Slides from my ICEEL ’24 Keynote: “No Teacher Left Behind: Surviving Transformation”

Here are the slides from from my keynote at the 8th International Conference on Education and E-Learning in Tokyo yesterday. Sadly I was not actually in Tokyo for this but the online integration was well done and there was some good audience interaction. I am also the conference … | Continue reading


@jondron.ca | 53 minutes ago

follow_theirs.py

follow_theirs.py Hamel Husain wrote this Python script on top of the atproto Python library for interacting with Bluesky, which lets you specify another user and then follows every account that user is following. I forked it and added two improvements: inline PEP 723 dependencies … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 1 hour ago

Inside the Neutron: Scientists Discover Hidden Layers of Matter

Recent advancements at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have enabled physicists to explore the internal structure of neutrons in unprecedented detail. Using a new detector, researchers have achieved a deeper understanding of how quarks and gluons contribute to t … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

open-interpreter

open-interpreter This "natural language interface for computers" open source ChatGPT Code Interpreter alternative has been around for a while, but today I finally got around to trying it out. Here's how I ran it (without first installing anything) using uv: uvx --from open-interp … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 1 hour ago

Some people asked about us not using Basecamp. We had considered dropping it for a while. A post-election DHH post also frustrated me, although I usually try to separate that from whether it’s a good, unique product, which it is. Right now the cost just doesn’t make sense for our … | Continue reading


@manton.org | 2 hours ago

Plant-root casts could find use in lab-grown organs and more

Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Can businesses flourish in a world with a cap on personal wealth?

by Rutger Claassen and Ingrid Robeyns Let’ s establish an upper limit on the personal wealth any individual can possess. This is the core principle behind ‘limitarianism’. Limitarianism represents one of the more radical proposals in the debate on wealth inequality. Over the past … | Continue reading


@crookedtimber.org | 2 hours ago

Man shares simple hack for reusing padded mailers more than once: 'It ain't much, but it's doing something'

"These mailers are one-time use and end up in a landfill. If you use them again, at least they get a second use." Man shares simple hack for reusing padded mailers more than once: 'It ain't much, but it's doing something' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

My Grandma's Famous Chile Rellenos Are Legendary in My Family

The star on the table. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

🐥 TIL: How does Laravel format a Carbon date in a resource

About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 2 hours ago

Free Cube Outline Template

Today we have a fun and educational activity! Our free cube outline printables are perfect for crafting, learning, and decorating!… The post Free Cube Outline Template appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 2 hours ago

Is async Django ready for prime time?

Is async Django ready for prime time? Jonathan Adly reports on his experience using Django to build ColiVara, a hosted RAG API that uses ColQwen2 visual embeddings, inspired by the ColPali paper. In a breach of Betteridge's law of headlines the answer to the question by this head … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 2 hours ago

Scientists Discover Self-Healing Secrets of the Human Heart

Heart pumps can dramatically boost muscle cell regeneration in damaged hearts, offering new hope for heart failure recovery. Following severe heart failure, the heart’s ability to regenerate new cells is minimal. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, publishe … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Fourth Frontier X2 – Black friday Sale – $150 discount

Fourth Frontier X2 - Black friday Sale - $150 discount The post Fourth Frontier X2 – Black friday Sale – $150 discount appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 2 hours ago

Just A Month Before Christmas, Amazon Has Slashed The Price of The PS5 Slim to a New Record Low

At this price, the PS5 Slim is likely to sell out quickly. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

The Predator Kicks Off His 2025 by Beefing With Spider-Man

Before killing it up in the Badlands on the silver screen, the Predator will go head-to-webs with Marvel's resident wall-crawler. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

Taiwan and Romania join a very special club

So in the last three years or so — since COVID, basically — Romania and Taiwan have both joined a very special club of countries. There are not a lot of countries in this club. If you’re very generous, you could include perhaps a dozen or so. But to my way of thinking, there are … | Continue reading


@crookedtimber.org | 2 hours ago

Bonus Drop #69 (2024-11-24): Blue Skies, Four Squares, And Federated Blogs

Today's Bonus Drop covers spatial data visualization using Foursquare's open-source POI dataset and decentralized blogging via WhiteWind's platform built on AT Protocol. It also covers setting up an ATproto Personal Data Server (PDS). | Continue reading


@dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev | 2 hours ago

US Automakers Face Major Changes To EV And Emissions Policies

Ford, GM, Stellantis, and other US automakers and suppliers have invested nearly $146 billion over the past three years in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles according to the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But in MAGAmerica, mu … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

A trip to Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, and Burbank

Here’s a report on a recent business trip to Sherman Oaks (into LAX and out of BUR). A heroic masked Californian is turned away from the gate at PBI for not being in a sufficiently high-priority boarding group (if there were any justice on this planet, Trump would have lost the r … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 2 hours ago

Selfie from WordCamp Sofia

It was a great WordCamp! My part was on the volunteers team, where I had a chance to meet some really nice folks. Happy that the organisers carried the torch and kept making camps so I had the opportunity to be there and even rejoin the team. Felt good. | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 2 hours ago

Cross-posting to Bluesky from Jekyll

Just like how I set up cross-posting to Mastodon for this site (to ensure that I am publishing on my own site and syndicating elsewhere: POSSE), I have now set up cross-posting from this site to my Bluesky account. Workflow It’s basically the same sequence of steps, just dancing … | Continue reading


@joshbeckman.org | 2 hours ago

Ynvisible and Waypoint Partner to Create e-Paper Transit Signs in the US

Ynvisible, makers of affordable e-paper displays, announced it has entered into a partnership with Waypoint Transit Solutions to develop physical information signs that show real-time transit information, the website OPE Journal reported. Such signs using e-paper displays are des … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 3 hours ago

Apple’s movie theater beef with Hollywood is getting worse

Image: Apple Wolfs director Jon Watts told Collider on Friday that he didn’t think a sequel to the George Clooney and Brad Pitt movie, which Apple had already greenlit, would be happening. Yesterday, he revealed to Deadline that he had backed out of the project because he “no lon … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 3 hours ago

Kindle Device Covers say more about your personality than you think

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), many readers are introverts, particularly those with the ISTP personality type. They often enjoy their own company and rely on themselves for entertainment. Readers are typically creative, exceptionally logical, and possess a n … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 3 hours ago

This Samsung Refrigerator With The AI Family Hub Is Now Priced Down to $2,210 From $4,999 For Black Friday

With this refrigerator, your kitchen will become the heart of your home (and your family). | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 hours ago

Uber to offer one-of-a-kind test drive experience to its app users: 'We'll keep using our platform as a launchpad'

The company reported having over 182,000 electric vehicles in its fleet. Uber to offer one-of-a-kind test drive experience to its app users: 'We'll keep using our platform as a launchpad' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

Samsung’s Best S95D OLED TV Is Now $1,100 Off For Black Friday, Hitting a Record Low Price

All Samsung OLED TV models are on sale, but the S95D is particularly attractive. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 hours ago

Martha Stewart Tries to Keep a Straight Face While Making Tacos With Robin Williams

Martha Stewart had a hard time keeping a straight face while guest Robin Williams was in her studio kitchen making tacos. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 3 hours ago

MacBook Pro M4 Prices Are Getting a Major Cut, Apple’s Going All In For Black Friday

They were launched less than two months ago, they are outstanding products, and yet Amazon is offering substantial discounts on them. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 hours ago

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (and the Christmas trees arrived yesterday at Key Food on Avenue A)... • A new community fridge for the East Village (Thursday) • Workers reach the top of 644 E. 14th St.; future of building next door still in limbo 1 year later (Tuesday) • Witnesses … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 3 hours ago

A Star’s Unexpected Heatwave: FU Orionis Challenges Astrophysics Models

Ultraviolet light reveals new information about the FU Orionis’ mechanisms. In 1936, the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) dramatically brightened, becoming significantly more luminous. Since then, its brightness has gradually faded. Initially thought to be an isolated case, FU Ori … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 3 hours ago

Get Out of The Way

Bernard Arnault didn’t just build LVMH, he created new rules for luxury. Most stories are about the deals – how he acquired Christian Dior, Moet … The post Get Out of The Way appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading


@gapingvoid.com | 3 hours ago

One of the best things about ChatGPT is that you can ask it to put together exactly the report you want, that the news orgs aren't writing, or you can't find, or get to through paywalla. In this query, I learned about how Republicans deal with intersex people and bathrooms, they … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 3 hours ago

Julia Child's Brilliant Secret for Making the World's Best Mashed Potatoes

“It’s just so luxurious — and perfect for garlic-lovers like me.” READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

🔗 Elixir API from Scratch

About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 3 hours ago

As Good As It Gets?

Joel Suarez in n + 1: “The US economy is currently near perfect.” So wrote the economist Jennifer Harris—“the quiet intellectual force behind the Biden administration’s economic policies,” according to the New York Times—in a tweet posted in mid-July. The tweet has since been del … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 3 hours ago

Beyond Growth

Jo Michell in Phenomenal World: “At the election we promised there would be no return to austerity,” Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves explained to the British Parliament on October 30. “Today we deliver on that promise.” The remark came halfway through the newly elected … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 3 hours ago

New Tyrannies

Sophie Kemp in LA Review of Books: My brother and I are both adults now. I am pushing 30; he is pushing 24. He is bright and kind. He is intense like me, but much more soft-spoken. He was a child when Trump first entered the public consciousness as a political threat. He was a… | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 4 hours ago

Opening shop, going through a list of other potential wines  to have on hand. 

No time to get to them now. Still opening, time to self… what do I want to do […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 4 hours ago

We are unlikely to be in this universe, new study finds. Multiverse falsified?

Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science | Continue reading


@backreaction.blogspot.com | 4 hours ago

Why the USSR and China fell behind the US in the Chip Cold War

In April 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping hopped on the phone with Joe Biden to condemn the American president’s plan to ban the export of advanced microchips and chip-related technologies to the People’s Republic of China. The ban struck Xi as little more than a geopolitical d … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 hours ago

Homeowner shares surprising transformation photos after ripping out dead grass: 'It's grown a lot more than we thought'

"This looks awesome." Homeowner shares surprising transformation photos after ripping out dead grass: 'It's grown a lot more than we thought' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

New AI writing tool promises to fix your creative blocks in just one minute

TL;DR: Elevate your creativity and productivity with lifetime access to 1MinAI for $29.97, an AI-powered tool that turns average ideas into memorable ones — with minimal effort on your part. Sometimes, ideas just aren't flowing, and even the simplest task feels like a mountain to … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

Dainty doggo loves to dress up and admire herself in the mirror

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! It seems I just cannot get enough Golden Retriever content lately, because I'm back with another hilarious Golden doggo. Meet "Sakura Chan," a Golden Retriever who absolutely loves dressing up and admiring herself in the … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

Steamed Hams and the beautiful degradation of copying VHS tapes (video)

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! "Steamed Hams" is a segment from the 1996 anthology episode of the Simpsons, "22 Short Films about Springfield." Considered a classic Simpsons moment, the Internet re-discovered it around 2018, resulting in countless rem … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

The greenwashing of Silicon Valley

It wasn’t always known as the Valley of Pimps and Pushers. Once upon a time, they called it the Valley of Heart’s Delight. From far and near, families would come on Springtime pilgrimages to participate in the famed “blossom tours” in Santa Clara Valley, California. “Miles and mi … | Continue reading


@gerrymcgovern.com | 4 hours ago

Nintendo’s terrific Switch Pro Controller is $20 off through Black Friday

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo recently announced a batch of Black Friday deals, all of which run through November 30th. This includes a steep discount on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, which drops it to an all-time low of $49.99 ($20 off) at Best Buy, GameStop, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 4 hours ago