DIY Spotify Player Comes With Pimoroni Color E Ink Display

How about a sleek little desktop device featuring an E Ink display… The post DIY Spotify Player Comes With Pimoroni Color E Ink Display first appeared on Good e-Reader. | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 8 minutes ago

(Podcast) Upgrade 560: Thank All the Daddies

Myke Hurley returns to the show to discuss eight weeks of fatherhood and fatherly advice, everything he’s missed, and modern baby technology. Plus we wonder about Vision Pro rumors and Jason offers academic apologies and e-reader follow-up.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 23 minutes ago

Sinners‘ Spotify Easter Eggs Offer an Inspired, Immersive Lore Discovery

Ryan Coogler's vampire film takes a bite out of interactive audience participation on film's official playlist. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 23 minutes ago

New survey reveals two key factors blamed for skyrocketing home insurance costs: 'Alarming trends'

"These results remain consistent." New survey reveals two key factors blamed for skyrocketing home insurance costs: 'Alarming trends' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 23 minutes ago

Researchers Reveal That Climbing Stairs Could Extend Your Life

Climbing stairs is linked to longer life and lower cardiovascular risk, making it a simple but powerful addition to daily routines. Climbing stairs is linked to a longer life, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, a scientific congress organized by th … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 26 minutes ago

“Chrysalis is a literary magazine by trans youth, for trans youth (created...

“Chrysalis is a literary magazine by trans youth, for trans youth (created with a little help from trans adults).” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 38 minutes ago

Off-grid homeowner shares tips on how 'groovy' setup works: 'Looks nicer than my on-grid'

"Lovely home. Congratulations!" Off-grid homeowner shares tips on how 'groovy' setup works: 'Looks nicer than my on-grid' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 38 minutes ago

Breakthrough Drug Restores Vision: Researchers Successfully Reverse Retinal Damage

Blocking the PROX1 protein allowed KAIST researchers to regenerate damaged retinas and restore vision in mice. Vision is one of the most important human senses, yet more than 300 million people around the world are at risk of losing it due to various retinal diseases. Although re … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 48 minutes ago

In the Bluesky announcement about checkmark verification is the tidbit that 270k accounts have linked their username and domain name. 270k custom domains! That is very cool and a great sign for the open web. | Continue reading


@manton.org | 50 minutes ago

Airbnb to Show Full Price by Default Thanks to Biden-Era Rule

One of Lina Khan's last acts goes into effect. How long it will last is an open question. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 53 minutes ago

Australia is bigger than Pluto, are then dwarf continents a thing?

This, an image comparing Australia with dwarf planet Pluto, was published years ago, but somehow I only saw it for the first time a few days ago. Incredible, isn’t it? Width-ways, going from the east to west coasts, Australia dwarfs Pluto (no pun intended). But drawing comparison … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 53 minutes ago

Fort Zion in Virgin, Utah

Fort Zion offers a solid, quirky detour before heading into the grandeur of Zion National Park. Built to resemble one of Utah's old Western frontier towns, the "fort" boasts a petting zoo, a gift shop filled with cowboy trinkets and Native American crafts, an ice cream parlor, an … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 53 minutes ago

Farmer shares money-saving method that is revolutionizing how he grows food: 'It is very beneficial'

"The electricity bill has become zero, which has given big relief in expenses." Farmer shares money-saving method that is revolutionizing how he grows food: 'It is very beneficial' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 53 minutes ago

Unbelievable: Classic MacBook with Intel chip now under $200

TL;DR: Score a classic MacBook Air for under $200 with this exclusive deal. Don't overspend on a new laptop when refurbished MacBooks are available with all the power and quality design you know and love from Apple. Buying refurbished gets you the kind of computer you want withou … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 53 minutes ago

In Search of the First Animals

A fossilized ocean reef on a mountaintop may hold clues to the evolution of complex life The post In Search of the First Animals appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 53 minutes ago

Micro.blog went off the rails today, for some reason the day I’m out of town an old memory leak decided to blow up into a much worse problem. I think I’ve got it under control now. | Continue reading


@manton.org | 55 minutes ago

Sunscreen, Clothing and Caves May Have Given Modern Humans an Edge Over Neanderthals When Earth's Magnetic Field Wandered

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more radiation reach the ground. Our species might have adapted more easily | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 59 minutes ago

Report: Lost‘s Carlton Cuse Is Working on a Mysterious Star Wars Show

Details are more than sparse on the prospective series from the creator of Bates Motel, Colony, and Locke & Key. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat From Ambitious AI Data Center Plans

Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Nintendo’s new amiibo might be getting a price hike

Nintendo’s soon-to-be-released amiibo just went up in price at Walmart, GameStop, and Best Buy in the US. The three retailers have increased the price of Street Fighter 6 amiibo from $29.99 to $39.99, while the new Legend of Zelda amiibo have gone from $19.99 to $29.99, as report … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Your Mum Does the Washing

The world’s political and economic systems can all unite over one central tenet: your mum does the washing. Libertarianism: Your mum does the washing. You believe you did the washing. Egalitarianism: That one time you did the washing is proof it’s all equal and no one needs femin … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

MONDAY: Why do (some) people distrust us Blues?

MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025 Attention, C-Span callers: Why do (many) people distrust us Blues? Consider a phone call, made yesterday, to C-Span's Washington Journal. At the C-Span web site, the segment in question appears beneath this title: Washington Journal Kim Wehle on President T … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 1 hour ago

Four films (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Yesterday, Robocop and Godzilla Minus One)

I don’t watch a lot of films — they mostly don’t fit into my fairly full schedule — but I do like to when I can. Fiona and I decided to spend the Good Friday bank holiday indolently, so we … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@reprog.wordpress.com | 1 hour ago

Easter ’25 | Weeknotes

I went back down to the chalk on Wednesday last week and was really blessed by the weather. The post Easter ’25 | Weeknotes appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading


@thejaymo.net | 1 hour ago

Daily pill could replace weight-loss shots like Ozempic and Wegovy

A daily pill developed by the US pharmaceutical company Lilly may become a convenient alternative to injectable drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. In phase III trials it significantly lowered blood sugar and body weight in people with type 2 diabetes | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 1 hour ago

Celebrate Earth Day 2025 With BLUETTI: Huge Savings On Clean Energy Solutions!

On Earth Day 2025, BLUETTI is celebrating with its most significant sale of the year, offering up to 54% off on a wide range of state-of-the-art clean energy and energy storage solutions. This sale is the perfect opportunity to upgrade your home energy setup, to add backup energy … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

NASA’s Lucy Captures Stunning Views of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid in Latest Flyby

Asteroid Donaldjohanson has turned out to be a picturesque waypoint as NASA’s mission heads toward Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

The 2025 Global Book Crawl on at indie Australian bookshops this week

The Global Book Crawl began yesterday, and numerous independent bookshops in Australia are taking part. The book crawl, which has been running for several years, aims to get book lovers across the world, into indie book stores. In Australia, if crawlers collect enough stamps in a … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 1 hour ago

Experienced gardener shares tips they wish they knew as a beginner: 'Definitely good things to know'

TikTok users were quick to praise the advice. Experienced gardener shares tips they wish they knew as a beginner: 'Definitely good things to know' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

FTC Says Uber Enrolled People Into Its Subscription Service Without Consent

To nobody's surprise, Uber has allegedly mislead customers about its Uber One subscription service. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

How to Customize Your Mac Mouse Cursor with Mousescape

Have you ever wanted to customize the cursor in MacOS? Perhaps you want to use a Windows-style white cursor on your Mac, or a grey 3d looking Linux style cursor, or even cursors from the Wii interface on your Mac? You can do all of that and more with a free app called Mousescape … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Copilot taking over?

I tried GitHub Copilot (Free) in Visual Studio Code again for some small GoBlog changes. Copilot can now generate tests (although it doesn’t feel intelligent, as you need to correct quite a few things), it can do code reviews before committing and it can generate commit messages. … | Continue reading


@jlelse.blog | 1 hour ago

Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US

How much will Trump’s threatened 245 percent tariffs truly impact Chinese goods and the prices we pay in the US? Some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to see. Anbernic, which makes excellent and controversial Nintendo Game Boy clones, is already suspending US shipments indefinite … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The Secret Lives of Moths

The nocturnal insects with surprising pollination power The post The Secret Lives of Moths appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 1 hour ago

Watch: Fire on Delta flight forces 294 travelers to evacuate in Orlando (video)

Another week, another airplane fire — this time, on a Delta Air Lines flight, about to take off this morning from Orlando International Airport. Footage circulating online shows 282 passengers and 12 crew members — trying to get to Atlanta — evacuating in Florida via emergency sl … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

Soon I’ll have spent more time on cap tables than org charts. That’s a 2025 milestone as Homebrew turns 12.5 years old, surpassing my combined working tenure across Second Life, Google and YouTube. I entered venture capital with some beliefs – many of which still hold true (such … | Continue reading


@hunterwalk.com | 1 hour ago

Scientists Uncover Unexpected Link to Childhood Asthma

In a study of over one million kids, researchers found that early antibiotic use was linked to higher rates of asthma. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

New course this fall at Columbia: Laboratory in Justice Data Science

Ben Silver writes: I’m an incoming postdoc at the Center for Justice, working with Prof. Geraldine Downey. I’m going to be teaching a course in the fall called Laboratory in Justice Data Science (PSYC4890). There’s a prereq currently listed on … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 1 hour ago

Using SweetAlert2 for HTMX Loading indicators (hx-indicator)

Using SweetAlert2 for HTMX Loading indicators (hx-indicator) | Continue reading


@mostlylucid.net | 1 hour ago

Adaptive Status Markers

As polls and asking LLMs didn’t give me much insight into which status markers are more adaptive, let me try to think the issue through myself. | Continue reading


@overcomingbias.com | 1 hour ago

Why the FTC v. Meta Trial Matters: Competition Gaps and Civil Liberties Opportunities

We’re in the midst of a long-overdue resurgence in antitrust litigation. In the past 12 months alone, there have been three landmark rulings against Google/Alphabet (in search, advertising, and payments). Then there’s the long-running FTC v. Meta case, which went to trial last we … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 1 hour ago

Everything We Saw at Star Wars Celebration Japan

From the big stories to smaller delights, here's everything io9 posted about from the Star Wars event. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Resourceful camper shares money-saving tip using common household waste: 'Quick and easy'

"Very clever." Resourceful camper shares money-saving tip using common household waste: 'Quick and easy' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Archaeologists Unearth Roman Horse Cemetery With 100 Skeletons

A construction project in Stuttgart, Germany, resulted in the discovery of the ancient site. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

“This debate is entirely obsolete. To what extent is the constitutional order...

“This debate is entirely obsolete. To what extent is the constitutional order still in effect? If we must ask, we are fully in a crisis situation; once we don’t have to ask anymore, the constitutional order will have already been overthrown.” | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

The New Tornado Alley Has Been Hyperactive this Year

More tornadoes than usual have already struck the U.S. in 2025—and many of them have been touching down farther east than they had in the past | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 2 hours ago

🔗 Back to a website – lonestarrunner

🥺 Oh boy that brought me back to a less troubled time. The post 🔗 Back to a website – lonestarrunner first appeared on @gurupanguji. | Continue reading


@gurupanguji.com | 2 hours ago

Even a Republican Congressman Is Turning on Pete Hegseth After Signalgate 2.0

Sources told NPR that the White House is actively searching for Hegseth's replacement. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago