Great news for aging populations and folks with mobility issues: Lower-body exoskeletons are having a moment, with multiple designs in development. Hyundai's H-MEX is designed to allow paraplegics to walk: Its sister product, the X-ble MEX, is for rehabilitating those who could p … | Continue reading
I am tempted to use time away from the office to catch up on things that I should have done at the office if I weren’t so damn busy. – David While David is reflecting on his sabbatical, I think this roles into most jobs. I recently worked most of a weekend because stuff needed [… … | Continue reading
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to bring back the state’s rebate for new electric vehicle purchases if President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to kill the federal tax credit. During the campaign, Trump vowed to eliminate P … | Continue reading
A list of books read by Prairie Dawn on Sesame Street, including The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, and The Handmaiden’s Tale (sic) by Margaret Atwood. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
Rules help set constraints on our work and while I don’t advocate rigid adherence to rules, they’re there to make you think and help you decide if you’re making the right decision. Here are 10 good ones to get you started. I like number 7 as it helps reduce needless complexity. I … | Continue reading
Source: Apple. Today, Apple announced the finalists for its App Store Awards, a selection of apps picked by the App Store Editorial team each fall to recognize “exceptional user experience, design, and innovation from developers across the world.” This year’s awards are a little … | 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
Save over $100 on the Sony's noise-cancelling over-the-ears headphones for Black Friday. | Continue reading
Silverstone’s new FLP01 PC case looks like a relic from the late ‘90s. | Screenshot: X SilverStone’s new FLP01 PC case looks it was created in a time when desktop computers had turbo buttons and bragging rights were earned by having a Pentium chip inside. In reality, the retro b … | Continue reading
I agree with Chris the more of the writer is in the blog the more I’m interested. Yes I want to hear about your golf weekend with kids, or your struggle with technology or your garden. Yes I do want to read your longer writing that more philosophical. I want to read interesting t … | Continue reading
[This is a very, very dumb crime.] I got my first good laugh in the month of November from this ridiculous scam. The hubris on display here, as well as the high level of effort on the part of the conspirators, is just great. Look at this high-quality costume! [Photo credit: Calif … | Continue reading
You can save 35% on the Anker Prime Charger this Black Friday week with this Amazon limited time deal. | Continue reading
Following its Mondo and 28' Model Tiny, Tiny House Listings has created a new towable dwelling named the Lad. Suited to those looking for a low-budget downsizing option, it features a compact and utilitarian interior suitable for up to two people. Continue Reading Category: Tiny … | Continue reading
Just the way we like it. The post Sharon Stone Brought Big Glam, In The Form of a Big Train, to Torino first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The first person arrested under Nassau County, New York's ban on masks—supposedly a public safety measure—was a pro-Palestinian protestor wearing a kaffiyeh. After footage of the arrest made the news, the charges are bei … | Continue reading
Plus, the cast and crew of Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim tease its intriguing additions to Middle-earth. | Continue reading
"That is brilliant!" Savvy seamstress shares amazing method for fixing white bleach stains on clothes: 'What a great idea' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Peugeot Paris Pepper Mill grinds whole peppercorns like a dream, easily adjusts to a wide range of coarseness settings, and looks nice on any counter. | Continue reading
This post office has been nestled in the heart of Old Town Toronto since the 1830s. This historic site opened when the city was still called York, a part of the British Empire. At the time, York was a modest, growing settlement, and the post office played a key role in connecting … | Continue reading
Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage. | Continue reading
Let's take a look at some of Nessie's Canadian cousins… The post A Quick Survey of Canadian Lake Monsters appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
We analyze the system Amazon deploys on the US “amazon.com” storefront to restrict shipments of certain products to specific regions. We found 17,050 products that Amazon restricted from being shipped to at least one world region. - While many of the shipping restrictions are rel … | Continue reading
Thomas Hochman at The New Atlantis: Ever since Derek Thompson introduced the term “abundance agenda” in his 2022 Atlantic article “A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems,” the idea has spun out into a network of new think tanks, conferences, and newsletters — and of soc … | Continue reading
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 ...as Blues who will not see: As it seems to have shaken out, Candidate Harris lost a fairly close election to Candidate Donald J. Trump. Judged by any traditional metric, it wasn't a landslide, and it wasn't even a rout. According to the Cook Report, he … | Continue reading
Poorer countries reluctantly accept package from wealthy nations. | Continue reading
Southwest Research Institute, supported by NASA’s Habitable Worlds program, is repurposing corrosion modeling software to explore the possibility of life on ice-covered moons like Europa and Enceladus. The software, enhanced for examining complex chemical and organic interactions … | Continue reading
It’s not too late for the major console makers to make a handheld, but reports note a PlayStation handheld may still be years away. | Continue reading
It's an exceptional appliance, and so easy to use! | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we cover the UK's first major trial offering cash to unhoused people as a poverty reduction strategy, Mexico's civilian-led efforts to fight cartel violence, and the positive effects of reducing deforestation on public health in Brazil. | Continue reading
Hat-Loving Gamer created a vivid CGI animation that mashed together the plot of "Spider-Man 2" with "Thomas and Friends". | Continue reading
Marie Davidson and Nídia & Valentina are among the first additions to the bill for the January event Berlin's CTM Festival has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2025 edition. Taking place across almost a fortnight from late January into February, the festival's programmin … | Continue reading
In January 2017, I scooped everyone, by years, on the idea that a billionaire could buy Twitter and thus purchase the presidency. That value wasn't priced into the stock price of TWTR. No one listened. Here's the next installment. The US government acquires Twitter. Elon Musk is … | Continue reading
30 projects will be implemented from HUF 12 billion under the Hu-rizon Programme, told the minster responsible for culture and innovation to journalists on Saturday in Debrecen. Balázs Hankó pointed out that since Brussels excluded Hungarian researchers and universities from the … | Continue reading
These AirPods Pro 2 offer ANC and spatial audio. | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte announced Saturday that she had contracted assassins to kill president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife. Duterte warned that she was not joking and that the threat is intended as a … | Continue reading
It's the second cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album End Of The Middle Richard Dawson has released a new song, titled 'Boxing Day Sales'. The track, which you can watch a video for below, is the second to be unveiled from forthcoming album End Of The Middle, which Dawson ann … | Continue reading
Capture all your action for 30% off with this mountable camera that's made for extreme outdoor motion. | Continue reading
Just a quick post today to say that I am running what I expect to be my only sale of the year on More Birchtree. If you sign up for a year from now through Friday November 29, you can get a yearly for $35. There is no coupon or | Continue reading
Really interesting piece about the economics and “premiumization” of airlines. “The front of the plane is now a haven of luxury, while coach has turned into a low-cost shakedown.” (But it’s a bit more complicated than that.) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org → | Continue reading
The Infrastructure Board at Karolinska Institutet (KI) has decided to fund nearly 30 of KI's core facilities with up to SEK 117 million for the period 2025-2028. The applications were assessed in several stages, and the Infrastructure Board developed a final proposal with contrib … | Continue reading
Dinner party season can be overwhelming, and sometimes, overrated. With the stress of preparing multiple courses of food, serving drinks, and crafting a thoughtful table setup, it can feel too uptight and complicated. And so I present to you a method of hosting that defies the fo … | Continue reading
Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey | Continue reading
This MSI RTX 4070 Ti with an Nvidia chip is the best-selling graphics card on Amazon this Black Friday. | Continue reading
The Verge Roku is making it easier to find and watch its programming on Google TV without jumping between apps. Users can soon search for content from The Roku Channel — Roku’s free streaming app — directly on Google TV, providing quick access to Roku’s library of over 80,000 mov … | Continue reading
The Dragon of Summer makes an unconventional choice in Teddy, the… special companion of the former Lord Summer. The post Erewhon Books Announces An Accident of Dragons by Cheri Radke appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Funding from Research England Development Fund will enable Imperial and partners to support climate science startups to commercial deployment. The UK will receive a serious boost in its fight against climate change with the launch of the Climate Scaling Collaborative, a pioneerin … | Continue reading
It's important that Bluesky increase its character limit to 500 because they are not alone. Today there are so many twitter-like systems that are useful, people want to cross-post. If I'm writing something I plan to cross-post, and I pass the 300-char limit, but I'm not finished, … | Continue reading
Borrowing lovely elements from post-grunge acts like Soundgarden or even the first Radiohead album, Ryan Tobin debuts as a powerful voice on the indie rock scene and beyond. | Continue reading