Some of you were interested in what happened when I opened the boxes containing the new hose reel, and the pressure washer I have had unopened for almost a year. Yesterday afternoon following my walk in the sunshine, I could put it off no longer! It wasn’t quite ‘Pandora’s Box’, … | Continue reading
Michael McDonald has been a member of two of my favourite bands; Steely Dan, and the Doobie Brothers. I have followed his career since it started, and when he became a solo performer in 1982, I was quick to buy his albums. He is known for being able to sing in a very high voice … … | Continue reading
With the completion of my serial ‘Happy Birthday’, I thought I would expand the background to the story. In the 1990s, I was working as an EMT in London, and we received a job on the radio to transport an elderly lady from one hospital to another for an MRI Scan. She was very ale … | Continue reading
You want the best for your kids, right? One of the best ways to achieve that end is to share your wisdom with them. That will help shape their character, provide them with essential skills, and guide them through life’s journey. As the Dalai Lama said, “Share your knowledge. It i … | Continue reading
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Though that line probably originated with a Canadian novelist called Grant Allen, it’s long been popularly attributed to his more colorful nineteenth-century contemporary Mark Twain. It isn’t hard to understand why it n … | Continue reading
Pilots have been doing barrel rolls in small planes throughout the history of aviation. But has anyone ever attempted this maneuver in a commercial airliner? | Continue reading
May 2024's full moon, also known as the Flower Moon and the Planting Moon, will be at its fullest on Thursday, May 23. It will also appear bright and full on Wednesday and Friday. | Continue reading
But there is something more going on. We also face a new “transcendent reality,” as Klass puts it, in which we see the spiritual world with new eyes. This may include changed views of the sacred, nature, and time itself. | Continue reading
This themed crossword comes from Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikel, who grew up in Xi’an, China, before moving to the United States in 2001. She's the author of Sip & Solve Easy Mini Crosswords. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clue … | Continue reading
This week, I’m joined by Dan Churchill, a performance chef redefining what it means to thrive in the culinary world. With a Master’s in Exercise Science, Dan is fueling plates and human performance. As executive chef of Osprey in Brooklyn’s 1 Hotel, a former restaurant owner, coa … | Continue reading
"That’s a very attractive economic development opportunity for a state like Kentucky — or maybe for its neighbors." Billion-dollar 'green smelter' project sparks debate over future of dying industry: 'There's a huge opportunity on the table' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Scientists have discovered that the ancient Egyptians may have had help building the pyramids after all – not from aliens, but a long-lost river. Evidence of a previously uncharted branch of the Nile has been found snaking along near dozens of pyramids, lending credence to the id … | Continue reading
Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers. | Continue reading
None Dare Call it Normal The email landed in my box with a nearly audible thud. Dear Stella, It’s time for your online follow-up visit to the Brain Health Registry! Just like your first visit, you’ll be asked to update your information by answering questionnaires and re-taking br … | Continue reading
I don’t have a driving licence. I’ve lived most of my adult life in Portsmouth which is the most densely populated city in the UK. We have a pretty decent bus system, taxis used to be cheap (not so much the past few years), we have rental scooters, and we have five train stations … | Continue reading
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In years past, we’ve brought you rare recordings of Sigmund Freud and Jorge Luis Borges speaking in English. Today we present a remarkable series of recordings of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy reading a passage from his book, Wise Thoughts for Every Day, in four language … | Continue reading
In this blog entry it is explained what confidential computing is and how it works. Have a look at this https://www.opensourcerers.org/2023/12/11/confidentiality-in-a-crazy-world/ to find out more. We now know how it works. But now we are looking into the use cases of Confidentia … | Continue reading
The success of crops is what puts money on the table for agriculturalists. Villagers suffer major crop losses due to copper mine irrigation: 'How can I not be angry?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 256. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […] | Continue reading
I recently came into possession of a Raspberry Pi 5B, and was trying to figure out what to do with it. I came across this article by Jim Bennett on setting up a headless Raspberry Pi 4 as a headless development machine, and it got the cogs turning. My “development environment” on … | Continue reading
Circadian rhythms are the internal ‘clocks’ that nearly every tissue and cell runs in the background, collectively tuned to the 24-hour day-night cycle. Aside from being the bane of shift workers, disruption of the body’s circadian rhythm has been linked to medical conditions as … | Continue reading
Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved FERC Order 1920 , a 1,300-page regulation that will transform how the U.S. power grid is planned and paid for. Now comes the hard part — turning those reforms into the thousands of miles of power lines the U.S. needs to … | Continue reading
Leer este artículo en español In Puerto Rico, residents are flocking to rooftop solar and backup batteries in search of more reliable, affordable — and cleaner — alternatives to the central power grid. Fire stations, hospitals, and schools continue adding solar-plus-battery syste … | Continue reading
Read this article in English Traducción por Maria Virginia Olano En Puerto Rico, los residentes están acudiendo a la energía solar en techos y baterías de respaldo en busca de alternativas más confiables y asequibles a la red eléctrica central. Las estaciones de bomberos, hospita … | Continue reading
Assuming you were still alive flying into a black hole, NASA’s Goddard Space… Tags: black hole, NASA, space | Continue reading
In Frank Herbert's Dune novels, water is so scarce on planet Arrakis that it's absolutely sacred to the desert-dwelling Fremen, who wear special 'stillsuits' that capture and recycle nearly all their body fluids. Now, a YouTuber has built one for real. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
The latest update for Bethesda Game Studio’s Starfield, previously only available on the Steam Beta branch, is out now on Xbox and PC. The update, or the May 2024 Update, was revealed 20 days ago with its biggest feature being new detailed surface maps. Not only the surface map a … | Continue reading
How to stay current with technology progress. A long time ago, I landed my dream job. My new employer was a consulting company, and my role was to be the resident Azure expert. Cloud computing was still in its infancy, and there was a good chance that I might be able to establish … | Continue reading
I like it when people grab a domain, craft a great piece of writing and then specifically design around it. This is what Michelle has done for the Manifesto for a Humane Web. It’s come at an important crossroad for the web. We’ve been here before with “web3” and crypto, which rig … | Continue reading
OpenAI and Google are back with some new AI models that can talk to each other! .NET Aspire is getting close to release and Xamarin end of life is here, so we reflect back. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Webs … | Continue reading
Baladins, the new game developed by Seed By Seed and being published by Armor Games is out now. And if you’re an enjoyer of games where its main gameplay loop is hinged on time loops, you should really, really check this little indie gem out. In Baladins, you play as the namesake … | Continue reading
Although some are still experiencing the issue of new FileVault security keys, Sonoma 14.5 looks the best release yet, and fixes some troublesome bugs. | Continue reading
Silverstein Properties, a prominent national real estate developer, owner, and property manager, has invested $35 million in a comprehensive capital improvement program to upgrade and reposition the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading | Continue reading
Emerging Europe’s editor Craig Turp-Balazs reports from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, where a controversial law targeting NGOs and independent media threatens the country’s EU prospects. Graffiti on the wall of Georgia’s parliament building makes it clear what many residents of the … | Continue reading
Last few days, I was quite busy. Meaning, I didn’t publish anything on the blog. I saw this morning that Joel didn’t post too. I guess life sometimes is getting in your way, and you need to mix them to be able to reach your goals. Unlike him, it’s not a gaming device that has pre … | Continue reading
"The fact that something was a plant once, that isn’t what makes it sustainable." Ph.D. student debunks common misinformation about coal: 'It's one of a number of bogus arguments they use' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The potato is my favorite vegetable. When asked what I would take if I could only take one food item to a desert Island, my answer would always be a bag of potatoes. There is no limit to what you can do with the humble potato. Self propagating and delicious. With a bag of potatoe … | Continue reading
Given enough time, every star will eventually die. Artist’s illustration (left) of the interior of a massive star in the final stages, pre-supernova, of silicon-burning. (Silicon-burning is where iron, nickel, and cobalt form in the core.) A Chandra image (right) of the Cassiopei … | Continue reading
Noland Arbaugh was in a swimming accident in 2016 that left him a quadriplegic. In January of this year, he became the first person to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant called the Link that would eventually allow him to have telekinetic powers. Continue Reading Category … | Continue reading
The simplicity and formal clarity of Flanders House, both as an architectural object and as a tranquil living environment, aim to facilitate an authentic, connected relationship with its natural setting. Continue reading | Continue reading
It feels like back pain comes for many of us at some point in our lives, and it’s tricky to treat. A new gene therapy, which repairs damaged discs and reduces pain, has shown promise in mouse tests. Continue Reading Category: Medical, Science Tags: Back Pain, Pain, Spinal, Chroni … | Continue reading
by Akim “Scare Quotes Can Indicate Facetiousness” Reinhardt Two spaces after a period, not one. If a topic sentence leading to a paragraph can get a whole new line and an indentation, then other new sentences can get an extra space. Don’t smush sentences together like puppies in … | Continue reading
by Marie Snyder Over thirty years ago I was in an on-again-off-again relationship that I just couldn’t shake. After months of different types of therapies, I lucked into a therapist who walked me through a version of the Gestalt exercise of talking to a chair, which ended my long … | Continue reading
The Through Home, crafted by Jim Caumeron Design, was created for a billiards-loving doctor and his two daughters seeking solace from the city. Located in a gated community in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines Continue reading | Continue reading
by Angela Starita A few months ago, I visited Freehold, NJ, an hour’s drive south of Manhattan. The town has serious Revolutionary War credentials as the site of the Battle of Monmouth, a tactical mixed bag from the American perspective but a definite win for local identity. I gr … | Continue reading
Song “Why We Sing” by Greg Gilpin, Unibz Voices Choir directed by Johann van der Sandt. In the Pfarrkirche St. Michael in Brixen, South Tyrol, on May 17, 2024. | Continue reading