Pesticides, while instrumental in protecting crops from pests and diseases, can have harmful effects on both human health and the environment. New report identifies fruits and vegetables laden with pesticides despite agricultural regulations: 'It's two steps forward and one step … | Continue reading
‘We don’t expect to go to work and get swarmed.’ A Free Press exclusive with facilities worker Mario Torres. | Continue reading
After the short debacle that was Helldivers 2 enforcing all players on PC to have a PlayStation Network (PSN) account (PlayStation has backed down and won’t do so anymore), here’s some good news. The upcoming PC port of Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut won’t require a PSN account … | Continue reading
"I'm SO swapping my front lawn for this!" Resident sparks conversation with photo of their unique lawn alternative: 'Grows all year long' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica: Near the end of the second day of closing arguments in the Google monopoly trial, US district judge Amit Mehta weighed whether sanctions were warranted over what the US Department of Justice described as Google’s “routine, regular, and normal destru … | Continue reading
DrEureka, a new open-source software package that anyone can play with, is used to train robots to perform real-world tasks using Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT 4. It's a "sim-to-reality" system, meaning it teaches the robots in a virtual environment using simulated … | Continue reading
OpenAI cookbook: How to get token usage data for streamed chat completion response New feature in the OpenAI streaming API that I've been wanting for a long time: you can now set stream_options={"include_usage": True} to get back a "usage" block at the end of the stream showing h … | Continue reading
The CDC says our milk supply is safe. Donald G. McNeil Jr. asks: How can they be so sure? | Continue reading
Just another edition of this series. Random stuff I that stole more attention from me than usual. | Continue reading
Bridging fashion and functionality, SpaceX has revealed what its astronauts will be wearing on the first-ever private spacewalk in 2024. In a new video, the company details the futuristic features of the suit that will be space-tested on the Polaris Dawn mission. Continue Reading … | Continue reading
Jason Snell has written what a lot of us have been thinking: that the best thing for the future of the iPad could be the Mac: It’s funny how the Mac keeps coming back into this, isn’t it? There’s a good reason. The Mac is Apple’s do-it-all computing platform, and thanks to the bo … | Continue reading
"It's very abnormal and unprecedented." Scientists sound alarm as growing threat looms over coastal states: 'We are preparing for the wrong disaster' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The last time we looked in on Austrian vehicle tuner ABT, it was taking a break from high-speed cars to put its unique set of skills to work on one of 2023's sleekest (and most overpriced) Volkswagen camper vans. It's now emerged out of the forest to try its hand in the nascent e … | Continue reading
"Lionfish derbies show how a community can come together to support ocean conservation while combating invasive species." Diving teams win thousands after removing record-breaking number of highly invasive lionfish: 'We are very thankful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"They eat for a couple hours then sleep for a couple hours. Rinse and repeat." Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after releasing goats into yard infested with troublesome weeds: 'Really effective at clearing that out' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Boeing's attempt to put two astronauts into orbit has been scrapped. At 8:33 pm EDT, the launch of the Starliner spacecraft was called off due to engineering problems with the oxygen release valve of the Centaur second stage of the Atlas V rocket. Continue Reading Category: Space … | Continue reading
📒I've been using my Rocketbook for a week or so now, and I'm enjoying it! I didn't like the pen that comes with it (a 0.7mm black Frixion) and got 0.5mm Frixion Synergy pens in assorted colors and I love them. I've always liked smooth paper, so it wasn't hard for me to ad … | Continue reading
While the available vaccine won't help interrupt outbreaks immediately, it can help to reduce health complications and deaths. Health officials issue warning as mosquito-borne disease outbreak overwhelms hospitals: 'Emergency situation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s May, but you wouldn’t know it from the back-dated open source updates brought to you this week 👀. I’m making progress, aren’t I? The theme of these updates, which range from February 16 through March 1st, is “dependabot keeps us honest.” We saw updates to the followi … | Continue reading
"They are your trees." Homeowner shares irksome letters from neighbors asking to cut down their healthy trees: 'What's the big deal?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Polar has quietly rolled out a new website that showcases at the Polar 360, which is a Whoop-like tracking band, including 5-day battery life, always-on optical HR sensor, Polar algorithms, and plenty more. It’ll even leverage Polar Flow as one … Read More Here → | Continue reading
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I finally had my first spatial persona experience, and it was pretty rad. A friend and I spent about 30 minutes playing chess, checkers, and battleship, in the Game Room app. Over those 30 minutes, it did genuinely feel like I was sharing the same space as my friend. I | Continue reading
"The inequality dimension was really shocking." Newly released study estimates potentially disastrous economic impact of climate crisis: 'It's devastating' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Up by four o'clock and took coach. Mr. Creed rode, and left us that we know not whither he went. We went on, thinking to be at home before the officers rose, but finding we could not we staid by the way and eat some cakes, and so home. Where I... | Continue reading
From The Literary Review (UK): Oleksii Hnatkovskyi stands alone as Hamlet, spotlit and swathed in blue and yellow. The scene is from a Ukrainian-language production of Hamlet, directed by Rostyslav Derzypilskyi, performed in the basement-turned-shelter of the Ivan Franko Theatre … | Continue reading
It’s been over a decade since we last caught up with Vin Diesel’s sci-fi antihero Richard B. Riddick—Diesel’s been spending most of his time voicing Marvel’s Groot and doing Fast & Furious movies—but it’s time to dig those goggles out of storage. The fourth film in the series, ti … | Continue reading
New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes. | Continue reading
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iPad Pro and keyboard, circa its October 2018 announcement. It’s hard to believe that it was more than five and a half years ago that I flew home from a New York Apple event, my mind spinning with the announcement of a new iPad Pro at a unique Apple event in Brooklyn.… | Continue reading
William writing at Firstyear's blog-a-log: Passkeys: A Shattered Dream Passkeys are now seen as a way to capture users and audiences into a platform. What better way to encourage long term entrapment of users then by locking all their credentials into your platform, and even bett … | Continue reading
Eggshells are a rich source of calcium, making them a great addition to your garden. Gardener shares simple, at-home plant fertilizer to boost homegrown produce: 'This is really great for tomato plants and peppers' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Today is day 6 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Everywhere” by Michelle Branch. I never made any … | Continue reading
Actions announced during the Vice President’s nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour build on the Administration’s historic investments in the auto sector to ensure U.S. leadership in the clean vehicle future Today, as part of her Economic Opportunity Tour, Vice President Harris wi … | Continue reading
A new report from news outlet NOTUS shows that at least two Texas counties along the U.S.-Mexico border have purchased a product that would allow law enforcement to track devices that emit Bluetooth signals, including cell phones, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, and car entertain … | Continue reading
The Sun has been acting up; a certain sunspot has been producing powerful flares. In the past three days, several have reached or almost reached X-class, and one today was an X4.5 flare. (The letter is a measure of energy released by the flare; an X1 flare is ten times more power … | Continue reading
On Mastodon, Joel posted a review of his reader, the Kobo Clara 2E. Every month, I was wondering how he did statistics on the number of pages read, and the amount of time spent on reading. Apparently, it’s a feature of KOReader. I tried to find a way to install it on my Remarkabl … | Continue reading
Google is adding a new feature to Google Chrome that allows publishers to add video chapters to videos embedded on websites, similar to how chapters work on YouTube. [...] | Continue reading
Newest charging depot in Bakersfield features MCS rapid charging and battery energy storage system BAKERSFIELD, California — WattEV, the industry leader in medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure development and electric freight transport, today opened its f … | Continue reading
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said social media dominated the narrative around Israel’s war in Gaza on Friday, sitting for an interview with Senator Mitt Romney at the McCain Institute’s 2024 Sedona Forum. Blinken’s statement on social media, which did not reference TikTok by … | Continue reading
From The Wall Street Journal: Somewhere around 1549, an English priest introduced love into marriage. Sort of. Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury during Henry VIII’s break with Rome, was the author and compiler of the English Book of Common Prayer, whose marriage rite—c … | Continue reading
Star Wars has had its ups and downs with fans over a decade of TV series and theatrical releases, but… Continue reading Star Wars’ next Lego playset adds video game hero Cal Kestis The post Star Wars’ next Lego playset adds video game hero Cal Kestis appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Justin Ling writing for Bug-eyed and Shameless: Leave Those Kids Alone I’ve had a rule for a long time. It’s a simple rule and it goes like this: What students do on-campus is none of my business. Campus politics is a weird and insular business, and | Continue reading
To celebrate Star Wars Day this past weekend, Lucasfilm treated us all to one more major look at The Acolyte, the next live-action Disney+ series for the galaxy far, far away—one that in equal measure surprises us with a bunch of new tidbits about this new murder mystery among th … | Continue reading
As part of this week’s “Halfway to Halloween” event, Disney has announced this year’s dates for “Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party” at Disneyland Resort. The Details “Oogie Boogie Bash – A Disney Halloween Party” will return to take over Disney California Adventure par … | Continue reading
Longtime ghostwriter Nancy French tells her own tale in the Ghosted: An American Life. French was raised in rural Tennessee and would later provide the words behind famous talking heads but found her own enchanting voice amid political and personal tumult. Highlights 1:15 Mud pie … | Continue reading
In the latest disturbing twist to the Boeing saga, the company admitted to falsifying records related to the inspection of its 787 Dreamliner plane. The company publicly disclosed this after news broke of yet another federal investigation into the company. Read more... | Continue reading