"Sea-level rise ... [is] among the most severe consequences of climate change." Scientists sound alarm over concerning discovery in Louisiana wetlands: 'A problem of utmost … importance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Here’s a fascinating mash-up of mechanics for an RPG. Baladins is developed by Seed By Seed and being published by Armor Games. This game has you form a party of four, where each character can be assigned to a player via online or local co-op (solo play is also available), and go … | Continue reading
The winners from The True Crime Awards. Sponsored by Podcastle. Create, Edit, Publish, and Grow your podcast -- all in one collaborative, AI-powered platform. Make your voice heard with Podcastle. Visit https://podnews.net/update/presidential-guests for the story links in full, a … | Continue reading
Have you ever stare outside on a sunny day and imagine a being that can jump from shadow to shadow? It’s a highly specific thing to imagine, but alongside imagining something running alongside your view out of a moving transport, it’s a specific imagination many folks may have ha … | Continue reading
I have two very small office areas: one at home and one that I rent nearby. Neither has a proper stereo system. The home office has a small modular synth setup next to my desk. For space-management reasons the speakers (monitors, actually, in music-equipment speak) sit perpendicu … | Continue reading
Granblue Fantasy: Relink’s latest free update, Version 1.2.1, is now live. This update adds two new playable characters into the action-RPG, alongside other new content. The two playable characters, Seofon and Tweyen, are now part of the crew. But there’s a catch. You’ll need to … | Continue reading
This city has been at the forefront of the anti-car movement in recent years. Official report uncovers unexpected way urban-dwellers are getting around their city: 'Paths are always full' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new game update for Honkai Star Rail will go live next week, developer Hoyoverse announced. Update 2.2 “Then Wake To Weep” will see the Penacony story arc reaches its climax, plus two new playable characters being added. Several new Dreamscapes will be added as players continue … | Continue reading
I think if you possess even a cursory awareness of me and my writing habits, the last thing you would anticipate I’d willingly participate in is a month long daily blogging challenge. Well buckle up, motherfuckers, because May is about to get embarrassing! WeblogPoMo2024, the bra … | Continue reading
Ask your son or daughter, niece, or nephew to draw you a picture of a sport coach. They will most probably draw a man. Why? Our latest research published in the Psychology of Sport and Exercise Journal suggests children’s beliefs are shaped by what they experience. When it comes … | Continue reading
Shutterstock/Brian A. Jackson “Charlie” is an eight-year-old child with autism. Her parents are worried because she often responds to requests with insults, aggression and refusal. Simple demands, such as being asked to get dressed, can trigger an intense need to control the situ … | Continue reading
This move toward greener turbines is part of a broader effort within the renewables sector to become more sustainable. A major wind farm set to power 1.5 million homes is using a recycled material for its turbines — here's how first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The German rail company has said that the number of connections running out of Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt will increase significantly. FlixTrain to expand services ahead of... | Continue reading
Three NREL Labs Recognized With ‘Green’ Certification Three National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) labs were awarded “green” certifications by My Green Lab late last year. This certification was achieved by following an extensive online evaluation of their procedures, equipm … | Continue reading
Stellar Blade is out now, and developer Shift Up has a nice surprise for those that are just started playing on launch day, New Game+. New Game+ in Stellar Blade not only lets you replay the game with all the unlocks available, there’s also new content in store. The biggest of wh … | Continue reading
Lameazoid Link List for Sunday 2024-04-28 28-Apr-2024 – LEGO Super Mario Summer 2024 Sets Introduces New Box Art Brief Summary: ” Last month, LEGO announced some new LEGO Super Mario sets coming this August but we only had the pr” 28-Apr-2024 – Jessica Rothe hints that Happy Deat … | Continue reading
The effects of a warming world are getting harder and harder to ignore. Expert projects single factor will have caused millions of deaths by end of year: 'Nobody is counting it' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Tennis game TopSpin 2K25 is out now. Publisher 2K has revived the dormant franchise developed by Hangar 13, the developer mostly known for the Mafia series. TopSpin 2K25 features all four Grand Slam tournaments, 25 playable pros (plus the ability to create your own custom tennis … | Continue reading
Using sysrq on my laptop - documenting mostly for myself. My laptop has started freezing sometimes, not sure why. Usually, I can just force power off using the power button and start it again, but it has happened twice that I had to recover the system by booting via a USB drive, … | Continue reading
Working in the Netherlands for a foreign employer? Taxsight explains how to set up the right tax structure and apply for the 30% ruling. When you become a Dutch resident, you... | Continue reading
If you want to bring your partner, family or business to the Netherlands, or you already live in the Netherlands and you want to know what your options are for permanent residence... | Continue reading
The Healing Garden is a great example of how people and plants can have a mutually beneficial relationship. Incredible before-and-after photos show landscape transformation at victim advocacy center: 'A great place to add something beautiful' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
As I become more cemented in the climbing community, meeting new people and expanding my “network” of fellow climber friends and acquaintances, its inevitable that I’ll know more people who will get hurt and die from our sport. Just this weekend, I learned of two falls of people … | Continue reading
In this post I want to suggest an explanation for two sets of related puzzles. The first puzzle is why protestors go out of their way to do illegal things, and especially things that force police to remove and detain them using direct physical contact. Sure, it makes sense for pr … | Continue reading
Cases of vandalism at EV charging stations are sadly nothing new. EV driver encounters frustrating scene at local charging station: 'This must be vandalism' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
witsarut sakorn/Shutterstock Around the world, more and more companies are publishing sustainability reports – public scorecards detailing their impacts on society and the environment. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports outline the positive and negative effects of … | Continue reading
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not. 1️⃣ Rachel’s put together a list of blog posts from folks’ personal websites that praise the small web. I see some familiar names there! [🔗 Rachel // projects.kwon … | Continue reading
"It was all the rage for a very, very short period of time." Homeowners sound off with warnings against use of popular landscaping product: 'It is literally trash' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
🥳The horrible COVID headaches are gone! 📒I got a reusable notebook: Rocketbook Fusion and some blue and colored Pilot Frixion Synergy pens in 0.5mm. It comes with a black 0.7mm and I prefer writing in blue. I really like the feel of writing on it, it's exceptional … | Continue reading
I was in Tallinn (Estonia) this week to visit my work colleagues. The team has grown since the last time we all met, so it was good to meet some of the newer members of the team in-person. I woke up on Tuesday to thick snow outside the hotel I was staying in. I managed to shuffle … | Continue reading
"We are finally in the phase of scaling up on our all-solid-state battery line." Nissan unveils plans to mass-produce EVs with next-generation battery technology to catch up to Tesla and BYD: 'A game-changer for making EV sales grow explosively' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A fine post by Ethan Marcotte called The negotiation cycle led me to an incredible essay by Alan Jacobs called From Tech Critique to Ways of Living. It references an old idea called “The SCT1” which is new to me but based on thinking by the likes of Ursula Franklin and Neil Postm … | Continue reading
Allie Phillips doesn’t want any American woman to go through what she went through. That’s why she’s running for office in Tennessee. | Continue reading
"It's sad we need signs like this." Visitor shares saddening photo of defaced botanical garden site: 'I wish people could respect nature' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox is working on new customisation options, including the ability to set a background image on the new tab page. A number of modern web browsers including Google Chrome, Vivaldi, and Microsoft Edge allows users to set a custom image as the backdrop for the new tab pa … | Continue reading
"Our findings show that the Illinois Basin can be an effective means to store excess heat energy." Engineers resurrect dead oil and gas wells in profitable move toward geothermal energy: 'It is a win-win situation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We Don't Have Time has created an app that lets you see which banks are investing in fossil fuel expansion or green energy. The post Is Your Bank Financing Fossil Fuel Companies? This App Lets You Find Out. appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Hence Kertajaya/Shutterstock A lot of the recent talk about maritime issues in Southeast Asia has focused on issues such as security, the Blue Economy, law enforcement and climate change. But there’s one maritime challenge that’s gone underdiscussed: underwater heritage. We are c … | Continue reading
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced this Sunday that it will begin building new terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai's second , to make it the largest in the world, once completed, with capacity for more than 260 million passengers . | Continue reading
"They probably ate enough to shock [it] to death." Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after letting goats loose in yard overrun with invasive species: 'I need to find this service in my area' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Improving performance for your test suites is one of those things that can easily get overlooked when starting a new project but gets increasingly crucial as the test suites grow. a faster test suite results in less time waiting for the tests to run which saves time during develo … | Continue reading
The fossil skeleton in a secluded alcove of the cave. Rob French/Museums Victoria Pitch-black darkness. Crushing squeezes, muddy passages, icy waterfalls. Bats and spiders. Abseiling over ledges into the unknown. How far would you go for a fossil? On a two-year retrieval mission … | Continue reading
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the … | Continue reading
(Lord's day). In the morning to my father's, where I dined, and in the afternoon to their church, where come Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Edward Pepys, and several other ladies, and so I went out of the pew into another. And after sermon home with them,... | Continue reading
If you live in a part of the country vulnerable to hurricanes, now is the time to prepare for this year's hurricane season. Scientists raise concerns about 'ominous warmth' in Atlantic Ocean and how this will impact hurricane season: 'It doesn't bode well' first appeared on The C … | Continue reading
The Kobo Clara Colour e-reader is one of the year’s most essential releases. This is the first time the Canadian company has ever employed Colour E INK technology on e-readers. Public acceptance of this product is critical for the long-term viability of the Kaleido 3 e-paper for … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: I wonder how many miracles get boring if you just grant god an extra dimension? Today's News: | Continue reading