In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afte … | Continue reading
Served with a boiled egg and pita, qudsiyeh—hummus topped with fava beans—is a common breakfast throughout the Levant. | Continue reading
Planning a trip, be it to a new city or across the globe, can feel like diving into a sea of details—tickets, schedules, and coordinating with friends. But hey, here’s the good news: Bear’s got your back! Think of it as your travel buddy, tagging along without the hefty price tag … | Continue reading
Apple: Starting May 1, 2024, new or updated apps that have a newly added third-party SDK that‘s on the list of commonly used third-party SDKs will need all of the following to be submitted in App Store Connect: Required reasons for each listed API Privacy manifests Valid signatur … | Continue reading
A broad overview of the ever-developing security engineering field; a domain that can feel intimidating to some software engineers. With Nielet D'Mello, security engineer at Datadog. Part 2. | Continue reading
The G7 energy ministers have agreed to a statement that supports phasing out coal-fired generating stations by 2035. The post G7 Energy Ministers Agree To Close Coal-Fired Generating Stations By 2035 appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
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Let’s consider how Joe Biden’s proposed new federal long-term capital gains tax rate of 44.6 percent would work without the inflation adjustment that other inflation-plagued economies have. We start with a California-based investor who purchased General Electric stock for $100/sh … | Continue reading
While DC Comics fans wait longingly for next summer’s James Gunn Superman movie, there’s a tasty treat coming much sooner for the Man of Steel faithful. My Adventures With Superman kicks off its second season May 25 on Adult Swim, and from the looks of the trailer our young hero … | Continue reading
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Tired of the endless reboots and canon resets? Wrestling might be the cure to what culturally ails us... The post WrestleMania and the Cure to Recursive Mythology appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
I’ve written about media-tracking apps a lot in the past, and they tend to fall into one of two categories: there are ‘generalist apps’ that cover multiple types of media, and there are ‘specialist apps’ that go much deeper into one particular kind. The benefit of the former is h … | Continue reading
In this post I'll give updates about open source I worked on during January and February 2024. To see previous OSS updates, go here. Sponsors I'd like to thank all the sponsors and contributors that make this work possible. Without you, the below projects would not be as mature o … | Continue reading
These Vök trays are by Icelandic industrial designer Dögg Guðmundsdóttir. The name makes immediate sense—if you speak Icelandic:"Inspiration and the name for these trays were found in the cracks and holes in ice that are known in Iceland as vök." "The Vök trays are three asymmet … | Continue reading
Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the star-forming Horsehead Nebula is located 1,300 light-years away in the Orion Constellation. | Continue reading
Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome are already being drowned in new AI features, so we suppose it was inevitable that Apple would also try to shove some AI activities into its default browser. With Apple reportedly jumping on the AI hype train for iOS 18 (though getting on at the c … | Continue reading
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For many readers, protecting nature is its own reward, but that’s not true for everyone. Some people get into EVs, solar, and such to save some money. Others get into it because they want the United States to be more energy independent. It’s also common for people to use clean .. … | Continue reading
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Hi all, I’ve been rather overwhelmed with work lately (two PhD students defended, working on a textbook draft that is due in a few months, etc.), so I’ve been quite quiet here. I’ve got a few posts in the works, … Continue reading → | Continue reading
This week, Federico joined John Gruber on The Talk Show for a wide-ranging conversation about: MacStories’ 15th anniversary and how blogging has changed over the years WWDC 2024 Federico’s MacPad Apple’s upcoming event on May 7th Apple’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act I … | Continue reading
If we look not at the rate of change but just the pure cost of energy, Kauaʻi went from the most expensive energy in the state to the cheapest in about a year and has kept this low cost lead ever since The post Case Study: Cost Comparison Of Utility Transition To Clean Energy app … | Continue reading
The demand for electricity is increasing so fast that many in the utility industry are surprised by the spike coming in just a few years. The post Growing Demand For Electricity Is Upending The Utility Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The Pulltops just released a new EP last Friday called "Sight Lines". In this EP, a cover of Creedence Clear Waters' classic "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" sits as the last track. The result is a wonderful, slow-burning and intimate version of an already inspiring song. | Continue reading
[We all do.] It seems extremely unlikely that you haven’t already heard the story of South Dakota governor Kristi Noem shooting her dog, Cricket. And also her unnamed goat. And more recently, putting down three horses via unspecified means. But on the off-chance you haven’t, give … | Continue reading
It seems that the popular command-line system info tool Neofetch is dead, Jim. The Github repo for the project was archived by its main developer last week and is now read-only, a sure sign that development has well and truly ceased to be. Not that this is a shock given that deve … | Continue reading
Scott Alexander has responded to my response to his critique of my position on medical effectiveness. On the US taxpayer experiment, where I pointed out a big selection bias re the age range, he’s ready to set it aside: | Continue reading
a prestigious event on 14th May will present the results of TwinIt 3D digitisation campaign and the outcomes of the most prominent 3D projects that are ongoing in Europe The TwinIt! Campaign is an initiative of the European Commission, coordinated by Europeana, which invited all … | Continue reading
A mysterious new AI chatbot called “gpt2-chatbot” is turning heads this week after it became available on a major large language model benchmarking site, LMSYS Org. No one knows where it came from, but many consider it to have roughly the same capabilities as OpenAI’s GPT-4. This … | Continue reading
Chinese automotive giant Chery spawned the Exeed luxury sports brand in 2017 and the Exeed E08 "concept MPV" shown at Auto China last week, has done just that. The Exeed 08 has used automation at six key points to vastly increase the usability of the vehicle and the optimisation … | Continue reading
Discover what the data space has to offer through its new webpage The common European data space for cultural heritage comprises cutting-edge infrastructure, a vibrant community and a suite of products, frameworks and tools which facilitate the open and trustworthy sharing of her … | Continue reading
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Scientists have demonstrated a creative solution to plastic pollution, one of our most pressing environmental problems. Plastic was embedded with spores of plastic-eating bacteria that are activated when dumped in landfill, biodegrading 90% of the material in five months. Weirder … | Continue reading
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Elle Griffin at The Elysian: In my essay “No one will read your book,” I said that publishing houses work more like venture capitalists. They invest small sums in lots of books in hopes that one of them breaks out and becomes a unicorn, making enough money to fund all the rest. T … | Continue reading
A soon as VR made its emergence into the mainstream a decade ago long before Quest 3, there were music… Continue reading Best rhythm and music games for the Meta Quest 3 The post Best rhythm and music games for the Meta Quest 3 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Chinese astronomers have shared the most detailed geological map of the moon ever created, revealing more than 12,000 structures. The new atlas will be essential for picking out landing locations and resource sites for future lunar missions. | Continue reading
In this post, we list five alternatives to pass parameters server-side and explained how to access them on Apache APISIX. The post Five ways to pass parameters to Apache APISIX appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
John Pavlus in Quanta: Start talking to Ellie Pavlick about her work — looking for evidence of understanding within large language models (LLMs) — and she might sound as if she’s poking fun at it. The phrase “hand-wavy” is a favorite, and if she mentions “meaning” or “reasoning,” … | Continue reading
제 33회 2024 파리 올림픽 대회가 2024년 7월 26일부터 8월 11일까지 206개국 10,500명의 선수와 32개 종목, 329개의 경기와 함께 프랑스… Continue reading 파리올림픽 2024 하계 올림픽 – 올릭픽 베팅 및 승부예측 The post 파리올림픽 2024 하계 올림픽 – 올릭픽 베팅 및 승부예측 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
When office workers stopped working in offices in 2020, trading their cubicles for living room couches during Covid-19 lockdowns, many began questioning those hours they had spent commuting to work. All those rushed mornings stuck in traffic could have been spent getting things d … | Continue reading
Yanis Varoufakis in Persuasion: If we do pay attention, it is not hard to see that capital’s mutation into what I call cloud capital has demolished capitalism’s two pillars: markets and profits. Of course, markets and profits remain ubiquitous—indeed, markets and profits were ubi … | Continue reading
Most power tool manufacturers you've heard of, and some you haven't, offer some form of vacuum-connected dust collector for drilling. The lamprey-like devices use the vacuum's suction to stick to a wall or ceiling, while a hole in the middle admits the bit. Milwaukee has two alte … | Continue reading
Dale Chihuly One of my favorite science writers is Carlo Rovelli, the Italian theoretical physicist and author of a dozen or so books, most of which are concisely written with the lay reader in mind. What makes him compelling is that he writes about those places where the scienti … | Continue reading
Give your paper dolls a new look with this free dress up doll clothes pack! It includes so many different… The post Free Printable Paper Doll Clothes & Accessories Pack appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Dragon Tiny Homes' Element and Element 20 are very inexpensive options for downsizing, but aren't practical for more than one or two people. The firm's recent Avalon, however, has an increased but still relatively affordable price tag and squeezes an impressive three bedrooms int … | Continue reading
A new kitchen is wildly exciting. It’s a blank canvas, a brand-new space to make all your own, a fresh start … that’s in desperate need of groceries. You need so many groceries that the first trip to the store can feel totally overwhelming — especially if you’re stocking your fri … | Continue reading
Absurd as it is as there’s anyone to particularly take “blame” for a popcorn superhero blockbuster that raked in $761 million during its theatrical run—few studios would see that, critical drubbing or otherwise, as something to find blame in—Chris Hemsworth seemingly cannot help … | Continue reading