This might just be the beginning of something much bigger. Country secures $1.5 billion rail deal — here's how it could reshape everyday travel first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I look at a heck of a lot of websites, and one thing that always annoys me is when a webmaster is a bit too forward or aggressive in either asking for donations or paid subscriptions. Okay, some of these sites are being written by pros: journalists, writers, academics, etc. and t … | Continue reading
Consumers likely felt the impact at grocery stores, where a reduced supply can drive up prices. Farmers devastated by worst potato harvest in over 30 years — here's what's driving the collapse first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This 2024 astronaut photo shows the striking colors of Iraq's Razazah Lake, surrounded by a host of strangely circular fields. | Continue reading
Ruben invited me to participate in a blog questions challenge, noting: I suspect James would find one of these viral blog series easier if it were about books and/or coffee, but I’m tagging him here! He may do with this as he wishes. This inspired me to think of what a “coffee qu … | Continue reading
A cosmic bachelorette party. Is Trump repeating Obama’s mistake on Iran? Why no one can predict the president’s next move. And much more. | Continue reading
by Ashutosh Jogalekar When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for the people of a nation to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with their Executive, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws … | Continue reading
Is it more important for entrepreneurs to focus on revenue or profit? In episode 770, Rob Walling goes solo to explore the relationship between revenue and profit in SaaS, and the dangers of waiting for permission. He also draws inspiration from Mike Tyson’s work ethic and George … | Continue reading
Today a bitter dispute about the nature of biology is underway. A simple bag of beans may be what tips the balance - by Zachary B Hancock Read at Aeon | Continue reading
Yesterday, I started my new bike season and took my bike for a fun ride of about 25 km. I rode the first part of the “Städtepartnerschaftsradweg Braunschweig - Magdeburg” (City partnership cycle path Braunschweig - Magdeburg) between my hometown and a village called Königslutter. … | Continue reading
Michigan voters continue to back the state's climate goals. New poll uncovers surprising unity on controversial proposal: 'They are standing firm in their support' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider. | Continue reading
Yes! It’s another super simple, but really cool-looking, DIY. I love projects like this because they don’t take a whole bunch of time, money, or specialized tools, but they turn out looking like something you picked up in a posh home store. We’re going to highlight a hack from Er … | Continue reading
Car rental giant Hertz is alerting customers that personal information including credit card details and Social Security numbers may have been stolen in a data breach that impacted one of the firm’s vendors. In a notice posted to its website, Hertz says that company data “was acq … | Continue reading
Combining JavaFX-based applications with GraalVM Native Image will enable you to create platform-specific executables that don’t require the JVM to run. In this article, we will look into two ways of turning JavaFX applications into native images: manually and with ... The post A … | Continue reading
there will be two versions The post new Power Meter Bike Pedals – Inbound appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
I have this story in my head, that the longer I go without writing a note here, the better that note has to be when I do eventually come back and post again. I was looking on the internet to see if this is a common thought pattern - that if something is infrequent, it must be exc … | Continue reading
L'articolo INVESTIAMO NEL TALENTO – BORSE DI STUDIO PER IL FUTURO proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
Clone Robotics' Protoclone android can be seen flexing its bionic muscles in a new video, creepily jerking its limbs back and forth as it hangs from the ceiling. | Continue reading
Should these incentives remain in place, consumers will have until 2032 to take advantage of the program. Opinion: Why Consumer Reports is asking Congress to protect popular energy efficiency tax credits first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Garmin Instinct 3 TACTICAL – new image I reported about the all-black Instinct 3 TACTICAL, initially leaked by a careless Influencer. Other longstanding images have been found in official Garmin… The post Garmin Instinct 3 TACTICAL – new image appeared first on the5krunner • tri … | Continue reading
ESA has returned the first metal 3D-printed part made in space, a major step toward self-sufficient space missions. The first metal 3D-printed part ever manufactured in orbit has returned to Earth. Produced using ESA’s Metal 3D Printer aboard the International Space Station, the … | Continue reading
Still learning something, every day. Why don’t they use bricks? They would help in hurricanes. | Continue reading
The French publisher said it hopes developers will use the tool to design games with accessibility in mind. | Continue reading
At The British School in the Netherlands (BSN), developing your child’s unique talents, creativity, and character is just as important as academic excellence and forms the... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy After more than 18 months of renovations, the field house and restrooms at Tompkins Square Park officially reopened yesterday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on an actual spring-like day. Susan Donoghue, NYC Department of Parks commissi … | Continue reading
The team used satellite data and machine learning to detect changes in chlorophyll levels. Scientists uncover surprising cause behind toxic lake outbreaks: 'More complex than expected' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I would be so happy to never have to see an image of Mark Zuckerberg again. Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment on the original post or send me an email. | Continue reading
Once mistaken for a fuzzy star cluster, the stunning Squid Galaxy—formally known as Messier 77—has transformed in the eyes of astronomers over the centuries. Originally discovered in the 1700s by comet hunters, this bright spiral galaxy eluded proper classification until scientis … | Continue reading
The estimated cost of the cleanup to the town reached $8.8 million in April 2024. Business owner escapes prison sentence after explosive toxic waste scandal at public facility: 'Might suffer ill effects' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Six years ago, when I first saw the flier pinned to the wall of the pizza place, near a shambolic shelf of board games, I was skeptical. It held a clip-art silhouette of Sherlock Holmes, with his familiar deerstalker and pipe, and invited any and all to join The Dogs in the Night … | Continue reading
When I pitched The Impossible Thing to my publisher, his eyes glazed over. Embarrassed, I changed the subject. I already knew it was a weird one: The true story of thirty miraculous red eggs that were all taken from the same guillemot, sold to the highest bidder for a small fortu … | Continue reading
In Scots, there are separate words for fine driving snow (snaw-pouther) and small flakes (spitters)—plus about 400 other snow-related terms. Alas, English isn’t nearly so rich. And yet there is something about the winter landscape that begs to be written about. The crackle of ice … | Continue reading
A carefully curated 'Wheel of Attention' became Balatro's best friend. | Continue reading
Breathless (1983) is a textbook-perfect example of how to create a great remake. It offers many of the same narrative pleasures which helped make Jean-Luc Godard’s first film of the same name a highly influential cinematic phenomenon. But at the same time, writer-director James M … | Continue reading
Some people claim to care, but their actions tell a different story. They may say all the right things, but their behavior speaks louder. They focus solely on their own needs, rarely go out of their way for others, and think nothing of taking advantage of someone — and that’s jus … | Continue reading
If three people are coming over for dinner, does that stress you out? What if it’s 17? If you’re giving a talk explaining your strategy to four people, does it feel like a high-risk event? What if it’s 54? How many more people are required before it flips to stressful? Because th … | Continue reading
by Jonathan Kujawa The humble 2. It’s not big, like the Brobdingnagian numbers. It’s not nothing, like zero. It’s not the first something, like one. It’s hard to imagine much can be said about the unremarkable two. Of course, Covid gave us a newfound appreciation for the power of … | Continue reading
The Lord said to Noah, there’s going to be a floody, floody; then to get those children out of the muddy, muddy; then to build him an arky, arky. This much we heard while toasting marshmallows around the campfire, at least if we grew up in a certain modern Protestant tradition. A … | Continue reading
"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, stumbling away from its home and family and then undergoing decapitation from the inside out." | Continue reading
Next time we’re drinking bourbon together, I look forward to telling him that he’s got all the right impulses and is coming to the wrong conclusions. | Continue reading
My journey to Lisp began in the early 1990s. Over three decades later, a few days ago I rediscovered the first Lisp environment I ever used back then which contributed to my love for the language. Here it is, PC Scheme running under DOSBox-X on my Linux PC: Screenshot of the PC … | Continue reading
Astronomers may have uncovered a hidden population of galaxies that could rewrite what we know about the universe’s evolution. These faint, dusty galaxies were discovered using the deepest far-infrared image ever created, thanks to data from the Herschel Space Observatory. Their … | Continue reading
"We are more than a service provider — we are a superintelligence partner." Company unveils AI-powered platform poised to reshape investment decisions: 'This launch marks a turning point in the industry' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Critics warn that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer public lands could enrich wealthy developers while eliminating access for everyone else. | Continue reading
From how bass guitars make excellent weapons to why feminist artists were so inspiring, Jon King tells Elizabeth Aubrey about the things he learned bashing the fash with Gang Of Four A young Jon King in Cromer Terrace, Leeds. Photo courtesy of the artist To Hell With Poverty!, th … | Continue reading
Lingering Brightness Provides Evidence for How the Planet Met Its Demise Each year, scientists from around the world compete for a chance to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Proposals go through a rigorous review process, and approved projects are added to Webb’s observatio … | Continue reading
Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems | Continue reading