"So wonderful to see!" Pleased gardener shares video of adorable visitor spotted in their unconventional backyard: 'I could watch this all day' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A growing number of Dutch dairies are falling victim to thefts and burglaries according to an interview given by members of the Association of Farm Dairy Producers to RTL Nieuws.... | Continue reading
Waldo Jaquith: I made a new Mastodon bot, called “I Hope This Email Finds You.” Twice a day it proposes a novel way to conclude that sentence that opens so many emails. (It uses phrases from Google Books that include the phrase “finds you.”) I’ve been having fun reading these, so … | Continue reading
"There is a concern that we won't ever have the volumes we had in the past in the future." Farmers warn food aisles will soon be empty because of crushing conditions: 'We are not in a good position' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Governments must shift gears and focus their funding on solar, wind, and hydro energy projects. Study finds biggest economies funnel billions to dirty energy in developing nations: 'We must continue to hold wealthy countries accountable' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I’m paralyzed by the world. We seem to be at a kind of crossroads. There’s so much to be appalled by, so much to be worried about, and I worry that not saying something might be considered to be acquiescence or approval. So, in this moment, I thought I’d actually take a step back … | Continue reading
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About a week ago, Kia dropped something pretty special in my driveway: an EV9 GT-Line! I have to admit that I was a little skeptical at first, but I also remembered being pretty impressed with a Sorento Hybrid I reviewed in 2021. So, the big question was this: would Kia ... [cont … | Continue reading
Scientists concluded that the hailstorm would've been "less severe" in a pre-industrial climate. Researchers issue warning over 'record-breaking' phenomenon exacerbating giant hail storms: 'It is a cautionary tale' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Every individual's speech is variable — and when we look beyond the individual, we see variation across space, time, style, and social structure — among other dimensions. And these variations are generally gradient rather than abrupt, although standardization efforts by national … | Continue reading
David Schaub has put together two great graphs: RAM in desktop Macs: RAM in laptop Macs: It’s vexing to consider that base model Macs haven’t increased their RAM configuration since Tim Cook took over. It’s further vexing to consider that Apple’s path to a trillion dollars are pa … | Continue reading
"Every python removed is one less python to harm our native species." Man wins thousands after capturing and removing invasive snakes from U.S. national park: 'We don't currently have a way to eradicate them' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Cobra Kai fans finally have some clarity about how, exactly, this new Karate Kid movie fits into everything. Sony Pictures just moved the new movie’s release date from December 13 to May 30, 2025, specifically so it could be released after the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai. … | Continue reading
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the presidential immunity appeal from Donald Trump this week (coverage from Election Law Blog, Joyce Vance at Civil Discourse, CNN takeaways, CNN live coverage, and The Bulwark). The outcome is uncertain, but appears to be headed for dela … | Continue reading
“When we stitch it all together, we’ll either have flight rationale or we won’t." | Continue reading
"Understanding the underlying pathological mechanisms can pave the way for early interventions." Scientists find evidence of common packaging material contributing to mental health issue: 'Their impact on human health is of particular concern' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Like most everyone, Cris Hein thought all bats were vampire bats. That was 25 years ago, before NREL’s lead environmental scientist began researching the world’s only flying mammal. Hein always appreciated wildlife. Growing up in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, he liked camping du … | Continue reading
Yes, I am enjoying, greatly, Rebecca West’s 1918 novel The Return of the Soldier. I don’t think I’ve read previously a contemporaneous account of what zeppelins sounded like to those for whom an appearance overhead was a not uncommon occurrence. (West is the pen name of the late … | Continue reading
Meet Three Teams Competing To Build Better Power Lines and Conductors To Supercharge Our Clean Energy Future Power lines—those high-flying cables that transmit electricity all over the country—are far from invisible. They sweep along roads, cut through yards to deliver energy to … | Continue reading
Simply put, these fires have put communities in danger. Scientists sound alarm over Midwest's early and active fire season: 'This was the strangest winter I have ever seen' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
At the office all the morning, and at noon dined by myself at home on a piece of meat from the cook's. And so at home all the afternoon with my workmen, and at night to bed, having some thoughts to order my business so as to go to Portsmouth the... | Continue reading
Poor VMware. I refer to them as the Brussels sprout of enterprise IT; constantly shifted around the plate between new owners, never seeming to land anywhere good. Their current owners Broadcom haven’t exactly endeared themselves to the industry or their customers, as any quick we … | Continue reading
Just a few thoughts on programming languages that have been rattling around in my head this week, but which don’t each merit a full blog post. The main theme is that the culture behind each programming language leads to some interesting choices, as is the case with spoken languag … | Continue reading
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Nowhere in Star Wars will old Han Solo meet young Han Solo. Yoda is not likely to ever meet Grogu. Princess Leia won’t cross paths with General Leia. Some things are just not going to happen. Unless, well, it’s Lego, where any and everything is possible. Read more... | Continue reading
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024 There he goes again: Why was Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison? We'll explore that question over the weekend. We just saw Nicolle Wallace tackle the topic again. For today, we thought we'd show you one of the wonderful jokes with which Greg G … | Continue reading
Amazon is hosting another Prime Day in July. You will find a copious number of deals for consumer electronics and almost everything else. Prime Day is one of those events with heavily discounted Amazon products, so if you have been on the fence about buying a Kindle e-reader, Kin … | Continue reading
A biotech startup has developed a new kind of bioreactor that could help increase cultivated meat production. | Continue reading
"It was a purpley blue colour and tasted like pineapple." Expert gardener shares how to grow 'magic' plant that produces color-changing tea: 'Very nice' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Chaturbate will pay $675,000 in fines for not adhering to a new law in Texas that requires all porn sites to verify the age of users, according to a new report from 404 Media which cites a court order released Friday. Read more... | Continue reading
After writing my previous post about my dream blogging content management system, the folks over at Shop Talk asked me to come on and discuss it more. It’s on their site here and I’ve uploaded the episode MP3 directly here as well. Shoptalkshow 612 0:00 | Continue reading
An environmental DNA analysis of soil collected at an ancient Maya ball court reveals that the site was once part of a ritual. | Continue reading
It's very fast to build something that's 90% of a solution. The problem is that the last 10% of building something is usually the hard part which really matters, and with a black box at the center of the product, it feels much more difficult to me to nail that remaining 10%. With … | Continue reading
Thunderstorms in the American Midwest. Tiny particles in the cloud cover of the Amazon rainforest. Heat waves in Baltimore. What do these very different places have in common? They’re all areas where the Department of Energy Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research … | Continue reading
Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business. | Continue reading
For almost as long as they have been in the comics, the X-Men and mutantkind at large have been stalked by a world that hates and fears them—a world that manifested that hate in the metallic, unflinching face of the Sentinel Program. Just as the X-Men have grown and changed wildl … | Continue reading
In 1954, psychologist Muzafer Sherif engineered a tribal war between two groups of 11-year-old boys in two camps inside Robbers Cave State Park, Oklahoma. They were given tasks, rewards, and objectives — the kind of thing that would be prime-time reality TV these days. Before lon … | Continue reading
I guess we're doing this The post The TikTok Ban Is Bad, Stupid, And Bound To Blow Up In The Government’s Face appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Howard Oakley: When Apple introduced Fusion Drives back in late 2012, they were an attractive option for many iMacs and Mac minis. At a time when SSDs of 1 TB and greater size were expensive, the Fusion Drive seemed to offer the best of both worlds, with a capacious hard disk and … | Continue reading
Malcolm Coles: 10+ years ago I created an annual list of websites that FORBADE you from linking to them, DEMANDED you write to ask for permission or LIMITED links to only their home page. Royal Mail even promised to post me a paper licence. Now a decade has passed, let’s see who’ … | Continue reading
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New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband. | Continue reading
A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. | Continue reading
"As a tourist, I picked up my trash!" Tourist laments shocking amount of debris found at otherwise pristine nature sanctuary: 'It's not uncommon' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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This electric trike is small enough to fit in bike lanes and bike paths, has an enclosure that offers some protection from the weather, and includes a variety of car-like features such as headlights and tail lights, turn signals, mirrors, and even a roll bar and a windshield with … | Continue reading
Bird flu isn’t just lurking inside cows, new research shows. Florida scientists have reported the first known case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Though the case dates back to 2022, it’s the latest indication that th … | Continue reading
One of the most important pieces of the Biden administration’s climate policy has arrived: On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules restricting climate pollution from coal-fired plants and natural gas plants that haven’t been built yet. The rules will eli … | Continue reading