The conventional way to clean greasy dishes is by applying a surfactant, like dishwashing soap. The surfactant's paradoxical combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules—the former is attracted to water, the latter repelled by it—essentially separate the grease from the s … | Continue reading
French startup Metacar Mobility Systems has developed a compact EV called Kiwee. Intended as a car sharing service in urban centers, their strange micro-vehicle can link to its brethren, front and back, creating a sort of ESG centipede. These would be stored outside of train stat … | Continue reading
The 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Japan had the theme of "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," and drew record numbers. Some 64 million people from 77 countries attended.One of the more unusual objects on display was this Sanyo Ultrasonic Bath. The demonstration model would climb int … | Continue reading
In Akashi, Japan, the seaside HiPoPo PaPa restaurant boasts a rather unique bathroom. Longtime restaurant owner Koichi Miyanaga built this aquarium bathroom way back in the 1980s, though design firms all told him it was impossible.According to Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun … | Continue reading
A groundbreaking system promises to greatly accelerate research on the fundamental properties of antimatter. By achieving lower temperatures of trapped antiprotons, they aim to uncover why the universe favors matter over antimatter, a pivotal question in physics. Antimatter Resea … | Continue reading
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Great Lakes tracking extremely warm, relatively speaking, perfect setup for a Lake Effect Storm that may shut some areas down. | Continue reading
I've worked on various event websites in the past, and one of the unintuitively difficult problems that inevitably comes up is the best way to store the time that an event is happening. Based on that past experience, here's my current recommendation. This is the expanded version … | Continue reading
Crime doesn't pay (in V-Bucks) The post Somebody Fraudulently Obtained My Credit Card And Spent Almost $100 On Fortnite, But Now They’ve Lost Their Precious Skins (And Maybe Their Account) appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
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Three people in North America without known animal exposures have tested positive for the bird flu virus H5N1, and samples from two of them suggest the virus is adapting to humans | Continue reading
Researchers have unveiled a framework linking neuroscience and practical strategies to form or break habits, offering insights for personal growth, clinical treatments, and public health strategies. Cognitive neuroscientists at Trinity College Dublin have published new research d … | Continue reading
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Turkey is famously bland and made worse when cooked unevenly. Spatchcocking the bird won't magically make it tasty, but it will cook the bird faster and better. Spatchcocking comes from some English-ism around dispatching the cock. , the act of cutting the spine out of a bird and … | Continue reading
The Isle of Wight always has a special place in my heart. I grew up there and my brother and... | Continue reading
Imagine if your house key could display a tiny work of art every time you used it. That's essentially what Victor Villas has achieved with computer security keys, turning a standard technical tool into something visually pleasing. When you connect to a remote computer securely (l … | Continue reading
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk | Continue reading
Three-wheeled cars are already a pretty unique bunch, but the Dragonfly Three Wheeler stands out even amongst them. It features a novel drivetrain layout which is claimed to boost traction and stability, amongst other selling points. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transpo … | Continue reading
This year, Leslie Jones' management of family Thanksgiving is more appropriate than ever. Years ago, I was a guest at a tragic family Thanksgiving, so I know Leslie Jones gets it right. I am lucky that my family largely shares the same opinions on things like equality or the gene … | Continue reading
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Chloronitramide anion, a newly identified by-product of chloramine use in water disinfection, raises concerns due to its unknown toxicity and high concentrations in U.S. tap water, prompting calls for further study and reconsideration of chloramine use. Many public water systems … | Continue reading
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SNL's famed "More Cowbell" sketch is in the news because people need to remember something funny. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Two interesting pieces of news hit my feed today, both about one of Saturday Night Live's most famous sketches, "More Cowb … | Continue reading
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If you want to donate to fight climate change, what’s the best way to spend your money? For the past five years, Giving Green has been trying to find out. Each year, the nonprofit recommends a set of nonprofits that are trying to solve the climate problem effectively and efficien … | Continue reading
Deeply rooted in reflective lyricism, Pekky Savan is fearless in her approach to songwriting and infuses every track with personal musings and vivid storytelling. | Continue reading
Near Space Labs’s autonomous balloon fleet is already taking high-resolution images of the ground, and its range will expand to the entire continental US early next year | Continue reading
A few months back, I took a look at using JSON-LD to turn a recipe web page into pure data: Scraping Recipes Using Node.js, Pipedream, and JSON-LD. This relied on a recipe actually using JSON-LD in the header to describe itself, which is pretty common for SEO purposes. Still, I w … | Continue reading
Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back | Continue reading
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Russia’s new ballistic missile flies on a high arc out of Earth’s atmosphere and releases multiple high-speed projectiles, making it challenging but not impossible to intercept | Continue reading
We are thrilled to announce that Kate Robertson, Lawyer and senior research associate at the Citizen Lab will deliver a keynote at the upcoming Access, Privacy, Security, and Information Management Conference (APSIM). In her keynote, titled “In the World of Privacy Regulation, Wh … | Continue reading
Born in Belgium and living in London, Diego Philips writes music filled with delicate poetry and equally tender melodies. He's a storyteller by heart, and matters of the heart are commonly explored with great detail in nuances. | Continue reading
The op-ed excerpted below more or less correctly cites MAGA “Suspicious of experts and elites” as the driver behind the gobsmacking selection of brainworm-addled RFK jr to the Health and Human Services director.What’s missing is recognition that the class of techno-billionaires, … | Continue reading
From talking to plugged-in friends in California about what products will be in demand as a consequence of the AI revolution (bubble?). Our heavily regulated telephone system, already essentially useless due to lack of authentication and, therefore, overwhelming spam, will become … | Continue reading
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Researchers have achieved high gate fidelities up to 99.98% using a new double-transmon coupler. This development enhances quantum computing performance and supports the advancement toward fault-tolerant systems. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing and Toshiba … | Continue reading
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Thanksgiving is never complete without the perfect potato dish—in fact, some might argue that it can make or break the entire meal. With that in mind, we've rounded up some of our favorite recipes for this year’s holiday spread, including our best garlic mashed potatoes and a var … | Continue reading
The internet sucks now--but it doesn't have to. The post For Love of God, Make Your Own Website appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
We don’t have a ton of Thanksgiving traditions in my family. To be honest, I haven’t celebrated the holiday with my immediate family for almost two decades. Once I moved across the country to New York, plane tickets to California were always too expensive to justify flying home j … | Continue reading
AMA - Finding comfort in the familiar things in life and having new adventures - which way do you lean? Growing up as I did, where my family moved frequently and I was always changing schools, left me with a craving for stability and, well, sameness as an adult. I get a good deal … | Continue reading
We're releasing this week's Comfort Zone early so you can listen before all the festivities (in the US at least) tomorrow. The gang has so much to be thankful for, including you, dear listeners. ❤️ Oh yeah, and they find new ways to listen to | Continue reading
An Australian police officer who tased a 95-year-old woman in May 2023 was convicted by a jury Monday of her manslaughter. Kristian White, 34, shot Clare Nowland in her care home in Cooma after the elderly woman "roamed the facility" with a steak knife. — Read the rest The post M … | Continue reading
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Oggi alle 18:00 non perderti l'aperitivo Turespaña nella Lounge Area di BTO, con il djset esclusivo di Flesh Orchestra. Flesh Orchestra è un progetto artistico all’avanguardia che unisce arte digitale, musica e tecnologia. The post Aperitivo Turespaña con Djset Flesh Orchestra – … | Continue reading
Europe’s ability to become a driving force in groundbreaking technology and research could hinge on strengthening the link between education and skills training and regional development strategies. This dynamic will be among the issues… Read more here | Continue reading
Distortions in pulsar signals reveal flaws in galactic models, pointing to new opportunities for understanding the universe and studying cosmic waves. By analyzing patterns in pulsar signals, researchers discovered discrepancies in existing models of how the galaxy impacts pulsar … | Continue reading