Andrew Liszewski, writing at The Verge, about a thing that should not have been made: Apple may have said goodbye to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar last year, but a team of four engineers believes the concept deserves a second chance. They’ve created the Flexbar, which is essentiall … | Continue reading
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Rhetty for History looked at some of the most famous toy crazes that caused parents to go mad during the holidays. | Continue reading
Delta of Venus is a band of three friends, including the familiar name Ellery Twining, who has released solo material earlier. The band formed in 1993 with each member playing an instrument they couldn't play - the idea was that this way they couldn't sound like anyone else. | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple Music’s yearly recap is back — and this time, it’s available to see and share from directly within the app. If your iPhone runs iOS 18.1 or later, you can now access Apple Music Replay 2024 from the Home, New, and Search tabs. Otherwi … | Continue reading
Luckey is looking to reshape the defense industry with anime waifus, loot boxes, and Hawaiian shirts. | Continue reading
The Hajimari Boomerang Ball is the physics-defying crazy-motion light show that's amazingly fun for all ages. | Continue reading
Even though Cyber Monday has gone, you can save 25% on the GoPro Hero12 Black action camera over at Amazon. | Continue reading
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Today’s newsletter includes a free downloadable zine called “More Light!” It begins: It gets dark so early these days I find myself sundowning around 3PM. I got so many wonderful notes about the gratitude zines, I decided to revive my creative seasons project and make an interact … | Continue reading
There is something, admittedly, in a story obsessed with vanity being Disney's latest live-action remake project. | Continue reading
Frontotemporal dementia affects empathy and social behavior, with reduced brain activity in empathy-related regions. Patients with frontotemporal dementia often struggle with empathy. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that, unlike healthy individuals, these pat … | Continue reading
"We need to explore which populations are projected to experience [this] the most." Researchers make concerning new discovery about growing threat to infant development: 'These findings must spur action' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We tested martini glasses by serving martinis and daiquiris in them. We noted how well they kept drinks cold, if they were balanced, and if they were pleasant to sip from. | Continue reading
The Olbernhauer Reiterlein (Little Rider of Olbernhau) is an iconic wooden figure from Olbernhau, Germany, that serves as the town's beloved symbol. Created in 1935 as a small, 3.5-centimeter ornament for the Winterhilfswerk charity drive, it was given as a thank-you to those who … | Continue reading
The new balloon can be expanded before a meal to prevent overeating, then deflated when no longer needed. | Continue reading
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TL;DR: Buy this iPad 9th Gen for $259.97 with free shipping, and get Beats wireless headphones and a full set of accessories free — only while supplies last! Disappointed by the Cyber Week deals you've been seeing? We get it. 10% off? — Read the rest The post Cyber Week deal: Buy … | Continue reading
Perrin and co. visit an eerie town… The post Reading The Wheel of Time: Something is Deeply Wrong With the Town of So Harbor in Crossroads of Twilight (Part 18) appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
While you can certainly have open APIs that require user authorization, it’s always a nice indication of just how open something is when there are public endpoints. Mastodon and Bluesky both get this. | Continue reading
Typically, in bankruptcy proceedings a creditor must return payments made shortly before the debtor filed for bankruptcy. At Monday’s argument in United States v. Miller, the justices were asked to decide whether that same rule applies to the Internal Revenue Service. Although Se … | Continue reading
In the Baltics, the difference between East and West — between the past and the future — can be measured in millimeters: 85, to be exact. (Or, if you prefer, 3.35 inches.) That tiny distance is the difference between the track gauges of the old Soviet railways (1,520 mm, just und … | Continue reading
Neutral density (ND) filters are used by photographers to stop down the amount of light entering the camera lens. The filter is actually two layers that are polarized; rotate the outermost one, and the admitted light is reduced or increased.A startup called Lombell figured it wou … | Continue reading
There’s an assumption that because of the relationship between metabolic rates, volume, and surface area, animals get an average of one billion heartbeats out of their bodies before they expire. Turns out there’s some truth to it. As animals get bigger, from tiny shrew to huge bl … | Continue reading
China bans US exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials. | Continue reading
Thirteen years of service, one pancake meal: an IHOP server was fired for providing food to a hungry person who asked for it, reports Local 12 News WFLA in Lakeland, Florida. Victoria Hughes paid for the meal, but was fired for encouraging undesirables to "loiter" in the restaura … | Continue reading
A little calico kitten named Maisie was in love with her human's baby bump and fell further in love when the infant came home. | Continue reading
The creators of the Flexbar think Apple’s Touchbar deserves a second chance as a standalone solution. | Screenshot: YouTube Apple may have said goodbye to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar last year, but a team of four engineers believes the concept deserves a second chance. They’ve cr … | Continue reading
A popular science classroom demonstration could one day lead to applications in powering tiny robots. | Continue reading
Men believe women want them to be sculptures of bone and pure muscle. Women believe men want them to be thin and hyperfeminine. They significantly overestimate the appeal of such factors, according to a study published at Plos One. It's the latest survey to conclude that such ste … | Continue reading
The man had developed an unusual skin condition called phytophotodermatitis, also colorfully known as "lime disease." | Continue reading
Keep warm this winter with the 35% off Google Nest programmable smart thermostat. | Continue reading
Researchers stimulated the vagus nerve in healthy volunteers and showed it triggered blood clot formation, which they say could be used to prevent blood loss after surgery. | Continue reading
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MSI has officially announced its next crack at handheld gaming is here with the Lunar Lake-powered MSI Claw 7 AI Plus and MSI Claw 8 AI Plus. The two Windows-based handhelds come with 32GB of RAM and larger batteries than their predecessors. They release on December 25th, but you … | Continue reading
A baby waved at me over its mother's shoulder. I'd done nothing to get its attention, yet, from across the crowded, busy room it picked me out, miraculously. As you might imagine, was at once filled with joy at being recognized by this unspoiled human. It made me feel special, go … | Continue reading
Are you looking for a fun and easy Christmas activity to get your kids into the holiday spirit? Our free… The post Christmas Tree Outline For Fun Christmas Crafts appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Intel’s Arc Battlemage lineup includes the B580 and B570 with up to 12 GB of memory for budget-conscious gamers. | Continue reading
I voted in this year’s Pitchfork “best albums of 2024” list (and The Wire’s), and was asked to hold off on publishing my personal list until the full Pitchfork list went up on their website, which it now has. So, here are my favorites. I have friends and colleagues who actively r … | Continue reading
"Intimacy is presence magnified by our vulnerability, magnified by increasing proximity to the fear that underlies that vulnerability." | Continue reading
Researchers say the finds are from aristocratic burials between the fourth and sixth centuries. | Continue reading
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Jude Law stars in the 1980s inspired, kid-centric new Star Wars adventure show that's now streaming on Disney+. | Continue reading
Mastodon has a new “year in review” feature in the style of Spotify Wrapped (and every other service that has copied it). Mastodon’s version includes how many followers you’ve gained, what your most boosted post was, your most used hashtag, and a count of new posts in the last ye … | Continue reading
Photo: Stormy Pyeatte for The Verge Lila was created from the limited options available: female, blue hair, face “number two.” She was there on the next screen, pastel and polygonal, bobbing slightly as she stood in a bare apartment. To her right was a chat window through which t … | Continue reading
EV.com: A new comprehensive survey reveals a significant shift in global automotive preferences, with 57% of drivers worldwide expecting to own an electric vehicle (EV) within the next 10 years. The study, which surveyed 6,000 car drivers across major automotive markets, spotligh … | Continue reading
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The justices will hear oral arguments this morning in Republic of Hungary v. Simon. The case involves a lawsuit brought by survivors of the Hungarian Holocaust and their heirs who sued Hungary and its national railway, MÁV, for compensation for property seized during the extermin … | Continue reading