Palestinians and Israelis are two Indigenous peoples occupying the land that is being fought over. The post Indigenous appeared first on Zeldman on Web and Interaction Design. | Continue reading
Today's Typography Tuesday edition of the Drops has some font intrigue, improved ways to wield web fonts, and an update to a Drop fav typeface. | Continue reading
"I wanted one but could not justify the cost to myself." Frugal shopper excited after finding high-tech kitchenware at thrift store: 'What a score' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Perhaps the template for the tough manager dates back to the early days of the industrial revolution. The first factory workers had spent their lives working either as artisans or farm workers, where they had some control over either the hours or the pace at which they worked. Fa … | Continue reading
In the serene churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, in the village of Friston on England's south coast is a small but poignant wooden cross. Its unpretentious, unadorned, design is simple yet striking, for it's boldly inscribed with the phrase "Washed Ashore," an indica … | Continue reading
Sponsored and conducted with Advance Design Division of Honda R&D Co., Ltd., in partnership with Pratt Institute, La Fonte Co., Ltd. and Core 77, the Design Schools Workshop will take place for the first time as part of WANTED during ICFF at the Javits Center, May 19-21, with a w … | Continue reading
On a warm evening in April 2023, I sat outside a café in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City and enjoyed a drink with friends. An exuberant American tourist sat at the table next to us and excitedly told us about his day. Apparently, a chance encounter with the Patriarc … | Continue reading
Lung cancer screening can save lives, but it isn't accessible to everyone at risk of developing the disease. sudok1/iStock via Getty Images Plus Many medical organizations have been recommending lung cancer screening for decades for those at high risk of developing the disease. B … | Continue reading
The changes that came with the transition from foraging to farming paved the way for disease. Nastasic/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century. Since 2000, t … | Continue reading
Conspiracy theories can muddle people's thinking. Natalie_/iStock / Getty Images Plus Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons – including the fact that there are real conspi … | Continue reading
Overturning decades of tradition, the Supreme Court in 2022 let Alabama use voting districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congres … | Continue reading
A Volkswagen autoworker waits for the results of a union vote on April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn. AP Photo/George Walker IV Workers at two Mercedes plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, will soon vote for the first time on whether they want to join a union. Until recently, it wou … | Continue reading
'Christ of the New Jerusalem' − created in 1915 for the Uranienborg Church, Oslo, by Emanuel Vigeland. Michel M. Raguin, CC BY In 1915, Norwegian artist Emanuel Vigeland, one of the most respected Scandinavian artists of his time, created an image of Christ with golden hair and f … | Continue reading
Homeschooled children don't always get a well-rounded curriculum. miniseries via Getty Images Homeschooling is the fastest-growing education setting in the United States. More than 3 million students were educated at home in the 2021-22 school year, up from 2.5 million in the spr … | Continue reading
The Albanese government will invest $566 million over a decade on data, maps and other tools to promote exploration and development in Australia’s resources industry. The project will fund “the first comprehensive map of what’s under Australia’s soil, and our seabed,” Albanese wi … | Continue reading
Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the income, employment and poverty effects of the largest minimum wage … | Continue reading
Screens by Edovia is a screen-sharing app that lets you control your computer from another device, and today, version 5.2 is out with an excellent set of updates that improve the app’s performance and usability. However, the biggest change is that Screens now works on the Vision … | Continue reading
marketlan/Shutterstock Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful that the European gas crisis is finall … | Continue reading
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Number 10/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By common consent, the local elections on May 2 were a disaster for the Conservatives. The party lost a total of 478 councillors in the 107 councils up for election. Labour did well by winning 186 councillors, as did the Liberal Democrats and Greens, … | Continue reading
G-Stock Studio/Shutterstock We’ve researched the experiences of transgender and non-binary people, particularly in the workplace, for much of the last ten years. Our original motivations remain: generate robust evidence. However, the environment is unrecognisable from when we sta … | Continue reading
As Gaza ceasefire talks hang in the balance, Israel has launched its assault on Rafah in the south of the strip, despite the remaining presence of nearly a million Palestinian civilians in the city. The Israel Defense Forces have reported taking control of the Palestinian side of … | Continue reading
FS stock/Shutterstock When it comes to professional social media, LinkedIn, with its billion-plus members, stands unrivalled. The platform for career updates, networking and job searches has effectively become a requirement in the professional world. It can be a great tool to hel … | Continue reading
Shooting portraits with a cheap toy camera and printing receipts... | Continue reading
The emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI)—systems that can perform any task a human can—could be the most important event in human history, one that radically impacts all aspects of our collective lives. Yet AGI, which could emerge soon, remains an elusive and contro … | Continue reading
"Today's batteries are extremely inefficient compared to their ultimate potential, and we are likely just at the very beginning of a battery revolution." Researchers explore technology to power batteries with micro black holes: 'The ultimate physical limit on battery efficiency' … | Continue reading
There are some surprising countries in the top three. Plus, Acast releases its financials.. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Don't lock your members into one platform! 🔓 With Supporting Cast, YOU own your podcast subscription and control the subscriber relationship. And it's … | Continue reading
In the world of concurrent programming, managing access to shared resources and synchronising tasks are critical challenges that developers face. Rust, known for its safety and performance, offers an excellent concurrency model through ownership, types, and the borrow checker. Ho … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Tornadoes terrorized Oklahoma overnight • Flash floods killed two people in China’s Guangxi region • It is 75 degrees Fahrenheit and clear in Rafah, where Israeli troops have seized the Gaza side of the border crossing with Egypt. THE TOP FIVE 1. April broke h … | Continue reading
This is a retropost. Written contemporaneously in 2020, but published four years after the events. It's May 2020 as I write this. I'm typing to capture the moment. Right now, I've no idea what the impact is. This is the exact moment, on Thursday May 7th, I hit the Big Red Button … | Continue reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing its investigations into cryptocurrency exchanges, with the potential to sue Robinhood Markets.… Continue reading SEC could sue Robinhood as security violation investigation continues The post SEC could sue Robinhood as se … | Continue reading
There’s money available for the right firm. Over the past seven days Innova Capital has closed its hugely successful latest fund, and Bolt has taken another step towards an IPO. Warsaw-based Innova Capital, one of the leading private equity firms active in Central Europe, this we … | Continue reading
Waved by Circe and Medea, later in Tasso's 'Jerusalem Delivered', and by Morgan le Fay in Arthurian legend. Paintings by Poussin, Waterhouse and others. | Continue reading
"Do you even really need a straw?" Customer sparks debate with photo of to-go coffee packaging: 'That is a simulation of action' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Photo-a-day for the month of April 2024 The post April 2024 | Photo 365 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
In the US, climate risk events are occurring more frequently in places where development was once deemed safe but now is larger than initially anticipated. Insurance is one of the non-environmental systems that enables us to live our daily lives with the knowledge that our proper … | Continue reading
The Swedish government has proposed discontinuing the Casino Cosmopol gambling business from state-owned operator Svenska Spel. On May 7, the… Continue reading Sweden plans to close down Casino Cosmopol business The post Sweden plans to close down Casino Cosmopol business appeare … | Continue reading
The President of Nintendo has confirmed the announcement of the Switch 2 will be “within this fiscal year,” as speculation… Continue reading Nintendo Switch 2 news coming ‘this fiscal year’ The post Nintendo Switch 2 news coming ‘this fiscal year’ appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Making of Stars JamesHoare Tue, 05/07/2024 - 12:09 | Continue reading
13 book recommendations to get you through the next few months | Continue reading
A new Japanese mission to photograph space junk from orbit marks a milestone in orbital debris cleanup efforts. | Continue reading
Google's SIMA can follow human instructions to play 3D video games. Researchers hopes the platform can one day help AI navigate real-world environments. | Continue reading
According to the Global Wind Energy Council report, capacity installation of wind energy was 50% higher in 2023 than the year before. Report reveals wind industry must triple its capacity to meet global targets: 'We now have just seven years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s been over 200 years since the cicadas of Brood XIII and Brood… Tags: Cicada, New York Times | Continue reading
As certain parts of the USA move into peak hurricane season Sublime plans to release its storm chasing PC game… Continue reading OUTBRK – get ready to go storm chasing in Tornado Alley from the safety of your PC The post OUTBRK – get ready to go storm chasing in Tornado Alley fro … | Continue reading
There are a number of innovative techniques to create weather-resilient homes. Incredible home of former Apple designer achieves first-of-its-kind status in neighborhood — check out the details first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I was worried I would very quickly run out of things to write about when I first started on #WeblogPoMo2024, but it turns out if I make myself produce something every day, I find the words. I'm finding there's something to having a default thing to do with any spare bit of time e … | Continue reading
“We don’t expect to go to work and get swarmed.” Plus: bird flu, the Met Gala, and much more. | Continue reading