"There's no better way to do this on the scale you would need for commercial PVC modification because it is an immense process." Researchers make game-changing breakthrough with one of the world's most-used plastics: 'There's still a lot to play around with' first appeared on The … | Continue reading
The biggest risks are all about debt and inflation. | Continue reading
Joined by a slew of collaborators, from Coby Sey to Sophia Al-Maria, the London trio have made one of the most forward-looking guitar albums of the year There is something deeply rotten throughout the island of Britain at the moment, and even more miserably so in London, its mori … | Continue reading
The video above from YouTuber Alex Day includes clips from about 500 movies, and you’ve almost certainly seen more than a few of them. Battleship Potemkin, Dumbo, Rear Window, Dr. No, The Godfather, E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Top Gun, Braveheart, Gladiator, Inception: we’re not … | Continue reading
The scene is Farm Aid, 1985, attended by a crowd of 80,000 people. The song is “How Blue Can You Get.” And the key moment comes at the 3:10 mark, when the blues legend B.B. King breaks a guitar string, then manages to replace it before the song finishes minutes later. All the whi … | Continue reading
Fallout 76 has been chugging along quite nicely, with another update coming thick and fast as this is big one that fans are waiting for, and that is becoming a Ghoul in the Appalachian Wasteland. All of this was revealed during their Fallout Day celebration. Coming in early 2025, … | Continue reading
"Ah, what a perfect accident." Gardener shares amazing accidental yard transformation: 'I unintentionally planted a rainbow' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New high-resolution maps of the mouse brain provide researchers with valuable insights into brain development and offer a powerful tool for studying neurodevelopmental disorders. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, in collaboration with five other institutes, have deve … | Continue reading
Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions. Membership in the Junto is open: just join and participate. (A Sound … | Continue reading
For NYT Opinion, Patrick Ruffini, with graphics by Quoctrung Bui and Aileen Clarke,… Tags: election, New York Times, swing states | Continue reading
Generative AI systems need to be fed huge amounts of data, with copyrighted materials often on the menu. Musicians may now have a way to fight back with HarmonyCloak, a system that embeds data into songs that can’t be picked up by human ears but will scramble AI trying to reprodu … | Continue reading
'Lower Decks' Season 5 may be the end. But the show isn't interested in sentiment. Here's why this underdog Star Trek show is ending exactly the way it began. | Continue reading
"A bit hard on the eyes." Pedestrian startled by scene along city sidewalk: 'That place looks positively pitiful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Armenia’s ability to diversify its sources of foreign investment will be key to its long-term wellbeing, alongside the modernisation of key sectors such as agriculture and energy. Reducing its dependence on Russia will also be critical for its future development. Despite being la … | Continue reading
"I highly recommend it." The government is basically giving away these unbelievably high-tech kitchen appliances: 'What is this sorcery?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
How Intel Macs without a T2 chip boot, and how Secure Boot works in those with T2 or Apple silicon chips. How the latter can still enjoy Secure Boot when starting up from an external disk. | Continue reading
Growing up, many of us are taught to fight off our fears—to be strong and confident, to cast away our doubts and insecurities. As adults, fear becomes something we feel we have to carry alone, afraid to share it because it might make us seem weak. This is especially true for busi … | Continue reading
With the new lower interest rates, this is a great time to check out your options and find the right choice for you. The cost of rooftop solar just got thousands cheaper — thanks to the new interest rate cuts first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"I think most people knew this would just be a fad." Shopper sparks debate after sharing online sale for once-sought-after toys: 'Who could have predicted this?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Many of us, when we think about scientists, think of them as followers, rather than as trailblazers. Nearly all of them simply gobble up the prevailing wisdom of the day, falling into line by following accepted lines of thinking with barely any imagination at all. Then, in an epi … | Continue reading
I saw these Everything Bagel Biscuits on Pinterest the other day and immediately pinned them. I love baking powder biscuits, and they looked fabulous. The recipe has been adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction, so you just know it is going to be good! Her recipes are generally pre … | Continue reading
Using uv to develop Python command-line applications I've been increasingly using uv to try out new software (via uvx) and experiment with new ideas, but I hadn't quite figured out the right way to use it for developing my own projects. It turns out I was missing a few things - i … | Continue reading
Julia Evans: TIL I've always loved how Julia Evans emphasizes the joy of learning and how you should celebrate every new thing you learn and never be ashamed to admit that you haven't figured something out yet. That attitude was part of my inspiration when I started writing TILs … | Continue reading
Step one in dealing with this is monitoring. Scientists make disturbing discovery in Lake Superior — here's what it could mean for the future of the iconic waterbody first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Tullis Rennie Safe Operating Space Free improv sessions get warped into booming, boundary-pushing electronica on the new album from the Hastings-based composer-producer-improviser-performer Safe Operating Space by Tullis Rennie The history of electronic music is mottled with jazz … | Continue reading
"USDA continues to deliver on its commitment to fairness and choice for both farmers and consumers." USDA cracks down on suspicious claims on food labels for meat and poultry products: 'There will be much more scrutiny' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hank Green, who lives in Montana, spotted something weird with his mail-in ballot: in all categories, the Democrat candidate was listed last. That seemed odd. So he looked it up: Since every district — and there’s a ton of them — is getting a different ballot anyway, the candidat … | Continue reading
Modeling experiments reveal that warm and cold patches in the Pacific persisted, regardless of the shifting positions of continents. The El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can change rainfall patterns around the globe, isn’t just a m … | Continue reading
Brian Krebs: In an interview, Atlas said a private investigator they hired was offered a free trial of Babel Street, which the investigator was able to use to determine the home address and daily movements of mobile devices belonging to multiple New Jersey police officers whose f … | Continue reading
This impacts Americans' ability to socialize conveniently and often, ultimately impacting their mental health. Psychologist shares unexpected solution for America's 'epidemic of loneliness': 'It is incredibly important' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Learn how to extract the schema from an Apache Avro file in Java. | Continue reading
Learn how to validate dates, numbers, currencies, and more with built-in validators, saving you time and ensuring consistent validation across your application. | Continue reading
Kelly O’Connell, Chief Product Officer at ActiveCampaign, talks about how leadership, structure, and culture change as a company scales. The post Leader Spotlight: How leadership changes with scale, with Kelly O’Connell appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading
Photo by Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images Automatic emergency braking (AEB) isn’t perfect, but the technology is improving, according to a recent study conducted by AAA. The research comes on the heels of a new federal rule requiring all vehicles to have the most robust ver … | Continue reading
Wave energy can be harvested at any time of day or night. Scientists create revolutionary tool to help power over 20 million homes: 'Developers can spend more of their time building better devices' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Dutch government and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) have raised concerns about delayed-payment services such as Klarna and Adyen expanding to... | Continue reading
Despite a lot of confusion on this matter in the past year or so, Tesla reaffirmed in its 3rd quarter shareholder letter and on its shareholder conference call today that the company is still working hard on cheaper electric car models and plans to begin their market launch next … | Continue reading
Tesla published its third quarter shareholder letter today and held its conference call for shareholders. There were a few interesting points, including that more affordable Tesla models are supposed to be arriving in 2025, but the first thing that jumped out to me was the second … | Continue reading
Learn how Logstash and Kafka work by examining a few architectural and command-line examples. | Continue reading
Electric buses are being put to use in Brooklyn as roving energy storage systems topped with solar panels, as part of a goal to electrify school bus fleets across the nation. The post Electric Buses Just Got Way, Way More Interesting appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A quick tutorial describing how to build projects automatically in IntelliJ IDEA. | Continue reading
We just got details on the updates to the Ford Mustang Mach-E for model year 2025 the other day, and now we’ve got info on the updates coming to the 2025 Ford E-Transit. Interestingly, Ford announced updates to the Ford Transit (gas powered) and Ford E-Transit at the same time, . … | Continue reading
Researchers at Simon Fraser University have discovered that folate may mitigate the effects of blood-lead levels on the development of autistic-like behaviors in children born to pregnant women. The study indicates that a daily intake of at least 0.4 milligrams of folic acid coul … | Continue reading
Three NASA astronauts and a Roscosmos cosmonaut have embarked on their journey back to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon, undocking from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki … | Continue reading
While the process didn't magically eliminate all the plastic, the research offered promise that it could make a difference. Researchers discover astonishing potential of microbes living in sewage sludge: 'Could help reduce plastic pollution' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Six German federal state governments have said that they would support revoking the German citizenship of dual nationals who have been charged with an antisemitic crime. German... | Continue reading
Humane, the San Francisco startup that made headlines (and not the right kind) with its AI Pin, is making a significant move by opening up its AI-first operating system, CosmOS, for licensing. CosmOS represents a fundamental rethinking of operating systems for the AI era. While t … | Continue reading
"This is going to be (even more) incredible in 20 years." Homeowner incredible shares before-and-after photos of their tree-planting project: 'This is absolutely beautiful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading