Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything. “I’m scared of books. I’m scared of movies. I’m scared of songs. I’m scared of cartoons.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods in September and a new iPad earlier this mont … | Continue reading
“Cemeteries are full of life,” says biologist Anne Pringle as she walks through the Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s a bright, early October day and sunlight filters through the still-green leaves, catching strands of spider silk spun over tombstone crosses. Speck … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Image A former Florida sheriff who moved to Russia amid an FBI investigation is a Kremlin-backed propagandist responsible for viral deepfake videos and misinformation targeting Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to European intelligence do … | Continue reading
The press gauntlet is real. The post Anna Kendrick Remains the Woman of the Hour first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Known for its unusual keyhole-shaped entry, the Keyhole House—Nyckelhålshuset in Swedish—is an Art Nouveau residential building in Gothenburg. However, what truly makes it stand out is not just the entrance, but the intriguing sign beside it, which reads: "This house is haunted b … | Continue reading
"SWAY" is built like an intricate wave of sounds, featuring a production that is filled with rich textures and T.A. Narrative ride that wave with confidence and elegance. | Continue reading
Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it's not yet clear what that means for the mammals' health | Continue reading
Save up to $225 in addition to the $40 discount on the Galaxy Watch 7 after trading in your old smartwatch. | Continue reading
Voter registration has closed in Pennsylvania anyway, so he probably doesn't feel a need to keep doing it. | Continue reading
Softcar’s newly revealed 4-seater electric microcar, which is a small urban electric vehicle classified as a L7e (heavy quadricycle) in the EU, aims to lead the auto industry “fully into the circular economy” with its net-zero cars that will be built locally in net-zero micro-fac … | Continue reading
Director Dan Trachtenberg has Predator: Badlands out in November... and, apparently, something else too. Plus, updates on future Alien sequels. | Continue reading
Bluesky has grown from 1 million to over 13 million users in just a year. | Continue reading
After charging $42,000 per month for API access, Elon Musk's X is looking to squeeze even more money out of indie developers and social media companies. | Continue reading
Beautiful gardens in a spectacularly scenic setting decorated with multiple sculptures ranging from tiny to huge by the renowned South African sculptor Dylan Lewis. The gardens are designed to show off the masterful sculptures against a backdrop of the surrounding valley and loom … | Continue reading
Prepared food is convenient, but also susceptible to contamination. | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Miles Brundage, OpenAI’s senior adviser for the readiness of AGI (aka human-level artificial intelligence), delivered a stark warning as he announced his departure on Wednesday: no one is prepared for artificial general intelligence, including OpenAI itself. “Nei … | Continue reading
Added a help page to describe how configuring Bluesky handles in Micro.blog works. Super easy, almost nothing to do. | Continue reading
"This just reminded me ... I should go change mine." Dad demonstrates simple tip that can slash your high energy bills: 'It's a really easy fix' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
No new cases in Missouri, but plenty in California and Washington. | Continue reading
A special committee has until January 15 to finalize the design, location and funding for a monument that will be erected on the lawn of the South Carolina State House | Continue reading
From the Atlantic in 1948, Death of a Pig by E.B. White is about the story that inspired the author to write Charlotte’s Web a few years later. The scheme of buying a spring pig in blossom time, feeding it through summer and fall, and butchering it when the solid cold weather arr … | Continue reading
It’s probably not well known that when you enable Bluesky in Micro.blog, it also enables your blog domain name to be used as your Bluesky handle. In fact it’s so hidden a feature that I forgot if I had ever implemented this and had to double-check today. | Continue reading
Power your home and appliances with EcoFlow power station and solar panel for just $529, it's cheaper than ever. | Continue reading
The Abecadło antique shop is located in the place of the former Guardian Angel pharmacy, at 18 Kościuszki Street in Krakow. Its unique interior is made up of antique pharmacy furniture dating back to 1899, which the owners managed to save and restore. After the pharmacy closed in … | Continue reading
German automotive supplier Mahle has been hard at work on next-gen electric drive systems, and it's also been exploring other critical components to help make vehicular electrification a more viable reality. At September's IAA Transportation show, it revealed a thermal management … | Continue reading
We already knew that Prey director Dan Trachtenberg has the Elle Fanning-starring film, Predator: Badlands set to premiere in theaters in 2025. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, however, 20th Century Studios President Steve Asbell broke the news that Trachtenberg … | Continue reading
Announcements will almost certainly include the first wave of M4-powered Macs. | Continue reading
In Dior. The post Jennifer Lawrence Showed Up For Her Documentary first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
Using hacks such as these is a great way to prolong the life of your clothing and save money. Fashion influencer shares easy tips to mend your clothes without a sewing machine: 'Great ideas!' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
An exhilarating fantasy inspired by one of the most famous romances in Hindu mythology. The post Read an Excerpt From Kritika H. Rao’s The Legend of Meneka appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We live in a time of such confusion and rancor, with a culture that puts a premium on things that don’t last: money, fame, status, likes. We chase the approval of strangers on our phones. We build all manner of walls and fences around ourselves, and then we wonder why we feel so … | Continue reading
Bret Crowe musically connected the rhythm of pet possums drinking from a plastic bowl to the iconic intro to the Tool song "Schism". | Continue reading
The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is back with a message for its growing heroes: remember to actually talk to each other. | Continue reading
Lilium’s Jet eVTOL. | Image: Lilium Two years before German air taxi manufacturer Lilium promised to deliver its first two aircraft to customers, the air taxi pioneer has run out of money and will imminently stop making them. In a filing to the US SEC, Lilium says it cannot acqui … | Continue reading
It may be time to bury the M1 MacBook Air for good. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Apple might be updating several Macs with M4 chips as early as next week, but it’s looking like the MacBook Air lineup might not join the party until early 2025. That said, if you’re on an ol … | Continue reading
How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations. The post Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: Tyler Cowen is an economics professor and blogger at Marginal Revolution. Patrick Collison is the billionaire founder of the online payments company Stripe. In 2019, they wrote an article calling for a discipline of Progress Studies, which wou … | Continue reading
Amazon's selling a massive memory upgrade in a postage stamp sized package for 42% Off. | Continue reading
The trick to sounding conversational, particularly when reading a script, is to imagine you’re talking to a specific audience member. That’s advice I received years ago at an audio storytelling workshop and remind myself of whenever I’m alone recording narration for a podcast. Th … | Continue reading
New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival. | Continue reading
GES exhibition services, part of Viad, is being sold to Truelink Capital for $535 million. It’s the latest events company getting an injection of private equity cash. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Hmm, but which pattern do I pick? READ MORE... | Continue reading
On "Reptilian Attack", Wagner the Band raises the question of how we are influenced by fake news and media outlets in our daily lives - without even realising it. | Continue reading
The 25th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) begins next week in Sheffield, UK, and we are delighted to share that 26 SMC-connected scholars — current and former researchers, postdocs, predocs, and interns — are presenting in a total of 26 separate … | Continue reading
In Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, three streets with the same names intersect, resulting in a unique and perhaps confusing street sign. All streets have the same primary name of "Bellevue." Bellevue Avenue E. is the primary street, but short segments diverge from the main s … | Continue reading
EV sales were 9 percent of total new car sales in the US in September. Cox Automotive expects the to crack the 10 percent barrier soon. The post New & Used EV Sales Were Up In September In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading