Within days of stepping into the White House in 2021, President Biden introduced his “whole of government” approach to tackling climate change. Now, months out from Trump’s inauguration, it's looking like the returning president may emulate that whole of government strategy for h … | Continue reading
React is a non-transferable skill. React proponents might claim that React will teach you modern UI, but from what I’ve seen it barely copes with modern UI. autofocus is broken, custom elements don’t work in all but the experimental version, using any “modern” features like dia … | Continue reading
by Richard Farr The tree was immense even by local standards: a western red cedar that might have been a thousand years old. A botanist would want to measure it; I only wanted to touch its wrinkled face, or kneel among the roots and capture a dramatic snapshot looking up along th … | Continue reading
Whatever set of religious or cultural traditions you come from, you’ve probably seen a Celtic cross before. Unlike a conventional cross, it has a circular ring, or “nimbus,” where its arms and stem intersect. The sole addition of that element gives it a highly distinctive look, a … | Continue reading
Researchers at Rutgers have made significant strides in understanding the cellular foundations of brain networks, identifying how different brain cells interact to support complex functions. Using advanced genetic technologies and post-mortem gene expression atlases, they discove … | Continue reading
Rebecca Felton was sworn in on this day, and despite her short time in power, her legacy reveals deep contradictions in American history | Continue reading
"Why would anyone pay a fee, a ridiculous fee at that, to have someone tell me what I can and can't have or do at my home?" Homeowner questions vague HOA requirements after years of steep maintenance fees: 'HOA is a crock of crap' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
My website has been static since — checks new search index — at least July 2014! I’ve gone through so many static site generators and custom build scripts I’ve lost track. In that time I’ve amassed quite a big blog. Finding old articles has become harder than it should be. I need … | Continue reading
Throughout the election, we heard one warning, repeated ad infinitum: A Donald Trump victory would precipitate a fascist dictatorship, and the United States would soon resemble Nazi Germany. | Continue reading
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Adding another plus in the "nuts are good for you" column, new research shows that regular consumption of the superfood not only holds off death, but it also keeps the mind sharp and limits persistent disability. But age was a factor in the study. Continue Reading Category: Diet … | Continue reading
The power imbalance in Brazil's government that keeps environmental protections and Indigenous rights under threat. | Continue reading
Emotions are often tied to events and events feel absolute. But events are rarely absolute. They’re almost always relative. How does this compare to what I was expecting? How does it compare to what others like me are experiencing? How does it compare to yesterday? When we change … | Continue reading
At COP29, a decade-long effort to realize the ambitions of the Paris agreement could give the world a way to measure the success of climate adaptation. | Continue reading
Black Friday is still a week away, but Amazon and Williams Sonoma’s sales have already started, and they have early deals on some of our favorite kitchen gear. Save up to 54% on the Breville Barista Express Impress, Le Creuset Dutch oven, All-Clad immersion blender, and more. | Continue reading
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From the time I began this column, nearly two years ago, I’ve been looking forward to interviewing Megan Abbott. I first became aware of her work in 2016, when I read The Fever over the course of a few days while holding my baby daughter, in the midst of a bleak election cycle wh … | Continue reading
We live in a world where the Supreme Court has already declared that a corporation is actually a person. Can the same or even more sweeping declarations be far off for our friends the computers? Like it or not, artificial intelligence is all around us. We play with it on our comp … | Continue reading
I featured this song here in 2013, but I decided it was good enough to have a second outing. This is one of those rare times when I preferred a cover version to the original back then. Chris Rea wrote and released the song in 1978. It didn’t make much impact, but I did remember … … | Continue reading
The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies highlights the potential for certain medications to be further explored as treatments for obesity and diabetes in humans. Researchers at Brown University have uncovered how a neuropeptide hormone produced in the gut of f … | Continue reading
My favorite tree next to the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now. | Continue reading
"We're very excited to be part of a once in a generation opportunity for securing a stunning area of countryside where people and nature can thrive side by side." History-making deal transfers nearly 10,000 acres from royal family to the public — here's how the land will be used … | Continue reading
Christianity spread because people actually believed Jesus was their Lord and Savior. They believed in miracles not metaphors. | Continue reading
Found some more. Not trusting this flying car to get me airborne! More a mug than a meme, but it still works. Me after 5 X 12-hour night shifts on an ambulance. | Continue reading
This post is the first in a new series covering some of the reasoning behind decisions made in my project to build end-to-end encryption for direct messages on the Fediverse. (Collectively, Fedi-E2EE.) Although the reasons for specific design decisions should be immediately obvio … | Continue reading
Late last year, Virgin Atlantic ran a radio spot in the United Kingdom touting a noteworthy environmental achievement: The British airline was about to fly a plane on “100 percent sustainable aviation fuel.” The ad referred to a unique demonstration flight that took place days la … | Continue reading
Cleaning up the grid will require installing a lot of batteries to store renewable energy. Startup Element Energy has delivered a powerful proofpoint for a new way to do that more cheaply without sacrificing safety. Element has been operating what appears to be the largest grid s … | Continue reading
"Drones shouldn't be allowed in the parks." Video of tourist's illegal drone flight sparks outrage online: 'Another way to harass wildlife' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Timely investments in climate adaptation, particularly in flood prevention infrastructure, can significantly protect the country’s economy and improve the health of its people. Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to invest 6.8 billion US dollars over the next decade to protect its peopl … | Continue reading
NASA is advancing lunar exploration with the Artemis campaign, engaging SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver vital equipment to the Moon. This initiative, which includes sending a rover and a habitat, sets the stage for extended lunar stays and a future Mars exploration. Artemis Lun … | Continue reading
Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions. Membership in the Junto is open: just join and participate. (A Sound … | Continue reading
"With our new insights, we could design powerlines and airplane wings with reduced ice adhesion." Scientists develop leaf-inspired invention that could help prevent citywide blackouts: 'Crucial to preventing costly mechanical failures' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The 25L model is an improvement on perfection, but not without some help. Continue reading… | Continue reading
I've spent more than a decade now writing about how to make Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) fast. Really fast. Fast to the extent that sometimes, it was even too fast: The response from each search was coming back so quickly that the user wasn’t sure | Continue reading
What separates System and Data volumes, and how does macOS know they're part of a boot volume group? What distinguished backup volumes, and what is Sidecar? | Continue reading
"Your neighbors are miserable scrooges." Homeowner baffled by neighborhood criticism over front yard: 'I don't see the problem' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Boomerang Partners, as the Official Regional Betting Partner in Europe for AC Milan, enlisted legends of the football club for the event. Boomerang Partners attracted great attention at SiGMA Europe 2024 with legendary AC Milan players Massimo Ambrosini and Serginho. The football … | Continue reading
llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings This new release of my llm-gguf plugin - which provides support for locally hosted GGUF LLMs - adds a new feature: it now supports embedding models distributed as GGUFs as well. This means you can use models like the bafflingly small (30.8MB in i … | Continue reading
Research on moscovium and nihonium shows they are more reactive than flerovium and subject to notable relativistic effects, broadening our understanding of superheavy elements and their potential uses. An international team led by scientists from GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes G … | Continue reading
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Almost 120 countries vowed to triple renewables by 2030 – how is it going? | Cop29 | The GuardianAlmost 120 countries vowed to triple renewables by 2030 – how is it going? | Continue reading
The most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it can be understood at all. The universe, for all its complexity, can be reduced to its simplest, most fundamental components. If you can determine the underlying rules, laws, and theories that govern your reality, then … | Continue reading
"Too much or just right?" Homeowner chastised after sharing photos of property renovation: 'So artificial and fake' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In looking for delicious options for Holiday Side dishes this year I came across this Green Bean Stuffing Casserole Recipe on a site called Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons. I immediately bookmarked it and decided to try it out. It looks like a tasty mash of two of my favorite holiday … | Continue reading
"The good news is that these technologies are better than the ones that they replace." Thousands of homeowners don't know the government is offering $8.8 billion to upgrade American homes — check here to see if you qualify first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
New York might be known as the city that never sleeps, but it turns out there's a lot less shuteye happening in urban areas across the globe. And it's not because of nightlife, but the artificial light emitted from buildings and infrastructure that is driving up levels of insomni … | Continue reading
When my mother proposed that we take a holiday together somewhere, and that I could choose the destination, I started by looking at the Geohashing Expeditions Map. Where, I wondered, could I find a cluster of mostly-land graticules (“square” degree of latitude and longitude) in w … | Continue reading
Caltech’s new optical devices, evolved by algorithms and crafted via precise 3D printing, offer advanced light-manipulation for applications like augmented reality and cameras. Researchers at Caltech have developed a groundbreaking technology that “evolves” optical devices and fa … | Continue reading