💡 You can do anything you want. She Built a Microcomputer Empire From Her Suburban Home #women #computers #hardware #history #longread London. 1981. A young, smartly dressed woman watches from the sidelines as a stage is prepared. Everyone is there to hear about a hotly a … | Continue reading
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Milky Way, but a newly spotted object takes the crown for the most massive stellar black hole known in our galaxy, weighing in at an impressive 33 times the mass of our Sun. Read … | Continue reading
"You need to ruthlessly cut it down every so often. It will grow back stronger each time and stay in control." Homeowner warns against planting common garden herb after learning this lesson the hard way: 'By far my biggest gardening mistake' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Astronomers found the most massive stellar-mass black hole in the galaxy after spotting a star "wobbling" nearby. The baby monster is the 2nd-closest black hole to Earth ever detected. | Continue reading
Parts 4 and 5 of the Sand Wars series were back to the roots of what was enjoyable in the first part – battles, new worlds, spaceships, and mild mystery. Part 6 went into the torture territory and was off-putting to me. I would rate the books 4/5/2 for an average of about 3. The … | Continue reading
This plugin allows you to display how many replies your micro.blog posts have - it’s a vanity metric, nothing more. SetUp You can install the plugin from the plugins page, or feel free to get it from Github by clicking design, edit theme, and then add new plugin. Call the plugin … | Continue reading
When choosing a product like an electric toothbrush, it's a good idea to consider the whole life cycle of the item. Customer shares frustration online with photo of absurd toothbrush packaging: 'Never seen anything more unnecessary in my life' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Quantum computers are coming, and with them the likelihood they can break today's encryption methods. Prepare now against the future, using iMessage's latest features. | Continue reading
Smart logging with AOP in Spring boot with our smart Logging, leveraging AOP for detailed, configurable logging. Ideal for cleaner code. The post Smarter Logging in Spring Boot with AOP appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
iReader created history when it launched the Neo 2 e-reader device and that has to do with the all-new E Ink Carta 1300 display that the e-reader now comes with. At 6 inches, it also happens to be the smallest e-reader out there to flaunt the latest E Ink display tech. This makes … | Continue reading
Receiving a written warning at work can make you feel understandably unsettled. In this article, Carina Senf from Rotwang Law explains what exactly a written warning or formal... | Continue reading
One of the most enduring ideas in all the Universe is that everything that exists now will someday see its existence come to an end. The stars, galaxies, and even the black holes that occupy the space in our Universe will all some day burn out, fade away, and otherwise decay, lea … | Continue reading
"Why [do] people feel so threatened by electric vehicles... ugh." EV driver shares frustrating photo of diesel truck's deceitful tactics used at charging station: 'Even hung the plug on his truck bed stake hole' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ by Ramie Targoff review JamesHoare Tue, 04/16/2024 - 07:00 | Continue reading
One very well known and beloved bake shop in the U.K. is Greggs. They serve hot drinks, toast, sandwiches and are very well known and loved for their puff pastry bakes. Cheese and onion, sausage rolls, steak bakes, etc. People love LOVE their puff pastry goodies. They are served … | Continue reading
Acer has revealed three more gaming laptops coming in this year from both the Predator and Nitro brands. Two of which are 14-inch laptops, which are new to Acer’s lineup having only released the modern standard of 16-inch and 18-inch laptops. The Predator Helios Neo 14 is a new e … | Continue reading
"President Biden has made tackling PFAS a top priority, investing historic resources to address these harmful chemicals and protect communities nationwide." Government implements first-time policy that will alter tap water for millions of Americans: 'This action will prevent thou … | Continue reading
Losing the unique and iconic monarch butterfly would be a tragedy, to be sure. But this isn't just about one species. Experts issue report on distressing migration trend of monarch butterflies: 'Greatly concerns all of us' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We have completely changed direction on our energy policy." Experts disappointed by lost opportunity following landmark legislation 2 years after passage: '[It] should have tripled it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
On this episode: Stack Overflow senior data scientist Michael Geden tells Ryan and Ben about how data scientists evaluate large language models (LLMs) and their output. They cover the challenges involved in evaluating LLMs, how LLMs are being used to evaluate other LLMs, the impo … | Continue reading
"The pr teams need to actually think about who they are sending it [to]." Beauty influencer calls out wasteful trend in makeup promos: 'I haven't even thought about that' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
My friend Ago got excited. We were hanging out after work the other day and he started going on and on about how the previous owners of his new house had planted perennial flowers. “They just popped outta the ground,” he said, completely astonished, eyes popping wide like a giant … | Continue reading
Nuclear energy would provide near limitless electricity in hard-to-power areas. Companies collaborate to develop ground-breaking transportable nuclear power plants: 'Offers a near-term solution to transition remote locations off of diesel' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Mark Harnett investigates how electrical activity in mammalian cortical cells helps to produce neural computations that give rise to behavior. | Continue reading
The latest figures from the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) have confirmed that the inflation rate fell to 2,2 percent in March, with food prices seeing the biggest... | Continue reading
Future Moon bases may be a bit tidier thanks to an electric shield that protects equipment from destructive lunar dust. NASA's Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology promises to tame the destructive dust that clings to equipment. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tag … | Continue reading
Updated regulations for the offshore oil and gas industry will strengthen risk management and financial assurance requirements WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to protect taxpayers from cove … | Continue reading
These minuscule particles have been found almost everywhere. Researchers find concerning contaminant within human eyes: 'Shedding light on their potential implications' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We've looked at several rugged, expanding camping trailers from Australia's Offline Campers over the years, and now the builder is preparing a flagship. Still built tough enough for anything the Outback can throw at it, the new Solitaire carries over the Domino's jaw-like expanda … | Continue reading
"That happened to me too." Homeowner shares progress photos of ongoing battle reclaiming yard from monstrous invasive plant: 'It's only now starting to really look close to death' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
As you’ve probably heard by now, Tesla has decided to lay off more than 10% of its workforce globally. As the news came out, because of how big it was, I figured someone would be interested in writing about it. However, no one jumped on the story. Frankly, whether you’re ... [con … | Continue reading
Carnita frita, res frita or puerco frito (Dominican fried beef or fried pork) is a Dominican dish that dates back to colonial times. Uncomplicated, flavorful, popular, and economical, it is a must-try dish in frituras and at roadside stops. Learn how easy it is to make it at home … | Continue reading
I was talking, some time back, with a friend of mine about my fascination with buffers in the making of music, with the way digital memory access has become a normal function of sound production. One doesn’t simply play the sound of the moment, with the pluck of a string or the t … | Continue reading
"People don't travel from around the world to Yosemite to see your BS and trash." Visitor shares photo of upsetting aftermath of party in national park: 'I think this counts as vandalism' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
E INK invested over 100 million dollars in making Gallery 3 a reality. This colour e-paper technology was based on Advanced Color E-Paper (ACEP) a few years ago. It was initially developed for digital signage with still images, such as sandwich boards, digital menus and advertisi … | Continue reading
"We are coming to reckon with the reality." Grim new study sheds light on factor driving surge in medical costs: 'An urgent human health problem' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"What is the balance when it turns into celebrating consumerism with consequences as profound and insidious as a waste crisis?" Fashion expert shares anger with photos showing booming 'crisis' in Ghana: 'Seeing this made my heart hurt' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We just don't feel like siting all the nuclear waste in the middle of our biggest oil and gas resource is a good idea." Two energy industries at odds over America's busiest oil field: 'We think nuclear energy ... is the way of the future' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The internet today reminds me of when I used to live in Seattle. | Continue reading
Since its founding three years ago, Kuza Freezer has already delivered more than 350 of its units. Startup transforms plastic waste into highly efficient freezers for local businesses: 'Enabling them to sustainably improve their income' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Rails 7.1 added a validation option for enum, so it’s now straightforward to validate that the value of an enum attribute is an allowed value and, optionally, that the value is not nil in an Active Record model class. This has made user feedback for enum attributes simpler, but i … | Continue reading
"When you combine two pieces of data you get data. When you combine two machines you get trouble." - Rich Hickey presenting The Functional Database. Concepts focused on functional programming, mainly on immutability, have been increasingly present in our daily lives, therefore, n … | Continue reading
When I purchased my Tesla Model 3 Long Range in 2019, Full Self Driving (Beta) was $6000. I am living on a fixed retirement income and had to refinance my house to purchase the car. My interest rate was a great 3.5%, so I sprung for FSD as well because ... [continued] The post Te … | Continue reading
Researchers said that while producers can adapt to the changing climate to a certain extent, it may not be enough to stay in business. New study reveals rising temperatures could change your favorite wine: 'Regions are clearly threatened' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
People watch Saturday Night Live to laugh, of course, but there are laughs and then there are sketches that last forever. This past weekend, Ryan Gosling hosted SNL and the episode may have featured one of those all-time sketches. What starts as a discussion of AI then turns into … | Continue reading
From my father's, it being a very foul morning for the King and Lords to go to Windsor, I went to the office and there met Mr. Coventry and Sir Robt. Slingsby, but did no business, but only appoint to go to Deptford together tomorrow. Mr. Coventry... | Continue reading
Vincent has added a "Categories" feature to Scribbles, so I'll slowly be going through my posts and applying categories to them. So for example, if you're only interested in reading posts about Android, you can either go to a post in the Android category and click on the little " … | Continue reading