Thursday Poem

In the Light of Dreaming Rinny She was a lens in the sun in a corner fitting into herself settling in like batter. Smooth and easy. And music. Oh, the music everywhere. Romantic Russian anguish splaying loud— like hearing your dreams turned up loud for all to read. At night in a … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 13 minutes ago

Bichon Frise Lufy has likely found his furever home

An adorable Bichon Frise doggo named Lufy, who became a viral obsession after he was recently featured on the social media account of the Sahara Kennel Rescue—an animal rescue shelter in Dubai, United Arab Emirates—has now entered a trial adoption process and may have found his f … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 15 minutes ago

HP Z420 Setbacks…

Sometimes I feel like setbacks are my hobby... | Continue reading


@rasterweb.net | 16 minutes ago

NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 20 minutes ago

Universities are giving up the fight for free speech — students aren’t

As the US government launches investigations and threatens to pull federal funding, some elite universities have decided to take the path of least resistance. Colleges across the country have responded to the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity programs and student prot … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 20 minutes ago

Verizon now offers a three-year price lock — but there’s a catch

Verizon is announcing a new price lock policy today, and the timing is probably no coincidence. The company is extending a three-year price guarantee on certain plans, both for new and existing customers. The announcement comes a day after President Trump unveiled sweeping tariff … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 20 minutes ago

Introducing Quick Stuff

Today I'm introducing the most side of side projects I've done in a long time, and I'm calling it Quick Stuff. Quick Stuff is a place for me to put all of my little projects in one place, and I'm really happy | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 20 minutes ago

Shopper baffled by item for sale at local thrift store: 'No way'

"It's like hoarders took over the inventory control…" Shopper baffled by item for sale at local thrift store: 'No way' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 20 minutes ago

Is the Cost and Complexity of Removing Java Worth It?

Removing Java can be a complex process, given the pervasive nature of the programming language and toolkit. The post Is the Cost and Complexity of Removing Java Worth It? appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading


@azul.com | 20 minutes ago

New research: Shingles vaccine reduces risk of developing dementia by 20%

New research reveals that the shingles vaccine might play a role in reducing the risk of developing dementia. The study was led by a team of scientists at Stanford Medicine and involved analyzing a vaccination program in Wales. Researchers found that the shingles vaccine lowered … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 20 minutes ago

Simplify sharing with built-in APIs and progressive enhancement

You’ve written a great post or produced a delightful website and now you want people to share it. In times gone by, you might be tempted to add a section like this: The problem is, these social sharing components are often not even touched by users, create potential privacy issue … | Continue reading


@piccalil.li | 25 minutes ago

April 3, 2025

Hard rain slackening after sunrise. As the drumming on the roofs subsides, I can hear a torrent of Carolina wren song and towhee calls. | Continue reading


@morningporch.com | 35 minutes ago

Why I Added Blogger.com to the Directory and Lived to Tell About It

I added Google’s Blogger.com to the directory today. I purposely omitted them when I was was first seeding links into the directory here because A. everybody knew about them, B. Google had not been adding on to the service although they keep it working well, C. Google is Big Tech … | Continue reading


@indieseek.xyz | 46 minutes ago

15 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Pulled Off The Perfect Soft Reboot

It takes a lot for a series that's been around for a half a century to start anew, but one genius adventure nailed it completely. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 49 minutes ago

World's first light-powered neural processing units (NPUs) could massively reduce energy consumption in AI data centers

Q.ANT's new chip uses photon power in a bid to solve AI's big energy issue. It's also 50 times faster than silicon-based equivalents, the company says. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 50 minutes ago

Art Journaling Project for Kids

School-aged kids will learn about creating an art journal entry in this fun project. This basic technique can easily be… The post Art Journaling Project for Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 50 minutes ago

Commemorating the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death: 2 London

Spanish dancers, Madame X and scandal, Monet painting at Giverny, loose oil sketches, and a husband who became a surrogate dog. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 50 minutes ago

Experts fear irreversible damage to bird populations as conditions rapidly shift: 'It's death by a thousand cuts'

Flooded beaches and worsening storms leave much less dry land for the birds to nest and lay eggs. Experts fear irreversible damage to bird populations as conditions rapidly shift: 'It's death by a thousand cuts' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 50 minutes ago

Sony brings cinema home with professional-grade 4K laser projector

Sony tweaked its Bravia TV processing engine last year, and built two prosumer home cinema projectors around it. Now another model has joined the Bravia Projector family, which is designed to "deliver a professional-grade cinematic HDR experience in the home." Continue Reading Ca … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 57 minutes ago

Australian studio PlaySide is making layoffs after delivering record revenue

The company has announced a restructuring plan in response to waning contract work, but the news comes just months after it reported record annual revenue of $64.6 million AUD. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 1 hour ago

Nintendo Switch 2 Features And Specs

When Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Switch 2, it was very sparse with concrete details. We know what it looks like but not much about concrete specs and details. After the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct showcase, the console maker has now revealed more features of the upcoming new cons … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 hour ago

Viewpoint: DeepSeek’s success masks China’s weakening innovation model

Photo credits: Solen Feyissa / Unsplash DeepSeek’s world-beating efficient AI chatbot, dancing robots … Read more here | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 1 hour ago

Web 3.0 Requires Data Integrity

If you’ve ever taken a computer security class, you’ve probably learned about the three legs of computer security—confidentiality, integrity, and availability—known as the CIA triad. When we talk about a system being secure, that’s what we’re referring to. All are important, but … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 1 hour ago

The Tiny Molecular Trigger That Could Save the World’s Most Important Crop

New research reveals the initial molecular events that grant wheat immunity to stem rust. A new study published in Science, led by Associate Professor Brande Wulff of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and involving scientists from five continents, has unc … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Ad Astera

– a piece of writing from The Diary of a Tree Standing On It’s Head Ad Astera awakened into the dark day desperatethe shame of days disusedheaved their defiling way into the new air(the now air) tilting hope into a tainted airpeace pierced pressed throbs instinctively the leper c … | Continue reading


@theschoolofthetransferofenergy.com | 1 hour ago

How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army

The trio's scheming became a crucial element of the fledgling nation's success in the Revolutionary War | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 1 hour ago

Through Good Teams and Bad, Wrigley Field Remains the Coziest Park in Baseball

The Chicago landmark represents the purest form of the American pastime | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 1 hour ago

Readers Respond to the March 2025 Issue

Your feedback on a pioneering surgeon, a diligent historian and a sacred Southwestern site | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 1 hour ago

Tesla sees unexpected change in overseas market as strategy shifts: 'Mostly focused on clearing out its inventory'

"Tesla Ireland’s results from January to February 2025 are quite interesting." Tesla sees unexpected change in overseas market as strategy shifts: 'Mostly focused on clearing out its inventory' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

AV1 is supposed to make streaming better, so why isn’t everyone using it?

When you jump into a video on YouTube or Netflix, a lot happens very quickly behind the scenes. Video data is rapidly downloaded to your device, which then has to unpack and normalize that information into a smooth, hiccup-free stream. The process of encoding and decoding video d … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The Big Idea: Meredith R. Lyons

A coming-of-age story is not unusual. But who says that story has to concern only a certain expected age? In this Big Idea for A Dagger of Lightning, author Meredith R. Lyons stretches some definitions, in no small part due to her own life experience. MEREDITH R. LYONS: New Year’ … | Continue reading


@whatever.scalzi.com | 1 hour ago

Changing income benefits between college and no college

As you might expect, there is a big income difference between those with… Tags: Businessweek, education, income | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 1 hour ago

Google’s NotebookLM can now find its own sources

Google has added a new feature to NotebookLM that lets the AI note-taking tool find its own web sources to summarize and narrate. Instead of manually uploading sources like documents or YouTube links, users can now tap the “Discover” button and simply describe the topic they want … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Aperture – Rethinking digital wellbeing with intelligent interfaces

Get full content RSS Feed Aperture is an experimental concept that blends AI, physical design, and digital wellbeing to encourage more mindful tech use—not by adding new devices, but by reimagining the ones we already have. Read More CreativeApplications.Net is a community suppor … | Continue reading


@creativeapplications.net | 1 hour ago

BDC cuts intellectual property fund and slashes deep-tech team

The post BDC cuts intellectual property fund and slashes deep-tech team appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading


@thelogic.co | 1 hour ago

Van dweller nearly dies after using common appliance inside vehicle: 'Such a close call'

"Must feel like a pretty big shock." Van dweller nearly dies after using common appliance inside vehicle: 'Such a close call' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

United Goes for a Twofer By Routing Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City Flying Through Hong Kong

United this week announced four new flights over the Pacific as part of its winter […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 1 hour ago

Then And Now In Photos

More interesting examples of this theme. A painting of the ancient Golden Cross Inn in Coventry, UK from 1819. And a recent photo of the same building. Machu Pichu, Peru. 1915 and 2020. Milan, Italy. 1950s compared to 2023. Pedestrianisation, and cleaner air quality. St Ives in C … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 1 hour ago

Honda announces serious improvements to one of its most popular EVs: 'Everything will be familiar'

"I've had my 24 Prologue for a couple of weeks coming from a Tesla Model Y." Honda announces serious improvements to one of its most popular EVs: 'Everything will be familiar' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

How YOU Can Stop Garmin Connect+ Subscription

- or do nothing and pay the subs in the future. The post How YOU Can Stop Garmin Connect+ Subscription 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

134: He's an Exception to the Poll!

Only two of them and they still managed to go on for 45 minutes?! Andrew and Martin talk polls, ethernet, guest appearances and then get deep on what things might be like if we started over. 'One Prime Plus Dot Com', the people shouted! Polls Have Consequences 00:00:00 The Poll f … | Continue reading


@listen.hemisphericviews.com | 2 hours ago

Company using renewable energy to power bitcoin operations hits major milestone: 'A critical achievement'

"This project represents a significant increase in our shovel-ready momentum." Company using renewable energy to power bitcoin operations hits major milestone: 'A critical achievement' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

The Dinner Party: Part Three

This is the third part of a fiction serial, in 783 words. Nobody was eating much, other than Adrian, who didn’t appear to be too concerned about Trixie not showing up. He was also making a dent in the red wine, especially a very good Rioja that Sarah had paid over twelve pounds a … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 2 hours ago

This Crazy World

I rarely post this kind of stuff on here. But after only three months of 2025, I’m struggling to remember a crazier year. The Ukraine deal with America explained. Would you take it? Child labour, in 2025. In the land of the free. An Israeli soldier talking about his time in Gaza. … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 2 hours ago

‘Liberation Day.’ The Birth of a MAGA Lefty. Qatargate. And More.

Batya Ungar-Sargon, John McWhorter, Tyler Cowen, Matthew Yglesias, and Matti Friedman. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 hours ago

Nanoscapes

With electron microscopes that magnify butterfly wings 50,000 times their original size, a hidden ‘topography’ emerges - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading


@aeon.co | 2 hours ago

How Laughing Gas Revives Stressed Brain Circuits to Relieve Depression Fast

Depression that resists traditional treatments may have a surprising new contender: laughing gas. Researchers have discovered that nitrous oxide, commonly used as an anesthetic, can quickly lift mood and activate brain circuits dulled by stress, effects that may last long after t … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Homeowner calls out ridiculous restriction implemented by HOA: 'I find it very frustrating'

"We need more people to put HOAs in their rightful place." Homeowner calls out ridiculous restriction implemented by HOA: 'I find it very frustrating' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago