Points to Know About the Screwdriver

The following is excerpted from Vol. II of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Techniques.” This book is chock-full of invaluable hand-tool technique instruction and tool knowledge…including finer points about screwdrivers. I didn’t know until I started working with ni … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 13 minutes ago

Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just

Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 minutes ago

European Union launches another TikTok probe

After launching TikTok Lite in France and Spain without the proper risk assessments in place, the European Union has opened… Continue reading European Union launches another TikTok probe The post European Union launches another TikTok probe appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 30 minutes ago

Your doctor is prescribing antibiotics that won't help – and may harm

Much has been made of the global rise in antibiotic resistance and its impact on the delivery of effective treatment, with good reason. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, an umbrella term for medications that kill bacteria, … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 32 minutes ago

Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families

The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 32 minutes ago

Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’

In the wake of two tragic stabbing incidents in Australia this month, a row has erupted between X owner Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ The post Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ appeared … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 37 minutes ago

Britons Caught in the French Revolution

Britons Caught in the French Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20 | Continue reading


@historytoday.com | 42 minutes ago

Acre-by-acre, the Prairie Band Potawatomi bought back their land

After almost two centuries, the Indigenous Nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 47 minutes ago

Watch Iconic Artists at Work: Rare Videos of Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Renoir, Monet, Pollock & More

Claude Monet, 1915: We’ve all seen their works in fixed form, enshrined in museums and printed in books. But there’s something special about watching a great artist at work. Over the years, we’ve posted film clips of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century caught in the … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 1 hour ago

Authorities test new technology that could make roads smoother and safer: 'Has the potential to transform how we perform road maintenance'

"Stopping cracks from growing into potholes could save a lot of future maintenance work." Authorities test new technology that could make roads smoother and safer: 'Has the potential to transform how we perform road maintenance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Simple Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus

If you love hummus and the rich flavor of tomatoes, you’ll ADORE this simple sun-dried tomato hummus. It’s SO versatile, creamy, easy to make, and adds instant flavor to just about everything. Enjoy it on pita, veggies, crackers, sandwiches, and more. It’s perfect for parties, pi … | Continue reading


@minimalistbaker.com | 1 hour ago

T2EVOLVE publishes recommendations for cutting CAR-T therapy red tape

The consortium published a series of recommendations for how the regulatory process in the EU for approving cell and gene therapies could be sped up. | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 1 hour ago

The success of the EU’s 2004 enlargement must drive a new wave of expansion

The EU’s poor record in the Western Balkans over the past decade does not bode well for further enlargement. As we remember the success of 2004, it’s time to remember that the EU once openly embraced a large part of the European continent. It can do so again. On May 1, 2004, the … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 1 hour ago

Climate change in your lifetime and the next

One of the challenges of understanding the weight of climate change is that… Tags: climate change, future, Tardigrade | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 1 hour ago

How aspirin stops the growth and spread of colorectal cancer

Around 29 million people in the US take a daily dose of aspirin as a preventative measure for cardiovascular disease. And while an age-related increased risk of bleeding has seen it fall out of favor with medical authorities, it's now shaping up as something that might be even mo … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

Tritium, major supplier of EV fast-charging equipment, is insolvent

Tritium, an Australian high-speed EV-charging equipment manufacturer with a large-scale factory in Tennessee, notified regulators on Thursday that it was insolvent, casting uncertainty over whether it can continue to fulfill remaining orders for chargers or service those that its … | Continue reading


@canarymedia.com | 1 hour ago

University of Kiel archaeologist wins ERC Advanced Grant to study Roman visual culture

What effect do images have? Why do we look at them? What is our attitude towards them? Professor Annette Haug will be exploring these questions. She is the first scholar at Kiel University (CAU) to receive an ERC Advanced Grant, which is how the European Research Council (ERC) su … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 1 hour ago

Pluralistic: "Humans in the loop" must detect the hardest-to-spot errors, at superhuman speed (23 Apr 2024)

Today's links "Humans in the loop" must detect the hardest-to-spot errors, at superhuman speed: The particular torments of reverse-centaurs are drastically under-theorized. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: … | Continue reading


@pluralistic.net | 1 hour ago

Podcast Episode: Right to Repair Catches the Car

If you buy something—a refrigerator, a car, a tractor, a wheelchair, or a phone—but you can't have the information or parts to fix or modify it, is it really yours? The right to repair movement is based on the belief that you should have the right to use and fix your stuff as you … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 1 hour ago

ReHacked vol. 264: We Need To Rewild The Internet, Gigs Economy Around the World, Virtual Tour around Museo Nacional del Prado and more

💡 “The word for world is forest” — Ursula K. Le Guin We Need To Rewild The Internet #internet #society #longread The story of German scientific forestry transmits a timeless truth: When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them, and the devastating consequences sometim … | Continue reading


@rehackedhub.com | 2 hours ago

Gardener warned against using harmful product to grow vegetables: 'I would remove all that you can now'

"It's both worse and more expensive." Gardener warned against using harmful product to grow vegetables: 'I would remove all that you can now' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event

Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event Comment on this. | Continue reading


@alirezahayati.com | 2 hours ago

Libraries are decreasing the number of holds for ebooks

The public library is one of the ways that savvy users can get free audiobooks and ebooks. They can be read on your smartphone, tablet or e-readers. Kobo e-readers are especially good since they have Overdrive integration in all their devices, making browsing, borrowing, and read … | Continue reading


@goodereader.com | 2 hours ago

SwiftUI on macOS: PDF Help book

An explanation of how to implement the Help command, and how to use that to display a PDF document in a SwiftUI View. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 2 hours ago

SwiftUI on macOS: PDF Help book source code

Swift/SwiftUI source code to accompany article on adding a PDF Help file to a SwiftUI app for macOS. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 2 hours ago

Customer sparks conversation with photo of frustrating cost of produce at grocery store: 'This infuriates me to no end'

"Please tell me that's not a USD price." Customer sparks conversation with photo of frustrating cost of produce at grocery store: 'This infuriates me to no end' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

How AbfindungsHero helps dismissed expats get fair severance pay

Losing your job is always challenging. A termination can come out of the blue and seriously throw you off track. This is especially the case for expats, who are facing an... | Continue reading


@iamexpat.de | 3 hours ago

The unsurprising non-detection of intelligent aliens

If you’ve ever gazed up at a dark and clear night sky, you might feel the same thing that I do each and every time: a feeling that it’s beckoning us and drawing us in to explore and wonder what’s out there in the great abyss of space. Each point of distant, twinkling light isn’t … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 hours ago

Internet responds to comments from regretful cup collectors: 'Wish I had never started'

This begs the question of where the line is between meaningful collections and overconsumption. Internet responds to comments from regretful cup collectors: 'Wish I had never started' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

White Van, Whiteboard

This old white van is something of a neighborhood white board. It gets written over, and then it’s painted over, and then the circle of urban life begins anew. | Continue reading


@disquiet.com | 3 hours ago

Land der Berge, zukunftsreich! (Teil 2 von 3)

Die Voraussetzungen, sich an einen sukzessiven Rückgang von Möglichkeiten für den schneeabhängigen Wintersport anzupassen, sind von Standort zu Standort bzw. von Organisation zu Organisation sehr unterschiedlich. Aber gewisse strategische Themen können nur gemeinsam und mehr oder … | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 3 hours ago

Politician proposes ban targeting laundry detergent pods over harmful effects: 'A multifaceted issue'

The move aims to reduce the amount of microplastics that make their way into our environment. Politician proposes ban targeting laundry detergent pods over harmful effects: 'A multifaceted issue' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

DIY Triple Bunk Beds: Free Printable Plans

Today we have a triple bunk bed plans pdf that we used to solve a space problem in our kids… The post DIY Triple Bunk Beds: Free Printable Plans appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 3 hours ago

20 Easy Kids Treats and Things You Can Make In An Ice Cube Tray!

We have so many great ice cube tray recipes. An ice cube tray is great for making miniature desserts, storing… The post 20 Easy Kids Treats and Things You Can Make In An Ice Cube Tray! appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading


@kidsactivitiesblog.com | 3 hours ago

Easy Chicken & Broccoli Pasta Bake (for two)

It is not very often that you find a casserole recipe out there that doesn't use canned cream soups in it. I don't have anything against them, myself, but when I am cooking for just one or two people it is a bit of a waste to open a full can. I found this recipe on a blog called … | Continue reading


@theenglishkitchen.co | 4 hours ago

Biden administration announces multimillion-dollar effort to make battery recycling more affordable: 'Puts the U.S. in the driver's seat'

The move should also help to support a growing electric vehicle market. Biden administration announces multimillion-dollar effort to make battery recycling more affordable: 'Puts the U.S. in the driver's seat' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

Dictators

Dictators fall when they’re overconfident; they stay in power when they’re paranoid. Masha Gessen Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter how much blood ends up on their hands. … | Continue reading


@thepassivevoice.com | 4 hours ago

Desert Fire

The character is a freelance tank driver, roaming the desert with the tank on a square map. He enters a competition. What does he need to do? Solve a bunch of riddles! Anagrams, basic math, and the music kids listened to in the 80s. Here’s a riddle from the book. You have two 6-s … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 4 hours ago

Hiring discrimination sentences to ponder

Several common measures — like employing a chief diversity officer, offering diversity training or having a diverse board — were not correlated with decreased discrimination in entry-level hiring, the researchers found. But one thing strongly predicted less discrimination: a cent … | Continue reading


@feeds.feedblitz.com | 4 hours ago

300,000 Tether (USDT) Pot Played At Crypto Poker Site ‘CoinPoker’ – Tony G Vs Whale

Cryptocurrency poker website ‘CoinPoker’ hosted high stakes action this weekend, with celebrity player Tony G and a whale in the… Continue reading 300,000 Tether (USDT) Pot Played At Crypto Poker Site ‘CoinPoker’ – Tony G Vs Whale The post 300,000 Tether (USDT) Pot Played At Cryp … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 4 hours ago

Brawny Chinese EV targets serious off-road action and extreme grunt

Chinese auto manufacturer Dongfeng has shoveled some heavy marketing into its M-Hero 917, the big, brawny, quad-motor luxury SUV it launched domestically last year and recently introduced in Switzerland. Continue Reading Category: Automotive, Transport Tags: SUV, Side-by-side, Of … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 4 hours ago

Preliminary Findings on the Effects of Meta’s News Ban in Canada

Following the passage of the Online News Act, the Media Ecosystem Observatory studied the behaviour of Canadian Facebook and Instagram users. The resulting report (PDF) is a brief but useful read. Sara Parker, et al. summarizing two of its findings: The Facebook Pages of national … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 4 hours ago

Bicyclist sparks conversation after sharing frustrating experience: 'Definitely not safe'

The dangers of urban biking are particularly frustrating because cycling is such a valuable practice. Bicyclist sparks conversation after sharing frustrating experience: 'Definitely not safe' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

Why South Korean pop culture rocks and North Korea’s does not

From The Economist: North Korea’s rulers have always had strong views on art. Kim Il Sung, the regime’s founding despot, said artists should “arouse burning hatred for the enemy through their works”. His son and successor, Kim Jong Il, was such a cinema enthusiast that he kidnapp … | Continue reading


@thepassivevoice.com | 4 hours ago

Smartwatch AI predicts atrial fibrillation 30 minutes before it arrives

AI trained on simple heart rate data can predict an episode of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation, 30 minutes in advance, new research has shown. With plans for it to be incorporated into a smartphone so it can analyze data from a smartwatch, the model wou … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 4 hours ago

Contemporary Literary Novels Are Haunted by the Absence of Money

From The Literary Hub: One of the pleasures of reading 19th-century novels is that authors write openly about money. Take for instance Mr. Bennett, the patriarch in Pride and Prejudice, whose £2,000 a year makes him amongst the wealthier members of the gentry. With that sum, he c … | Continue reading


@thepassivevoice.com | 4 hours ago

Weekly Update 396

"More Data Breaches Than You Can Shake a Stick At". That seems like a reasonable summary and I suggest there are two main reasons for this observation. Firstly, there are simply loads of breaches happening and you know this already because, well, you read my stuff! Secondly, Ther … | Continue reading


@troyhunt.com | 4 hours ago

#218 Drinking from the hose

It’s the buffalo of the backyard. Yes, when you’re a kid you live off that hose. It’s your friend. It’s your enemy. It keeps your entire afternoon moving with ritual cool downs, face-spraying entertainment, and lots of rust-and-plastic flavored water to keep you hydrated. Oh sure … | Continue reading


@1000awesomethings.com | 5 hours ago