Every technology is a transitional technology. This book makes the case that the complexity of modern technology is, well, complex! Systems are designed by so many people that their outputs are an utter mystery to anyone - even those deeply enmeshed within them. It is somewhat sc … | Continue reading
Have you seen that photo of a dog attempting to make sweet and passionate love to a robot dog? It’s gone viral on sites like Reddit, Instagram, and X. But it’s fake. Hopelessly, tragically fake. Read more... | Continue reading
A younger successor to Caspar David Friedrich, and prominent member of the Düsseldorf School, he was both a Romantic and an influence on the Hudson River School. | Continue reading
Things have been rough for Spotify. There was anti-vaccine misinformation prominently featured on a Joe Rogan podcast on the app, which garnered quite a lot of criticism, and earlier this month, it also once again raised its prices. The famous music streaming app is also notoriou … | Continue reading
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Law professor Dan Solove has a new article on privacy regulation. In his email to me, he writes: “I’ve been pondering privacy consent for more than a decade, and I think I finally made a breakthrough with this article.” His mini-abstract: In this Article I argue that most of the … | Continue reading
Sometimes I look back a what I have just written and wonder if I am in some kind of fever… Continue reading Cat people rejoice – new feline gore fest lets you get your claws into some bloodthirsty unicorns The post Cat people rejoice – new feline gore fest lets you get your claws … | Continue reading
Cory Dransfeldt writing about Data ownership and agency: I control that data, it sits on infrastructure I manage, it’s in a format I understand and I get the responsibility (or fun — let’s go with that) of presenting it. I get agency and that agency is accompanied by the burden o … | Continue reading
Waiting for the rising sun to emerge from the clouds, I read half a book. The sky is a crazy quilt, orange and gray and pale blue. The birds are […] | Continue reading
Studierende der IST-Hochschule für Management haben die Gelegenheit, von Stephan Schreyer, selbstständiger Strategic Corporate Audio Advisor, zu lernen. Er sei im Mai als Gastdozent zu Besuch. | Continue reading
In a startling development, US prosecutors are pushing for a 36-month prison term for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency… Continue reading Binance founder faces 36-month prison term for violating US laws The post Binance founder faces 36-month prison term for violating … | Continue reading
Checking back in with Windows 11 on Arm on the eve of the Snapdragon X Elite. | Continue reading
Anthropic's AI tool has beaten GPT-4 in key metrics and has a few surprises up its sleeve — including pontificating about its existence and realizing when it was being tested. | Continue reading
A recent analysis from advocacy organization Consumer Reports is the latest to highlight the potential threat of pesticides in our produce. It suggests that around 20% of commonly sold fruits and vegetables in the U.S. could contain unsafe levels of pesticides. Given that concern … | Continue reading
JSR introduces a new way to share JavaScript and TypeScript code across platforms, focusing on simplifying distribution without replacing existing package managers. | Continue reading
The plant is expected to begin producing power in 2025. Energy company moves forward to expand wind farm project, doubling its capacity: 'Will produce energy equivalent to the annual energy consumption of more than 84,000 homes' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
England’s largest multi-arts festival is finding ways to open up cultural experiences to as many people as possible The post Five ways community is at the heart of Brighton Festival appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Both in Europe and beyond, policy makers are striving to increase the sustainability and resilience of their economies and societies, in the face of a complex array of macro trends and crises. In recent years, the concept of regional innovation ecosystems (RIEs) has come to the f … | Continue reading
The United States Senate has passed a bill that requires TikTok, a Chinese-based company, to divest or face a ban… Continue reading US Senate passes bill banning TikTok unless it divest The post US Senate passes bill banning TikTok unless it divest appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
The first public beta of Android 15 for the platform’s most faithful users rolled out this month. While the operating system version will arrive much later this year—typically right before October’s Pixel launch event—it can be fun to try on new features as they’re being built ou … | Continue reading
While we are some way off Honkai: Star Rail’s 2.3 update right now, some details are beginning to emerge about… Continue reading Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release date and new character The post Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release d … | Continue reading
Clara and I went for a lunch break walk yesterday. The leaves and sky were gorgeous. People use the phrase touch grass as a bit of an insult thesedays, but honestly, it’s probably one of the best things you can do. By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2024-04-24. | Continue reading
Sometimes . . . .I suppose it should be enough to just sit still, you know As in to sit quietly and just listen to the emptiness of nothing or to be someplace, like, say by the side of a lake somewhere which is a real place to meoff Seven Lakes Drive, which is up […] | Continue reading
At least 18 government websites in the U.K. and the U.S. send visitor information to multiple online advertising brokers, according… Continue reading Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with ad brokers’ The post Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with … | Continue reading
Speaking of Korean translation and AI, as we did in recent posts (see "Selected readings"), let us take a look at the latest developments in Korea: New AI-based translation tools make their way into everyday life in Korea AI equipped with natural language processing software, whi … | Continue reading
The inventor of ELIZA didn’t mince words in 1982, and they still hold true in the current hype cycle: I would put all projects that propose to substitute a computer system for a human function that involves interpersonal respect, understanding, and love in the same category. I th … | Continue reading
Sometimes it’s OK to leave your kids in a pub, and nine more things we learned while putting together the new issue of Positive News magazine – out now The post 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Columbia goes remote. Google gets serious. And more. | Continue reading
Brightline West officially broke ground on the U.S.'s first high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas to Southern California. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Unions in two Brazilian states are suing IBM in an effort to be recognized as tech employees, giving them access to better wages, benefits, and profit participation. | Continue reading
Tesla making its vehicles more affordable — even the long-range versions — is a massive win for drivers and the environment. Tesla makes head-turning move with new long-range Model Y launch: 'Allows you to commute all week without charging' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Nestled on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, surrounded by the vibrant Yellow Gulmohar trees, the Terra Kota House stands as a thoughtful architectural response to multigenerational living. Continue reading | Continue reading
While not exactly a new phenomenon, some games did it almost a decade ago, the increase in the number of… Continue reading Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access gamers taking huge advantage The post Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access … | Continue reading
Introduction In this article, we are going to see what is the best way we can use OneToOne optional attribute so that we can avoid N+1 query issues. One-To-One table relationship As I explained in this article, in a one-to-one table relationship, the parent and the child tables s … | Continue reading
Black Swan Capital is a Netherlands-based award-winning independent investment advisory firm dedicated to delivering investment advice for the specific and unique needs of expats... | Continue reading
Jigar Shah might have more control over America’s new wave of industrial policy — not to mention its climate policy — than anyone not named Joe Biden. And he’s not even a Cabinet-level official. As director of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, which is akin to its … | Continue reading
I grew up in the former USSR surrounded by books on shelves built by my grandfather. The books came in multiple numbered tomes – grey, brick red, pale green – and bore the names of the authors in gold lettering that glistened under the light of the lamp. Chekhov. Pushkin. Akhmato … | Continue reading
Given how much I love reading and writing about dysfunctional families, it’s no wonder I would soon turn my attention to evil mothers! While my new book, Darling Girls, is about the relationship between three women who grew up in foster care together and call each other sisters, … | Continue reading
Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick are two of the first directors whose names young cinephiles get to know. They’re also names between which quite a few of those young cinephiles draw a battle line: you may have enjoyed films by both of these auteurs, but ultimately, you’re goi … | Continue reading
Human liberty is indeed a good. But liberty is the freedom to choose well, not just freedom from restraints. | Continue reading
"So happy to see a HOA president engage in these kinds of lovely projects." HOA president at crossroads with decision to restore native plant habitat: 'What matters more?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When you bi … | Continue reading
In this article I use the metric system, where 1 meter = 3.28 feet. I also talk about highways. Here I use the definition in British English, where highway refers to any path with a public right of access. We are all familiar with the existence of route planners like google maps … | Continue reading
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46 | Continue reading
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.” | Continue reading
The Technology and Ukraine: Lessons from the front line event at the European Parliament on April 16. Photo credits: Digital Europe Investing in start-ups in Ukraine is great, but what the country needs from the EU is to incentivise big companies, scale-ups and mid-caps to build … | Continue reading