First, what is a fad? From Wikipedia: “A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.” Even though I’m pro electric vehic … | Continue reading
Having taken our leaves of Sir W. Batten and my Lady, who are gone this morning to keep their Whitsuntide, Sir W. Pen and I and Mr. Gauden by water to Woolwich, and there went from ship to ship to give order for and take notice of their forwardness... | Continue reading
The seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection has been released, featuring ever more stunning shots of our home galaxy, contrasted against our home planet. This year’s gallery is sure to inspire awe and just a touch of existential dread. Continue Reading Catego … | Continue reading
The Moan Pantone 6 e-reader is now available to buy, just a couple of weeks after it was first announced. It is currently available to order for 999 yuan (140 USD) via JingDong. That makes for quite an affordable price point for an e-reader sporting a 6-inch Kaleido 3-color e-pap … | Continue reading
The media is full of stories about EVs that catch on fire. Actually, research doesn’t support that claim. In fact, data demonstrates that EVs are much less likely to burst into flames than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. It’s just that, at this moment in time, it’s not … | Continue reading
Right now AI is the worst it’s ever going to be. It costs about £60 a day to house a little computer person powered by an LLM in a virtual world. What will the world be like when it costs 60p? The post Little Computer People | 2411 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Last year we reported on “The hat”: A single shape that can tile the plane aperiodically but not periodically. A commenter pointed out that the aperiodic “hat” tiling included mirror reflections, which led to the question of whether there’s a … Continue reading → | Continue reading
"This makes me so happy!" Impressed resident shares photos of public space in their city: 'The park system is amazing!' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"People think the rules apply to everyone but them." Photo of national park visitor ignoring warning signs for photo of moose sparks reaction online: 'I cannot stand this stuff' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Discover the stunning transformation of Big Sky One, a modern mountain retreat in Yellowstone Club, Montana. Renovated by Richard Beard Architects and Kelly Hohla, this elegant home blends contemporary design with comfortable living, offering breathtaking Rocky Mountain views. Co … | Continue reading
At the recent graduation ceremony of the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Annabelle Jenkins, a graduate, took a stand against book censorship in a striking manner. Jenkins handed the West Ada School District superintendent, Derek Bub, a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Margaret At … | Continue reading
At the recent graduation ceremony of the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Annabelle Jenkins, a graduate, took a stand against book censorship in a striking manner. Jenkins handed the West Ada School District superintendent, Derek Bub, a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Margaret At … | Continue reading
At the recent graduation ceremony of the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Annabelle Jenkins, a graduate, took a stand against book censorship in a striking manner. Jenkins handed the West Ada School District superintendent, Derek Bub, a copy of the graphic novel adaptation of Margaret At … | Continue reading
Do you like action movies? Do you like the ones where a bunch of crazy nonsense is happening that seems like it defies all the laws of physics? Do you like video games? Good news, all three of those itches are going to be scratched with an adaptation of the Just Cause games. Read … | Continue reading
"For me, the trees are trying to tell us things." Conservation adviser for the crown estate staunchly advocates for King Charles' protection of ancient trees in Britain: 'Our single biggest obligation is the care of our ancient trees' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Roaming the Web, as I do, I’ve started noticing more linkblogs of late. For the purposes of this post I’m defining a linkblog as a blog dedicated to passing along URL links, as opposed to a normal blog which would have a mixture of content posts and link posts. The purpose of a l … | Continue reading
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Hi, welcome, dear music lover, here you have five acts that you shouldn't miss out on. #LT1KF Unknown But Essentials! Round-up Week 23 | Continue reading
A series of fun beginner kits that come with everything you need to create amigurumi (small yarn plushies). | Continue reading
"This is not responsible." Company proposes controversial use of cyanide in community after decades of mining: 'It's a question of, do we trust them?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It was in March last year that Meebook launched the M6 e-reader. Now, as the website eReaderPro.co.uk reported, the company has followed that up wit the launch of the color version of the same which it has named Meebook M6C. Apart from this, Meebook also launched the P78 Youth Ed … | Continue reading
This year’s a big one for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse: the Godzilla film that kicked off the whole shebang turned 10 earlier in May, andits direct sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters has now hit the five-year mark. The newest MonsterVerse entry, Godzilla x … | Continue reading
Susan Neiman in The New York Review of Books: Decolonization, said Frantz Fanon, began a new chapter of history. It’s common enough for the politically engaged to magnify their engagement, if only to sustain themselves through the cycles of danger and boredom that accompany serio … | Continue reading
Suzanne Schneider in Dissent: Amid the mass slaughter and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, it is easy to forget the political drama that gripped Israel only one year ago. After assuming power in December 2022, a new far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed a … | Continue reading
In my March column, I discussed the need for IEEE to increase its retention of younger members and its engagement with industry. Another one of my priorities is to increase the organization’s outreach to the broader public. I want people to know who we are and what we do. To tell … | Continue reading
"Whoever invented this brick is absolutely a genius." Amazing video shows Lego-like bricks that can withstand a bulldozer — and they're made from plastic trash first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Everyone likes to talk about best practices. I went the other way around and gathered all the worst practices on how to build the worst… | Continue reading
The wall is reliability. | Continue reading
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"We want to team up with partners who see themselves in building sustainable and accessible communities." Construction company builds 3D-printed starter home in under 20 hours — and it could revolutionize affordable housing first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Crystal Dynamics’ Tomb Raider franchise is taking two interesting roads as it’s got a brand new game in the works. On one side of things, the live-action series courtesy of Phoebe Waller-Bridge has recently moved forward over at Prime Video. And on the other, more immediate end, … | Continue reading
The lower-end Bigme HiBreak smartphone is now available to buy online, something that applies to both the black and white and color versions of the phone. Shipping is likely to commence from end-June. Price starts at $219 for the black and white version while the color version wi … | Continue reading
Why stand on a silent platform? Fight the war, fuck the norm Rage Against the Machine, “Township Rebellion” As an Autistic person, my special interests are a way for me to relate to and make sense of things in the world. Lately, my current special interest, Rage Against the Machi … | Continue reading
sysmond, which as you may have surmised from the process name, is short for System Monitor Daemon, is part of Activity Monitor. Thus, if you use Activity Monitor to keep a watch on your Mac system resources, processes, CPU usage, Energy use, Disk, Network, and critical to our dis … | Continue reading
I hope that everyone has taken down his/her/zir/their International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (May 17) decorations because today is the official start of Pride Month. Here’s what Pride Month looks like in our neighborhood… If he wants to fit in at Penn, El … | Continue reading
Before the month of May ended, Netflix revealed it’d renewed 3 Body Problem for more seasons. At the time, it wasn’t entirely clear just how long the show would go on, but the streamer has now officially revealed that fittingly enough, it’ll cap things off after two more seasons. … | Continue reading
More than two-thirds of British politicians have had their data leaked to the dark web, according to the latest data.… Continue reading Majority of UK MPs have had their data leaked to the dark web The post Majority of UK MPs have had their data leaked to the dark web appeared fi … | Continue reading
Subaru's choice makes cleaner vehicles more accessible to consumers on a budget. Subaru slashes lease price of iconic model by 40%: 'A great car for someone looking to get into an EV for cheap' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Ford and General Motors have very different views on the hybrid versus plug-in hybrid question. One of them is right but which one? The post Jim Farley & Mary Barra Discuss Their Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Elon Musk is all about free speech for him but not for others. He probably doesn't even understand why that's a problem. The post Elon Musk SLAPPs Media Matters For Daring To Speak The Truth appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I’ve never been big about celebrating my birthday. I’m not sure why. I don’t recall any childhood trauma around birthday parties. Whatever the reason, my birthdays have come and gone without much fanfare. Perhaps a quick visit to my mom’s where I would be treated to my favourite … | Continue reading
Today's links Emil Ferris's long-awaited "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two": A tour-de-force that was worth the wait. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where … | Continue reading
Kaspersky has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT for the Linux platform, allowing users to scan their systems and remove malware and other known threats for free. [...] | Continue reading
I find that almost all problems are a breakdown in trusting ourselves. If we could trust ourselves fully, so many things become effortless. Let me give some examples of where we don’t trust ourselves: Obviously, this isn’t a comprehensive list of problems you might have, but I’m … | Continue reading
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"The overall cost of my roof with the solar was surprisingly affordable." Manufacturer becomes world's largest solar-roofing producer with new nailable solar shingle factory: 'A very competitive product' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading