"To have them back on the landscape after being gone for so long, it's really bringing back that native part of the landscape." Top predator species once nearly extinct makes promising comeback: 'Good to have this species back in the role it's always played' first appeared on The … | Continue reading
Often in the evening, I feel the need for a pick me up. My go to for this is a coffee. I pull a shot of espresso and make it into an americano for sipping. As a boost of energy, it works without fail. However, I pay for it with bad sleep. This was not […] The post Black tea buzz … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF). SCOTUS granted cert in a pair of cases called Federal Communications … | Continue reading
Why do the credits at the end of every movie say: “Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental”? Because of Rasputin. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House denounced the court. But top U.S. allies including Britain and Ireland made clear that they aren't following suit. In fact, quite the opposite: Britain … | Continue reading
"This is one of those diseases that is also called the great mimicker." Health officials sound alarm after disease spreads in tropical area: 'It can look like a lot of different things' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Tom Hanks is the film voice of Woody from Toy Story but his brother Jim does Woody’s voice in pretty much everything else. In an interview with Jace Diehl, he discussed his career and journey with the character. The post Jim Hanks, the other voice of Woody from Toy Story appeared … | Continue reading
up to 50% off The post | Backcountry USA | Black friday Sale now on | up to 50% off appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
The ranks of the Aeldari are getting much needed reinforcements replacing 'current' miniatures that are *30 years old*. | Continue reading
up to 50% off The post | Competitive Cyclist USA | Black friday Sale now on | up to 50% off appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
With Teslas becoming more affordable and other brands introducing exciting options to the market, more people are making an EV their everyday car. Car reviewer shares honest thoughts on whether high-performance Tesla model lived up to expectations: 'They're just over-hated' first … | Continue reading
New gecko species discovered in Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula exhibits unique anatomical features, highlighting the area’s biodiversity and the urgent need for protective conservation measures. A team of scientists led by The University of Texas at Arlington has discovered a new ge … | Continue reading
Protect that valuable nugget... | Continue reading
Within all the morning, and at noon with my wife, by appointment to dinner at the Dolphin, where Sir W. Batten, and his lady and daughter Matt, and Captain Cocke and his lady, a German lady, but a very great beauty, and we dined together, at the... | Continue reading
The other day I saw a link to delta, which is a tool that integrates with git to add both add better diff highlighting (similar to what you’d see in the GitHub/GitLab web UI) and syntax highlighting. I decided to give it a try. There’s even a note in the JJ docs on how to set it … | Continue reading
According to this chart, I’ve only ever been boomer successful, but for 15 years, my boss has been a very handsome dumb idiot, my ice cream shop is 10 years old this month, and I’ve got two lovely kids who are mean to me. Feels like a success to me. 💬 Join the discussion … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! While you were sitting around scrolling on your phone, these two delightful weirdos were riding a bike around on a rustic pathway wearing giant leaves as face masks that make them look like alien mosquitoes. — Read the r … | Continue reading
The justices on Friday created the prospect of another major ruling on the role of administrative agencies and Congress’s ability to delegate power to those agencies. At the Biden administration’s request, the court agreed to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for... Th … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover. In September, DirecTV reached an agreement t … | Continue reading
A new National Geographic documentary depicts the human struggle following the killer earthquake and tsunami of 2004. The post Earthquake And Remembrance: The Tsunami Of 2004 appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I've watched 101 movies so far this year and I reviewed them all in this thread on Mastodon (I'll be doing this on Bluesky as well starting soon). Now,m truth be told, I love movies, and I think most movies I choose to watch are | Continue reading
"You have to remove all traces of it for full eradication." Homeowner receives serious warnings about massive, quickly spreading plant: 'Get rid of it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A passenger was minding their own business on a recent flight when they came face-to-face with what looked like ET's homelier cousin. "I ALMOST LANDED THIS PLANE MYSELF" they Xitted, along with this photo that went viral. The thing in the photo looks like an ominous, hooded littl … | Continue reading
Opinion: Apple could really change the game here. | Continue reading
awesome Apple Watch bands, Qi2 charging stations, mouse mats, credit-card-sized AirTags and more The post NOMAD Black Friday – quality accessories for all your apple products appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run … | Continue reading
Gain centralized visibility and control over AWS, on-premises, and multicloud compute at scale with the new AWS Systems Manager. Featuring a unified dashboard, one-click agent remediation, Amazon Q Developer integration for natural language queries, and cross-account/Region manag … | Continue reading
These past few weeks I've been bringing Datasette and LLM together and distracting myself with a new sort-of-podcast crossed with a live streaming experiment. Project: interviewing people about their projects Datasette Public Office Hours Async LLM Various embedding models Blog e … | Continue reading
"I think Temu's entire business model just revolves around being as annoying as possible." Temu criticized for aggressive marketing strategy that exploits shoppers: 'Mastered the bot game' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s that time again! All annual Relay membership plans are currently 20% off. Several Relay podcasts produce unique versions of their episodes that are available specifically for members supporting their show directly. These versions are ad-free and include extra, member-only co … | Continue reading
After having been away for a couple of months, when I returned home, I found this message from Maia Karpovich: Yesterday, I ordered some 100 watt 'corn bulbs' from Amazon to deal with the darkness in my bedroom. The box came with some 'warm tips' included as an insert. To boot, t … | Continue reading
Karoo EXTENSIONS is the name of the new Karoo SDK The post Karoo 3 SDK Di2 | Ki2 | Inbound as Hammerhead gives the green light to a new SDK appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024 The sound of zero hands clapping: Are we the humans actually capable of conducting a serious discourse? Are we built for such work? As we noted along the way, it isn't clear that the answer is yes. This brings us to new essay for The Atlantic by Arthur B … | Continue reading
Most of us are aware of the American psychologist Abraham Maslow because of his famous hierarchy of needs, usually portrayed as a pyramid. At the bottom, forming the base of the pyramid are physiological needs, like food, sleep, and breathing. The idea is that it is only once the … | Continue reading
Apple Newsroom: Shazam has now officially surpassed over 100 billion song recognitions since it launched. To help put that into perspective: That’s equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth. A person would need to use Shazam to identify a song every second for 3 … | Continue reading
Netflix issued Discord a subpoena asking the social platform to provide user information for suspects tied to its massive leak in August. | Continue reading
The addition of iPhone Mirroring in macOS Sequoia is my favorite addition to the Apple ecosystem in years.1 Here’s how Apple describes the feature: With iPhone Mirroring, you can wirelessly interact with your iPhone and its apps and notifications from your Mac. Your iPhone stays … | Continue reading
Understanding how energy-intensive the practice of cryptocurrency mining is, it is a great opportunity to tap into excess clean energy. Japan's largest electricity provider makes unexpected move with bitcoin: 'The power they generate is wasted' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It's true that it's only a 32-inch TV with a 720p resolution, but it’s priced at just $69! | Continue reading
Onyx Boox has a new colour e-paper e-notebook that is now available to order, the Onyx Boox Note Air 4C. This device is designed for note-taking and also reading in full colour. The central selling point is the 10.3-inch Carta 1200 colour e-paper display with Android 13 and full … | Continue reading
In ancient Mesopotamia, people rarely wrote about preparing food… “Out of hundreds of thousands of cuneiform documents, they are the only food recipes that exist. We don’t have an explanation.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
— I’m looking for a (new to me) way in this space to express things about beauty, at a time when we have to hold our anger and disappointment and fears in one hand, and fiercely attempt to hold joy and beauty and goodness and truth in the other hand. For now, I’ve the thought tha … | Continue reading
I’ve organized all the best sports technology deals below in the tables by category. I’ll be updating them throughout November & December. Keep in mind not all deals last (especially over Black Friday weekend when Amazon themselves will briefly run … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Researchers have demonstrated that metabolic and bariatric surgery is safe and effective for patients with severe obesity, showing only a 0.7% serious complication rate within 30 days post-surgery. Despite the high risk associated with a BMI of 70 kg/m2 or greater, the study foun … | Continue reading
Lots of details that are beyond me. Blog moderation policy. | Continue reading
"It's pretty arrogant of humans to think they can have all power over the natural instincts of animals." Tourist plays dangerous game harassing elk with razor sharp horns: 'How are people so clueless?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In late August, news arrived that Bruce Springsteen had covered East Village-based singer-songwriter Jesse Malin's song "She Don't Love Me Now." Now there's a video for the track (H/T Bayou!), filmed at Heaven Can Wait on Avenue A, which also cameos. The song is featured on Silve … | Continue reading
Although a number of wheeled robots can traverse uneven terrain, their body doesn't stay level as they do so, making them unsuitable for many tasks. That's where the KATR comes in, as it uses extendable legs to maintain an even cargo deck. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Tec … | Continue reading
How decentralized is Bluesky really? Lots of technical depth in this comparison of the Bluesky (ATProto) and Fediverse/Mastodon/ActivityPub approach to decentralization, from ActivityPub spec author Christine Lemmer-Webber. One key theme: many of the features of Bluesky that aren … | Continue reading