A sunken ship. A mysterious lighthouse. A hunt for treasure. A missing father. Teenagers with their own secret hideouts living in a world of haves and have nots. A lot of books and TV series have influenced “Outer Banks,” from the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew to the 1960s Alfred Hit … | Continue reading
It's the ideal Bluetooth speaker to bring along wherever you go, especially at this price. | Continue reading
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears. | Continue reading
Keep a portable powerhouse with you at all times with the Anker 737 Power Bank, now nearly half off. | Continue reading
In July, we published the first part, which included four interviews with Pedro Duque Vieira, Daniel Zimmermann, Christopher Schnick, and Robert Ladstätter. In this part, we have four new interviews for you! Learn more about JavaFX combined with Scala, Swing, ... The post Video s … | Continue reading
Amazon has listed a record low price for this fantastic Apple tablet. | Continue reading
NYT asks, “Is the Northeast Entering Its Wildfire Era?” “It might be time to do the kind of fire safety planning in the Northeast that is more common in California.” It’s raining today in Boston, finally, but it’s been droughty. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
Blackthorne won: Shōgun was the most-watched TV show in the last year according to Google's stats, drawn from viewership of the company's own TV service. Fallout and House of the Dragon were also big hits. Road House was the most-watched movie, with Downfall of Diddy a surprise s … | Continue reading
The ceiling at this big box store always makes me feel like I’m on a spaceship in a Star Wars movie. The beeping and overall drone of the room tone support this impression. | Continue reading
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.19 million sales (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market). That’s up 57% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 11%, and it’s the 3 … | Continue reading
Brad Smith wants US to take a tougher approach to state-sponsored cyberattacks. | Continue reading
Jonathan Bailey writes: Yesterday, Luke Rosiak and Christopher F. Rufo at the conservative publication The Daily Wire published plagiarism allegations against Natalie J. Perry, the head of Cultural North Star, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program at the University … C … | Continue reading
This looks like a simple, slightly odd armchair. But the amount of innovation it represents is actually staggering.In 2020 Sawyer and Andrew Bates, two brothers from Canada with no background in furniture design, cobbled together a plywood workstation designed to mate with Ikea's … | Continue reading
Blizzard's new plans for World of Warcraft show why MMORPGs may have plenty of life left as a genre. | Continue reading
The official controller from Sony is at a record low price. | Continue reading
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge For two decades, Google Search has been unstoppable. Invincible. So thoroughly dominant that would-be competitors often couldn’t even get funding, because investors didn’t see the point in trying. But earlier this year, a judge declared that Google’ … | Continue reading
“What we see from the air is so simple and beautiful,” Georgia O’Keeffe wrote after her first airplane flight, “I cannot help feeling that it would do something wonderful for the human race — rid it of much smallness and pettiness if more people flew.” I am writing this aboard an … | Continue reading
Black Friday isn't just a single day to save at Higround, it's weeks of huge discounts on premium peripherals and accessories. | Continue reading
It offers a 50% reduction from its original price. | Continue reading
What’s it for? Making something fun is a good place to start if you’re building a casual word game like Bongo. But it’s not enough. Lots of things are fun, for a while, but that doesn’t meant that they’re worth the investment of time and money it takes to build them. From the use … | Continue reading
“I am trying to repel audiences and pull them in at the same time, so they gain a different kind of awareness of what they’re watching.” - - - Boots Riley’s art was inspired by his early experiences connecting with people as a labor organizer and party promoter. He doesn’t like t … | Continue reading
Plus, get fresh looks at more 2025 movies, including Megan 2.0, Mickey 17, Jordan Peele's Him, and The Gorge. | Continue reading
I'm about to make you forget what Mickey Mouse looks like. Impossible, you say? Then WATCH THIS: It's slipping away, isn't it? Is this right? Can you tell? IS THIS REAL LIFE? And finally, here's one from a vintage cake decorating book that proves they just don't make 'em like the … | Continue reading
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we've got seven little-known stories to tell at the dinner table this year. Learn why dry turkey is on the menu instead of cow tongue or raccoon, and meet the woman who spent 15 years trying to make Thanksgiving an official holiday. Con … | Continue reading
In a talk at MIT, White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar outlined challenges in medicine, climate, and AI, while expressing resolve to tackle hard problems. | Continue reading
Some Apple Home users have shoehorned iPads into wall-mounted home controllers. However, reports indicate Apple is developing a dedicated home control device. | Photo By Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The smart home has an interface problem. … | Continue reading
Every Arctic country likes to claim Santa Claus for their own. Canadian children write domestic letters to Santa with the specially allocated Canadian zip code H0H 0H0, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in 2013 "Everyone knows that Santa Claus is Canadian." Finnish children … | Continue reading
Consciousness is everything we know, everything we experience. The mystery at the heart of consciousness lies in why our universe – despite teeming with non-conscious matter – is configured in a way where it’s having a felt experience from the inside. Modern neuroscience suggests … | Continue reading
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"As climate-related challenges grow, businesses and communities need to adapt quickly." Major insurance company debuts revolutionary new tool to help customers make strategic decisions: 'A really vital initiative' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Howard Davies at Literary Review: Kaput is about the problems facing Germany rather than the successes of the UK. Münchau (the clue is in the umlaut) is very pessimistic about his native land. It can do little right, in his view. In the German version of Winnie-the-Pooh, Pu der B … | Continue reading
Gisteren pleitte de minister van Justitie & Veiligheid voor nieuwe bevoegdheden voor de politie om preventief mee te mogen kijken in besloten chatgroepen: Uit de Volkskrant De minister legitimeert dit met deze motie van de Tweede Kamer, die echter iets anders zegt. En de details … | Continue reading
Save 44% on a pair of Beats Studio Pro on Amazon and get two years of hardware coverage. | Continue reading
Out before dawn with the first snow of the year landing cold kisses on my face. The ground glows pale in the darkness. When I get up to take a walk an hour later, my lap and coat shed their new layer of fur. | Continue reading
Long-term use of cardiovascular drugs may reduce dementia risk in older adults by up to 25%, while antiplatelet drugs could increase it. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and investigate related lifestyle factors. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, publish … | Continue reading
Donut scoping addresses the challenge of preventing parent styles from leaking to nested content. Originating from a 2011 concept by Nicole Sullivan, the issue has evolved, culminating in 2024's @scope at-rule. This allows for more precise CSS styling, safeguarding content from u … | Continue reading
Trek is looking to help riders get around in premium style with a tasty commuter in low- and high-step variants. The FX+ 7 city ebike is reported "light enough to carry up stairs, powerful enough to fly up climbs, and equipped to carry whatever riders need." Continue Reading Cate … | Continue reading
A 37-year-old woman from Karnataka, India, suffered severe injuries to her palms and fingers after a hair dryer exploded in her hand. Police are now investigating the incident and suspect foul play. According to The Independent, Basavarajeshwari Yarnal collected a parcel on behal … | Continue reading
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In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're wrapping up the week talking about Denmark's plan to plant one billion trees and dedicate 10% of its farmland to reforestation, Minnesota's largest coal plant making the switch to solar energy, and a pledge from eight countries to outlaw … | Continue reading
For just $114, you can buy the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro which have been awarded Gizmodo Editor's Choice. | Continue reading
Apple has released its list of the most popular podcasts of 2024Dave and I go over the highlights from the different categories. Apple One is a bundle of Apple serives that you pay for monthly. Dave thinks that Apple is missing one service that they, and consumers, could benefit … | Continue reading
The study cites data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. | Continue reading
Reports have the Pixel Tablet 2—or maybe 3?—being canceled over sales concerns. | Continue reading
Current conditions: A heat wave is baking southeast Australia, bringing temperatures that are 20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the seasonal average • There have been 363 brush fires in New York City in November alone • It is 65 degrees and sunny in Baku for the last official day … | Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that the great Mac Mini M4 is already being offered at a 20% discount. | Continue reading
The Chromecast with Google TV is currently down to $39.99 at Amazon for Black Friday. | Continue reading
Rakuten Kobo has just unveiled their Black Friday sales promotion on their website. They have deeply discounted the Kobo Libra Colour, which came out earlier this year. This model is $20 off, the Kobo Sage is $30 off, and the Kobo Elipsa 2e is a staggering $50 off for US customer … | Continue reading