Using Simon Willison’s LLM CLI to Process YouTube Transcripts in Shortcuts with Claude and Gemini

Video Processor. I’ve been experimenting with different automations and command line utilities to handle audio and video transcripts lately. In particular, I’ve been working with Simon Willison’s LLM command line utility as a way to interact with cloud-based large language models … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 12 minutes ago

Looking at Affordable Blog Hosts

I’ve been looking at Scribbles today and I have to say I’m impressed so far.  I registered so I could see the admin panel and the posting interface.  The Posting interface is very nice.  Anyone coming over from Blogger or WordPress will find it a breeze to use. As far as setting … | Continue reading


@indieseek.xyz | 12 minutes ago

Disrupting a Feather Gene Recreates Dinosaur-Like Patterns in Chickens

Chickens treated to inhibit the sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway during development grow feathers that resemble ancient protofeathers—unbranched and underdeveloped. While some recovery occurs after hatching, these findings reveal how critical Shh signaling is to feather patterning an … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 14 minutes ago

Trade imbalance explained with charts

The Wall Street Journal has a handful of charts that briefly explain trade… Tags: deficit, tariff, trade, Wall Street Journal | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 15 minutes ago

Tariff Foolishness Has Nothing To Do With Tariffs

Yesterday, the reactive two-year-old masquerading as the president of the United States announced a breathtaking array of new tariffs designed to punish America’s friends and reward its enemies. Economists are tying themselves in knots trying to explain how these tariffs work, bu … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 18 minutes ago

It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid

Folks, I can’t even today. I gotta tap out. I hope to be back with you tomorrow. Tags: kottke.org · video | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 18 minutes ago

Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and Musk

Court Confirms That, If Proven, DOGE’s Ongoing Access to Personnel Records Is Illegal NEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Gover … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 19 minutes ago

The brain may 'move' between related ideas in the same way it navigates from one location to another

Using a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and about people, places and things. Turns out, it may process both in a similar way. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 19 minutes ago

Mind-reading brain implant converts thoughts to speech almost instantly: 'breakthrough'

Researchers have used a mind-reading brain implant to continuously play a paralyzed person's thoughts through a speaker, allowing them to talk again. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 19 minutes ago

A Notebook is too slow?

What if a notebook doesn’t keep up with your thoughts? Wait, what if you’re thinking about it all wrong and you’re attempting to move far faster than you can realistically while giving your tasks and ideas the thought they require? I still sit with a notebook in front of me daily … | Continue reading


@curtismchale.ca | 20 minutes ago

Using AI reduces your critical thinking skills, Microsoft study warns

A survey of workers who use AI has revealed the tools could be slowly impairing our critical thinking skills. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 21 minutes ago

WATCH: Frannie Block Discusses ‘How a Town Turned a Child’s ‘Cry For Help’ Into a Hate Crime’

The father of a boy smeared as a racist in 2022 talks to our reporter who broke the story—and tells why he finally spoke out. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 minutes ago

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 redesign is a little sportier and a bit weirder

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 electric sedan already had a polarizing “streamliner” design that only owners seem to love. Now the automaker has massaged the front a bit more for a new look for 2026. The latest Ioniq 6 has squintier daytime running lights and headlights that are lower down in … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 minutes ago

Bigme Hibreak Pro Has Received A Huge Software Update

The new Bigme Hibreak Pro Smartphone has received a massive software update. Full of fixes and new features. The post Bigme Hibreak Pro Has Received A Huge Software Update first appeared on Good e-Reader. | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 28 minutes ago

“Crazy Times Here” – Historic Ice Storm Paralyzes Northern Michigan

In Northern Michigan, an historic ice storm closed the Mackinac Bridge, as massive ice build up fell from towers, above, and exploded like bombs on the roadway below. I’ve seen a lot of ice storms but nothing ever like this. Michigan has mostly escaped the worst of the worst impa … | Continue reading


@thinc.blog | 28 minutes ago

The Good Society Department

The post The Good Society Department appeared first on NOEMA. | Continue reading


@noemamag.com | 29 minutes ago

Sony’s Beatles Biopic Revealed Its Fab Four

Thoughts? The post Sony’s Beatles Biopic Revealed Its Fab Four first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 33 minutes ago

Sanada no Osada in Kirishima, Japan

Japan is known for its culture surrounding rice, a significant source of nutrition and symbol of life. Naturally enough, Japanese mythology features a number of episodes involving it, and some of such sites remain known to this day. According to the myths, major deity Ninigi brou … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 34 minutes ago

Hijinks and Homicide: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s April Fools

Featuring what every teen girl wants: a live-in butler. The post Hijinks and Homicide: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s April Fools appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 34 minutes ago

Man shares easy electric toothbrush fix to avoid costly replacement: 'They make them so they could break'

"They didn’t have to make it like that, but they did so that you would keep buying it." Man shares easy electric toothbrush fix to avoid costly replacement: 'They make them so they could break' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 34 minutes ago

🐥 Validating an Amazon S3 bucket name using TypeScript and PHP

About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 34 minutes ago

How to get to space

Hey, Ivan here ! I work on developing visualizations at Datawrapper. A few days … | Continue reading


@datawrapper.de | 34 minutes ago

Banish ‘cloud storage full’ notifications for good with this lifetime plan

Tired of storage limits? Get 10TB of lifetime cloud storage for A$444 with our coupon code — no subscriptions, just space that’s yours forever. | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 34 minutes ago

Live chat with Walter Martin

I’ve be chatting live with musician Walter Martin on Monday, April 7th at 12pm central as part of “The Substack Sessions.” (As a failed musician, I never expected to be on a list with some of these names, but there I am…) | Continue reading


@austinkleon.com | 34 minutes ago

Toddler Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Egyptian Amulet While Hiking With Her Family in Israel

The 3-year-old picked up an ancient Canaanite scarab that dates back to the Middle Bronze Age | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 36 minutes ago

Apple releases iOS 18.5 beta. Whats new and how to download it.

Apple has released the iOS 18.5 beta. Here are the new features and how to install it if you want to explore the update for yourself. | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 37 minutes ago

Another Trump #Fail As Solar Energy Prevails In The US

The leading Dutch renewable energy firm AIP is among the overseas investors that continue to see rich opportunities for solar energy in the US, regardless of federal energy policy. The post Another Trump #Fail As Solar Energy Prevails In The US appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 38 minutes ago

Peanut butter toast

You never know what moments have staying power until they hit you. | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 40 minutes ago

Aimee Lou Wood of ‘The White Lotus’ Compares British vs American Snacks in a Hilarious Taste Test

Aimee Lou Wood of "The White Lotus" took part in the LADbible series "Snack Wars", comparing British snacks vs those from the United States. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 43 minutes ago

The Man Who Almost Broke Math (And Himself…)

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@3quarksdaily.com | 48 minutes ago

We Just Saw the First Footage From Masters of the Universe

Nicholas Galitzine and Jared Leto star in the Hasbro adaptation, coming to theaters June 5, 2026. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 49 minutes ago

Online counterculture

The year is 2025 and the web is—or at least it appears to be—an awful place to spend time on. Negativity is everywhere, ads are omnipresent, influencers are permeating every single corner, everything is hyper-commercialised, and AI garbage is now unavoidable. To make things even … | Continue reading


@manuelmoreale.com | 49 minutes ago

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Ritual

Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Later, Satan decides to call in sick on summoning day. Today's News: | Continue reading


@smbc-comics.com | 50 minutes ago

OpenAI and Anthropic are fighting over college students with free AI

Two leading AI labs, OpenAI and Anthropic, just announced major initiatives in higher education. It’s the constant one-upping we’ve all become familiar with: this week, Anthropic dropped their announcement at 8 AM Wednesday, while OpenAI followed with nearly identical news at … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 51 minutes ago

As Trump silences Voice of America, Russia and China seize the opportunity to reshape Africa’s news ecosystem

When Donald Trump signed an executive order to gut the government-run agency overseeing Voice of America (VOA), among the first in line to celebrate were Russian and Chinese state officials. “Today is a celebration for my colleagues at RT, Sputnik, and other outlets, because Trum … | Continue reading


@niemanlab.org | 52 minutes ago

Bigme to Launch World’s First 13.3-inch Color e-Paper Monitor Soon

The world's first 13.3" color ePaper monitor - perfectly compatible with your computer for eye-friendly office work and reading. The post Bigme to Launch World’s First 13.3-inch Color e-Paper Monitor Soon first appeared on Good e-Reader. | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 54 minutes ago

iReader to Launch Smartphone-Sized Mini e-Reader by June 2025

Looking for a Boox Palma alternative? iReader is launching their competing e-reader. The post iReader to Launch Smartphone-Sized Mini e-Reader by June 2025 first appeared on Good e-Reader. | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 54 minutes ago

Inkscape 1.4.1 Brings Snap App Fixes, New Features

Digital artists, designers and vector illustrators among you may be be interested to know that an updated version of open source graphics app Inkscape is out. Inkscape 1.4.1 builds on the giant set of features last year’s release of Inkscape 1.4 brought with it with a number of w … | Continue reading


@omgubuntu.co.uk | 54 minutes ago

Trump’s tariff plan includes a potential death blow to cheap Chinese e-commerce

With President Donald Trump’s new tariff plan, your online shopping packages coming directly from China are about to get much more expensive. In February, the Trump administration moved to get rid of a little-known rule that allows US consumers to avoid tariffs on low-value packa … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 55 minutes ago

How to Turn Off Mail Categories on iPad

The Mail app for iPad has been updated to include the Mail Categories feature with iPadOS 18.4. The Mail Categories feature is intended to automatically sort your email inbox within the Mail app into particular email categories, including “Primary”, “Transactions”, “Updates”, and … | Continue reading


@osxdaily.com | 55 minutes ago

Rural fiber internet expansion is at risk as Trump administration holds funds

Fiber internet providers are worried they won’t see the funds promised under a Biden-era initiative that would bring reliable internet service to rural areas. Louisiana fiber internet provider Cajun Broadband was granted $33 million as part of the plan, but the “money isn’t flowi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 56 minutes ago

Book review: The Siege

If you’re looking for a new book to read that provides some historical context for current events, The Siege (Ben Macintyre, 2024) might be a reasonable choice. It’s about a spring 1980 takeover of the Iranian embassy in London. Why did an Iranian Arab (more on that below) and hi … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 57 minutes ago

President Trump’s Tariffs Will Help America Win the War Against Birds

President Trump has announced a sweeping plan of tariffs against dozens of nations, including the Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited by humans but very much inhabited by penguins. The fake liberal media criticized this as a mistake, but Trump’s tariffs ar … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 1 hour ago

Howard Lutnick: Don't expect economic relief for a good long time (video)

If you're uncomfortable with grocery prices and the state of the U.S. economy in general, get used to it. Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary just predicted when things will turn around: not next week, not next month, not this summer… "That's a whole lot of growth, and you're going … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Do You Need a Measles Booster Shot? The Answer May Surprise You

Most vaccinated people should still be highly protected against measles, but there are important exceptions. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Shopper baffled after spotting vape with strange built-in feature: 'What's the purpose?'

"I mean, why?" Shopper baffled after spotting vape with strange built-in feature: 'What's the purpose?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

EFF Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie Law Firm Against Unconstitutional Executive Order

EFF has joined the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal advocacy organizations across the ideological spectrum in filing an amicus brief asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie for its past work on v … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 1 hour ago

What is Kindle Recaps? A Great New Feature for the Amazon E-Reader

The Recaps feature is now available on all Kindle devices in the U.S. and will soon be available on the Kindle app for iOS. The post What is Kindle Recaps? A Great New Feature for the Amazon E-Reader first appeared on Good e-Reader. | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 1 hour ago