Thanks to Stefanie Panke for some great questions and excellent editing in this interview with me for the AACE Review. The content is in fact the product of two discussions, one coming from student questions at the end of a talk that I gave for the Asian University for Women just … | Continue reading
Swaths of the central, northern, and eastern United States will face subzero temperatures, freezing rain, snow, and ice. | Continue reading
The defendant's attorney wanted the judge to see the altercation from his client's eyes. | Continue reading
Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) this is not the first Doom CAPTCHA. | Continue reading
Whether you're participating in Veganuary or are just looking to throw in a few meatless days here and there, we've got 10 delicious vegan dinner recipes that won't disappoint. | Continue reading
Somebody Somewhere, Dune: Prophecy, and The Sex Lives of College Girls are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month. | Continue reading
Two cooling towers being rehabilitated for nuclear power generation under Microsoft at Crane Clean Energy Center, previously known as Three Mile Island, stand tall over the residential and farm lands to the east across the Susquehanna River, on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, in M … | Continue reading
When Jacob Vosmaer's wife pointed out his unhealthy habit of sitting motionless at his desk for hours, he built a deliberately annoying device he calls "The Beeper." This small box, mounted away from his desk, forces him to get up and move regularly—or face the consequences of ra … | Continue reading
Shockingly, the Cybertruck is not helping much. | Continue reading
Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the Common Charger Directive. | Continue reading
Thinking again about disabling all support for .php requests in Micro.blog. It’s needless traffic, thousands and thousands of requests a day that go nowhere, looking for WordPress exploits. There’s legitimate use for redirecting old URLs, but it’s very rare that an old blog even … | Continue reading
Scott Alexander at Astral Codex Ten: Flu is a disease caused by a family of related influenza viruses. Pandemic flu is always caused by the influenza A virus. Influenza A has two surface antigen proteins, hemagglutinin (18 flavors) and neuraminidase (11 flavors). A particular flu … | Continue reading
Last week, Alessandro Slebir rode one of the largest waves ever surfed, a 100-ft monster at Mavericks. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
The prosthetic make-up designer on the Robert Eggers horror hit reveals a surprising reference point for that terrifying final scene. | Continue reading
You don’t have to, of course; I know some people prefer to go into books without any major hints or spoilers to the plot. But if that’s not you, here’s an excerpt from Chapter Two in the book (why Chapter Two? because it lends itself to excerpt-y-ness more than Chapter One). In o … | Continue reading
"Thank you." Homeowner shares simple tip to improve indoor air quality and lower energy bills: 'I remembered it's time' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses the 2024 digital landscape which shows that global internet access is unequal, with only two-thirds online and substantial disparities between income levels; IPv6 adoption surpassed 30%, and decentralized networks like Threads and Bluesky gained millions of … | Continue reading
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices. | Continue reading
America spends millions on cloud seeding every year, with mixed results. | Continue reading
Global EV sales continued to increase in 2024, though 2025 could be a work in progress the US after President Biden leaves office on January 20. The post EV Sales Slump Of 2024 Was Overblown, Now Let’s Do 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Gannett and Reuters come for one of the final corners for legacy media that had resisted the financialization of journalism. | Continue reading
More Mickey Mouse versions, early talkies, and classic novels all go public. | Continue reading
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Even though full-body gaming systems like Wii were made obsolete by VR technology, that hasn't stopped US startup Rebuff Reality from getting in on the act. The company's new BodyLink gaming platform is set to pick up where the likes of Kinect left off. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
Renowned architects Baranowitz + Kronenberg proudly present their interior design concept for a 47m² urban refuge located in the heart of Tel-Aviv. Situated in one of the city’s finest Art Deco buildings within the vibrant Levontin neighborhood, this compact residence underwent a … | Continue reading
After committing to a global plan to eliminate cervical cancer, New Zealand is lagging behind Australia and other countries in how it manages this preventable disease. Each year approximately 175 New Zealanders are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 55 people die from it. Human p … | Continue reading
View of Kororāreka in the Bay of Islands, 1845, by George Thomas Clayton. via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY New Zealand’s first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, built in 1840 at Okiato in the Bay of Islands, not far from present-day Russell. But i … | Continue reading
Shutterstock You’re standing at the centre of an expansive art gallery, overwhelmed by what’s in front of you: panel after panel of stupendous works – densely-written labels affixed next to each piece. These labels may offer a window into the artist’s intention, or the social and … | Continue reading
Kathy Reid, CC BY-SA Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) appear to be declining not just in North America but also in Australiasia. Could this be a consequence of global change, including climate change, the intensification of agriculture, and urbanisation? We need more citize … | Continue reading
Drosophila melanogaster. Deep Scope/Shutterstock The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in households around the world, where it often deposits eggs on rotting flesh without being noticed. We have … | Continue reading
Jari Lobo/Pexels Throughout recorded history, our hair and nails played an important role in signifying who we are and our social status. You could say, they separate the caveman from businessman. It was no surprise then that many of us found a new level of appreciation for our h … | Continue reading
Imagine a summer holiday at a seaside resort, with days spent sunbathing, reading books, exploring nature and chatting with friends. Sounds like it could be anywhere in Australia or New Zealand in January, doesn’t it? This is also how the Roman emperor Julian spent his summers in … | Continue reading
As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later. We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries. These are a lesser- … | Continue reading
The Burra Burra Mine, 1847. Samuel Thomas Gill / State Library of NSW About 20 minutes’ drive north of Geraldton, on Australia’s west coast, lies a hill named Mount Sommer. The little peak is one of the few relics left behind by the enigmatic nineteenth-century polymath Dr Ferdin … | Continue reading
China has introduced a new high speed rail train with a top speed of 450 km/h, making it the fastest train on Earth. The post China Plans 48,000 Kilometers Of High Speed Rail By 2030 appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Image: Incase Incase, the brand that took over Microsoft’s accessories line, has revealed a compact ergonomic keyboard designed by the company. With a price of $119.99, the wireless keyboard features a split, contoured design, a cushioned palm rest, and a dedicated Copilot button … | Continue reading
Scientists used ultra-light sensors connected “like cell phones” across Europe to study how bats migrate over the continent. Birds may dominate the skies when it comes to long-distance travel, but they’re not the only masters of epic journeys. A select few bat species also migrat … | Continue reading
Place your bets! The post The 2025 Vogue Predict-The-Cover first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
MIT Health mourns the loss of a beloved applications support generalist within the Health Technology Services team. | Continue reading
Using this model, researchers may be able to identify antibody drugs that can target a variety of infectious diseases. | Continue reading
We tested 11 meal kit services and found four that provide delicious, filling meals. We examined the packaging and noted if the recipes were easy to follow. | Continue reading
The largest sheriff's department in the country is suffering from an ongoing IT issue that began on New Year's Eve. | Continue reading
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Preserving and augmenting human insight in an age of automated knowledge with Zettelgarden | Continue reading
If you are an iPhone or Mac user, you are probably aware of the Apple shortcuts whether use them or not. Using shortcuts requires two things, surmounting the learning curve to figure out how to use them and then remembering to do so. It's always one of those tech tasks people see … | Continue reading
A new year, a new attempt at 3D displays. | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees. The proposed settlement, reported by Bloomberg, could pay … | Continue reading
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