by Chris Horner Things we don’t want to know that we know. Donald Rumsfeld’s famous distinctions between knowledge and ignorance: [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do … | Continue reading
Even if you're a newbie at growing a wild yard and making a few mistakes as you learn, you'll still be supporting native pollinators and keeping your yard free from water waste and toxic pesticides and herbicides. Gardener issues warning after making 'rookie mistake' while growin … | Continue reading
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"We had a massive heat wave a few years ago and needed to install A/C ... I love that it’s fast to cool or heat, super quiet and very efficient." This new HVAC tech could save you thousands — and the government might give you $10,000 to install one first appeared on The Cool Down … | Continue reading
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Branding_and_Partnerships/Time_to_be_inspired_by_planet_Earth On September 4, 2024, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft executed its closest flyby of Mercury, capturing the planet’s south pole and several geological features over 128 images. Notable a … | Continue reading
This practice of destroying unsold merchandise is deeply troubling from an environmental perspective. Woman shares sad reality of Fossil's company policy for discarding products: 'This is so heartbreaking' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
If your Mac is running Sequoia, it could have no XProtect data at all, or being using version 5272 or 5273 but not 5274; if it's running Sonoma or earlier, the version could be 5272 or 5274 but not 5273. Simple. | Continue reading
Marty Swant of Digiday has seen the Perplexity pitch deck for building an advertising business: According to a copy of the pitch deck obtained by Digiday, the plan is to integrate ads within users’ queries and answers When the idea of using an LLM as a search engine started float … | Continue reading
The No. 1 reason to install panels is saving money on utility bills. Homes with solar panels now have triple the power — and it's leading to massive energy savings first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Here is your chance to listen to your favorite audiobooks for free. As Watford Observer reported, all that you have to do is log on to BookBeat which is offering free access to its entire catalogue of audiobooks for three months. The company hosts more than a million e-books and … | Continue reading
If the emerging Europe region wants the West to move beyond misconceptions and increase its awareness and understanding of the region, perhaps it must start by confronting its own stereotypes. For decades, the emerging Europe region has grappled with the challenge of being misund … | Continue reading
It's a small change that can make a big difference. This company is like a cheat code that turns your old stuff into cash — here's how first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Just watching back through bits of this week's video, the thing that's really getting at me is the same thing I've come back to in so many past videos: lack of organisational disclosure after a breach. Lack of disclosure to impacted customers, lack of | Continue reading
Well, here we are, its Sunday and we all know what Sunday means! On Sunday I like to post my Meals of the Week post. That is everything delicious which I have enjoyed over the past seven days for my main meals. Just the main meals, not the breakfasts or lunches. Just the dinners. … | Continue reading
Laws charging for single-use plastic bags have steadily grown, namely with the increase in fees. New report reveals promising side effect of major policy targeting single-use plastic bags: 'It is brilliant to see' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
What really happens when a "flood of migrants" gets "dumped" on a small heartland town. | Continue reading
A POSTECH research team has recreated biological wrinkles in vitro, revealing that ECM dehydration and compressive forces are crucial in wrinkle formation. This platform offers real-time imaging and broad applications in biomedical and cosmetic research. A research team from POST … | Continue reading
"From increased stress levels … to an inability to locate food or a mate." Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity: 'Distinct and concerning changes' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Captured from the International Space Station, a nighttime photograph reveals the vibrant city lights of Santiago, Chile. Nestled between the Andes and the Chilean Coast Range, Santiago’s lights display a mix of old and new, with differing hues indicating various types of urban a … | Continue reading
When some people want to learn to draw, they do it the “right” way. They take a drawing class, watch youtube videos, or buy a book – starting from the basics. I... | Continue reading
Amazon might be readying a new line of Kindle devices for launch soon which are expected to feature a color display this time. However, if you’d prefer a black-and-white display for your reading and don’t need a color display, the current crop of Kindles might just be fine. There … | Continue reading
"It breaks into smaller pieces and ends up here on one of the most remote coastlines in the world." Cleanup volunteer shares sad reality hidden among Hawaiian beaches: 'This plastic comes from all around the world' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Their frustration echoes a growing sentiment among consumers exhausted by the constant pressure to upgrade devices. Laptop owner shares frustration after facing strange device malfunction: 'I don't want a new laptop' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Yesterday, when I wrote an article explaining what I think has happened with Elon Musk and Tesla in recent years that has led to the conundrum Tesla is in right now, or at least its latest “bet the company” move, I knew the reader comments would be great. As some ... [continued] … | Continue reading
How streaming LLM APIs work New TIL. I used curl to explore the streaming APIs provided by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Gemini and wrote up detailed notes on what I learned. Tags: apis, http, llms, json | Continue reading
The scientists discovered these chemicals can change how well breast milk proteins work. Scientists discover alarming impact of nanoplastics on infant development: 'The insights gained from this research have far-reaching implications' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Although the challenges seem immense, a new RMI report lays out a path forward for electric mobility in Nigeria. Nigeria is on a mission to decarbonize its transportation sector. The African continent’s most populous nation has pledged to have all new sales of cars and vans be ze … | Continue reading
The research compares an 1800s painting of a tusked animal by the San people to local fossils. According to a study recently published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, rock art in South Africa depicting a mysterious animal with tusks could represent an ancient species whose f … | Continue reading
They stole my voice with AI Listen to this clip: Your browser does not support the video tag. I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty familiar. I mean I would like you to subscribe to my channel. But that's the Jeff Geerling channel, not Elecrow, where the clip above is fr … | Continue reading
The German airline Discover has launched a new passenger flight route between the federal republic and Alta, a city in the Norweigan Arctic Circle. Discover launches flight from... | Continue reading
"The bees must love this house." Driver does double take after passing by home with incredible front yard design: 'Now that's a garden' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Ever thought of planning a holiday to get some really good sleep? As “sleep retreats” become more popular, MattressNextDay has compiled a list of the best countries in Europe for... | Continue reading
In addition to fishers, restaurants and grocers are also helping, as the blue catfish provides the double win of boosting business with a great-tasting meal while helping the environment via the removal of invasives. Experts urge residents to fish and eat invasive species wreakin … | Continue reading
Seth Godin in Professionals are consistent: Authenticity is for friendships. Professionals simply show up. Especially when they don’t feel like it. There are many corollaries to "professionals simply show up." For example, amateurs put a lot of weight on character compatibility w … | Continue reading
Not only is it hard to spell, few people know what it means. As I mentioned in earlier posts, on my trip to SLC three or four days ago, I fulfilled three of my childhood dreams: 1. float in the Great Salt Lake; 2. hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in person; 3. visit the Family [… … | Continue reading
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"What we're really talking about are two incredible extreme events." Scientists sound the alarm after Antarctic sea ice reaches unnerving record: 'Last year was outrageous, and it's happened again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We are taking the steps to understand it now so if an increasing human incidence were to happen, we know what can be done." Researchers issue warning after tracking ticks that carry rare disease: 'There's no treatment at this point' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Not only is landscaping fabric largely ineffective, but it's actually harmful to the long-term health of your soil. Gardener met with warnings against headache-causing landscaping trend: 'You'll be cursing yourself for using it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A different qubit architecture could enable easier manufacturing of quantum computer building blocks without compromising performance. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory are revolutionizing quantum computing by developing a new qubit architecture more suitable for m … | Continue reading
My four part May Sky analysis concludes with a trip to the mountains and, apparently, snow in the hot month of August. | Continue reading
"As soon as we stepped out of the vans at the site, I had no doubt that what we were doing was absolutely necessary." State aquarium rescues endangered species from severe drought: 'Inaction could have led to the permanent extinction of this species' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading
In part 3 of my 4-part May Sky story analysis, a salary man displays poor social skills in breaking news and expressing his feelings to a mercurial teenage part-time shrine maiden. | Continue reading
In part 2 of my 4-part May Sky visual novel analysis, a salaryman and shrine maiden fight about feelings, social decorum, and root vegetables. | Continue reading
A U.S.-centric take on how to localize Japanese high school classes in a way that is intelligible for readers familiar with 4-year high school systems. | Continue reading
I use textual evidence in May Sky to induce that it almost certaintly takes place in 2005 and 2006. | Continue reading
The first of a four-part in-depth analysis of the script of May Sky, one of the best of the 31 visual novel localizations to come out of al|together. A lonely newly-minted salary man meets a mercurial teenage shrine maiden... | Continue reading
The headline pretty much says it all. A team of climate researchers led by Emily Judd at the University of Arizona and The Smithsonian have combined more than 150,000 pieces of fossil evidence with state of the art climate models to determine the Earth’s average global surface te … | Continue reading