Valve revolutionized the handheld gaming market with the release of their Steam Deck in 2022. It’s currently regarded as the… Continue reading Steam Deck 2: release date speculation, specs, pricing The post Steam Deck 2: release date speculation, specs, pricing appeared first on … | Continue reading
Samsung is expected to hold its Unpacked event in Paris in July 2024 with a handful of new product reveals… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE: Release date, specs, price and everything we know so far The post Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE: Release date, specs, price and everyt … | Continue reading
Use open source liberally to make progress. Avoid open source dependencies in the long run if you can. Start a project by ingesting open source libraries to make progress fast and see if your product works. That’s fine. If it’s not too much, you can leave them in. But when the pr … | Continue reading
In the nineteen-sixties, the music media encouraged the notion that a young rock-and-roll fan had to side with either the Beatles or their rivals, the Rolling Stones. On some level, it must have made sense, given the growing aesthetic divide between the music the two world-famous … | Continue reading
Atlas Obscura’s weekly crossword comes to us from Natan Last, a writer who also helps develop policy and digital products for refugees and asylum seekers. His work can be found in The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications, and he's currentl … | Continue reading
It’s been over a decade in the making, but Boeing is finally ready to launch its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of its agreement with NASA. Read more... | Continue reading
Reading for the shape of a life can be medicinal, especially when we allow that life to diagnose and heal ourselves. And maybe then that understanding can encourage doctors of all kinds–but especially scholars of the humanities–to think differently about their life. | Continue reading
The simple question of "why five" has puzzled scientists from multiple fields, and the answer still isn't entirely clear. | Continue reading
This week, I am joined by Andy Ramage, who co-founded the OneYearNoBeer to discuss the growing alcohol-free lifestyle movement and its impact on individuals, industries, and cultural shifts. We explore the personal journeys of transitioning to an alcohol-free lifestyle, navigatin … | Continue reading
"Our HOA did it … our power bill went from $1,800 a month to $70 a month." HOA member seeks advice over staggering $120,000 energy bill: 'It feels like solar could be a real benefit' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
“The tribes fought very hard for the establishment of the monument and are here to defend it.” | Continue reading
My talk titled "Jakarta EE 11 - Performance and Developer Productivity" will give you a full overview of what to expect from the upcoming Jakarta EE 11 release. The post Why This JCON Europe Talk Is Unmissable (Part 2) appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Science Tag … | Continue reading
Bright Renewables and HyGear, both part of the HoSt Group, together with the University of Twente, are set to construct Benelux's first E-Methanol system. Their joint project, "Towards Acceleration and Demonstration of E-Methanol" (TANDEM), received a total of nearly €4 million s … | Continue reading
The University of the Greater Region (UniGR) has just been awarded significant funding from the Interreg VI Greater Region programme for the establishment of a second centre of expertise dedicated to the transition to a circular economy of materials and metals. The UniGR-CIRKLA p … | Continue reading
The Technology for Social Innovation (TeSI) program harnesses the power of cutting-edge technologies developed under the ATTRACT initiative to address significant social needs. Through multidisciplinary collaboration among students from business, engineering, and design backgroun … | Continue reading
The Federal Council draft of the Dispatch on the promotion of education, research and innovation (ERI Dispatch) for the period 2025-2028 is influenced by financial concerns. Services may need to be cut and projects suspended. The education, research and innovation (ERI) sector is … | Continue reading
Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, set out to plant and conserve 1… Tags: Bloomberg, Marc Benioff, scale, trees | Continue reading
When Wendy Carlos released Switched-On Bach in 1968, her “greatest hits” compilation of the Baroque composer’s music, played entirely on the Moog analog synthesizer, the album became an immediate hit with both classical and pop audiences. Not only was it “acclaimed as real music … | Continue reading
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 254. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Held […] | Continue reading
"This could be especially useful in terms of measuring the potential impact of low emission zones and other environmental initiatives in town and cities worldwide." Research uncovers side effect of sudden decrease in car use during pandemic: 'Each fluctuation ... became an unplan … | Continue reading
Doctors treat a multitude of patients daily, with needs ranging from simple to very complex. To deliver effective care, they must be familiar with each patient’s health record and keep up-to-date with the newest procedures and treatments. And then there’s the all-important doctor … | Continue reading
In this episode, we are in Oberpfalz, Germany, for a particular reason; the organizers of the local JUG are the same people responsible for the JCON conference in Cologne in a few weeks. The post Foojay Podcast #48: JUG Oberpfalz, JCON Conference, and JAVAPRO Magazine appeared fi … | Continue reading
This breakthrough test proves that the fuel works in the real world, not just in a lab. Historic aircraft engine completes major flight using innovative new fuel — here's what it could mean for future air travel first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I started writing a post about my computing history (coming soon) and realised I couldn't remember the name of a game I played a lot of in the early 90s. The best way to describe it is flappy bird in space. I tooted with this description: black background with white stars and you … | Continue reading
The set.studio site is powered by design tokens, which for colours, are hex codes. I managed to automatically convert those to P3 colours with a custom PostCSS plugin. | Continue reading
The success of Poland’s corporate reforms hinges on the ability to strike a delicate balance between political pragmatism and institutional integrity. Since Poland’s October 2023 elections, the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have undergone a dramatic transformation. Und … | Continue reading
This recipe for Sopa de pollo (or Caldo de gallina vieja) was the ancestral prescription for new mothers, recovering from an ailment or healing whatever ails you. If you can't get an old hen to make a hen soup, then make a chicken soup, and you will find it equally as tasty. Read … | Continue reading
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, farther away than the Sun, has sent data through a laser over a record-breaking distance, and done so even faster than expected. Continue Reading Category: Space, Science Tags: NASA, Communications, Communicate, Laser, Light, Data, Transmission, Psyche, … | Continue reading
I didn't post anything on this site for half of March and all of April. I also wasn't on socials much. It was such a long quiet period that a couple of people reached out to me via email to check that I was okay. It was incredibly touching and sweet, what with the absolute barria … | Continue reading
A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible explanations for this bizarre phenomenon but we will likely never know what caused it, experts say. | Continue reading
How to manage dependencies on a Go project, compared to the Python ecosystem? How is the Go toolchain superior to Python in this regard? | Continue reading
The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are here! Is this the future of AI devices? We discuss what we really think and what we really want. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, YouTube, Website, Chat on Discord ⭐⭐ Review Us (https: … | Continue reading
"I don't want to spend years battling them in my yard or causing issues for my neighbors." Gardener shares regrets over planting mistake made with seemingly innocent store purchase: 'I'm at a loss for what to do' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
An API design heuristic. For a while now, I've been wondering whether, in the language of Postel's law, one should favour being liberal in what one accepts over being conservative in what one sends. Yes, according to the design principle, a protocol or API should do both, but som … | Continue reading
[Last week], the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released final rules making important amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing the 2023 Financial Responsibility Act. Over the last three years the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, some new Cybertruck owners who had no truck experience managed to make fools of themselves. While there are experienced off-road drivers who now have a moving doorstop in the driveway, some buyers did things like post pictures of a Cybertruck going slow on a rela … | Continue reading
"It ... comforts people's consciences into thinking they do the right thing." Frustrated shopper calls out Fisher-Price's problematic sales tactic on Amazon: 'It is greenwashing' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
How to obtain and read entries in the Unified log made by APFS. Their structure, and a guide to their identification and occurrence. | Continue reading
by Mike Bendzela Funny how an object that weighs 8.1 x 1019 tons manages to elude our attention most of the time. But it can be very shy, sometimes crouching on the evening horizon, thin as a filament of copper; sometimes disappearing from view for whole days at a time. Then, one … | Continue reading
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by John Allen Paulos An abstract paradox discussed by Yale economist Martin Shubik has a logical skeleton that can, perhaps surprisingly, be shrouded in human flesh in various ways. First Shubik’s seductive theoretical game: We imagine an auctioneer with plans to auction off a do … | Continue reading
The Horsehead Nebula is an iconic astronomical sight. A dark molecular cloud of neutral gas sits in front of an active star-forming region: IC 434, creating the iconic sight of the Horsehead Nebula. Located about 1300 light-years away in the constellation of Orion, the dark cloud … | Continue reading
"Welcome to dystopia." Video of virtual ads on semitruck sparks debate among onlookers: 'Because what drivers really need is more distractions' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
One thing I really loved about living in the U.K. were the Chip Shops. There was one in almost every neighborhood, selling a variety of fast foods. Normally they will sell fish and chips (fries) of course, but they also sell quite a few other things. They sell fish and chips, of … | Continue reading
Sand Land is one of the many different series created by the prolific Akira Toriyama. It was first a manga series- a short one- in 2000. It received an anime and film release in 2022, and now the world and story is presented into a video game. It’s not as advertised as much, but … | Continue reading
Sand Land is one of the many different series created by the prolific Akira Toriyama. It was first a manga series- a short one- in 2000. It received an anime and film release in 2022, and now the world and story is presented into a video game. It’s not as advertised as much, but … | Continue reading
by David J. Lobina By now I feel like the linguist-in-residence at 3 Quarks Daily; and that would be quite right, as every outlet should have an in-house linguist (a generative linguist, of course), considering how often, and how badly!, language matters are discussed in the popu … | Continue reading