Nick Wingfield on Sonos as an Acquisition Target (and a Juicy Tidbit Regarding a Former Apple Exec Who Wanted to Acquire Them)

Nick Wingfield, writing today’s The Briefing column for the paywalled (alas) The Information: Sonos has always been a bit of an odd duck. There aren’t that many consumer electronics startups of its size created in the last quarter century (Sonos was founded in 2002) that have sur … | Continue reading


@theinformation.com | 2 hours ago

Like-New Kindle Scribe Now on Sale for 20% Less

Just days by Amazon had a sale going which offered the new 2024 Kindle Scribe for a 19 percent discount. That had made the latest Kindle Scribe model even cheaper than the original. While that deal has since been withdrawn, here is the original Kindle Scribe that is now on sale f … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 3 hours ago

inkReader Duo – the Pocket-Sized Dual Screen e-Reader

E-book reader devices these days come in various shapes and sizes. There are what can be termed the conventional e-reader devices of the sort of the Kindle Paperwhite or the Kobo Clara. There also are the likes of the Boox Palma (Palma 2 being the latest iteration) which happens … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 3 hours ago

E Ink Spectra 6 Based Wi-Poster Displays Supports Wireless Installation

Wi-Charge, one of the pioneers when it comes to wireless electricity announced it has partnered with E Ink to power the latter’s large-format Spectra 6 color e-paper displays. Wi-Charge provides the means to transmit electric charge wirelessly using infrared beams. With this, Wi- … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 4 hours ago

Farming The Wild

The post Farming The Wild appeared first on NOEMA. | Continue reading


@noemamag.com | 5 hours ago

‘47 Years Later, the Palisades Disappeared Overnight’

Mike Davidson: I grew up on Iliff Street, right in the middle of the ashes that up until a few nights ago, was a sunkissed neighborhood known as Pacific Palisades. It was 1978, and I remember my dad climbing up on our roof with a garden hose. Every couple of hours, he would wet t … | Continue reading


@mikeindustries.com | 5 hours ago

Should navigation bars be sticky or fixed?

Sticky and fixed navigation sound similar but serve different purposes. In this post, I look into their distinctions, use cases, and best practices to design navigation that satisfies users and drives results. The post Should navigation bars be sticky or fixed? appeared first on … | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 7 hours ago

Data Vis Dispatch, January 14: Fire, congestion, and Greenland

The best of last week’s big and small data visualizations | Continue reading


@blog.datawrapper.de | 7 hours ago

The Waiting by Michael Connelly, Book Review

The Waiting is Michael Connelly’s 39th book from the Harry Bosch Universe. Renée Ballard from LAPD’s Open-Unsolved Unit is going to chase a number of different cases at the same time, with the help of Maddie Bosch. Two of the cases are serial killers. Harry Bosch also makes a bri … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 7 hours ago

The Anti-Social Century?

Salvador Dalí (Luna Luna)My biggest "vice," one I thankfully share with my wife, is that we like to go out to dinner. If I die broke, that's where the money went. It's not necessarily the food. I'm not bad in the kitchen and, after 40 years of cooking for my wife, I'm confident I … | Continue reading


@teachertomsblog.blogspot.com | 7 hours ago

WATCH: LA Fires, MAGA’s Schism, and Meta’s Big Pivot

Batya Ungar-Sargon and Brianna Wu debate the week’s news | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 hours ago

Does the West Need a Religious Revival? Join Us for Our Next Live Debate.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ross Douthat face off against Adam Carolla and Michael Shermer on February 27 in Austin, Texas. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 hours ago

But Otherwise, It All Looks So Legitimate

[Is it really you, yuxingbeng.ziefen-1981mijingtan_cishikang@gmx.us?] Two days ago, I read an article about scammy text messages that request you reply to them. The very next day, I received the following: Can you guess why this text wants me to reply “Y”? It’s because the“Filte … | Continue reading


@onefoottsunami.com | 8 hours ago

FLYWEIGHTS: The flyweights eat at the infrastructure...

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025 ...of our failing nation: We awoke today to what we'd call a stumblebum conversation. It occurred in the first half hour of this morning's Morning Joe. At issue was the FBI background check—or the lack of same—which has been conducted—or possibly not—on … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 9 hours ago

Building a UI in 60 seconds with Shadcn and Framer AI

Demand for faster UI development is skyrocketing. Explore how to use Shadcn and Framer AI to quickly create UI components. The post Building a UI in 60 seconds with Shadcn and Framer AI appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 9 hours ago

🔗 Installing Elixir on Mac OS

About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 9 hours ago

The Offshore Wind Ban Is Coming

Current conditions: Nearly 10 million people are under alert today for fire weather conditions in southern California • The coastal waters off China hit their highest average temperature, 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit, since record-keeping began • A blast of cold air will bring freezin … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 10 hours ago

Customer-valued prioritization methods for effective PMs

Unlike generic prioritization methods, customer-valued approaches place user and/or client impact at the heart of decision-making. The post Customer-valued prioritization methods for effective PMs appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 10 hours ago

Why you should use compact table columns

Introduction In this article, I’m going to explain you should use compact table columns when designing your database schema. By using compact table columns, you can cache more table records and index entries and, therefore, speed up your SQL queries. Database caching As I explain … | Continue reading


@vladmihalcea.com | 11 hours ago

Conservatives plan to scrap subsidies, use tax code to spur innovation

The post Conservatives plan to scrap subsidies, use tax code to spur innovation appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading


@thelogic.co | 12 hours ago

Who Will Buy TikTok From China? Plus. . .

Biden’s transgender prison policy goes to court. Is Taylor Swift a threat to free speech? And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 12 hours ago

Singapore is turning to AI to care for its rapidly aging population

The country has a dire shortage of nurses, so to fill the manpower gap, it’s using AI for preventive care. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 12 hours ago

Side-by-side business closures on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Two storefronts have gone dark at 68-70 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. Angels Boutique, which sold vintage fashion collectibles and accessories, closed at No. 70 last Thursday after seven months. It was a spin-off business of v … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 13 hours ago

2025 Construction watch: Barrier Free Living on 2nd Street

Here's a look at the in-progress new state-of-the-art facility for Barrier Free Living at 270 E. Second St. between Avenue C and Avenue D... The 12-story new building with a twisting façade will be known as "Freedom Village." Here's a look at the rendering (which we have posted i … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 13 hours ago

A look at The March Hare, closing on Jan. 31

Photos by Stacie Joy Back on Friday, we shared the news that Ilana Wiles was closing The March Hare on Jan. 31. She bought the toy store at 321 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue in April 2022. As Wiles wrote, she bought the shop not only to help the owners who w … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 13 hours ago

L.A. Fires, MAGA's Schism, and Meta's Big Pivot

Trump’s inauguration is right around the corner, and there is so much to cover about the new White House. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 hours ago

ICYMI: Brick Lane Curry House has closed on 2nd Avenue, though a Brick Lane 2.0 is in the works

Photo by Steven Here's a December closing we never noted: Brick Lane Curry House shut down at 79 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. The modestly priced British-style curry spot had been operating for 23 years from several East Village storefronts, including at 30 … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 13 hours ago

A Brief History of Literary Forgers and Forgery

Imagine waking up one morning and deciding to become William Shakespeare. You have fantasized about it for years and now you’re taking the fateful step. Overcome by a heady mixture of zeal, naivete, and hubris, you’re freed from feelings of shame or guilt. Although you live in th … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 14 hours ago

Presume Nothing: Scott Turow on the Rule of Law, Race, and Revisiting Rusty Sabich

When it comes to our understanding of crime and criminals, lawyers and novelists—and lawyers-turned-novelists—might offer the same caution: presume nothing. At the forefront of this elite group of storytellers is attorney Scott Turow, who redefined the legal thriller with 1986’s … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 14 hours ago

How To Know If Your Idea Is a Novel or a Screenplay, and Why Thrillers Make Great TV 

I’m a TV writer by profession, and when I’m not staffing a show, I develop TV series adaptations with the goal of selling one to a buyer. My favorite novel genres to adapt are mysteries and thrillers because I love suspenseful, propulsive storytelling and because thrillers make d … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 14 hours ago

5 Novels That Make “The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known” a Reality

In 2013, Tim Kreider achieved true Internet meme stardom when he concluded his New York Times essay, “I Know What You Think of Me,” with the line, “if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.” The meme-ification of this stateme … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 14 hours ago

🔗 Building Sweatmaps.io

About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 14 hours ago

Forschung & TP-Blog: Rückblicke und Ausblicke

Am Beginn meiner Autorenschaft im TP-Blog stand eine Idee: Von den vielen an österreichischen Studiengängen mit touristischem Schwerpunkt erarbeiteten Erkenntnissen sollte – maßgeblich durch Gastbeiträge von Forscher/-innen sowie Student/-innen getragen – etwas an die interessier … | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 15 hours ago

Cleaning an uncleanable humidifier? [domesticity]

Is there something one can put into the water in a humidifier to kill off things that might otherwise grow in it that is, nevertheless, safe for humans to breathe? I ask not because I have a humidifier, but because I have something just like a humidifier, only considerably worse. … | Continue reading


@siderea.dreamwidth.org | 15 hours ago

Leader Spotlight: The importance of rapid learning and moving forward, with Jack Litchfield

Jack Litchfield, Head of Product at Super.com, talks about Super.com’s philosophy of experimentation and how it results in rapid learning. The post Leader Spotlight: The importance of rapid learning and moving forward, with Jack Litchfield appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 18 hours ago

Snyk Security Labs Testing Update: Cursor.com AI Code Editor

Snyk Security Labs found no indications that Cursor was in any way vulnerable to dependency confusion. | Continue reading


@snyk.io | 18 hours ago

Snyk Recognized as Trusted Partner and Innovator by JPMorganChase

Snyk joined JPMorgan Chase’s Hall of Innovation for 2024, celebrating its impact on application security, market disruption, and overall partnership. Learn more about this collaboration. | Continue reading


@snyk.io | 18 hours ago

Funding Radar: Brazilian research funding in cooperation with the EU

Photo credits: zverge / BigStock Brazil has a longstanding history of R&D collaboration with the EU, dating back to a scientific and technological cooperation agreement that was signed in 2004. Building on this foundation, in October 2016, the European Commission and the Brazilia … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 18 hours ago

South Korea’s Horizon Europe involvement mapped

Photo credits: BigStock South Korean academics now have near-full access to the big collaborative grants of Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe, after a transition agreement kicked in last week. Seoul and Brussels https://sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon… Subscribe to read more | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 18 hours ago

Narrative CVs become a community endeavour

Photo credits: tashatuvango / BigStock CVs that replace metrics and timelines with a narrative description of a researcher’s achievements are becoming more common in applications for research funding. But the switch from traditional CVs can be a challenge, which is why a group of … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 18 hours ago

Research councils dominate Horizon Europe collaboration ranking

Photo credits: European Union / Flickr Look at the organisations that collaborate most in Horizon Europe and it is the research councils with large networks of institutes that rise to the top. And France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is ubiquitous. CNRS… Subscr … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 18 hours ago

Funding linked to design platform dominates Chips Act calls

Photo credits: BigStock Funding to help start-ups take advantage of the EU’s new silicon chip design platform dominates this year’s calls from the Chips joint undertaking (JU), a partnership formed in 2023 to implement the EU Chips Act. More than half of the budget assigned to Ch … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 18 hours ago

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft screen issues have been fixed

When it was first released, the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft had significant issues. There were persistent yellow bars or bands at the bottom of the screen. This was even more noticeable when the front-lit display was turned on, as the screen’s brightness made the issue even more pron … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 21 hours ago

A letter writer of / for the 20th and 21st century

Xu Wenkan is well known to readers of Language Log, both because he was memorialized in an obituary here — "Xu Wenkan (1943-2023)" (1/10/23) — and because he was cited in many posts on IE languages (especially Tocharian), Sinitic lexicography / lexicology, and the Sinographic wri … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 22 hours ago

Enlightenment 0.27 Released with Bug Fixes, New Modules

Enlightenment 0.27, released this week, brings a wealth of incremental improvements to users of this unique desktop environment. Though not as well known or widely used as GNOME, Xfce, KDE Plasma, et al, Enlightenment (often abbreviated as just ‘E’) differentiates itself through … | Continue reading


@omgubuntu.co.uk | 22 hours ago

A plethora of katakana?

I sent the above photograph of a body lotion (bodirōshon ボディローション) bottle to Nathan Hopson and asked him why it has so many katakana words, also why they have to give a phonological gloss for yuzu, which should be a fairly common word in Japanese (even I know it!). He replied: Tw … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 22 hours ago

Biden’s Transgender Prison Policy Goes to Trial

Rhonda Fleming says being forced to shower with male inmates violates her constitutional right to bodily privacy. On Tuesday, a court will hear her case. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 22 hours ago

AI Written, AI Read

Marketoonist (3/26/23): AI warp & woof TL;DR TL:DW Selected readings "Pablumese" (3/22/23) "ChatGPT: Theme and Variations" (2/21/23) | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 22 hours ago