Meet Three Teams Competing To Build Better Power Lines and Conductors To Supercharge Our Clean Energy Future Power lines—those high-flying cables that transmit electricity all over the country—are far from invisible. They sweep along roads, cut through yards to deliver energy to … | Continue reading
Simply put, these fires have put communities in danger. Scientists sound alarm over Midwest's early and active fire season: 'This was the strangest winter I have ever seen' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
At the office all the morning, and at noon dined by myself at home on a piece of meat from the cook's. And so at home all the afternoon with my workmen, and at night to bed, having some thoughts to order my business so as to go to Portsmouth the... | Continue reading
Poor VMware. I refer to them as the Brussels sprout of enterprise IT; constantly shifted around the plate between new owners, never seeming to land anywhere good. Their current owners Broadcom haven’t exactly endeared themselves to the industry or their customers, as any quick we … | Continue reading
Just a few thoughts on programming languages that have been rattling around in my head this week, but which don’t each merit a full blog post. The main theme is that the culture behind each programming language leads to some interesting choices, as is the case with spoken languag … | Continue reading
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Nowhere in Star Wars will old Han Solo meet young Han Solo. Yoda is not likely to ever meet Grogu. Princess Leia won’t cross paths with General Leia. Some things are just not going to happen. Unless, well, it’s Lego, where any and everything is possible. Read more... | Continue reading
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 There he goes again: Why was Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison? We'll explore that question over the weekend. We just saw Nicolle Wallace tackle the topic again. For today, we thought we'd show you one of the wonderful jokes with which Greg G … | Continue reading
Amazon is hosting another Prime Day in July. You will find a copious number of deals for consumer electronics and almost everything else. Prime Day is one of those events with heavily discounted Amazon products, so if you have been on the fence about buying a Kindle e-reader, Kin … | Continue reading
A biotech startup has developed a new kind of bioreactor that could help increase cultivated meat production. | Continue reading
"It was a purpley blue colour and tasted like pineapple." Expert gardener shares how to grow 'magic' plant that produces color-changing tea: 'Very nice' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Chaturbate will pay $675,000 in fines for not adhering to a new law in Texas that requires all porn sites to verify the age of users, according to a new report from 404 Media which cites a court order released Friday. Read more... | Continue reading
After writing my previous post about my dream blogging content management system, the folks over at Shop Talk asked me to come on and discuss it more. It’s on their site here and I’ve uploaded the episode MP3 directly here as well. Shoptalkshow 612 0:00 | Continue reading
An environmental DNA analysis of soil collected at an ancient Maya ball court reveals that the site was once part of a ritual. | Continue reading
It's very fast to build something that's 90% of a solution. The problem is that the last 10% of building something is usually the hard part which really matters, and with a black box at the center of the product, it feels much more difficult to me to nail that remaining 10%. With … | Continue reading
Thunderstorms in the American Midwest. Tiny particles in the cloud cover of the Amazon rainforest. Heat waves in Baltimore. What do these very different places have in common? They’re all areas where the Department of Energy Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research … | Continue reading
Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business. | Continue reading
For almost as long as they have been in the comics, the X-Men and mutantkind at large have been stalked by a world that hates and fears them—a world that manifested that hate in the metallic, unflinching face of the Sentinel Program. Just as the X-Men have grown and changed wildl … | Continue reading
In 1954, psychologist Muzafer Sherif engineered a tribal war between two groups of 11-year-old boys in two camps inside Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. They were given tasks, rewards, and objectives — the kind of thing that would be prime-time reality TV these days. Before lon … | Continue reading
I guess we're doing this The post The TikTok Ban Is Bad, Stupid, And Bound To Blow Up In The Government’s Face appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Howard Oakley: When Apple introduced Fusion Drives back in late 2012, they were an attractive option for many iMacs and Mac minis. At a time when SSDs of 1 TB and greater size were expensive, the Fusion Drive seemed to offer the best of both worlds, with a capacious hard disk and … | Continue reading
Malcolm Coles: 10+ years ago I created an annual list of websites that FORBADE you from linking to them, DEMANDED you write to ask for permission or LIMITED links to only their home page. Royal Mail even promised to post me a paper licence. Now a decade has passed, let’s see who’ … | Continue reading
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New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband. | Continue reading
A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. | Continue reading
"As a tourist, I picked up my trash!" Tourist laments shocking amount of debris found at otherwise pristine nature sanctuary: 'It's not uncommon' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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This electric trike is small enough to fit in bike lanes and bike paths, has an enclosure that offers some protection from the weather, and includes a variety of car-like features such as headlights and tail lights, turn signals, mirrors, and even a roll bar and a windshield with … | Continue reading
Bird flu isn’t just lurking inside cows, new research shows. Florida scientists have reported the first known case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Though the case dates back to 2022, it’s the latest indication that th … | Continue reading
One of the most important pieces of the Biden administration’s climate policy has arrived: On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules restricting climate pollution from coal-fired plants and natural gas plants that haven’t been built yet. The rules will eli … | Continue reading
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MIT professors Roger Levy, Tracy Slatyer, and Martin Wainwright appointed to the 2024 class of “trail-blazing fellows.” | Continue reading
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In this post, I’ll guide you through the process of porting the EndBASIC hybrid console to the ST7735s 1.44" LCD, which sports a resolution of 128x128 pixels, a D-pad, and 3 other buttons. I will cover the prerequisite work to make the port possible, dig into the GPIO and SPI int … | Continue reading
Star Wars Day, aka May the 4th, is just around the corner and to celebrate this momentous occasion for Star Wars fans, the culinary teams at Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris have created themed treats for guests to enjoy. Some of these items are already … | Continue reading
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e-Paper display is becoming larger and more colorful, something that has been amply evident at this year’s Touch Taiwan event. Take for instance the 88-inch large color e-paper display that was showcased at the event by Yuantai for the first time ever. It wasn’t a single large co … | Continue reading
With manufacturers gradually shifting towards the adoption of color e-paper displays for e-reader devices as well as electronic shelf labels (ESLs), E Ink Holdings too is witnessing a resurgence in sales post the downturn it suffered in 2022 and 2023. As the Taipei Times reported … | Continue reading
Last year, Nitecore put a new emphasis on "flat light" with its EDC27. And while the compact torch isn't the only flashlight to take on a slim, remote control-like form, it does offer one of the best all-around light-to-slimness ratios we've seen on the market. After a little LED … | Continue reading
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When Lee Isaac Chung was announced as the director of the long-awaited sequel Twisters, many of us scratched our heads. Chung is, obviously, a talented filmmaker. His most recent film, Minari, had just come off multiple Oscar nominations including a win. But to go from that small … | Continue reading
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In my last post I described a list created by the late physicist John Archibald Wheeler describing ways in which the universe could be like a computer. This came from a note in the collection of papers from the American Philosophical Society. In the second part of this note, Whee … | Continue reading
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In a group effort, scientists from all over the world came together to create a detailed map of the genetic causes behind PTSD. | Continue reading
Upcycling hacks like this one are perfect for consumers looking to save money and time. Home brewer stuns with brilliant use for glass jars: 'This is a life pro tip' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Perfect for brunch, these crispy and savory Mexican corn cakes, sopes, are loaded with hearty refried beans smothered in a bacon and fresh chile-loaded queso fundido. Nestled on top is a perfectly poached egg with a spoonful of spicy and acidic salsa to finish. | Continue reading
If you already hate ads on YouTube, then you’re going to have a bad time with Pause Ads. During its earnings calls on Thursday,Google crowed about the success of the tests it’s run on the ads, which could indicate the “feature” will roll out to even more watchers. Read more... | Continue reading