A gift from my colleagues. ‘Tegeltjeswijsheid’ means ’tile-wisdom’ or the often somewhat cliché phrases that are printed on tiles as an old fashioned type of decoration. We moved into new offices this January (in the same building), and since then everyone of us is getting their … | Continue reading
There aren't really any IDEs that I like, instead, most of my code fiddling is done using KDE Advanced Text Editor (KATE). My preference for this editor is strong enough that I install and use it even if I've configured something like XFCE as the primary desktop environment. KATE … | Continue reading
"Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a hard time closing it again" The post Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone Can’t Let Go Of Stardew Valley appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Inspired by a carnivorous plant, scientists have created a sticky spray that could kill pest insects as effectively as traditional toxic pesticides. And what's more, it's derived from plain ol' vegetable oil. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: Wageningen University, Leiden … | Continue reading
With careers in engineering and technology evolving so rapidly, a company’s commitment to upskilling its employees is imperative to their career growth. Maintaining the appropriate credentials—such as a certificate or digital badge that attests to successful completion of a speci … | Continue reading
The world has many extremes in the form of highest points, lowest points, most southern, northern, etc. Some are of local significance, denoting superlative points in a city, state, or country, while others claim the titles for larger areas, like continents and hemispheres. It's … | Continue reading
George Miller has been directing pulse-pounding action sequences for almost 50 years. It started in the late 1970s with his first film, Mad Max, and continued through the decades, reaching a whole new level of awesome in 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. Next week, he takes things to ye … | Continue reading
Researchers have identified at least seven stars in our galaxy that may be surrounded by super-advanced alien megastructures, known as Dyson spheres. However, this is not the only explanation for these stars. | Continue reading
Last week, police descended on the University of Calgary campus with riot gear like shields, tear gas, batons and rubber bullets to forcibly remove protesters from an encampment set up on campus. According to the University of Calgary, the community has the right to free speech a … | Continue reading
New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the most distant pair of merging black holes ever spotted. The discovery further challenges leading theories of cosmology. | Continue reading
They don't want to sound Canadian, but like a hockey player—a "linguistic persona." | Continue reading
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a rescue plan for some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people. There are, he said, 3.4 million children born after 2010 who are in poverty and whose development has been affected by the austerity policies of Conservative-led gov … | Continue reading
CI Photos/Shutterstock In the battle against diseases, the human body boasts an intricate defence network capable of identifying and neutralising threats – the immune system. It serves as a guardian, constantly patrolling the body to keep it safe from invaders like bacteria, viru … | Continue reading
A humpback whale surfaces for a chat. Jay Ondreicka/Shutterstock The past decade has seen an explosion of new research into some of the most fascinating sounds in the sea: the vocalisations of whales and dolphins. Scientists have uncovered how humpback whales learn songs from nei … | Continue reading
A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. In the first kilometre above the forest canopy, a “flying river” is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes mountains towards Rio Grande do Su … | Continue reading
You can see this dog's third eyelid in the corner of its eye Shooty Photography/Shutterstock Our family dog used to have a rather noticeable extra eyelid that became especially apparent when he dozed off, usually upturned on the rug. This is the fleshy curtain seen at the corner … | Continue reading
The US president, Joe Biden, has announced new tariffs on imports of electric vehicles, solar equipment and batteries from China. The move comes a month after he called for higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium products, and said that his administration would investigate … | Continue reading
Natalie Elphicke is the third Conservative MP to defect to Labour since the last election – but the first Tory rightwinger. She had enthusiastically backed Brexit, and was a member of the eurosceptic European Research Group of Conservative MPs. She has attacked Labour’s “softness … | Continue reading
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed his countrymen on Monday as the country marked its 76th day of independence. His narrative was predictably defiant. He trotted out his usual line that the war would not stop “until the Hamas monsters are eradicated”. But the … | Continue reading
The UK government has released new plans for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in primary and secondary schools in England. This would see age parameters introduced for key issues in sex education, with no education on sex at all for children under the age of nine. A … | Continue reading
In one sense, Let It Be director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film documenting The Beatles’ recording sessions of January 1969, and their famous concert on the rooftop of the Apple building, could be viewed as something of a coda to the main event. At the time, both the film and t … | Continue reading
The secret to the incredible flavor in this limeade is layers and layers of infusions: We infuse lime peel oils into sugar while simultaneously infusing spicy jalapeño into those oils. Then we infuse cooling cucumber into tart lime juice before blending it all for a refresher tha … | Continue reading
The assassination attempt on Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico on May 15 has sent a shockwave through Europe. Unfortunately political assassinations are not unheard of in this part of the world – indeed, Slovakia itself continues to reverberate from the 2018 assassination of i … | Continue reading
I hardly ever at the same desk two days in a row. Once I drop the kids off for school, I decide whether to exit the lot toward the left or right, then aim for a charming place with wifi. It’s not that my office is all that bad — I simply like variety. I […] | Continue reading
Seven months after her treatment, the baby girl can now respond to her parents' voices without the aid of a cochlear implant. | Continue reading
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Photo by Amanda Hesser Photo by Amanda Hesser Above was my Mother’s Day dinner—roasted salmon over greens, potatoes and asparagus, followed by a rhubarb, strawberry, and mint cake. Note the asparagus without any frippery! Simply steam it and top it with butter and coarse salt. We … | Continue reading
Bumble admits "mistake" after critics explained why celibacy is a valid choice. | Continue reading
Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia has shut down its website and phone lines following a ransomware attack believed to originate from a third-party vendor. [...] | Continue reading
Polar partners with FIDESMO to support NFC card payments via your watch strap. The post Polar now Supports 3rd Party Electronic Payments (kinda) appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
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This week’s season finale of X-Men ‘97 brought an emotional, explosive climax to mutantkind’s battle against Bastion and the Prime Sentinels—and the X-Men love nothing more for their soap operatic drama than a big emotional twist while everything’s going bonkers. The finale deliv … | Continue reading
Penang is one of several cities around Southeast Asia that celebrates the Peranakan community, descendants of traders who arrived from overseas and married local Malay women. In Penang, those Peranakans are predominantly known as the Straits Chinese Peranakan, fusing traditions f … | Continue reading
We're going back to the Archive in this week's episode… The post “The Mind Doesn’t Lie”— Star Trek: Discovery’s “Labyrinths” appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
"Don’t walk, run and get the Flashfood app." Woman shares how she saves big at grocery store without food stamps: 'This is great to know' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Hello, Architectural Digest. I am an A-list celebrity who has agreed to show millions of people the inside of my home—an intimate place that few eyes have ever seen… except this isn’t my home, because I don’t actually live here. In this episode of Open Door, I will give you a tou … | Continue reading
5-16-24 Planning on running at 10:15, 10:30 at latest. Kids here later, need to hit the store at […] | Continue reading
Every now and then a corporation is at least a bit funny when going about their late-stage capitalism. For instance, Samsung has released an absolutely perfect diss-ad response to Apple’s recent crushing PR disaster. Read more... | Continue reading
Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies. | Continue reading
On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming to within 220 miles (355 kilometers) of the Jovian moon’s frozen surface. The closeup view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, which suggest that its icy crust … | Continue reading
SRAM has announced their new SRAM RED AXS system, complete with a Quarq-based power meter. Depending on your perspective, you’ll either be focusing on the weight savings, or the tech integration. Around these parts, it’s gonna be the tech integration … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Joe Biden, 2023 (whitehouse.gov): You know, I’ve seen firsthand what the reports made clear: the devastating toll of climate change and its existential threat to all of us. And it is the ultimate threat to humanity: climate change. “Biden to Quadruple Tariffs on Chinese EVs” (Wal … | Continue reading
My pantry has never been more organized. READ MORE... | Continue reading
App comes out in June, but you'll need a PC or dock licensed to use it. | Continue reading
At Johns Hopkins University, a Mechanical Engineering class was given a difficult assignment: To silence an off-the-shelf leaf blower, without reducing its efficacy.Apparently the assignment was given with no expectation that it could actually be accomplished; as the school's Hub … | Continue reading
I discovered a new Python library "you must not miss" from a youtuber. At first sight, everything looks awesome. Reading icecream's README sparks a lot of joy. "Python is ingesting all cool Lisp features" ic() is like print(), but better: It prints both expressions/variable names … | Continue reading
The post Did Germany’s ‘Refugee Crisis’ Even Exist? appeared first on NOEMA. | Continue reading