Toyota strikes megadeal for billion-dollar solar farm — here's what it could mean for the auto industry

"One year from decision to electrons ... Remarkable." Toyota strikes megadeal for billion-dollar solar farm — here's what it could mean for the auto industry first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 days ago

BusyCal 2024.4.2 and BusyContacts 2024.4.1

Improves BusyCal syncing for new accounts, Smart Filters, and Calendar Sets. ($49.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 4 days ago

Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Brussels sprouts make the perfect healthy side dish to any dinner. You will love this Italian twist on Brussels sprouts, tossed in olive oil with parsley, salt, and garlic powder, and then roasted with shaved Parmesan cheese on top. Making roasted vegetables is my go-to s … | Continue reading


@willcookforsmiles.com | 4 days ago

EVTOLs Remain Grounded As Dreams Of Jetsons Lifestyle Doppler Into Future

It’s been over three years since I bothered to publish an article on the dead end but glitzy space of urban air mobility with their origami electric vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft. Instead, I focused my aviation related assessments on how aviation will actually … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

Gus, the Young Emperor Penguin Who Made a Surprise Appearance in Australia, Is Now Heading Home

Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 4 days ago

Strava’s API debacle highlights the messiness of fitness data

Strava is the de facto fitness data middleman. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge A few days ago, Strava upset its users over some restrictive API changes. It might seem odd for one app’s users to fume over an API, but at the heart of the matter is the inherent messiness of fit … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 4 days ago

Chicken Stock vs Broth: A Pro Chef Explains the Most Important Differences

Stock and broth are terms that are often used interchangeably in recipes and on product labels. While both have many applications in cooking, they have key differences. We spoke to a professional chef to learn more. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 4 days ago

Is David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest” Really, Like, Great?

John Horgan at his own website: Like a pre-teen prodigy performing for grown-ups, Wallace is too show-offy, intent on dazzling us. Thomas Pynchon’s prose has this same adolescent “Look at me!” quality, which is why I could never get through Gravity’s Rainbow. Wallace also reminds … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 4 days ago

Bluesky Is Good (For Now)

"You want to always be a little bit mad at the mods" The post Bluesky Is Good (For Now) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 days ago

Clingy doggo determined to follow her human's every step — even if it means climbing up steep ladder (video)

Golden retrievers are known to be clingy, but Honey took it to the next level — literally, that is. After her two-legged buddy went up to the attic to fetch some Christmas decorations, the determined doggo risked her safety to arduously climb the steep ladder herself. — Read the … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 days ago

The $21 Pyrex Baking Gem I'm Using All Holiday Season (It's on Sale!)

Over 6,000 Amazon shoppers bought it in the last month! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 days ago

Amazon Has Cut The PSVR2 Price So Low That It Can’t Officially Display It On Its Website (42% Off)

Amazon offers the PSVR 2 bundled with the game Horizon Call of the Mountain at a reduced price. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

Eramet Grande Côte Mine In Senegal Is Getting 20 MW Of Solar & 11 MWh Of Battery Storage

The Eramet Grande Côte Mine 20 MWp solar and 11 MWh battery project will provide clean energy to meet 20% of the mine’s energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by 25,000 tonnes annually. The mining sector is one of the most energy intensive sectors. Big mines can be located clos … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

Aimee Lynne releases a new single to share her “Reason to Sing”

For Aimee Lynne music is a safe haven and a life jacket, that keeps her afloat, when life gets too stormy. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 4 days ago

COVID and Flu vaccination rates abysmally low before Thanksgiving travel rush

The Centers for Disease Control has released statistics showing this season's COVID and Flu vaccination rates are very low. I guess America will get a reminder, and perhaps vaccination rates will increase when everyone starts getting sick. That'll be too late for some of us, as C … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 days ago

Amazon pours another $4B into Anthropic, OpenAI’s biggest rival

Amazon has now committed $8 billion to AI startup that makes a key ChatGPT competitor. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 days ago

Sill Collates Top Links From Your Accounts on Bluesky and Mastodon

Sill allows you to connect your Bluesky and Mastodon accounts — one of each — and see what links are popular among the accounts you follow. As Andy Baio says, it is “like Nuzzel was for Twitter”. Tyler Fisher: As decentralized social media continues to grow, I believe it is impor … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 4 days ago

Popeye Will Pop Eyes Out in This Gruesome New Horror Film

Grab some spinach and watch the trailer: Popeye the Slayer Man is one of two Popeye-themed horror movies coming soon. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

The Absolute Best Costco Groceries You Can Buy for Thanksgiving This Year

It’s a one-stop shop. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 days ago

On the trail of an 18th-century master forger: New evidence discovered

A document held in Göttingen University's Faculty of Humanities has been revealed as an 18th century forgery. The document purports to be from 1266, but mentions a church in Pisa that was not built until later. This discovery is the result of research by Dr. Boris Gübele, histori … | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 days ago

NASA Satellites Uncover Alarming Drop in Global Water Supplies

Satellite observations indicate a worrying decline in global freshwater levels starting from 2014, influenced by severe droughts and exacerbated by climate change. The drop in water availability has critical implications for agriculture, health, and regional stability, with resea … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 4 days ago

Film Friday: Inkjet Prints of Kodachrome at the Nathan Benn Show

The Nathan Benn show at our local Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York, was a treat. I had only one complaint: there wasn't enough of it. It was well lit and impeccably presented in the classic manner, with a well-designed... | Continue reading


@feeds.feedblitz.com | 4 days ago

Peaches spread across North America through Indigenous networks, radiocarbon dating and document analysis show

Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn State. | Continue reading


@phys.org | 4 days ago

Weather Extremes Batter US

If only we had some flooding to put out these fires. | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 4 days ago

The 49″ Odyssey G95C Monitor From Samsung Is at a Record Low Price, 40% Off on The Official Store

It's one of the most impressive screens you could have in front of you. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

The Nobel Prizes Tell a Story About Scientific Discovery

C. Brandon Ogbunu in Undark Magazine: While Nobel Prize announcements have always been newsworthy celebrations of discovery, recent years’ events have been successful in a much more important task: fostering important global discussions around the process of science. This is espe … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 4 days ago

Time for Apple to take the Smart Home seriously ↦

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, writing at The Verge: Next year, [Apple] will reportedly launch an “AI wall tablet for home control,” and it’s said to be developing more devices for the home (including cameras, a tabletop robot, and maybe even a TV). … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 4 days ago

This $4 Trader Joe's "Legend" Is Finally Back — and I'm Stocking It in My Fridge

It's back! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 days ago

Deluxe jet-powered surfboard goes 60 and comes apart for carrying

In order to stand out in an increasingly crowded market, an electric surfboard really has to offer something special these days. The Canvas does just that, with a modular design, epoxied oak trim, and a top speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). Continue Reading Category: Marine, Transport T … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 4 days ago

Wolves in Ethiopia spotted licking 'red hot poker' flowers like lollipops

Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 4 days ago

Sill gives a Nuzzel vibe to Mastodon and Bluesky links ↦

Journalist and developer Tyler Fisher, on his personal blog: Today I’m excited to launch the public beta of Sill, my new social media tool. Sill connects to your Bluesky and Mastodon accounts and aggregates the most popular links in your network. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 4 days ago

The "So Delicious" Frosted Cookies I'm Serving for the Holidays

Creamy and sweet! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 days ago

'S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2': A Guide To The Terrifying Poppy Field Quest

A step-by-step guide for completing early S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 questline, The Poppy Field. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 4 days ago

Serendipity: a charted design for any craft

Back in September 2014, the word I encoded for my Patreon was Serendipity, as suggested by a patron. At that | Continue reading


@gannetdesigns.com | 4 days ago

Johanna Under the Ice

Johanna Nordblad is a free diver who specializes in cold water dives. After being injured in a biking accident, her recovery involved ice water baths and she developed an interest in cold water. Ian Derry filmed Nordblad doing a dive for this gorgeous short video. There is no pla … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 4 days ago

National Treasure Keke Palmer Is Out and About

She's reliably a delight. The post National Treasure Keke Palmer Is Out and About first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 4 days ago

Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

Earthen channels that span more than 640 kilometres show that pre-Mayan Mesoamericans built large-scale fish-trapping facilities earlier than previously thought | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 4 days ago

Meteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars

A rock that formed around 4.5 billion years ago on Mars before being blasted into space by a meteor strike and making its way to Earth contains telltale evidence that it was formed in the presence of hot water | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 4 days ago

DEA paid "tens of thousands" to airline employees for targeting innocent passengers to steal their cash — DOJ halts practice

President Nixon created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1973 to persecute Blacks and antiwar activists. Over 50 years later, it's still in operation, serving as an employer for sociopathic goons and drug cartel moles. And today the DEA is hopping mad because the Depa … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 days ago

Cranky Weekly Review Presented by OAK: Spirit Reaches a New Chapter, Allegiant Adds On

Spirit Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection Spirit Airlines surprised no one when it filed […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 4 days ago

Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again

Federal climate databases remained largely intact during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Scientists say the threats are bigger this time | Continue reading


@scientificamerican.com | 4 days ago

The Tally giveaway winners!

The Tally giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! The winners! Congratulations to: Bertrand Herpin Lemonnier Tedd Landgraf You should have received an email with details, please let me know if you didn’t hear anything! But I didn’t win! If you didn’t win, sorry, but T … | Continue reading


@brett.trpstra.net | 4 days ago

City unveils innovative urban streetlights capable of charging vehicles: 'Nice to see these coming online'

The result of the two companies' partnership will hit the streets in Detroit, Michigan, as well as across sites in New York and Illinois. City unveils innovative urban streetlights capable of charging vehicles: 'Nice to see these coming online' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 days ago

This Beloved Southern Side Will Be Everyone’s Favorite This Thanksgiving

Goes with everything. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 days ago

The Latest from Comfort Zone, Magic Rays of Light, and MacStories Unwind

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Comfort Zone Matt brings his latest obsession, Niléane wants to talk about Bluesky, and Chris challenges the gang to automate something. Magic Rays of Light Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Silo, dive in to T … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 4 days ago

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Saving

Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Make sure to refrigerate, or it's a little too scary. Today's News: | Continue reading


@smbc-comics.com | 4 days ago

The Marshall Acton III Bluetooth Speaker Hits an All-Time Low, Breaking Amazon’s Price Barrier

Save 29% on a Marshall's signature look and sound in a bluetooth speaker ahead of Black Friday this year. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

AWS named as a leader again in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure

AWS leads in hybrid infrastructure with top ratings from Gartner for edge computing, AI/ML, and hybrid management; recognized for global support and fully managed offerings like Outposts, expanding consistent cloud experience to on-premises and edge locations. | Continue reading


@aws.amazon.com | 4 days ago