Recently, I was interviewed for a LiveScience article about how cats land on their feet, and the article came out today! Here is the link for those who are interested in hearing me talk falling felines, yet again! | Continue reading
The auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.3% share in France in April 2024, growing from 21.1% year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by a strong 45% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume was flat. Overall auto volume was 146,979 units, up 11% YoY, though remaining below 2017–2019 season … | Continue reading
When I started my winter sowing project in mid-February this year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had never done any winter sowing before. I had a few scares with deep cold spells in late winter and spring, concerned whether the native plant seedlings in the milk jugs would make … | Continue reading
Plato’s final resting place has been identified thanks to a “bionic eye” built to read the Herculaneum scrolls. | Continue reading
"I'm having quite the bloom right now after a few good rains last week." Homeowner shares progress photo after ripping out grass lawn for low-maintenance alternative: 'Thrilled with the results' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
To remove some of the confusion, here’s a list of misconceptions about Specificity in CSS … | Continue reading
Kyle Chayka, writing for the New Yorker, in an article heralding the demise of the platform era: Now digital-distribution infrastructure is crumbling, having become both ineffective for publishers and alienating for users. Social networks, already lackluster sources for news, are … | Continue reading
This week on MPU: AI is suddenly everywhere, from online services and software to bespoke hardware products. This week, David takes Stephen on a journey to talk about the tools he has found useful, as well as what’s not ready for prime time yet. | Continue reading
"Some people just think the rules do not apply to them." Photo sparks backlash after careless tourist tempts fate in bison encounter: 'It's not a zoo' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Fear, The Denial of Uncertainties, and Hype | Continue reading
DonAlt, A crypto veteran who has been in the industry for many years and witnessed previous bull runs, tweeted yesterday… Continue reading Dogecoin Maxi DonAlt Posts $1 Price Prediction – Risk On For Meme Coins? The post Dogecoin Maxi DonAlt Posts $1 Price Prediction – Risk On Fo … | Continue reading
More stuff for you to enjoy…. What I Learned Selling My Company [Harry Glaser/then: Periscope Data, now: Modelbit] – Harry sold Periscope Data for $130m and is back building again with Modelbit, an ML engineering platform. Here he provides actionable advice for founders who are b … | Continue reading
Another busy week at work We've postponed on-call changes to next week to finalise a few things But, as it was Labor Day in most parts of the world on Wednesday, I was effectively the only one in on my team to support a high-priority, internal-only incident so felt like I was on … | Continue reading
I had my sandwich at this spot earlier in the week, and a friend (hi, Margaret!) said I should paint it. She’s bossy,… The post Storm Front Over Hanging Rock Oil Painting appeared first on Appalachian Ground. | Continue reading
When our son reached nine months old, I published this UsesThis-style list of products and services we were using; I had previously published one before he was born. He’s twenty months old now: walking around and using words. He straddles the worlds between being a baby and a lit … | Continue reading
I have been following the Gaza student protests across the US, starting at Columbia University (AP timeline, FOX5NY TV timeline). As a graduate of the University of Texas, I have been saddened to see its students being harrassed and intimidated by local and state police, with the … | Continue reading
"Waiting for a rescue to be organized is hugely stressful." Volunteers heroically rescue seal constricted by garbage for years: 'The circumstances were perfect' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Last summer was pretty packed with big movies, from the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to Across the Spider-Verse and Barbie. 2024's summer movie season began this weekend with The Fall Guy and a re-release of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. With two throwback movies comi … | Continue reading
How many tabs do you have open right now? What are they? And why do you have them open? The post TABlog 1 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
By doing this every time I open a pack of paper towels, I won't forget to do a task that's out of sight and out of mind. READ MORE... | Continue reading
"I’m most proud that we did this all ourselves and saved so much money!" says homeowner Astin Hancock. READ MORE... | Continue reading
My mood and focus did not improve this week, and I know something needs to be done. Things came to a head , and E and I concluded that I have many symptoms of burn-out. This week Y had free from school so it was a mixture of some work, doing things together and reflecting […] | Continue reading
Oregon startup Cube Series debuted a few years ago with a lifting hard-wall pickup camper unlike anything else on the market. At the time, it mentioned plans to bolt its lifting hard walls to a trailer, and it's now launched the trailer as a rugged all-weather shelter that tows l … | Continue reading
Like the original series, X-Men ‘97 has been adapting a variety of comic book storylines from the 90s. Thus far, the likes of Inferno, The Trial of Magneto, and Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly’s New X-Men run have been brought to life, with varying levels of time and success. Th … | Continue reading
Originally posted in July 2021. I’m not brokenI refute itSee, my mother didn’t scold meMy father bought bought me clothes,How can I be swallowed byThe worldWhen I don’t remember my firstGlimpse of it?I don’t accept. I’m smiling now,Crying alone you seeAnd catching my own tearsHas … | Continue reading
After some deliberation, I replaced the battery in my iPhone 12 Pro. 📱 Its battery capacity had degraded so much over the past three years that I had to carry a backup battery everywhere I went. Now I won’t feel rushed to upgrade to a new phone. | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: 10 points to anyone who gets a paper published containing the term sack-blast. Today's News: | Continue reading
In our 83rd episode, we revisit the various use cases we’ve discovered with our favorite AI tools. Enjoy it now, or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes. https://traffic.libsyn.com/rands/theimportantthing0083.mp3 | Continue reading
National Geographic will debut “Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story,” called one of 2024’s very best documentaries, on May 6, 2024. The Details When a wild otter in desperate need of help washes up on his jetty in the remote Scottish islands of Shetland, Billy Mail, his wife Susan … | Continue reading
UK installs record number of public electric vehicle chargers | Automotive industry | The Guardian UK installs record number of public electric vehicle chargers | Continue reading
Finished two drop-stitch scarves recently. 🧶 I love Malabrigo yarn. | Continue reading
The system is focused on recovering specifically the most valuable recyclables: aluminum and certain kinds of plastic. Startup deploys 3D cameras and robots to help solve major problem with US recycling: 'Plants have been using outdated technologies' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading
Today is day 5 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Fell Off the Face of the Earth” by Firewater. Th … | Continue reading
“The use of music,” Richard Powers wrote, “is to remind us how short a time we have a body” — a truth nowhere more bittersweet than in the creature whose body is the oldest unchanged musical instrument on Earth: a tiny mandolin silent for most of its existence, then sonorous with … | Continue reading
The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) is the most active power pool in Africa. It is made up of 12 countries and home to 360 million people. The total installed generation capacity in the region is 80 GW. The peak demand in the region is 57 GW, however the available ... [continu … | Continue reading
Read to the end for a perfect example of worst person you know just made a great point | Continue reading
New long duration, large scale compressed air energy storage system leverages simple water pressure to cut costs. The post Long Duration Energy Storage From Thin Air: Just Add Water appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I’m interested in using AI to optimize things and got the nudge to read this book because of my interests. I find this book quite depressing. A team of engineers in the Google-sized company Avogadro Corp implements a software called ELOPe. It optimizes emails based on the desired … | Continue reading
Mars is a graveyard for explorers. Many orbiters, landers, rovers, and other mechanical critters that have either been cremated in the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere or fallen silent in the ochre, radiation-smothered sands below, right away or at the end of their technological life … | Continue reading
This type of sustainable home design is gaining traction and could save homeowners serious cash in the long run. Architects complete 10-year study of home that uses 110% less energy — here are the features that made this possible first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian: To answer the question of what we’re losing, think about what nightlife has given us. It was always a haven for outsiders trying to find, establish or shape their own communities. It brings people together and remains an insistently communal exp … | Continue reading
Thomas Zurbuchen in Quanta: Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see its light every day. For centuries, scientists have tracked the dark spots dappling its radiant face, while in recent decades, telescopes in space and on Earth have scrutinized sunbeams i … | Continue reading
Morgan Meis at Slant Books: I was meeting my mother at the museum. My mother is both a great lover of art and completely unpretentious about it. Often, she simply stands in front of objects of art and smiles. We found ourselves in an exhibit entitled Indian Skies: The Howard Hodg … | Continue reading
In an age of silos and centralization, trying to curate the web may seem like a folly. Luckily, if you're looking, you'll still be able to find plenty of individual initiatives, that provide lenses into the worthwhile parts of the web. If you have a few hours to spare to go down … | Continue reading
Sudeep Dasgupta in the European Review of Books: Palestine, before it named something else, named a region. The region emerged during Ottoman rule, between 1518 and 1920. It was called Filastin in Arabic, the language of the Muslims, Christians, Jews and others who lived in this … | Continue reading
All of my attempts at humor fall flat, as a general rule. In January, for example, I jokingly asked a friend who had visited family in Madrid over Christmas if he’d had to navigate around pro-Hamas protests. He took it as a straight question and gave me a detailed straight answer … | Continue reading
Ask the average person what high-profile actor should join the MCU that already hasn’t, and Giancarlo Esposito will be one of the common answers. Folks have wanted the Breaking Bad star to be a part of the superhero franchise for years, and it apppears they’ll finally get their w … | Continue reading
"Consumers are now actively seeking brands that take sustainability seriously." Chocolate brand develops 'revolutionary' new product packaging: 'We are set to change all that' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading