Modernist Magnetic Hooks from Ant Mag

Magnetic hooks are typically utilitarian objects, relegated to the workshop, basement or mudroom. A company called Ant Mag produces such hooks… …but also offers models with a more Modernist style, geared towards those with Instagrammable kitchens:This odd pawn-shaped one… …makes … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 28 minutes ago

Gardening expert warns against common landscaping mistake that can have grave consequences: 'Feeling strangely passionate about this one'

Unfortunately, this harmful practice has become fashionable. Gardening expert warns against common landscaping mistake that can have grave consequences: 'Feeling strangely passionate about this one' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 28 minutes ago

Our Heroes Face the Desert and the Sea in The Wheel of Time’s “He Who Comes With the Dawn”

Some truly climactic events take place in the final episode of season three… The post Our Heroes Face the Desert and the Sea in The Wheel of Time’s “He Who Comes With the Dawn” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 28 minutes ago

How scientists unearthed the cosmic catastrophe that paved the way for humanity

It’s not something you think about every day, but we owe our existence to a catastrophic cosmic impact. Some 66 million years ago — 10 times farther back in time than the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees — an unimaginable natural disaster put a permanent end to the dinos … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 28 minutes ago

This 43″ Amazon Fire TV Is Cheaper Than Black Friday, Prime Day, or Any Sale We’ve Seen

Save $160 on an Alexa-enabled 4K TV with HDR 10 for a limited time. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 33 minutes ago

How Guide Dogs Help Visually Impaired People Navigate the World Around Them

Slightly Blurry, a man who lives with a visual impairment, shares how his guide dog helps him navigate city streets and college campuses. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 36 minutes ago

Drop #640 (2025-04-17): Twisted Topics Thursday

Today's Drop discusses MotherDuck's #DuckDB Model Context Protocol server with a walk through a look at my sensor network data. It further highlights the rise of automated bots, which now constitute 51% of web traffic, and, lastly, emphasizes the privacy concerns surrounding mode … | Continue reading


@dailydrop.hrbrmstr.dev | 41 minutes ago

At $79, Google’s TV Streamer 4K has never been cheaper

All of the best lessons from Google’s Chromecast lineup through the years were filtered into the TV Streamer 4K, its fastest and smartest set-top box currently available. While the last-gen Chromecast 4K with Google TV nailed the software aspect, this gadget brings the hardware t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 42 minutes ago

Twitterlike vs. Micro.blog

This is a great post outlining many of the problems with Twitter-inspired social networks: Twitter and its imitators have adopted a structural design that is fundamentally bad for people. This isn’t just a matter of who’s in charge; it’s a problem with the thing itself. I’ve been … | Continue reading


@manton.org | 45 minutes ago

Astronomers Say They’ve Recorded the Strongest Sign Yet of Life Beyond Earth

New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 46 minutes ago

First folding color e-reader breaks cover

Storing hundreds of books on a digital device is a great way to satisfy your thirst for adventure or knowledge without needing lots of shelving in the home. But e-readers don't really feel book-like. Until now. E Ink has partnered with Readmoo to launch the first foldable color e … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 47 minutes ago

Fantastic Four: First Steps‘ New Trailer Heralds the Rise of the Silver Surfer

Julia Garner's cosmic herald shines (literally) in our latest look at Marvel's First Family in action. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 49 minutes ago

On the Real-Life Story of Deep-Cover Russian Spies

Shaun Walker at Lit Hub: The fundamental role of intelligence agencies is to obtain information about other countries not available through open channels. Much of this work is done in the shadows, and most intelligence agencies use undercover operatives. The simplest way to do so … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 49 minutes ago

Audio-Technica’s new $9,999 turntable levitates and glows

Making its debut at Milan Design Week, where function often takes a back seat to form, Audio-Technica’s new Hotaru turntable manages to balance both. The upper section not only floats above the base using a series of magnets that help dampen vibrations, it also glows from within … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 49 minutes ago

DayEyez delivers a futuristic take on 2000s alt rock on new single “Cast Away”

DayEyez is a very intriguing musician, proving himself to be an inventive producer who knows how to best use AI to his advantage without it taking away any of the emotion. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 52 minutes ago

New Compilation of Live Recordings by The Fall to be Released

Singles Live Vol One 1978-81 was curated by former band members Paul Hanley, Steve Hanley, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon A new compilation of live recordings by The Fall captured between 1978 and 1981 is to be released next month. Spanning nine tracks, Singles Live Vol One 1978-81 … | Continue reading


@thequietus.com | 55 minutes ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Friends And Family Showed UP For Her

At her Walk of Fame ceremony. The post Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Friends And Family Showed UP For Her first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 58 minutes ago

Retrospective: Five Years Blogging About Cryptography as a Gay Furry Online

The history of this blog might very well be a cautionary tail (sic) about scope creep. The Original Vision For Dhole Moments Originally, I just wanted a place to write about things too long for Twitter (back when I was an avid Twitter poster). I also figured, if nothing else, it … | Continue reading


@soatok.blog | 58 minutes ago

Wait, what is agentic AI?

Is “agentic AI” just a buzzword, or is it the sea change it seems? | Continue reading


@stackoverflow.blog | 58 minutes ago

Scientists make breakthrough that could deliver game-changing performance for future vehicles: 'We have developed a library of techniques'

"Our research differentiates itself." Scientists make breakthrough that could deliver game-changing performance for future vehicles: 'We have developed a library of techniques' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 58 minutes ago

The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Standing proudly atop well-manicured rolling hills, the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach dates to 1927. The building itself is an art-deco gem writ large in bricks—over half a million of them—which is the most ever used on a single building in Virginia. It features a massive sunk … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 58 minutes ago

How shippers are trying to keep up with Trump’s trade war

On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking tariffs and trade wars. One of the ways I’ve been trying to sort out the chaos of this moment is by talking to the people behind the software that actually runs our global trade systems. We got a lot of notes from listeners who really … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 58 minutes ago

Sinners is a breathtakingly horrific ode to Black mythology

Horror movies centering Black characters are not a new phenomenon, but the genre’s resurgence in recent years has ushered in a fresh wave of ambitious and occasionally phenomenal features that spin the United States’ legacy of racism into captivating, supernatural tales. Sinn … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 58 minutes ago

28 Years Later Rises From the Grave With a New Trailer

You have between 10 and 20 seconds to click this link! | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 59 minutes ago

Watch United Airlines flight catch fire midair, thanks to a rabbit (video)

A United Airlines flight caught fire midair thanks to a bird, er, rabbit strike. The plane, carrying 153 passengers, had just taken off from Denver on Sunday, headed to Edmonton in Canada, when passengers heard a bang. Terrifying footage circulating online shows an orange glow sp … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Ugreen Just Outshined Anker With This Power Bank Price Drop You Can’t Ignore

Never get stuck with a dead phone or laptop again when you keep this 25,000mAh power bank on you for $50 off. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Today’s Tabs

The best take on Adolescence I've seen so far. HT Dave Winer. My photos from Day One and Day Two of last week's IIW are up. Should have Day Three up soon. VRM Day too. BBC: "The Information Commissioner's Office, the UK's data watchdog, said online targeted advertising should be … | Continue reading


@doc.searls.com | 1 hour ago

Be wary of the "real" Severance keyboard: there's no escape

The Lumon computer terminals in Severance are based on the handsome and very real Data General Dasher, but those are museum pieces and far too mysterious and important to hack on now. Apple teased a Lumon Terminal Pro, but the closest fans can buy their way to is Signature Plasti … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Who has time for due process these days?

The Vice President of the United States on Twitter: To say the administration must observe "due process" is to beg the question: what process is due is a function of our resources, the public interest, the status of the accused, the proposed punishment, and so many other factors. | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 1 hour ago

Can Quantum Gravity Be Created in the Lab?

Quantum gravity could help physicists unite the currently incompatible worlds of quantum mechanics and gravity. In this episode, Monika Schleier-Smith discusses her pioneering experimental approach, using laser-cooled atoms to explore whether gravity could emerge from quantum ent … | Continue reading


@quantamagazine.org | 1 hour ago

'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Moin to Release New EP, ‘Belly Up’, via AD 93

It follows last year's tQ-acclaimed LP, You Never End Moin are releasing a new EP through AD 93. Titled Belly Up, the six-track EP takes in guest contributions from saxophonist Ben Vince and artist and writer Sophia Al-Maria, the latter of whom appeared on last year's tQ-acclaime … | Continue reading


@thequietus.com | 1 hour ago

How Lighting Can Be Controlled With Ultrasonic Waves

James of The Action Lab spoke in great detail how control lighting with sound by guiding electric plasma with ultrasonic waves. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 1 hour ago

The (almost) perfect mini NAS for my mini rack

The (almost) perfect mini NAS for my mini rack The GMKtec G9 N150 4-bay NVMe mini PC is $240 and the nearly perfect NAS for my mini rack: It has an Intel N150 4-core SoC with halfway-decent Intel UHD integrated graphics, 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, dual 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, WiFi 6, and th … | Continue reading


@jeffgeerling.com | 1 hour ago

Guiding an LLM for Robust Java ByteBuffer Code

AI editors like Cursor can generate code with remarkable speed using LLMs, handling boilerplate and providing functional snippets for various tasks. However, when building robust systems, functional correctness is only the starting point. Code must also be safe, predictable, main … | Continue reading


@martinfowler.com | 1 hour ago

Nintendo shows off Mario Kart World’s new courses, items, and open world features

Nintendo is possibly hoping to steer the narrative regarding the Switch 2 back in a positive direction by showing off its most exciting game, Mario Kart World. The publisher held a Mario Kart World direct presentation on April 17th debuting 15 minutes of gameplay which showcased … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Perplexity is reportedly key to Motorola’s next Razr

Perplexity’s AI voice assistant will reportedly play a significant role in the upcoming Motorola Razr expected to be announced April 24th, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after Motorola posted a teaser video of the Razr on social media last week, showing the foldable device ani … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

The morning read for Thursday, April 17

We are expecting one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for the live blog and on TikTok at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Mexican family asks Su … | Continue reading


@api.follow.it | 1 hour ago

Carlos Ucedda delivers an impressive and reflective industrial pop on new track “Black Rose. Your Chastity”

Over these last few tracks, we've seen Carlos Ucedda crafting and exploring his universe of industrial-sized sounds with an underlying tone of vulnerability and desperation that feels genuine and heartbreaking. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 1 hour ago

I Tried Wild Alaskan Company’s Most Popular Subscription Box, and I Totally Get Why People Order It on Repeat

It’s so good, I snack on it from the pan. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

Mom shares brilliant tip for reusing empty pill bottles: 'So smart'

"Genius." Mom shares brilliant tip for reusing empty pill bottles: 'So smart' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Facing Trump’s America

Recently, in an executive order, President Trump directed the removal of “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. That order was, in essence, an attempt to rewrite history on race and gender. One-hundred-and-one-year-old Colonel James H. H … | Continue reading


@tomdispatch.com | 1 hour ago

V2G Technology Is Getting New Interest In China & Europe

China has begun testing V2G technology on a large scale. What it learns could have implications that apply to other nations. The post V2G Technology Is Getting New Interest In China & Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

BOLOGNAFIERE PRESENTA “PROSPETTIVA BOLOGNA. LE FIERE. LE STORIE. LA CITTÀ” IL NUOVO PODCAST NATO DAGLI INCONTRI DI PALAZZO PEPOLI, PER RACCONTARE IL LEGAME TRA BOLOGNAFIERE E LA CITTÀ

Edit with BeBuilder L'articolo BOLOGNAFIERE PRESENTA “PROSPETTIVA BOLOGNA. LE FIERE. LE STORIE. LA CITTÀ” IL NUOVO PODCAST NATO DAGLI INCONTRI DI PALAZZO PEPOLI, PER RACCONTARE IL LEGAME TRA BOLOGNAFIERE E LA CITTÀ proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 1 hour ago

JBL Go 3 Portable Speaker Is Nearly Free, but Still Sounds Priceless With 4.8/5 Rating

If you want to head out on the town with your favorite tunes in tow, this JBL speaker is one to buy. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Temu and Shein are raising their US prices next week

Shein and Temu are preparing to raise their prices in the US. In almost the same notice to customers, the ultra-cheap retailers warn that they will start adjusting their prices on April 25th due to changes to “global trade rules and tariffs.” President Donald Trump has raised tar … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

How Long Until 50% of Cadillac Sales Are Electric Vehicles in USA?

As I reported a couple of days ago, 19.1% of Cadillac’s USA sales were full electric vehicle sales in the 1st quarter. That’s almost one out of every five vehicles sold. In my area, I constantly see electric Cadillacs (mostly LYRIQs) and they seem to actually dominate the Cadilla … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

Heartwarming video captures kind fisherman saving baby dolphin from dangerous predicament: 'So precious'

"It’s people like this who make a big difference for our ocean community!" Heartwarming video captures kind fisherman saving baby dolphin from dangerous predicament: 'So precious' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago