Here are the slides from from my keynote at the 8th International Conference on Education and E-Learning in Tokyo yesterday. Sadly I was not actually in Tokyo for this but the online integration was well done and there was some good audience interaction. I am also the conference … | Continue reading
follow_theirs.py Hamel Husain wrote this Python script on top of the atproto Python library for interacting with Bluesky, which lets you specify another user and then follows every account that user is following. I forked it and added two improvements: inline PEP 723 dependencies … | Continue reading
Recent advancements at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have enabled physicists to explore the internal structure of neutrons in unprecedented detail. Using a new detector, researchers have achieved a deeper understanding of how quarks and gluons contribute to t … | Continue reading
open-interpreter This "natural language interface for computers" open source ChatGPT Code Interpreter alternative has been around for a while, but today I finally got around to trying it out. Here's how I ran it (without first installing anything) using uv: uvx --from open-interp … | Continue reading
Some people asked about us not using Basecamp. We had considered dropping it for a while. A post-election DHH post also frustrated me, although I usually try to separate that from whether it’s a good, unique product, which it is. Right now the cost just doesn’t make sense for our … | Continue reading
Even if you don't know what 3D microfluidic networks are, that doesn't change the fact that they have some very valuable possible uses. Scientists have now devised a much easier method of making the things, by taking casts of plant roots. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: … | Continue reading
by Rutger Claassen and Ingrid Robeyns Let’ s establish an upper limit on the personal wealth any individual can possess. This is the core principle behind ‘limitarianism’. Limitarianism represents one of the more radical proposals in the debate on wealth inequality. Over the past … | Continue reading
"These mailers are one-time use and end up in a landfill. If you use them again, at least they get a second use." Man shares simple hack for reusing padded mailers more than once: 'It ain't much, but it's doing something' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Today we have a fun and educational activity! Our free cube outline printables are perfect for crafting, learning, and decorating!… The post Free Cube Outline Template appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Is async Django ready for prime time? Jonathan Adly reports on his experience using Django to build ColiVara, a hosted RAG API that uses ColQwen2 visual embeddings, inspired by the ColPali paper. In a breach of Betteridge's law of headlines the answer to the question by this head … | Continue reading
Heart pumps can dramatically boost muscle cell regeneration in damaged hearts, offering new hope for heart failure recovery. Following severe heart failure, the heart’s ability to regenerate new cells is minimal. However, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, publishe … | Continue reading
Fourth Frontier X2 - Black friday Sale - $150 discount The post Fourth Frontier X2 – Black friday Sale – $150 discount appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
At this price, the PS5 Slim is likely to sell out quickly. | Continue reading
Before killing it up in the Badlands on the silver screen, the Predator will go head-to-webs with Marvel's resident wall-crawler. | Continue reading
So in the last three years or so — since COVID, basically — Romania and Taiwan have both joined a very special club of countries. There are not a lot of countries in this club. If you’re very generous, you could include perhaps a dozen or so. But to my way of thinking, there are … | Continue reading
Today's Bonus Drop covers spatial data visualization using Foursquare's open-source POI dataset and decentralized blogging via WhiteWind's platform built on AT Protocol. It also covers setting up an ATproto Personal Data Server (PDS). | Continue reading
Ford, GM, Stellantis, and other US automakers and suppliers have invested nearly $146 billion over the past three years in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of electric vehicles according to the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But in MAGAmerica, mu … | Continue reading
Here’s a report on a recent business trip to Sherman Oaks (into LAX and out of BUR). A heroic masked Californian is turned away from the gate at PBI for not being in a sufficiently high-priority boarding group (if there were any justice on this planet, Trump would have lost the r … | Continue reading
It was a great WordCamp! My part was on the volunteers team, where I had a chance to meet some really nice folks. Happy that the organisers carried the torch and kept making camps so I had the opportunity to be there and even rejoin the team. Felt good. | Continue reading
Just like how I set up cross-posting to Mastodon for this site (to ensure that I am publishing on my own site and syndicating elsewhere: POSSE), I have now set up cross-posting from this site to my Bluesky account. Workflow It’s basically the same sequence of steps, just dancing … | Continue reading
Ynvisible, makers of affordable e-paper displays, announced it has entered into a partnership with Waypoint Transit Solutions to develop physical information signs that show real-time transit information, the website OPE Journal reported. Such signs using e-paper displays are des … | Continue reading
Image: Apple Wolfs director Jon Watts told Collider on Friday that he didn’t think a sequel to the George Clooney and Brad Pitt movie, which Apple had already greenlit, would be happening. Yesterday, he revealed to Deadline that he had backed out of the project because he “no lon … | Continue reading
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), many readers are introverts, particularly those with the ISTP personality type. They often enjoy their own company and rely on themselves for entertainment. Readers are typically creative, exceptionally logical, and possess a n … | Continue reading
With this refrigerator, your kitchen will become the heart of your home (and your family). | Continue reading
The company reported having over 182,000 electric vehicles in its fleet. Uber to offer one-of-a-kind test drive experience to its app users: 'We'll keep using our platform as a launchpad' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
All Samsung OLED TV models are on sale, but the S95D is particularly attractive. | Continue reading
Martha Stewart had a hard time keeping a straight face while guest Robin Williams was in her studio kitchen making tacos. | Continue reading
They were launched less than two months ago, they are outstanding products, and yet Amazon is offering substantial discounts on them. | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (and the Christmas trees arrived yesterday at Key Food on Avenue A)... • A new community fridge for the East Village (Thursday) • Workers reach the top of 644 E. 14th St.; future of building next door still in limbo 1 year later (Tuesday) • Witnesses … | Continue reading
Ultraviolet light reveals new information about the FU Orionis’ mechanisms. In 1936, the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) dramatically brightened, becoming significantly more luminous. Since then, its brightness has gradually faded. Initially thought to be an isolated case, FU Ori … | Continue reading
Bernard Arnault didn’t just build LVMH, he created new rules for luxury. Most stories are about the deals – how he acquired Christian Dior, Moet … The post Get Out of The Way appeared first on Gapingvoid. | Continue reading
One of the best things about ChatGPT is that you can ask it to put together exactly the report you want, that the news orgs aren't writing, or you can't find, or get to through paywalla. In this query, I learned about how Republicans deal with intersex people and bathrooms, they … | Continue reading
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Joel Suarez in n + 1: “The US economy is currently near perfect.” So wrote the economist Jennifer Harris—“the quiet intellectual force behind the Biden administration’s economic policies,” according to the New York Times—in a tweet posted in mid-July. The tweet has since been del … | Continue reading
Jo Michell in Phenomenal World: “At the election we promised there would be no return to austerity,” Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves explained to the British Parliament on October 30. “Today we deliver on that promise.” The remark came halfway through the newly elected … | Continue reading
Sophie Kemp in LA Review of Books: My brother and I are both adults now. I am pushing 30; he is pushing 24. He is bright and kind. He is intense like me, but much more soft-spoken. He was a child when Trump first entered the public consciousness as a political threat. He was a… | Continue reading
No time to get to them now. Still opening, time to self… what do I want to do […] | Continue reading
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In April 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping hopped on the phone with Joe Biden to condemn the American president’s plan to ban the export of advanced microchips and chip-related technologies to the People’s Republic of China. The ban struck Xi as little more than a geopolitical d … | Continue reading
"This looks awesome." Homeowner shares surprising transformation photos after ripping out dead grass: 'It's grown a lot more than we thought' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
TL;DR: Elevate your creativity and productivity with lifetime access to 1MinAI for $29.97, an AI-powered tool that turns average ideas into memorable ones — with minimal effort on your part. Sometimes, ideas just aren't flowing, and even the simplest task feels like a mountain to … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! It seems I just cannot get enough Golden Retriever content lately, because I'm back with another hilarious Golden doggo. Meet "Sakura Chan," a Golden Retriever who absolutely loves dressing up and admiring herself in the … | Continue reading
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! "Steamed Hams" is a segment from the 1996 anthology episode of the Simpsons, "22 Short Films about Springfield." Considered a classic Simpsons moment, the Internet re-discovered it around 2018, resulting in countless rem … | Continue reading
It wasn’t always known as the Valley of Pimps and Pushers. Once upon a time, they called it the Valley of Heart’s Delight. From far and near, families would come on Springtime pilgrimages to participate in the famed “blossom tours” in Santa Clara Valley, California. “Miles and mi … | Continue reading
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo recently announced a batch of Black Friday deals, all of which run through November 30th. This includes a steep discount on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, which drops it to an all-time low of $49.99 ($20 off) at Best Buy, GameStop, … | Continue reading