This amusingly overbuilt Long Point Pencil Sharpener is by California-based stationery company Blackwing. Rather than sharpening your pencil point into a mere cone, it cuts a curved taper into it; this shape, the company claims, "resists breakage."The sharpener is made of machine … | Continue reading
This is my Stihl GTA 26, a battery-powered mini chainsaw with a 4" blade. While it can be used for spot pruning, I've found it extremely useful for trimming the dozens branches off of a fallen Cedar before bucking it into rounds with a proper chainsaw. The tool is reasonably erg … | Continue reading
Chris of Critter Creek Farm in Florida traveled to California to rescue a baby water buffalo named Artie who now thinks of him as his mom. | Continue reading
[Later, in the bathroom, the prophesy is fulfilled.] “Buy Now, Pay Later” sounds more like a warning about fast food than a method to pay for it. Link: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/21/business/doordash-klarna-buy-now-pay-later-partnership/index.html | Continue reading
It's time you let that old, decrepit tech go and upgrade to the new hotness. | Continue reading
Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate. Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is slowly dripping away in blobs of rock. The remnants of a tectonic plate s … | Continue reading
Not my feet, of course, though mny morning run was mostly all right. My groin muscles thought that having yesterday off meant that they would never have to work again, and I had some small wobbles in joints and muscles, but the run did me good. Coffee, fruit, cleaned up, Morning … | Continue reading
The de minimis loophole enabled discount e-commerce sites like Temu and SHEIN to ship goods to the U.S. without paying hefty duties. | Continue reading
The window.external.getHostEnvironmentValue() method is an Edge-only, non-standards-based way for web developers to access information about the browser and platform. In this article, we're announcing our plan to deprecate this method an The post Deprecating window.external.getHo … | Continue reading
Enjoying the nice weather, my monthly review will be a little late. 🌷 | Continue reading
“Liberation Day†has arrived. Get ready to be liberated from affordable vehicle prices. As promised, President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs for imported vehicles went into effect Thursday, sending the auto industry into full panic mode. Some analysts are predicting a $ … | Continue reading
Had a dream where one of my notebooks had special AI pages. I could write questions on them with ink and answers would appear. Too much ChatGPT on the brain. Also, the future will be just as much The Diamond Age as it will be Her. | Continue reading
I am a huge DEVONthink fan, as I use it hold and organize my ever-growing library of tech history resources. Here’s a look at my collection of databases: Today, DEVONthink 4 enters public beta 1 with a whole bunch of new features. DEVONthink 4 includes new tools for managing docu … | Continue reading
After eight years of fascist dystopia, June Osborne finally gets to rest. | Continue reading
'South of Midnight' is a visually awesome Xbox exclusive that lacks the gameplay chops to make it as compelling as the tale it weaves | Continue reading
Well, before it says hello to all the Emmy panels, anyway. The post The Handmaid’s Tale Says Goodbye first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
For the past few weeks, every day at 7:38 PM ET, I get an email titled “seven39 is open again.†From 7:39PM, I have exactly three hours to check out an experimental new social media site before it completely shuts down. It’s not an empty threat, either. If you visit seven39 … | Continue reading
YouTube is adding new features to Shorts that aim to make it easier for creators to edit short-form videos. There are five new tools “coming this spring” according to YouTube’s announcement, including a revamped video editor that provides similar editing features to those already … | Continue reading
The statement promised "easy approvals" and an "almost immediate start." Controversial oil pipeline project gets new life after stunning announcement — why it's causing concern first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Keelung, Taiwan’s northern port city, has a long history of connecting Taiwan to the rest of the world. The bright-orange Keelung Tower, completed in 2024, drew inspiration from the cargo ship cranes in the city’s bustling port. The tower is a striking addition to the city’s skyl … | Continue reading
Democrats are calling on Treasury Department and General Services Administration watchdogs to investigate a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee’s access to sensitive data. In a letter to Deputy Inspectors General Loren Sciurba and Robert Erickson, Reps. Lori Traha … | Continue reading
From rivalries to ride-or-die, and everything in between... The post Five SFF Stories Driven by Complicated Sibling Relationships appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
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These song choices are weird. The post Murdery Androids Get an Upgrade in M3GAN 2.0 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
One of the games I had on my personal Nintendo Switch 2 bingo card was a new 3D Mario. We didn’t get one at the Switch 2 hands-on, and at first, I thought it was odd that Nintendo would be launching its next big thing without a dedicated title for its number one guy. But […] | Continue reading
First look at the modern attr() Chrome 133 (released February 25th 2024) was the first browser to ship support for the advanced CSS attr() function (MDN), which lets attr() be used to compose values using types other than strings. Ahmad Shadeed explores potential applications of … | Continue reading
Also: Trump tariffs to hit tech, Gemini Pro 2.5 might be the best coding model yet, tips on using LLMs to code, and leaked startup recruitment guidelines reveal how much pedigree matters | Continue reading
David Kay at Harbus: One doesn’t need a philosophy degree to recognize that the way we think about animals is, at best, deeply inconsistent. Consider the following: many Americans love dogs and cats and shudder at the notion of any harm befalling their furry companions. We reserv … | Continue reading
During South Korea's brutal winter of 2010, frustrated glove-wearing smartphone users learned that they could use sausages instead of their finger. This hack became so popular that one sausage manufacturer reported a 40% spike in sales, as BBC's "The Secret Genius of Modern Life" … | Continue reading
The post Meet the Canadian business leaders running for Parliament appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading
Chromatin remodeling plays a vital role in gene regulation, affecting how DNA is accessed. Disruptions in this process can also lead to cancer and other diseases. | Continue reading
Haven’t had coffee or left the house in a couple days after being sick, and those are two of my favorite things to do. Finally outdoors again. The gloomy weather isn’t helping… Need some sun. | Continue reading
On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking about AI, art, and the controversial collision between the two — a debate that, to be honest, is an absolute mess. If you’ve been on the internet this past week, you undoubtedly know that controversy was just kicked up a notch by the S … | Continue reading
How to help: https://gofund.me/8793f0f1 On October 29 2024, the Valencian Community in Spain was severely affected by an extreme weather event known as DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels), which unleashed torrential rains, resulting in catastrophic flooding across the regio … | Continue reading
Experience quality sound at an affordable price with $20 off the Pixel Buds A-Series. | Continue reading
In a growing global trend, bacteria are evolving new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections. The rising antibiotic resistance crisis poses a significant public health threat in hospitals and other settings, with infections resulting in millions of … | Continue reading
An invention from Twente improves the quality of light particles (photons) to such an extent that building quantum computers based on light becomes cheaper and more practical. The researchers published their research in the journal Physical Review Applied. | Continue reading
Jenna Davis and Ivanna Sakhno have ro-battle for the ages in the ludicrous-looking first full look at the M3GAN sequel. | Continue reading
Scaling up nanoparticle production could help scientists test new cancer treatments. | Continue reading
Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows. | Continue reading
"The manatee had a cut on its back that appeared to be from a boat prop." Rescue officials leap into action after spotting manatee in distress: 'Unable to submerge' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Oracle has finally acknowledged to some customers that attackers have stolen old client credentials after breaching a "legacy environment" last used in 2017. [...] | Continue reading
You know the old saying, right? March, in at 60 and out at 90? Huh? Days of the year! That’s right, I made it in this years Daily Photo Act of Obsession to get to 3 months with no strikes. In 2024 I got this far and daily-ed into mid April before it went POOF. […] | Continue reading
Since the end of the 20th century, air pollution from most U.S. sources has decreased, but emissions from wildland fires have risen. In a new study, researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these … | Continue reading
From left to right, Ariane 5, Vega, Vega-C, Ariane 62, Ariane 64 and Space Rider. Photo credits: ©ESA Europe must significantly increase its space investment if it is to close the gap with the US and China, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). In a new https://esamultime … | Continue reading
The wildly popular UGC platform continues to expand its suite of parental controls after concerns were raised over its approach to child safety. | Continue reading
The follow-up to Cruelty Squad is a brilliant, euro-septic vision of a the future and one of the best immersive sims I've played in ages. The post Psycho Patrol R Is A Hilarious Dream Of A Brutal Future appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
An international study led by the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute has demonstrated that the formation and properties of lower-atmosphere clouds are highly sensitive to changes in atmospheric aerosol concentrations. | Continue reading