Video captures close call after national park tourist encroaches on elk: 'People don't learn'

"It's not worth the photo." Video captures close call after national park tourist encroaches on elk: 'People don't learn' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 26 minutes ago

The Zombocom Problem

Welcome to zombocom… you can do anything at zombocom… anything at all… the only limit… is yourself… | Continue reading


@newsletter.squishy.computer | 1 hour ago

The Hydrogen Economy In America Faces A Number Of Challenges

The basic facts about hydrogen are well known. It has the ability to significantly reduce emissions from the steel and cement industries. As a power source, it creates no waste products other than water and heat. While the US struggles to find ways to reduce its carbon and methan … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Where is Lee Wittlinger?

Lee controls the board of WP Engine. The board is why WP Engine hasn’t done a trademark deal for their use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. You hide behind lawyers and corporate PR when you’re wrong, not when you’re right. I’m replying on Twitter, I’m commenting on Re … | Continue reading


@ma.tt | 1 hour ago

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - The 1960 book of awoke America from a bout of collective amnesia and reminded them of the evils of Nazism - linkage.lol/the-rise-… | Continue reading


@amerpie.lol | 1 hour ago

Todd Philips Thinks His Joker Would Have a Somehow More Homoerotic View of Batman

Everyone knows Joker's obsessed with Batman, and even Phillips thinks that fixation could be applied to his take of the villain. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Scientists turn to innovative app to help solve 'huge problem' plaguing bee populations: 'Better tools ... are really important'

"The potential to get more eyes out there sighting bees than any single study could ever hope for." Scientists turn to innovative app to help solve 'huge problem' plaguing bee populations: 'Better tools ... are really important' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Slime Mold Algorithms Unlock Secrets of Vast Cosmic Structures

Utilizing a slime mold algorithm, astronomers have mapped the cosmic web, enhancing our understanding of galaxy evolution. This breakthrough research provides deeper insights into how large cosmic structures influence galaxies over time. In 2010, an experiment in Japan using slim … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Granted, But

All right, it’s evening already, but this is still just the second day after my last post, so… progress. Ran this morning in the cold, and wasn’t it just? Both of the last two days I’ve settled for very modest paces, not really limber enough to push for a stunning personal best. … | Continue reading


@akma.disseminary.org | 1 hour ago

Twelve Days in the Year: 27th September 2024

Very strange dreams – some sort of awkward conference dinner in the open air, which I think was with people (1) whom I had never met before and (2) who appeared to be American political scientists, then convoluted a journey back – when I say ‘back’, I’m not sure where I was headi … | Continue reading


@thesphinxblog.com | 1 hour ago

Amazon may tap Brian Williams to host an election night special

Brian Williams during a Meet the Press taping in 2008. | Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images for Meet the Press Former news anchor Brian Williams is in talks to host an Amazon Prime election night special, reports Variety. The show would apparently be a “non-partisan discussion” as e … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

FIT File: Techtember Roundup! Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, GoPro, DJI, and More!

 For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we chat about all the new Techtember … Read More Here → | Continue reading


@dcrainmaker.com | 1 hour ago

The unexpected perks of a Japanese Buddhist temple

For Fodor’s Travel, Rosie Bell wrote about her experiences at Sekishoin, a modern Buddhist temple in Kōyasan, Japan: Was it a Rolex? I couldn’t get close enough to tell what was dangling on the wrist of the 83-year-old monk teaching us. I’m not enough of a timepiece aficionado to … | Continue reading


@cultrface.co.uk | 2 hours ago

Using Apple Journal to Track Home Screen Setups

I love this idea by Lee Peterson: using Apple’s Journal app (which got some terrific updates in iOS 18) to track your Home Screen updates over time. Every so often, I see screenshots from people on Threads or Mastodon showing their Home Screens from over a decade ago. I routinely … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 hours ago

Regulators find further evidence of SpaceX releasing pollutants into nearby bodies of water: 'Very serious concern'

This isn't the first time SpaceX has run afoul of the rules. Regulators find further evidence of SpaceX releasing pollutants into nearby bodies of water: 'Very serious concern' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Liquid Crystals Mimic Life in Stunning New Research

New research reveals that liquid crystals can form dynamic structures that mimic biological transport systems, suggesting potential applications in creating self-assembling materials and modeling biological systems. Liquid crystals are everywhere. They are used in numerous applic … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Smile 2’s Director Thinks the Franchise Can Get Even Wilder

Parker Finn teases some of what's to come in Smile 2, and how the horror franchise could go even further with more movies. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

Go Error Types and their Parlance

If you read my Go Error Propagation and API Contracts article, you may have noticed that I introduced a typology of errors: sentinel errors structured error values opaque errors You may be able to guess what these errors are, how they are designed, how they are used, and why from … | Continue reading


@matttproud.com | 2 hours ago

Meta blocks links to the hacked JD Vance dossier on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta is restricting links on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook that lead to Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter containing a JD Vance dossier that was allegedly nabbed in an Iranian hack of the Trump campaign. The company has apparently rem … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 3 hours ago

Target’s New $8 Glass Candlesticks Are So Pretty (I Want All 3 Colors!)

They’re pretty together or by themselves! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

IEEE’s Let’s Make Light Competition Returns to Tackle Illumination Gap

In economically advantaged countries, it’s hard to imagine a time when electric lighting wasn’t available in nearly every home, business, and public facility. But according to the World Economic Forum, the sun remains the primary light source for more than 1 billion people worldw … | Continue reading


@spectrum.ieee.org | 3 hours ago

Scientist develops revolutionary technology that turns air pollution into valuable resource: 'We can directly use those converted chemicals and fields for other applications'

This technology could be put to use at any number of industrial or chemical facilities that produce carbon pollution. Scientist develops revolutionary technology that turns air pollution into valuable resource: 'We can directly use those converted chemicals and fields for other a … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

Google is Squeezing iA Writer

Another story of a big tech company using their monopoly to get more money and harm little companies. While I don’t use iA Writer currently, I have used it and found it to be an excellent app. I follow their site because they have very interesting content in many fields showing t … | Continue reading


@curtismchale.ca | 3 hours ago

Birthday Reflections

I’m 61 today, a stereotypical age for a 1950s father to drop dead from a heart attack (that would have been attributed to the stresses of work, adult female supervision, concerns around children, etc.). This post is to reflect on things that I’ve learned in the past year. From Fo … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 3 hours ago

A haze of inspiration

A long, long time ago in a galaxy far away I had to give an impromptu presentation about something I didn’t know much about. The goal of the task was to see how well we could ad-lib a presentation under pressure. Everybody in the room had to think of a topic whilst waiting for ou … | Continue reading


@blog.gingerbeardman.com | 3 hours ago

Perfect(ing) Daily Rituals

What Hirayama Taught Me About Getting Through the Day Anyone who has spent more than a day with me will know I tend to maintain rigid rituals, habits, and schedules. I keep fairly strict rituals for winding down my day, Read More The post Perfect(ing) Daily Rituals first appeared … | Continue reading


@emilyhokett.blog | 3 hours ago

11 Years To Act: Scientists Unveil Countdown To Save Oceans From Plastic Pollution

Researchers have determined that reducing plastic littering by 32% by the year 2035 is necessary to prevent further water pollution. A report published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin by researchers from Kyushu University has, for the first time, established a clear numerical ta … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 3 hours ago

And we’re off

My new blog home is up and running at euansemple.com. I am still working on email subscriptions and building my blogroll but its there, and I am happy with it. I am hoping to migrate my old blog posts (all 23 years of them) to the new location soon but I have a paid subscription … | Continue reading


@euansemple.blog | 3 hours ago

This “Cute” Aldi Accent Table Is Finally Back in Stock (It Looks 3x the Price!)

And it definitely won’t last long. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

Scratch Pad: Hyperviolent, MP3s, Morgantown

I do this manually at the end of each week: collating most of the recent little comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I also find knowing I will revisit my posts to be a positive and mellowing influence on my social media activity. I mostl … | Continue reading


@disquiet.com | 4 hours ago

CERN’s Game Changer: Rare Decay Observation Hints at New Physics

CERN scientists observed a rare kaon decay into a pion and two neutrinos, a significant find confirming predictions of the Standard Model and hinting at possible new physics. Physicists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, have discovered an ultra-rar … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 4 hours ago

🐥 Fixing the gettext warning in Phoenix

If you've recently updated your Phoenix/Elixir application and encountered a warning related to the Gettext backend, you're not alone. With newer versions of the Phoenix framework and the Elixir ecosystem, some older ways of defining Gettext backends have been deprecated. In this … | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 4 hours ago

New all-electric housing development promises revolutionary clean energy standards: 'We're the vanguard'

"There's no reason to be building houses that are going to contribute further to the climate issue." New all-electric housing development promises revolutionary clean energy standards: 'We're the vanguard' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

The “Beloved” 102-Year-Old Cocktail I’m Sipping for the Rest of the Year

Happy hour vibes. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 hours ago

Crows are even smarter than we thought

Crows and ravens, which belong to the corvid family, are known for their high intelligence, playful natures, and strong personalities. They hold grudges against each other, do basic statistics, perform acrobatics, and even host funerals for deceased family members. But we keep le … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 hours ago

More Companies In Kenya Adopting Electric Motorcycles For Deliveries

The move towards electric vehicles in Africa, especially in the electric motorcycle sector, has mainly been driven by the private sector, led by small startups. Most of the developments have been concentrated along what is now known as the “boda belt” of countries on the African … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Ready for Jupiter: NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft Fueled for Launch

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft was recently outfitted with propellants at Kennedy Space Center, signaling a major preparatory step for its forthcoming mission to Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Encased in NASA’s largest-ever planetary spacecraft, the propulsion module contains 24 engin … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 4 hours ago

Why I Don’t Trust Any Grocery That Has This 5-Letter Word on the Box

I’ve spotted it on butter, sauces, pastries, coffee, and more. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 4 hours ago

Watch Jordan Peele Figure Out His Favorite Horror Movie Ever

It's a movie royale as the Us and Nope director picks 16 horror films to figure out which of them he loves most of all. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 5 hours ago

Leaf peeping in Northern Arizona

In June of 2020 the human-caused “Magnum Fire” burned 71,450 cares of forest on the Kaibab Plateau at Jacob Lake. When you drive through the fire zone today you see the conifers have been decimated but aspens have taken over like gangbusters. And right now they’re glorious yellow … | Continue reading


@rollingsteeltent.blogspot.com | 5 hours ago

Trailers of the week: Thunderbolts, Rumors, and Disclaimer

“So full. So filled.” | Image: Disney This week, I’ve been slowly catching up on Dark Matter; I’m about 20 hours into Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch; and I’m still trying to work a trip to the movie theater into my schedule to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. I’m b … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 5 hours ago

Spirit Gun revives punk music that feels relevant and urgent on new EP “The Status Quo Must Go!”

Filled to the brim with unabashed punk attitude and an impeccable sense of melody that only challenges their own urgency, Spirit Gun's new EP is a work unlike most. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 5 hours ago

🔗 De 11 leukste route-tips voor op de fiets

Elke fietser heeft een favoriet rondje. Dat vaste plekje waar je even gaat lopen boren, die serie bochten waar je hard doorheen wilt en dat mooie uitzicht waar je altijd van geniet terwijl je benen gedachteloos ronddraaien. Heerlijk! Maar zelfs dat vaste rondje gaat soms vervelen … | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 5 hours ago

Automakers’ EV Cowardice Is Hurting You And Our World

This year it has become a trend for major automakers to announce a retreat from ambitious plans to transition to electric vehicles (EVs). While publicly stating the decision is due to limited consumer demand, the reality is that profitability deficits press on upper automotive ma … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 hours ago

7-Eleven introduces new upcycling initiative to reduce waste from old employee uniforms — here's what they're being turned into

"Being able to support those in need and redirect waste from landfill is something we are trying to do more of." 7-Eleven introduces new upcycling initiative to reduce waste from old employee uniforms — here's what they're being turned into first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

The Garlicky Creamy Chicken That Never Leaves My Weeknight Dinner Rotation

The extra-garlicky sauce makes it. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 5 hours ago

In Other News, Tornado Activity Increasing, Moving East

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@thinc.blog | 5 hours ago

EUreka3D Final Conference: registrations are now open

Girona and online, December 13, 2024 Registrations are now open for the EUreka3D Final Conference, which will take place in Girona on 13 December 2024. The event will consist of a hybrid public conference by project partners and invited contributors, and a public onsite workshop … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 5 hours ago