At this price, the PS5 Slim is likely to sell out quickly. | Continue reading
Before killing it up in the Badlands on the silver screen, the Predator will go head-to-webs with Marvel's resident wall-crawler. | Continue reading
So in the last three years or so — since COVID, basically — Romania and Taiwan have both joined a very special club of countries. There are not a lot of countries in this club. If you’re very generous, you could include perhaps a dozen or so. But to my way of thinking, there are … | Continue reading
Today's Bonus Drop covers spatial data visualization using Foursquare's open-source POI dataset and decentralized blogging via WhiteWind's platform built on AT Protocol. It also covers setting up an ATproto Personal Data Server (PDS). | Continue reading
Ford, GM, Stellantis, and other US automakers and suppliers have invested nearly $146 billion over the past three years in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles according to the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But in MAGAmerica, mu … | Continue reading
Here’s a report on a recent business trip to Sherman Oaks (into LAX and out of BUR). A heroic masked Californian is turned away from the gate at PBI for not being in a sufficiently high-priority boarding group (if there were any justice on this planet, Trump would have lost the r … | Continue reading
It was a great WordCamp! My part was on the volunteers team, where I had a chance to meet some really nice folks. Happy that the organisers carried the torch and kept making camps so I had the opportunity to be there and even rejoin the team. Felt good. | Continue reading
Ynvisible, makers of affordable e-paper displays, announced it has entered into a partnership with Waypoint Transit Solutions to develop physical information signs that show real-time transit information, the website OPE Journal reported. Such signs using e-paper displays are des … | Continue reading
Image: Apple Wolfs director Jon Watts told Collider on Friday that he didn’t think a sequel to the George Clooney and Brad Pitt movie, which Apple had already greenlit, would be happening. Yesterday, he revealed to Deadline that he had backed out of the project because he “no lon … | Continue reading
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), many readers are introverts, particularly those with the ISTP personality type. They often enjoy their own company and rely on themselves for entertainment. Readers are typically creative, exceptionally logical, and possess a n … | Continue reading
With this refrigerator, your kitchen will become the heart of your home (and your family). | Continue reading
The company reported having over 182,000 electric vehicles in its fleet. Uber to offer one-of-a-kind test drive experience to its app users: 'We'll keep using our platform as a launchpad' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
All Samsung OLED TV models are on sale, but the S95D is particularly attractive. | Continue reading
Martha Stewart had a hard time keeping a straight face while guest Robin Williams was in her studio kitchen making tacos. | Continue reading
They were launched less than two months ago, they are outstanding products, and yet Amazon is offering substantial discounts on them. | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (and the Christmas trees arrived yesterday at Key Food on Avenue A)... • A new community fridge for the East Village (Thursday) • Workers reach the top of 644 E. 14th St.; future of building next door still in limbo 1 year later (Tuesday) • Witnesses … | Continue reading
Ultraviolet light reveals new information about the FU Orionis’ mechanisms. In 1936, the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) dramatically brightened, becoming significantly more luminous. Since then, its brightness has gradually faded. Initially thought to be an isolated case, FU Ori … | Continue reading
Bernard Arnault didn’t just build LVMH, he created new rules for luxury. Most stories are about the deals – how he acquired Christian Dior, Moet … The post Get Out of The Way appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
One of the best things about ChatGPT is that you can ask it to put together exactly the report you want, that the news orgs aren't writing, or you can't find, or get to through paywalla. In this query, I learned about how Republicans deal with intersex people and bathrooms, they … | Continue reading
“It’s just so luxurious — and perfect for garlic-lovers like me.” READ MORE... | Continue reading
About programming, AI and devops | Continue reading
Joel Suarez in n + 1: “The US economy is currently near perfect.” So wrote the economist Jennifer Harris—“the quiet intellectual force behind the Biden administration’s economic policies,” according to the New York Times—in a tweet posted in mid-July. The tweet has since been del … | Continue reading
Jo Michell in Phenomenal World: “At the election we promised there would be no return to austerity,” Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves explained to the British Parliament on October 30. “Today we deliver on that promise.” The remark came halfway through the newly elected … | Continue reading
Sophie Kemp in LA Review of Books: My brother and I are both adults now. I am pushing 30; he is pushing 24. He is bright and kind. He is intense like me, but much more soft-spoken. He was a child when Trump first entered the public consciousness as a political threat. He was a… | Continue reading
No time to get to them now. Still opening, time to self… what do I want to do […] | Continue reading
Science News, Physics, Science, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science | Continue reading
In April 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping hopped on the phone with Joe Biden to condemn the American president’s plan to ban the export of advanced microchips and chip-related technologies to the People’s Republic of China. The ban struck Xi as little more than a geopolitical d … | Continue reading
"This looks awesome." Homeowner shares surprising transformation photos after ripping out dead grass: 'It's grown a lot more than we thought' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It wasn’t always known as the Valley of Pimps and Pushers. Once upon a time, they called it the Valley of Heart’s Delight. From far and near, families would come on Springtime pilgrimages to participate in the famed “blossom tours” in Santa Clara Valley, California. “Miles and mi … | Continue reading
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo recently announced a batch of Black Friday deals, all of which run through November 30th. This includes a steep discount on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, which drops it to an all-time low of $49.99 ($20 off) at Best Buy, GameStop, … | Continue reading
As Comcast readies a sale of its legacy media outlet, the rightwing billionaire has mused about an acquisition. | Continue reading
Pete Warden is the kind of fellow you would run into at the old eTech conference or at Foo Camp—an old-school engineer who is equally at home hacking hardware and writing code in the latest languages. It was at an eTech conference that I first met Warden. We often swapped emails … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Recently, retrosound77, an Instagram account about interesting vintage stereo gear, posted a video about the Toshiba AS-10, a portable cassette player smaller than an actual cassette. However, for a brief moment, he show … | Continue reading
Get your tissues, because it sounds like Squid Game's going to hurt you (and its characters) even worse than last time. | Continue reading
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Above, Riverkeepers on North Carolina’s Green River, devastated by Hurricane Helene’s flooding, work to clean up as yet unknown toxic pollution. Below, those affected by the floods face tough times as cold weather arrives. | Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz, like a number of other manufacturers, figured out over the past few years that relying on charging companies and government to power electric vehicles wasn’t going to work out. This, of course, flies in the face of what car manufacturers have always done. It was th … | Continue reading
Recent studies reveal that individual cells possess the ability to learn, refuting the idea that complex learning behaviors are exclusive to organisms with nervous systems. By using computer simulations, researchers demonstrated how cells adapt to repeated stimuli, offering insig … | Continue reading
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Here's what we looked at this week:From Germany's TUM, a clever design for a soft exoskeleton that eases walking. | Continue reading
These are some of the best products on the market, and this price is... amazing! | Continue reading
Read to the end for a graph of Elon Musk’s real-time mental decline | Continue reading
Following its recent unveiling of Hora Verticale, Portugal's OODA continues to make its mark on Tirana, Albania, with another remarkable project. Named Ndarja, it's envisioned as a square high-rise building that has been pulled apart to create a pair of eye-catching towers. Conti … | Continue reading
An international group of experts has agreed that low dose oral minoxidil, the active ingredient in Rogaine, can be a safe and effective treatment for hair loss, but doubts persist. | Continue reading
The footage follows each step of the conversion. Mechanic wows internet after giving old tractor seemingly impossible second life: 'The next generation is just doing this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Despite my blogging endeavours, I have fallen into a writing and publishing hiatus over the past four months. Given the amount of blog posts I consume daily — one of the sources of inspiration and thought triggers, I didn't feel compelled to write. Nevertheless, I decided not to | Continue reading
Rule #2. You have permission. If you want someone else to do something, and they haven't done it, or you don't want to wait, you have permission to do it yourself. You can invoke this rule when someone says "who do they think they are." You had permission, according to rule #2. | Continue reading
In light of our recent discussion of the unwillingness of authors of published papers to acknowledge their mistakes, I thought I’d post the four correction notices that I’ve felt the need to issue. From 1999, correcting a paper that appeared … Continue reading → | Continue reading