DiscMaster is an alternative interface for collections of software that have been uploaded to Internet Archive. It allows you to drill into disk images at the file level and preview the contents in-place, download individual folders, zips, images, or whatever you like. It’s been … | Continue reading
"You are the 0.1%." Tesla driver baffled after discovering mysterious tire damage: 'No idea what else could have caused this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Google is rolling out a Find My Device app feature update that shows a map of your friends and the family members who share their location with you, 9to5Google reports. The new feature was announced in the Android March feature update last week and is now available for more users … | Continue reading
The Open/Save dialog utility adds enhancements to its Quick Search feature. ($39.95 new, free update, 17.6 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Significant update for the keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 3.9 MB, macOS 12+) | Continue reading
Riding with SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission, NASA’s EZIE CubeSats will unlock the mysteries of auroral electrojets. These powerful currents shape space weather, influencing technology on Earth. NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission is set to launch aboard a Spa … | Continue reading
Brings a handful of bug fixes to the CSV manipulation app. (Free/$39/$59, 27.1 MB, macOS 10.11+) | Continue reading
A large-scale Coinbase phishing attack poses as a mandatory wallet migration, tricking recipients into setting up a new wallet with a pre-generated recovery phrase controlled by attackers. [...] | Continue reading
The Trump administration is embarking on a massive university speech crackdown, starting with Columbia University, where it’s demanding external control of entire departments and punishment for student activists. Its first test case, Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student with a gr … | Continue reading
This is heartening news. Researchers make surprising discovery about beavers' impact on other wildlife: 'Incredible ability' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was one of 10 Democrats who voted to break the filibuster on the GOP funding bill. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to defeat a filibuster, moving a s … | Continue reading
Justin Ferrell: It's Not Politics, It's Just Personal What happens when no amount of work or labor—and no tax cuts—could even scratch the surface of the tens of thousands of dollars in medical care that keeps your son above ground? A very | Continue reading
A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed "ClickFix," the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that cause … | Continue reading
"I need to check my dumpsters now." Redditor shares photos of incredible tech gear found on curb: 'Awesome haul' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Convicted Felon #47 was hawking Teslas from the yard at the People's House and now the Attorney General is acting like a mall cop. There is nothing going on except that globally people are locally attacking Teslas or Tesla dealerships out of anger at Elon Musk. — Read the rest Th … | Continue reading
In the US, many on the left are completely turning away from Tesla due to Elon Musk’s extreme right-wing politics. But there are also many Donald Trump supporters who may be turning to Tesla. In Europe, a large portion of the population is again turning against Tesla due to Musk’ … | Continue reading
Ashly Burch, the award-winning voice and performance actor behind Horizon Zero Dawn’s Aloy — one of the most prominent characters on PlayStation today — has some news and some very strong thoughts about the leaked Sony experiment that saw her character voiced and performed by AI … | Continue reading
"It does something the original Star Wars movies did really well, which is showing normal people doing exceptional things" The post The Suikoden Series Is As Relevant As Ever appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
The company has already been the focus of criticism. Report reveals shocking tactic used by billion-dollar fashion company in face of outside pressure: 'A necessary step' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
the apps on our phones and laptops offer convenience, they often come at the cost of our personal data with many collecting everything from contact details to real-time locations. But which are the most notorious for doing so? Facebook/ Messenger and Instagram/Threads take the jo … | Continue reading
Director Neill Blomkamp scored a hit with 2009's District 9, but also has a track record of unrealized sci-fi projects. | Continue reading
Looking for an affordable way to extend audio from your HomePod to other rooms in your house? The Dio Node AirPlay 2 speaker provides easy setup at a lower price than a HomePod mini, though with some audio quality compromises. | Continue reading
Some people just have a talent for blogging. They have innate curiosity, a good command of language and the discipline to combine the two in digestible bits for the web. Sometimes they are funny, often scathing, usually insightful and cheefully devoid of ego. These people get boo … | Continue reading
"Are you ... kidding me right now?" Shocking video captures careless tourist risking their life by touching feasting bear: 'The level of sheer stupidity' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
“The best hiring managers don’t need to know how to code to recognize a world-class engineer. The best investors don’t need to be former founders to spot the next billion-dollar startup. The best taste-makers don’t need to be artists to know which designs will win. They all have … | Continue reading
Congressperson Nancy Mace certainly shocked the country when she shared her story of abuse on the floor of the House. Accusing several men of sexual abuse, and the South Carolina Attorney General of failing to prosecute them for it, Mace shared her evidence on the people of the U … | Continue reading
Since 2000, when measles was eliminated from US, only three years had higher cases. | Continue reading
…the fourth rock from the sun its best-known nickname — the “Red Planet.” But what exactly gives the planet its iconic color? Scientists have wondered this for as long as they’ve studied the planet. Today, they may finally have a concrete answer, and one that ties into Mars’ wate … | Continue reading
In five years, hit songs spend long on the charts (33+ weeks), are more genre-fluid. Artists like Beyoncé venturing into country and hybrid tracks like Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” represent a new normal. Most importantly, YouTube has done well to establish itself as the read king of … | Continue reading
Seven months ago, Volkswagen launched its iconic California camper van into its own brand, incorporating camper products ranging from mini-camping, to everyday MPV-camping, to Grand family base camping. Now it's bringing the oldest camper van model of the new sub-brand up to 2025 … | Continue reading
Apple’s Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes Mark Gurman reports on some leaked details from internal Apple meetings concerning the delays in shipping personalized Siri. This note in particular stood out to me: Walker said the decision to delay the fea … | Continue reading
The cameraman can be heard laughing. Influencer flees country after posting shocking video of herself snatching baby animal from its mother: 'I don't expect she will return' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There's been a lot flying around the social web the past couple of days about Apple completely botching their AI push, and I haven't seen a whole lot of solutions (I fully admit I could completely be missing it). But off the top of my head, here's one idea that I think could real … | Continue reading
This effect also happens with virtual nature, such as nature videos. A new study led by neuroscientists at the University of Vienna, in collaboration with an international team, has found that experiencing nature can help reduce acute physical pain. Notably, even watching nature … | Continue reading
"This is money shifting from their left pocket to the right, and crying poverty while their right pocket bulges." Study uncovers 'smoking gun' evidence of insurance execs' shocking behavior after catastrophe: 'It's fraud' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is looking to completely redesign the way cargo transport is carried out in Brazil, with an ambitious HyperPort project. The aim of the project is to build a high-speed railway that carries 40-ft (12.2-m) shipping containers in a partia … | Continue reading
I went to the Trump Tower party for young, single conservatives. Here's what I overheard. | Continue reading
“If it was good enough to put on the hull of a ship, it was good enough to put a steak on it,” said Richard Cohen, Dansk’s former head of sales, in reference to the thousands of teakwood carving boards he sold throughout the 1970’s. “If you used it—and didn’t abuse it—it lasts fo … | Continue reading
Just in time for spring! READ MORE... | Continue reading
New evidence suggests their unique gaits have a complex pedigree The post Icelandic Horses Have Good Genes appeared first on Nautilus. | Continue reading
This unusual home is for sale in Bowling Green, Ohio. Spanning 22,000 square feet, it features seven bedrooms, seven baths, and sits on eleven acres in the middle of nowhere. Ready to start your own cult? It's move-in ready! From Zillow: Large main floor recreation/exercise space … | Continue reading
Chorba frik, a thick, hearty soup popular in Algeria and Tunisia, is made with tender lamb or beef, chickpeas, cracked freekeh, warm spices, and generous handfuls of cilantro. | Continue reading
‘’’’’’’’ Thinking like Kerouac, but different. Actually, WAY different. Optimism blankets me but then cynicism sneaks in. And […] | Continue reading
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations Charles Ornstein describes how ProPublic used an LLM to help analyze data for their recent story A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.” by Agnel Philip and … | Continue reading
A bagpipe and drum band: SQUID transforms traditional Bagpipe and Drum Band entertainment into a multi-sensory rush of excitement, featuring high energy bagpipes, pop music influences and visually stunning percussion! | Continue reading
New cycle, new libadwaita version. Let's look at the changes. Toggle groups Last time I mentioned that Maximiliano's toggle groups were ready by the end of the last cycle but it was too late to get them into 1.6. AdwToggleGroup a replacement for the specific pattern of using mult … | Continue reading
In 1887, New York’s infamous Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island received a new patient named Nellie Brown. She was a bit different from the other occupants there. As soon as she entered the doors, all of the intense acting out that had landed her there disappeared. That … | Continue reading