"The SBTI is working with urgency to ensure that companies stay the course." Major companies abandon critical promise just years after committing to change — here's what's at stake first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It was very exciting a couple of years ago when Tesla revealed it would open up its Supercharger network to non-Tesla brands, albeit with a Supercharger adapter. Up until that point, Tesla had restricted charging to its own vehicle line, and with that limitation came fast charger … | Continue reading
Do you want an Apple Watch without spending $800? Now is your chance! | Continue reading
"Still blows my mind that people are walking toward this wild animal." Video of tourists getting way too close to bison at Yellowstone sparks outrage online: 'These people should be ejected' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In the previous post about transducers, I did not discuss early termination of reducing functions and transducers. For the examples given in that post, early termination was irrelevant. It is, however, an important and tricky aspect of reducing functions and transducers. Early te … | Continue reading
A breakthrough at Rice University enhances thermophotovoltaic systems with a new thermal emitter design, achieving over 60% efficiency. This could transform energy conversion, making it a viable alternative to batteries for grid-scale energy storage and sustainable industry pract … | Continue reading
The Forerunner 55 is better suited for casual athletes, while the Forerunner 255 is a top choice for regular enthusiasts. | Continue reading
Blame it on California. Its Air Resources Board (CARB) has been pushing to clean up emissions for diesel-powered heavy trucks for years. A significant amount of the goods that enter the United States from foreign countries every year arrive in ports in California. They cross the … | Continue reading
Oil slicks are particularly dangerous for sea turtles, marine mammals, sea birds, and early life stages of fish. Authorities launch investigation after massive oil spill off the coast of Singapore — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Just six months after its launch, this offer is hard to believe. | Continue reading
Action, Henry Cavill, and romance await in Lionsgate's eventual reboot of the beloved Highlander series. | Continue reading
Microsoft is blocking the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with some Ubisoft games, like Assassin's Creed, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, after changes in the operating system cause the games to crash, freeze, or have audio issues. [...] | Continue reading
For the last couple of days, Margaret and I have been participating in the NetVUE pre-meeting. She gave a short paper on assisted dying in the light of the vocation to peacemaking, and I gave a response to John Dear’s The Gospel of Peace in the light of a pædagogy of peacemaking. … | Continue reading
Shallots and onions may seem similar, but each offers its own flavor and texture that can affect the dishes you make with them. We examined the differences between the two, and when it's OK to swap one for the other. | Continue reading
The European Union is ending an antitrust investigation into Apple e-books, 9to5Mac reported. No verdict has been delivered, as the case has been closed abruptly since the original party that filed it chose to withdraw its complaint. However, this does not equate to a clean chit … | Continue reading
NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at establishing a permanent moon base, relies on understanding lunar soil to use it as a construction material. NASA is funding research and development in lunar construction systems that will use the moon’s natural resources to construct infrastruct … | Continue reading
"Great idea!" Gardener shares 'fantastic' hack to make old egg cartons your new favorite tool: 'Such a great life hack' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Notable Numbers Worth Reading The Last Word Enrique Allen, a partner at Designer Fund, passed away. Enrique became a friend when he and Ben started The Designer Fund. The news hits hard. RIP Enrique. Taken too soon. Ben’s note on Enrique’s passing is moving and heartfelt. Novembe … | Continue reading
This isn't just a Philly problem. Researchers make worrisome discovery while analyzing Philadelphia subway — here's what they found first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! If you have lots of money and the ability (and desire) to live on a cruise ship for four years, here's your chance to escape the entire Trump presidency from the debatable comfort of your cruise ship cabin. — Read the re … | Continue reading
A new atlas maps human skeletal development, revealing key insights into bone formation, genetic links to arthritis, and conditions like craniosynostosis. The first “blueprint” of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, sheds light on the process of arthritis, … | Continue reading
TL;DR: I’m using Kagi. Google1 launched in 1998, and I started using it around 1999. I remember being in college, discussing it with friends in the cafeteria, and feeling that this new search engine was almost too good to be true2. It was fast, clean, and had an unprecedented cap … | Continue reading
Importing a frontend Javascript library without a build system I sometimes think the hardest problem in computer science right now is taking an NPM library and figuring out how to download it and use it from a tag without needing to involve some sort of convoluted build system. … | Continue reading
1969's "The War Games" serial is getting colorized and coming with new sights and sounds for newer Doctor Who fans. | Continue reading
The holiday season doesn't have to be a source of environmental anxiety. Shopper shares distress ahead of upcoming holiday season: 'I don't remember things being this way when I was a child' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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It’s surprising how quickly “You copied me” appears in a child’s vocabulary. The post You Copied Me appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
If you try and tell people 5 interesting things about your product / company / cause, they’ll remember zero. If instead, you tell them just one, they’ll usually ask questions that lead them to the other things, and then they’ll remember all of them because it mattered to them at … | Continue reading
Third generation cheesemonger Adam Jay Moskowitz tasted 21 of the world's most expensive cheeses for Epicurious. | Continue reading
Quantization matters What impact does quantization have on the performance of an LLM? been wondering about this for quite a while, now here are numbers from Paul Gauthier. He ran differently quantized versions of Qwen 2.5 32B Instruct through his Aider code editing benchmark and … | Continue reading
Burnley took on Bristol City at Ashton Gate today, in a game played in abysmal weather conditons. Read on for my thoughts and images from the game. As usual, I was collected by the Burnley Football Supporters Club opposite Queensgate depot at the uncivilised time of 05:50 this mo … | Continue reading
11-23-24 Turkey. Soon. Sooner than I thought. Couple ideas as to where we’ll stop. Think we’ve decided on […] | Continue reading
Japanese researchers developed a model to simulate early Earth’s atmosphere, revealing how UV radiation and hydrocarbons influenced organic formation. They found ancient Earth resembled Venus and Mars, prompting questions about Earth’s unique path to life. The journey to uncoveri … | Continue reading
Listened to Unpop roundup! 2023 featuring the most (un)popular opinions of 2023 (Go Time #338) Post details Go Time producer, Jerod Santo, ranks & reviews the most (un)popular opinions of 2023. | Continue reading
Samsung's two foldable smartphones, the Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6, are now available at record low prices. | Continue reading
The Chrysler Pacifica could come as a fully-electric minivan in a few years. | Image: Chrysler Chrysler is working on a fully electric version of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, according to Green Car Reports. The EV version reportedly would “likely” come a year after the company … | Continue reading
Senator wants to investigate whether VeriSign is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws. | Continue reading
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The ins and outs of recycling can be tricky, especially since what can and can't be recycled differs from county to county. 15-year-old expert issues PSA about major error homeowners are making at the curb: 'I know this is a big issue' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! I didn't know an airplane could be refueled mid-air until I saw this video and learned about the process. Sometimes during a rare emergency, a plane starts running dangerously low on fuel while in the air. — Read the res … | Continue reading
Black Cats Are Bad Luck by Nuclear Club is an album that constantly defies expectations and surprises the listeners with an in-depth look at pressing and important contemporary issues while finding room to grow artistically. It transforms itself into a record that stands as a fea … | Continue reading
The Election Nakba, in which Donald Trump was elected to a second dictatorship, occurred on November 5, 2024. This post is about a November 14, 2024 journey to Berkeley, California. BART warns customers that “face coverings [are] required” and 10-20 percent seem to comply: The ga … | Continue reading
I have obsessed about this long enough, I think it's only fair I (and you!) get some content out of it. When I started writing this article, I was working on my P99 CONF slides. Those slides happen to include some bits of code. And because I'm a perfectionist, I would like this c … | Continue reading
To quote the opening line in Rise of Skywalker's crawl, the dead do indeed speak! | Continue reading
Yes, the dongle dangles from your TV’s HDMI port. No, it’s not that big of a deal. | Image: The Verge It’s clear the world is ready to go all in on streaming for premier live events. That’s evidenced most recently by massive deals brokered by the likes of Netflix, which will excl … | Continue reading
A recent genetic study calls for a reexamination of the identities and relationships of several individuals buried and preserved in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. A team of international scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Florence, and the Max Planck In … | Continue reading
The owner of TikTok, ByteDance, will publish print books available in US bookstores next year. The company already publishes ebooks through its imprint, 8th Note Press. ByteDance will primarily publish genres popular on BookTok, where users share book recommendations. These inclu … | Continue reading