When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?

Emanuel Maiberg, 404 Media: For the past two years an algorithmic artist who goes by Ada Ada Ada has been testing the boundaries of human and automated moderation systems on various social media platforms by documenting her own transition. Every week she uploads a shirtless self … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 30 minutes ago

A Free Vegan Hot Dog with Each Climate Factoid!

And, no, it’s not Jim Gaffigan. Rainn Wilson, (Dwight on The Office) has been using food to make climate points for ordinary folks. Forbes: Actor Rainn Wilson (The Office) made headlines last year when he changed his Twitter name to “Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson” to … | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 46 minutes ago

Timber tiny house embraces traditional Japanese woodworking technique

Portuguese woodworking specialist Madeiguincho recently completed a new model that once again showcases the firm's expertise with all things wood. Named the Morena, it features an eye-catching timber exterior made using a traditional Japanese charring technique plus a spacious an … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 47 minutes ago

StopTheMadness Pro Version 11

Jeff Johnson: First, StopTheMadness Pro 11.0 adds the ability to copy a text fragment link from selected text in Safari, using a contextual menu item on macOS or Show Menu on Tap on iOS. The previous two links are themselves examples of text fragments; the first link, when clicke … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 55 minutes ago

Wearable zaps infections by targeting antibiotic-resistant bacteria

As more bacteria that cause diseases become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, we need more ways to fight off infections. That's where this new patch comes in. With just a gentle electric zap, this bioelectronic wearable could prevent bacteria from doing a number on us throug … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Cerebras Coder

Cerebras Coder Val Town founder Steve Krouse has been building demos on top of the Cerebras API that runs Llama3.1-70b at 2,000 tokens/second. Having a capable LLM with that kind of performance turns out to be really interesting. Cerebras Coder is a demo that implements Claude Ar … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 1 hour ago

Vote Early: Severe Weather Could Affect Election in US

Weather forecast for Election Day includes rain across battleground states. | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 1 hour ago

The Kids Take Over

While I am extremely pleased and grateful that 26 years of writing on Linux Journal survive online without being 404’d, I also realize that this condition probably won’t last forever. Also, some pieces are now missing their images and other graces. This is one of them. It is also … | Continue reading


@doc.searls.com | 1 hour ago

Inflatable Halloween Pumpkins, Ghosts, and Spiders

Reviewing inflatable Halloween decorations in Brownstone Brooklyn, seen and photographed in October 2024. | Continue reading


@thenewleafjournal.com | 1 hour ago

Come to Food52 HQ for our Cookbook Club's Sweets Swap

Following a festive Friendsgiving, we're keeping the Food52 Cookbook Club gatherings going with a holiday-themed sweets swap! This time, we’ll be baking and sharing treats from Dolci! by Renato Poliafito. If you were a fan of his former Brooklyn bakeshop, Baked, or a stan for Cia … | Continue reading


@food52.com | 1 hour ago

Inflatable tent and zip-in inflatable mattress are made for each other

Inflatable tents are easy to set up, and inflatable camp mattresses are nice n' comfy, so why not combine the two? That's just what Canada's Rise Outdoor has done with its AirNEST system, which consists of a tent and a wall-to-wall mattress along with an electric pump. Continue R … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone

Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone Lord Howe Island - part of Australia, population 382 - is unique in that the island's standard time zone is UTC+10:30 but is UTC+11 when daylight saving time applies. It's the only time zone where DST represents a 30 minute offset. Via … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 1 hour ago

What’s new in Svelte: November 2024

New features in Svelte 5 and a ton of new community libraries | Continue reading


@svelte.dev | 1 hour ago

Republican Debates on China: A Political Compass

MANY HAVE TRIED to pin Trump to Heritage’s “Project 2025.” The Trump campaign has not only refused to endorse Project 2025—they have refused to endorse any detailed policy plan whatsoever. Trump prefers to keep his options open. One unanticipated benefit of this approach is that … | Continue reading


@scholars-stage.org | 1 hour ago

I Just Discovered This Clever $2 Trash Can Hack That Makes Cleaning My Kitchen So Much Easier

It’s so easy. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Il programma di BTO 2024: Topic Hospitality

Innovazione e Sfide del Settore. Una breve sintesi di un programma ricchissimo di ospiti: scopri tutti i panel Hospitality in questo articolo. Vi aspettiamo a Firenze il 27 e 28 novembre 2024. The post Il programma di BTO 2024: Topic Hospitality appeared first on Be Travel Onlife … | Continue reading


@bto.travel | 2 hours ago

This is Tim: Apple’s Q4 results phone call, transcribed

Every quarter after releasing financial results, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri hop on a conference call with analysts to detail the quarter gone by, give a peek at what’s to come, and dodge—er, I mean answer—questions from analysts.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 hours ago

Starbucks Just Announced a Major Change to Drink Prices

Oat milk lovers, listen up! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

9 Baby Name Trends To Look Out For In 2025

“Since we’ve been analyzing baby names and reporting on them for two decades now, we’ve seen a ton of trends come and go,” said Rebekah Wahlberg, a baby name trends specialist at BabyCenter. “The 2025 trend forecast tells us a couple things about the future of baby naming: One, p … | Continue reading


@ziffdavis.com | 2 hours ago

Apple’s Q424 results: $95B revenue–with a twist

Apple reported its financial results on Thursday for its fourth fiscal quarter, which ended on September 28. Revenue was $94.9 billion, up six percent versus the year-ago quarter and an all-time fourth quarter record.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 hours ago

This Ingenious Amazon Find Is a Holiday Must-Have (1,000 Were Bought Last Month)

It's a holiday entertaining essential! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

If You Spot This “So Cute” Espresso Martini Candle from T.J. Maxx, Grab 2

“This might be the best T.J. Maxx find I’ve ever seen,” one shopper wrote. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

15 Thoughtful Gift Card Ideas That'll Please Everyone on Your List

These are perfect for anyone who enjoys cooking (and eating). READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

2024 Math Prize for Girls at MIT sees six-way tie

Contest hosted by the Department of Mathematics attracts 274 participants and celebrates 16th anniversary. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 hours ago

21,000 laborers so far dead building NEOM, Saudi Arabia's futuristic city in the desert

NEOM, the striplike desert city in northwest Saudi Arabia, is just one part of the kingdom's massive plan to build out a more tourist- and business-friendly region near the borders with Egypt and Israel. Locals have been violently evicted from traditional lands, and workers are f … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 3 hours ago

Vampire Bats Moving North in Warming Climate

You’ve been warned. Yale Climate Connections: In many parts of Latin America, when the dark of night descends, the vampire bat emerges. Vampire bats are famous for feasting on the blood of live animals. As the climate warms, they’re spreading farther north. And according to Luis … | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 3 hours ago

Dinosaurs Rose From Ice, Not Fire: New Study Rewrites the Story of Earth’s Third Mass Extinction

Researchers assert that the Triassic-Jurassic extinction was a sudden event. Around 201.6 million years ago, Earth experienced one of its five major mass extinctions, leading to the abrupt disappearance of about 75% of all species. This event aligned with colossal volcanic erupti … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 4 hours ago

How Much Does It Cost to Paint Kitchen Cabinets? Experts Break It Down

Plus, the unexpected factors that can increase the cost. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 hours ago

Costco Has a Mini Version of a Sold-Out Holiday Fave (for Half the Price!)

It’s totally my jam. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 hours ago

Shockingly awful even for JD Vance

Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency JD Vance, well known for saying stupid things, verbally stepped off a few new cliffs. Holy smokes. Vance claims women celebrate abortions. Even JOE ROGAN tried to back him down. This is callous beyond callous. — Read the rest The post … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

There’s Not Enough Time

By Leo Babauta Sometimes we decide not to do something because it feels like there’s not enough time to do the task — it will take me 2 hours to work on that task, and I only have 20 minutes, so why bother starting? We do this kind of thing more than we realize — […] The post The … | Continue reading


@zenhabits.net | 4 hours ago

Watch the trailer for the thrilling new IRA miniseries "Say Nothing"

I was a huge fan of Patrick Radden-Keefe's Northern Irish history slash true crime book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. It's one of those non-fiction books I recommend to everyone I meet who shows even a passing curiosity in the history of the … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 5 hours ago

Monkey unable to type all of Hamlet before the universe ends but could type "bananas" before it dies

The "infinite monkey theorem" suggests that if you gave a monkey an infinite amount of time to randomly hit keys on a typewriter, it would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare—Hamlet included—purely by chance. Unfortunately, it won't happen before the end of the u … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 5 hours ago

When does Instagram decide a nipple becomes female?

Ada Ada Ada is documenting her transition on Instagram, uploading shirtless photos weekly to test their nudity guidelines # | Continue reading


@404media.co | 5 hours ago

New York City decriminalizes jaywalking

Walking against a red light or at the middle of a block is not an advisable thing to do. But in 120 days, it will no longer be a crime to jaywalk in New York City. From The New York Times: "[A]fter decades of mostly turning the other way, city officials finally decriminalized jay … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 5 hours ago

Experience ‘The Raven’: Pork Pie’s Post-Punk Masterpiece

Pork Pie is a dynamic four-piece contemporary Alternative Rock band from Ireland, fiercely blending elements of Garage, Indie Groove, and Psychedelia to create a powerful sound. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 5 hours ago

The “Perfect” All-Clad Find I'm Using All Soup Season (It’s Nearly 50% Off!)

Nab it for under $100 now! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 5 hours ago

10-31-24 NaNoWriMo on the brain. Wrote in my journal that I’m doing it this year, and dedicated to […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 5 hours ago

Talented musician creates and plays awesome Lego violins

Meet Zachary Peterson, who plays violin and, according to his social media, makes "strange fiddles," including acoustic and electric violins made out of Legos. Here's a video of Zachary demonstrating how he made a Lego electric violin, and here he is playing "Barbie Girl" by Aqua … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 5 hours ago

Blindfolded and Unstoppable: The Echolocation Mastery of Bats

Researchers have discovered that Kuhl’s pipistrelle bats can navigate several kilometers using just echolocation. By blindfolding the bats and employing a novel GPS system, the study conducted in Northern Israel revealed that these bats create mental acoustic maps to orient thems … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 5 hours ago

War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s

People conceived during the UK's 1940s and 50s sugar rationing have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure than those conceived after rationing ended | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 5 hours ago

Tom Hancock captures the fleeting nature of joy in beautiful rhymes of “Happiness”

Tom Hancock's poetic lyricism brings out the more thorny side of happiness - namely how easily it slips away, and seemingly forever as well. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 5 hours ago

Giuliani's courtroom meltdown: Judge mutes MAGA stooge during sexual harassment case

When it rains, it pours. But when your name is Rudy Giuliani it's a category 5 shitstorm. Rudy is in more trouble than his mobster father ever was. Yesterday was one of the worst days he's had in a string of nightmarish ones: First, the disbarred Trump toady had to turn over almo … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 6 hours ago

James Ledbetter, R.I.P.

James Ledbetter, one of my contemporaries from the world of business journalism, has died at age 60. Inc. magazine reported he died of a heart attack. Ledbetter had worked for most major media publications and was deeply connected in the media world. I never met Ledbetter, who wa … | Continue reading


@om.co | 6 hours ago

The Pulse #113: Engineering culture at Google vs Meta

Also: AI now generates 25% of code at Google; Deep cuts at profitable companies like Dropbox and Miro; Business booming at the likes of Google, Meta and Microsoft, and more. | Continue reading


@newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com | 6 hours ago

The original Beatles recording console is on sale for $3 million

The online musical equipment marketplace Reverb just listed a pretty remarkable find: the original EMI TG12345 recording console that was used by the Beatles at Abbey Road studios to record the album Abbey Road. The one-of-a-kind console was actually built specifically for the oc … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 6 hours ago

Don't mistake green goo and sulfur smells for ghosts, warns electrical safety agency

If there's something weird, who you gonna call? Maybe try UK nonprofit Electrical Safety First. On Halloween, the electricity industry charity warns that some of the weird phenomena often attributed to poltergeist activity could actually be "something far more frightening." "Flic … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 6 hours ago

Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Comforting, cheesy cauliflower soup that’s easy to make for a weeknight dinner or a quick lunch. This simple cauliflower cheese soup takes only about 40 minutes to make and you will be enjoying this cheesy, creamy, hearty soup. Weather is changing, colder seasons are coming, it’s … | Continue reading


@willcookforsmiles.com | 6 hours ago