Governments are advising citizens on avoiding heatstroke, but many workers have no choice but to endure the severe conditions. Scientists alarmed by 'unprecedented' April heat wave in Southeast Asia: 'The real boiling sea has arrived' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I just attended a GM Energy presentation that showcased vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities, and plans for energy management services. Despite concerns about battery degradation, the company’s comprehensive approach to energy solutions aims to improve gri … | Continue reading
David Kane writes in to tell us about his free 8-week data science course for high school students (and others) starting June 3rd. He writes, “this is the 5th time I am offering the course, now using Stan via the … Continue reading → | Continue reading
I could hear the unmistakable song of “drink your tea” from a distance at one of my favorite local birding locations. The sound was coming from a lower branch of a tree bordering the trail. As I approached the area of the bird’s song, I peered up into the tree leaves and shadows, … | Continue reading
New report emphasizes the urgency of scaling, innovation, and sequencing change across five strategic verticals for energy transition Key takeaways Deloitte analysis shows that to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, changes should be accomplished with urgency. The journey to net ze … | Continue reading
Apart from Software Development, I also have an interest in governance and finances. Therefore, last July, I was quite happy to attend my first Annual General Meeting (AGM), taking place in GUADEC in Riga. I was a bit surprised by the format, as I was expecting something closer t … | Continue reading
"I lost 15 pounds over the first summer, preparing the landscape for planting!" California homeowner shares compelling before-and-after photos following yard renovation: 'How is it that even the house looks better?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In the latest newsletter I wrote: Feeling sorry for myself after a rough morning of writing, I put on the 2003 Metallica documentary Some Kind of Monster and half-watched while making collages out of kids’ drawings. I felt what Amanda Petrusich wrote in her 9,000 word profile of … | Continue reading
Here’s a photo of my kiddos’ dresser from a few years ago, when I realized it was basically a museum of technology. I almost typed “obsolete technology,” but these things all still work — the Casio and the Sony Dream Machine were both possessions from our own childhoods. I wrote … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Just gently closing the door on ever giving a TED talk there. Very nice. Today's News: | Continue reading
Renault Group has chosen to approach the autonomous vehicle strategy in the years to come by separating expectations for individual vehicles from the needs of public transportation: For the individual vehicle: assistance rather than autonomy, with ADAS (advanced driver assistance … | Continue reading
Revolutionizing Battery Recycling on both sides of the Atlantic. Aachen based cylib raised €55 million round, the largest investment round ever raised by a European battery recycling company. US based Li Industries raised $36 million round, led by Bosch Ventures Dr. Ingo Ramesohl … | Continue reading
Every week, Australian radio station Triple J, invites a band or musician to record a cover of a song, for their Like A Version show. Anything goes here. About two years ago, Sydney based Australian DJ Dave Winnel performed a cover of Africa, by Toto, not the sort of music you’d … | Continue reading
John Buck published a book covering the “Apple Technology Group,” a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today. On this week’s MPU, David and I spoke to John about th … | Continue reading
Maria José House, with its thoughtful integration of historical materials and modern design, creates a serene and intimate living space that reflects the cultural and architectural heritage of the region. Continue reading | Continue reading
A busy week of on call, and the start of my ON Week (hackathon) at work: Cookie was in daycare on Monday - as it was meant to be my hackathon week and I wanted to have a bit of space to get stuck into things with Anna out for a couple of dyas this week - but Cookie was a little p … | Continue reading
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this lamp at a fine dining restaurant. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Pa(i)saje House by Laura Ortín Architecture is a masterful blend of heritage and contemporary design. By understanding and respecting the emotional significance of the inherited home, the project achieves a harmonious balance between old and new Continue reading | Continue reading
REINCANTAMENTO over at DROPS newsletter wrote a great post on the Kendrick Lamar - Drake beef and its wider implications for cultural production in our age The post Entity Not A Person appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Designed by Elizabeth Baird Architecture & Design, the Annie Street Bungalow in Austin, Texas, is a meticulously restored and thoughtfully expanded 1935 bungalow. This project honors the original fabric of the Bouldin neighborhood while adapting the home for modern Austin living. … | Continue reading
Canadian historian and author Michael Ignatieff has been honored with Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his, “critical examination of the significant conflicts of our era,” as announced by organizers on Wednesday. With a repertoire exceeding 20 books enco … | Continue reading
Last year, a new horror franchise took flight with Pooh: Blood & Honey. With the iconic bear now in the public domain, the film turned Winnie and Piglet into a pair of grim slasher villains carving up a post-grad Christopher Robin and several university students. It went over abo … | Continue reading
A heartwarming video of a seal rescue is raising awareness about the impact of plastic pollution and fishing debris on marine life. Bodycam footage shows harrowing rescue of seal entangled in fishing line: 'Thank you so much for your amazing help' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Utz-Sanby Architects have skillfully transformed Little Sister House into a blend of historical preservation and modern living. The thoughtful design respects the original cottage's character while introducing contemporary elements that enhance functionality and comfort. Continue … | Continue reading
Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’ I'm quoted in this piece in the Guardian about slop: I think having a name for this is really important, because it gives people a concise way to talk about the problem. Before the term ‘spam’ entered general u … | Continue reading
The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered … Read More Here → | Continue reading
The clojure.test namespace has the are macro that allows us to combine multiple test cases for the code we want to test, whithout having to write multiple assertions. We can provide multiple values for a function we want to test together with the expected values. Then then macro … | Continue reading
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November House by ERRE Arquitectura successfully blends modern living with a profound connection to nature. The thoughtful design maximizes natural light and outdoor interaction while maintaining clear distinctions between public and private spaces. Continue reading | Continue reading
Bennington Farmhouse by POST Architecture masterfully blends the nostalgia of the original farmhouse with contemporary design elements. The thoughtful reconstruction not only honors the past but also provides a functional and aesthetically pleasing living space for the future. Co … | Continue reading
Show off your Apple nerdery with these iPhone wallets designed to resemble various versions of the macOS blue folder icon and the classic rainbow logo. | Continue reading
"It took a few days to grasp the importance of this record." Rare animal sightings spark hope following giant rewilding program in Argentina: 'We shouted and cried when we saw it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Everything is bigger in Texas, including lawn chairs at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. | Continue reading
Pals House 1627, designed by HARQUITECTES, is situated in Catalonia on the remnants of Mas Geli, an old farmhouse. While preserving two facades with buttresses and a couple of spaces with stone vaults from the original structure Continue reading | Continue reading
The age of Krakoa is over in the X-Men comics—or rather, it will be in another month. Come July, the mutants are off the island and back on Earth fighting the old fight of being hated and feared. Over the last few weeks, Marvel’s gradually pulled back the curtain on what’s to com … | Continue reading
Is there any time of year better than tax season? Due to my semi-retired status I tend to get a refund each year and this tax season is no different. It isn’t a lot mind you but it is enough for me to pick up a few new toys that aren’t normally within my budget.... Continue Readi … | Continue reading
Thanks to an incompatability between dracut and systemd version 256, I was left with an unbootable system. I booted a live USB system, downgraded systemd back to 255, but I had to regenerate the initramfs images to be compatible with my old systemd. While using systemd-nspawn is … | Continue reading
Ruby Bay Residence by Bell Stephenson Architects exemplifies the perfect blend of sustainable living and modern design. Its thoughtful orientation, energy-efficient features, and natural materials ensure it is both environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Continue rea … | Continue reading
NumFOCUS DISCOVER Cookbook: Minimal Measures NumFOCUS publish a guide "for organizers of conferences and events to support and encourage diversity and inclusion at those events." It includes this useful collection of the easiest and most impactful measures that events can put in … | Continue reading
There is a really pervasive trend in video these days where people will use (usually auto-generated) open captions (sometimes called “burned captions”), where the text for the narration or the like is baked into the image of the video. This is sometimes accompanied by some attent … | Continue reading
The album of the week is for “Pisces Pie” by Odelet. This is 9Albums/EPs You Should Liste To Week 20, 2024. | Continue reading
"There'll be engineering challenges for sure, but the basic science works, the chemistry works." Startup develops process powered by sunlight and seawater to remove CO2 from air: '[It] can actually be energy positive' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Our civilization depends on many key systems, such as for electricity, water, sewage, communication, transportation, news, law, education, marriage, elections, and regulations. We depend so much on such systems that we are reluctant to consider big changes to them, for fear of br … | Continue reading
Welcome to our origami flower bouquet tutorial! In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to make a lovely… The post How To Make An Origami Flower Bouquet appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
A wonderful novella by Martha Wells, beautifully published by Artline Studios. The book is tiny and is a quick read. It’s about a very human murder bot whose job is to protect a group of planetary explorers. I’ll probably wait for the translations because the hardcover is so pret … | Continue reading
Sometimes life presents you with a choice. Or does it? There’s a lesson to be learned here. Maybe not all decisions are important and sometimes what matters is to keep moving forward. Thank you for keeping RSS alive. You're awesome. Email me :: Sign my guestbook :: Support for 1$ … | Continue reading
Seems this is another of those months where I did enough stuff to merit two posts. (See yesterday’s post on async Rust). Sometimes you just can’t get out of doing work, no matter how you try. So here is part 2. A few weeks ago I went to the USA for a week to meet a client team wh … | Continue reading
Two miles in pleasant weather (at a decent pace), Morning Prayer, hot breakfast, Pentecost Mass at St Nicolas’s, home to unwind for the early afternoon. Sermon below. In a couple of hours, we’ll connect with family and friends in Connecticut for a memorial to my sister Holly. The … | Continue reading