Money’s Too Tight To Mention. I have featured this song before on my blog, but I heard it again recently so thought a second outing was in order. In 1985 I was still living in Wimbledon in South-West London just before moving back to the Surrey Docks area. I used to frequent a re … | Continue reading
In the latest edition of New Voices Ukraine, tQ's new collaboration with 20ft Radio, Neformat, the British Council and Ukrainian Institute, Yaryna Denysyuk continues her inquiry into the war's cultural front, and looks ahead to an uncertain and dangerous future My last piece star … | Continue reading
In episode 741, Rob Walling talks to Wes Bush, CEO and Founder of ProductLed, about the nuances and misconceptions of product-led growth. Wes debunks common myths and explains how companies can leverage their product to drive user acquisition, engagement, and growth. They dive in … | Continue reading
If you happen to visit the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, do take the time to see the Musée Méliès located inside it. Dedicated to la Magie du cinéma, it contains artifacts from throughout the history of film-as-spectacle, which includes such pictures as 2001: A Space Odyssey a … | Continue reading
i wanted to love a man,this man my head would lie on his shoulderand the world would not appeartoo big a place that i would get lost in it, wanted, yet, my eyes were cast afarat the stars in the sky andthe sun far west, when he called my name,i smiled and kissed his lips… Continu … | Continue reading
Albert Einstein’s prediction about how gravity behaves has been tested on a cosmic scale. Albert Einstein’s prediction about how gravity behaves has been supported by an international team of researchers who studied how the force acts on cosmic scales. Dark Energy Spectroscopic I … | Continue reading
My thanks once again to Gavin Marriott from New Zealand for sending me this selection of old age funnies. I very quietly confided to my best friend that I was having an affair. She turned to me and asked, “Are you having it catered?” And that, my friend, is the sad definition of … | Continue reading
B chromosomes manipulate cell division for survival, and new research identifies key genes, including DCR28, involved in this process in rye. Supernumerary B chromosomes, unlike standard A chromosomes, are not essential for the normal growth and development of organisms. As of 20 … | Continue reading
You know the John Snow map that highlights a cholera outbreak in London,… Tags: 3-D printing, Alex Selby-Boothroyd, John Snow, physical | Continue reading
Try searching for something you know is in a file in ~/Library/Preference and you're unlikely to get any success. This explains how, and why you can't alter that. | Continue reading
Sir Isaac Newton, arguably the most important and influential scientist in history, discovered the laws of motion and the universal force of gravity. For the first time ever, the rules of the universe could be described with the supremely rational language of mathematics. Newton’ … | Continue reading
From the minute that I saw this Herby Bread & Butter Stuffing for Two recipe on the New York Times page, I knew that it was something I was going to be cooking for sure. The stuffing is always my favorite part of any holiday meal. Sometimes when a person lives in a smaller family … | Continue reading
When it comes to the Universe, what you can easily see isn’t always reflective of all there is. It’s one of the important reasons why theories and observations/measurements need to go hand-in-hand: observations tell you what’s there to the best of our measurement capabilities, an … | Continue reading
"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external helping hands like wind or animals, this cucumber gets it done on its own, shoo … | Continue reading
Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan Scraping the Divine US grindcore quartet team up with Toronto-based noise punk for twelve tracks of existential dread Scraping The Divine by Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan Full of Hell have never been afraid to push beyond the boundaries of their grin … | Continue reading
I posted this on Mastodon, but thought it was fun to share. I’m not doing Writing Month, or the AI-infested original, but according to my blog repo, I’ve written: 177,555 words this year 15,474 words in November It ain’t no book that’s for sure. But better than a poke in the eye … | Continue reading
Washington, DC is arguably the most closely defended airspace in the world. Now it's getting an upgrade thanks to a new AI camera system that can quickly identify unauthorized intruders and warn them off with a laser beam. Continue Reading Category: Military, Technology Tags: Mis … | Continue reading
Photo credits: zverge / BigStock In 2020 the EU adopted the Farm to Fork Strategy as part of the European Green Deal, signalling its commitment to ensuring food security, sustainable agriculture, and improving nutrition. The aims is to make the EU’s food system sustainable by… Su … | Continue reading
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three leaders in AI for predicting protein structures, while a Korean research team made strides in quantum computing, estimating molecular properties with unprecedented accuracy and fewer resources, promising advancements in drug devel … | Continue reading
Photo credits: BigStock ERA4Health has launched an €18.7 million pilot call for transnational clinical trials and is now on the hunt for new funding organisations to back the next phase of its work. This first pilot call for EffecTrial projects will back comparative… Subscribe to … | Continue reading
Photo credits: STAB / BigStock In keeping with its title - and at odds with the norm – Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space – is one area of Horizon Europe where the private sector is taking the lead role. Of the 6,490 unique participants in the cluster, 4,443, or 68%, are clas … | Continue reading
Say whatever you want Quote and misquote it’s the same Growling only if robe is near Nothing will […] | Continue reading
Sample bottles for PFAS testing. Photo credits: Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy / Flickr The EU is putting together a blanket ban on the ‘forever chemicals’ which are highly toxic and resistant to breakdown in the environment, but Mario Draghi’s recent report o … | Continue reading
When I first started shaving I had a brief honeymoon phase where I actually enjoyed it. Yes, The Wolf Man walked into the bathroom and a few minutes later out popped a fifteen year old babyface wearing too much aftershave. It was about six months before I got tired of the whole d … | Continue reading
The number of people in the Netherlands who have quit self-employment has increased by 30 percent in 2024 compared to last year, according to Onderneming.nl. This has come about... | Continue reading
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes. | Continue reading
Christmas will be here before we know it. If you’re sending presents to family and friends across the globe, here are the German postal deadlines you should follow to ensure your... | Continue reading
Photo credits: dolgachov / BigStock Major institutional and cultural change is needed to support an integrated and unified ‘One Health’ approach to research across human and animal health, the environment and agriculture, according to scientific experts asked to advise the Europe … | Continue reading
A recent article at Torque News tells the story of magnets, a Cybertruck, and rust. In theory, the trucks are covered in stainless steel, which isn’t supposed to rust. But, in the real world, there are some circumstances in which a stainless surface can become tarnished and even … | Continue reading
I was just reading Tina Casey’s article on EV sales and saw the section at the end noting that California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to revive the state’s EV subsidies if Trump and Republicans kill the $7,500 US EV tax credit. The fascinating, or one might say crazy, thing about … | Continue reading
Alessia Melasecche, CEO of META Group. Photo credits: META Group The Horizon Results Booster is undergoing a revamp that is backed by funding of €14.4 million over the next four and a half years. The promise is more personalised services, wider eligibility and a broader range of … | Continue reading
My preferred approach in many projects is to do some unit testing, but not a ton, early on in the project and wait until the core APIs and concepts of a module have crystallized. At that point I then test the API exhaustively with integrations tests. In my experience, these integ … | Continue reading
A few of you have said you enjoy it when I get stuck into car culture and public transport, so here’s one for you! Last week I received a newsletter from the New South Wales state government, with the following subject line: Claim a toll rebate up to $340 a week Oh I definitely h … | Continue reading
I’ve got this week off, mostly from work, entirely from social media, though only slightly from writing, and late in the afternoon I got in some time on the PS5 with a video game, Hogwarts Legacy (2023). The decision as to what to play was based in large part on its industry reco … | Continue reading
Andre Romani and Alberto Alerigi Jr., Reuters: Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said on Monday that Apple must lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases, among other things, as the watchdog moved to proceed with an investigation into a complaint filed by Latin A … | Continue reading
Photo credits: insta_photos / BigStock The European Commission is experimenting with a ‘portfolio’ approach to funding research, aping financial investors who maximise their returns by backing a diverse basket of investments, including more risky bets. At the moment, most… Subscr … | Continue reading
Politics aside, EV sales have nowhere to go but up as battery costs continue to decline and battery performance continues to improve. The post EV Sales Are Not Just Rising, They Are Stealing Market Share From Gasmobiles appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Amazon has a system that has been around for a few years and usually is under the radar. It is called “We Want You To Know.” This message is underneath the main bullet points of a product. They developed this with their own devices in mind and are ducking from all negative review … | Continue reading
19:57 Tired. Lots of driving, traffic, rain, waiting. Dinner with the Nurse, exceptional highlight and making all the […] | Continue reading
David Hill, Rolling Stone: PASPA, which stands for the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, was a law in the U.S. that prohibited sports betting, except in a few states, like Nevada. It was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2018, and ever since, sports gambling has ex … | Continue reading
Reacting to something Mani said the other day: if you shoot color film, and you have a favorite color film, then that film is the best color film, regardless of what somebody else thinks. Some materials just "mesh" well with... | Continue reading
How about another dose of fun YouTube videos? I really adore Wallace & Gromit, and this looks like a delight Hank Green doing 30 minutes on new communication mediums and populist movements over the centuries (it sounds dry, but it's great, I swear) The return of The Lonely | Continue reading
....and promoted it in outfits last week. The post Yara Shahidi Has a New Podcast…. first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Babies love to explore. Everything is new to them. At Partou childcare, staff members are consciously working every day to teach babies new things. They help your child, for... | Continue reading
To be human is to want to connect with other humans. Being able to make contact with people and form communities and friendships is what brings out the best in us. And doing that... | Continue reading
A study conducted by the UOC reveals that consuming over 45% of daily calories after 5 p.m. disrupts glucose levels, posing significant health risks. People have long believed that having a light and early dinner is healthier, and now a study by the Universitat Oberta de Cataluny … | Continue reading
Sega and Atlus are reaching out to the gamers in the Philippines with their first-ever Sega Atlus Festival in the country. From December 7-8, visit the SM Mall Of Asia to try out the game demos from Sega and Atlus, as well grab some freebies and paid merch. Event entrance is free … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Google and the government recently wrapped their search antitrust case, which ended in a judge finding Google to be a monopolist. Continue reading… | Continue reading