Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta’s Threads, Meta is developing a feature that takes inspiration from one of Bluesky’s more popular additions: the concept of “Starter Packs,” or hand-curated lists of suggested users tha … | Continue reading
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In what has become a mainstay in recent Canadian politics, the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is back in the news. In the last few weeks, several mayors have asked the Ontario government to use the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless en … | Continue reading
OpenAI has filed a trademark application for its latest AI model, o1, as the firm moves to shield its IP. On Tuesday, OpenAI submitted paperwork to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to register the trademark “OpenAI o1.” Interestingly, the documents reveal that OpenAI … | Continue reading
Thanksgiving is never complete without the perfect potato dish—in fact, some might argue that it can make or break the entire meal. With that in mind, we've rounded up some of our favorite recipes for this year’s holiday spread, including our best garlic mashed potatoes and a var … | Continue reading
With Elon Musk playing such a high-profile role in Donald Trump’s transition team, Musk’s buddies, many of them Silicon Valley venture capitalists, are reportedly being tapped to help out. For instance, VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, and in particular co-founder Marc Andreessen, is … | Continue reading
AMA - Finding comfort in the familiar things in life and having new adventures - which way do you lean? Growing up as I did, where my family moved frequently and I was always changing schools, left me with a craving for stability and, well, sameness as an adult. I get a good deal … | Continue reading
We don’t have a ton of Thanksgiving traditions in my family. To be honest, I haven’t celebrated the holiday with my immediate family for almost two decades. Once I moved across the country to New York, plane tickets to California were always too expensive to justify flying home j … | Continue reading
We're releasing this week's Comfort Zone early so you can listen before all the festivities (in the US at least) tomorrow. The gang has so much to be thankful for, including you, dear listeners. ❤️ Oh yeah, and they find new ways to listen to | Continue reading
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Oggi alle 18:00 non perderti l'aperitivo Turespaña nella Lounge Area di BTO, con il djset esclusivo di Flesh Orchestra. Flesh Orchestra è un progetto artistico all’avanguardia che unisce arte digitale, musica e tecnologia. The post Aperitivo Turespaña con Djset Flesh Orchestra – … | Continue reading
Europe’s ability to become a driving force in groundbreaking technology and research could hinge on strengthening the link between education and skills training and regional development strategies. This dynamic will be among the issues… Read more here | Continue reading
Distortions in pulsar signals reveal flaws in galactic models, pointing to new opportunities for understanding the universe and studying cosmic waves. By analyzing patterns in pulsar signals, researchers discovered discrepancies in existing models of how the galaxy impacts pulsar … | Continue reading
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Last week, a New York federal judge ruled a key copyright violation claim by The Intercept against OpenAI would move ahead in court. The ruling is the latest in a series of major legal decisions involving the AI developer this month, after OpenAI sought to dismiss lawsuits from s … | Continue reading
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With seven months to go before the European Commission unveils its plan for the next framework programme (FP10) for research and innovation, many regional representatives are counting on more financial firepower and greater flexibility. <… Read more here | Continue reading
An analysis of hundreds of bromalites – fossilised faeces and vomit – shows how changes in diet enabled dinosaurs to take over the world in the early Jurassic | Continue reading
Rising directly out of the water of a lake in the Finish Lakeland region, tall granite cliffs are believed to have acted as a musical element in Neolithic Finns’ socio-religious activities. That’s because their unique shape, and boundary shared with the water, create powerful sin … | Continue reading
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Physicists have long wondered why particles can only have an electric charge of +1, -2 or any whole number. Now we increasingly suspect that, actually, that's not true after all | Continue reading
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Instead of a new blog post this week, I’ve updated the chart and instructions for Serendipity lace. Thanks! | Continue reading
Language Log covered both Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024 (“enshittification”) and a few more from other dictionaries. They include demure, brat, manifest, and brain rot. The post A bunch of words of the year appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
My recent article "Why Java 8 is a Ticking Time Bomb Hiding Within Your Organization" triggered quit some reactions... and so I went a step further and asked on social media: "Why is your company still on Java 8 (or ... The post How Organizations Became Stuck on Outdated Java Ver … | Continue reading
Roasted green beans are easy to make, delicious, and healthy! Throw in some mushrooms for a compliment of flavor and texture and it will be a great light side dish. It’s an easy healthy side dish for weeknight dinners and holidays. Roasting is one of the best ways to highlight th … | Continue reading
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Artificial intelligence is already doing some pretty amazing things — writing stories, solving problems, creating songs, generating art, and producing lifelike videos and images. But these are mere parlor tricks compared to a more profound potential ability: automating discovery … | Continue reading
Modern astronomy has an unsavory secret: Astronomers don’t understand how the Universe works. Galaxies spin faster than can be explained by the observed matter and well-established laws of physics. Individual galaxies within vast clusters of galaxies move so fast that those clust … | Continue reading
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Chicago’s cityscape at night, captured from the International Space Station, reveals a vibrant palette of lights, showcasing the dense downtown area and major landmarks like the Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor. The city’s use of different lighting types from warm sodium lights to co … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Christmas in Middle-Earth is the infectious musical brainchild of actor/musicians Brendan Dalton. A one-time Blue Man, Dalton used his free time during the height of pandemic life to compose an album's worth of Tolkien-i … | Continue reading
I always wanted a sitdown arcade cabinet of my own. Well now I have it, and I have a long road to getting it up and running. The post Oh No, I Bought A Candy Cab appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
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In 2010, Coda Hale wrote How To Safely Store A Password which began with the repeated phrase, “Use bcrypt”, where the word bcrypt was linked to a different implementation for various programming languages. This had two effects on the technology blogosphere at the time: At the tim … | Continue reading
Ten years ago, essayist and programmer Paul Ford wrote The American Room about the distinctive environment of video-first social media. These off-white backdrops represented a lack of imagination or care—or, perhaps, it reflected an emerging reality of a declining middle class. — … | Continue reading
When it comes to monitoring the health of crops, aerial images captured by aircraft flying high overhead are only going to tell you so much. That's where an experimental new spectral sensor comes in, as it's mounted directly on the underside of individual plants' leaves. Continue … | Continue reading
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There are two types of home cooks who host Thanksgiving: one-oven people, and two-oven people. Two-oven folks are who we all inspire to be. But realistically, I—and probably 70 percent of people reading this—am in the one-oven crowd. And this can cause a predicament, not just on … | Continue reading
Sure, iPods were cool, and totally changed the course of music history. But even before we were all shelling out hundreds of dollars to store our entire compressed music collections in our pockets, there was another, cheaper solution that did most of the work already: MP3 CDs. — … | Continue reading
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Researchers suggest that the antidepressant effects of exercise might stem from its ability to decrease inflammation and enhance dopamine function, thus improving motivation. Their findings indicate that aerobic activities could be key in treating depression through personalized … | Continue reading
Beautifully capturing the same raw authentic energy found on Maverick Smith's debut album, Christmas EP is a remarkable job, of avoiding musical clichés usually associated with holiday music. | Continue reading