Pluralistic: Utah's getting some of America's best broadband (16 May 2024)

Today's links Utah's getting some of America's best broadband: Public goods for the win. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 11 hours ago

Find My LOVE – Infinite Computer Theorem – exonemo

Category: NFT Tags: generative People: exonemo CreativeApplications.Net (CAN) is a community supported website. If you enjoy content on CAN, please support us by Becoming a Member. Thank you! | Continue reading


@creativeapplications.net | 11 hours ago

Escaping from prison to be made a crime in the Netherlands

Escaping from prison is not a criminal offence in the Netherlands, but could soon become one under proposals announced by the outgoing minister for Legal Protection. Minister... | Continue reading


@iamexpat.nl | 11 hours ago

Look, emojis are art ok? If you don't believe that, then check out this post by ambrosen, which highlights recreations of classic art, using emojis. Come see a fun bit of culture and art! | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 11 hours ago

Text Document out of Focus – Jan Robert Leegte

Category: NFT Tags: software art People: Jan Robert Leegte CreativeApplications.Net (CAN) is a community supported website. If you enjoy content on CAN, please support us by Becoming a Member. Thank you! | Continue reading


@creativeapplications.net | 11 hours ago

Dave Goes Microsoft

Last Monday was my first day as an official employee of Microsoft where I’ll be working on web components as part of the Fluent design system team.. As longtime readers already know, I’ve had a long term relationship with Microsoft – from Paravel’s 2012 responsive redesign of the … | Continue reading


@daverupert.com | 11 hours ago

Ranking Science Fiction’s Most Dangerous Awards

A scientific survey of the relative heft, pointiness, and durability of SFF's most sought-after trophies. The post Ranking Science Fiction’s Most Dangerous Awards appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 11 hours ago

Ocean diver shares footage retrieving old balloon floating in water with animal trapped inside: 'It made me so emotional'

"I am so glad I spotted this little guy while cleaning up trash out of the ocean." Ocean diver shares footage retrieving old balloon floating in water with animal trapped inside: 'It made me so emotional' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 11 hours ago

People’s History Museum in Manchester, England

Many museums that discuss history will inevitably also mention politics. However, very few museums have a focus on politics quite like the People’s History Museum, which has amassed an extensive collection of politically-oriented historical items covering over 200 years of Britis … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 11 hours ago

Marvel's Fantastic Four Movie Just Keeps Expanding Its Mysterious Cast

Andy Samberg is heading to Amazon for a new sci-fi comedy. The Mortal Kombat sequel has a new release date. Plus, get a look at what’s to come on today’s Star Trek: Discovery. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 11 hours ago

The Make-Ahead Broccoli Salad I Make for Everything During Summer

The creamy bacon dressing will make you do a happy dance. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 11 hours ago

Performance tidbit: runtime type checks

Clojure Goes Fast now offers consulting services. Get in touch if you need personalized help with your performance challenges.In this post, we'll analyze the cost of checking whether an instance belongs to a certain class or interface at runtime. While this operation is relativel … | Continue reading


@clojure-goes-fast.com | 11 hours ago

Generative AI Is Totally Shameless. I Want to Be It

What I love, more than anything, is the quality that makes AI such a disaster: If it sees a space, it will fill it—with nonsense, with imagined fact, with links to fake websites. It possesses an absolute willingness to spout […] | Continue reading


@bradfrost.com | 11 hours ago

Should we celebrate more?

I think about this question from time to time. We don’t celebrate our successes, no matter the size. Tomorrow, Camren has his last IB exam, effectively ending not just three weeks of the hardest exams … | Continue reading


@kelake.org | 11 hours ago

UNKNOWNS: We were told that Daniels is "telling her truth!"

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 But what in the world does that mean? Is it true, what Stephanie Clifford said, speaking in a chilly Gotham courtroom—testifying under oath? In an early part of her testimony, she said that she preferred to be referred to as Stormy Daniels. In news reports … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 11 hours ago

High-tech high-rise keeps its inside cool – no grid power required

Snøhetta recently completed work on an impressively energy efficient high-rise in Norway. It combines clever design with sustainability features, allowing it to maintain a comfortable temperature, year-round, without any grid-based power. Continue Reading Category: Architecture, … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 11 hours ago

More 3 Body Problem Is Coming to Netflix

How much more? Dunno. The post More 3 Body Problem Is Coming to Netflix appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 11 hours ago

Mixup of drinking and irrigation water sparks dangerous outbreak in children

Of 13 children sickened, 7 hospitalized and 2 had life-threatening complications. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 11 hours ago

I Don’t Want To Spend My One Wild And Precious Life Dealing With Google’s AI Search

Google's AI search has come for me The post I Don’t Want To Spend My One Wild And Precious Life Dealing With Google’s AI Search appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 11 hours ago

The Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming Home To Roost … In The US

The US floating offshore wind industry is finally beginning to pick up the pace, enabling the US to reach vast wind resources in deep water. The post The Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming Home To Roost … In The US appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 11 hours ago

Furniture with Wood and Stone Joinery by Ethan Stebbins

I've seen lots of craftspersons who can join wood to wood. But I haven't seen many who can join wood to stone, with this kind of precision: That's the Wabi-Sabi bed, by furniture designer Ethan Stebbins. The wood is White Ash, and the stone is granite, which Stebbins harvested fr … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 11 hours ago

Oleg Šelajev, Docker and Testcontainers legend

Hi, Spring and Testcontainers fans! In this interview, I talk to Oleg Šelajev | Continue reading


@bootifulpodcast.podbean.com | 12 hours ago

Morgan and Pininfarina reinterpret the classic Morgan Barchetta

A collaboration between Morgan's 115-year coachbuilding philosophy and Pininfarina's 95-year tradition of crafting bespoke vehicles has given us a 50-only limited edition Morgan model to be known as the Midsummer. They have all been sold already. Continue Reading Category: Automo … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 12 hours ago

Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns

EU is concerned Meta isn't doing enough to protect children using its apps. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

Star Wars: The Clone Wars leaked listing hints at PS2 emulation coming to PS5

A PlayStation Store listing for 2002’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars appears to signal that more PlayStation 2-emulated games will… Continue reading Star Wars: The Clone Wars leaked listing hints at PS2 emulation coming to PS5 The post Star Wars: The Clone Wars leaked listing hints a … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 12 hours ago

EVgo Doubles Down On Commitment to Begin NACS Deployments in 2024 with Seismic Shift

Seismic shift in competitive landscape opens opportunity to further drive utilization of the EVgo network, expand footprint with new site host partners, and serve more Tesla EV drivers EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO) (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast cha … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 hours ago

“A bizarre failure in the review process at PNAS”

Ray Fisman sent me an email with the above title and a link to the following story. Last year this article was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: A few months later the journal published this … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 12 hours ago

Curse Those Experts Mongering Fear

[If H5N1 is the next global pandemic, let’s be sure to blame these dopes.] For the first time, the H5N1 bird flu has been found in US dairy cows. That’s not great. As a result, health experts have increased their warnings against drinking raw milk. It’s not going well. The Califo … | Continue reading


@onefoottsunami.com | 12 hours ago

Humor in Mysteries and Thrillers Is No Joke

At Night Court one Christmas, John Larroquette gave me a sofa pillow embroidered with: “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.” Larroquette, who makes the work of acting comedy and drama look effortless, gave it to me knowing it also crystalized the struggle of a writer. The real battle … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 12 hours ago

Webb Discovers Record-Breaking Black Hole Merger in Ancient Universe

The cutting-edge Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant black hole merger yet, which occurred when the universe was just 740 million years old. It’s the first time astronomers have seen a merger so early in the universe’s history, making it a record breaker. Read more. … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 12 hours ago

Premium Platform Electric (PPE): A Technological Leap for the Next Gen of Fully Electric Mobility from Audi

PPE makes optimal use of the advantages of an all-electric drive architecture to improve interior space, efficiency and performance Powerful and highly efficient electric motors and newly developed high-voltage battery for an impressive range suitable for everyday use The new E3 … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 hours ago

High-Speed Rail Finally Coming to the U.S.

In late April, the Miami-based rail company Brightline Trains broke ground on a project that the company promises will give the United States its first dedicated, high-speed passenger rail service. The 350 kilometer (218 mile) corridor, which the company calls Brightline West, wi … | Continue reading


@spectrum.ieee.org | 12 hours ago

Understanding AddressSanitizer: Better memory safety for your code

By Dominik Klemba and Dominik Czarnota This post will guide you through using AddressSanitizer (ASan), a compiler plugin that helps developers detect memory issues in code that can lead to remote code execution attacks (such as WannaCry or this WebP implementation bug). ASan inse … | Continue reading


@blog.trailofbits.com | 12 hours ago

Using WebRTC to implement P2P video streaming

Explore one of WebRTC’s major use cases in this step-by-step tutorial: live peer-to-peer audio and video streaming between systems. The post Using WebRTC to implement P2P video streaming appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 12 hours ago

Sublime Systems Is Leading The Transition To Low Carbon Cement In Boston

The first commercial use of concrete made with low carbon cement from Sublime Systems has happened in Boston. The post Sublime Systems Is Leading The Transition To Low Carbon Cement In Boston appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 hours ago

4 ways to turn workplace happiness into a competitive advantage

Each of us will clock roughly 84,365 hours at work in our lifetime. But for 1 in 3 of us, those working hours are not happy ones. Fortunately, many leaders are waking up to the fact that solving the crisis in workplace happiness is not only the right thing to do, but one that lea … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 12 hours ago

Tithe Barn in Bradford-on-Avon, England

One of the largest medieval barns in England, Tithe Barn sits in the small and beautiful village of Bradford-on-Avon. Built to serve Barton Grange, it was a manor farm that belonged to the richest nunnery in medieval England in the mid-14th century. To seize control of the rector … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 12 hours ago

Shopper elated to find highly sought-after espresso maker in mint condition at thrift store: 'This is an absolutely fantastic machine and a great score'

"I hope to be as lucky as you one day!" Shopper elated to find highly sought-after espresso maker in mint condition at thrift store: 'This is an absolutely fantastic machine and a great score' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 12 hours ago

The Easy French Pancake I’ve Been Making for Over 20 Years

It's a family favorite. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 12 hours ago

Evil Is Back to Remind Us That Horror TV Can Be Smart, Clever, and Dripping With Doom

It’s time to crack open a canned margarita and whip up some candy salad: Evil is back for its fourth and final season. All signs have been pointing to an impending doomsday since early in the show’s first season—and really, there’s no other horror show we’d rather be watching as … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 12 hours ago

"Plain" Cake, Bobbing Boobs, & The World's Best Note-Taking

Jen C. ordered a plain cake - no special decorations - with the word "family" on it. Omigosh, you guys. I'm STILL laughing over what she got. I feel like the baker really doubled down on the word "plain" here. ***** Christine ordered a pool party cake for her daughter's birthday, … | Continue reading


@cakewrecks.com | 12 hours ago

📷 “Our” work notebook… | Continue reading


@otavio.cc | 12 hours ago

5/16/2024

Having risen late on the one sunny morning of the week, I watch a tiny, pale green grasshopper wander my trouser leg, its antennae sweeping the dark denim ahead. | Continue reading


@morningporch.com | 12 hours ago

Florida’s New Climate Change Law Is About Much More Than Words​

Current conditions: Areas surrounding Milan, Italy, are flooded after intense rainfall • Chile is preparing for its most severe cold snap in 70 years • East Texas could see “nightmare” flash flooding today and tomorrow. THE TOP FIVE 1. Biden expands solar tariffs to include bifac … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 12 hours ago

France Bans TikTok in Island Territory After Pro-Independence Protests Turn Violent

France declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in its territory of New Caledonia following protests against changes to the election laws that turned violent and have left four people dead. The emergency declaration will allow police to severely restrict civil rights in a numbe … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 13 hours ago

DSDM: The dynamic systems development method

The dynamic system development method (DSDM) was first released in 1994 as a software development method to provide some discipline to RAD. The post DSDM: The dynamic systems development method appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 13 hours ago

Orwello’s intoxicatingly popforward new song “Sweet Thing”

"Sweet Thing" is a different sound being explored by Orwello to its fullest potential, filled with rich details in both production as well as lyrics. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 13 hours ago

The OnlyFans Model Who Ruined the Portal Previously Went Viral for Licking a Toilet

In a turn of events that should shock no one, it turns out that the OnlyFans model who recently went viral for flashing the New York City “portal” has a habit of doing outlandish things to get attention. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 13 hours ago