On May 22, 2010, a man in Florida paid 10,000 Bitcoin for pizza. Read more... | Continue reading
[It helps if you know his last name is pronounced “Mess-e-a”] Over at Defector, Barry Petchesky has a review of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award The backstory to this award is that in 2006 someone in the NHL wondered, Wouldn’t it be fun if we created a Mark Messier award, wi … | Continue reading
This is my regular digest of links and media I found notable over the last week. Did I miss something? Let me know! Share Openly: A simple icon for a new social sharing service A lovely blog post by Jon Hicks on his process for creating the ShareOpenly icon. Characteristically, l … | Continue reading
Gary Smith writes: The real danger today is not that computers are smarter than us but that we think computers are smarter than us. This is in an article where he, like me, disagrees with the statement by computer scientist … Continue reading → | Continue reading
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024 Our primitive national discourse: Abraham Lincoln put it best. For the record, he was quoting the New Testament when he did. We aren't Bible believers ourselves. But just to be specific, he was quoting Matthews 18:7: The Almighty has His own purposes. Woe unt … | Continue reading
Today's cakey slams are not intentional (honest!), but how are the recipients supposed to know that? Especially when you, the cake-orderer, can't stop laughing? Two words:"plausible deniability." Let's all practice together, shall we? When this shows up for Beth's birthday: "Oh m … | Continue reading
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 2 Standard licenses ($209.98 value each) for OmniGraffle, including both iOS and Mac licenses. OmniGraffle is the premier application for visual communication of ideas. Omni makes great software, and OmniGraffle is evidence of that. This gi … | Continue reading
Thrift stores offer affordable alternatives for home appliances, clothing, furniture, and more. Shopper shares excitement with photo of recent kitchen appliance bought for cheap at local thrift store: 'Does it actually work?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Jerry Bruckheimer teases a new course for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The Insidious franchise creeps forward with a sixth sequel. Plus, find out which live-action Spider-Man project is canceled at Amazon. The spoilers must flow! Read more... | Continue reading
The word respect has two very different meanings. The first has to do with admiration for someone’s abilities, qualities, or achievements. That kind of admiration has to be earned. But that’s not what “radical respect” is about. The definition of respect I’m using is a regard for … | Continue reading
This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. Some people fear that breaking a mirror can lead to seven years of misfortune. The history of this superstition may go back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who ascribed my … | Continue reading
I cannot be trusted alone with tasks and math The post Puzzle Game Lorelei And The Laser Eyes Should Be Played With A Buddy appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
From Wikipedia: Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, remained a holiday in Britain until 1971 when, with effect from 1972, the ruling Conservative Government decided to permanently replace it, following a five year trial period, with a Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May … | Continue reading
Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels. Continue Reading Category: Good Thi … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Flooding killed nearly 100 people in Afghanistan over the weekend • Streets turned into rivers in southern Germany after heavy rain • It’s 110 degrees Fahrenheit in Delhi today, and the rest of the week will be hotter. THE TOP FIVE 1. Hail damage is making ins … | Continue reading
This is America: We need to tolerate a Catholic man saying Catholic things at a Catholic university. | Continue reading
"On Artemis III, we anticipate using at least two of the launch sites: one at KSC and one at Starbase." | Continue reading
The common strand linking successful mental health projects from Guatemala to Zimbabwe and India The post It’s easy, it’s everywhere: the simple solution improving mental health around the globe appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The U.S. did not even come close to cracking the list. Newly released data shows 7 countries generate all their electricity from clean energy, offering hope for other nations: 'We don't need miracle technologies' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review JamesHoare Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54 | Continue reading
Back in 2008, Arnold Zwicky described a category of typos that he called "completion errors": …a "completion error", a typo that results you start writing or typing a word and then drift part-way in to another word. I do this all too often with -ation and -ating words — starting … | Continue reading
I'm terrible at networking. I forget people's names minutes after meeting them, I never have business cards and lose the ones I'm given, and I can't go five minutes without burbling some nonsense. But I recognise that networking is a skill and, like any skill, it takes practice t … | Continue reading
The fast-growing Boomerang Partners affiliate programme continues gaining global recognition, earning a nomination for the prestigious ‘Rising Star Affiliate Programme 2024’ category in the Asia region. With a rapidly growing network of over 5,200 affiliates across 70+ countries, … | Continue reading
Although most view tic-tac-toe as a kid’s game, puzzle designers see it as a canvas. I think the game’s simplicity almost taunts people—is a 3x3 grid with only two possible symbols really going to stump you? Yet members of the puzzle community continue to devise ingenious little … | Continue reading
Perseus describes in his wedding speech how he beheaded Medusa, and how she came to have snakes in her hair. | Continue reading
Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main aspiration for 2024! Today while trying our home pull-up bar I realised I could... | Continue reading
In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're covering groundbreaking progress in maternal mortality rates, how needs-based salaries are changing workplace dynamics for the better, and cognitive behavioural interventions are reducing gun violence rates in Chicago. | Continue reading
In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong. | Continue reading
Stardew Valley has been a phenomenon since it launched in 2016, bringing with it a whole new (and incredibly popular)… Continue reading New Stardew Valley Cookbook let’s you cook those tasty in-game treats in your own kitchen – Seafoam Pudding for dinner anyone? The post New Star … | Continue reading
TikTok is joining forces with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to “BookTok bookshelves” in UK cities lacking in literary provision. These areas include 11 cities like Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford, Doncaster, Manchester, Middlesborough, Newcastle, Nottingham, Peterborough, Sto … | Continue reading
Yes! We have already reported on Amazon’s plan to launch next-gen Kindle with color ACeP Technology in 2025. Up until today, Kindle devices display text only in black and white. But the upcoming technology in 2025 may change things forever. Many of Kindle’s competitors including … | Continue reading
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And a big acquisition in London just ahead of The Podcast Show. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. What do Dateline, Radiolab, Search Engine, Criminal, The Rest is History, and Planet Money have in common? They all rely on Supporting Cast to sell podcast subscriptions. Find out why! V … | Continue reading
Last Friday I organized a Fedora 40 release party in Prague. A month ago I got a message from Karel Ziegler of Etnetera Core if we could do a Fedora release party in Prague again. Etnetera Core is a mid-sized company that does custom software development and uses Red Hat technolo … | Continue reading
The last 12 months have been great for 3D printers. My favorites so far have been the Bambu A1, despite… Continue reading The Qidi Tech Q1 Pro is next level when it comes to adding a new 3D printer to your set-up for your games room gear The post The Qidi Tech Q1 Pro is next leve … | Continue reading
IBM is selling its QRadar product suite to Palo Alto Networks, for an undisclosed—but probably surprisingly small—sum. I have a personal connection to this. In 2016, IBM bought Resilient Systems, the startup I was a part of. It became part if IBM’s cybersecurity offerings, mostly … | Continue reading
The Call for Proposals for Heart of Clojure is still open until the end of May. That&aposs 10 more days! If you&aposve been putting it off then now would be a good time to get that proposal in. Are you a maintainer or contributor to a Clojure project? Did you know we offer multip … | Continue reading
The M1 iPad Air is heavily discounted, and does almost everything the latest model does. | Continue reading
Ultra-heat resistant computer storage can operate at Venus-like temperatures and may be used in extreme conditions such as nuclear plants and even for future NASA missions. | Continue reading
Today, we bring back a dear guest and friend of the podcast, ThePrimeagen! Now Ex-Netflix engineer who turned his full focus to content creation surrounding software engineering and tech. In today's episode, we talk about his new Git course on boot.dev, where he shares motivation … | Continue reading
Everyone knows I'm a watch geek, but I've now taken it one step further and added a watch wearing log to this site. Ok, so what am I talking about here? Well, you know how I'm a watch nerd, and have my collection listed on this site? Well, I decided to build upon this by adding a … | Continue reading
Many of us will spend a lot of hours working in a browser window when sitting in front of a computer—and for two-thirds of people, that browser will be Google Chrome. To put it another way, Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts have the potential to save a lot of users a lot of time, … | Continue reading
Electric appliances tend to be more efficient. You could save thousands by replacing your old gas appliances — and now is a great time to do it first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The bike aspect of the racing games genre has been on a pretty good run, wouldn’t ya know? The folks at Milestone have been tinkering hard on their motorbike series and MotoGP has seen many changes in the two years since we last reviewed them. So bar the highly requested Rider Tr … | Continue reading
Fog lifts to reveal blue sky, the sun in the treetops. A scarlet tanager hurtles past the porch with a second in close pursuit. The morning’s first itch prickles the […] | Continue reading
A new satellite called EarthCARE to be launched later this month will provide unprecedented data on clouds and aerosols that will help ECMWF to initialise its weather forecasts. EarthCARE is a joint venture between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Explorati … | Continue reading
Medicine, climate, quantum physics or materials science. These are just few of the areas where supercomputing and modelling can play a major role in scientific, industrial, and social development. To strategically improve cooperation between Europe and Japan in this area of resea … | Continue reading
"We don't get any money." Energy efficiency company offers to pay clients' utility bills: 'We've got it all on the line' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading