Almost 130 billion pieces of junk mail were sent by the U.S. Postal Service in 2021. Homeowner shares simple solution that dramatically curbed their unwanted mail: 'The difference was night and day' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Elon Musk is currently battling government officials in Australia who are trying to force X to remove a video of a man being stabbed last week. An Australian court has ordered the video removed globally rather than just having it geo-blocked in Australia. And while Gizmodo has be … | Continue reading
Simon Willison: AI for Data Journalism – an annotated version of a recent talk where Simon gave twelve (!) demos of using AI tools to process data – jam packed! | Continue reading
Microsoft has released hotfix updates to address multiple known issues impacting Exchange servers after installing the March 2024 security updates. [...] | Continue reading
I have been having problems today with copying files to a USB drive, getting this error: “You’ll need to provide administrator permission to copy this file”, I used to not have this problem. Looked at this posting on the problem, but doesn’t seem to work. Lazyweb, can you help me … | Continue reading
Elle Griffin writes about recent BigPub merger settlement (merger did not go through), and how few new copies of most books are sold, and lots of other interesting financial details. I mostly buy used books, so I can believe this story (via Simon Willison). Killer quote: The DOJ … | Continue reading
Daron Acemoglu, "The Simple Macroeconomics of AI": ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates claims about the large macroeconomic implications of new advances in AI. It starts from a task-based model of AI’s effects, working through automation and task complementarities. It establishes that … | Continue reading
The wonk-ish edition of the Drop discusses the influential role of typography across diverse fields, exploring its impact on user experience, legal documents, and video games. It highlights typography's power in enhancing readability, evoking emotions, and guiding user behavior. … | Continue reading
It's one small, generational "secret" that keeps my kitchen running smoothly. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Gotta keep the coyotes at bay somehow, right? READ MORE... | Continue reading
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 Old ways disappear: Journalistically speaking, we'd call it a moment that was. Yesterday, opening statements were delivered at the Trump hush money / election corruption trial. When we left off this morning, Donald J. Trump had somehow "corrupted the 2016 … | Continue reading
Today E Ink announced a strategic partnership with AUO to develop large-size colour ePaper displays. E Ink will provide full-colour ePaper modules, and AUO will provide integrated software and hardware technologies and the TFT backplane components. This partnership will advance E … | Continue reading
For many around the world, Kindle is the last word when it comes to having the best e-book reading experience. They are lightweight and compact, have excellent displays, and are feature-rich. Not to mention, they are backed by one of the largest e-book stores in the world. So far … | Continue reading
Amazon might have brought the curtains down on what can be considered one of the most liked Kindle devices of recent times, the Kindle Oasis. Fortunately, for those who are still missing the once flagship Kindle e-reader, the same is now selling for one of its lowest prices in re … | Continue reading
CATL has unveiled a new grid-scale energy storage battery it claims will have high density and zero degradation for the first five years. The post CATL Claims New Grid Battery Will Experience No Degradation In First Five Years appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
It’s not like you didn’t already have a dozen Chromecasts floating around your house. What is one more? A new Google TV dongle, potentially packed with upgraded features, is on the horizon. Hopefully, this will be a significant update to the current four-year-old favorite. But th … | Continue reading
The deodorant of the future might be possible thanks to viruses that hunt down stink-making bacteria. Scientists in Japan believe they’ve discovered a chemical weapon sourced from bacteriophages that can target a species of bacteria known for contributing to body odor emitted by … | Continue reading
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.* Obioma Okonkwo is a lawyer and human rights advocate. She is currently the Head of Legal at Media Rights Agenda (MRA), a non-governmental organization based in Nigeria whose focus is to promote and defend freedom of expressi … | Continue reading
We [Bluesky] took a somewhat novel approach of giving every user their own SQLite database. By removing the Postgres dependency, we made it possible to run a ‘PDS in a box’ [Personal Data Server] without having to worry about managing a database. We didn’t have to worry about thi … | Continue reading
On this reservation, not all is what it seems… The post Read an Excerpt From Nick Medina’s Indian Burial Ground appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Propagating mint and other herbs like basil or rosemary is a great way to up your kitchen game while saving money and time at the grocery store. TikToker shares easy hack to grow 'infinite' supply of herb: 'Buy mint from the grocery store once and never buy it again' first appear … | Continue reading
House of the Dragon returns in June, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight—aka “Dunk and Egg”—is moving full speed ahead. But despite the hunger for Game of Thrones projects, HBO is still being selective about its spin-offs. Among the shows left in the lurch: that … | Continue reading
Pretty much the opposite of The Devil's Advocate? The post Al Pacino and Dan Stevens to Exorcise Each Other (and Demons, I Guess) in The Ritual appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
A pilot program uses a special Mercedez-Benz eSprinter electric van as a mobile micro-depot which brings ONOMOTION’s standardized container modules to transfer points on its route, where the container is then off-loaded onto an ONO electric cargo bike which then completes the las … | Continue reading
Recently, I mentioned how I refactored the script that kept my GitHub profile up-to-date. Since Geecon Prague, I'm also a happy owner of a Raspberry Pi. The post Using my new Raspberry Pi to run an existing GitHub Action appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
Many of us have moved on from the Vision Pro less than three months after its buzzy launch, but Apple can not. The company slashed its 2024 and 2025 sales expectations for the Vision Pro to nearly half what the market expected for this year, according to a new report from analyst … | Continue reading
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies. [...] | Continue reading
Surprising “photomolecular effect” discovered by MIT researchers could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes. | Continue reading
Disney has announced the dates and some details for the upcoming 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, and here’s what you need to know. The Details The 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival will take place August 29th through November 23rd this year. That is abo … | Continue reading
The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties. | Continue reading
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Enjoying a tall stack of Strawberry Pancakes is the very best way to start your day! This easy recipe features fluffy buttermilk pancakes made with juicy strawberries inside and piled high with homemade strawberry topping. Satisfy your strawberry craving with more recipes like St … | Continue reading
The best trailers are the ones that tell you absolutely nothing and that’s exactly what you get with the first trailer for Blink Twice. Directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring a who’s who of awesome actors, it’s some kind of murder mystery cult thing that’s either supernatural or ju … | Continue reading
Apple has just released updates to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version 131, […] | Continue reading
Earthy, and deeply satisfying, these lightly sautéed Kenyan collard greens cook in under 30 minutes and pair perfectly with almost any meat, grain, or bread, to round out a full meal. | Continue reading
"Check the language and stand your ground." Tenant concerned after landlord demands they stop using EV charging station: 'What I can do?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sinclair ducks a reporter and Garibaldi investigates a mysterious death... The post Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Infection” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
"We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always good news.” | Continue reading
A dog and a robot maybe hold hands and we are emotionally unprepared. The post Meet Dog and Robot and Love Them Both in Robot Dreams Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Speaking of cool climbing gear, if you’re getting any traditional slings for alpine draws, general extensions, or building anchors, it’s hard to beat Mammut’s Contact Slings. They’re made of dyneema, so they’re super strong and slippery, but that’s not why I like them so much. Th … | Continue reading
The year is 2024 and technology is doing incredible things. For the first time ever, you can purchase a walking robot dog with a flame thrower on its back. Yes, the Thermonator, which was announced late last year, is finally available for purchase in the United States. Shockingly … | Continue reading
It's still $50, would have a new remote, and will hopefully not have 8GB of storage. | Continue reading
An explosive flare from the Milky Way's central black hole has been translated from 'a single flickering pixel' into a detailed 3D model using AI and Einstein's general relativity equations. | Continue reading
A new wheeled robot is able to climb metal structures in a very clever and unique way – it uses an extendible tape-measure limb. Descendants of the bot may one day find use inspecting or even repairing things like towers, bridges, power stations and ships. Continue Reading Catego … | Continue reading
microsoft/Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-gguf Microsoft's Phi-3 LLM is out and it's really impressive. This 4,000 token context GGUF model is just a 2.2GB (for the Q4 version) and ran on my Mac using the llamafile option described in the README. I could then run prompts through it using … | Continue reading
If you ever had the suspicion that there are BEVs that international automakers sell in China but don’t want to offer to those of us in other markets, well … you were right. In the first part of this series, we discovered that there are many BEVs from international automakers ... … | Continue reading
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Beware billionaires offering... honestly, just beware billionaires. The post Blink Twice: If Channing Tatum Invites You to a Private Island, Don’t Go appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading