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The ins and outs of recycling can be tricky, especially since what can and can't be recycled differs from county to county. 15-year-old expert issues PSA about major error homeowners are making at the curb: 'I know this is a big issue' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! I didn't know an airplane could be refueled mid-air until I saw this video and learned about the process. Sometimes during a rare emergency, a plane starts running dangerously low on fuel while in the air. â Read the res … | Continue reading
Black Cats Are Bad Luck by Nuclear Club is an album that constantly defies expectations and surprises the listeners with an in-depth look at pressing and important contemporary issues while finding room to grow artistically. It transforms itself into a record that stands as a fea … | Continue reading
The Election Nakba, in which Donald Trump was elected to a second dictatorship, occurred on November 5, 2024. This post is about a November 14, 2024 journey to Berkeley, California. BART warns customers that âface coverings [are] requiredâ and 10-20 percent seem to comply: The ga … | Continue reading
I have obsessed about this long enough, I think it's only fair I (and you!) get some content out of it. When I started writing this article, I was working on my P99 CONF slides. Those slides happen to include some bits of code. And because I'm a perfectionist, I would like this c … | Continue reading
To quote the opening line in Rise of Skywalker's crawl, the dead do indeed speak! | Continue reading
Yes, the dongle dangles from your TVâs HDMI port. No, itâs not that big of a deal. | Image: The Verge Itâs clear the world is ready to go all in on streaming for premier live events. Thatâs evidenced most recently by massive deals brokered by the likes of Netflix, which will excl … | Continue reading
A recent genetic study calls for a reexamination of the identities and relationships of several individuals buried and preserved in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. A team of international scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Florence, and the Max Planck In … | Continue reading
The owner of TikTok, ByteDance, will publish print books available in US bookstores next year. The company already publishes ebooks through its imprint, 8th Note Press. ByteDance will primarily publish genres popular on BookTok, where users share book recommendations. These inclu … | Continue reading
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Raynor, formerly a managing director of sustainability and thought leadership for Deloitte and author of multiple books on innovation and strategy. We talked about not only an innovative approach to addressing Scope 3 emiss … | Continue reading
[Christine Lemmer-Webber] Christine Lemmer-Webber has written a superb post that sets out to ask how decentralized Bluesky is but goes far deeper into the different models at play in decentralized social networking. It's required reading for anyone who cares about the space. "Wha … | Continue reading
Canada's Rover Tiny Homes takes an interesting approach to downsizing with its Cypress model. The tiny house isn't mounted on a trailer, but what it loses in portability it gains in space, with a remarkably roomy interior that's suitable for a family. Continue Reading Category: T … | Continue reading
Even though itâs a bit cold and muddy outside, today, while weâre still living in Kassel, we took the opportunity to take another look at the city from above. This time from the Bismarck Tower. | Continue reading
This new fuel will be used in more than 500 DHL deliveries to 10 countries on an annual basis. Pharmaceutical giant addresses critical health issue by rethinking its delivery trucks: 'Another milestone' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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1. More on Shostakovichâs Fifth (New Yorker). 2. On French music. 3. RFK Jr. may cut Medicare payments to doctors for surgeries. 4. Jason Furman on AI regulation (WSJ). 5. John Gray reviews Jordan Peterson. 6. All of Abbey Road, for piano. 7. Animal welfare advocates nominated to … | Continue reading
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Look, donât get me wrong: Bluesky is interesting and a great alternative to Twitter/X. Itâs a pleasure to use and itâs not toxic. And Elon Musk is nowhere to be seen. All big pluses. But itâs still social media. Iâve ⌠Continue reading â | Continue reading
Thoughts of a wine shop, start with the VVV blog. Anything I can find in the phone, pictures. [âŚ] | Continue reading
Microsoft has entered into an agreement with HarperCollins that will give the software giant access to content from the publisher to train its AI models. As per the terms of the agreement, the Redmond-based company will only have access to non-fiction titles. HarperCollins furthe … | Continue reading
Love, quite possibly the largest emotion known to us, is so vast that it's very difficult to put it all into music. OKKADY tackle a smaller part of the whole thing dedicated to partnership, a romantic relationship between two lovers. | Continue reading
âMicrosoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. [...] | Continue reading
Chronic stress accelerates aging and contributes to severe health issues, but effective management through lifestyle changes can mitigate these effects. The recognition and treatment of stress, especially through targeted programs, show promising results in improving overall heal … | Continue reading
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has alarmed neighboring countries and Sweden's bringing back its guide to surviving war. | Continue reading
In 2022, scientists found microplastics â pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long â in human blood. Since then, theyâve been discovered throughout the human body, including in our lungs, kidneys, livers, hearts, and brains. So, why do we have all this plastic in us, wha … | Continue reading
TL;DR: Your cat or dog will love the self-rolling Cheerble ball, now $19.97 with this early Black Friday sale. Pets get bored quickly, but this interactive pet toy keeps things fresh and exciting with its unpredictable movements and engaging play modes. â Read the rest The post V … | Continue reading
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"So hardy, no maintenance, bloom all summer long." Home gardener shares mesmerizing photos of unusual landscaping design: 'Your garden is what I wish my garden was' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! My current musical obsession is New York-based art project/band called "The Dream Eaters," who describe themselves as "The Carpenters meet Slayer." With an uncanny ability to rock both goth and preppy clothes and makeup … | Continue reading
Microsoftâs new Game Assist browser overlay can automatically surface tips and tricks for you. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge Game Assist, a new Edge-powered in-game browser overlay, is available for beta testing in Windows 11. The âgame-awareâ ove … | Continue reading
Given that the conversation has rightly turned to billionaire-proofness of Bluesky, if they allow devs to build on Bluesky with RSS in and out, that's enough to alleviate the concern about it being billionaire-proof. They already support outbound RSS. Now just let us get into the … | Continue reading
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to take one of the most common tropes of web design -- the card grid -- and make it fluid. | Continue reading
Mobile navigation and the "hamburger nav" pattern aren't going away. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through creating a mobile off-canvas navigation with only CSS and HTML. | Continue reading
Looking back on the past year, I've identified the five stages of my love with the CSS Grid Specification. | Continue reading
I'm still convinced that taking inspiration from punk rock design of the 70s and 80s is going to be a trend. If you want to start small, introduce some angles to your design. This is a simple trick to angle a stripe of content without adding awkward white space. | Continue reading
If you're wondering how to start working with CSS Grid, here are three strategies for adopting it into your workflow. | Continue reading
Contrary to popular belief, CSS is an absolute delight. Many developers I talk to think the phrase "Modern CSS" is an oxymoron. If you havenât been watching the growth and maturity of CSS in the past 5 years, youâre doing yourself a disservice. | Continue reading
Use :after elements to create the simplest HTML possible to render useful and fun overlays on top of background images. Then extend them with blend-modes! | Continue reading
In a previous tutorial, I described how to create a simple fluid card grid with CSS Grid. In this tutorial, we'll take it a step farther and create promotional spaces that morph in interesting ways. | Continue reading
Itâs no secret that I'm a fan of ::before and ::after pseudo-elements. I use them to great effect for creating darkened overlays in this previous post. They have so many uses beyond that, though. Here are my top 3 uses for them in my every-day development process. | Continue reading
An experiment adding dynamic functionality to this site pushed via iOS shortcuts and Netlify functions | Continue reading
I'm beginning my new journey as an independent creator. I've left the comfortable confines of agency life to see what I can do creating resources for designers and developers. I'll be writing, recording, speaking and consulting. Much of this will be under the headi … | Continue reading
It struck me recently as I was writing a new Sass mixin that there may be designers and developers out there that haven't translated vanilla CSS into a Sass function. In this article, I want to show how to take often-used CSS and convert it into a DRY (Don't Repeat Your … | Continue reading
The state of the web in 2018 has been heavy into the world of JavaScript. We've made amazing advancements in the way our sites work. Every site has the ability to feel like an application. Without HTML, though, our fancy future may have a dystopian layer right beneath the su … | Continue reading