WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 But also, Fox & Friends conquers Wisconsin: It's very, very hard to believe the culture change which has been engineered under cover of darkness at the Fox News Channel. We're so old that we can remember when "family values" was the hook for American con … | Continue reading
I had to change my wordpress username as it contained characters that were fine back when I started this blog in 2005, but didn’t work for federation. So this is a test to see if the post will properly federate now that I’ve changed the username. Here’s hoping! | Continue reading
An incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to a newfound magnetic star outside the Milky Way, which could be the first of many extragalactic magnetars, according to new research. | Continue reading
The last two days I’ve run the morning two miles. Both days I’ve felt all right. Coffee, then Morning Prayer, fruit yesterday, hot breakfast today, various odds and ends of responsibility. I’ve been working on a blog post riffing on some observations by Ted Gioia, but haven’t rea … | Continue reading
"Swim" is a sweet little indie song, drenched in country influences and lo-fi bedroom pop that comes across as a big step for Maya Salafia. | Continue reading
I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started to read the news. I’ve had recommendations turned off this entire time. It turns out the same option hides the “curated” Microsoft Store apps currently … | Continue reading
Writing with more freeness and carelessness. Thinking in the Sedaris way but more then in my own. Looking […] | Continue reading
"One of the things we're looking for here is a clear path with a concrete timeline to fixing these problems." Residents threaten to sue major city government after raw sewage seeps into streets: 'There are clear violations of federal law' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The grants fund studies of green hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring. | Continue reading
Better Every Day journal. Taking the prompts in my own direction while maintaining consistent Beat with prompt. So […] | Continue reading
The concept of tolerance has weighed heavily upon Disney+ seriesX-Men ‘97. And now as the world and what is left of mutantkind looks upon the ruins of Genosha, the series is ready to grit its teeth and show some fangs, giving us righteously bitter examination of just where the mo … | Continue reading
Pothos plants are already known for being particularly good at purifying indoor air, so imagine if it were possible to make them 30 times better at doing so. Neoplants' Neo PX system is claimed to do just that, using special soil-dwelling bacteria. Continue Reading Category: Arou … | Continue reading
The largest salmon species ever discovered, Oncorhynchus rastrosus may have used its distinctive, tusk-like teeth to compete with rivals, defend against predators and dig nests. | Continue reading
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident. | Continue reading
MIT researchers find circadian variations in liver function play an important role in how drugs are broken down in the body. | Continue reading
My favorite search engine www.mojeek.com has created a bunch of 88×31 buttons. If you collect buttons on your website button wall and want something unusual here they are: Retro buttons: circa mid-2000’s to the early teens. Based on old Mojeek logos from those times. Current butt … | Continue reading
Today's links The specific process by which Google enshittified its search: Ed Zitron has Prabhakar Raghavan bang to rights. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've … | Continue reading
"Loving is perennial vivification... a centrifugal act of the soul in constant flux that goes toward the object and envelops it in warm corroboration, uniting us with it and positively affirming its being." | Continue reading
For nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it came to orbit the Sun in total synchrony with Earth as though it shares some special relationship with our planet. A new study of the oddball may have pinpointed where it came from: a … | Continue reading
You won't believe the simple trick that got it sparkling clean. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Several characters have been recast as younger versions of themselves The post Outlander: Blood of My Blood Further Fleshes Out Its Cast appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Hexworks, the developer behind Lords of the Fallen, has launched update 1.5, marking it the “final milestone” for the game’s… Continue reading Final ‘Master of Fate’ 1.5 update released for Lords of the Fallen The post Final ‘Master of Fate’ 1.5 update released for Lords of the F … | Continue reading
She's been using it for decades. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Edit Kermit the Frog singing “Rainbow Connection” over almost anything and people are going to get emotional. But when you put it over a documentary about the man who created Kermit, with footage of them both together, then it’s a surefire shot to the tear ducts. Read more... | Continue reading
On Christmas Day, 2021, an Ariane 5 rocket leaped from its launch pad in French Guiana. Perched on the rocket’s nose was the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST was designed to perform several tasks, but one of the most important was to study the first stars … | Continue reading
According to Bethesda Game Studios, the Fallout gaming franchise has had almost five million active players in a single day… Continue reading Fallout draws nearly 5 million players in one day, Bethesda says The post Fallout draws nearly 5 million players in one day, Bethesda says … | Continue reading
A bicycle for the mind, an iPad for your face.… | Continue reading
This easy homemade Pico de Gallo recipe features only six simple and classic ingredients like tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro and fresh lime juice. It’s the perfect dip for chips, topping for meats and tacos, or you can enjoy it all by itself as a light side dish. C … | Continue reading
When Adobe added an AI (Artificial Intelligence) Assistant to Adobe Reader in early 2024, many people who use Reader to view and annotate PDFs were frustrated. And annoyed with Adobe’s red button to try it out (pricing for AI Assistant is $4.99/month for an early-bird subscriptio … | Continue reading
Stephen Hackett has quite a story about what Logitech is doing to its Mac mouse software: I cannot tell how little I want THE SOFTWARE FOR MY MOUSE to include features tied to ChatGPT … let alone a mouse with a built-in button to start a prompt. … | Continue reading
4-24-24 In office at the loft. Miss working down here. Miss working at this desk, the coffee I […] | Continue reading
Charging electric vehicles at home will exceed most power lines' capacity. | Continue reading
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon discuss TV technology and the pivot from OLED to mini LED, round up Apple-related announcements from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show, ask if season two of The Big Door Prize can fulfill its potential, and r … | Continue reading
At first glance, wearable speakers are a strange bit of kit. When Bose released their Soundwear Companion in 2017, I couldn't see the use case. But as I age it becomes more obvious. I frequently use captions while watching shows or movies, as I have a difficult time making out th … | Continue reading
Latest Liftoff Report Finds Promising Pathways for Offshore Wind Development; DOE Announces Latest Support for Offshore Wind R&D, Supply Chain Development, and Transmission Planning WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released its latest report in the Pat … | Continue reading
Before you leave the Vault and head to the Wasteland, you’d better pack the essentials. Water, weapons, Pip-Boy, and of course a vinyl copy of the original soundtrack to Fallout. Read more... | Continue reading
The former vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education will leverage more than 30 years of experience at the Institute to oversee MIT’s research activities. | Continue reading
How do we decide what’s not normal? The post Poetry Month 2024: Marisca Pichette’s Rivers in Your Skin, Sirens in Your Hair appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Writing is an often solitary process, but it rarely happens alone. This brief email, which I hemmed and hawed over for seven weeks before finally dashing it off and sending it in a thoroughly uncharacteristic burst of un-self-conscious productivity, could not have happened withou … | Continue reading
Stop the ride, I wanna get off. The post A Space Mountain Movie Is One Step Closer to Being a Real, Actual Thing appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Most players see Dragonsplague as a hazard to be avoided at all costs. Trolls see it as an opportunity The post Dragon’s Dogma 2 Has Forced Trolls To Get Creative appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
It's the latest and best of a string of meta marketing videos to promote the film. | Continue reading
I read this post by Jarrod Blundy a few weeks ago and forgot to link it on MacStories. I think Jarrod did a great job explaining why Apple’s Shortcuts app resonates so strongly with a specific type of person: But mostly, it just lights up my brain in a way that few other things d … | Continue reading
When Finalized, Loan Will Support New Manufacturing of EV Production Technology at Texas Plant—Creating More Than 1,300 Good-Paying Jobs and Supporting President Biden’s Efforts to Build a Clean Transportation Future WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in Am … | Continue reading
DARPA announced successful tests of its new autonomous vehicles on Wednesday, all part of the agency’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program. And while the tests sound impressive, we found ourselves transfixed by one little visual detail: The 12 … | Continue reading
Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift. | Continue reading
Harvard’s best and brightest minds have proved Scientifically that border walls don’t work (see this 2019 Harvard Gazette story, for example, and “Laurence Tribe sues Trump over border wall” (MSNBC coverage of the Harvard Law School prof’s fight to keep the border open)). This we … | Continue reading
Initial resistance from medical professionals towards AI has been overcome by working closely with doctors to develop technology they want to use. “Doctors should be using AI not only for a more precise diagnosis but for a more precise diagnosis 35 times an hour. That’s the real … | Continue reading