Several bacteria that can cause deadly bloodstream infections in humans are attracted to an amino acid in our blood, scientists have discovered. | Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced successful tests of a new artificial intelligence system using the experimental X-62A VISTA aircraft on Wednesday. The tests—AI dogfights that pitted the X-62A against a human-piloted F-16 aircraft … | Continue reading
Being on deep discount doesn't hurt, either. | Continue reading
"The ad market is terrible. There's very real news fatigue. There's tons of alternative sources for news that aren't even news agencies." The post Why Big Publications Like The New York Times Are Making Games (But Barely Covering Them) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive function. | Continue reading
Another change I implemented today is a sidebar on pages, listing all the pages in this blog. It’s a nice way to discover and browse the content of the mini digital garden. | Continue reading
Links to external websites now display a tiny icon indicating that the reader will leave the website. Why? My mini digital garden is hosted on this blog, and this allows for easy differentiation between local and external pages. This page, for instance, has links to both external … | Continue reading
Scientists want to replace electrons with so-called 'nanobubbles' — or skyrmions — to store data more densely and efficiently in advanced memory components that would replace RAM and flash storage. | Continue reading
For more than 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 has been an invaluable tool for space probes as they explore our solar system and push into the beyond. The DSS-43 radio antenna, located at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, near Canberra, Australia, keeps open the line … | Continue reading
The results of a six-year collaboration between MIT researchers, the FAA, and Massport will reduce aircraft noise in local communities while maintaining or improving fuel efficiency. | Continue reading
A perfect storm is brewing for China's most densely populated areas due to rising sea levels and subsiding land that has been accelerated beyond normal fluctuations. Scientists have sounded the alarm that, without intervention, urban areas below sea level could triple in size by … | Continue reading
Emergency service systems tied to 911 went offline across several states on Wednesday night including parts of Nevada, Nebraska, Texas, and the entire state of South Dakota. And the cause has finally been revealed—at least partially. Apparently, the outage had something to do wit … | Continue reading
In a mouse study, scientists uncovered the sensory cells that trigger coughing when you inhale water by mistake. | Continue reading
Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions. | Continue reading
"It's become universal because the issues they face are universal." Investigators say utility company to blame for state's largest wildfire that caused significant damage: 'We keep seeing the same pattern' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In a sea of Passover briskets, make braised lamb. READ MORE... | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we quietly updated one component of our identity pricing options, making Tailscale usable with any OIDC-compliant SSO identity provider on any plan. It's a small change that reflects a bigger security principle. | Continue reading
Everyone needs to back away from the SCUBA gear. The post Fatal Fun in the Sun: Bury Me Deep and Spring Break appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A legitimate-looking Google Search advertisement for the crypto trading platform 'Whales Market' redirects visitors to a wallet-draining phishing site that steals all of your assets. [...] | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: SMBC is the 74-almost funniest webcomic. Today's News: If you were a patreon subscriber, you would be seeing my magnum opus at this very moment. | Continue reading
E Ink has announced the launch of the new Spectra 6 Plus display technology. Built on the Spectra e-paper display which was launched in 2023, the new Spectra 6 has a markedly less page refresh time while flickering too has been reduced significantly. As E Ink stated, the new Spec … | Continue reading
On a trip to Québec in the 1970s, I asked a passerby for directions (in French), and he gave me an answer that at first I thought was in Polish or some other Slavic language unknown to me. He also pointed to the visible train-track overpass a couple of blocks away, and waved his … | Continue reading
It perhaps can’t get more exciting for Star Wars and manga fans than this, what with the latest manga releases hitting the shelves soon. On May 7, two thrilling additions will join the Star Wars expanded universe: Star Wars Visions: The Manga Anthology and Star Wars: The Mandalor … | Continue reading
It has been around a month since the PocketBook Era Color e-reader has been launched. Now, the good news on this front is that the Era Color e-reader is finally available to buy online. You will be set back by $259.99 for the 7-inch color e-reader featuring a 7-inch Kaleido 3 dis … | Continue reading
It's ideal for meal prepping and cooking for a crowd! READ MORE... | Continue reading
Mexico has offered generous incentives for automakers in the past. | Continue reading
“Do not be a magician. Be magic.” - Leonard Cohen. | Continue reading
Review the facts–decide for yourself. | Continue reading
No more sideloading needed for your iOS retro game fix. | Continue reading
My son, I wonder if you will always reach for my hand when we are walking. I wonder if you will always be precious and innocent. I wonder if you will always gasp at birds and at squirrels. I wonder if you will always point to airplanes. And wave to strangers. And bark when puppie … | Continue reading
Intel's Hala Point neuromorphic computer is powered by more than 1,000 new AI chips and performs 50 times faster than equivalent conventional computing systems. | Continue reading
Yes, as it turns out, I do have a cold. So, no running, very little activity at all, unless you count snuffling and coughing as ‘activity’. I showered, made myself a hot breakfast, read Malter Moberly’s The Bible in a Disenchanted Age, napped, stared blankly at social media, doze … | Continue reading
A Dozen States Have Applied for Home Energy Rebates Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Helping Households Across the Nation Receive up to $14,000 for Energy Efficient Home Upgrades, Slashing Home Energy Bills and Building Up a Local Clean Energy Workforce … | Continue reading
Boston Dynamics replaces its flagship humanoid robot after 10 years with a completely new machine that looks like the Pixar lamp with a mechanical humanoid body. | Continue reading
The best art inspires more incredible art and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films have certainly done that. In addition to the artistry in the films themselves, graphic designers from all over the world have been moved to create gorgeous Dune posters—and the latest may be the most uniq … | Continue reading
Google's almost uncountable number of layoffs continues. | Continue reading
Indigenous peoples around the world are harassed and killed at alarming rates. Will the world act? | Continue reading
Like many, I’m still grappling with the idea that Tesla might not produce the “Model 2” or “Model C” — or whatever name you want to give the more affordable electric car Tesla was working on. As a short recap, Reuters reported that the project had been canceled (and had ... [cont … | Continue reading
Indie games had quite the moment this week with announcements for both Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass. New games,… Continue reading Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass get ready for a rush of indie games The post Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass get ready for a rush of indie … | Continue reading
Middle-skill computing work is an emerging theme in my research to describe the kinds of work and jobs in computing that are not always considered "computing jobs". Doing this work doesn't require theoretical CS knowledge, and the jobs tend to be in $40-100k USD salary range. I t … | Continue reading
The “world’s first AI developer” tones down expectations and has been outperformed by an open source tool. Also: hiring upticks at Big Tech; a very realistic AI video generator by Microsoft, and more. | Continue reading
In February of this year, I announced that Dolt releases are now built as profile-guided optimized (pgo) binaries, levering this powerful… | Continue reading
There are a number of reasons why solar-powered cars aren’t an option for everyday travel, at least not yet. | Continue reading
Publishing JavaScript packages that are compatible with both ECMAScript Modules (ESM) and CommonJS (CJS) is a critical skill for developers who aim to integrate wide-ranging libraries. This write-up focuses on practical approaches and best practices for maintaining ESM and CJS su … | Continue reading
Hi, sweetie. Remember how you told me that your childhood crush was Laura Ingalls Wilder? And that you think America is in the toilet? Well, you’re about to have all your home-churned-butter dreams come true, because I’ve decided to become a tradwife. Like the other pretty, milk- … | Continue reading
"There's also lots of places still where restoring tree cover is a great idea for climate change. We're just trying to help people find those spots." Scientists warn that planting trees in the wrong places can do more harm than good: 'We really don't want our work to be a critiqu … | Continue reading
Burnham and Rayner are bouncing around time and space, visiting bits of the show’s past... The post Here We Go ’Round Again — Star Trek: Discovery’s “Face the Strange” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
The development of a Smart City in Toronto, in partnership with Google, should be the realization of the tech utopia we’d been imagining. Complete with robots, autonomous cars, and the latest tech integrated into the city itself, it seems as if the residents are the lucky benefic … | Continue reading