Background: Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year: I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world. Twenty-five years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that … | Continue reading
Israeli soccer fans were ambushed, beaten, and pleaded with their assailants: “not Jewish, not Jewish.” I grew up in the Netherlands. I wasn’t surprised. | Continue reading
Always in motion, the future is... but with Star Wars lately, things have definitely been more in motion than usual. | Continue reading
I know I do a bit more than blogging here now, but WordPress does feel bloated so this post about moving to Pika does sound nice. In fact I did move to Statamic once and then came back to WordPress though I’m not sure why now with the drama going on and the ad crap […] | Continue reading
Hunter S. Thompson, writing in September 1972, a little over one month ahead of Nixon’s landslide reelection: The polls also indicate that Nixon will get a comfortable majority of the Youth Vote. And that he might carry all fifty states. Well … maybe so. This may be the year when … | Continue reading
The 20th century saw the introduction of various integrated machines into our homes to simplify household chores. Washers, dryers, and dishwashers were early entries, followed more recently by stand mixers, food processors, electric juicers, even robot vacuums. While extremely he … | Continue reading
Artist and “pixel pusher” Niall Staines creates these slightly surreal scenes by pulling a 1-px slices to the edge of his images. I’ve used this technique myself but Staines deploys it to great effect here. I love these. You can find more of his work on his website and Instagram. … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: The really creepy part is the tower is its cloaca. Today's News: | Continue reading
Sure, maybe it's blasphemy to say that any new Volkswagen California camper van is better than the icons that came before it. But Volkswagen has worked quite hard to optimize the freshly launched California eHybrid 4Motion for smart, affordable, carefree road trips. Not only does … | Continue reading
It's not the first time savvy entrepreneurs have marketed canned air to tourists. Similar products have been sold at vacation destinations for decades | Continue reading
SMRs attract major tech investment to curb emissions, though deployment challenges remain. New research suggests SMRs could help achieve emissions goals by 2050 with strategic government policies. Interest in small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is surging, with tech giants like … | Continue reading
It will spice up any corner of your home. READ MORE... | Continue reading
“DJI’s $199 Neo selfie drone is going to be everywhere,” we wrote in September — while noting that the budget self-flying drone did have two major weaknesses over the competing $350 Hover X1. First, DJI’s drone didn’t shoot vertical video (a dealbreaker for TikTok and Instagram R … | Continue reading
Maybe it’s books, DVDs, or dolls, we all often have something we collect. If you’re looking for a way to track those things without giving your information to some corporation check out koillection. | Continue reading
"Soil health is so important and not discussed enough." Gardeners share simple hack to create healthier soil for more bountiful harvests: 'Absolutely the best way to do this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There has perhaps been no other person who has captured the spirit of Colorado quite like John Denver. His song “Rocky Mountain High” was adopted as a state song in 2007, and in 1974 he was named poet laureate of Colorado. After decades of moving from place to place, he made his … | Continue reading
Save nearly 50% on this RedTiger front and rear dash cam so you can rest easy when getting behind the wheel. | Continue reading
How about pizza parties next? | Continue reading
Sustainability efforts in the events industry are hitting roadblocks due to inconsistent data collection and reporting practices, according to a new ESG Progress Report from GES. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
ChainForge I'm still on the hunt for good options for running evaluations against prompts. ChainForge offers an interesting approach, calling itself "an open-source visual programming environment for prompt engineering". The interface is one of those boxes-and-lines visual progra … | Continue reading
So AI has lead Python to be the top programming language but I wonder how long this will continue? It’s easy to spin up some Python AI thing from a blog post and put it on GitHub, only to never look at it again. My GitHub repositories are full of projects like that, they seemed [ … | Continue reading
Matt contends that professional tools need 3 things: This is why I stick with Neovim. It just works the way it’s supposed to work all the time and doesn’t update with new tools (like some AI shit) because the company thinks it needs to get AI into its tools. Finally, I can create … | Continue reading
The Cinema Cop used scenes from "Breaking Bad" to enumerate the time Walter White would spend in jail if he were ever charged with his crimes. | Continue reading
Racists have become emboldened on the internet after Donald Trump's election win. | Continue reading
This on-sale kit includes two of our favorite thermometers, which will absolutely help you make a perfectly cooked bird on Thanksgiving. | Continue reading
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The easiest grab-and-go breakfast that’s packed with protein. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Climate scientists say we will exceed the 1.5°C temperature threshold for the first time in 2024. “The limits that were set in the Paris agreement are starting to crumble given the too-slow pace of climate action across the world.” A grim milestone. 💬 Join the discussion … | Continue reading
After being used in Akira and Fog ransomware attacks, a critical Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) security flaw was also recently exploited to deploy Frag ransomware. [...] | Continue reading
Once the first primate made a break, the 42 others followed suit in a simple case of monkey-see, monkey-do | Continue reading
Gosh it’s been a while since I’ve checked in! Here’s stuff that’s going on with me, music-wise. | Continue reading
While testing the "infinite monkey theorem," mathematicians found that the odds of a chimpanzee typing even a short phrase like "I chimp, therefore I am" before the death of the universe are 1 in 10 million billion billion | Continue reading
They’re “so pretty,” one shopper wrote. READ MORE... | Continue reading
On Tuesday, voters decided to trust their own eyes. What took so long? | Continue reading
Can you get one speaker on Alexa, Google, and Apple's home apps all at once? | Continue reading
If you’re working at getting the little ones started into typewriters (or just starting out yourself), Mr. Rogers covers some of the basics in episode 1083 of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood from February 25, 1970. You can see Mister Rogers demonstrate the use of what appears to be a … | Continue reading
These five menus will set you up for any sports-viewing scenario, whether you expect your guests to be crying into the spinach and artichoke dip or doing a victory dance around the living room while brandishing a Buffalo wing. | Continue reading
Here's several items to distract you. The post Fugs & Pieces, November 8, 204 first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
"Every kilowatt we generate from renewable sources brings us closer to ... future-proofing our operations." Major international airport announces world's largest energy project of its kind: 'This is about setting the standard' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Lavatools Javelin is an inexpensive digital thermometer with a foldable probe and a magnetic back for easy storage. | Continue reading
No one knows precisely when the Patan Dhoka was first constructed, but it was likely sometime during the Malla period (13th – 18th centuries). It has been refurbished many times over the centuries, including after the infamous 1934 earthquake when it was severely damaged. Most re … | Continue reading
Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial. | Continue reading
The Blade Runner and Alien director will next adapt post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars. | Continue reading
The ‘Zero’ AR glasses run web apps and includes self-made lenses. The second-gen version may include a camera and microphone. | Continue reading
Tony Ho Tran in Slate: It’s a good way to spend a Saturday morning—if, admittedly, a strange one. I wake up and pack a tote bag with leather gardening gloves, a water bottle, a towel, and headphones. Then I drive to one of Chicago’s 272 cemeteries and spend hours taking pictures … | Continue reading
Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: Comfort Zone Chris breaks down Apple Intelligence, and while Matt is under the weather, he brings the good Nintendo vibes. Then we all do our best to speak a different language, with delightful results. Magic Rays of … | Continue reading
It was last year that I decided to be a little braver about sharing my outside hobbies, music being the emphasis. I’ve been utterly awful at sharing anything since, so I thought I’d post a Beatles cover I did last week. It ain’t fully baked but I’m shedding my shyness anyway. “Gi … | Continue reading
11-8-24 New project, but more or less associated with another. Changing direction and momentum. Outside boxes, all of […] | Continue reading