This year’s winner of the Green Alley Award designs a metal-free and chipless RFID tags The post Scanning the future: the startup behind chipless, metal-free, paper RFID tags appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very expensive (starting at $10k). But why? Let me explain. | Continue reading
Women have written science fiction for as long as the field has existed; here are five highlights from days of yore... The post Five Vintage Works of SF From Women Writers appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
"Why am I this age without knowing this?" Laundry expert shares common product making clothes less effective at absorbing sweat: 'I'm never buying it again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Do you love origami animals? Let’s learn how to make an adorable origami bunny! This tutorial is perfect for kids… The post Cute Origami Bunny Tutorial for Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Jess Weatherbed at The Verge: Following an almost eight-month investigation into whether Apple’s iPadOS holds enough market power to warrant stricter regulation, the European Commission has now designated the iPad operating system as a Gatekeeper service under its flagship Digita … | Continue reading
Structured concurrency allows to run asynchronous tasks within clearly defined boundaries of supervision. Introduced as a preview feature in Java 19, it helps to manage the lifecycle of running forks by requiring the developer to define a scope and enforcing the rule that tasks c … | Continue reading
My wife and I spend a lot of time together. We're not attached at the hip or anything, but we're really close, we get along, and we have plenty of things in common. Maybe it's cliche, but we really are best friends. So it's going to be weird when she leaves early tomorrow morning … | Continue reading
Disney has released the first trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King, Barry Jenkins’ continuation of the live-action Disney remake universe. It certainly has Mufasa. It certainly has a lot of other animals that exist in this trailer just for you to go “look, animals! Lion King!” It al … | Continue reading
Auditory pareidolia is a phenomenon in which people can hear familiar sounds from seemingly static background noise. | Continue reading
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2024 How well do we know ourselves? "Your concerns are my concerns," the Hemingway character said. We refer to the Mariel Hemingway character in the 1979 feature film, Manhattan. According to the leading authority on the topic, "the film received critical acclai … | Continue reading
Welcome to a world where your reading list becomes your listening playlist. We are thrilled to introduce you to ListenLater.net — an innovative service that turns articles into podcasts, making your favourite reads accessible in your favourite podcast app. Have you ever stumbled … | Continue reading
L'articolo BOLOGNAFIERE: L’ASSEMBLEA DEGLI AZIONISTI APPROVA IL BILANCIO 2023 INTEGRATO IL COLLEGIO SINDACALE proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
In 1978, Dan White murdered San Francisco city Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Of this, there was no doubt. White had turned himself in, then tearfully and remorsefully confessed to shooting each of the men — his former colleagues — multiple times. At White’s 197 … | Continue reading
Want to experience twice as fast load times in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you. It’s easy to set up, blocks all YouTube ads, and doubles the speed at which Safari loads. Magic Lasso Adblock is an efficient … | Continue reading
When installing raceways or conduit brackets, each installation screw requires two holes on opposite channel walls. One hole is sized to fit the shaft of the fastener, while the opposite hole must be larger than the fastener's head. This is so the installer has enough room to dri … | Continue reading
Shane Frederick, who sometimes sends me probability puzzles, sent along this question: Among married couples, what’s your best guess about how often the wife is taller than the husband? • 1 in 10 • 1 in 40 • 1 in … Continue reading → | Continue reading
This is my regular digest of links and media I found notable over the last week. Did I miss something? Let me know! Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit Mastodon has established itself as a US 501(c)(3) with a really exciting new board. I'm a long-term fan of Esra’a Al Shafei in pa … | Continue reading
Walt Disney Studios has releases a first look at “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to “The Lion King,” with a teaser trailer. The Details “Mufasa: The Lion King” is a live-action/animation hybrid movie that uses Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daugh … | Continue reading
Rabbit R1, the bright orange AI gadget that became the talk of the town during CES 2024, was launched and demoed at a private event in New York last week. The “pick-up party” as the company called it was exclusively for the first few hundred buyers and now we’re seeing some early … | Continue reading
The slide-on Joy-Cons may be seeing a switch up on the newest variant of the Nintendo device, according to a… Continue reading Joy-Cons on Nintendo Switch 2 said to be ‘magnetically’ attached The post Joy-Cons on Nintendo Switch 2 said to be ‘magnetically’ attached appeared first … | Continue reading
A third Happy Death Day could be on the way. Isabela Merced teases her role in The Last of Us season 2. Plus, a new look at the season finale of Ghosts. To me, my spoilers! Read more... | Continue reading
This Santa Fe salad is the ultimate Southwestern salad. It's loaded with tender, juicy chicken, fresh veggies, and creamy black beans. The post Santa Fe Salad appeared first on Budget Bytes. | Continue reading
Join physicist Sean Carroll in a thought-provoking exploration of how life emerges in a universe governed by the second law of thermodynamics, which dictates an inevitable increase in disorder. This video delves into the intriguing contradiction between the universe’s natural pro … | Continue reading
Explaining our disposition to work has two major dimensions. However, neither is widely understood or practiced. Many organizations seem perplexed or even agnostic about employee motivation. For companies genuinely intent on understanding how to make their workplaces better, who … | Continue reading
"Jackpot!" Thrilled shopper shares photo of cult-classic kitchen appliance found at thrift shop: 'It's got decades of life left in it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
With the creators of Fallout enjoying a new surge in players since Amazon Prime’s television series has been a huge… Continue reading Fallout 5 may be released sooner than we all expected The post Fallout 5 may be released sooner than we all expected appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
I reflect my age by (among other things) getting drowsy in the early afternoon and early evening. Methamphetamine would be helpful in counteracting that, and is calorie-free, but chocolate is also effective and delicious, and is legal. | Continue reading
Current conditions: An orange alert for severe thunderstorms is in effect across China’s southern provinces • More rain is expected in Kenya, where extreme flooding has killed at least 70 people • Bangladesh reopened its schools despite an ongoing heat wave. THE TOP FIVE 1. Hundr … | Continue reading
An executive at Elon Musk’s social media company X has revealed the platform’s payments “end goal” could play havoc with… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X platform ‘end goal’ could shake up crypto market The post Elon Musk’s X platform ‘end goal’ could shake up crypto market appear … | Continue reading
Sony has rolled out a massive new PlayStation 5 update that will allow players to help others. The new feature,… Continue reading Sony unveils groundbreaking Community Game Help PS5 update The post Sony unveils groundbreaking Community Game Help PS5 update appeared first on ReadW … | Continue reading
Quantum physics is certainly confusing. How can both these things be true? Well, to clarify this, let’s look at objects that do have an intrinsic size, such as protons and neutrons. How are their sizes actually determined? While this question is addressed in the book’s Chapter 17 … | Continue reading
Today at Squirrel News, we delve into the proposition of a tax for major fossil fuel companies to confront the climate crisis, the Mexican Senate passing legislation to outlaw conversion therapy, and the inspiring efforts of cities paving the way in housing solutions for the home … | Continue reading
We've seen some impressive nature-inspired flying bots from the creative minds at Festo's Bionic Learning Network over the years, but the autonomous BionicBee is not only the smallest so far but also the first capable of swarming. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology T … | Continue reading
It’s that time again — time for a big roundup of cleantech news from the past week you shouldn’t miss. Check out all the top stories here! China just reached 43% of new car sales being plugin cars! Full electrics (BEVs) accounted for 28% market share. President Joe Biden just ... … | Continue reading
“Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing her dog—and goat—in new book.” — The Guardian 4/26/24 - - - The dog is wiry and playful. Its red mouth hangs open and the tang of blood briefly throbs through the chilly South Dakota air with every heaving pant. The chicken stares … | Continue reading
Info+Slides+Video from a talk I gave at CSS Café on how I built a “Scroll-Driven View Transition” | Continue reading
I was building some flatpack furniture the other day (my life is so glamorous) when I came across an interesting example of how not to write technical documentation. Drill a hole in part A and insert part B once you have ensured part C has been aligned after its connection to A. … | Continue reading
Come with us on a tour of messaging platforms and their evolution over the years. | Continue reading
Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out. If you scroll the same corners of social media that I do, then you’re sick of seeing meme puzzle accounts abuse the caption “Only 1% of people can solve!” over some lightweight teasers. Are we really supposed to believe that only 1 … | Continue reading
When the nymph Salmacis falls in passionate love with the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, he resists, and they are joined together in single body. | Continue reading
Collections Database is the premier personal database app for organizing anything and everything on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app features more than 20 field types, linkable sub-databases, reusable lists, and a robust customization system. It’s a powerful and flexible solut … | Continue reading
A reading of the fourth Don Box tenet, with some commentary. This article is part of a series titled The four tenets of SOA revisited. In each of these articles, I'll pull one of Don Box's four tenets of service-oriented architecture (SOA) out of the original MSDN Magazine articl … | Continue reading
During the Cold War, the US Navy tried to make a secret code out of whale song. The basic plan was to develop coded messages from recordings of whales, dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The submarine would broadcast the noises and a computer—the Combo Signal Recognizer (CSR)—would … | Continue reading
OpenAI has been hit with another complaint, after advocacy group NOYB accused it of failing to correct inaccurate information disseminated… Continue reading ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ issue hit with privacy complaint The post ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ issue hit with privacy compla … | Continue reading
A new Game of Thrones video game may be in development as Nexon is reportedly developing a new MMORPG set… Continue reading New Game of Thrones MMORPG video game may be in development The post New Game of Thrones MMORPG video game may be in development appeared first on ReadWrite … | Continue reading
Today, the European Union announced that it has added iPadOS to the products and services subject to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The designation gives Apple six months to comply with the DMA. In a press release, the European Commission said: The Commission’s investigation foun … | Continue reading
In today’s episode, we bring fellow developer and tech content creator NeetCode, to talk about his obstacles and observations on his path in becoming a FAANG engineer, where he shares his struggles and how he started both his tech career and content creation journeys. Among a var … | Continue reading