"Seems like you have just everything you need in that little home." Homeowner captivates internet with photos of incredible tiny home in Hawaiʻi: 'This is all I've ever wanted' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
DEEPscope, an innovative microscope from Cornell, enables unprecedented deep and wide-field brain imaging, capturing neural activity with unmatched clarity and scale. Researchers at Cornell have developed an advanced imaging technology that enables unprecedented deep and wide-fie … | Continue reading
"Do they even think about what they're doing?" Hiker vents frustration after witnessing egregious act in park: 'What goes on in these people's heads?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Call the police and document every occurrence of bad behavior." Homeowner seeks advice after witnessing neighbor's disturbing behavior on their property: 'And more threats' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Waiting, waiting… … for a train which did turn up — eventually. Quote of the Day ”If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people’s pain, you are a human being.” Leo Tolstoy (Which neatly rules out … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Imagine how cool it would be if you could order a brand-new Wrangler with an integrated camper package straight from Jeep. Even something as simple as a hanging bed would get buyers driving off the lot in a no-nonsense adventure 4x4 ready to roam and disperse-camp anywhere vaguel … | Continue reading
“G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s rooms on Capitol Hill.” — New York Times - - - I’m a family man with a biological woman wife and four … | Continue reading
"It seems the automaker would have to build some sort of alternative." Elon Musk hints at surprising design update for Tesla Cybertruck — here's how it could push the envelope of the global auto industry first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Researchers have developed a method to enhance fusion energy efficiency by optimizing fuel mixtures and employing spin polarization. This approach could significantly reduce tritium usage, leading to smaller and more manageable fusion reactors with lower operational costs and enh … | Continue reading
As various parties grapple with Representative Nancy Mace’s bigoted and transphobic campaign against Representative Sarah McBride, as well as McBride’s decision to “accept” Speaker Mike Johnson’s rule banning transgender people from bathrooms matching their gender despite disagre … | Continue reading
I am by no means an expert on Bluesky. My account is coming up on a year old and I have about 1400 posts on the site, the majority of them from cross posting. Until the great migration happened, I didn't have much real involvement with people there. As someone with an interest in … | Continue reading
Recently I traveled to Portland, Oregon to speak at the PDX People’s Digital Safety Fair, meet up with five groups in the Electronic Frontier Alliance, and attend BSides PDX 2024. Portland’s first ever Digital Safety Fair was a success and five of our six EFA organizations in the … | Continue reading
The project has garnered significant attention for its ingenious simplicity. Student invents first-of-its-kind kitchen device on mission to transform electronic industry: 'Infinitely better than recycling' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Lameazoid Link List for Thursday 2024-11-21 21-Nov-2024 – New card game makes Japan’s saunas even steamier Brief Summary: ” Get ready to sweat it out in a sauna showdown that’s as hot as it sounds. Finding time to truly un” 21-Nov-2024 – itch.io store now requires AI generated co … | Continue reading
The one and only Niléane on MacStories: Horse Browser Tries Its Hooves at a New Take on Tabs As you may have noticed in my screen recordings, when you start fresh with a new trail, the browser’s window is occupied by a large, 3D-animated horse that | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap says the basis of a scathing lawsuit suggesting it systematically recommends teens’ accounts to child predators is backwards — the company is now accusing the New Mexico attorney general of intentionally seeking out such accounts befor … | Continue reading
Introduction Creating a new database table is great, but sometimes, you have a known set of values for which creating a new table feels like an overhead. That’s when static associations come into place. What is static_association ? Static association is a gem that adds basic Acti … | Continue reading
"We have a neighbor that blast talk radio all day everyday pointed directly at my office." Homeowner seeks creative noise-blocking solution for inconsiderate neighbor: 'I do not want to deal with that confrontation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Flatpak is no longer just a promising format whose potential lay in the far future – it’s already the go-to way for developers to package and distribute their software on Linux, including to those of us using Ubuntu. While Ubuntu has no plans to support Flatpak officially, both F … | Continue reading
"All of our producers estimate that we lost about 80 percent of this year's produce." Farmers sound the alarm as pantry staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'Production is at serious risk' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Beetles are an evolutionary success, with rove beetles’ diversification largely due to their unique tergal gland that synthesizes defensive chemicals. This adaptation, evolving over millions of years, has allowed them to occupy diverse ecological niches, underlining the impact of … | Continue reading
"I'm worried that there is some negative effect." Homeowner warned after considering problematic strategy to keep out ticks: 'Do not do this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The boy had shed his jacket onto the floor, leaving it in a heap right in the middle of the room. Under normal circumstances I would have said something like, "Your coat is on the floor; it belongs on a hook," then waited for him to think things through. But this was his first da … | Continue reading
Image: Department of Transportation The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to finalize new spectrum rules that will push cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications technology forward. C-V2X will use existing cellular networks to send messages from vehicl … | Continue reading
"Literally some of the best advice I've heard." Influencer shares how they saved money with unusual moving practices: 'This is super helpful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Authors in Iceland aren’t pleased with the manner Storytel is treating them with, the website Grapevine.is reported. They claim it to be too low to be to their liking. This has prompted the board of the Writers’ Union of Iceland (Rithöfundasamband Íslands) to advise authors not t … | Continue reading
Microsoft is now into book publishing. The software behemoth has introduced its own publishing imprint, 8080 Books which would be focussing primarily on topics such as technology, business, as well as the society at large. The imprint 8080 Books is named after the Intel 8080 micr … | Continue reading
The first-generation Kindle Scribe in a certified refurbished state is now on sale for a flat 25 percent discount. This makes the E Ink tablet to be priced at $233.99 against a list price of $309.99. The tablet offers 16 GB of storage and is accompanied by a Premium Pen. Interest … | Continue reading
Viwoods had earlier launched its AiPaper e-note device which it claimed to be the smartest e-note device ever launched. Now the good news here is that the E Ink tablet can be bought right now for $90 less via Amazon which does its bit to bring the price down for what otherwise ca … | Continue reading
Rakuten Kobo has quietly unveiled a new colour variant for their Kobo Stylus 2. It is now available in a new white colour, in addition to the standard black one. They also have the Kobo Stylus 2 Replacement Tips – Pack of 10 soon in white. The Kobo Stylus 2 is compatible with the … | Continue reading
In the morning again at looking over my last night's papers, and by and by comes Mr. Moore, who finds that my papers may do me much good. He staid and dined with me, and we had a good surloyne of rost beefe, the first that ever I had of my own buying... | Continue reading
To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill. | Continue reading
"Everything looks so delicious!" Travelers share surprising experience after sticking to popular diet during Italian vacation: 'So great that we have more options' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sale! From Our Shop Titanium Nonstick Always Pan Pro $150–$195 More Colors Shop Titanium Nonstick Always Pan Pro Now Starting today, we will be moving away from chemically coated nonstick cookware and bakeware. It’s become abundantly clear through scientific research that many co … | Continue reading
Fitbit is now a subsidiary of Google and continues to provide high-quality fitness trackers. | Continue reading
Yesterday I blogged about The Scunthorpe Problem, and included this (emphasis added): […] because they dared to to talk […] I didn’t notice the duplicated word to, because the line happened to wrap between them in my text editor. It wasn’t until I saw the post published that the … | Continue reading
I’ve been down in an audio plugin rabbit hole lately. More on that in a later blog post. But I just stumbled upon a set of free plugins that might be of interest to you, if you are doing voice recordings of any kind – be it a podcast, voice over, or, let’s say, video tutorials. T … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This amazing vintage brooch features a little thumb and a sign that you can flip to one side or the other in order to let people know if you're having a good day or a bad day. — Read the rest The post This vintage brooch … | Continue reading
At this price, it's truly a great deal. | Continue reading
"We're ... creating a blueprint for more sustainable practices." Amazon announces new packaging trial that could change your future deliveries: 'The biggest single test we've ever conducted' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Amazon has started their early Black Friday Deals on many Apple products, so if you’ve been planning on shopping this holiday season for some great deals on Apple gear, this is a great place to get started. M3 MacBook Air up to 23% Off Amazon is offering the M3 series of MacBook … | Continue reading
Researchers showed that quantum computing could enable moving devices, like drones, to coordinate efficiently by sharing quantum information, even without direct communication. A study from the University of Kent reveals that quantum information could potentially be utilized to s … | Continue reading
If you're looking for a portable speaker with impressive sound, the Beats Pill is amazing. | Continue reading
Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie starred in the 1986 Jim Henson/George Lucas fantasy film. | Continue reading
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"This is the only cruise ship I'd actually get on." Traveler shares review of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' cruise ship with massive, eye-catching features: 'I've never wanted to be a pirate more' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I associate mountains with fitness, work, with a hurry to go back home. Beach is chill. | Continue reading
I loved this article about NeonWorks which seems to be the last neon artisan in the Bay Area. The owner, Jim Rizzo is a character, and the article is full of nuggets like: “I think the love of neon is still there, but because budgets are tight, people are going to LED fake neon. … | Continue reading