At first, it seemed like it was little more than another automaker press event. General Motors announced yesterday that it has expanded its global footprint with the official opening of a new advanced design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, about 20 miles from Birmingham, England. … | Continue reading
Relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, and breath control can help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term—but it’s unclear if the effects last. A large analysis found modest benefits across many methods, but the data was often low quality, and long-term impact … | Continue reading
Ok so I’ve watched the trailer for the new Wes Anderson movie, The Phoenician Scheme, a couple of times and I still don’t know what it’s actually about? But from the looks of things, it is more of the same for people who like that sort of thing, which is lucky for me. Also, Micha … | Continue reading
Exploring the remnants of the former Brownsville General Hospital was a terrifying experience, even for me. It wasn't just that the building was creepy, although it certainly was: full of long rooms lined with rusting hospital beds covered with chunks of paint and plaster, it fel … | Continue reading
"You need to lawyer up ASAP." Renter hit with urgent warnings after sharing photo of hazard discovered in their home: 'This could kill you' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new spin on our monthly review. Here I not only review March 2025, but also explain how I came up with all of my article ideas. | Continue reading
This week, the UK government reacted to the latest round of tariff insanity in the United States by altering its plans to promote the adoption of electric vehicles. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his country is reinstating its proposed ban on the sale of new cars powered s … | Continue reading
Samsung’s smart home platform SmartThings now works with Matter 1.4, the latest version of the interoperable smart home standard, adding compatibility with things like water heaters, heat pumps, and solar panels that use the spec. The company has also introduced new smart home au … | Continue reading
(Spoken Word With Electronics is Ethan Persoff's podcast of spoken word recordings with unusual electronic instruments and sounds.) With words losing their meaning in politics and society, it seems useful to generate gibberish to do the talking for you. Phoneme gibberish is a ver … | Continue reading
Mistral Small 3.1 on Ollama Mistral Small 3.1 (previously) is now available through Ollama, providing an easy way to run this multi-modal (vision) model on a Mac (and other platforms, though I haven't tried them myself yet). I had to upgrade Ollama to the most recent version to g … | Continue reading
I believe that eventually WordPress will be the hub for writers the way the web itself became the the hub for apps. Initially, the web wasn’t the best place to host apps, the Mac had a much more developed set of meaningful features for app devs, and we already knew the Mac APIs w … | Continue reading
Since 2021, Six Colors has been compiling an annual report card focusing on how Apple’s doing in large organizations, including businesses, education, and government. We formulated a set of survey questions that would address the big-picture issues regarding Apple in the enterpri … | Continue reading
Much has been written about the BYD Shark, the stylish EREV pickup truck that will face one of the most established segments of the legacy auto industry in the developing world and Oceania … for now. But BYD is not the only player aiming for a piece of this lucrative ... [continu … | Continue reading
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TL;DR: Act fast to snag the All-in-One Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle, which outfits your PC with a new operating system and new apps, for just $45.97 (reg. $428), now until April 27. Looking to make an old computer feel new again? — Read the re … | Continue reading
TL;DR: From true crime to war times, binge documentaries for life with this $199.99 (reg. $999) subscription to MagellanTV Documentary Streaming Service. Are your go-to streaming services feeling stale? A bit too surface-level? If you're looking for a fresh entertainment platform … | Continue reading
Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDK, the optimized Java runtime within Azul Platform Prime, has reached release 25.02 of Azul Zing builds of OpenJDK. The post Changes Included in Release 25.02 of Azul Zing Builds of OpenJDK appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java … | Continue reading
"Thanks." PhD student dismantles longstanding myth about pressing global issue: 'It's factual information, but it's presented in false settings' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Filled with tender asparagus and creamy goat cheese, this stellar quiche can easily be made ahead for a delightful weekday lunch or a celebratory brunch for Easter, Mother's Day, or any other spring holiday. | Continue reading
1/ China warned it would “fight to the end” and said the U.S. “will never intimidate China” after Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 104% unless Beijing dropped its 34% retaliatory duties. China’s Commerce Ministry called the mo... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
On my walk this morning, I was greeted by this scene at the entrance to the Springbrook Prairie Preserve. | Continue reading
For my project I aim to make an interactive lamp with a variable light output. While visiting a coffee shop on pearl street I found a lamp in the shape of a mushroom (Figure 1). I really like the simplicity of the design and how smooth it was. I immediately had the idea that the. … | Continue reading
"Wake up, people!" Video shows national parkgoers risking their lives in dangerous photo op: 'This is infuriating' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Writing C for curl Daniel Stenberg maintains curl - a library that deals with the most hostile of environments, parsing content from the open internet - as 180,000 lines of C89 code. He enforces a strict 80 character line width for readability, zero compiler warnings, avoids "bad … | Continue reading
As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are set to take effect, Amazon is tweaking some of how it does business — specifically how it operates Amazon Haul, the company’s version of bargain bin Chinese sites like Temu and Shein. The Information reported Tuesday that Amazon Haul offerin … | Continue reading
Which types of people aren’t big fans of “impartial” news? People who don’t have power. “The poor, those with less education, young people, and women are less likely to prefer ‘impartial’ news sources over those that align with their own views.” | Continue reading
The next phase of director Dan Trachtenberg’s plan to reenergize the Predator franchise is another foray into the past. Today, Hulu shared a new trailer for 20th Century Studios’ upcoming animated anthology movie, Predator: Killer of Killers. Similar to Prey, Killer of Killers wi … | Continue reading
A step forward in the development of diamond CMOS integrated circuits. A research team at NIMS has developed the world’s first n-channel diamond MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor). This breakthrough marks a significant step toward realizing CMOS (complemen … | Continue reading
A message from Canary Media's executive director: Despite the current chaos in Washington, D.C., the transition to a clean energy future won’t be stopped. It’s now being led from the ground up, by local and state elected officials, impassioned advocates, creative entrepreneurs, u … | Continue reading
Tesla's presentation last year for a Cybercab gave sci-fi dystopia vibes that drew concern from Alcon Entertainment. | Continue reading
It did not announce this move but deleted the relevant webpage. Coca-Cola slammed for quietly quitting on major initiative and hoping no one would notice: 'Masterclass' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
BPS is a GPS alternative that nobody's heard of I came to the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show this year with my Dad to learn more about time in broadcast and live production. I was expecting to learn more about grandmaster clocks, AV sync, timing in protocols like … | Continue reading
This bunny paper craft is so much fun, super simple, and perfect for Easter! Kids of all ages will love… The post Let’s Make A Bunny Paper Craft appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
In a piece for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Emile Dirks and Diana Fu argue that the U.S.’s pull back from its liberal-minded engagements in China “poses an imminent challenge to Canada: how to curb Beijing’s foreign interference without the support of a network of organ … | Continue reading
Nintendo has already shipped a supply of Switch 2 units to the US, months before the system goes on sale. That’s according to Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser, who said on CNBC Monday that Nintendo had time to build up an inventory of the next-gen portable gaming system … | Continue reading
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds | Energy industry | The GuardianClean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report findsAt last some good news | Continue reading
Oh yeah. It’s all coming together. — JS | Continue reading
Delimited In trying to stay away from proprietary formats, like spreadsheets from Excel or even Numbers, I opt for using comma separated value (CSV) files as often as possible. These files are simply plain text that can be edited and viewed with anything capable of reading plain … | Continue reading
Supergiant’s Hades II will be available on PC and as a console exclusive on Switch 2. PS5 and Xbox gamers are out of luck... for now. | Continue reading
The shortlist for the Stellar Prize, consisting of six titles, was unveiled last night: Black Convicts, by Santilla Chingaipe Black Witness, by Amy McQuire Cactus Pear For My Beloved, by Samah Sabawi Translations, by Jumaana Abdu The Burrow, by Melanie Cheng Theory & Practice, by … | Continue reading
"I’m growing this way as well." Gardener shares easy method for growing your own food that could save you time and money: 'That is so cool' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Speaking of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, animator Chuck Jones and his team were said to follow these simple rules when creating the cartoons: The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going “meep, meep.” No outside force can harm the Coyote — only his own ineptitude … | Continue reading
Biden-era funding is under investigation for possible race-based discrimination by the federal government. | Continue reading
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025 There are no disposable people: This afternoon, during a brief medical sojourn, we had a chance to retreat, once again, inside Francine Prose's book: HarperCollins Publishers Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife By Francine Prose “Prose’s book is a … | Continue reading
When Martin Scorsese’s film The Last Temptation of Christ came out in the summer of 1988, I was on the cusp of my junior year of seminary. Taken from Nikos Kazantzakis’ 1960 book of the same name, the movie was about what Jesus would’ve done if he took a pass on being crucified a … | Continue reading
Trump continues to dismantle crypto enforcement while expanding his personal crypto empire | Continue reading
Disclosure of tactics, techniques, and procedures provides rare glimpse into secretive group. | Continue reading
Welcome to Off the Eaten Path, a series where our Test Kitchen creator Noah Tanen dives deep into regional recipes. Next up? New Jersey Disco Fries. If you’ve ever stumbled out of a New Jersey diner at 2 a.m., belly full and slightly regretful, there’s a good chance you’ve crosse … | Continue reading