It’s about greed. It’s about resources. It’s about the Oligarch’s thirst for control of water. New York Times: Mr. Trump and Mr. Trudeau spoke twice on Feb. 3, once in the morning and again in the afternoon, as part of discussions to stave off tariffs on Canadian exports. But tho … | Continue reading
In the latest Club MacStories Monthly Log, I got a chance to reflect on my expanded journaling practice one year on. The original story I wrote about my approach to journaling was my first contribution to the Monthly Log a year ago, so it was cool having the opportunity to revisi … | Continue reading
“[Tariffs] will certainly raise the price of equipment needed for telecommunications,” said Jason Miller, professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. “Higher prices will lead to lower demand. In turn, this will reduce equipment market growth,” Dell’Oro anal … | Continue reading
Interesting & joyful things from the previous week | Continue reading
“The cost of servers, near term, is likely to increase materially, which may have an impact on AI deployments,” many of which are in the U.S.,” wrote New Street Research’s Pierre Ferragu in a note. “How would tariffs apply to a GPU server, selling for $400k, of which $280k is the … | Continue reading
“Cameras are bought with disposable income, and that’s not growing the way it used to in China. Indeed, the impact on China of the US tariffs is going to challenge the Chinese economy, just as it will the US.Bottom line: short term camera pricing won’t seem to make a lot of sense … | Continue reading
Warm Caches in Cold Worlds | Continue reading
"Great tip!" Woman reveals simple trick to revive leather goods using just one ingredient: 'Can't wait to try' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Although it’s certainly more plausible than hypotheses like ancient aliens or lizard people, the idea that slaves built the Egyptian pyramids is no more true. It derives from creative readings of Old Testament stories and technicolor Cecil B. Demille spectacles, and was a classic … | Continue reading
On the path we're on, no doubt Bluesky will come under the same kind of regulation law firms and universities are. And the shame of it is we could be using this time to spread out, distribute. | Continue reading
I visited this place four years ago, but today my family and I went to the Todtnau Waterfall again. This time there’s a new suspension bridge from which you can see the waterfall from above and get an even better view of the valley in the black forest. | Continue reading
Euclid is on a quest to unravel one of the universe’s greatest mysteries: why it’s expanding faster and faster. With help from NASA, this space telescope is capturing sweeping views of billions of galaxies, allowing scientists to peer into the deep past. Using light that took bil … | Continue reading
"It's so important to have local people included in the management and benefits of this hope spot, so no one is left behind." Rolex announces unique initiative to address pressing issue in the world: 'I feel hopeful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading
It’s been a little while since I last looked at regular mini-PCs, and considering that the market is flooded with cheap Intel N100 and N150 variants, you would think there isn’t a lot of diversity in the EUR 200 range. Well, it turns out there are some interesting alternatives ou … | Continue reading
Not going to lie, this has been a long week. I gave two presentations at Arc of AI, one of which needed to big updates as Chrome changed their API a day before my presentation. To be fair, the browser AI stuff is in development and the changes were good, but I had to scramble a b … | Continue reading
Disney just released the first trailer for Tron: Ares, the long-planned Tron: Legacy sequel. The minute-and-a-half trailer doesn’t say much about the story but shows plenty of the movie’s visuals, which look dark, moody, and filled with the series’ signature light trails. The tra … | Continue reading
Loosely related to Which explorer called the Gulf of Mexico/America the Golfo de Florida? … David Levitt, a Marvin Minsky PhD student at MIT 40 years ago, posted the following meme on his Facebook feed: It struck me as odd that Einstein, who died in 1995, would have written or sa … | Continue reading
This setup, filled with references to How I Met Your Mother and The Truman Show, really allows Ava Valianti to go to a place of vulnerability, exploring her own feelings of self-doubt and insecurity through the lens of an outside observer. | Continue reading
"Still totally usable!" Chef shares smart, money-saving hack to get the most out of your produce: 'I never knew this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The venerable designer and regular face of D&D livestreams had been at Wizards of the Coast for 28 years. | Continue reading
CBS 8 San Diego shared a classic news report from 1994 that talked about all the new electronic trends of the day. | Continue reading
Waiting for Tor's football (soccer) practice to finish. Have some thoughts? Send me an email. | Continue reading
Greta Lee, Jared Leto, and Jeff Bridges star in the third film in the Tron series, out October 10. | Continue reading
There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated novelists, details his daily routine. He wakes up at 4AM, works for five hours, goes for a run, reads, goes to bed, and then repeats it all over again. … | Continue reading
Physicists have proposed a new model of space-time that may provide the 'first observational evidence supporting string theory,' a new preprint suggests. | Continue reading
The WWF is urging Sweden and Finland to take this report seriously. Explosive report calls out world leaders for enabling large-scale exploitation: 'This cannot continue' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Three firefighters and an animal control officer helped with the wildlife rescue. Firefighters overcome freezing temperatures to save hawk stuck in local lake: 'Y'all rescue regardless of species' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s a hole in one. READ MORE... | Continue reading
A pastoral TED-Ed lesson written by Dan Kwartler talks about the challenges facing nomadic farmers (pastoralists) in sub-Saharan Africa. | Continue reading
Scientists have bioengineered Spirulina to produce active vitamin B12, previously found only in animal products, offering a sustainable, carbon-neutral alternative to meat and dairy. New research published in Discover Food highlights a breakthrough in biotechnology led by Dr. Asa … | Continue reading
Out there in the Universe, each star represents an opportunity: a chance for a stellar system to develop that just might possess something remarkable. While we normally think about life, and intelligent life at that, as the grand prize the Universe has to offer, there are a wide … | Continue reading
I finally looked at my nest egg and was shocked to see the new number. Even worse that the dollars in the account will buy even less as US currency loses its value as the flight to safety currency. It's not a big surprise as the US behaves like a drunk Dunning-Kruger schoolyard b … | Continue reading
It can be eight times as strong as steel. Startup creates incredibly strong material from unexpected source: 'You want your materials to last a lifetime or maybe two' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it’s delaying shipments to the US this month while it works out how it will deal with the wide-ranging tariffs President Donald Trump announced this week, according to The Guardian. “As we work to address the new trading terms with our business partne … | Continue reading
I finally looked at my nest egg and was shocked to see the new number. Even worse that the dollars in the account will buy even less as the US currency loses its value as the "flight to safety" currency. It's not a big surprise as the US behaves like a drunk Dunning-Kruger school … | Continue reading
I asked ChatGPT to draw a portrait of the current US president in the style of Diego Rivera. US president in style of Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera clown. | Continue reading
This is the fifth part of a fiction serial, in 732 words. As soon as he was sure that Adrian wasn’t coming up to the bedroom, Sarah rang Bernie. “Can you talk? What’s this about Tommy? Tommy who?” Bernie was whispering, even though Sean wasn’t in the bedroom. “Sean’s downstairs s … | Continue reading
The Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro try something different in a sea of sameness and succeeds, as long as you don't mind the caveats for those killer prices. | Continue reading
So light and fluffy. READ MORE... | Continue reading
The addition of innovative new models can only help to drive customer interest in these more sustainable vehicles. Mercedes-Benz reveals two next-gen models with incredible features: 'Next-gen navigation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science | Continue reading
Garden prep photo last week by Stacie Joy The 6th & B Garden on the SW corner of Sixth Street and Avenue B is holding its first open hours of the season — today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday) from 1-6 p.m. The garden, which started in 1983, also hosts various events during th … | Continue reading
9 o'clock Nasty truly took things up a notch with this release. I don't think they've ever sounded this good, and honestly, it's getting a bit scary. Undefeated, the masters of chaos seem to find no rival. | Continue reading
After an unusually long day of travelling from Iceland, we've finally made it to the land of Guinness, Leprechauns, and a tax haven for tech companies. This week, there are a few more lessons from the successful phish against me the previous week, and in happier news, there | Continue reading
Heidelberg biochemists and structural biologists from Shanghai unravel the roles of two key regulatory factors in mRNA splicing. Two molecular control factors play a key role in splicing, the process by which precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) is cut and reassembled into mature m … | Continue reading
Along with James Bond films, McGinnis created posters for Barbarella, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and other classic movies. | Continue reading
"I'm looking for creative and practical ideas." Home cook sparks conversation on how to reuse empty food jars: 'They're the perfect size' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading