New and Improved Exploding Glitter Fart Bomb With Sleeker Surveillance to Track Porch Package Thieves

In 2018, former NASA engineer Mark Rober (previously) came up with a came up with a brilliant plan for a mechanical glitter fart bomb that would not only | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 4 years ago

Day 1062: An open war on American Democracy.

An open war on American Democracy. | Continue reading


@whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com | 4 years ago

Costco Capitalism

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@bryanlehrer.com | 4 years ago

Cliqz: We Forked Firefox and Not Chromium

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@0x65.dev | 4 years ago

Show HN: I built a chatbot that helps you find, apply and pay for a visa

Complete your visa online in under 20 minutes and get help from our experts 7 days a week. | Continue reading


@openvisa.co | 4 years ago

Chrome’s data disaster: Browser update wipes out Android app data

Google changed where Chrome stores data. Chrome handles data for HTML apps. Uh oh. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 years ago

On American Architectural Style

James Panero on American architectural style. | Continue reading


@newcriterion.com | 4 years ago

It’s time to make journalism a field that supports and respects women

"Should we be cautious in describing our experience, careful not to alienate the men in the room or offend the funders who have so generously invested in our organizations? Or should we dispense with politeness and say in public what we say to each other in private?" | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Pay more attention to attention

"Focusing on exposure only tells half the story: Without knowing what a person pays attention to, we know only that a person clicked, not that they learned." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Russian bots are just today’s slacktivists

"Scrambling to understand what had happened, we were looking for answers, and misinformation was the prime suspect: as flashy as it was intuitive, as paternalistic as it was elitist, and it absolved us from responsibility, giving us a clear culprit." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

First-party data becomes media’s most important currency

"Many publishers are just starting to think about how they might create a technology stack that smartly and efficiently collects, and effectively uses, first-party data to drive growth in their advertising, subscription, and e-commerce businesses." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Think small (screen)

"In a mobile-first environment, we go from small to large, not the other way around. Everything is created for mobile consumption, then adapted to other, larger platforms." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Incoming fire from both left and right

"For all Republicans' 'fake news' rants, Democrats are increasingly excoriating reporters for being insufficiently tough on Republicans — or for being too tough on Democrats." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Are platforms a bridge or a lifeline?

"You can't throw a stone without hitting a newsroom that has received money from or gone through some training or boot camp hosted by Facebook or Google." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

The year we kill the news article

"A one-size-fits-all approach fits no one in the end. It places a heavy burden on the reader/viewer/listener/user to do the work of sifting through the story and mapping it to other relevant content and information." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

The year of the local engagement reporter

"I've lost count of all the new ways of asking people to share stories that I've seen this year." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Frank talk, and then action

"It starts in the newsroom, where we need to talk more often and more openly about the state of journalism and how we fit into it." | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 4 years ago

Resources you need to learn the ins and outs of joining a startup

90+ resources you need to learn the ins and outs of joining a startup. | Continue reading


@holloway.com | 4 years ago

Show HN: I made a comparison table of 585 camera lenses (DSLR/Mirrorless)

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@lensvana.com | 4 years ago

DolphiniOS: Run GameCube and Wii Games on iOS

Our first release of DolphiniOS, a port of the popular GameCube and Wii emulator to iOS, is finally here! | Continue reading


@oatmealdome.me | 4 years ago

Using the Newsvendor method to calculate the optimal quantity of inventory

In our previous post ‘How to calculate the correct amount of inventory to order’ we introduced a basic framework that can be used to begin your calculation. If you are revisiting the post and want … | Continue reading


@blog.kickpay.com | 4 years ago

Millions of Birds Are Migrating Earlier Because of Warming

Weather radar data shows that many North American species are shifting their spring migration by two days each decade | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Discovering DNS over HTTPS Connections

Is it Possible to Identify DNS over HTTPs Without Decrypting TLS?, Author: Johannes Ullrich | Continue reading


@isc.sans.edu | 4 years ago

I Used Alexa to Play Board Games and Now I Never Have to Play With My Family Again

Amazon Alexa turns out to be an effective and impartial ally in maintaining a competitive board-gaming family’s holiday-season peace. | Continue reading


@thewirecutter.com | 4 years ago

Research yields potential bioblendstock for diesel fuel

The NREL scientists, along with colleagues at Yale University, Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, are part of the Department of Energy's Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. Co-Optima's research focuses on improving fuel economy … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

A Felt Tip Pen Saved the Apollo 11 Crew from Being Stranded on the Moon

The Apollo 11 moon mission almost didn't make it back. Pretty much everyone in the world who was alive and old enough on July 20, 1969 will always | Continue reading


@thevintagenews.com | 4 years ago

Researchers provide new insights on the photoconversion mechanism of phytochromes

Light provides the energy that plants and other photosynthetic organisms need to grow, which ultimately yields the metabolites that feed all other organisms on the planet. Plants also rely on light cues for developing their photosynthetic machinery and to sync their life cycles a … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

How to automatically deploy to Gitlab pages with CI

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@dev.to | 4 years ago

Solving the challenges of long duration space flight with 3-D printing

The International Space Station has continuously been home to astronauts for more than nineteen years. Astronauts conduct scientific research using dozens of special facilities aboard the space station, which also provides them with a place to eat, sleep, relax and exercise. To m … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Like ‘Lost’ and ‘The Leftovers’ Before It, ‘Watchmen’ Was Really a Love Story (and a Great One)

The Watchmen love story was the beating heart of the HBO drama series' first season and it reflects the other work of Damon Lindelof. | Continue reading


@slashfilm.com | 4 years ago

Healthcare Could be the Key to Making Tech Innovative Again

The critical need for innovative technology in the health space makes getting back to the creativity of the Steve Jobs era more possible than ever before. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 4 years ago

Bombshell Would Really Really Like You To See It Please, Thanks

And then tell two friends. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 4 years ago

Gun Homicide Linked to Poor Social Mobility

An epidemiologist explores the social and economic roots of the 13,060 firearm-related deaths in 48 states in 2015 | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 years ago

Trump’s Plan to Criminalize Homelessness Is Taking Shape

The Supreme Court is refusing to hear a case about banning sleeping on the streets, but homeless advocates are bracing for an executive order. | Continue reading


@citylab.com | 4 years ago

What is Your Design Advice for These Tilted Trashcans Next to Bike Paths?

It definitely makes things easier for cyclists, maybe not for city workers. Is it the best solution, or just the most do-able? | Continue reading


@core77.com | 4 years ago

Study: US takes 'low road' to growth with adverse impact on wellbeing, future prosperity

The U.S. economy may be expanding, but it's taking the low road to growth that undermines wellbeing and may cause economic challenges in the future, according a new study published online in the Cambridge Journal of Economics that centers on the way different countries have respo … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

How to make a page editable in the browser

There is a special and pretty secret mode in browsers, called design mode. | Continue reading


@flaviocopes.com | 4 years ago

Camouflage made of quantum material could hide you from infrared cameras

Infrared cameras detect people and other objects by the heat they emit. Now, researchers have discovered the uncanny ability of a material to hide a target by masking its telltale heat properties. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Is hubris becoming prevalent among business leaders?

Bill Mew, Founder of The Crisis Team, explores what arrogance and an excess of self confidence can lead to within leadership | Continue reading


@sevper.com | 4 years ago

GUI vs. Command Line Interface

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@softpanorama.org | 4 years ago

From Zero to Main(): Bare Metal Rust

Bringing an embedded Rust application from zero to main | Continue reading


@interrupt.memfault.com | 4 years ago

Resource-Oriented Client Architecture: Decent Web Front Ends That AREN

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@roca-style.org | 4 years ago

Holiday Helper Launched by Lumi Labs

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@helper.lumilabs.com | 4 years ago

Scientists seeking cause of huge freshwater mussel die-off

On a recent late fall afternoon at Kyles Ford, the white branches of sycamore trees overhung the banks of the Clinch River, leaves slowly turning yellow. Green walnuts covered the ground. The shallow water ran fast and cold over the rocky bottom, but it was littered with the whit … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 years ago

Congratulations to Drum and Jones!

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@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 4 years ago

Beautifiers and Pretty Printers – Essential Language Tools

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@softpanorama.org | 4 years ago

Last-Minute Video Game Gifts for Everyone, From Beginners to Pros

We gathered recommendations to our favorite gifts for video gamers, from popular games to give with new consoles to lesser-known greats for experienced gamers. | Continue reading


@thewirecutter.com | 4 years ago

The Last Futurist Dissects Controversial Chinese App TikTok

- By Phil Siarri - In this age of “tech cold war”, one Chinese mobile application that has gotten a lot of attention is TikTok. Launched in 2016, the social media app now boasts more than 1 billion... | Continue reading


@nuadox.com | 4 years ago