Sent out a contract.  Nothing big.  

A little rain, also nothing substantial. A mood find me, frustrated with this job and how slow it’s […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 36 minutes ago

5 Questions To Ask at the Thanksgiving Table

Thanksgiving—like baseball, “the cloud,” and your nephew’s can’t-miss crypto investment—is packed with data. Some of it’s boring—especially the stuff about calories. But many of the stats, facts and figures behind Thanksgiving are, at worst, interesting enough to serve as a life- … | Continue reading


@food52.com | 45 minutes ago

The MIT Press releases report on the future of open access publishing and policy

Report aims to “ensure that open science practices are sustainable and that they contribute to the highest quality research.” | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 57 minutes ago

The Interknit

I just looked for the word “weave” among my half-million photos, and found this: We’ve been trying to solve identity problems online since the Internet showed up, roughly in the middle of the curve in the image above. It wasn’t much of a problem before then. Consider what Walt Wh … | Continue reading


@doc.searls.com | 1 hour ago

If You Find This Adorable $1 "Mason Jar" Kitchen Gem at Dollar Tree, Grab 6

Pack your snacks in style. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

A blueprint for better cancer immunotherapies

By examining antigen architectures, MIT researchers built a therapeutic cancer vaccine that may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint blockade treatments. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

Improving health, one machine learning system at a time

Marzyeh Ghassemi works to ensure health-care models are trained to be robust and fair. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

Black Friday came early … the Seido knife set's price has been slashed by over 70%

TL;DR: Save over 70% on the Seido knife set, which comes with eight blades handmade in Japan for only $109.97 (reg. $429) ahead of Black Friday. Are your knives letting you down right at the start of the year's busiest cooking season? — Read the rest The post Black Friday came ea … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Here we go again…is Chrome “the new IE”?

Magic Lasso’s blog: Is Chrome the New IE? So Chrome becomes dominant – much like IE was back in its day – and web developers start focusing on building for Chrome and not open web standards. So let me just say at the jump that corporate blogs should | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 1 hour ago

NASA Uncovers RNA Twist That Could Redefine Life’s Origin Story

Recent findings indicate that the chirality of molecules, critical to life’s structure, might not have been as fixed in early Earth as previously thought, suggesting a more versatile and adaptable origin for life. A new paper from researchers at UCLA and NASA’s Goddard Space Flig … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

"Non-recyclable" plastic gets new life via sunlight and its own pigment

Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using sunlight and an ingredient that's already present in the plastic. Continue Reading … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

كتب محظورة: تحليل الرقابة على موقع Amazon.com

المؤلفون: جيفري نوكل، جاكوب داليك، نورا الجيزاوي، محمد أحمد، ليفي ميليتي، وجاستن لاو. ملاحظة للقراء: هذا المستند هو ترجمة غير رسمية وهو نسخة مختصرة من التقرير الكامل تتضمن أقساماً مختارة. لذا يرجى الملاحظة أنه لا يشمل التحليل الشامل والمناقشات التفصيلية الموجودة في النسخة الأصلية … | Continue reading


@citizenlab.ca | 1 hour ago

Before and After: A “Dated” 1990s Kitchen Feels Twice as Big After an $8,000 DIY Transformation

Smart cabinet and countertop changes really open up the space. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

The Best “Digital City” in America is….

No, despite being the Babylon of the post-information society, San Francisco is not the top digital city in America, according to a study that is subjective in nature but telling nevertheless. Chicago, thanks to high penetration and lower prices of broadband, has the best digital … | Continue reading


@om.co | 1 hour ago

Leaked system prompts from Vercel v0

Leaked system prompts from Vercel v0 v0 is Vercel's entry in the increasingly crowded LLM-assisted development market - chat with a bot and have that bot build a full application for you. They've been iterating on it since launching in October last year, making it one of the most … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 2 hours ago

Ancient Fossil Discovery Reveals That Early Humans Ate Elephants 300,000 Years Ago

Scientists have linked a fossilized elephant skull from Kashmir with another from Turkmenistan, identifying them as a distinct species of Palaeoloxodon. These findings could fill gaps in the understanding of elephant evolution during the Middle Pleistocene. The giant fossil skull … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Maybe MetaHuman Was A Mistake

We do not need ultra realistic Geoff Keighley The post Maybe MetaHuman Was A Mistake appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 2 hours ago

I Use This 78-Year-Old Trick to Bring the Perfect Host Gift Every Time

It’s always a hit. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Honda fires up its own solid-state battery production line

Honda doesn't just want to power future vehicles with solid-state batteries; the company wants to develop and ultimately mass-produce the batteries itself. Solid-state tech represents a deep-anchored cornerstone of both its midterm electric vehicle plans and its greater goal of a … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Futarchy Futurism

I have often taken on the role of econ futurist, analyzing the social consequences of particular future techs. | Continue reading


@overcomingbias.com | 2 hours ago

App Defaults 2024

It's been just over a year since Dual of the Defaults burst into our lives and my time was consumed by tracking nearly 400 blog posts. Rather than write out last years list again, here's what has changed since then: To-Do: I'm all in on Godspeed. Reminders is just a bit...annoyin … | Continue reading


@rknight.me | 3 hours ago

Art doesn’t have to be “valuable to the market”

John Green on episode 401 of his Dear Hank & John podcast (Overcast link): Art doesn’t have to only bring you joy, it could also bring you curiosity or interest or intrigue. But if it brings you something, whatever it beings you, that allows you to keep coming | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 3 hours ago

This Lightweight Vacuum Actually Makes Me Excited to Clean My Floors

It acts as a handheld vacuum, too. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

The “So Fancy” $4 HomeGoods Organizer I’m Using to Store Everything in My Kitchen

They have so many uses! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

Professor Emeritus James Harris, a scholar of Spanish language, dies at 92

The longtime professor is remembered for his influential role in MIT’s linguistics program and in the expansion of foreign language instruction at the Institute. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 hours ago

To design better water filters, MIT engineers look to manta rays

New research shows the filter-feeders strike a natural balance between permeability and selectivity that could inform design of water treatment systems. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 hours ago

Stuffed Mushrooms

These classic Stuffed Mushrooms is an easy and mouthwatering party appetizer perfect of any occasion! This recipe features juicy mushrooms stuffed with a savory mixture of cream cheese, bread crumbs, herbs, onions, and parmesan cheese. This is a classic appetizer to serve at part … | Continue reading


@willcookforsmiles.com | 3 hours ago

Snap

Office dogs photo of the day, here's bayLee (Ibicenco) and Leo (Andaluz) pretending not to like each other on the sofa. Planted in: #Canine Children #Podencos #DailyDog #bayLee #Fearghus Thanks for reading this post via RSS. Reply to this post by email | Continue reading


@lee-perry.co.uk | 3 hours ago

McDonald's customer threatens Lyft riders with a gun — but accidentally shoots her daughter instead

A misunderstanding involving a Lyft ride in Florida led a McDonald's customer to threaten three ride-share passengers with a gun — but she accidentally shot her daughter instead. The 32-year-old mom allegedly thought someone was pointing at her rather than at the Lyft car, which … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 3 hours ago

Pint-sized projector makes big-screen Google TV portable

Chinese projector brand ETOE has launched a portable Google TV Full HD smart projector that's about the height of a soda can. The Dolphin also boasts easy positioning technology and a huge battery. Continue Reading Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Kic … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 3 hours ago

DNA’s Hidden Complexity: New Research Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Gene Switches

The findings from the University of Bonn and LMU Munich challenge previous assumptions. Certain sequences in the genome regulate the activation or deactivation of genes. These regulatory elements, known as enhancers, were traditionally believed to occupy distinct locations on the … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 3 hours ago

This $8 Costco California Red Is the Only Wine My Family Drinks at Thanksgiving (It’s a 20-Year-Old Tradition!)

It’s grandma’s favorite. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

OpenStreetmap embed URL

OpenStreetmap embed URL I just found out OpenStreetMap have a "share" button which produces HTML for an iframe targetting https://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html, making it easy to drop an OpenStreetMap map onto any web page that allows iframes. As far as I can tell the s … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 3 hours ago

Why Richard Scarry chose animals over humans in his revolutionary children's books

LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! It's the 50th anniversary of Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go and there's a new edition out to celebrate it. In his essay for The Yale Review, cartoonist Chris Ware (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 4 hours ago

Wahoo KICKR RUN Treadmill Deal | Black friday Special | USA Only

Black friday Special | USA Only The post Wahoo KICKR RUN Treadmill Deal | Black friday Special | USA Only appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 4 hours ago

You Have Less Than Two Months to Become DORA Compliant

You have less than two months to become DORA compliant if your company is based in the EU or does business in the EU. The post You Have Less Than Two Months to Become DORA Compliant appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading


@azul.com | 4 hours ago

Dune: Prophecy‘s Showrunner Explains Denis Villeneuve’s Role in the Show

The HBO series is set 10,000 years before the Dune movies, but there's still certain areas of overlap. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 hours ago

Remembering Dewayne Hendricks

Thank Dewayne Hendricks for Wi-Fi. Hell, thank him for what Bob Frankston calls ambient connectivity: the kind you just … assume. Like you are now, connected to the Internet without wires. That item was my biggest take-away from the 3+ hour memorial zoom we had yesterday for Dewa … | Continue reading


@doc.searls.com | 4 hours ago

The trailer for an animated movie called Flow, which currently has a...

The trailer for an animated movie called Flow, which currently has a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. Looks gorgeous. Opens nationally in the US in early December. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 4 hours ago

The Braun Electric Shaver Has Been Trimmed Down to a Record-Low Price for Black Friday

Save 20% on the Braun Series 9 Pro electric trimmer from Amazon for a limited time. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 hours ago

Auli’i Cravalho Hits the Ground Running for the Moana 2 Press Tour

She's a delight. The post Auli’i Cravalho Hits the Ground Running for the Moana 2 Press Tour first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 4 hours ago

All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in November and December 2024

We visit Osten Ard, Recluce, and Roshar in November and December's new releases! The post All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in November and December 2024 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 4 hours ago

American company teams up with Japan Airlines to launch new taxi service — and commuters could travel at speeds of 150 mph

"Creating more accessible air transportation services." American company teams up with Japan Airlines to launch new taxi service — and commuters could travel at speeds of 150 mph first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

The Insta360 X4 Standard Bundle Gets Its First Big Discount Since Release for Black Friday

Lowest price on the 360-degree action camera standard bundle at Amazon, available for a limited time in this Black Friday deal. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 hours ago

Introducing the Model Context Protocol

Introducing the Model Context Protocol Interesting new initiative from Anthropic. The Model Context Protocol aims to provide a standard interface for LLMs to interact with other applications, allowing applications to expose tools, resources (contant that you might want to dump in … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 4 hours ago

Game Where You Hunt and Kill Connor McGregor Pulls DLC Following His Sexual Assault Trial

For a few months, players could pay $4.99 to murder the Irish prize fighter, but the company has severed ties after he was found liable for sexual assault. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 hours ago

AI can now create a replica of your personality: A 2-hour interview is enough to accurately capture your values and preferences

James O’Donnell at the MIT Technology Review: Imagine sitting down with an AI model for a spoken two-hour interview. A friendly voice guides you through a conversation that ranges from your childhood, your formative memories, and your career to your thoughts on immigration policy … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 4 hours ago

Brightland's “Best Ever” Olive Oil Is on Sale for Black Friday

And sure to sell out! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 hours ago