"Cities need a lot of energy to keep running." Revolutionary trucks could detect locations to extract game-changing energy from earth: 'Hurdles would be significantly reduced' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The public (or at least, the rich public) will soon be able to take a break from their luxury cruise to ride a luxury submersible. Triton Submarines has delivered its first Triton 660/9 AVA to a cruise company to take passengers into the depths in style. Continue Reading Category … | Continue reading
"It's taken me years to painstakingly remove [what] the previous owners installed in my yard." Homeowner learns from others' mistakes using 'terrible' gardening method: 'It's a total mess' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00 | Continue reading
BagzhanSadvakassov/Upsplash, CC BY-SA Australia’s inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and it’s now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in the March quarter fi … | Continue reading
Just when we think the price of rentals could not get any worse, this week’s Rental Affordability Snapshot by Anglicare has revealed low-income Australians are facing a housing crisis like never before. In fact, if you rely on the Youth Allowance, there is not a single rental pro … | Continue reading
Australian War Memorial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people, as well as sensitive historical information related to Indigenous war service. Since the 1860s, thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait I … | Continue reading
Aussie~mobs/Flickr Victor Farr, a private in the 1st Infantry Battalion, was among the first to land at Anzac Cove just before dawn on April 25 1915. Victor Farr was 20 when he died. © Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2024, CC BY-NC-ND In the chaos, Farr … | Continue reading
Australian teddy bear bees are cute and fluffy, but get a look at that massive (unbarbed) stinger! James Dorey Photography Most of us have been stung by a bee and we know it’s not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of regret, or vindication, knowing the offending bee will d … | Continue reading
Gregory Moore I had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne’s Burnley Gardens in Victoria where I worked for many decades. It was a fine tree – tall and dominating. Less than a year after my retirement, it shed a couple of major limbs and was rem … | Continue reading
American and Australian stretcher bearers working together near the front line during the Battle of Hamel in 1918. Australian War Memorial While the AUKUS alliance is new, the Australian-American partnership is not. As Australians reflect on the sacrifices of their soldiers on AN … | Continue reading
Since 1916, April 25 has been a de facto national day for Australia, commemorated as the occasion Australian and New Zealand troops began the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign in 1915. But for more than a century, Anzac Day has also been marked by Australians in the United States, via … | Continue reading
ARTIKEL DER WOCHE: Die Grand Hall Zollverein richtet den Fokus auf individuelle Eventkonzepte und verhilft Marken und Unternehmen zu mehr Sichtbarkeit, atmosphärisch umgeben von über 150 Jahren Industriegeschichte. | Continue reading
"It sucks when you can't give it to anyone." Domino's employee shares harsh reality of corporate practice with photo taken after shift: 'It makes me feel so guilty' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Reading the log in macOS isn't easy, but here ten systems where it's the only way to discover and address problems, and a bonus 11th. | Continue reading
"People who litter really annoy me." Pet owner sparks conversation about littering after finding toxic remnants in puppy's mouth: 'This makes me so angry' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
When I was a child, one of my favorite cartoons was Popeye the Sailor Man. He was really strong and that was because he ate lots of Spinach. My sister, brother and I were always amazed to watch his muscles bulge out and expand as soon as he squeezed that open can of spinach into … | Continue reading
Nothing in this Universe lasts forever, no matter how large, massive, or enduring it appears to be. Every star that’s ever born will someday run out of fuel in its core and die. Every galaxy that’s actively forming stars will someday run out of star-forming material and cease doi … | Continue reading
One of the two oldest, active spacecraft has a new lease on life, with NASA getting the 47-year-old Voyager 1 deep space probe to send back engineering data for the first time since November 14. Until now, all the craft could return was gibberish. Continue Reading Category: Space … | Continue reading
OpenStreetMaps (OSM) is known for being an open source project that allows people to browse the world map and to plan routes. However it is more than that. Among others it provides a read-only API that allows users to query for very diverse map data: Overpass API ⚠️ This post lin … | Continue reading
New token Based Degen Club ($BDC) token pumped from $200K to an over $1.2M FDV in less than 12 hours… Continue reading New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Market Cap The post New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Marke … | Continue reading
Many scientists consider plastics a marker of a new geologic era. Scientists stunned by troubling discovery deep in sediment of remote lakes — here's what it tells us about our future first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, basically you should charge them fees rather than discourage them through other means> Here is one excerpt: By this reasoning, the Japanese decision to raise bullet train prices for tourists is exactly the right approach. In the me … | Continue reading
After failing to find nearby GCA7Q4A "Elephant Parade" owing to construction work, I was hopeful of a find here. The coordinates put me exactly on top of a likely hiding place, and with a little exploration (and some pretending to tie my shoes!) I had the cache in my hand. SL, TF … | Continue reading
"This is a crucial step toward prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of our essential workers." City council makes unanimous decision to provide crucial safety protections for its outdoor workers: 'This ... will change my life' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For my team meetup, I developed a couple of icebreaker games - Heraldry and Compairs - and I'd love to share them with you, if you're interested! | Continue reading
Kobo has a trio of new e-readers that will be in customers’ hands at the end of April. One of the most popular and cost-effective is the Rakuten Kobo Clara BW, a black-and-white e-reader. What are the major selling points? This will be the first Kobo with a new e-paper panel, Car … | Continue reading
Finding the elephant and the numbers was easy. But some construction is happening at the GZ and I couldn't see a safe/permitted way to get close. 😢 | Continue reading
"Say it louder." Urbanist draws attention to city's design monstrosity in local community: 'So tired of pedestrian-hostile areas' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Himax Technologies and E Ink Holdings have joined forces to unveil a groundbreaking smart retail solution at Touch Taiwan 2024, Digital Display reported. This collaboration integrates Himax’s WiseEye ultralow power AI sensing with E Ink’s electronic paper displays, targeting the … | Continue reading
The E Ink Kaleido 3 display looks great as an e-paper display. When looked closely, they look very similar to print on paper, which is the reason they are considered the next best thing to paper in the digital realm. While all of that is good, have you ever wondered what it might … | Continue reading
The world's most advanced solar sail spacecraft began its odyssey today at 23:32 GMT as it lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron launcher from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. It was one of two payloads on the Beginning Of The Swarm mission. Continue Reading Category: Spac … | Continue reading
"If we want to achieve our carbon reduction goals, we will need long-duration energy storage devices." Researchers develop sand-based technology to solve major issue with clean energy: 'This represents a new generation of storage' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Find yourself in a never-ending maze of bright yellow bureaucracy? Here’s your go-to guide for buying and cancelling a subscription for Berlin’s 29-euro public transport ticket.... | Continue reading
I just found out that when you brush your teeth, both morning and night, you should spit but don’t rinse. Toothpaste contains fluoride which helps strengthen your teeth. By not rinsing with water, fluoride in the toothpaste will stay on your teeth for longer helping to keep them … | Continue reading
Ever since Tesla started rolling out Full Self Driving (FSD) to non-employee Tesla owners in the US, people in other countries have been asking when they’ll be able to install and use FSD. As far as I remember, it’s always been a vague “someday…” kind of response. That hasn’t rea … | Continue reading
There have been a lot of questions about the Tesla Cybertruck’s mass-production potential since the truck was first shown, and we’re clearly in a kind of “production hell” period of the Cybertruck ramp-up. Recently, production was paused and a recall issued because of an issue wi … | Continue reading
A highlight from the Es Devlin exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in Manhattan. This is a plan for her installation at the 2021 Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida. Titled Five Echoes, it was a full-scale maze based on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral, a “sound sculpture” that … | Continue reading
One of the big surprises this year so far was Tesla’s Q1 sales dropping year over year. Tesla said for a long time its goal was 50% growth year over year. Yes, Elon Musk and crew also qualified that to say it wasn’t expected to be steady growth and some ... [continued] The post E … | Continue reading
Lameazoid Link List for Tuesday 2024-04-23 23-Apr-2024 – The Rings of Power Season 3 Looks Closer Than Ever Despite Season 2 Release Date Silence Brief Summary: “Waiting for The Rings of Power season 2 feels a lot like Gandalf and Pippin looking out from Minas T” 23-Apr-2024 – Fo … | Continue reading
The study's results could indicate that people are being exposed to more of this chemical now. New urine sample study finds little-known toxin in human body: 'Raises alarm bells about how it could potentially cause harm' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A man in the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19 for 613 days before his death in October 2023, it has been revealed by Amsterdam UMC. Researchers from the hospital believe... | Continue reading
In this article, Erik Jan Peffer from Taxt explains important information about your Dutch tax return as an expat in the Netherlands. Migrating to another country such as the... | Continue reading
"I've been debating on whether or not to buy this [plant] for next year and you've convinced me." Gardener shares breathtaking effect of choosing to plant native flowers: 'How incredible to see' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
openelm/README-pretraining.md Apple released something big three hours ago, and I'm still trying to get my head around exactly what it is. The parent project is called CoreNet, described as "A library for training deep neural networks". Part of the release is a new LLM called Ope … | Continue reading
The U.S. Senate passed the TikTok bill on Tuesday evening in a vote of 79-18. The bill, which bans TikTok unless Bytedance sells it to a U.S. owner, flew through Congress this week as part of a broader package to provide $90 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. … | Continue reading
"It doesn't make sense to allow tons of pollution that damages our health just from cutting grass and blowing leaves around." State advances with major plans to ban gas-powered equipment in extensive new law: 'Cleaner, quieter electric options are readily available' first appeare … | Continue reading
19:10 Bust day driving to and from Tahoe. Walked around for a few hours, explored after having lunch, […] | Continue reading