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
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter famous for the portrait of The Girl With A Pearl Earring, among others. The painting I have chosen is his work ‘The Art of Painting, which was completed in around 1668 and now displayed in a gallery in Austria. Considered to be his most detail … | Continue reading
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years. | Continue reading
Yesterday I stumbled on an interesting article by Ed Zitron titled "The Man Who Killed Google Search" that is closely related to my recent post about the growth mentality. Raghavan is a hall-of-fame rot economist, and one of the many managerial types that have caused immeasurable … | Continue reading
Photo credits: artmim / BigStock Key investors in Latvia are calling on the prime minister, Evika Silina, to focus on long-term planning and improving competitiveness after an assessment rated the country’s investment climate at its lowest point since studies began in 2015. The 2 … | Continue reading
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier." | Continue reading
As expected, Onyx Boox has launched the Note X3 Pro and the Note X3 Youth Edition Android E Ink tablet devices. Here is a brief introduction to both. Onyx Boox Note X3 Pro The new Note X3 Pro e-note device now comes with an upgraded display and a more powerful processor compared … | Continue reading
However, excessively weak recovery in Germany, disruptions to global supply chains and the election of Donald Trump as the next US president could also create turbulence in the region. Despite the challenging international environment and significant downside risks, the economies … | Continue reading
At its spring conference held on April 23, iReader announced the launch of its new Smart 5 e-note device which comes as an upgrade over the Smart 4 e-note that the company had launched last year. The company also announced the Neo 2 Pro e-reader at the same event. Here is a lowdo … | Continue reading
Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day), a day commemorating the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It’s said that 1.5 million Armenians were starved and murdered. It’s tradition for people to walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memo … | Continue reading
an attractive addition to the component portfolio of one of the larger bike manufacturers The post Stages Cycling – Bankrupt? appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
"The biophysical factors don't cool the planet, but they do change the way we experience heat, and that matters." Research uncovers fascinating way forests help keep Earth cool: 'These forests are critical for our survival' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
After a couple of months spent in an experimental phase and several iterations around the design of structured concurrency scopes and error handling, we are pleased to announce the 0.1.0 release of the Ox project. What is Ox? The project's motto says it best: Safe direct-style co … | Continue reading
Situated on the periphery of Valencia, Lookout Residence, designed by ERRE Arquitectura, gracefully conforms to the challenging topography of its site. The building's singular volume is carefully inserted into the steep slope Continue reading | Continue reading
"Cities need a lot of energy to keep running." Revolutionary trucks could detect locations to extract game-changing energy from earth: 'Hurdles would be significantly reduced' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Sleepy time varies as responsibilities shift. Tags: sleep, time use | Continue reading
The public (or at least, the rich public) will soon be able to take a break from their luxury cruise to ride a luxury submersible. Triton Submarines has delivered its first Triton 660/9 AVA to a cruise company to take passengers into the depths in style. Continue Reading Category … | Continue reading
"It's taken me years to painstakingly remove [what] the previous owners installed in my yard." Homeowner learns from others' mistakes using 'terrible' gardening method: 'It's a total mess' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 08:00 | Continue reading
Nestled in the tranquil enclave of Umalas, Bali, the House of Winds stands as a testament to architectural mastery and serene living. Designed by Biombo Architects, this compound consists of three temple villas Continue reading | Continue reading
ARTIKEL DER WOCHE: Die Grand Hall Zollverein richtet den Fokus auf individuelle Eventkonzepte und verhilft Marken und Unternehmen zu mehr Sichtbarkeit, atmosphärisch umgeben von über 150 Jahren Industriegeschichte. | Continue reading
"It sucks when you can't give it to anyone." Domino's employee shares harsh reality of corporate practice with photo taken after shift: 'It makes me feel so guilty' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Reading the log in macOS isn't easy, but here ten systems where it's the only way to discover and address problems, and a bonus 11th. | Continue reading
"People who litter really annoy me." Pet owner sparks conversation about littering after finding toxic remnants in puppy's mouth: 'This makes me so angry' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
When I was a child, one of my favorite cartoons was Popeye the Sailor Man. He was really strong and that was because he ate lots of Spinach. My sister, brother and I were always amazed to watch his muscles bulge out and expand as soon as he squeezed that open can of spinach into … | Continue reading
Nothing in this Universe lasts forever, no matter how large, massive, or enduring it appears to be. Every star that’s ever born will someday run out of fuel in its core and die. Every galaxy that’s actively forming stars will someday run out of star-forming material and cease doi … | Continue reading
One of the two oldest, active spacecraft has a new lease on life, with NASA getting the 47-year-old Voyager 1 deep space probe to send back engineering data for the first time since November 14. Until now, all the craft could return was gibberish. Continue Reading Category: Space … | Continue reading
OpenStreetMaps (OSM) is known for being an open source project that allows people to browse the world map and to plan routes. However it is more than that. Among others it provides a read-only API that allows users to query for very diverse map data: Overpass API ⚠️ This post lin … | Continue reading
New token Based Degen Club ($BDC) token pumped from $200K to an over $1.2M FDV in less than 12 hours… Continue reading New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Market Cap The post New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Marke … | Continue reading
Many scientists consider plastics a marker of a new geologic era. Scientists stunned by troubling discovery deep in sediment of remote lakes — here's what it tells us about our future first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, basically you should charge them fees rather than discourage them through other means> Here is one excerpt: By this reasoning, the Japanese decision to raise bullet train prices for tourists is exactly the right approach. In the me … | Continue reading
After failing to find nearby GCA7Q4A "Elephant Parade" owing to construction work, I was hopeful of a find here. The coordinates put me exactly on top of a likely hiding place, and with a little exploration (and some pretending to tie my shoes!) I had the cache in my hand. SL, TF … | Continue reading
"This is a crucial step toward prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of our essential workers." City council makes unanimous decision to provide crucial safety protections for its outdoor workers: 'This ... will change my life' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For my team meetup, I developed a couple of icebreaker games - Heraldry and Compairs - and I'd love to share them with you, if you're interested! | Continue reading
Kobo has a trio of new e-readers that will be in customers’ hands at the end of April. One of the most popular and cost-effective is the Rakuten Kobo Clara BW, a black-and-white e-reader. What are the major selling points? This will be the first Kobo with a new e-paper panel, Car … | Continue reading
Finding the elephant and the numbers was easy. But some construction is happening at the GZ and I couldn't see a safe/permitted way to get close. 😢 | Continue reading
"Say it louder." Urbanist draws attention to city's design monstrosity in local community: 'So tired of pedestrian-hostile areas' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Himax Technologies and E Ink Holdings have joined forces to unveil a groundbreaking smart retail solution at Touch Taiwan 2024, Digital Display reported. This collaboration integrates Himax’s WiseEye ultralow power AI sensing with E Ink’s electronic paper displays, targeting the … | Continue reading
The E Ink Kaleido 3 display looks great as an e-paper display. When looked closely, they look very similar to print on paper, which is the reason they are considered the next best thing to paper in the digital realm. While all of that is good, have you ever wondered what it might … | Continue reading
The world's most advanced solar sail spacecraft began its odyssey today at 23:32 GMT as it lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron launcher from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. It was one of two payloads on the Beginning Of The Swarm mission. Continue Reading Category: Spac … | Continue reading
"If we want to achieve our carbon reduction goals, we will need long-duration energy storage devices." Researchers develop sand-based technology to solve major issue with clean energy: 'This represents a new generation of storage' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Find yourself in a never-ending maze of bright yellow bureaucracy? Here’s your go-to guide for buying and cancelling a subscription for Berlin’s 29-euro public transport ticket.... | Continue reading
I just found out that when you brush your teeth, both morning and night, you should spit but don’t rinse. Toothpaste contains fluoride which helps strengthen your teeth. By not rinsing with water, fluoride in the toothpaste will stay on your teeth for longer helping to keep them … | Continue reading
Ever since Tesla started rolling out Full Self Driving (FSD) to non-employee Tesla owners in the US, people in other countries have been asking when they’ll be able to install and use FSD. As far as I remember, it’s always been a vague “someday…” kind of response. That hasn’t rea … | Continue reading
There have been a lot of questions about the Tesla Cybertruck’s mass-production potential since the truck was first shown, and we’re clearly in a kind of “production hell” period of the Cybertruck ramp-up. Recently, production was paused and a recall issued because of an issue wi … | Continue reading