Things have been extremely busy! I have If any of these might interest you, here are the details! Article on Science and Language in New Scientist First, about the latest article I’ve written for New Scientist magazine. (My other New Scientist articles can be found at the bottom … | Continue reading
Sarah Posner on Bluesky, linking to a kamalahq tweet and a kamalahq Instagram post: In the thread below: a completely rambling, unhinged, incomprehensible quote from Trump at his Flint town hall with Sarah Huckabee Sanders that the Harris campaign distributed, then news headlines … | Continue reading
Exceptions are often a better way to handle errors than returning them as values. We argue that traditional exceptions provide better user and developer experience, and show that they even result in faster execution. ⚠️ This post links to an external website. ⚠️ | Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this piece is co-posted with our friends at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. By Grace Kenyon hen I went to journalism school after studying piano performance as an undergrad, I encountered a fair number … | Continue reading
The research team can hopefully contribute to improving the already strong performance in the industry by better understanding the batteries that power the vehicles. Scientists identify unexpected issue with common EV battery component: 'Physical effects that have so far countera … | Continue reading
Everyone’s iPhone camera might look a little different with the new Photographic Styles. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When I walked into the building that houses the Steve Jobs Theater for the iPhone 16 launch last week, the first person I saw taking a photo of the room w … | Continue reading
Every winter, when sunlight hits at the right angle, visitors to Virginia's First Landing State Park are treated to a mesmerizing rainbow light show courtesy of the park's bald cypress swamp. | Continue reading
Working the Stacks Reach up for the light cord and tug through its little knot of resistance, and there’s Samuel Johnson, sharing the floor with Nietzsche, Anthony Trollope, Franz Fanon, Isbert and Edith Sitwell, German small-print dictionaries, black bound insurance tables, hist … | Continue reading
📝 Physician Heal Thyself - I’m a computer guy with a laptop that doesn’t want to act right, and everybody thinks it’s funny. - louplummer.lol/physician… | Continue reading
And the new features in Apple Podcasts. Sponsored by Podpage. Spending time updating your podcast’s Wordpress or Squarespace page every time you publish a new episode? With Podpage, your podcast website updates by itself, every time you publish a new episode. https://podnews.net/ … | Continue reading
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Neil Madden recently wrote a blog post titled, Digital Signatures and How to Avoid Them. One of the major points he raised is: Another way that signatures cause issues is that they are too powerful for the job they are used for. You just wanted to authenticate that an email came … | Continue reading
The Mirror has a rather wonderful image gallery of behind the scenes photos from Doctor Who. Lots of lovely black-and-white photos of classic stories. And then, right at the end, this: Cor! Four classic Doctors each with a mobile! This photoshoot was, apparently, done at the Hamm … | Continue reading
Working on a visual representation of the European data strategy landscape, integrated as well as alongside a textual representation this morning. It makes for a pleasant experience. The experience comes from what Zsolt Viczián’s Excalidraw plugin for Obsidian allows me to do, so … | Continue reading
What is the cost of progress? 5 years ago, Brad Pitt starred in an underrated sci-fi thriller that asked that very question. In 2024, its themes seem timelier than ever. | Continue reading
When a doctor has a lousy cold and therefore the sniffles, a cough, and watery eyes, people find great humor in trotting out the old saw "Physician, heal thyself." I don't know who said it first, but he was kind of a jerk, don't you think? People find it hilarious to think of the … | Continue reading
In the summer of 1912 she travelled north to paint First Nations peoples, and returned to exhibit 200 of her paintings in Vancouver in 1913. | Continue reading
Cargo ebikes are often pitched as alternatives to the family car, but limited range can be tiresome. If you'd rather be riding than charging, Engwe has launched a fat-tire model that could provide motor assist for more than 200 miles before needing a top up. Continue Reading Cate … | Continue reading
Groundbreaking research has established a new blood group system, the MAL, now recognized as the 47th type. The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50- year-old mystery. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group Reference … | Continue reading
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is overhauling the illustrations it uses throughout its products and services to make them less flat and more playful and interesting. The previous iteration of illustrations was heavily vector-based, with a flat illustration style that can be found thr … | Continue reading
"We can’t compete on price per kilo." | Continue reading
Spanish technical archaeologists have identified ancient irrigation ducts in desert regions around the world using AI. The AI was trained to pour through old spy satellite photos taken during the Cold War and look for evidence of underground aqueducts that carried water from high … | Continue reading
With 'Twilight of the Gods,' Zack Snyder teases a promising second act. | Continue reading
by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting and with assistance from High Country News. Sign up for Dispatches to get s … | Continue reading
During the summer months, California's temperatures reached 110 degrees or higher in some regions. Experts reveal the surprising reason California's power grid held up during the recent heat wave: 'It's definitely been a game changer' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The two new proceedings are meant to “assist Apple in complying with its interoperability,” according to the EU. | Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission has opened new proceedings under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see the bloc instruct Apple on how it can … | Continue reading
Who would have thought that I would be here, as in where I am now, or more to the point, who would have thought that I would make it this far?Go figure . . .But I have to say itAge—It’s a funny thing.I think about the stories from my youth. I thing about the authority […] | Continue reading
It’s tough out there for an electric truck. Rivian’s R1T was the showpiece that launched the company; I was blown away the moment I saw its concept version at a car show in the 2010s. But the truck’s sales are down 38% over last year as the R1S SUV becomes the brand’s signature v … | Continue reading
Why simplicity is the endgame | Continue reading
Ryu Ga Gotoku announced their next game at RGG Summit 2024, which will star fan-favourite Goro Majima as the protagonist. This will be the first game in the Like A Dragon series where Majima is the sole protagonist. Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii is technically a Like A Dr … | Continue reading
Quantum entanglement, an intriguing aspect of quantum physics, allows particles to remain interconnected regardless of distance. This phenomenon was explored at new heights in 2023 when the ATLAS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider observed entanglement between top quarks, … | Continue reading
Don’t buy the cheap pagers. Trump gets victim-blamed. Kamala goes to ground. J.D. tries to save the cats. Melania defends nudes. And more. | Continue reading
Eurostar high-speed trains from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to Brussels, London and Paris could be scrapped from 2025 due to the continuous problems with Dutch rail infrastructure and... | Continue reading
by Barry Goldman Rich and powerful people commit a vast amount of crime. According to Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime, by law professor Jennifer Taub: White collar crime in America, such as fraud and embezzlement, costs victims an est … | Continue reading
A ring of rocky asteroid debris may have circled our planet 466 million years ago, according to a recent study. | Continue reading
Expanding access to charging will vastly help customers who have been hesitant to switch to EVs. Tesla increases charger production in bid to expand Supercharger network to new EVs — here are the brands listed as 'coming soon' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New research suggests that black holes may actually be "frozen stars," bizarre quantum objects that lack a singularity and an event horizon, potentially solving some of the biggest paradoxes in black hole physics. | Continue reading
When she’s in need of some love and attention, like this Twentiest of Bleptember, my dog will place herself underfoot at my desk. She won’t necessarily put her blep away, though. | Continue reading
Both of the last two mornings have made the occasion for good runs. Yesterday my legs started out with that heavy, loggy feeling, but gradually relaxed and brought me home at a decent pace. This morning I limbered up more quickly, and wound up running the whole two miles at a ver … | Continue reading
When Juan Pablo Sarmiento thought to himself "couldn't Sex and the City's love triangles be squared-away by polyamory?" he didn't just sit down and write slashfic. No; he came up with a formula for idealised polycules, and open-sourced the algorithm. That's my kind of nerdity! | Continue reading
The 25th century never looked so groovy. Here's how a character who was big in the 1930s earned a brief but fascinating second life. | Continue reading
TV Show of the Day: The Perfect Couple (Netflix) Coffee of the Day: Starbucks Iced Pecan Crunch Oatmilk Latte | Continue reading
AI development is accelerating — with some scientists suggesting machines will be more intelligent than the smartest humans within the next few years. | Continue reading
Some of Poland’s most innovative start-ups can now access new funding from the largest national initiative supporting innovations in the European Union. There was a huge boost for the Polish start-up ecosystem this week with news that PFR Ventures, Poland’s national development f … | Continue reading
I have a confession. Long before I became a cozy mystery author, I had a dream publishing job as a Nancy Drew editor. But to be honest, I didn’t always love the famous girl detective. Not as much as her legions of fans, anyway. To me, her character was too…perfect. I’m not a Nanc … | Continue reading
Supernatural and detective fiction have long been linked: let’s not forget that Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” (published in 1897) has Dr. Abraham Van Helsing and his crew of fearless vampire hunters sleuthing through London to find the titular bloodsucker. That merger has extended from … | Continue reading