BepiColombo’s recent flyby of Mercury captured valuable data on its magnetic field and surrounding space plasma, hinting at complex magnetospheric features and the interactions between the planet’s surface and its thin atmosphere. These initial findings are setting the stage for … | Continue reading
"I personally would never buy insurance from a company that threatened me to get it." New homeowner calls out businesses behind relentless letters: 'Been getting these vaguely threatening scam letters every day' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Finder uses a small grammar, which ensures its consistency. iCloud Drive is already an exception with evicted files, and pinning is highly inconsistent, and not designed for humans. | Continue reading
"Our goal has always been to make clean energy more accessible and affordable for everyone." Nearly 3 in 5 Americans know solar panels boost property values — see what that means for you first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
One disgruntled veteran at a FF annual meeting in 2016 was heard to complain, ‘They’re all fucking schoolteachers now.’ He was partly right. In the thirtieth Dáil in 2007 there were 3 university lecturers, 14 primary school teachers and 14 secondary school teachers; there were al … | Continue reading
pintapicasso has a new house and a heart on fire (Bought a house wtf are gutters) and Mefites help out with what you need to know when you don't know what you don't know. | Continue reading
Scientists are exploring the critical point in the Quantum Chromodynamics phase diagram by using particle accelerators and new simulations. They aim to directly observe the transition between quark gluon plasma and hadronic phases, enhanced by theoretical and experimental advance … | Continue reading
Via Atari fan vertical_blank, a reference to the vertical blanking interval first employed in early broadcast television to encode additional information, as well as early home computers: dumbfunk low level netbsd admin guy with a silly fedora and a shitty blog thinks he is [sic] … | Continue reading
You no longer need to worry about accidentally burning yourself on an open flame. The government wants to give you the hottest new cooking appliance for free: 'It's only made my life easier' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The beauty of reinvention lies in its continuity—there’s always another step, another opportunity to adapt, to grow, to become something new. Emerging Europe is no stranger to transformation, something I have had the chance to see first-hand over the last few months during my roa … | Continue reading
Germany has set a new world record after a butternut squash at the Kürbis Weigemeisterschaft in Brandenburg weighed in at 62,2 kilograms. Klaistow butternut weighing 62,2 kg sets... | Continue reading
Here we are another Sunday, another of my Meals of the Week posts. I really enjoy doing these posts every week. It is a wonderful opportunity for me to review all of the delicious things that I have been lucky enough to have cooked and eaten for my main meals over the past seven … | Continue reading
"For years, circuses have harmed the welfare of animals for the sake of entertainment." Governor signs controversial new law effectively banning animal entertainment: 'Poor living conditions and stressful environments' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is truly a first in many ways. Not only she is my country’s first female president, but she is also the first with a Jewish background. But to make things even more interesting, this week she appointed a new interim commander to take over the … | Continue reading
A new epigenetic clock that uses easily collected cheek cells can accurately predict mortality. We all age at different rates. While some supercentenarians may experience slower aging due to favorable genetics, numerous lifestyle and behavioral factors can accelerate the aging pr … | Continue reading
Amazon offers the Audible Premium Plus subscription which is one of the best things hardcore audiobook fans can have. It clearly is one of the biggest collections of audiobooks anyone can have. At $14.95 a month, it also is quite reasonably priced as well. Members are also entitl … | Continue reading
Libraries are feeling the pinch of audiobook and ebook lending, especially for the largest branches. This has resulted in dozens of libraries to lower the number of titles a user can make. Earlier in the year, Seattle Public Library lowered the number of holds from 25 to 10. This … | Continue reading
"One of the worst performers in our study is the U.S." Experts sound alarm over new findings from NASA study on Earth's atmosphere: 'Those are red flags' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New studies reveal significant findings on beer’s taste components including the effect of coriander sourced from various countries, the impact of barley proteins on hop bitterness, and the exploration of probiotic-rich beers. This research aids in developing tailored beers that … | Continue reading
…is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of branches mainly in korea with some splattered all over the world. I first knew of him... | Continue reading
Grist: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, best known for insisting the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, released a video on X claiming the government aimed Helene at North Carolina. Why? To force people out of the region so it could mine the state’s large reserves of lithium, … | Continue reading
"There are so few tide pools left, and treating them this way is egregious." Bystander calls out inconsiderate beachgoers after finding disappointing scene at local tidepools: 'This is ridiculous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, is working on a law that aims to ban so-called child-free ideology which it sees as harmful to traditional values. Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, announced recently that fines for “propaganda … | Continue reading
"There are many tourists who continue to disregard the signs." Brazen tourists caught continuously trespassing on trails closed after rampaging wildfires: 'Fine them' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
IKEA has opened its smallest store in the Netherlands. The first small store opened its doors in Leeuwarden on October 3, and if all goes to plan more of these Plan & Order... | Continue reading
….. Still at the Villa. So happy I decided to spend tonight alone while the Nurse and her […] | Continue reading
Associate Professor Justin Reich’s work shows high-tech tools infuse into education one step a time, as schools keep adapting and changing. | Continue reading
The European Union has voted to impose higher tariffs on cars made in China although both sides say talks will continue. The post EU Approves New Tariffs On Chinese Cars Over Germany’s Strong Objection appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
New research suggests that the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole formed from a merger with another black hole around 9 billion years ago. This finding uses data from the Event Horizon Telescope and helps explain the black hole’s rapid spin and misalignment with the gala … | Continue reading
The study highlights a stark reality. New study sheds light on health issues disproportionately impacting millions of Americans: 'Systematically more exposed' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Q kept saying, “The Storm is Coming”. Well… | Continue reading
"My husband joked that we should have saved money and stayed in the parking lot." Visitor shares photos from surprising discovery in parking lot outside main attraction: 'That's amazing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Economists have in recent years painted a misleadingly rosy picture of climate change impacts, that more recent research, and harsh experience are showing, is glaringly deficient. Reuters: Record temperatures, droughts, floods and wildfires this year have caused billions of dolla … | Continue reading
Whew, some of these early posts are heavy hitters. This “Refresher Course” series, of which this entry is set 2 (the first set went live yesterday), is the result of me starting to methodically work my way back through the more than 7,500 posts on Disquiet.com since the site laun … | Continue reading
"It's a success story in my mind." Community races to eradicate destructive species from waterway before it's too late: 'We are so lucky we started when we did' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Spoiler alert: all the products on this list are absolutely worth the hype and also under $30, so prepare yourself to make some purchases. | Continue reading
Charlotte Observer (registration): Western North Carolina is trying to pick up the pieces left behind by Hurricane Helene, which decimated the region, leaving communities destroyed and a death toll in the triple digits. This is not a situation to capitalize on for political gain. … | Continue reading
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented. | Continue reading
"What you're trying to do is lower your body temperature as efficiently as possible." Scientists raise concerns after surprising behavior shift in isolated monkey species: 'It's completely the opposite of what we thought' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
No surprise, Sam Mendes doesn’t think he will be returning to the James Bond franchise. The 59-year-old director, who helmed 2012’s ‘Skyfall’ and 2015’s ‘Spectre,’ is now saying that coming back for a third movie is almost out of the question. | Continue reading
The post sparked a healthy conversation on Reddit. Frustrated hiker shares anger after witnessing destructive trend at natural parks: 'It was such a bummer' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Habitation and Logistics Outpost of the Gateway space station has completed essential static load testing in Italy, advancing it toward final preparations in Arizona. This module, critical for NASA’s lunar and Martian ambitions, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy to fac … | Continue reading
It took almost twenty hours of travelling but I made it to Mexico! | Continue reading
Ok, the scenery here is amazing, but the real story is data breach victim notification. Charlotte and I wanted to do this one together today and chat about some of the things we'd been hearing from government and law enforcement on our travels, and the victim notification an … | Continue reading
There were at least 50 individuals, by far the largest known population of the species. Scientists stunned after camera captures entire community of once-thought-extinct species: 'A fairytale in terms of conservation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
18:05 With SELF in the Vacaville. Nurse and her daughter to a concert. Me already hitting two projects. […] | Continue reading
"I’m so glad to have an alternative." Video demonstrates non-toxic alternative to common adhesive remover that works just as well: 'It worked like magic' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This one’s been making the rounds. The shadow is Helene’s path across the Southeast. | Continue reading