We’ve always said that if one of these came up at the right time, it would become the world’s first million dollar motorcycle. Well, it’s gonna happen next month and … this will be worth watching. Continue Reading Category: Motorcycles, Transport Tags: Ducati, Motorcycle, Auction | Continue reading
This video about Elon Musk’s errors and failures, which are rarely discussed, is excellent. Unfortunately, there are no captions/subtitles available except in Portuguese. | Continue reading
"It's a poison." Gardener warned against making grave lawn maintenance mistake with toxic product: 'Please don't use it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
From late 2012 until 2021, Apple sold many iMacs and Mac minis with Fusion Drives. Did they really offer the best of both worlds, and why have they gone now? | Continue reading
This is for Carolyn, who worked for an airline for many years. But anyone who has ever flown with an airline can relate to some of them. | Continue reading
This incredibly detailed painting from an unknown artist depicts a fair held on the frozen River Thames in London. It has been dated to around 1685, and the Old London Bridge complete with houses and shops built on it can be seen in the distance. The river froze to a thickness of … | Continue reading
Central to Kosovo’s economic future is its ongoing dispute with Serbia, which restricts access to international markets and impedes foreign investment, crucial for its economic expansion. Europe’s youngest country, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, since when it h … | Continue reading
"So … how do you clean it?" Video of 'unwashable' Gucci garment draws ire about disposable fashion: 'What a grift' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It is Spring now and we are wanting to eat a bit lighter. Not that the outside temperatures are shouting Spring at the moment. Today it is a very cool +2*C/+35.6*F and there is a very strong wind blowing. I was out with my sister earlier and it was positively perishing. I adapted … | Continue reading
Sixteen years, that is how long since I lost all of my hearing. Before that, I was hard of hearing and used hearing aids. For sixteen years I haven’t heard a single sound, am dependable on lipreading, text and captions. Years ago I used a speech-to-text software for the first tim … | Continue reading
Less than a century ago, we had many different ideas for what the history of our Universe looked like, but shockingly little evidence available to decide the issue. Hypotheses included suggestions that our Universe: violated the principle of relativity, and that the light we obse … | Continue reading
We're Indie Courses, the video course platform for indie creators. We help you sell your online courses quickly and give you the tools and knowledge to make more sales than you would elsewhere. No marketing degree needed. Our goal at Indie Courses is to offer creators the most ad … | Continue reading
Dr. Richard Hipp, creator of SQLite, shares how he taught himself to program, the challenges he faced in creating SQLite, and the importance of testing and maintaining the software for long-term support. | Continue reading
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Scientists revealed how to ‘slow’ time, a Finnish factory grew ‘food out of thin air’, and lazy gardeners boosted butterflies, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
"Today marks a victory in the pursuit for environmental justice." Over 200 US businesses put on notice with major new government regulations: 'This is about life and death' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Adding rat stem cells to a mouse embryo resulted in a ‘hybrid brain’ in which the rat cells stepped in to restore function when the mouse’s sense of smell was removed, new research has shown. It’s the first time one animal’s cells have been used to rescue another’s senses, and it … | Continue reading
Mark Stenberg, reporting for Adweek in January: Digital media company G/O Media is shopping around its portfolio of editorial assets in hopes of securing buyers for individual titles, part of a broader effort to divest the properties ahead of another challenging year for the medi … | Continue reading
Airbus Helicopters has flown its high-speed concept copter, which dashes 50% faster than other commercial copters, for the first time. The 249-mph (216-kt, 400-km/h) Racer demonstrator is not only fast, but consumes up to 25% less fuel. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transp … | Continue reading
Mother Nature likes to mess. Honestly, when she gets crazy it’s time to watch out, everybody. Swirling oceans, spinning winds, icy rain drops — you never know what she’s got cooking in the atmosphere. One of her off-the-menu specials is definitely a fresh batch of clear blue skie … | Continue reading
Stellar Blade has a few side quests which require solving a puzzle. And it’s not the sort that you can brute force your way out of. This short guide has the solution to the simple puzzle quest, as well as how the solution is derived for those curious. Stellar Blade Simple Puzzle … | Continue reading
Stellar Blade has a few side quests which require solving a puzzle. And it’s not the sort that you can brute force your way out of. This short guide has the solution to the fdsfsdfds quest, as well as how the solution is derived for those curious Stellar Blade Wisdom Puzzle Solut … | Continue reading
Parts of Germany are forecast to see warmer temperatures than Spain over the May 1 public holiday next Wednesday, according to BBC Weather. Winter will turn to summer for May 1... | Continue reading
These past few months, the amount of posts in this website reviewing books or videogames and things has risen quite a bit, so I just wrote a bit about that. | Continue reading
"If we don't have a way to reconcile these things, these laws are not going to be able to work." New tool offers potential breakthrough to hold companies accountable for deforestation: 'We need to be able to trace these' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
GigaBash, the kaiju-bashing arena brawler game by Passion Republic Games, is teasing a new DLC. A new Godzilla DLC. The game previously had a Godzilla DLC pack (and an Ultraman one after that), but looks like there’s going to be “new threats on the horizon” by way of more Godzill … | Continue reading
CATL made headlines around the globe last August when it presented the Shenxing battery, an LFP pack capable of adding 400 kilometers (249 miles) of range in a mere 10 minutes at the charger. Not a year later, and that pack's powering actual cars. This year, the company has rolle … | Continue reading
Mary Jo Foley: In a perfect world, Microsoft would take security seriously again. It would be transparent about breaches. Its execs would stop gloating about increasing security service revenue at a time when Microsoft can’t secure its own employees, let alone customers, against … | Continue reading
"The idea is to slow and filter the water." Landscaper shares video of stunning DIY yard project: 'I'm very impressed you did that in one year' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Consumers in the Netherlands have launched a case against Apple after customers alleged that a number of iPhone models were deliberately slowed down by software updates, to... | Continue reading
"There's misinformation and fear-mongering, and then there’s reality." County officials approve controversial solar farm project after hours of deliberation: 'We have an obligation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to my friend and colleague Daniel Garnier-Moiroux about the amazing awesome implications of passkeys in a Spring Security application. | Continue reading
Welcome to the weekend reading list, edition #223. If you want to see your article here, reach out to me on Twitter/X or the blog. Você tem sugestão de artigos em Português? Gostaria de ver seu artigo divulgado aqui no blog? Envie sua sugestão pelo Twitter/X ou pelo blog. NYJavaS … | Continue reading
"You need to take a good third of that out, and start mixing in some organic material to loosen it up." Gardener frustrated after realizing they used wrong material in raised garden bed: 'You 100% got scammed' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Food Delivery Leak Unmasks Russian Security Agents This story is from April 2022 but I realize now I never linked to it. Yandex Food, a popular food delivery service in Russia, suffered a major data leak. The data included an order history with names, addresses and phone numbers … | Continue reading
There are lessons to be learned from the straightening of Swindale Beck and its eventual return to glory. Experts revive river after undoing misguided decision made 200 years ago: 'We had salmon and trout spawning in the river again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Arriving alongside the main Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release are new versions of the official Ubuntu flavours, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Cinnamon. What follows is a concise, top-level overview of the key new features and changes in some of the most popular Ubuntu flavours, p … | Continue reading
It’s been a little while again! I think I like these collected updates rather than doing daily micro-dumps, and it’s also nice posting it here instead of on Mastodon or whatever. Timeline-based social media kinda bums me out these days. | Continue reading
If coral reefs die or dwindle in health, whole ecosystems could be affected. Researchers uncover new oceanic locations where microplastics are accumulating: 'Global initiatives are necessary to conserve these rich ecosystems' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Fans of Pixar’s sleeper hit Turning Red will be happy to know that Mei and her friends have taken over both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in a big way. Read more... | Continue reading
Just had my first Topgolf experiance in Buford, GA. Much better than the usual client dinner, and quite a lot of fun, even (or maybe especially?) for non-golfers. Reply via email or Mastodon. | Continue reading
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by the news that on Tuesday, the US finally passed support package for Ukraine. Russia’s war on Ukraine Joe Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky this week that he will “move quickly” to send Ukr … | Continue reading
"The defendants in this case illegally tampered with the onboard diagnostics systems and removed the emissions control components from hundreds of diesel trucks." Diesel repair shop faces hefty fines for illegally disabling vehicle pollution monitoring devices: 'EPA will vigorous … | Continue reading
If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript by Angus Croll My rating: 3 of 5 stars The intro mentions the natural language nature of Javascript. I wonder if the book had been concieved a few years later if it would rather have been Python or Ruby – both of which are way more like human languag … | Continue reading
New York Times, today: The U.S. economy remained resilient early this year, with a strong job market fueling robust consumer spending. The trouble is that inflation was resilient, too. Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the f … | Continue reading
We love Ruby on Rails at thoughtbot. And we love JavaScript too. Even with the growing popularity of Hotwire and Stimulus, React is still a popular choice. But it’s not always simple to integrate React with Rails. What are the options for building a React + Ruby on Rails app? 1. … | Continue reading
This breakthrough shows that it may be possible to harvest solar energy directly from space cost-effectively. Scientists achieve 'world-first' technological breakthrough in quest to extract solar power from space: 'Harnessing the power of space to benefit life on Earth' first app … | Continue reading
Google has chosen to send a response to my article to Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Roundtable. Here is my response. (1) On the March 2019 core update claim in the piece: This is baseless speculation. The March 2019 core update was designed to improve the quality of our search | Continue reading