It’s been a minute since I’ve done a cover song, so here is one for you, originally from the band Death Cab For Cutie. If you’ve never heard it before, it’s a very sweet song about the inevitable blackness that awaits us all — and it’s a love song! Because of course it is. The [… … | Continue reading
Experts feel that one of the biggest threats of fast fashion brands is how they promote a culture of excessive consumerism. Billion-dollar fashion brand's massive growth has spawned a major issue — and the problem could get worse first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Outlet that said a Jewish book could ‘cause trouble’ advertised a book that teaches kids ‘intifada’ means ‘rising up for what is right.’ | Continue reading
Pelicans on a bicycle I decided to roll out my own LLM benchmark: how well can different models render an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle? I chose that because a) I like pelicans and b) I'm pretty sure there aren't any pelican on a bicycle SVG files floating around (yet) that m … | Continue reading
The Washington Post announcing it wouldn’t endorse a candidate for president is the first glimpse we’ve had of how news publishing in the US has been devastated by fear of fascism. This must go back at least as far as the 2016 election and Hillary’s emails. The editorial people b … | Continue reading
The ban is set to go into effect on June 1, 2025. City officials pass new law effectively banning all single-use plastic bags at stores: 'This is a big win' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A comment in the discussion thread under one of our recent articles — perhaps this one about BYD’s leadership — triggered a question in my head. How many new models has BYD released in the past year? I asked our resident expert, José Pontes, and he shared 9 models that ... [conti … | Continue reading
Jaron Schneider, PetaPixel: Some might believe that Apple isn’t invested in the future of the [Vision] platform either given the niche appeal or the high price, but after speaking with Della Huff (a member of the Product Marketing team at Apple, who oversees all things Camera app … | Continue reading
"I may not be in the woods but I love this life." Couple takes leap of faith to start new life off the grid: 'I love your place' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Utilizing a novel AI-driven method, researchers enhanced the precision of estimating critical cosmological parameters by analyzing galaxy distributions. This breakthrough allows for more refined studies of dark matter and energy, with implications for resolving the Hubble tension … | Continue reading
There are nearly 60 million active hikers in the US. Hiking is one of the most popular outdoor activities, and it's estimated over a hundred thousand hikers are issued overnight permits from various state and national parks each year. Where exactly are you supposed to doo-doo whe … | Continue reading
NASA says the astronaut is in "stable condition under observation as a precautionary measure." | Continue reading
We see a lot of tiny houses that are made for families – however, the Minuet goes in the opposite direction. It's designed for a single professional and features a storage-packed layout that cleverly maximizes available space. Continue Reading Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle Tag … | Continue reading
Bypassing safety measures puts visitors and delicate ecosystems at risk. Bystander captures photos after national park tourist climbs over railing atop staggering cliff face: 'It's a long way down' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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If you’d like to play the original Starcraft for free, you can do so easily. Technically the original Starcraft has been available to download, install, and play for free, for a while now, but the instructions on how to do it have changed. It’s not exactly advertised on the Blizz … | Continue reading
New research underscores the role of the immune system in depression, linking inflammation to poor response to standard antidepressants and highlighting the importance of personalized medicine in addressing different biological patterns in depressed individuals. A collaborative s … | Continue reading
"[Residents] should not have to worry about living and working in an area where air pollution from local industry could make them sick." Oil refinery slammed with $169 million penalty following EPA settlement: 'Jeopardized the health of … residents' first appeared on The Cool Dow … | Continue reading
British company Swytch Bike has long been known for its clever kits that quickly convert regular bikes to ebikes – and back again, if desired. Its latest offering, the Swytch Max +, boasts features such as a built-in light and a range of up to 60 miles (97 km). Continue Reading C … | Continue reading
The dividing line between Generation X and Boomers is New Years Day, 1965, fifty-two days before I was born. Over the next 15 years my cohort, smaller than the one that preceded it and the one that followed it (Millenials), began to reap the meager rewards our parents bequeathed … | Continue reading
Spanning nearly 100 laboratories in 45 countries, landmark research has, for the first time, shown an association between genetic brain size and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). And while it doesn't prove cau … | Continue reading
Magic: The Gathering's collab boasts the "largest collection of Final Fantasy artwork ever in a single game." | Continue reading
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Safe trick-or-treating this Halloween means being aware of the real monsters of street-level surveillance. You might not always see these menaces, but they are watching you. The real-world harms of these terrors wreak havoc on our communities. Here, we highlight just a few of the … | Continue reading
But a purposeful advance. For my kids mostly, that’s more than a ‘why’, but a new book. A […] | Continue reading
Yes, it is true, Kobo, Remarkable, Boox, or similar devices can be set up with software and an external keyboard to allow distraction-free writing. However, this setup poses a problem with portability as you will always need both peripherals to recreate it. Who wants to carry a k … | Continue reading
Here’s introducing the new Bookcase smartphone accessory from Astropad that can let you have the feel of an e-reader even when reading off a smartphone. Well, sort of at least. You’ll still be reading on a smartphone, though with the phone attached to the accessory that has a pai … | Continue reading
LG U+ is all set to launch a new service that will read aloud stories to children using voice clones of their parents, Korea IT Times reported. This is going to be done using LG’s own AI ‘ixi’ and will form part of the ‘Dreaming AI Audio Book’ beta service that LG U+ kids’ specif … | Continue reading
Amazon recently launched the new Kindle Scribe. With enhanced notetaking capabilities, Amazon is describing the new Scribe as a Kindle and a notetaking device put together. It has now been endowed with powerful new AI features that make it easy to manage your notes. Also, the goo … | Continue reading
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Dr. Daniel Drucker will discuss what ahead for these blockbuster drugs. | Continue reading
Image: Boeing Kelly Ortberg, who took over as Boeing CEO in August, is weighing the sale of the company’s space division as part of an attempt to turn things around, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The plans, which are reportedly at an early stage, could invol … | Continue reading
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Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Humanoids 2024: 22–24 November 2024 … | Continue reading
Learn how to use the Yavi library to perform type safe object validation in Java. | Continue reading
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Zinc in meteorites reveals Earth’s essential volatiles came from unmelted asteroids, crucial for life. This insight may guide the search for life on other planets. Researchers have analyzed the chemical signatures of zinc in meteorites to trace the origin of Earth’s volatile elem … | Continue reading
A giant squid has washed up on a beach in Northern Spain. Blog moderation policy. | Continue reading
The president atoned for the federal government's role in forcing Native American children into boarding schools, where many were abused and more than 900 died | Continue reading
"I didn't realize!" Gardener shares little-known tips to grow indoor plants even if you don't have a green thumb: 'This is how I got my start' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Local duo Beau — Heather Goldin and Emma Jenney — just saw the release of their third album, Girl Cried Wolf. The video here is for the track "Messy." The longtime friends and native New Yorkers started writing music together at age 13 in Washington Square Park. Per their bio: "I … | Continue reading
Like many, I continue to be a bit baffled that someone who has led a couple of companies to great things has also proven to be extremely simple minded and gullible on other matters. In one field, it’s all about “first principles” and digging down into the heart of matters ... [co … | Continue reading
Collage by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on sale, they sometimes have to drive many hours to do it legally — and that won’t be changing anytime soon. The US Copyright Office has just denied a r … | Continue reading
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Rio Vidal's alter ego will return in 'Agatha All Along,' but don't expect a Thanos cameo. | Continue reading
The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack. [...] | Continue reading
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 The candidate sounds off: In a move that has deeply surprised the experts, Candidate Donald J. Trump has sounded off again. For Alex Griffing's report at Mediaite, you can just click here. Meanwhile, gaze on his works and despair: Donald J. Trump: Truth S … | Continue reading