game ends before it becom … | Continue reading
Somehow I missed that Patrick Radden Keefe’s excellent book on The Troubles, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, has been turned into a 9-part TV series (now available on Hulu in the US & on Disney+ elsewhere). Spanning four decades, the series ope … | Continue reading
Scientists recreated molecular switches that regulate biological timing, aiding nanotechnology and explaining evolutionary advantages. Living organisms monitor time – and react to it – in many different ways, from detecting light and sound in microseconds to responding physiologi … | Continue reading
For years, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid have had an annual predictions episode, where they rank the previous year’s predictions and make new ones. Last year I joined them and made a couple of predictions of my own, and now the annual episode is out. Here it is with a ... [cont … | Continue reading
The notorious short seller published a report titled “Carvana: A Father-Son Accounting Grift For The Ages.” | Continue reading
Many donors search their pockets for spare change, but some generous individuals are giving away historic coins worth thousands of dollars during the charity's annual fundraising campaign | Continue reading
The musical smash is now out in theaters and on digital platforms. | Continue reading
New leaks and cryptic clues point to active development the long-awaited sequel. | Continue reading
"It's much more widespread than we thought." Scientists issue warning over unexpected toxic substance discovered in everyday drink: 'This has gone completely under the radar' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
As the political landscape shifts, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance calls on the business events industry to get involved. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company. He’ll be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and … | Continue reading
The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence. The post Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: God then says he's glad they remain virgins. Today's News: | Continue reading
Meta's new head of global policy is Joel Kaplan, a former staffer under George W. Bush and vocal critic of Meta's restrictions on political speech. | Continue reading
Mental models to kickstart the new year | Continue reading
"Love this!!" Gardener shares 'easy' watering hack using one item you probably already have: 'That is brilliant' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A celebration of scientific acumen and teamwork brings together top students from across the country. | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Federal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have been struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The three-judge panel ruled that the Federal Commun … | Continue reading
If you’d like to start the new year with some binge watching, you can enjoy a free weekend of all-access to Apple TV+ films and shows starting on January 3 and continuing through January 5. The free weekend is available on any device where you can stream Apple TV+, all you will n … | Continue reading
Want to start the new year off with a great fitness tracker to help motivate your workouts and track your health stats and vitals? Then don’t miss this great deal on the all new Apple Watch Series 10 is available for just $329 in select color and band options, available right now … | Continue reading
The "E" stands for "Extremely less than the regular iPhone." | Continue reading
The researchers estimate that a lifelong smoker is expected to live about ten fewer years on average than a nonsmoker. | Continue reading
Benjamen Walker in the Los Angeles Review of Books: During the 1950s and ’60s, Norman Holmes Pearson was one of Yale’s most successful and beloved professors. On the first day of each term, he would crab-walk to the front of the class, his misshapen body—the result of a childhood … | Continue reading
Law enforcement is still investigating whether any connection exists between the deadly New Year’s attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans, but among the eerie similarities is one curious factor in common: electric vehicles. In New Orleans, officials say a suspect now identified as … | Continue reading
Many New Yorkers feel attached to the instantly recognizable R46s, which debuted in the summer of 1975. Officials say their replacements will arrive by 2027 | Continue reading
New year, new me, new means of finding shelf space for all this Lego. | Continue reading
"Love this tip." Professional cleaner shares brilliant no-scrub hack to clean your microwave: 'No scrubbing, no chemicals, and it's free' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Scientists found that healthy women can carry genetic changes in their breast cells that are thought to be characteristic of invasive breast cancer. | Continue reading
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2024, including podcasts about the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, Stevie Wonder, the NYPD, and guns. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
A new variation of clickjacking attacks called "DoubleClickjacking" lets attackers trick users into authorizing sensitive actions using double-clicks while bypassing existing protections against these types of attacks. [...] | Continue reading
Lukasz Olejnik writes about device fingerprinting, and why Google’s policy change to allow it in 2025 is a major privacy setback. | Continue reading
Consuming five or more cups of coffee daily may enhance cognitive function in individuals with irregular heart rhythms, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Drinking several cups of coffee daily may help reduce the risk of cognitive … | Continue reading
AppleVis has announced its 13th Golden Apple Awards, recognizing apps and games designed for (or useful to) people who are blind or visually impaired. The awards also honored a developer and included a new award for ongoing achievement.… | Continue reading
Thanks to Stefanie Panke for some great questions and excellent editing in this interview with me for the AACE Review. The content is in fact the product of two discussions, one coming from student questions at the end of a talk that I gave for the Asian University for Women just … | Continue reading