Distortions in pulsar signals reveal flaws in galactic models, pointing to new opportunities for understanding the universe and studying cosmic waves. By analyzing patterns in pulsar signals, researchers discovered discrepancies in existing models of how the galaxy impacts pulsar … | Continue reading
Last week, a New York federal judge ruled a key copyright violation claim by The Intercept against OpenAI would move ahead in court. The ruling is the latest in a series of major legal decisions involving the AI developer this month, after OpenAI sought to dismiss lawsuits from s … | Continue reading
With seven months to go before the European Commission unveils its plan for the next framework programme (FP10) for research and innovation, many regional representatives are counting on more financial firepower and greater flexibility. <… Read more here | Continue reading
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Language Log covered both Macquarie Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024 (“enshittification”) and a few more from other dictionaries. They include demure, brat, manifest, and brain rot. The post A bunch of words of the year appeared first on Cultrface. | Continue reading
My recent article "Why Java 8 is a Ticking Time Bomb Hiding Within Your Organization" triggered quit some reactions... and so I went a step further and asked on social media: "Why is your company still on Java 8 (or ... The post How Organizations Became Stuck on Outdated Java Ver … | Continue reading
Roasted green beans are easy to make, delicious, and healthy! Throw in some mushrooms for a compliment of flavor and texture and it will be a great light side dish. It’s an easy healthy side dish for weeknight dinners and holidays. Roasting is one of the best ways to highlight th … | Continue reading
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Artificial intelligence is already doing some pretty amazing things — writing stories, solving problems, creating songs, generating art, and producing lifelike videos and images. But these are mere parlor tricks compared to a more profound potential ability: automating discovery … | Continue reading
Modern astronomy has an unsavory secret: Astronomers don’t understand how the Universe works. Galaxies spin faster than can be explained by the observed matter and well-established laws of physics. Individual galaxies within vast clusters of galaxies move so fast that those clust … | Continue reading
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Chicago’s cityscape at night, captured from the International Space Station, reveals a vibrant palette of lights, showcasing the dense downtown area and major landmarks like the Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor. The city’s use of different lighting types from warm sodium lights to co … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Christmas in Middle-Earth is the infectious musical brainchild of actor/musicians Brendan Dalton. A one-time Blue Man, Dalton used his free time during the height of pandemic life to compose an album's worth of Tolkien-i … | Continue reading
I always wanted a sitdown arcade cabinet of my own. Well now I have it, and I have a long road to getting it up and running. The post Oh No, I Bought A Candy Cab appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
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In 2010, Coda Hale wrote How To Safely Store A Password which began with the repeated phrase, “Use bcrypt”, where the word bcrypt was linked to a different implementation for various programming languages. This had two effects on the technology blogosphere at the time: At the tim … | Continue reading
Ten years ago, essayist and programmer Paul Ford wrote The American Room about the distinctive environment of video-first social media. These off-white backdrops represented a lack of imagination or care—or, perhaps, it reflected an emerging reality of a declining middle class. — … | Continue reading
When it comes to monitoring the health of crops, aerial images captured by aircraft flying high overhead are only going to tell you so much. That's where an experimental new spectral sensor comes in, as it's mounted directly on the underside of individual plants' leaves. Continue … | Continue reading
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There are two types of home cooks who host Thanksgiving: one-oven people, and two-oven people. Two-oven folks are who we all inspire to be. But realistically, I—and probably 70 percent of people reading this—am in the one-oven crowd. And this can cause a predicament, not just on … | Continue reading
Sure, iPods were cool, and totally changed the course of music history. But even before we were all shelling out hundreds of dollars to store our entire compressed music collections in our pockets, there was another, cheaper solution that did most of the work already: MP3 CDs. — … | Continue reading
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Researchers suggest that the antidepressant effects of exercise might stem from its ability to decrease inflammation and enhance dopamine function, thus improving motivation. Their findings indicate that aerobic activities could be key in treating depression through personalized … | Continue reading
Beautifully capturing the same raw authentic energy found on Maverick Smith's debut album, Christmas EP is a remarkable job, of avoiding musical clichés usually associated with holiday music. | Continue reading
When the Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth Rock, they were met by Ousamequin, the Massasoit or Great Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy. Ousamequin and the Pokanoket people aided the refugees who landed on their shores, and it was he who signed the Pilgrim-Wampanoag Peace Treaty … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Storm Conall brought more heavy rain and flooding to sodden England • Flash floods killed at least 20 people on Indonesia’s Sumatra island • The northern Plains will be hit with an “arctic outbreak” on Thanksgiving day. THE TOP FIVE 1. Rivian gets conditional … | Continue reading
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Ursula von der Leyen during her speech to the Parliament on November 27, 2024. Photo credits: Philippe Buissin / European Union Returning European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given research and innovation top billing as her picks for commissioner were approved b … | Continue reading
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In a fascinating new essay for The Paris Review that expands upon a speech he gave this summer, MacArthur-winning author Jonathan Lethem explores the age-old question: Did Philip K Dick dream of Palestinian sheep? Okay, well I suppose the central thesis is slightly more complicat … | Continue reading
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Bitcoin is hardly known for its environmental qualities, nor its affiliation with, uhh, conservation efforts. But a strange situation has arisen in the Congo. While other mining initiatives continue to ravage the country, the practice of Bitcoin mining—which is to say, hosting se … | Continue reading
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065953 Researchers have explored a fascinating cooling phenomenon within halide perovskite-based “dots-in-crystal” materials, uncovering both their promise and challenges. In a groundbreaking study, scientists from Chiba University invest … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Even if you know nothing about rap music, you've likely heard of the feud between arguable greatest rapper of all time Kendrick Lamar (new album out now!) and Degrassi star Drake. — Read the rest The post Drake is suing … | Continue reading
[Content Note: Drugs, Violence Sexual Assault, Death] Silphium isn't extinct; it's just a tightly guarded secret. If you go spelunking through the bio-history of this planet you'll find a range of plants which don't make sense. The avocado has a humongous fruit which can't easily … | Continue reading
William Penn's treaty, Peace and War just before the Franco-Prussian War, its Armistice in 1871, and finally paintings of the end of the First World War and the original Cenotaph in London. | Continue reading
A Chinese mobile tech company known for its rugged devices has launched what's claimed to be the world's first 5G rugged tablet that also packs a built-in DLP projector. The Tank Pad also features an 800-lumen light to brighten up camping adventures. Continue Reading Category: Mo … | Continue reading
When I first joined the BlueSky social network last year, I remember being struck by the notion that I could select a custom hosting provider. I didn't fully understand what this meant, beyond the fact that it allowed me to link my account to a privately-owned domain name. — Read … | Continue reading
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YOU CAN give the gift of Tom the Dancing Bug this holiday season! Volumes of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug book collection are available for purchase, including THE TOM THE DANCING BUG HOLIDAY SIX-PAK: For a limited two-week long Black Friday, you can buy all six books at a sp … | Continue reading
Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world. | Continue reading
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