Industrial Design Case Study: Nike's Accessible Backpack

We don't get many softgoods case studies, and here's a great one: Nike's Elite EasyOn backpack, originally designed for Paralympians. When Richard Ramsay was a basketball-obsessed teenager, he remembers how his dad would periodically chase him down the court during games to help … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 21 minutes ago

The Mac mini Excels as a Videogame Emulation System

Over at Retro Game Corps, Russ Crandall put the new M4 Mac mini through its paces to see how it handled videogame emulation. As Crandall’s video demonstrates, even the base model version of Apple’s tiny Mac did very well: Crandall walks viewers through the basics of setting up Em … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 28 minutes ago

Thursday Poem

Just a Bit of Wisdom If I had just a bit of wisdom I should walk the Great Path and fear only straying from it. Though the way is broad People love shortcuts. The court is immaculate, While the fields are overgrown with weeds, And the granaries are empty. They wear silk finery, C … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 29 minutes ago

ZOOMARK PROTAGONISTA A BANGKOK

L'articolo ZOOMARK PROTAGONISTA A BANGKOK proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 29 minutes ago

Not even Spotify is safe from AI slop

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images How fake music targets real artists. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 30 minutes ago

Polymarket CEO Claims He’s a Political Target After FBI Raids His Home, Takes His Phone

The guy who runs a website for degenerate gamblers is in trouble after allegedly letting the wrong people play. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 34 minutes ago

Meta hit with $840 million fine for linking Facebook and Marketplace

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Almost two years after EU regulators first accused Meta of “abusive practices” that gave the tech giant unfair market advantages, the European Commission has fined Meta €797.7 million (around $840 million). The combination of forcing Faceb … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 34 minutes ago

Rewriting Textbooks: Geologists Uncover New Secrets in the Ancient Layers of the Grand Canyon

Armed with advanced technology, decades of expertise, and insights from an NSF-funded study, a multi-institution team of geoscientists offer innovative, updated perspectives of an iconic sedimentary record. Anyone from the Boomer generation to Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, or Gen Al … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 37 minutes ago

The Onion just bought Infowars

Alex Jones in 2022. | Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Infowars, the conspiracy theory-riddled site run by Alex Jones, in a bankruptcy auction. In a press release posted to X Thursday, The Onion announced that it plans to “end I … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 40 minutes ago

Lunching and talking design with Daniel and Chris.

Lunching and talking design with Daniel and Chris. | Continue reading


@adactio.com | 41 minutes ago

Why are cassette and CD players so bulky now?

Alex Parkin / The Verge Cassette tape sales are at a 20-year high, the vinyl market is on a 17-year growth streak, and CDs have caught the attention of Gen Z. After a resurgence of retro physical media, tech companies have now jumped in to provide new hardware to play these forma … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 44 minutes ago

Silo‘s Showrunner Talks Mapping Out the Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Mystery

Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, and Steve Zahn star in the second season starting November 15. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 44 minutes ago

We Got The Full Slate of Gladiator II Dudes in London

No togas, sadly. The post We Got The Full Slate of Gladiator II Dudes in London first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 44 minutes ago

King Eric's Golden Dove in Darłowo, Poland

King Eric VII was a king-turned-pirate who spent years pillaging the realm that he had once ruled over after being overthrown. Along with many treasures, he brought back a golden dove from the island of Gotland that was said to. hold the power of everlasting love. With this token … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 45 minutes ago

How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs — but great for Tesla

Image: The Verge / Getty Images What Elon Musk really wants from a Trump presidency. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 45 minutes ago

The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for tinkerers

Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Whether you’re assembling a PC, planning an epic Etsy crafts store, or just fixing a squeaky old chair, we found some handy tools that anyone can appreciate. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 45 minutes ago

A few days ago I saw Donald Fagen at a local supermarket. I had heard he lives in the area. I didn't bother him, I imagine a star like that enjoys moments as an ordinary person, but he's anything but. I'm listening to Haitian Divorce this morning, grinning from ear to ear as I si … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 46 minutes ago

Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 47 minutes ago

Stopping the bomb

Political science PhD student Kunal Singh identifies a suite of strategies states use to prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 50 minutes ago

Last year on this day: We have too many modes of writing. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 52 minutes ago

We're going to open testing for WordLand shortly. At first I only want developers who write great bug reports. My goal is to speed up development and reduce wear and tear on me. Once we're confident it really works as advertised, we'll open up the testing further. There will be a … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 55 minutes ago

Siri Who? Google Gemini App Comes to iPhones

The new Gemini app on iOS lets you dive into your Google Workspace, and gives us a look at what Siri might eventually become. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 56 minutes ago

Last year on this day: We have too many modes of writing. I just wrote a blog post that's also a tweet. Why didn't it go to my followers on all the social nets I'm on? Why do I have to use a different editor to post to each of the services? That's the point of Textcasting, btw. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 56 minutes ago

YouTube is getting in on the digital gifting game

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is taking a page out of the TikTok playbook by adding “jewels” you buy to exchange for gifts for your favorite creators during livestreams. The feature, announced in September’s Made on YouTube event, is rolling out in the US over t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 57 minutes ago

The incredible M4 Macs create Apple’s biggest challenge yet (Macworld/Dan Moren)

As the cavalcade of M4 Macs rained down upon us last week, it became clear that Apple has established a solid rhythm for updates to its processor line.… | Continue reading


@macworld.com | 57 minutes ago

Play is the Source of Everything that Makes Us Human

Even before they can walk, many, if not most, babies dance, bouncing their bodies to a rhythm. It's not the tango, but it's where the tango got its start. Even before they can read or write, many, if not most, children create poetry. I still remember a poem my brother "wrote" whe … | Continue reading


@teachertomsblog.blogspot.com | 58 minutes ago

EARNED OUR WAY OUT: Hegseth and Gabbard and Gaetz oh my!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 The wages of tribal denial: We'll start with a statistical update concerning the ongoing "rout." And yes! It was in that way that last week's election results were described on this very morning. This is how Storyline grows: He received 50 percent plus … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 59 minutes ago

Watch a faceless humanoid robot flex its weird, hydraulic muscles

Watch Torso flex its rubbery, water-filled musculature. The first bimanual Torso created at Clone includes an actuated elbow, cervical spine (neck), and anthropomorphic shoulders with the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joints. The valve matr … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

The Onion Wins Auction to Take Over InfoWars

The fringe right-wing website run by Alex Jones is expected to shut down imminently. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Will Amazon Discontinue Amazon Book Clubs Next?

Amazon has discontinued several services in recent months. They announced they were sun-setting Kindle Vella, a short-form book reading service initially launched to compete with Wattpad. It is also the end of the line for Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming service, Freevee, a … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 1 hour ago

Long walk this morning to Civil Goat on Manor. ☕️ | Continue reading


@manton.org | 1 hour ago

You Don’t need Social Media Marketing

From Cory on social media. Find your space and don’t feel obligated to participate in any of it. This goes with some ideas I had recently on only posting on your own site to avoid angertainment. You’ll read so much about making your personal brand and the places you need to be to … | Continue reading


@curtismchale.ca | 1 hour ago

Objects of the class “David Owen”

As I put it in my discussion of Clive James, the journalist David Owen is “serious, earnest, somewhat intelligent but a bit of a blockhead. Which I mean in a good way. Not clever-clever or even clever, but he wants … Continue reading → | Continue reading


@statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu | 1 hour ago

Boomerang Partners wins Best Player Engagement Award at SiGMA Europe 2024 

Boomerang Partners was named winner of the prestigious SiGMA Europe Award 2024 for Best Player Engagement nomination. The global company is growing rapidly, operating worldwide, including in emerging European countries, and offering a wide range of iGaming products. With it, indu … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 1 hour ago

Little Cat Loves Licking the Graham Crackers That Her Human Presents to Her Every Monday

A little white calico cat named Gandalf loves to lick the graham crackers that her humans Kat and Jackson present to her. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

Erewhon Books Announces The Library of Amorlin by Kalyn Josephson

A con artist is hired to earn the trust of a prickly, handsome Librarian in order to dethrone him... The post Erewhon Books Announces The Library of Amorlin by Kalyn Josephson appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 1 hour ago

Squash Casserole

This easy Squash Casserole is creamy and cheesy with a buttery cracker crust. It's full of sweet yellow squash and is SO simple to make! The post Squash Casserole appeared first on Budget Bytes. | Continue reading


@budgetbytes.com | 1 hour ago

Samurai in Japan, then engineers at MIT

A new exhibit explores the Institute’s first Japanese students, who arrived as MIT was taking flight and their own country was opening up. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

I have a major character flaw. Whenever I see an old abandoned building, graffiti everywhere, weeds overgrown, a for-sale sign that’s been there for an unknown number of years, I think… With a little care, that could be a beautiful bookstore. | Continue reading


@manton.org | 1 hour ago

Actually not an Onion article: The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars,...

Actually not an Onion article: The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones’s Site, Out of Bankruptcy. They’re going to relaunch the site as “a parody of itself” with Everytown for Gun Safety as an advertiser. | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 1 hour ago

The Psychosocial Dread at the Heart of Japanese Horror

Michael Atkinson at The Current: More than the films of any other genre, horror movies are the phenotypes of cultural anxiety—often, you can read the turbulence right on the skin, like hives. In Japan, a nation always rich with wild expressions of social stress, this phenomenon y … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Faulty Colorsofts have left some Kindle owners without an e-reader

A trade-in program doesn't work too well when the new product has tech issues. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Sonomancer delivers an introspective ambient piece on new single “Before Dawn”

Sonomancer has a unique musical palette, using elements from ambient, post-rock, and industrial with unbelievable balance, and commits to its concepts with body and soul. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 1 hour ago

Disney’s streaming business is finally finding its footing

Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Disney made money off its streaming business for the second time in a row. During Q4 2024, profit from Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus soared to $321 million, up from $47 million last quarter. During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Ig … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The Transitive Property and Trump. | Continue reading


@snyder.substack.com | 1 hour ago

The Transitive Property and Trump. | Continue reading


@snyder.substack.com | 1 hour ago

Polytechnique Montréal now has the most powerful atom probe available in North America

Polytechnique Montréal today marked a milestone in its involvement in high-technology materials development, with the inauguration of facilities housing the first atom probe tomography microscope in Québec, and the first model of its generation in North America. Procured… Read mo … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 1 hour ago

Laughing Cats points the finger at themselves on vulnerable new single “Jerk”

Laughing Cats are quickly establishing themselves as an innovative pop act, blending influences and crafting intricate atmospheres that glisten with sharp lyricism | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 1 hour ago