We missed it this year, but the New York Times didn't , and posted a link to Laurel MacKenzie's "Pirate Lingo 101": Past Talk Like a Pirate Day posts: "R!", 11/03/2003 "Type like a pirate day", 9/9/2004 "R!?", 9/19/2005 "Type like a pirate", 9/18/2006 "Pirate R as I-R-eland", 9/2 … | Continue reading
Armed with melodic structures that will transport you intime right back to So Jealous days, fxrrvst is a band that infuses their tracks with genuine and heartfelt nostalgia. | Continue reading
We Have Ghosts was born from the ashes of the now disbanded Alt Rock band, The Würmen, this power trio from Leeds, led by Benjamin Mace-Crossley (Guitars /Vocals / Songwriter), David Snowley (Percussion), and Matthew Snowley (Bass), is poised to carry on their musical journey wit … | Continue reading
One of the ways that I'm fortunate is that I enjoy simple pleasures the most. I have no need for elaborate, constant, and expensive variety to be satisfied. It's not that I don't enjoy an occasional adventure—I do. It's just that I am very happy to have a nice time in my own home … | Continue reading
Introduction and background, extensive references including English translations, and a complete illustrated table of contents of this series. | Continue reading
Voice chatbots are increasingly picking up the phone for restaurants. | Continue reading
These beautiful destinations are ditching heavily polluting dirty fuels and improving the environment for nearby communities. Major US rail system announces nearly $2 billion contract to complete first fully automated, driverless urban light metro system: 'This is another huge mi … | Continue reading
Spend time with stories about taking a break from dating, why people aren’t having kids, the insurrectionists next door, and more. | Continue reading
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This is one of those unhelpful status updates with no detail whatsoever! But I successfully spent part of yesterday moving Clara’s and my internal DB on our FreeBSD homelab box to Postgres. Everything in our homelab (and home life) revolve around a single database, from helper sc … | Continue reading
MIT physicists propose that early dark energy, a mysterious force, might be the key to resolving the “Hubble tension” and the surprising discovery of numerous bright, early galaxies. This form of energy, thought to have influenced the universe briefly after the Big Bang, could ex … | Continue reading
From Lane Greene on Bluesky (link): I've been trying for a while to figure out a theory of Trump's capitalisation. It's mostly nouns like Country, but not always positive ones. I never did nail down the pattern. But I've got a new theory – bear with me here. ALL CAPS IS FOR UNGRA … | Continue reading
Die Berliner Agentur Bernd organisierte das Sommerfest zur feierlichen Eröffnung des Hauptstadtbüros der Erneuerbare Energien Fabrik (EEF). | Continue reading
As the election approaches, the rhetoric of Ronald Reagan reminds America to think for itself. | Continue reading
by Gary Borjesson Become who you are, having learned what that is. -Pindar Become who you are. —Nietzsche I want to be authentic and so probably do you. It’s a virtue fostered by philosophic and therapeutic inquiries. In popular culture, “authenticity” is broadly used to mean bei … | Continue reading
Using this method instead of chemical pesticides can help protect other insects and animals such as bees and birds. Gardener shares easy method to protect your growing veggies from hungry pests: 'Great news for me and my garden' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows Arp 107, home to two merging galaxies, with two bright cores and a "bridge" of dust and gas forming a cosmic smiley face. | Continue reading
In an article in “The Conversation,” researchers Rob MacKenzie and Richard Norby, with the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), shared findings from a recent study published in Nature Climate Change. Their question: How will trees respond to more CO2 in the future? Th … | Continue reading
Somers House, designed by Kennedy Nolan Architects, embodies the studio's commitment to blending architecture and interior design into a singular, cohesive discipline. Drawing inspiration from twentieth-century Modernism, the house represents a seamless relationship between form, … | Continue reading
dramastream: Ha Yoon Kyung as Yoon Cho Won ❀ See You in My 19th Life (2023) dir. Lee Na Jung | Continue reading
Environmental metal exposure significantly contributes to coronary calcium buildup, comparable to traditional cardiovascular risk factors like smoking. Research from Columbia University indicates that such exposure not only advances arterial plaque progression but could also hera … | Continue reading
JJ has become enough of a must-have tool that I wanted to have my dotfiles install it automatically. In install.sh I install a handful of utilities via apt, but JJ does not have a Debian/Ubuntu package so I have improvised something. It’s a little bit of a hack. You can download … | Continue reading
Years of the PCB-filled toxic waste built up in the sediment above some of the dams was at risk of flowing downstream, where it would further contaminate homes, businesses, and wildlife. Experts document impressive before-and-after river restoration following removal of destructi … | Continue reading
The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool is set to host an exhibition of work by 38 Black British women and non-binary artists. The exhibition will be called Conversations and run from 19th October 2024 to 9th March 2025. Through the powerful artworks on display, the exhibition aims t … | Continue reading
Every year when we visit Sutton-on-Sea, we always take the time to drive the 8 miles south to the small seaside town of Chapel St Leonards. It is unashamedly down-market, and popular with families for reasonably-priced holidays. Also fuctioning as a retirement community where hou … | Continue reading
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image via Gabby's Mermaid Postcards Who among us has not at least once longed for a pink heart-shaped bathtub, a tunnel of love ride, and an underwater mermaid show? Where in America can I find these things? :emoji:♀️ | Continue reading
I wanted a quick setup where I can speak to my laptop, and it will record the audio and then give me a text transcript of what I have said. My intention is to produce long text by speaking it out loud and then doing some minor refinement by changing potential cycles. Preparation … | Continue reading
by Mark R. DeLong Once a real irritant and frustration, the routine has become a slap-stick show staged in our living room. Today, it’s only slightly tinged with impatience. Someone wants to watch a movie, which is a challenge itself, since that means having to find one worth wat … | Continue reading
Being a Roman gladiator was a bloody business, but did all gladiators really fight to the death? | Continue reading
The researchers at CERN have succeeded in observing quantum entanglement between “top quarks” and at the highest energies. This was first reported in September 2023 and since confirmed by a first and second observation. The pairs of “top quarks” produced at the Large Hadron Colli … | Continue reading
Lakeside Pavilion, designed by Joan Heaton Architects, is a one-bedroom structure located on the shores of Lake Champlain in Westport, New York. This thoughtfully designed pavilion combines traditional architectural elements with contemporary details to create a space that beauti … | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - Polycapture a New and Affordable Next Generation Recording App - This morning, I got a tip from Carlo Zottmann, the developer of Actions for Obsidian. He let my know about Polycapture, a new app he’d just discovered. Instabuy: “PolyCapture for Mac lets you t … | Continue reading
Just days after its launch, Sentinel-2C is already providing stunning Earth imagery, capturing everything from urban landscapes to natural disasters. Its high-resolution multispectral imager enhances our ability to monitor and manage environmental and urban dynamics, paving the w … | Continue reading
by Chris Horner Things we don’t want to know that we know. Donald Rumsfeld’s famous distinctions between knowledge and ignorance: [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do … | Continue reading
Even if you're a newbie at growing a wild yard and making a few mistakes as you learn, you'll still be supporting native pollinators and keeping your yard free from water waste and toxic pesticides and herbicides. Gardener issues warning after making 'rookie mistake' while growin … | Continue reading
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"We had a massive heat wave a few years ago and needed to install A/C ... I love that it’s fast to cool or heat, super quiet and very efficient." This new HVAC tech could save you thousands — and the government might give you $10,000 to install one first appeared on The Cool Down … | Continue reading
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Branding_and_Partnerships/Time_to_be_inspired_by_planet_Earth On September 4, 2024, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft executed its closest flyby of Mercury, capturing the planet’s south pole and several geological features over 128 images. Notable a … | Continue reading
This practice of destroying unsold merchandise is deeply troubling from an environmental perspective. Woman shares sad reality of Fossil's company policy for discarding products: 'This is so heartbreaking' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
If your Mac is running Sequoia, it could have no XProtect data at all, or being using version 5272 or 5273 but not 5274; if it's running Sonoma or earlier, the version could be 5272 or 5274 but not 5273. Simple. | Continue reading
Marty Swant of Digiday has seen the Perplexity pitch deck for building an advertising business: According to a copy of the pitch deck obtained by Digiday, the plan is to integrate ads within users’ queries and answers When the idea of using an LLM as a search engine started float … | Continue reading
The No. 1 reason to install panels is saving money on utility bills. Homes with solar panels now have triple the power — and it's leading to massive energy savings first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Here is your chance to listen to your favorite audiobooks for free. As Watford Observer reported, all that you have to do is log on to BookBeat which is offering free access to its entire catalogue of audiobooks for three months. The company hosts more than a million e-books and … | Continue reading
If the emerging Europe region wants the West to move beyond misconceptions and increase its awareness and understanding of the region, perhaps it must start by confronting its own stereotypes. For decades, the emerging Europe region has grappled with the challenge of being misund … | Continue reading
It's a small change that can make a big difference. This company is like a cheat code that turns your old stuff into cash — here's how first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading