Melting Arctic Sea Ice Could Spark Major Cooling in Europe

A study finds that Arctic sea ice melting can disrupt ocean circulation and cooling, echoing scientists’ concerns of potential future climate impacts. A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that rising temperatures in polar regions could greatly disrupt ocean cir … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 25 minutes ago

YouTube TV when it starts up, the station it automatically opens is Fox News. I posted this on various social webs and heard from people this is not their experience. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 29 minutes ago

Two “Only Murders” Ladies Walk Into a Building…

A talk show building. The post Two “Only Murders” Ladies Walk Into a Building… first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 30 minutes ago

Salma and Penelope Outfoxed Everyone at WSJ Innovators

By which I mean, they looked the foxiest. The post Salma and Penelope Outfoxed Everyone at WSJ Innovators first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 30 minutes ago

Come Check Out Altuzarra Spring/Summer 2025

Let's do a little fantasy shopping! The post Come Check Out Altuzarra Spring/Summer 2025 first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 30 minutes ago

The Wicked Ladies Are Busy Again

And will be for a while. The post The Wicked Ladies Are Busy Again first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 31 minutes ago

The Viral Post From Beyond: Manish Melwani’s “Mammoth”

A cosmic entity breaks the internet—and eventually, the world. The post The Viral Post From Beyond: Manish Melwani’s “Mammoth” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 31 minutes ago

Florida marijuana legalization on the ballot

Floridians will soon vote on whether there is a constitutional right to sell recreational marijuana (Amendment 3). Elite Democrats who control the Palm Beach Post urge peasants to vote “yes” on this amendment. The same newspaper also reports that elite Democrats in Palm Beach per … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 36 minutes ago

A Spiritual Life: Part Eight

This is the eighth part of a fiction serial, in 751 words. It was important to eavesdrop, as Jake soon found out. And the servants in the house loved to gossip. The new master was Richard Pomery. He wasn’t an artist, but a dealer in art and antiquities who had spent most of his l … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 37 minutes ago

Luke Tangerine & Robson Darker make post punk magic on new EP “Synthedelic”

Synthedelic by Luke Tangerine is an impressive musical accomplishment, one that manages to explore a myriad of different inspirations while still remaining absolutely true to its own gorgeous new wave and post-punk aesthetic. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 39 minutes ago

Fun Fall Clay Pie Crafts For Kids

Today we’re doing pie crafts! Fall just screams pies to me. Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, you name it!… The post Fun Fall Clay Pie Crafts For Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 40 minutes ago

The truth behind Apple’s most unpopular decisions: It’s not about you (Macworld/Dan Moren)

Twelve years ago, my former Macworld colleague Lex Friedman and I were at an Apple focused conference where we presented a talk called “Apple is Huge Now (And That Sucks For You)”.… | Continue reading


@macworld.com | 1 hour ago

Florida man beats up sleeping passenger on United flight — blood splatters everywhere

A Florida man beat a fellow traveler — who was sleeping — to a bloody mess on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington D.C. yesterday. And the reason? None, as far as anyone can gather. The assault took place around two hours into the flight, after 44-year-old Ev … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Blue Digital Motion Background

The post Blue Digital Motion Background appeared first on Picography. | Continue reading


@picography.co | 1 hour ago

Brain’s Secret “Guardian Peptides” Unlock New Hope for MS and Alzheimer’s

Scientists have discovered that the brain produces “guardian peptides” that maintain its immune balance, potentially offering new treatments for neuroinflammatory diseases like MS and Alzheimer’s. The brain is in constant communication with the body’s immune system, working to ma … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Quantum simulator could help uncover materials for high-performance electronics

By emulating a magnetic field on a superconducting quantum computer, researchers can probe complex properties of materials. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

View From a Hotel Window 10/30/24: Nantes, France

Here in town for the Utopiales Festival. I’m signing books and talking on panels. And then after that I have signings in Brest and Paris. It’s a whole French tour. Nantes is currently a little gray but otherwise lovely. I hope it’s lovely where you are as well. — JS | Continue reading


@whatever.scalzi.com | 1 hour ago

A MUST Visit: This Year’s Wonderful Munich Winter Tollwood Festival

... Read More The post A MUST Visit: This Year’s Wonderful Munich Winter Tollwood Festival appeared first on Bored in Munich. | Continue reading


@boredinmunich.com | 1 hour ago

Crystal the Witch – Visual Novel Review

Crystal the Witch is a freeware English-language visual novel which takes place on the eve of Halloween. We Crystal, who is a (beginner) witch, her cat, and online friends. | Continue reading


@thenewleafjournal.com | 1 hour ago

M4 MacBook Pro: spec bumps, Space Black on 14" model and nano-texture displays

Mac week proceeds apace with the M4 MacBook Pro. In addition to the more powerful chip, it now comes with a nano-texture display option and Space Black on the smaller model. Now available in space black and silver finishes, the 14-inch MacBook Pro includes the blazing-fast perfor … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

How Every Empire Falls

On the radio yesterday, I heard the soulful song That’s How Every Empire Falls, written by RB Morris sometime before 2005, and performed at various times by Morris, John Prine, and Marianne Faithfull. | Continue reading


@overcomingbias.com | 1 hour ago

The Paradox of Desire

Sometimes, not wanting something is the best way to get it. Al Pacino says this in his autobiography, Sonny Boy, when talking about Hollywood. True words that apply not only to the film industry but to life in general. What we run away from, we attract. The plus and minus poles o … | Continue reading


@birming.com | 1 hour ago

Man uses massive 8K television as computer monitor

Behold the setup of Daniel Lawrence Lu. That's an 8K 65-inch LG television, yes! He advocates for this arrangement with energy and detail. Although the main motivation for getting the 8K display was for programming, it is quite nice for photography too. — Read the rest The post M … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Tiny Polaritons Unleash a New Era in Nanophotonics

A new device integrating 2D polaritons with an electrical detection system marks a significant advance in nanophotonics, offering superior spectral coverage and signal clarity. This miniaturized platform could transform applications in sensing and imaging by improving light confi … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Schwarzenegger endorses Harris: "I will always be an American before I am a Republican"

This morning, lifelong Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he was voting for Harris. It's not so much that he is a fan of Harris' policies; it's the fact that he can't stomach the idea of Donald Trump in office again: "We need to close the door on this chapter of American … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

16GB for everyone: MacBook Air joins the RAM upgrade party

This guy gets more RAM now. This week, all of Apple’s Mac announcements have featured one trend beyond the arrival of the M4 processor family on macOS: The lifting of base RAM configurations from 8GB to 16GB across the board on new models.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 hours ago

Apple introduces new MacBook Pros with M4 chips, brighter screen

Apple’s week of Mac reveals rolls on with Wednesday’s announcement of the M4 MacBook Pro line. In some ways this is the smallest update of the week, but I’d wager that Apple sells far more MacBook Pros than iMacs and Mac minis put together.… | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 hours ago

Halloween: Horror Comes Home

Pure evil in a stretched-out Shatner mask—how suburbia's favorite slasher became a star. The post Halloween: Horror Comes Home appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 2 hours ago

There's a smarter way to AI, and that's 1minAI

TL;DR: Get a lifetime of 1minAI for just $39.99 and access multiple powerful AI tools for life, all in one place. Are you tired of juggling countless AI apps just to get your tasks done? Say goodbye to the hassle with 1minAI, the all-in-one AI platform that covers it all—at the u … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

This 3-Ingredient Honey Cocktail Will Definitely Cure Whatever Ails You

A classic for good reason. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Are fermented foods like kimchi really that good for your gut?

The health benefits of fermented food and drink have long been touted, but firm evidence in favour of kombucha, sauerkraut and kefir is surprisingly elusive | Continue reading


@newscientist.com | 2 hours ago

Internet Archive back in action

Turmoil has engulfed the Internet Archive, forced to rebuild one of most towering stacks of tech on the web after being toppled by hackers. Steven Vaughan-Nichols issues a plea: leave the Internet Archive alone! The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a gross revenue … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

5 Takeaways From an Actually Pretty Solid Quarter for EV Sales

Stop me if you’ve heard this one already, but the supposed EV sales slump isn’t real. The overall growth rate has slowed somewhat, crushing any fantasy that America would accelerate to mostly electric driving in just a few years. But electric vehicles sales have been steadily ris … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 2 hours ago

MAGA teen goes bonkers at Florida voting center — threatens Democrats with machete

A MAGA-infected teen lost it at a polling center in Florida yesterday, whipping out a machete and intimidating two Democratic voters in a library parking lot. The 18-year-old gentleman, Caleb James Williams, was part of a pack of eight teenagers "accused of intimidating Democrati … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Simpson Garfinkel on Spooky Cryptographic Action at a Distance

Excellent read. One example: Consider the case of basic public key cryptography, in which a person’s public and private key are created together in a single operation. These two keys are entangled, not with quantum physics, but with math. When I create a virtual machine server in … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 2 hours ago

Six-function ratcheting titanium multitool packs its own bits

It would be an understatement to say that there are currently a lot of bit-driver-equipped multitools on Kickstarter. A new one sets itself apart from the pack, however, in that it sports a total of six features including storage space for four bits. Continue Reading Category: Ou … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Madame Psychosis’s bold and dynamic reinvention on new album “MP3”

Madame Psychosis have been teasing the album with a string of singles ever since "Concrete Streets" in October 2023, a song that marked their first release in a post-pandemic world. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 2 hours ago

Great news! Rudy Giuliani must turn over all his property to the election workers he defamed — by the end of the day

— Read the rest The post Great news! Rudy Giuliani must turn over all his property to the election workers he defamed — by the end of the day appeared first on Boing Boing. | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

Fujifilm X-M5: a vlogging tool that might be an $800 cine camera

Fujifilm's X-M5, a compact new APS-C vlogging camera, is getting benign write-ups. Reviewers are impressed with its compact charm, high specifications and inexpensive pricing. Here's DPReview's Mitchell Clark: It feels like Fujifilm actually spent some time figuring out what mode … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 2 hours ago

I Tried the New Costco Bakery Find Everyone’s Talking About, and It Did Not Disappoint

It’s perfect for Thanksgiving. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 hours ago

Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci

Despite his international renown, we know terribly little about Leonardo da Vinci. Aside from a couple of Florentine court records about a dropped sodomy accusation, and — of course — his own notebooks, his name survives primarily through his work, his idiosyncratic drawings, pai … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 hours ago

Betelgeuse’s Secret Partner Betelbuddy Could Change Supernova Predictions

Scientists are rethinking the timing of Betelgeuse’s supernova, as new research suggests the star may have a hidden companion, known as Betelbuddy. This companion could be responsible for Betelgeuse’s unusual brightening and dimming patterns. The discovery opens up new possibilit … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 3 hours ago

Why Alexa hasn’t yet become the real computer of the future ↦

Great piece by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy at The Verge about the evolution of the Amazon Echo and how an exciting project turns into a boring one: Alexa is still mainly doing what it’s always done: playing music, reporting the weather, and setting timers. … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 3 hours ago

Horror Has Always Been Political

A reminder that horror movies always reflect the anxieties of the culture in which they're created—it's nothing new. The post Horror Has Always Been Political appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 3 hours ago

Daffodildos’s explosive debut EP “Not My Cup of Tea” is a fun approach to seriousness

Fueled by an appropriate mixture of seriousness and fun in their lyrics and sound, Daffodildos named their EP after a critique the band received on one of their tracks. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 3 hours ago

Concord’s Demise Is Sony’s Fault

Once again, developers pay the price for a company's missteps The post Concord’s Demise Is Sony’s Fault appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 3 hours ago

Lovecraft's unwritten Necronomicon was the Happy Birthday of weird fiction

The Necronomicon is an alarming and unpleasant "Book of the Dead" to be found in H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror, but not elaborated upon in his own work. I thoroughly enjoyed Dan Harms' article about literary executor August Derleth's robust policing of the Necronomicon's mystery … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 3 hours ago

A retrospective of shadows in 3D games

Real-time ray-tracing is the hot thing in video games, but the reality is that what you see in those worlds has generally been a collection of ingenious physical and visual shortcuts, approximations and illusions crafted to make you think it's all being rendered in light. — Read … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 3 hours ago