A Compact Rearview Mirror for Bikes Hidden in the Handle

This little Corky gizmo was designed for cyclists with drop bars. It's so named because you install it by "corking up" the end of the bar, and now you've got a handy rearview mirror (polycarbonate, not glass) you can flip out. It's attached via a ball joint, so you can dial in th … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 9 minutes ago

The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers

US taxpayers can pat themselves on the back for supporting new floating wind technology that expands the reach of offshore wind farms into deep waters all around the world. The post The Offshore Floating Wind Horses Have Already Left The Barn, Thanks To US Taxpayers appeared firs … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 13 minutes ago

The 10 Best Gifts For The Friend Who Has Everything

We all know those people who seem to have everything—they treat themselves often, constantly rotate in new home decor, and somehow always find the most unique vintage pieces. They have impeccable taste, obviously, so come holiday time, it can feel impossible to shop for them. Thi … | Continue reading


@food52.com | 15 minutes ago

Are your moral choices driven by logic or emotion?

When was the last time you did something decidedly moral? Spend a moment to reflect on your day and draw out a few good or decent things. It could be a small act, like holding open a door for a colleague, or a bigger one, like offering consolation or support to a friend in need. … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 15 minutes ago

Pro-Harris TikTok felt safe in an algorithmic bubble — until election day

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images In the weeks leading up to the US presidential election, Kacey Smith was feeling hopeful. Smith, who supported Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, says she knew it would be a close race between the Democratic nominee and Republic … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 25 minutes ago

Xbox continues its push beyond consoles with new ad campaign

Image: The Verge Microsoft has been trying to expand Xbox to multiple devices for more than five years now, and now it’s launching a marketing campaign to make it very clear that it thinks every screen is an Xbox now. A new “This is an Xbox” campaign is launching today to positio … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 25 minutes ago

Bluesky is having a moment. Time to pay attention.

Musk's close alignment with the new US President-elect has triggered a new exodus from X — with many communities heading for Bluesky. Will this be the tipping point for the new network? | Continue reading


@onemanandhisblog.com | 26 minutes ago

Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing? | Continue reading


@tormentnexus.substack.com | 32 minutes ago

Mystery philanthropist stuns community with anonymous donation: 'This is what we should do'

"Normally, people would jump at the opportunity to get publicity, but sometimes funders don't want to do that." Mystery philanthropist stuns community with anonymous donation: 'This is what we should do' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 37 minutes ago

Dune Prophecy Weaves a Tale of Two Timelines

The series operates on stories of the past and present for one character in particular The post Dune Prophecy Weaves a Tale of Two Timelines appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 37 minutes ago

The Managed Heart: Emotional Labor and the Psychological Cost of Ambivalence

What are you unwilling to feel? This is one of the most brutal, most clarifying questions in life, answering which requires great courage and great vulnerability. Out of that unwillingness arises the greatest inner tension of the heart: that between what we wish we felt and what … | Continue reading


@themarginalian.org | 37 minutes ago

Apple Launches Final Cut Pro 11

From the Newsroom announcement: Final Cut Pro 11 takes full advantage of Apple’s M-series chips, introducing the powerful and intuitive Magnetic Mask; Transcribe to Captions, a highly requested feature that provides fast and accurate closed captions; spatial video editing; and a … | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 41 minutes ago

Jones continued to broadcast Thursday morning and said he would do so until he gets a “court order” to stop.  | Continue reading


@motherjones.com | 41 minutes ago

Baby Evacuation Aprons

Today I learned about evacuation aprons, which places like maternity wards use to rescue infants and toddlers in case of emergency or fire. Or as this labor & delivery nurse on Threads put it: …the goal is to grab your vest and just stuff as many babies as humanly possible in its … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 42 minutes ago

Industrial Design Case Study: Nike's Accessible Backpack

We don't get many softgoods case studies, and here's a great one: Nike's Elite EasyOn backpack, originally designed for Paralympians. When Richard Ramsay was a basketball-obsessed teenager, he remembers how his dad would periodically chase him down the court during games to help … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 44 minutes ago

The Mac mini Excels as a Videogame Emulation System

Over at Retro Game Corps, Russ Crandall put the new M4 Mac mini through its paces to see how it handled videogame emulation. As Crandall’s video demonstrates, even the base model version of Apple’s tiny Mac did very well: Crandall walks viewers through the basics of setting up Em … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 51 minutes ago

Thursday Poem

Just a Bit of Wisdom If I had just a bit of wisdom I should walk the Great Path and fear only straying from it. Though the way is broad People love shortcuts. The court is immaculate, While the fields are overgrown with weeds, And the granaries are empty. They wear silk finery, C … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 52 minutes ago

ZOOMARK PROTAGONISTA A BANGKOK

L'articolo ZOOMARK PROTAGONISTA A BANGKOK proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 52 minutes ago

Not even Spotify is safe from AI slop

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images How fake music targets real artists. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 52 minutes ago

Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings

— Read the rest The post Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings appeared first on Boing Boing. | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 53 minutes ago

Polymarket CEO Claims He’s a Political Target After FBI Raids His Home, Takes His Phone

The guy who runs a website for degenerate gamblers is in trouble after allegedly letting the wrong people play. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 57 minutes ago

Meta hit with $840 million fine for linking Facebook and Marketplace

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Almost two years after EU regulators first accused Meta of “abusive practices” that gave the tech giant unfair market advantages, the European Commission has fined Meta €797.7 million (around $840 million). The combination of forcing Faceb … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 57 minutes ago

Rewriting Textbooks: Geologists Uncover New Secrets in the Ancient Layers of the Grand Canyon

Armed with advanced technology, decades of expertise, and insights from an NSF-funded study, a multi-institution team of geoscientists offer innovative, updated perspectives of an iconic sedimentary record. Anyone from the Boomer generation to Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, or Gen Al … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

The Onion Bought InfoWars, Which Rules

Finally, some good news The post The Onion Bought InfoWars, Which Rules appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 1 hour ago

The Onion just bought Infowars

Alex Jones in 2022. | Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired Infowars, the conspiracy theory-riddled site run by Alex Jones, in a bankruptcy auction. In a press release posted to X Thursday, The Onion announced that it plans to “end I … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Lunching and talking design with Daniel and Chris.

Lunching and talking design with Daniel and Chris. | Continue reading


@adactio.com | 1 hour ago

Why are cassette and CD players so bulky now?

Alex Parkin / The Verge Cassette tape sales are at a 20-year high, the vinyl market is on a 17-year growth streak, and CDs have caught the attention of Gen Z. After a resurgence of retro physical media, tech companies have now jumped in to provide new hardware to play these forma … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Silo‘s Showrunner Talks Mapping Out the Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Mystery

Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, and Steve Zahn star in the second season starting November 15. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

We Got The Full Slate of Gladiator II Dudes in London

No togas, sadly. The post We Got The Full Slate of Gladiator II Dudes in London first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 1 hour ago

Your Thanksgiving Table Doesn't Need Salad, It Needs This Slaw

Light, crunchy, and refreshing. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

King Eric's Golden Dove in Darłowo, Poland

King Eric VII was a king-turned-pirate who spent years pillaging the realm that he had once ruled over after being overthrown. Along with many treasures, he brought back a golden dove from the island of Gotland that was said to. hold the power of everlasting love. With this token … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 1 hour ago

How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs — but great for Tesla

Image: The Verge / Getty Images What Elon Musk really wants from a Trump presidency. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for tinkerers

Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Whether you’re assembling a PC, planning an epic Etsy crafts store, or just fixing a squeaky old chair, we found some handy tools that anyone can appreciate. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Bringing lab testing to the home

The startup SiPhox, founded by two former MIT researchers, has developed an integrated photonic chip for high-quality, home-based blood testing. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

A few days ago I saw Donald Fagen at a local supermarket. I had heard he lives in the area. I didn't bother him, I imagine a star like that enjoys moments as an ordinary person, but he's anything but. I'm listening to Haitian Divorce this morning, grinning from ear to ear as I si … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

Stopping the bomb

Political science PhD student Kunal Singh identifies a suite of strategies states use to prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 1 hour ago

Last year on this day: We have too many modes of writing. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

We're going to open testing for WordLand shortly. At first I only want developers who write great bug reports. My goal is to speed up development and reduce wear and tear on me. Once we're confident it really works as advertised, we'll open up the testing further. There will be a … | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

Siri Who? Google Gemini App Comes to iPhones

The new Gemini app on iOS lets you dive into your Google Workspace, and gives us a look at what Siri might eventually become. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Last year on this day: We have too many modes of writing. I just wrote a blog post that's also a tweet. Why didn't it go to my followers on all the social nets I'm on? Why do I have to use a different editor to post to each of the services? That's the point of Textcasting, btw. | Continue reading


@scripting.com | 1 hour ago

YouTube is getting in on the digital gifting game

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is taking a page out of the TikTok playbook by adding “jewels” you buy to exchange for gifts for your favorite creators during livestreams. The feature, announced in September’s Made on YouTube event, is rolling out in the US over t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The incredible M4 Macs create Apple’s biggest challenge yet (Macworld/Dan Moren)

As the cavalcade of M4 Macs rained down upon us last week, it became clear that Apple has established a solid rhythm for updates to its processor line.… | Continue reading


@macworld.com | 1 hour ago

Play is the Source of Everything that Makes Us Human

Even before they can walk, many, if not most, babies dance, bouncing their bodies to a rhythm. It's not the tango, but it's where the tango got its start. Even before they can read or write, many, if not most, children create poetry. I still remember a poem my brother "wrote" whe … | Continue reading


@teachertomsblog.blogspot.com | 1 hour ago

EARNED OUR WAY OUT: Hegseth and Gabbard and Gaetz oh my!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 The wages of tribal denial: We'll start with a statistical update concerning the ongoing "rout." And yes! It was in that way that last week's election results were described on this very morning. This is how Storyline grows: He received 50 percent plus … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 1 hour ago

Watch a faceless humanoid robot flex its weird, hydraulic muscles

Watch Torso flex its rubbery, water-filled musculature. The first bimanual Torso created at Clone includes an actuated elbow, cervical spine (neck), and anthropomorphic shoulders with the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, scapulothoracic and glenohumeral joints. The valve matr … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

The Onion Wins Auction to Take Over InfoWars

The fringe right-wing website run by Alex Jones is expected to shut down imminently. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Mimicking the brain

Why was the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2024 so controversial? | Continue reading


@newhumanist.org.uk | 1 hour ago