DGIST’s 3D Smart Energy Device, capable of both heating and cooling, offers an energy-efficient solution for buildings and electronics. A research team from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST, led by Professor Bonghoon Kim, has developed a “3D Smart … | Continue reading
It’s safe to say that we no longer believe in the gods of the ancient world — or rather, that most of us no longer believe in their literal existence, but some of us have faith in their box-office potential. This two-part video series from Vanity Fair examines a variety of movies … | Continue reading
As London's Night Czar Amy Lamé leaves her job this week, Ed Gillett investigates her failures and successes, the increasing politicisation of her role, and whether alternative approaches offer any chance of doing better If you’ve read much about London Night Czar Amy Lamé recent … | Continue reading
The best deals for e-readers and tablets are always on Black Friday, and the sales are typically more pronounced. This is because everyone starts buying gifts around this time or to score massive savings. Amazon begins its Black Friday deals on November 29, 2024, and they continu … | Continue reading
Recommendations for the 'standard' user for security and privacy protection from startup to shutdown. A broad overview of all key systems and how they fit together. | Continue reading
On Tuesday, the main focus for the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was protecting eyesight to keep astronauts healthy and preparing cargo for an upcoming mission. Eye Health in Microgravity In the weightless environment of space, body fluids shift … | Continue reading
Heavy industrial electronic collaborators Karl O'Connor, Liam Andrews and Boris Wilsdorf speak to Luke Turner about how a surrendering of ego in a magical studio were the vital ingredients to making new Eros album, Your Truth Is A Lie. Eros by Mattis Neumann “The whole thing was … | Continue reading
Heavy industrial electronic collaborators Karl O'Connor, Liam Andrews and Boris Wilsdorf speak to Luke Turner about how a surrendering of ego in a magical studio were the vital ingredients to making new Eros album, Your Truth Is A Lie. Eros by Mattis Neumann “The whole thing was … | Continue reading
Amazon Kindle Vella is going to close up its shop in February 2025. The company announced the closure of the leading Vella site. Amazon disclosed that the program did not catch on as they had hoped. After the program closes, all the stories and episodes you have read or unlocked … | Continue reading
A new single-dose treatment demonstrates potential for improving heart repair following heart attacks in preclinical studies. Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have created an innovative experimental therapy aim … | Continue reading
From Rick Steves comes a thought-provoking documentary that revisits the rise of fascism in Europe, reminding us of how charismatic figures like Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler came to power by promising to create a better future for their frustrated, economically depressed cou … | Continue reading
Underworld Strawberry Hotel British electronic music duo go Grand Hotel with fifteen tracks that take in everything from Monteverdi to Nina Nastasia In 2018, Underworld undertook a mission that would test the limits of their creativity and unleash new palettes of colour in the pr … | Continue reading
Rubbish Music Fatbergs Taking inspiration from the great globs of grease that clog up our cities’ sewers, Iain Chambers and Kate Carr make creaky, echoey electro-acoustic music from waste Fatbergs by RUBBISH MUSIC “Huge and disgusting” said Matt Rimmer, head of waste networks at … | Continue reading
When we look at planet Earth, we see a blue world with a mix of oceans and continents, clear and cloudy skies covered in photosynthetic greenery, and many other signatures of life’s presence. Mars, for comparison, is a much smaller planet that’s largely taken on a rusted red colo … | Continue reading
Organizations are accelerating their Java migration from Oracle to OpenJDK providers. Let’s break down the Java migration trends. The post Examining Java Migration Trends from Oracle to OpenJDK appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading
To prepare for NASA’s 31st SpaceX commercial resupply mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will relocate the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a new docking port on Sunday, November 3. Live coverage will begin at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA+ and cont … | Continue reading
There was a thing going around on social about naming a movie that was released the year you were born. Having decided I’d narrow things down to my actual birth month for the sake of as much temporal accuracy as possible, that meant that I was, and am, Butch Cassidy and the Sunda … | Continue reading
In a conversation with XPRIZE Founder Peter Diamandis, Musk laid out what he sees coming from the rising force of AI, while laying out a timeframe for SpaceX's first unmanned and manned Mars missions, and lots more. Continue Reading Category: AI & Humanoids, Technology Tags: Elon … | Continue reading
We are fast approaching the Halloween season. It’s that time of the year when the air is light and crisp while people take to various types of mischief. That is because it is also when the eerie and the enchanting come together to create a strange mix of things that is as thrilli … | Continue reading
Penguin Random House is the largest book publisher in the world. They recently updated their copyright page to prohibit AI training on any of their print or e-books. This will now gain legal protection against new search engines and anyone who wants to harvest all the books and p … | Continue reading
The e-book market is projected to reach $14.61 billion in 2024, reflecting a 3.2% increase from $14.16 billion in 2023. In 2023, 21% of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49 owned an e-reader. E-book accessibility is becoming more important as more people turn to digital books … | Continue reading
I try to publish weeknotes at least once every two weeks. It's been four since the last entry, so I guess this one counts as monthnotes instead. In my defense, the reason I've fallen behind on weeknotes is that I've been publishing a lot of long-form blog entries this month. Plen … | Continue reading
AWESOME! All-new awesome things posted daily here: Illustration from: Monsieur Cabinet The post #82 Picking the right thing to unplug out of a power bar full of wires appeared first on 1000 Awesome Things. | Continue reading
Wild animals might not just accidentally consume ethanol from fermented fruits and nectar; it’s likely a regular part of their diet. Researchers suggest that ethanol, naturally abundant in ecosystems due to ancient evolutionary processes, offers potential caloric benefits and mig … | Continue reading
Canon’s budget-friendly VR lens will be available in November with an estimated retail price of $449.99. | Image: Canon Canon has officially announced its new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM Dual lens, which features stereoscopic elements that have been squeezed into a body no larger than a tra … | Continue reading
To really answer this question, let’s start with a thought experiment. If it were completely up to me, I’d sell my house, buy a Silverado EV, and buy two large campers. One camper would only be moved twice a year between modest basecamps. One would be in the desert for ... [conti … | Continue reading
Something is going on over at Waymo. The company has just reached 150,000 trips a week for paying customers. But what’s most impressive is Waymo reached 100,000 trips a week just two months ago! That’s 50% growth in two months! Concerning the new milestone, Waymo writes, “Waymo O … | Continue reading
Lilium has been developing one of the more attractive eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft over the past decade or so. It also had some positive news recently. A few months ago, I noted that the company had logged a good chunk of future sales in the UK. Three .. … | Continue reading
Finished reading: Boom Town by Sam Anderson. Could not ask for a more perfect book to finish before driving up to Oklahoma City. Great mix of basketball and the history of the city going back to the founding. 📚 | Continue reading
BYD continues its massive expansion globally and rollout of new model after new model. It is quickly rising up the ranks when it comes to global auto sales, and I’m more convinced each day it will rise to #1. Tesla looks like a turtle these days compared to the fast-swimming ... … | Continue reading
Get on your bikes and ride! (In the winter...) | Continue reading
NASA reconnected with Voyager 1 after a fault protection system prompted the spacecraft to turn off a transmitter. Engineers at JPL are investigating the incident, facing the challenge of managing commands and data over a 15 billion-mile distance. The team aims to stabilize commu … | Continue reading
Xenoblade Chronicles X, the open world RPG by Monolith Soft released exclusively on the Wii U, is getting a Switch release. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for the Switch will have enhanced visuals and new story elements. Nintendo doesn’t call it a remaster on its offi … | Continue reading
Bringing developer choice to Copilot with Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and OpenAI’s o1-preview The big announcement from GitHub Universe: Copilot is growing support for alternative models. GitHub Copilot predated the release of ChatGPT by more than year … | Continue reading
An AMD Radeon GPU. | Image: AMD AMD’s Q3 2024 earnings call today wasn’t bullish on gaming revenue overall, but it did confirm a hot new rumor on GPUs — specifically, the launch of AMD’s next-gen RDNA 4 parts early next year. “We are on track to launch the first RDNA4 GPUs in ear … | Continue reading
The Witches' Road has come to an end. Here's everything you need to know about the 'WandaVision' spinoff's two-part finale. | Continue reading
Sleep deprivation in early life disrupts brain development and can increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism. A recent study shows young mice lack the ability to recover from sleep loss, impacting synapse formation and long-term behavior, highlighting the impo … | Continue reading
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The Washington Post owner says the media must stay neutral to maintain its credibility — but misunderstands how trust is built today | Continue reading
The Lucid Gravity is Lucid’s new model, its second model. It’s an SUV rather than a sedan, which is expected to make it more appealing to a larger portion of the market. Now we have a few more details on the Gravity, as well as some good news about Lucid’s ... [continued] The pos … | Continue reading
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Autumn bouquet What an imaginative gardener can rustle up in a few minutes, just before dinner guests arrive. Quote of the Day ”Democracy is not a spectator sport. It’s not what governments do. Democracy is what people do.” Robert Reich … Continue reading → | Continue reading
backstory (skip if only interested in technical explanation) Yesterday I had a CS midterm from 8-10pm. I was somewhat stressed as I had basically gambled by not properly studying for it. However I finished early, and I was feeling pretty good. Even though it was a Monday night I … | Continue reading
TL;DR: The Complete 2024 Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundle is a great gift for just $39.99. The 2024 Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundle is the perfect way to start your musical journey or pick up where you left off, all for just $39.99. — Read the rest The post Impre … | Continue reading
I'm sad to say that it's that time of year.The Stick Librarian has posted her end-of-year statistics and notice that today was the last day of 2024 for the Stick Library. RSS | Continue reading
Thinking of buying a cool domain? Check to make sure it isn't haunted. Domain marketplaces won't warn you if, say, moist.li was previously host to questionable content or the origin of unpleasant network activity. And if it was, you're not going to be able to sign up for useful s … | Continue reading
Tampere University researchers created a soft touchpad that senses touch without electricity, using pneumatic channels. Researchers at Tampere University have created the world’s first soft touchpad capable of detecting the force, area, and location of contact without the need fo … | Continue reading
This clever windshield shade from GoSun helps keep the sun’s heat out of your vehicle, while also doubling as a source of renewable energy thanks to the 4 integrated solar panels that can put out 60 watts of clean electricity. The GoSun Shield, which folds down into a compact siz … | Continue reading