Beyond the Boots: A Hiker’s Day Out at The National Gallery, London

Usually, my idea of a perfect view involves a windswept hill, a dramatic coastline, or a quiet forest path. Give... | Continue reading


@baldhiker.com | 11 minutes ago

Apple’s AirPods 4 just hit their lowest price yet at $85

I’ve seen dozens of solid deals trickle in ahead of Black Friday, but Apple’s AirPods 4 hitting a new all-time low is the first one that’s really stood out to me. Right now, you can buy Apple’s entry-level wireless earbuds for just $84.99 ($44 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmar … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 14 minutes ago

A Pragmatic View of AI Personhood

Paper by Joel Z. Leibo, Alexander Sasha Vezhnevets, William A. Cunningham, and Stanley M. Bileschi at Arxiv: The emergence of agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to trigger a “Cambrian explosion” of new kinds of personhood. This paper proposes a pragmatic framework for na … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 16 minutes ago

Monday 10 November, 2025

In case of fire… … call photographer. Arles, July 2022 Quote of the Day “Fifteen years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now the real world is an escape from the internet.” Noah Smith Musical alternative … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@memex.naughtons.org | 17 minutes ago

Sing Me a Song… of an Outlander Season 8 Premiere Date

The upcoming episodes mark the end of the show's decade-plus run. The post Sing Me a Song… of an Outlander Season 8 Premiere Date appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 21 minutes ago

IT: Welcome to Derry Takes Us From the Circus to the Cemetery in “Now You See It”

Nothing good is going to come out of that cemetery. The post IT: Welcome to Derry Takes Us From the Circus to the Cemetery in “Now You See It” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 31 minutes ago

Experience ‘Before My Eyes’: The Radio Addicts’ New Single Explores Life’s Fleeting Moments

Hailing from Manchester, The Radio Addicts is an electrifying teenage band driven by a passion for creating and performing high-energy music. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 33 minutes ago

The Official ‘Star Wars’ Magazine Is Coming to an End After Over 30 Years

'Star Wars Insider' will wrap up in early 2026. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 36 minutes ago

Charli XCX & John Cale Unveil Noisy Wuthering Heights Collab

"I feel so lucky to have been able to work with John on this song," Charli says Charli XCX and John Cale have released a video for gothic pop dirge belter 'House', written to appear on the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell's forthcoming adaptation of Emily Brontē's novel Wuthering H … | Continue reading


@thequietus.com | 37 minutes ago

BBC resignations are a symbol of mounting pressure on public broadcasters in the Trump era

The resignations of BBC director-general Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by U.S. President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions. These concern the effectiveness and integrity of the BBC’s internal editorial proce … | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 38 minutes ago

A Jekyll plugin for viewing large SVG diagrams

I recently built a WordPress plugin specifically for my friend Allison Sheridan over at [Podfeet Podcasts]. She had a huge mind map she wanted to display on her blog — HTML embeds were messy and broke the site, PNG exports were unsearchable and impossible to navigate, and she did … | Continue reading


@brett.trpstra.net | 38 minutes ago

Our Universe Is Getting ‘Colder, Deader,’ Astronomers Say

New evidence suggests our universe has long "passed its prime." | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 46 minutes ago

Trump Is Bullying Air Traffic Controllers to Get Back to Work While They’re Still Going Unpaid

5.5% of flights in the U.S. have been cancelled for Monday. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 46 minutes ago

Man shares simple hack to save money on energy bills this winter: 'Will help you keep your home warm and cozy for less'

"You can adjust." Man shares simple hack to save money on energy bills this winter: 'Will help you keep your home warm and cozy for less' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 46 minutes ago

New 'nearly interstellar' comet — wrongly linked to 3I/ATLAS — will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11)

Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Nov. 11). However, despite recent rumors, the two objects are not related to one another. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 49 minutes ago

New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games

But author warns that Direct3D 7 "is a land of highly cursed API inter-operability." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 52 minutes ago

Coinbase Wants to Bring Back an Old Crypto Trend That Ended in Disaster

Déjà vu, all over again. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 56 minutes ago

Constituent Service Now Out in Print/eBook

Today’s the day: Constituent Service, my humorous novella about the excitement of providing municipal services in a city district full of aliens, is now available in print and ebook! The print version is a signed limited edition, and there are at this moment fewer than 100 copies … | Continue reading


@whatever.scalzi.com | 1 hour ago

When a tool becomes a hobby & Introducing ShareBridgely

Shopify launched a newsletter on Substack, Cosmik Lab launches Semble Alpha, the fundamentals problem, and more in this week's issue of Creativerly. | Continue reading


@creativerly.com | 1 hour ago

🐥 Stripping HTML from strings in Python using only the standard library

When processing text scraped from the web or user-generated content, you’ll often need to remove HTML tags while keeping the readable text. Many developers reach for external packages like BeautifulSoup, but you can achieve the same goal using only Python’s standard library. The … | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 1 hour ago

Scientist makes chilling discovery after devastating wildfire: 'Was on my daughter's swing set'

"That’s why this kind of analysis matters." Scientist makes chilling discovery after devastating wildfire: 'Was on my daughter's swing set' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

We Regret to Inform You That Your Middle School Diary Has Lapsed into the Public Domain

This letter is to inform you (the author) that your intellectual property (middle school diary) has officially entered the public domain due to your failure to secure a copyright for these works. What does this mean for you? Essentially, the materials you authored from sixth thro … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 1 hour ago

Following Firings And Grand Theft Auto VI Delay, Union Plans To Keep Pressure On Rockstar

"When companies do something like this, you can't just slink away and hide anymore" | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 1 hour ago

Book Clutter

I’m starting to think the ideal number of books to own is almost zero. I feel like one should only keep books that are either signed, gifts, not yet read, or for some reason frequently re-read. Everything else serves very little to no purpose and only forms clutter. The individua … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 1 hour ago

Netflix might make its own video podcasts

Netflix’s video podcast ambitions may extend beyond its recent deal with Spotify. A new report from Bloomberg suggests Netflix is preparing to create original video podcasts exclusive to its streaming service as well. The streaming giant has reportedly contacted talent to create … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Why I love my OXO kitchen scale

Brandt Ranj is a commerce reporter for The Verge, which means, he says, “I spend my time trying to find good deals and the best gear to recommend to our readers.” He also keeps The Verge’s wearables buyer’s guides up to date, but, he adds, “my role requires me to cover a little b … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Minisforum MS-R1 is a 12-Core Linux ARM Workstation for AI and VMs

Minisforum, a Chinese company famed for selling range of mini PCs, has launched an affordable ARM-based mini workstation with UEFI boot, making it easier to run Linux distributions without the need for custom firmware or bootloaders. The MS-R1 is designed for local inference task … | Continue reading


@omgubuntu.co.uk | 1 hour ago

James Watson died a couple of days ago, so here’s a rare interview with both Watson and Crick

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@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

TransAlta secures access to Alberta’s grid under AI data-centre plan

The post TransAlta secures access to Alberta’s grid under AI data-centre plan appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading


@thelogic.co | 1 hour ago

‘Good Boy’ Brings Its Horrors and Canine Heroics to Shudder Next Week

Watch the four-legged breakout performance of the year when Ben Leonberg's haunted-house tale hits the streamer. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Across the Savu Sea.

The treasure map. I was at home on Guernsey this summer, clearing out a drawer full of memories when I came across a dusty cardboard tube containing an old scroll of paper with yellowed edges.  It is a map dated 1867, marked on the back: “Steel engraving hand coloured.”  It was g … | Continue reading


@escapadesailing.com | 1 hour ago

Runaway black hole mergers may have built supermassive black holes

Early superdense star clusters may have planted seeds for monster black holes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content

Patreon is introducing a suite of new features, and some of them are reminiscent of traditional social media platforms. The most obvious callback is something Patreon is calling Quips, which — you guessed it — are essentially tweets. Quips are smaller text, photo, or video posts … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Woman shares photo after making clever use of old box: 'That's genius'

"This is perfect." Woman shares photo after making clever use of old box: 'That's genius' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Former Trump official named NSO Group executive chairman

NSO Group announced Friedman’s appointment on Sunday, saying that NSO’s three founders no longer have any stake in the firm. | Continue reading


@therecord.media | 1 hour ago

Sydney Sweeney’s Actual Movie

Sydney Sweeney's performance in a recent interview went viral. Her performance in ‘Christy’ deserves to as well. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 hour ago

BYD Has An Aggressive Plan To Expand Into Foreign Markets

BYD is taking the long view, as it seeks to expand sales and production to many countries in Europe, South America, and the Middle East. The post BYD Has An Aggressive Plan To Expand Into Foreign Markets appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Otter Loves Being Wrapped Like a Burrito After His Bath

An Asian small-clawed otter named Mr. Chow at the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary loves being wrapped like a burrito after his bath. subscribe to the Laughing Squid Newsletter The post Otter Loves Being Wrapped Like a Burrito After His Bath was originally published on Laughing S … | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

Science Keeps Dismantling Trump’s Tylenol-Autism Scare

A new review shows a "lack of robust evidence" linking the use of Tylenol during pregnancy to either autism or ADHD. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Carl Sagan Shared a Shocking Space Secret

The legendary astronomer once unveiled a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear bomb on the moon The post Carl Sagan Shared a Shocking Space Secret appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading


@nautil.us | 1 hour ago

Bill Gates: Climate change is a crisis, but not such a bad crisis that anyone should stop flying Gulfstreams

Happy World Immunization Day to those who celebrate (not to be confused with World Immunization Week, which WHO says is the last week of April). Let’s turn our attention on this sacred day to one of the world’s leading vaccine scientists and covidologists: Bill Gates. From the Wo … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 1 hour ago

iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash

Things continue to look bleak for the original robot vacuum maker. iRobot’s third-quarter results, released last week, show that revenue is down and “well below our internal expectations due to continuing market headwinds, ongoing production delays, and unforeseen shipping disrup … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Be More Jennifer Lawrence

The true calling of anyone whose work is rooted in storytelling—is not to scold or instruct, but to express what is true, writes Kat Rosenfield. Read her latest on why we should all be more like Jennifer Lawrence. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 hour ago

The Dreamy Dremax Commuter E-Bike From Cycrown — CleanTechnica Tested

The latest e-bike CleanTechnica had the privilege of reviewing is the Dremax commuter e-bike from Cycrown (the step-through model). Cycrown has a host of e-bike options, including the Verve, which CleanTechnica also recently reviewed.  Let’s skip right to the best part: Cycrown i … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

A Journey to Vietnam to Uncover the Origins of Phở. “If you...

A Journey to Vietnam to Uncover the Origins of Phở. “If you want to find the origins, you must go to Nam Ðịnh province and a village called Vân Cù.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

A Modernist, Pavilion-Style Home That Doubles as a Gallery

Discover Galeria House, an architectural marvel in Brasília by BLOCO Architects where modernist pavilion-style design meets a gallery concept. | Continue reading


@design-milk.com | 2 hours ago

(Sponsor) Meet ZenStand: Artisan Wireless Charger Designed for Your Bedroom

Meet ZenStand—the artisan wireless charger made for where you actually charge most: the bedroom. A genuine walnut base blends in with your furniture; every piece has its own natural grain, no two are alike.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 hours ago

Meta’s Generative Ads Model (GEM): The Central Brain Accelerating Ads Recommendation AI Innovation

We’re sharing details about Meta’s Generative Ads Recommendation Model (GEM), a new foundation model that delivers increased ad performance and advertiser ROI by enhancing other ads recommendation models’ ability to serve relevant ads. GEM’s novel architecture allows it to scale … | Continue reading


@engineering.fb.com | 2 hours ago