In preparation for my run across Nebraska during the month of June, I'm boning up on the land, culture, and history of the state. It wasn't long in my researches before I encountered the esteemed writer Marie Sandoz (1896-1966). Hers is one of the most touching stories about a wr … | Continue reading
TCL's ultra-fast 4K LCD prototype has us musing about diminishing smoothness returns. | Continue reading
Introduction We're hard at work building Doltgres, a Postgres-compatible database with git-inspired version control features. Before we… | Continue reading
"Use the power of herbs for pest control." Expert gardener shares perfect plant pairings to keep pests away without toxic chemicals: 'That's brilliant' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Tracking syllables of words lets English and Spanish training assist each other. | Continue reading
Some research suggests the brain has its own microbiome, but scientists don't know much about it. | Continue reading
Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds." | Continue reading
The Delta game emulator was recently released for the iPhone and it's pretty great. But it takes some setting up to get it working best on an iPad, so I wanted to cover how to do that here, so others don't have to make the same | Continue reading
Not only is Amandla Stenberg about to become one of the newest Force wielders in the Star Wars galaxy, they’re also about to blow your mind as a musician too. Read more... | Continue reading
Rejoice New Yorkers. The Portal is back. Read more... | Continue reading
CRDT: Text Buffer Delightfully short and clear explanation of the CRDT approach to collaborative text editing by Evan Wallace (of Figma and esbuild fame), including a neat interactive demonstration of how the algorithm works even when the network connection between peers is tempo … | Continue reading
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Myke returns to the show to give his personal iPad Pro review, and we discuss Apple’s accessibility announcements, worrying Apple AI reports, and some mystifying rumors about future iPhones for this year and next.… | Continue reading
Microsoft's first "Copilot+ PCs" aim for the MacBook Air; neither is fanless. | Continue reading
Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States consumed approximately 7,596 GWh of electricity in 2023, almost five times the consumption in 2018 according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration Electric Power Monthly report. The report also adds that U.S. sales of electric … | Continue reading
As with many things we consume, the science on coffee can be conflicted. One decade caffeine consumption is a no-no, the next it seems coffee is quite beneficial. Regular readers will know I’m a coffee drinker, but in — what I consider to be — moderation: two (large serve) cups p … | Continue reading
Microsoft smells blood in the water, and it seems to be exclusively gunning for Apple’s latest ultra-thin laptops and iPads with devices sporting all-day batteries and ARM-based processors that boast better performance with better energy efficiency. A new Surface Pro 2-in-1 promi … | Continue reading
The bill received widespread bipartisan support, bringing conservationists and lawmakers together in their quest to preserve the state's beaches. State lawmakers vote to ban balloon releases to curb marine pollution: 'There are so many other ways of celebrating that are not detri … | Continue reading
Sexy voices, departing employees, and NDA rumors have challenged the AI company. | Continue reading
Barnes and Noble recently announced that several Nook e-readers and tablets have reached the end of life and will no longer be able to connect to the bookstore to buy digital content. This includes the first generation Nook, Nook Color, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Simple Touch with G … | Continue reading
Christopher Wang, a senior in EECS, shares his favorite study spaces, how he discovered theater at the Institute, and what he'll miss most. | Continue reading
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A new documentary following the six-year process of making Hayao Miyazaki’sOscar-winning animated film The Boy and the Heron was released at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more... | Continue reading
A new study debunks the idea that domestic dogs specifically evolved puppy dog eyes to tug on our heartstrings. | Continue reading
Bug was discovered by Redditors and forum users a few days ago. | Continue reading
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad. | Continue reading
Amazon right now is running a three-months-of-free-Kindle-Unlimited-access offer. This should be like sweet honey for parched souls who live and die by books. Kindle Unlimited otherwise costs $11.99 per month which is also what Amazon would begin charging your account once the fr … | Continue reading
Wright "lied repeatedly and extensively" in response to forgery allegations. | Continue reading
In an indictment against Defend the Atlanta Forest activists in Georgia, state prosecutors are citing use of encrypted communications to fearmonger. Alleging the defendants—which include journalists and lawyers, in addition to activists—in the indictment were responsible for a nu … | Continue reading
No one is quite sure what you're supposed to do with the robot, but you can buy one. | Continue reading
No more messy cabinets! READ MORE... | Continue reading
Now's the time to stock up for summer. READ MORE... | Continue reading
The American oil refining business is a national colossus, with almost 130 facilities taking in some 16 million barrels of crude oil per day and turning it into nearly 10 million barrels of gasoline and 5 million barrels of diesel. And unlike some past years, inventories are look … | Continue reading
Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook. | Continue reading
A fire at a battery storage site in San Diego County appears to have been extinguished after burning on and off for multiple days and nights. “There is no visible smoke or active fire at the scene,” Cal Fire, the state fire protection agency, said in an update Monday morning. The … | Continue reading
Expedia found that 90% of travelers seek sustainable travel options, and half are willing to pay more for those. Expedia announces new programs to benefit tourists and local communities: 'A travel industry that prioritizes both people and the planet' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading
“Remote: Office Not Required” is a well-known publication among the programmers. So it must be a good book, or its popularity comes from the fact that two influential figures in software development wrote it. Maybe both? Even though I am late to the party because 11 years have pa … | Continue reading
Today's xkcd: According to Wikipedia, A Bloom filter is a space-efficient probabilistic data structure, conceived by Burton Howard Bloom in 1970, that is used to test whether an element is a member of a set. False positive matches are possible, but false negatives are not – in ot … | Continue reading
Apple issued an update today which, it says, ought to patch a bug which resurfaced old and deleted photos: This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were … | Continue reading
MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology. | Continue reading
The actor spoke about how they approached such a challenging and difficult role The post Actor Xelia Mendes-Jones Talks Backstory for Wheel of Time’s Renna appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Straightforward tablet teardown is followed by a comically difficult Pencil one. | Continue reading
Even the most insignificant detail is a petaldetached from the more florid arrangements of history. For instance, it’s not a coincidence that the puffy-faced, butterfly-sleeved widow of a deceased dictator says, There are two mostimportant men in my life and both of them are pres … | Continue reading
The reason behind it is simpler than you might think, but it might make your skin crawl. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Longlegs looks like a supernatural Silence of the Lambs with a hint of Zodiac, and we could not be more excited. Written and directed by Osgood Perkins, it’s the story of a new FBI agent (Maika Monroe) who finds herself on the trail of a cryptic serial killer who calls themselves … | Continue reading
I have a longer post to write about meditation and my relationships with the practice. For now, I’ll just say I’m glad to be sitting here again. Thank you for keeping RSS alive. You're awesome. Email me :: Sign my guestbook :: Support for 1$/month :: See my awesome supporters :: … | Continue reading
It seems that nobody—and no body part—is safe from microplastics. In a recent study, researchers found traces of plastic in the testicles of both dogs and humans. The potential health impacts of this discovery are not yet clear, but the team suggests it may help explain why men’s … | Continue reading