Why the Work Still Matters. In the face of a “larger-than-normal number of people canceling their subscriptions”, 404 Media explains why their “local reporting from the internet” is more important than ever. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
A still photo from the film Heretic. When codirectors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods started thinking about who could play the antagonist in their new horror flick Heretic, they knew he had to have a few specific characteristics. The film is about a man who lures missionaries into hi … | Continue reading
Several months ago, I discussed whether the Kia EV3 could be the EV most likely to “fill the hole” of the cheaper Tesla model (aka Model 2 or Model C) that people have been waiting for for years. Naturally, if we look outside the US, BYD is running away with ... [continued] The p … | Continue reading
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. | Continue reading
More than 60,000 D-Link network-attached storage devices that have reached end-of-life are vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability with a publicly available exploit. [...] | Continue reading
You can say goodbye to the dreaded 🥲 to "why the hell aren’t emoji reacts working?’” from iOS to Android. | Continue reading
useful Chrome/Firefox add-on that finds your X/Twitter friends on Bluesky # | Continue reading
Join over 17 million other people who have downloaded Simple's AI coaching app to live a healthier lifestyle. | Continue reading
As I was catching up on some reading while being subjected to yet another bout of morning insomnia after feeding the cat at eight o’clock, I caught Dave’s list of Democratic mistakes. Take a hard look at what he deems their fourth such. Men’s votes need to be sought and welcomed, … | Continue reading
I’ve been busy this week so here you are, some scraps from my notes file. There’s a legal right called equality of arms. So both parties should have a similar right to cross-examination, for example. But also this is where legal aid comes from: the state will pay for legal repres … | Continue reading
T-Mobile still has lots of loyal fans, but plenty more of you just find it OK at best. | Continue reading
My old colleague Adam's started blogging again, but his blog doesn't have an RSS feed. Which means it's time for some more XPath Scraping in FreshRSS, and an excuse for me to explain the testing and debugging process I use when making XPath Scraping rulesets! | Continue reading
A breakthrough in understanding how and why some cancer tumors are particularly aggressive and non-responsive to treatments has placed blame on breakaway strands of roguish DNA. The discovery implicates several documented forms of cancer, including of the breasts, lungs, and brai … | Continue reading
RELATABLE. The post Saoirse Ronan Is Walking Around New York Looking Mildly Annoyed first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
The team at BitEnergyAI claims that not only does their method save energy, it works faster while maintaining the same accuracy. Researchers develop new breakthrough approach to tackle major issue with AI — here's how it could replace current techniques first appeared on The Cool … | Continue reading
Pair wedges of roasted acorn squash with thick slices of jammy, caramelized red onions, then top it with an orange juice- and honey-tinged vinaigrette for a delicious side. The key to its success is our unique roasting technique. | Continue reading
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - - The arc of the moral universe is feeling pretty stiff this morning. The arc of the moral universe overslept. The arc of the moral universe didn’t sleep at all. The arc of the … | Continue reading
Boeing Machinists End Strike Striking IAM members at Boeing voted by a 59-41 margin to […] | Continue reading
For almost all sports, training involves some combination of speed, strength, balance, coordination and/or force. That's where the CatchPad comes in, as it's designed to help athletes hone those skills wherever they want, without a human coach. Continue Reading Category: Sports, … | Continue reading
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for – it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being followed by ads around the web. … | Continue reading
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge People across the country received racist text messages in the days after Donald Trump was elected to a second term for president, and now federal authorities are investigating. “In multiple states, including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, an … | Continue reading
On the trail of an extinct mustelid in Maine. The post A Mink Tale appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Law enforcement send "emergency" requests to tech giants when they believe it's necessary to stop an immediate threat. Hackers are taking advantage of that. | Continue reading
A message to those asking “what do I do now?” | Continue reading
Saddle up, space cowboys. It may get bumpy for a while. | Continue reading
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge It’s “virtually certain” that 2024 will go down in the books as the hottest year yet. The planet is on track to pass a worrying threshold when it comes to global average temperatures, warns the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Af … | Continue reading
Sarah Treleaven at The Walrus: Laskowski revealed that her ambition had drawn her into the web of prolific spider researcher Jonathan Pruitt, a behavioural ecologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Pruitt was a superstar in his field and, in 2018, was named a Canada … | Continue reading
Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study | Continue reading
The Shaun of the Dead star is cast against type in the ghostly new Shudder thriller. | Continue reading
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Well, #FFConf today was a wonderful balm for the soul. The talks were excellent, and it was really, really good to see people I hadn’t seen in a while—I needed that. Thank you, Julie. Thank you, Remy. | Continue reading
The Big Wait is a lovely short documentary about a couple who live alone in the middle of nowhere in Western Australia, managing an emergency airport and a small row of guest cottages that are rarely occupied. I got this from Colossal, which calls the film “poetic and dryly humor … | Continue reading
Amazon Location unveils 17 new APIs with enhanced route optimization, toll cost calculations, GPS trace snapping, proximity search, predictive suggestions, and static/dynamic map rendering - streamlining developer experiences across a wide range of location-based applications. | Continue reading
The human belonging to a cat named Ruka, set up a jump challenge for his feline, who loves to sleep in a high cabinet in their apartment. | Continue reading
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard on the inspiration for his latest novel and his turn to sci-fi. The post Don’t We Belong to Nature? appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
Integrating genetic data with historic and archaeological data can enrich or correct popular narratives. | Continue reading
A team will assess whether the West Texas lizard qualifies as a new species and merits conservation efforts. In the Chinati Mountains of western Texas resides a rare lizard known as Dixon’s whiptail. This swift reptile measures about 8 to 12 inches in length and has a gray body m … | Continue reading
A serious volcanic eruption on Flores Island has been going on since October 30: The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that eruptive activity intensified at Lewotobi Laki-laki during 30 October-5 November, which included a major eruption resulting in … | Continue reading
This post is by Phil. A couple of months ago, this blog had a discussion that was prompted by the fact that 2 of the top 5 female American tennis players are the children of billionaires. One, that could be … Continue reading → | Continue reading
Struggling with window resizing surprises in macOS 15 Sequoia? Adam Engst guides you through configuring Sequoia’s new tiling features to improve your Mac window management. | Continue reading
When working with package data dumps from Renovate - regardless of the source - it can be interesting to see which packages haven't found updates. This can be worked out using the skipReason JSON field, for instance with the below renovate-graph output: { "metadata": { "renovat … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge We’re flush with great options for noise-canceling headphones that sound good, but if you care most about sound quality (without spending pricey audiophile money) a great choice is the Bowers and Wilkins PX7 S2e — which are on sale for $279 ($120 … | Continue reading
Mega Cycling Deals The post TREDZcycling – Massive Black Friday Sale – Across The Board deals some up to 58% off (eg specialized) appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
Umberto Eco's 1995 essay "Ur-Fascism" outlines 14 common features of fascism based on his experience growing up as a boy in Mussolini's Italy and his analysis of fascist movements throughout history. He begins his essay: In 1942, at the age of ten, I received the First Provincial … | Continue reading
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New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing. | Continue reading
Archaeologists exploring an ancient burial cave in northern Morrocco were surprised to find 15,000-year-old evidence of drug use. The individuals in the cave were buried with seeds of ephedra, a genus of shrubs containing the alkaloid ephedrine which is used to treat respiratory … | Continue reading
A tourist in Mammoth, California tried to hobnob with a coyote, and swiftly learned a painful lesson in the process. "Come here. It's cold, I know," the gentleman cooed, beckoning the wild creature with an outstretched arm. But rather than considering the man as his new buddy, al … | Continue reading