Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading
"If everyone did what people in [these photos] are doing, there would be no plants, just dirt and rocks." Parkgoer sparks outrage after sharing photos of tourists trampling on 'fragile' plants: 'It was ridiculous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Women, working-class voters, young voters, and non-white voters all shifted right in this election. Who is the Democratic Party for, exactly? | Continue reading
Developer Firaxis live streamed some new gameplay for Civilization VII, showcasing the second of the three new ages: the Exploration Age. Civ VII makes a drastic change in the gameplay flow by breaking up a game of this 4X turn-based strategy game into three ages. In the Explorat … | Continue reading
The new study suggests that the planet experienced a swift and intense melting phase following the last global ice age. At the end of the last global ice age, Earth’s deep freeze hit a natural threshold in climate change, causing the planet to thaw into a slushy, partially melted … | Continue reading
The most unholy things are happening to the Catholic church's new mascot. | Continue reading
Who knew Swiss chard could be this good?! The key is to slice the chard very thinly and cook it over medium-high heat until it caramelizes on the edges. These greens are not soggy or mushy, no way. This cooked chard is a little garlicky, a little lemony, and seriously irresistibl … | Continue reading
Illustration: The Verge Google Photos is making it easier to follow activity in your shared albums with a new “Updates” section. In the new section, you’ll be able to see notifications like updates to a shared album and updates to a conversation within Google Photos, according to … | Continue reading
In this collection of seven culinary travel guides, Serious Eats' food experts and recipe creators take you on highly personal tours of gastronomic destinations around the world. Grab your passport and let's go to Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Cairo, London, Mumbai, Taipei, and Paris! | Continue reading
"A Farewell to Farms" is a fitting, potentially conclusive, entry in Lower Decks' examination of lower-decker-culture beyond the confines of a Federation ship. | Continue reading
The ‘Ozempic drug,’ semaglutide, has been found to reduce moderately severe pain caused by knee osteoarthritis and improve physical functioning following weight loss, according to the results of a recent clinical trial by Novo Nordisk, the drug’s manufacturer. Continue Reading Ca … | Continue reading
Starbucks says customers can expect a more than 10% price reduction on their coffee order. Starbucks is making a major change to its menu — and it could save you money on your next drink order first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli. | Continue reading
“A Soft Murmur is an online background noise generator designed to help you relax, focus, and tune out unpleasant sounds from your environment.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
Noodling with something. I’m still waffling on what form it will take if it ships. Just a static, no-text placeholder website for now: micro.one | Continue reading
North Korean threat actor BlueNoroff has been targeting crypto-related businesses with a new multi-stage malware for macOS systems. [...] | Continue reading
Prediction markets, Beyoncé, Peter Thiel, fiat currency, bros with podcasts, Jen Aniston, weed, and Tims. Who came out on top and who is licking their wounds? | Continue reading
"Ask The Post" lets readers ask questions and receive AI-generated responses based on the newspaper's back catalog of reporting. | Continue reading
You sit down on a sandy dune and tilt your head back. The post Sky Gazing on Mars appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Rivian’s R2 vehicles will be powered by batteries made domestically in the US by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, the company announced in its third quarter earnings report. Rivian first revealed the new batteries back in March when it announced the R2 as its more affordable ele … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly. Now when an Android user reacts to an RCS message from an iOS user, the selected emoji will appear in line with the message bubble on iOS … | Continue reading
The company already is considering new projects in Iraq along with oil fields in Kuwait. Major oil company abandons critical promise just four years after vowing it would change — here's what's at stake first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
1/ Biden vowed to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition,” calling on Americans to “accept the choice the country made” and to “bring down the temperature.” During his six-minute remarks, Biden said he hopes the 2024 election “can lay to rest t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
I think I might take some time today to read Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart. “How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart - when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain?” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
Save 38% on the JBL Flip 6 portable Bluetooth speaker, available at Amazon in a rainbow of fun colors. | Continue reading
Ready to go, a more respectable Vision Pro travel case. Belkin has just released two new Vision Pro accessories—a $50 add-on Head Strap that supplement Apple’s Solo Knit Band, and a $100 Travel Bag.… | Continue reading
The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though. | Continue reading
io9 debuts "Enter the Sekai Tekai," the first single from the new album by composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson. | Continue reading
In another promising study on the medical use of psilocybin, the hallucinogen in magic mushrooms, researchers have shown that psychedelic therapy can help with treatment-resistant eating disorders. "Our findings suggest that psilocybin may be helpful in supporting meaningful psyc … | Continue reading
WBD chief hopeful that Trump administration could enable more streaming M&As. | Continue reading
Twelve new weevil species were discovered by Jake Lewis’s team at OIST, employing both innovative and classical taxonomy methods. Weevils are an exceptionally diverse group of beetles that includes many species with elephant trunk-like mouthparts, known as a rostrum. They provide … | Continue reading
Potentially deadly comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. | Continue reading
The Sol 5 includes color temperature adjustments to help set a mood in a photo. | Image: Harlowe Harlowe’s Sol 5 is a three-inch extending light that attaches to the MagSafe mount on your iPhone to improve the quality of your photos and selfies. It’s available now for $79 or for … | Continue reading
A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species. | Continue reading
Image: AOL via YouTube Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died at age 74 after a long illness, according to local Ohio news station WKYC, where he was employed for many years. During a 2016 interview, Edwards recounted how he became the voice of AO … | Continue reading
The nation veered in a more conservative direction on Election Day, and the few contested races for state-level utility regulators were no exception. Public utility commissioners vote on crucial decisions for each state’s energy system, like what power plants and gas infrastructu … | Continue reading
Thomas Heldt, associate director of IMES, describes how he collaborates closely with MIT colleagues and others at Boston-area hospitals. | Continue reading
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Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is London, where we're exploring classic pub fare, dim sum, high tea, and more. Your guides are British pastry chef, recipe developer, and cookbook author Nicola Lamb and Am … | Continue reading
Global heating is leading to an increase in natural disasters, which can cause existential anxiety for many people. The post Global Heating & Terror Management Theory appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Paris, where we're exploring bistros, brasseries, patisseries, and more. Your guides are frequent Paris visitors Daniel Gritzer and Genevieve Yam, who are also sharing re … | Continue reading
A quick search for advice on how to post on social media will turn up plenty of listicles. Each one has a few good tips on being yourself and keeping your profile updated, but they also tend to veer into subjects like "building your personal brand," using AI to "help" you and usi … | Continue reading
Caleb Hearth wrote an inspiring piece about CSS's new OKLCH functions, and now I want nothing more than to (re-?)implement something using this colour model! | Continue reading
Welcome to Global Eats, Serious Eats’ tour of some of the world’s most exciting food cities. Our next stop is Bangkok, where we're exploring the best curries, satays, noodles, and more. Your guides are Thai native and cookbook author Pailin Chongchitnant, as well as Brooklyn-base … | Continue reading
Fall, my favorite season Fires chlorophyllous, riotous, Swirling as kids rustle about Hiding in leaves. Familial conscripts raking Chafing against Sisyphean task Hedges color snared Trees haltingly immodest. Trick or Treat The hobgoblins innocent plaint Mercantile pumpkin spice, … | Continue reading
Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. | Continue reading
The 4,500-year-old pyramids of Giza are the backdrop for "Forever Is Now," which features sculptures, installations and immersive artworks that explore the relationship between the past and present | Continue reading