For years, we’ve been making predictions. The objective isn’t only to be right more than we’re wrong, but to catalyze a productive dialog that might shape better outcomes. If you get most/all your predictions right, you’re not predicting … you’re stating the obvious. Also, predic … | Continue reading
Airbnb announced in March that all indoor security cameras would be banned at its properties worldwide starting April 30. And if you read through online complaints about cameras that were discovered during Airbnb stays over the years, it’s easy to understand why it’s been such a … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Flash floods killed at least 155 people in Tanzania • Dry conditions are spawning dust devils in western Canada • Ongoing thunderstorms are set to pummel the central U.S. with hail and possible sporadic tornadoes through the weekend. THE TOP FIVE 1. Climate ch … | Continue reading
Tesla is facing a new probe from U.S. auto safety regulators related to its Autopilot driver assistance technology, even as a separate investigation has been closed. Read more... | Continue reading
I found something a bit strange and confusing in this quarter’s Tesla shareholder letter and conference call. Much of the news in recent weeks was about Tesla reportedly dropping the lower-cost car it was supposed to be working on. That stemmed from a pretty detailed and convinci … | Continue reading
A “novel” (get it?) clock that tells time through literary quotes with a new hand-picked passage every minute of the day. 🕰️📖 | Continue reading
I wanted to save two of my favourite comedy specials. Two years later, thanks to VHS-Decode and ld-decode, I have become obsessed with the cutting edge of archiving. The post The Person Saving The Media You Love Is You appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
"The truth of the matter is we don’t benefit from these industries." New report reveals oil companies using tax dollars to pivot business: 'It's outrageous, and it's been going on for 25 years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Eurobot Open 2024: 8–11 May 2024, L … | Continue reading
Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California released a ruling that concluded state highway police were acting lawfully when they forcibly unlocked a suspect’s phone using their fingerprint. You probably didn’t hear about it. The case didn’t get a lot of coverage, es … | Continue reading
We combed through our reviews to find the best tested and recommended gear to brew the perfect pot of tea. | Continue reading
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, has suddenly terminated the Bute House agreement, the pact between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens, which ensured a majority for the Scottish government in the Scottish parliament. By ending their deal, Yousaf removed t … | Continue reading
In another recent article, I wrote about the experience of taking a Kia EV9 out on some backroad adventures in New Mexico. But, I also know that not everyone is interested in a review of a Kia EV. Many of us already have an EV we love, and many people ... [continued] The post How … | Continue reading
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What do you think: Do we have worth? The post Terry Pratchett Book Club: Unseen Academicals, Part IV appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
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Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who debut last year broke the mold for many reasons, but for one excellent one among many, it meant that for the first time ever fans got to be introduced to a Doctor played by an openly queer man—and playing a Doctor unafraid of acknowledging that, either. R … | Continue reading
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I really enjoy writing liner notes. I only write them for albums I like enormously, the most recent of which came out today: Lieder Ohne Worte by Marco Lucchi and Henrik Meierkord. It was released by Chitra Records, which is based in Oxford, Mississippi. The title means “songs wi … | Continue reading
Absolutely essential reading and viewing on how to produce captions with valuable real world examples of how to completely mess it up (and a lot of social posted videos do the bad mess version). As someone who's hard of hearing and uses captions on all viewing media that I can, I … | Continue reading
The Greek philosopher Plato—Socrates’ student and Aristotle’s teacher—died nearly 2,400 years ago, having produced a voluminous amount of writing on political philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, and more (he came up with Atlantis!). This week, researchers announced that they found th … | Continue reading
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The curse of an industrial designer: Slaving over details no one will get to see. It's a pity that this GO streetlight, by Zurich-based industrial designer Jörg Boner, is mounted so high up. From the ground you can't see how attractive the head is. It's made of die-cast aluminum, … | Continue reading
Sometimes you nail that one component that makes the whole piece. In the case of this Piloti Alu table, by Portugese industrial designer Hugo Passos, it's the corner connector:The frame is aluminum, and the tops are available in stone or laminate. The Piloti Alu is in production … | Continue reading
Worldsucks is heading out on a U.S. East Coast tour in a couple weeks starting May 17th, and with them, they are bringing a new 7" vinyl of their latest single, "NO!/GO!" | Continue reading
Baltimore County Police arrested the former athletic director of Pikesville High School on Thursday, alleging he used an AI voice clone to impersonate the school’s principal, leading the public to believe Principal Eric Eiswert had made racist and antisemitic comments, according … | Continue reading
It's not known who was buried in the tomb, but one expert says it was probably the Chu state ruler. | Continue reading
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 It's all about Helen of Troy: At the start of last night's show on the Fox News Channel, Laura Ingraham was puzzled. She started with the Gotham "hush money" trial. Her puzzlement took this form: We start in New York where David Pecker testified for the thi … | Continue reading
The milk is still considered safe, but disease experts are alarmed by the prevalence. | Continue reading
A new campaign tracked as "Dev Popper" is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan (RAT). [...] | Continue reading
President Nixon's science advisors recommended building global CO2 monitoring network. | Continue reading
At least 4,000 doctors are employed in Kenya’s public healthcare sector. Almost all of them went on strike on 14 March 2024, demanding the implementation of a labour agreement signed with the government in 2017. The agreement promised higher salaries, better working conditions an … | Continue reading
The Atacama Desert—an arid, unpopulated swath of northern Chile that is home to some of the most perceptive ground telescopes on Earth—is actually teeming with life beneath the ground, according to a team of researchers that recently scrutinized its soils. Read more... | Continue reading
I have a group of cycling friends and we all go mountain biking together away about twice a year. I get on well with everyone apart from [one guy], who recently ruined the last trip for me by being antagonistic. He’s an ex-soldier and holds very right-wing views. I’m very liberal … | Continue reading
Arepitas de maiz (cornmeal fritters) is a delectable side dish that can also be served as party food and is surprisingly easy and quick to make. With the lovely aroma and taste of aniseed, and a subtle sweet taste to contrast its savoriness, it makes for a lovely little treat. Re … | Continue reading
Today we are doing money tricks! What are money tricks? It’s a magic trick using money! This magic trick is… The post Magic Tricks for Kids: Money Roll Over appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
For the past few months or so, I've started tracking my movie watching with Letterboxd. I'm not doing a lot of reviews, mostly just logging, but I find it neat to look back and remind myself of what I've watched recently. You can see my profile if you're curious, or check out my … | Continue reading
by Lee Zurik, Samantha Sunne and Dannah Sauer, WVUE-TV, data analysis by Joel Jacobs, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WVUE-TV. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories l … | Continue reading
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Your sponge can contain over 360 species of bacteria. Cleaning expert shares surprisingly easy method to rid your sponge of hidden bacteria: 'Kills 99.999% bacteria, mold, and yeast on your sponge' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A lot is going on this May to celebrate 25 years of the prequel trilogy kicking off in The Phantom Menace—a way for us to reflect, and look back on how remembrance and appreciation of the film has wildly evolved over the last quarter century. But it also gives ups an opportunity, … | Continue reading
I was working a floor puzzle with one of the kids. It's a popular puzzle, one with fairies, unicorns, and a castle, but everyone else was busy elsewhere so we were one-on-one. Soon, however, we were joined by another girl, and together, the three of us fit the final piece into pl … | Continue reading
Congratulations to all the authors! The post Here’s the 2024 Aurora Awards Ballot! appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
This week on MacStories Unwind, why game emulators on iOS are a big deal, Girls5eva, and Franklin. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo now. Links and Show Notes Unplu … | Continue reading
A couple of years ago at our office gift exchange a co-worker gave everyone something called “Poo-Pourri” (also called poop… The post Make Your Own “Before You Go” Toilet Spray appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Esteban Martinena Guerrer / Shutterstock In the era of social media and 24 hour news cycles, people expect instant, up to the minute information. However, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez chose to announce a five day pause in his duties via a lengthy four page letter. He will … | Continue reading
In polarising political times, the death of Frank Field at the age of 81 seems to speak to the death of a certain kind of politician. Gracious, impeccably polite, unwaveringly principled and driven by an unmistakable moral conviction, few politicians today seem to fit the mould f … | Continue reading
US secretary of state Antony Blinken fired a warning salvo towards China during a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on the Italian island of Capri on April 20. The US’s top diplomat said that China is a “prime contributor” of weapons-related technology to Russia, and was fuelling wha … | Continue reading