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
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
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
beaming with radiant plans and sketches, future visuals. First rule – UNAFRAID. Have to maintain this mold. Sitting […] | Continue reading
Apple Support: Find out which iPad model you have. I wonder how much more complicated this page will be in 24 hours. | Continue reading
Newfound rocks on Mars suggest the planet may have once sported an oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it more Earth-like and hospitable to life than previously thought. | Continue reading
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Elemental Excelerator is currently accepting applications from climate tech startups to become a part of its 13th cohort and receive up to $3 million in funding to scale up “climate solutions with deep community impact.” In addition to the funding, the organization will also prov … | Continue reading
Munich/Pforzheim, April 25, 2024 — In the coming years, e-mobility is set to play an increasingly important role in the energy transition. But it’s about much more than driving on climate-neutral electricity from renewable sources: The batteries of electric vehicles can be used a … | Continue reading
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Homepages and personal websites may be on the way back, but what of that other venerable staple of the early web: internet cafes? In the late 1990’s they were everywhere. Venture onto any suburban shopping strip, and there’d be at least one net cafe in amongst the other shops. Wh … | Continue reading
"They are not morons; they are just people who flagrantly ignore the rules, and don’t seem to care." National park guide shares photos of obstinate tourist's actions after explicitly warning about dangerous hot spring: 'Time to cite and fine' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Rheinmetall secures more new orders for innovative plug-and-play heat pump solution Clients include a retrofitter of electric buses and an expert in off-road electric vehicles The total order value is in the the double-digit million euro range Other milestones following the marke … | Continue reading
Would you let Elon Musk tinker with your brain? That’s a question we all might be facing in the future if his brain-computer interface company Neuralink succeeds. But anyone who’s ready to raise their hands for brain surgery might want to hear what one of the Neuralink co-founder … | Continue reading
Feeling limited by your smartphone's puny light? If so, you might want to check out the phone-mountable Wuben E1. It's currently on Kickstarter, and puts out up to 300 lumens as compared to the iPhone 15's measly 50. Continue Reading Category: Mobile Technology, Technology Tags: … | Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a year since OceanGate’s Titan submersible disappeared. Surely, that happened at least three years ago, right? After several days of searching, experts determined that the sub most likely imploded, killing everyone on board. Debris and possib … | Continue reading
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TunnelVision vulnerability has existed since 2002 and may already be known to attackers. | Continue reading
In his new role, the professor of chemical engineering plans to speed up the consensus process among academics, business leaders, and policymakers for a successful energy transition. | Continue reading
NET Power’s power plants are an oil exec’s fantasy, an environmentalist’s nightmare, and an energy expert’s object of fascination. The company builds natural gas-burning power plants that, due to the inherent design of the system, don’t release carbon dioxide or other health-harm … | Continue reading
The excavations have recovered weapons, necklaces, bracelets and worked bones. | Continue reading
During CCXP Mexico City, director Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) shared with Collider that he’s aiming to bring more practical movie-making magic to his coming-of-age Star Wars space adventure Skeleton Crew. That toolkit will include the stop-motion talents of visual effects … | Continue reading
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✈️ DL338 LGA-ATL—yep, heading back to Atlanta. Reply via email or Mastodon. | Continue reading
Ever looked up and seen a plane flying high and felt excited? For many of us, the world of airplanes holds a special fascination. If you’ve ever dreamed about flying or wondered how planes are made, then you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled 10 must-read books for aviation fa … | Continue reading
A new study debunks previous findings that the dinosaur's intelligence was similar to that of primates, finding instead that they're about as smart as modern-day crocodiles. | Continue reading
I was pretty excited about my Rabbit R1 review unit and planned on checking it out for a whole week. My plans included using it outside around the city, inside of the house as an all-day companion, and playing around on it with my friends. Sadly, I quickly ran out of things to do … | Continue reading
With laser-based precision tools for measuring and tuning materials, MIT spinout Optigon aims to rev up the energy transition. | Continue reading
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Political campaigns in India are now using AI to bring deceased politicians back to life, at least digitally, according to… Continue reading Ethical dilemmas emerge as AI revives past politicians for votes in India The post Ethical dilemmas emerge as AI revives past politicians f … | Continue reading