In our younger years, we have school and more important things to do, but then we get older and there are bills to pay. Tags: time use, work | Continue reading
This news marks a hugely positive step in the fight to limit global heating. World leaders make historic decision to shut down all coal power plants by 2035: 'The advanced economies of the world are committed to phasing out coal' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Conservation was shown to be working, a ‘gamechanger’ cancer jab moved closer, and a Dutch city cancelled people’s debt, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
"Your pumping has an impact on a lot of other people." State regulators unanimously vote to impose unprecedented fee on water pumping by farmers: 'There has to be a backstop' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Ben and Ryan are joined by software developer and listener Patrick Carlile for a conversation about how the job market for software engineers has changed since the dot-com days, navigating boom-and-bust hiring cycles, and the developers finding work at Walmart and In-N-Out. Plus: … | Continue reading
I’m a little late to the party, but I just finished the wonderfully imaginative There Is No Antimemetics Division (2020) by qntm. The premise is that our world is full of things with antimemetic properties. An antimeme is “an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by … | Continue reading
"It's not just houseplants." Plant expert uncovers concerning practice used on store-bought houseplants: 'We are in the dark' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I hadn't read any non sci-fi and I decided to go for something different. Here are my thoughts on this classic detective story! | Continue reading
There is no limit. When you get the itch to go for it you can keep going all the way to the top. No one will tell you to stop. You can study and study and try and try and dream to go far and dream to go high. If you believe it can be, […] The post #210 When one of your paintings … | Continue reading
Raghav Mendiratta, of Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society, in March 2021: Under Rule 4(2), it is mandatory for a significant social media intermediary providing messaging services to identify the first originator of a message if a competent court or executive au … | Continue reading
EVG trade union leader Kristian Loroch has told Tagesspiegel that train staff must be better protected against passenger abuse if train service disruption during the tournament... | Continue reading
The Trust Center executive director has penned a new book that gives entrepreneurs a sequence of actions to get their ventures out into the world. | Continue reading
For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story. | Continue reading
"This provides both good area utilization and the possibility of cost reduction through the sharing of infrastructure." Engineering firm issues 'instruction manual' to deploy its innovative floating solar technology: 'A stamp of quality' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Helping Upgrade Public Infrastructure in Communities Across the Country to Deploy Even More Cleaner, Cheaper Power, Build Up Energy Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. De … | Continue reading
Recently at a Coffee, Cake and EVs morning, a friend told me how he had just bought a Great Wall ORA Cat for only AU$30,000! That’s cheaper than a petrol Corolla! Mind you, the AU$6,000 government rebate helped. The ORA Cat was launched a year ago for $46,000 as the ... [continue … | Continue reading
"For so many products on the supermarket shelves, green doesn't mean clean." Scientists issue warning about supposedly safer home cleaning products: 'Many consumers are being misled' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but it didn't fall too far behind as far as mass battery production goes. It officia … | Continue reading
I'm writing a new vector search SQLite Extension Alex Garcia is working on sqlite-vec, a spiritual successor to his sqlite-vss project. The new SQLite C extension will have zero other dependencies (sqlite-vss used some tricky C++ libraries) and will work using virtual tables, sto … | Continue reading
Some time ago, I wrote a little shell script called next, which used the date command to output the date some number of weekdays after the current date. So if I ran it today (Thursday, May 2, 2024) with this invocation, | Continue reading
Whether it’s at a borrel after work or on a sunny terrace with lunch, the Dutch know how to enjoy a refreshing glass of beer. So, while you’re in the country’s capital, you may as... | Continue reading
"I love killing lawns!" Landscape designer shares progress photo of client's yard after ripping out all grass: 'This looks awesome' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Developer Long Jaunt and publisher Hooded Horse announced that they are pushing back the Early Access release date for Norland, the Rimworld-esque medieval colony sim/ story generator. The game will now be releasing in July rather than in May, and this extra two months of develop … | Continue reading
When I first read about the work of the University of Queensland research team claiming to create electricity from CO2, my initial thought was that this was a cross between a fossil fuel funded beatup and a fairytale. But, digging deeper, and talking with Dr Zhuyuan Wang of UQ’s … | Continue reading
"Your neighbor is probably gonna owe you a lot of money for this." Homeowner catches neighbor destroying tree on their property: 'File a report' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Space launches have become so common in recent years that even crewed missions don't get a lot of coverage, unless it's some sort of 'first.' But with Monday's Starliner mission, there's good reason for a heightened level of interest. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tag … | Continue reading
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to Zenika founder and CEO Carl Azoury, and friend to the community and a part of the Spring story for decades | Continue reading
The impacts of these herbicides go far beyond these kids in Ecuador. Urine sample study finds industrial toxin in adolescents: 'There is a lot of exposure' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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"I find at least one on every hike." Hiker sparks frustration after sharing photo of trash found in wilderness: 'You can't escape the garbage' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Terence Eden wrote about his recent experience of IndieWebCamp Brighton, in which he mentioned that somebody – probably Jeremy Keith – had said, presumably to provoke discussion: A blog post doesn’t need a title. Terence disagrees, saying: In a literal sense, he was wrong. The HT … | Continue reading
"California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule." Federal court blocks attempt to revoke California's authority to set vehicle standards: 'Major automakers support our standards' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
How many different angles can you have on one data breach? Facial recognition (which probably isn't actual biometrics), gambling, offshore developers, unpaid bills, extortion, sloppy password practices and now, an arrest. On pondering it more after today's livestream, it's the un … | Continue reading
All-perovskite tandem solar cells could soon pick up where silicon solar cells reach their limits. These highly efficient, lightweight, and flexible cells have already proven themselves in the laboratory — now, Empa researchers are working on scaling them up and making them ready … | Continue reading
Although this trend's practitioners seem to think that they are protecting the tree, the reality is that they are harming it instead. Resident seeks advice to correct concerning landscaping trend: 'I've done it lots of times' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Over the last month, lawmakers moved swiftly to pass legislation that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States, eventually including it in a foreign aid package that was signed by President Biden. The impact of this legislation isn’t entirely clear yet, but what is clear … | Continue reading
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time a neighbor has gotten involved in a little tree surgery. Owner upset after discovering neighbor chopping down trees: 'It's trespass and vandalism' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
TLDR; practice, welcome feedback regularly, and remain biassed towards bringing people together to achieve outcomes. Be audience-centric: identify your audience and desired outcomes, then ruthlessly tailor your exercises and experience. Prepare: keep any inputs or reference mater … | Continue reading
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg’s morale boosting visit to Kyiv. Russia’s war on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Ukrainians this week that his alliance’s members had f … | Continue reading
Perhaps one of the delights of a new Ondaatje book arriving is learning how others read his work, or first came upon it. I like reading the stories interviewers tell. The way he once took a Robert Frost quotation from his wallet and read it to a reporter, which I came upon in the … | Continue reading
Did I know there was an Autopia at Disneyland? No, I did not. But I’m very happy to hear that Disney is now refreshing it in order to center it around electric cars. Of course, it’s good Disneyland is in California rather than Florida (where Disney World is) — an ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Jason Snell: Apple announced its financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2024 on Thursday. The company booked $90.8 billion in revenue (down 4% versus the year-ago quarter) with $23.6 billion in profit. Mac revenue was up 4%, presumably buoyed by the release of the M3 … | Continue reading
A Bluey episode originally released in 2020 everywhere except the United States finally gets the green light to be seen—with a catch: it’s only online (for now). Read more... | Continue reading
"Rain-on-snow events in the future will have an outsized impact." Scientists scramble as rare rain events in the Arctic trigger issues: 'We are trying to keep up with what is going on' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Up, and Mr. Creed and I to walk round the town upon the walls. Then to our inn, and there all the officers of the Yard to see me with great respect, and I walked with them to the Dock and saw all the stores, and much pleased with the sight of the... | Continue reading
Psychology is a field that uncovers the mysteries of human nature and the strange workings of our minds. Reading psychology books can help you gain solutions to everyday problems. We have listed 7 helpful psychology books that everyone should read. Let’s see what they are. Thinki … | Continue reading
Jack back from his camping mission and away, and now home with me. Relaxing, talking to me after […] | Continue reading