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Humans perfected how to identify wild animals over millennia, and now biologists are rediscovering the exceptional worth of the tracks and marks left behind | Continue reading
I remember being told that the first shall be last and the last shall be first. I remember being told that blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth. The again, I remember a line from a movie, which questioned, “I wonder how meek they’ll be when they do, sir.” I reme … | Continue reading
Madame Psychosis have been teasing the album with a string of singles ever since "Concrete Streets" in October 2023, a song that marked their first release in a post-pandemic world. | Continue reading
The Netherlands is a destination that’s always been at the top of our European bucket list. So when we found out there was a Boat… The post Why Boat Bike Tours Is the Best Way to See the Netherlands appeared first on Nothing Familiar. | Continue reading
What is the city but the people? What indeed? David Oyelowo is a powerhouse. His Coriolanus is a shitheel teetering somewhere between Trump and Mugabe. He isn't a noble character with a fatal flaw; his flaws are his character. The citizens celebrate him, turn on him, fear him. It … | Continue reading
Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation states. But a new lawsuit in a likely constitutional ba … | Continue reading
Wedding paintings by Rubens, Watteau, Delacroix, Frith, and Naturalists from the time that photography was creating a new market. | Continue reading
Before dawn, a moon with toothmarks. The tick tock of an acorn dropped by a flying squirrel. | Continue reading
Cancer is now the top cause of death in the US, with key epigenetic traits providing new avenues for diagnosis and treatment. Cancer has recently overtaken cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death for the first time, with one in two men and one in three women in the U … | Continue reading
As if the Line wasn't enough, Saudi Arabia is currently busy constructing yet another amazing skyscraper, named the Mukaab. Taking the form of a supertall cube, new information has been released that details the build progress so far and the sheer scale of the project. Continue R … | Continue reading
Plants around the world absorb 37 billion more metric tons of carbon than was previously thought, a new study has demonstrated. It means every tree planted to try and prevexnt the worst of climate change goes 31% farther than earlier models on Earth carbon systems have calucated, … | Continue reading
A century on, the country’s most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights | Continue reading
You’d think design systems are a utopia of planning, modular code and governance but I’m sorry to tell you that one of the many things that will take up a lot of your time in a more mature system is Snowflakes: A ’snowflake’ in a Design System is a one-off component that could be … | Continue reading
The new issue of Positive News is out now, and features a number of inspiring achievements. Here are some of the firsts you'll find in the magazine The post Six inspiring firsts from the latest issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
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Illustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge The upcoming release of Apple Intelligence has spurred the iPhone maker’s own “what is a photo?” moment. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple software chief Craig Federighi said the company is aiming to provide AI-powered ima … | Continue reading
L'articolo WHAT’S NEW AT AUTO E MOTO D’EPOCA 2024, THE EUROPEAN CENTRE OF CAR AND MOTORCYCLE PASSION. proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
Speaking of grid maps and abortion access, Jan Diehm and Michelle Pera-McGhee, for… Tags: abortion, maze, Pudding, puzzle | Continue reading
The post We asked: what’s the most inspiring thing anyone has ever said to you? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
After some recent posts featuring photos of dogs, I thought I would add some balance. So here are people with cats. | Continue reading
Crew-8 is set to return to Earth this Friday in a parachute-assisted splashdown after over seven months in space, with final departure conditions hinging on an upcoming weather report. The ISS team is gearing up for their undocking, and other members engage in ongoing space resea … | Continue reading
Discussing William Gibson’s Blue Ant Trilogy with Eddie Rathke from Wolf Newsletter. The post Blue Ant Trilogy | Wolf Pod appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Emily Oster asks: Are smartphones stealing childhood? The New York Times fails to disclose a source’s ties to Hamas. And more. | Continue reading
This rollicking ode to modernity pairs Prokofiev with frenetic abstractions and Post-Impressionist animations of people at play - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon | Continue reading
by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading
I couldn’t believe my eyes as I wandered through IKEA’s soft toy section. There, perched among the bins was Hedwig from Harry Potter. It was then I realized I was staring at IKEA’s new SKOGSDUVA snowy owl hand puppet. The resemblance to Harry’s faithful feathered companion was un … | Continue reading
Tech Zity Vilnius project. Photo credits: Tech Zity Two gigantic construction projects underway in Lithuania promise to transform the country’s start-up ecosystem. Both are being promoted as the biggest of their kind in Europe, providing much needed space and services for… Read m … | Continue reading
Der Beitrag Pendeln mit der S7: Stehend unterwegs erschien zuerst auf MUCBOOK. | Continue reading
Russell wrote a great comment on my last post (thanks!): What benefits do these things offer when a general purpose computer can do so many things nowadays? Is there a USB keyboard that you can connect to a laptop or phone to do these things? I presume that all recent phones have … | Continue reading
This is the second part of a fiction serial, in 812 words. Ghosts were not something Jake had ever given much credence to. Old scary stories to frighten children, misty apparitions in graveyards, he thought it was all rather silly. But now here he was, looking down at his own bod … | Continue reading
It seems like it's never been easier to start writing a simple program that can be turned into a more advanced one as development progresses. Let’s explore possibilities delivered by JDK 23 release. From the early days, Java may have ... The post Exploring New Features in JDK 23: … | Continue reading
Did you know that next year marks Rust's 10th anniversary? What better way to celebrate than at a conference, among fellow Rust developers and enthusiasts! We want to grow the Rust community and strengthen Poland's technical talent pool, just like we're doing for Scala. That’s wh … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Sofaclub Cannabis is set to open this fall at 229 Avenue B near 14th Street. Ownership has secured a CAURD adult recreational use license from the state for the retail establishment. This marks the furthest east into the East Village for a legal … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Paintings by longtime East Village resident Walter Salas-Humara are on view through Saturday at 14BC Gallery. Here's more about the show, "Guardians and Realms" ... Horses have long been seen as mystical creatures, embodying a deep connection to the spirit wo … | Continue reading
It won’t be long before lots of kids are putting on superhero costumes or witch’s hats and going out for Trick or Treat night. These historical photos show that the tradition is a long one, and that the costumes back then were much scarier than they are now. | Continue reading
The isolationism of many political parties—in power in Moldova, or in opposition in Georgia—is a larger vulnerability than the malign interference of Russia. As October comes to an end, both the people of Moldova and Georgia are facing up to their choice for a pro-European future … | Continue reading
Hope and Memory have one daughter and her name is Art, and she has built her dwelling far from the desperate field where men hang out their garments upon forked boughs to be banners of battle. O beloved daughter of Hope and Memory, be with me for a little. | Continue reading
Hercule Poirot famously said, “I do not approve of murder.” And with good reason. A murder is a bomb that blows up the delicate matchstick house we call “civilization,” driving shrapnel into everyone and everything it touches. A murderer kills more than a person; he destroys the … | Continue reading
Over the past two months, the country’s biggest tech companies have announced a flurry of deals with advanced and conventional nuclear companies. At the same time, Democratic candidates running for federal office — including Kamala Harris and a handful of Senate candidates — have … | Continue reading
Saronic, a defense-technology company based in Austin, Texas, has announced the Corsair, its largest autonomous surface vessel yet. It's a 24-ft (7.3-m) sleek ship with customizable capabilities that can be deployed in "the thousands" for the US Navy. Continue Reading Category: M … | Continue reading
Thinking about the very long term. | Continue reading
Although I’ve written pseudonymously in the past, my novels, with only two exceptions, have been located in big cities. That includes All of Us, my first A.F. Carter novel, set in New York City. All of Us was a stand-alone, and meant to be, but after finishing the novel I decided … | Continue reading
In 1983, an old article from the Harvard Business Review changed my life. In 1960, Ted Levitt, a professor at HBS, wrote the most popular article in the Review’s history. Called Marketing Myopia, it described a different way of thinking about change and marketing. I was a (very) … | Continue reading
New research reveals that enhancing salt marshes in front of seawalls not only protects coastlines effectively but also reduces costs significantly, making it an economically viable option. Even small marshes can offer substantial protection, challenging prior assumptions about t … | Continue reading
by Mike Bendzela The words are fine, and some of the concepts they represent rather appealing, actually. It’s the usages to which they are put that bug me, usages that are by turns deceiving, dishonest, obfuscating, bogus, hokey, and euphemistic. There is a theme binding them all … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy DupBopBro debuted last Thursday at 309 E. Houston St. between Clinton and Attorney. The business, owned by life partners Gene (seen below) and Veronica Choe, specializes in Korean rice bowls. The quick-serve bowls start with rice and cabbage, and you can sele … | Continue reading
The birth of a new calf is exciting news for the population. Researcher thrilled after recording rare sighting of newborn orca: 'It was amazing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading