"Don’t throw it out, let’s sort it out." Expert reveals how to magically remove the most stubborn stains on clothing: 'Good as new' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025 ...Morning Joe turns to sports: It's beginning to seem like Karoline Leavitt's favorite word. That favorite word would be "vicious." In this report for Mediaite, Ahmad Austin transcribes a lengthy exchange involving the person who was shipped to El Salvador … | Continue reading
But her emails. | Continue reading
[That joke is imperfect, but I’m rolling with it anyway.] In the area of traffic calming, chicanes are a useful tool. They take a straight speedway of a road, and make physical changes to give it more meandering curves, forcing drivers to reduce their speed. Chicanes are a bit st … | Continue reading
Here’s another monthly mixtape made from a sealed, pre-recorded cassette I got for 99 cents at the record store. I taped over the cassette’s protection tabs and then I taped over the music and then I taped over the artwork. I wrote about the mix’s origins and shared some of my cu … | Continue reading
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.7.5 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.5 as security updates for Mac users running Sonoma and Ventura operating systems. These updates are security patch focused and do not include new features that are otherwise available in the latest MacOS Sequoia 15.4 u … | Continue reading
The random number generator picked Atlas from the suggestions for this post, suggested by Kate, one of my Patreon supporters. | Continue reading
The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Atlas, suggested by Kate, a Patreon | Continue reading
National Novel Writing Month is no more (at least formally). | Continue reading
While iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates were just released for modern iPhone and iPad devices, Apple has also released a bevy of software updates for older iPhone and iPad devices. Each of these updates include important security fixes and are therefore recommended for all eligibl … | Continue reading
Spring — as even children know — is the season for planting. But across the country, tens of thousands of farmers who bought seeds with the help of Department of Agriculture grants are hesitating over whether or not to put them in the ground. Their contractually owed payments, pr … | Continue reading
Valerie the wiener dog is still on the loose, more than a year after she escaped during her parents’ vacation on Kangaroo Island | Continue reading
Make the most of peak-season produce with these fresh, flavor-packed spring recipes. From brown butter asparagus to rhubarb cocktails, this roundup is your go-to guide for cooking with the best fruits and vegetables of the season. Whether you're planning a spring dinner party, ho … | Continue reading
Drastic “reductions in force” are upending agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thousands of people who work at the CDC were notified by email … | Continue reading
“Mooooo.” This dairy barn is full of cows, as you might expect. Cows are being milked, cows are being fed, cows are being cleaned up after, and a few very happy cows are even getting vigorously scratched behind the ears. “I wonder where the farmer is,” remarks my guide, Jan Jacob … | Continue reading
"I love discovering new ideas for things that would otherwise become more waste." Gardener shares money-saving trick that utilizes household trash: 'I love this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Tinder and OpenAI's 'The Game Game' won't prove too effective at practicing your pick-up lines, but will remind you of what you're missing because of dating apps. | Continue reading
What was once a humble research lab has transformed into one of the biggest consumer technology companies of all time. OpenAI, founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) — AI systems with human-level intelligence — has transformed dramatically since launchin … | Continue reading
A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than previously believed. The study, conducted by researchers at The Ohio State Universi … | Continue reading
SpaceX launched the private Fram2 crew into an orbit never before traveled by humans. | Continue reading
Suzanne Collins’ latest Hunger Games novel, Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, just came out in March. The book, unsurprisingly, has already sold more than 1.5 million copies in its first week, which is triple the sales that Mockingjay—the third book in the original trilogy—sa … | Continue reading
The Xbox Series X and Series S are excellent machines directly out of the box, but there’s always room for improvement. Add-on accessories like the Elite Series 2 Controller and the Xbox Wireless Headset can help you get the most out of your new gaming console, while others, li … | Continue reading
Doctors said he'd die by 13, but Bill Williams turned long odds into iconic art about endurance. | Continue reading
"Easiest and cheapest." Pet owner shares money-saving hack using old toilet paper rolls: 'Works just as well' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
David McLoghlin at Poetry Magazine: At the start of the last class, Breyten took a magnum of red wine out of a tote bag and plonked it on the table among our normal-sized bottles. It was a Bordeaux, I like to think. The bottle was hilariously large, as if it had priapism, and he … | Continue reading
Hi, I’m the problem, it’s me. Some people can leave well enough alone, but not us nerds! You may recall a few years ago, I detailed my creation of a smart On Air sign using a color e-ink display.… | Continue reading
So much Wick news! We just posted about the John Wick anime feature coming out of Lionsgate, but that’s far from the only announcement the studio made about the franchise at CinemaCon today. Perhaps the biggest news is that the much-rumored John Wick 5 is officially happening—wit … | Continue reading
Mercator Extreme is a fun tool that you can use to choose any point on Earth as the pole and then view the resulting ultra-distorted Mercator map. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
This post is by Phil Price. Andrew recently gave a rave review to the whodunnit “Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone”, by Benjamin Stevenson (and he also loved the sequel, “Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect”). I read … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins | Continue reading
The size of your standard PDF matches the paper in your printer: A4 in most of the world, “letter-sized” in the U.S. and Canada. But standards are not limits. The biggest possible size for a PDF, it has long been said, is a square with sides 237.7 miles (381 km) long, for a total … | Continue reading
The whole 90 minutes, my brain’s shrieking, “You’re having a panic attack!” The post Who turned off the juice? appeared first on Jeffrey Zeldman Presents. | Continue reading
"This is not a union fight; it's an actors' fight" The post SAG-AFTRA Performers ‘Optimistic’ Despite Games Like Genshin Impact Replacing Striking Voice Actors appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Some of my Tundra Trackers have been having an issue recently where they’ll get stuck in a flashing red light mode and refuse to connect or turn off. This is a known issue from Tundra and they have provided a sequence of steps to fix it. For some reason they opted to make it as a … | Continue reading
Within one hour, hundreds have given more than $12,000 to ‘free Luigi’—the heartthrob accused of killing a CEO. | Continue reading
Though John Wick definitely seemed dead by the end of his last high stakes adventure, that no longer appears to be the case. During its presentation at this year’s CinemaCon, Lionsgate announced that it has greenlit production on yet another John Wick feature that will see Keanu … | Continue reading
Starting with this year’s football season, the NFL will use Sony’s Hawk-Eye cameras to measure the line to gain — a process the chain crew has done manually for decades. The 8K cameras will use virtual measurement technology to quickly and accurately determine whether the ball tr … | Continue reading
They're fun. The post Cynthia Erivo Wore Some Fancy Pants first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and beyond, including Andor, How to Train Your Dragon, and Terminator | Continue reading
A woman fleeing her abusive ex finds herself running from more than just her past… The post Read an Excerpt From The Cut by C.J. Dotson appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Built in 1960 to be the administrative centre of the new state, this strange, Brutalist behemoth has never been occupied due to structural issues. The interior remains unfinished and unusable. In 1945, following the Nazi defeat, the Soviet Union claimed the Königsberg area from G … | Continue reading
Upgrades like these sensors can help inform better policy decisions. Officials take action after 7,000 deaths were linked to same cause in their city: 'Major and emerging public health challenge' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
At the New England Aquarium, the geriatric birds can now enjoy a quieter, calmer setting with an emphasis on personalized care | Continue reading
A new method produces PEDOT nanofibers with enhanced electrical conductivity and increased surface area for improved charge storage. UCLA chemists have developed a new textured, fur-like version of PEDOT, a conductive plastic commonly used to protect electronics from static and i … | Continue reading
Can you mine resources and build factories with merely sticks and buttons? | Continue reading
The logistics industry requires precision, speed, and perfect organization, and the office space should reflect these values. The thoughtful, dynamic, and functional design by BIT CREATIVE proves that architect Barnaba Grzelecki's team is fully aware of this. Raw materials, indus … | Continue reading
EFF’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast is a nominee in the Webby Awards 29th Annual People's Voice competition – and we need your support to bring the trophy home! Vote now! We keep hearing all these dystopian stories about technology’s impact on our lives and our futures — from … | Continue reading
Hyundai has revealed a gaming-inspired “Insteroid” concept EV in Seoul that takes its tiny all-electric Inster and gives it an over-the-top street racing makeover. The automaker’s cutesy compact SUV was handed off to Hyundai’s European design team with the goal of merging “gaming … | Continue reading