An intense atmospheric river traversed the Gulf of Alaska, heavily impacting coastal regions of British Columbia and southeastern Alaska with prolonged rainfalls. Captured via satellite, this remarkable storm system displayed a significant water vapor stream stretching from South … | Continue reading
I tend to forget about my photos once too much time had passed, so today I deliberately dug into the archive from my korea trip a couple months ago. It is an... | Continue reading
The conflicts proliferating in the world are all part of a single challenge for the United States. | Continue reading
"My 500-square meter garden full of banana trees has been completely destroyed." Farmers face devastation as 'worst flooding in two decades' wreaks havoc: 'It has been decades since we experienced this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
As of July 1, 285 people have already died because of the heavy rainfall. Millions in Pakistan 'terrified' as heavy rains lash country after 2022 mega-flood: 'It's not a home; it's a compromise' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A groundbreaking study has revealed long-term cognitive effects in COVID-19 patients, likening their post-recovery state to accelerated aging. Findings include diminished brain volume and increased brain injury proteins, emphasizing the severe and lasting impact of the virus on b … | Continue reading
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"This is just gorgeous!" Homeowner shares impressive photos of their 'wet garden' results: 'My dream landscape' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I loved this interview and showcase of Lynn Hill on Climbing Gold. She describes the beauty and challenge of movement in rock climbing so well in this clip: But the whole point of climbing in general is to adapt yourself to the rock in the most clever way that you can using whate … | Continue reading
It's not a green screen! It's just a weird a weird hotel room in Pittsburgh, but it did make for a cool backdrop for this week's video. We were there visiting our FBI friends after coming from Washington DC and a visit to CISA, | Continue reading
OpenFreeMap New free map tile hosting service from Zsolt Ero: OpenFreeMap lets you display custom maps on your website and apps for free. […] Using our public instance is completely free: there are no limits on the number of map views or requests. There’s no registration, no user … | Continue reading
One of my favorite newsletters is from @assaf@mas.to . He says Weekend Reading I write a weekly email for people in tech. Tools and products you should know about, tips about UX, management, infosec; random and funny stuff labnotes.org | Continue reading
I’m sorry. I’ve made some slop. But only because I really wanted to be a guest on my newest favourite podcast.. The post NotebookFM | 2425 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Research indicates that stromatoporoids, ancient reef-builders, withstood the Late Devonian extinction and prospered into the Carboniferous Period. Will modern coral reefs go extinct? The answer is uncertain, but some of their ancient counterparts managed to dodge a bullet — for … | Continue reading
"It's not worth the photo." Video captures close call after national park tourist encroaches on elk: 'People don't learn' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Welcome to zombocom… you can do anything at zombocom… anything at all… the only limit… is yourself… | Continue reading
The basic facts about hydrogen are well known. It has the ability to significantly reduce emissions from the steel and cement industries. As a power source, it creates no waste products other than water and heat. While the US struggles to find ways to reduce its carbon and methan … | Continue reading
Lee controls the board of WP Engine. The board is why WP Engine hasn’t done a trademark deal for their use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. You hide behind lawyers and corporate PR when you’re wrong, not when you’re right. I’m replying on Twitter, I’m commenting on Re … | Continue reading
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - The 1960 book of awoke America from a bout of collective amnesia and reminded them of the evils of Nazism - linkage.lol/the-rise-… | Continue reading
Everyone knows Joker's obsessed with Batman, and even Phillips thinks that fixation could be applied to his take of the villain. | Continue reading
"The potential to get more eyes out there sighting bees than any single study could ever hope for." Scientists turn to innovative app to help solve 'huge problem' plaguing bee populations: 'Better tools ... are really important' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Utilizing a slime mold algorithm, astronomers have mapped the cosmic web, enhancing our understanding of galaxy evolution. This breakthrough research provides deeper insights into how large cosmic structures influence galaxies over time. In 2010, an experiment in Japan using slim … | Continue reading
All right, it’s evening already, but this is still just the second day after my last post, so… progress. Ran this morning in the cold, and wasn’t it just? Both of the last two days I’ve settled for very modest paces, not really limber enough to push for a stunning personal best. … | Continue reading
Very strange dreams – some sort of awkward conference dinner in the open air, which I think was with people (1) whom I had never met before and (2) who appeared to be American political scientists, then convoluted a journey back – when I say ‘back’, I’m not sure where I was headi … | Continue reading
Brian Williams during a Meet the Press taping in 2008. | Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press Former news anchor Brian Williams is in talks to host an Amazon Prime election night special, reports Variety. The show would apparently be a “non-partisan discussion” as e … | Continue reading
For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we chat about all the new Techtember … Read More Here → | Continue reading
For Fodor’s Travel, Rosie Bell wrote about her experiences at Sekishoin, a modern Buddhist temple in Kōyasan, Japan: Was it a Rolex? I couldn’t get close enough to tell what was dangling on the wrist of the 83-year-old monk teaching us. I’m not enough of a timepiece aficionado to … | Continue reading
I love this idea by Lee Peterson: using Apple’s Journal app (which got some terrific updates in iOS 18) to track your Home Screen updates over time. Every so often, I see screenshots from people on Threads or Mastodon showing their Home Screens from over a decade ago. I routinely … | Continue reading
This isn't the first time SpaceX has run afoul of the rules. Regulators find further evidence of SpaceX releasing pollutants into nearby bodies of water: 'Very serious concern' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New research reveals that liquid crystals can form dynamic structures that mimic biological transport systems, suggesting potential applications in creating self-assembling materials and modeling biological systems. Liquid crystals are everywhere. They are used in numerous applic … | Continue reading
Parker Finn teases some of what's to come in Smile 2, and how the horror franchise could go even further with more movies. | Continue reading
If you read my Go Error Propagation and API Contracts article, you may have noticed that I introduced a typology of errors: sentinel errors structured error values opaque errors You may be able to guess what these errors are, how they are designed, how they are used, and why from … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta is restricting links on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook that lead to Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter containing a JD Vance dossier that was allegedly nabbed in an Iranian hack of the Trump campaign. The company has apparently rem … | Continue reading
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In economically advantaged countries, it’s hard to imagine a time when electric lighting wasn’t available in nearly every home, business, and public facility. But according to the World Economic Forum, the sun remains the primary light source for more than 1 billion people worldw … | Continue reading
This technology could be put to use at any number of industrial or chemical facilities that produce carbon pollution. Scientist develops revolutionary technology that turns air pollution into valuable resource: 'We can directly use those converted chemicals and fields for other a … | Continue reading
Another story of a big tech company using their monopoly to get more money and harm little companies. While I don’t use iA Writer currently, I have used it and found it to be an excellent app. I follow their site because they have very interesting content in many fields showing t … | Continue reading
I’m 61 today, a stereotypical age for a 1950s father to drop dead from a heart attack (that would have been attributed to the stresses of work, adult female supervision, concerns around children, etc.). This post is to reflect on things that I’ve learned in the past year. From Fo … | Continue reading
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away I had to give an impromptu presentation about something I didn’t know much about. The goal of the task was to see how well we could ad-lib a presentation under pressure. Everybody in the room had to think of a topic whilst waiting for ou … | Continue reading
What Hirayama Taught Me About Getting Through the Day Anyone who has spent more than a day with me will know I tend to maintain rigid rituals, habits, and schedules. I keep fairly strict rituals for winding down my day, Read More The post Perfect(ing) Daily Rituals first appeared … | Continue reading
Researchers have determined that reducing plastic littering by 32% by the year 2035 is necessary to prevent further water pollution. A report published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin by researchers from Kyushu University has, for the first time, established a clear numerical ta … | Continue reading
My new blog home is up and running at euansemple.com. I am still working on email subscriptions and building my blogroll but its there, and I am happy with it. I am hoping to migrate my old blog posts (all 23 years of them) to the new location soon but I have a paid subscription … | Continue reading
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I do this manually at the end of each week: collating most of the recent little comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I also find knowing I will revisit my posts to be a positive and mellowing influence on my social media activity. I mostl … | Continue reading
CERN scientists observed a rare kaon decay into a pion and two neutrinos, a significant find confirming predictions of the Standard Model and hinting at possible new physics. Physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, have discovered an ultra-rar … | Continue reading
If you've recently updated your Phoenix/Elixir application and encountered a warning related to the Gettext backend, you're not alone. With newer versions of the Phoenix framework and the Elixir ecosystem, some older ways of defining Gettext backends have been deprecated. In this … | Continue reading
"There's no reason to be building houses that are going to contribute further to the climate issue." New all-electric housing development promises revolutionary clean energy standards: 'We're the vanguard' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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