Galaxies Without Stars? Scientists Zero In on the Universe’s Darkest Halos

Astrophysicists have long suspected that some dark matter halos might exist without forming stars, but no one knew the exact mass limit where this transition occurs. A computational astrophysicist has used advanced simulations and theory to predict that halos as small as 10 milli … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 14 minutes ago

Shopper elated after uncovering unbelievable items hidden in thrift store aisles: 'Those prices are epic'

"Those prices are epic!" Shopper elated after uncovering unbelievable items hidden in thrift store aisles: 'Those prices are epic' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 15 minutes ago

How ReadyNow Improves Java Warmup Time

This is the second blog post in a series on faster Java application warmup. The first blog post, Faster Java Warmup: CRaC versus ReadyNow, explained how CRaC and ReadyNow use different methods to achieve faster Java warmup. This post takes a deeper look into how ReadyNow improves … | Continue reading


@azul.com | 15 minutes ago

Interesting layer naming

What a delightful way to name your keyboard layers. The post Interesting layer naming first appeared on @gurupanguji. | Continue reading


@gurupanguji.com | 15 minutes ago

Homeowner shares shocking photos after HOA chops down beloved tree: 'This is your chance to get the ... money you are owed'

Others encouraged the homeowner to take legal action. Homeowner shares shocking photos after HOA chops down beloved tree: 'This is your chance to get the ... money you are owed' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 30 minutes ago

"Here comes the prince"

"Shakespearean focus" featured a 2016 skit in which different actors promoted different focus choices in Hamlet's famous line: PAAPA ESSIEDU: «To be or not to be that is the question»… TIM MINCHIN: Right sorry, sorry. I mean – y-yes… I’m – yes – but if you don’t mind a note: O-OR … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 41 minutes ago

Meta got tricky with LLM benchmarks

Oh boy, Meta released their latest llama models this weekend (I guess because they leaked, hence the rushed weekend release?), and it benchmarked quite well on LMArena. However, as Kyle Wiggers reported for TechCrunch, not all may have been on the up and up: Meta’s Benchmarks for … | Continue reading


@birchtree.me | 44 minutes ago

Experts warn of irreversible damage to coastline as growing threat accelerates: 'We need to scramble to figure out what the future looks like'

"If this is the end ..." Experts warn of irreversible damage to coastline as growing threat accelerates: 'We need to scramble to figure out what the future looks like' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 45 minutes ago

Commemorating the centenary of John Singer Sargent’s death: 3 Venice

A portrait with unusual references, many bravura watercolours of Venice and his travels through the Alps on the way, and a short visit to North Africa. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 45 minutes ago

One Stroke Painting Art Project for Kids

School-aged kids will practice one stroke painting in this fun project. This basic technique can easily be used at home… The post One Stroke Painting Art Project for Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 45 minutes ago

Breakthrough Study: CBD Calms Autism Symptoms and Improves Social Skills Without Side Effects

New findings reveal that CBD cannabis extract may significantly improve the behavior and emotional regulation of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. A meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials found that CBD not only enhanced social responsiveness … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 49 minutes ago

April 8, 2025

A patchwork sky at sunrise with a bitter wind. The daffodils’ cups are all overturned. A few lost snowflakes straggle past. | Continue reading


@morningporch.com | 52 minutes ago

Shocking video exposes dangerous driving behavior near crowded walkway: 'It blows my mind'

"Sad." Shocking video exposes dangerous driving behavior near crowded walkway: 'It blows my mind' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Tuesday Poem

Ghazal of Glance First, it was a glance, then sleeplessness See what love did to Rumi with a glance, turning away from the mirror, you glimpsed was it a trance, or what Khusrau said, a glance you went away without sending me a farewell stoned, staring, a dialogue, a dance, a glan … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Arguing Against CALEA

At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and should be rethought: In other words, while the legally-mandated CALEA capability r … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 1 hour ago

Freelance Blues: James Baldwin in the Magazines

Andrew Marzoni in The Liberties: Among the many grievances aired by Norman Podhoretz in his insufferable 1967 memoir Making It is an already septic grudge concerning The New Yorker’s publication of James Baldwin’s most famous essay in 1962. Titled, following the magazine’s conven … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Inflation tracker for your backyard barbecue

Washington Post Opinion has a tracker updated weekly that groups items by everyday… Tags: food, inflation, Washington Post | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 1 hour ago

Genius teardrop camper is a multifunctional ebike base camp-workshop

Utah's Escapod already builds some of the market's sleekest composite teardrop trailers. Now it's turning its attention to offering a trailer tailored to the needs of mountain bikers, ebikers and other cyclists. The all-new Topo2 MTB features an integrated ebike-rated hitch rack, … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

You Can Taste Cake in Virtual Reality With This New Device

Shelly Fan in Singularity Hub: “That Cajun blackened shrimp recipe looks really good,” I tell my husband while scrolling through cooking videos online. The presenter describes it well: juicy, plump, smoky, a parade of spices. Without making the dish, I can only imagine how it tas … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

EVs At 27.1% Share In Germany — VW Group Strong

March saw plugin EVs at 27.1% share in Germany, up from 18.0% year-on-year. BEV volume increased by some 35% YoY, from a low baseline, while PHEVs grew 66%. Overall auto volume was 254,497 units, down 3.5% YoY. March’s best-selling BEV was the Volkswagen ID.7. March’s sales saw c … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 1 hour ago

These U.S. towns on the front line of Trump’s trade war are already feeling the pain

The post These U.S. towns on the front line of Trump’s trade war are already feeling the pain appeared first on The Logic. | Continue reading


@thelogic.co | 1 hour ago

Shopper sparks debate online after calling out concerning ingredients used in spicy foods: 'I eat the spicy stuff and then get hives'

"Anyone else annoyed?" Shopper sparks debate online after calling out concerning ingredients used in spicy foods: 'I eat the spicy stuff and then get hives' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

I’m Watching Chicago as Airlines Think About Cutting Capacity

It’s clear that we in the US have entered a self-inflicted economic downturn. While there […] | Continue reading


@crankyflier.com | 1 hour ago

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE – April 2025

The April 2025 edition of FujiLove Magazine delivers a thoughtfully curated mix of gear talk, soulful photography essays, and insightful interviews, all anchored in the vibrant Fujifilm X and GFX communities. 🔥 Hot Topics & Highlights 1. The Return of the Medium Format Po … | Continue reading


@fujilove.com | 1 hour ago

New Data Reveals Sea Levels Rose 125 Feet After Last Ice Age

New research reveals that post-ice age sea levels rose over a meter per century during key periods and totaled about 38 meters, informing current climate projections. New geological data has provided a clearer understanding of how quickly and how much global sea levels rose follo … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Ex-Tesla engineers launch luxury electric sports car startup: 'Making every effort to make cars available ... as quickly as possible'

This would put them in direct competition with Tesla. Ex-Tesla engineers launch luxury electric sports car startup: 'Making every effort to make cars available ... as quickly as possible' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

A visit to Holographic Studios on 2nd Street

Photos and interview by Stacie Joy Holographic Studios recently relocated from East 26th Street, its home since 1979, to 173 Second St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. I stopped by to speak with studio owner and creative director Sy Rivers to discuss what, exactly, holograms are, … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 1 hour ago

1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web

The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year. The post 1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web appeared first on The History of the Web. | Continue reading


@thehistoryoftheweb.com | 1 hour ago

A (potential) git whoopsie

This is a bit as my American friends would say Inside Baseball, which we’d be able to watch here because we haven’t implemented tariffs. That was wittier in my head. I have a few repos for various parts of this site that should probably be in git submodules or something. I also n … | Continue reading


@rubenerd.com | 1 hour ago

New cryptocurrency draws attention as potential alternative to Bitcoin: 'A game-changer in the blockchain industry'

This new technology marks a unique opportunity for crypto enthusiasts. New cryptocurrency draws attention as potential alternative to Bitcoin: 'A game-changer in the blockchain industry' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Punctuation hanging out

Reprinting an xkcd from last fall: Mouseover title: "The distinctive 'UCLA comma' and 'Michigan comma' are a long string of commas at the start and end of the sentence respectively." Note from that post: I guess Penn, Brown, Berkeley, CalTech, …, should be grateful for being left … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 2 hours ago

Is Trump Repeating the ‘Nixon Shock’? Plus. . .

How will tariffs hurt the working class? Meet the Albertan separatists who want to become Americans. ‘Axios’ founders on who broke the media. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 hours ago

Anti-entropic functions

Our last Apropos was with Bobbi. Check it out. Our next episode is with David Nolen on Tuesday April 8. Please watch us live so you can ask questions. Have you seen Grokking Simplicity, my book for beginners to functional programming? Please check it out or recommend it to a frie … | Continue reading


@ericnormand.substack.com | 2 hours ago

Episode 769 | Key Insights from MicroConf 2025 in New Orleans

Did you miss out on MicroConf US in New Orleans? In episode 769, Rob Walling welcomes Derrick Reimer back to share highlights from MicroConf New Orleans. They dive into the event's vibrant atmosphere, standout founder talks, and the energizing mix of new and familiar faces that m … | Continue reading


@startupsfortherestofus.com | 2 hours ago

A Simple Model of Lazy Voters and Partisan Politics

by John Allen Paulos Voters are lazy and often pay little or no attention to numbers and facts presumably relevant to their concerns. I remember initiating a discussion of the housing crisis in the US. I mentioned a headline I claimed to have just read, which stated “Experts Fear … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 2 hours ago

Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

What we learned from tracking AI use in global elections

Citizens and politicians around the world last year used AI for misinformation, memes, and more. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 2 hours ago

Uber wades into a fierce price war to stay competitive in India

Upstarts and political pressures are forcing Uber to play by new rules as they reshape India’s ride-hailing economy. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 2 hours ago

The Most Anticipated IKEA Collection of the Year Drops April 10

It’s the one collection all others are measured against: the STOCKHOLM, otherwise known as the “best of IKEA”. On April 10, this premier collection will unveil another 96 pieces that promise to push IKEA’s boundaries of democratic design. This new drop, marking the eighth edition … | Continue reading


@ikeahackers.net | 2 hours ago

Building the New Internet, together — our Series C and what's next

Tailscale has raised $160 million USD ($230 million CAD) in our Series C, led by Accel with participation from CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, and Uncork Capital. Existing angel investor George Kurtz - CEO of Crowdstrike is also included in this round, as well as Anthony Casalen … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 hours ago

Does testosterone make men?

In probing whether there are basic sex differences in humans, a psychologist and a biologist agree to seriously disagree - by Cordelia Fine & Carole Hooven Read at Aeon | Continue reading


@aeon.co | 2 hours ago

Homeowner stunned after HOA imposes absurd EV fee for questionable reason: 'Their rules are in violation of the law'

"Is my HOA allowed to charge me higher than the cost of electricity?" Homeowner stunned after HOA imposes absurd EV fee for questionable reason: 'Their rules are in violation of the law' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

EXO Building: Ireland’s Iconic Landmark of Innovation and Urban Connectivity

EXO Building by Shay Cleary Architects stands tall as the highest commercial office structure in Ireland. Not only does it redefine modern design with its innovative external exo-skeleton, but it also creates a vibrant working environment and reshapes the urban fabric of Dublin’s … | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 2 hours ago

Ubuntu developer images now available for OrangePi RV2: a low-cost RISC-V SBC

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, is excited to announce the availability of Ubuntu developer images for the new OrangePi RV2 RISC-V single board computer (SBC). We’re delighted to add this latest piece of hardware to our certified ecosystem, as we’re committed to providing dev … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 hours ago

Ampler introduces USB-C charging to top up your ebike like a laptop

Until now, ebike riders would have to juice up their steeds using a charger supplied by the seller. Ampler has just announced the Nova series, with a USB-C port for top-ups using a power brick you may already charge your laptop with. Continue Reading Category: Bicycles, Transport … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Best compact binoculars 2025: Pocket-friendly optics for the great outdoors

The best compact binoculars are small and lightweight in size, but mighty in optical performance and portability. These are our top pocketable picks. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

New Study: A Lack of Intelligence, Not Training, May Be Why People Struggle With Computers

Researchers say that a person’s intelligence plays a bigger role in their computer proficiency than previously believed, so much so that practice alone may not be enough to ensure ease of use. A new study has found that general cognitive abilities, such as perception, reasoning, … | Continue reading


@scitechdaily.com | 2 hours ago

È BOOM PER PLAY E LA SUA “EVOLUTION” A BOLOGNA: OLTRE 34MILA VISITATORI NELLA TRE GIORNI DEL FESTIVAL DEL GIOCO

L'articolo È BOOM PER PLAY E LA SUA “EVOLUTION” A BOLOGNA: OLTRE 34MILA VISITATORI NELLA TRE GIORNI DEL FESTIVAL DEL GIOCO proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 2 hours ago