Star Wars loves nothing more than understanding a villain. Part of the reason the franchise’s greatest evils are also some of its most compelling characters is because it loves to dive deep into understanding why these figures are the way they are. The time has come for Morgan El … | Continue reading
We used to be a real country. The post Games Used To Have More Orbs. What Happened? appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Latrodectus malware is now being distributed in phishing campaigns using Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare lures to appear legitimate while making it harder for email security platforms to detect the emails as malicious. [...] | Continue reading
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024 George Conway, One Other Guy: We just saw George Conway on Deadline: White House refer to Donald J. Trump as "a narcissistic sociopath." He also used the term "psychopathy" as he discussed Trump's mental / emotional state. As we've recently noted, Conway h … | Continue reading
Content, Content, Content… stories, MY story. Looking for the next story and in bit of a holding pattern. […] | Continue reading
"That's brilliant!" Expert gardener shares simple method to growing seemingly endless supply of kitchen staple vegetable: 'I didn't know this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We are living longer lives, while also spending more years sick than ever before — but there are ways to close the lifespan-healthspan gap | Continue reading
You can piece together a collection of grooming tools yourself, or you can go the easy route with a comprehensive kit like this one. | Continue reading
Canonical link: https://siderea.dreamwidth.org/1839096.html Good news everybody! Apparently it's safe to drink milk from HPAI infected cows, at least if it's pasteurized, as evidenced by the fact that if you are an American and not a vegan, you, along with millions of other peopl … | Continue reading
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Chaos at Tesla is nothing new. But the company now appears to be going through something of an identity crisis, with its future at war with its past. Let’s just recap the past few weeks: First, Tesla released first-quarter delivery numbers that came up well short of even analysts … | Continue reading
Preorder my upcoming book, Get Better At Anything, and get $400+ worth of bonuses! The post My New Book Comes Out Next Week! appeared first on Scott H Young. | Continue reading
What makes a good, bad, and truly great workshop? How do you put together a Go workshop that works, and how do you get the most out of workshops you attend? | Continue reading
In his vast career, Francis Ford Coppola has made masterpieces (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, The Conversation), cult classics (Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Outsiders), and curious whatsits (The Godfather Part III, Peggy Sue Got Married). Which will Megal … | Continue reading
Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its users, will no longer be included (the status of any f … | Continue reading
Cannabis is expected to officially become a less dangerous drug in the eyes of the U.S. government. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the Drug Enforcement Administration will soon propose to reclassify cannabis. The change will likely still take some time to come into ef … | Continue reading
The game launched on consoles and PC months ago. | Continue reading
Marijuana to move from Schedule 1, the most dangerous drug group, to Schedule 3. | Continue reading
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Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14. | Continue reading
Social media is awash with motivational quotes extolling the virtues of making mistakes. I probably glanced sideways at some quote or other on Instagram — like, five years ago — because now my search tab is full of the things. Daily I’m reminded that experience is simply the name … | Continue reading
Desalination — changing seawater into safe drinking water — could avert a crisis. Here's how to make it less costly and labor-intensive. | Continue reading
"Great metaphor for how humans are treating the planet." Bystander captures video of tourists smashing rock formation at national park: 'Destroying what nature created over thousands of years ago' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Svelte 5 Release Candidate and all the other highlights from Svelte Summit Spring | Continue reading
US prosecutors sought 3-year sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. | Continue reading
Although wooly mammoths are long gone, their recovered ivory lives on as a legal alternative to banned elephant ivory. Scientists can now use lasers to differentiate between the two materials, hopefully reducing the revenue stream for poachers. Continue Reading | Continue reading
A simple product built to completely reorganize your truck camping experience, the Pack Rack will debut as a multifunctional piece of indoor/outdoor camping furniture. It rides in a pickup truck bed as an adjustable-height shelf for holding gear and cargo, turning what might othe … | Continue reading
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024 Suppressing the doorman's (false) tale: Once again, it's time for us to fess up. We'll start by quoting the first paragraph of the guest essay we discussed in this morning's report. The essay appeared in the New York Times. Headline included, it starts exa … | Continue reading
We recently gathered some Practical AI listeners for a live webinar with Danny from LibreChat to discuss the future of private, open source chat UIs. During the discussion we hear about the motivations behind LibreChat, why enterprise users are hosting their own chat UIs, and how … | Continue reading
Ransomware attack on the $371 billion company hamstrung US prescription market. | Continue reading
We collaborate with open-source and commercial model providers to bring their unreleased models to community for preview testing. Model providers can test their unreleased models anonymously, meaning the models' names will be anonymized. A model is considered unreleased if its we … | Continue reading
The design vision for the McMillan Shakespeare office was to create a contemporary and unique space that emphasized the integration of cutting-edge technology, connectivity, and employee well-being. Continue reading | Continue reading
Disney Cruise Line has released another update on the progress of Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, which will be the newest port of call for its Caribbean cruises once finished. New Updates Nestled along the sand dunes of Serenity Bay, the vibrantly colored architecture of … | Continue reading
The Ray Villa, masterfully designed by Architecture Brio, presents a unique architectural statement on a sea-facing hillside in Mumbai. This substantial residence not only embraces the exhilarating prospect of panoramic ocean views Continue reading | Continue reading
A lot of Star Trek opinion is based on the paradoxical idea that the series within the franchise simply “get good” at some point. TNG’s not TNG until Riker has a beard, we say, ignoring all the fantastic ideas the series got into before that. The idea of Trek shows usually having … | Continue reading
Fairfield Peet’s. 12:59…. Sparkling water and two hardboiled eggs. Again don’t feel comfortable here. Just came here to […] | Continue reading
Bacterial spores strengthen the plastic, then revive to digest it in landfills. | Continue reading
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People across the world, and the political spectrum, underestimate levels of support for climate action. This “perception gap” matters. Governments will change policy if they think they have strong public backing. Companies need to know that consumers want to see low-carbon produ … | Continue reading
The Amazon Titan family of models, available exclusively in Amazon Bedrock, is built on top of 25 years of Amazon expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) advancements. Amazon Titan foundation models (FMs) offer a comprehensive suite of pre-trained imag … | Continue reading
The retail giant aims to enable the construction of 10 gigawatts of new renewable energy projects by 2030, which will generate enough electricity to power an estimated two million households. Walmart announces major investment in several innovative solar projects across the count … | Continue reading
“We need more scientists who can explain their work clearly, explain science to the public, and help us build a science-literate world.” | Continue reading
A couple of days ago, I decided to reboot my blog. But first, I exported all posts to Day One, and wiped all the posts, pages, and uploads from this page. The new blog will focus on technical content, photography, and opinion (and less about personal/family stuff). As part of the … | Continue reading
The time loop is getting a little more complicated The post The Lazarus Project Season 2 Trailer Throw Us for a Loop with a Time Travel Machine appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Prehistoric cold viruses are hard to find in the historical record, but scientists have unearthed some evidence in ancient human teeth. | Continue reading
Amazon says it's working on stopping others from "making your AWS bill explode." | Continue reading
Researchers have found a blue hole they say is the deepest in the world—and they’ve yet to find where it bottoms out. The formation is the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay, and it has so far been measured to 1,378 feet deep, or 420 meters below sea level. Read more... | Continue reading
With the clean energy transition, economically disadvantaged communities are wary that — again — their neighborhoods will be the location for big infrastructure projects. The concern is warranted, according to a 2024 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists. That report conclud … | Continue reading