Footloose (Watched the movie for the first time 40 years ago.😱) | Continue reading
I also had 5 beers at the weekend along with the 200 miles of cycling...elite athletes do not do that for su The post Garmin calls me Elite – misleading or motivating? appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
Following flooding in Bavaria and Saarland, stormy weather is expected to cross Germany and reach northeastern parts of the country in the coming days. Heavy rain to continue... | Continue reading
Critter v1.7 brings a bunch of new features, some of which will require some changes to your existing avatar setup. | Continue reading
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 launches today and before the world has even played the latest installment of one of the… Continue reading Leaks seem to confirm Hellblade 3 is already greenlit and ready to go into development The post Leaks seem to confirm Hellblade 3 is already greenl … | Continue reading
Glinn posted Animal Companions (esp. dogs) of Metafilter in Metatalk, and they are all good companions, Brent. | Continue reading
L'articolo IMEX’24: PER IL “TOP 20 DESTINATION PERFORMANCE INDEX” ITALIA SECONDA DESTINAZIONE AL MONDO PER IL TURISMO CONGRESSUALE DOPO GLI STATI UNITI. proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading
I was 18 when I bought this record in 1970. It just appealed to me, and I played it a lot. But I never looked into the band, ‘The Ides Of March’, and didn’t buy any of their other records. It’s a hard one to assign to a genre. Loud, lots of brass, guitar solo, … Continue reading … | Continue reading
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” –Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808–90) When Emir O. Filipovic, a medievalist at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited the State Archives of Dubrovnik, he stumbled upon something that will hardly surprise … | Continue reading
My thanks to Gavin. He sent these to me from New Zealand. | Continue reading
Coal ash is abundant around coal-fired power stations. In fact, that might be considerably understating things – globally, power stations produce around 1.2 billion tonnes annually, and in Australia coal ash accounts for nearly 20% of all waste. It's a staggering figure – and it' … | Continue reading
Microsoft has launched its latest range of Surface Pro devices which it is claiming is the most powerful the line-up has ever been. Microsoft also stated the new Surface Pro devices form part of a new series of Copilot+ PCs which it said boasts advanced AI capabilities. The basic … | Continue reading
Want to give your kids the best chances in life? One powerful way to do that is by sharing meaningful experiences and important principles with them. By doing so, you’re not just imparting knowledge; you’re sculpting their character, equipping them with vital skills, and guiding … | Continue reading
Politicians love to double down on a bad idea, but changing your mind can be a strength. What have you shifted your stance on? The post Tell us: what’s the big thing that you changed your mind about? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wilson Lin used an abstract map to visualize 40 million posts and comments… Tags: Hacker News, Wilson Lin | Continue reading
"Don't let HOAs stop you from creating the home of your dreams." Homeowner seeks advice on creating low-maintenance yard to appease HOA: 'Curious if it was even a possibility' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The wealth of grave goods suggests the person buried there was a leader of high status — possibly a Stone Age chieftain. | Continue reading
A robin or chicken that seems to die in a totally senseless way is viewed by humans only in its individuality, without seeing the universal order underlying this suffering. | Continue reading
"If folks are serious about environmental justice, they need to be serious about addressing equity issues in U.S territories." | Continue reading
The following is excerpted from Matthew Bickford’s “Mouldings in Practice.” In this book, Bickford shows you how to turn a set of complicated mouldings into a series of predictable rabbets and chamfers that guide your hollow and round planes to make any moulding that has been mad … | Continue reading
For getting rid of the "fatal: The current branch new-awesome-feature has no upstream branch" error. | Continue reading
The first-ever Golden Boomerang Awards 2024, a premier traffic tournament for the affiliate marketing industry, concludes with impressive results, driving nearly to 80,000 players to its leading platforms. The highly anticipated conclusion of the Golden Boomerang Awards 2024 has … | Continue reading
“Something is wrong with the system.” | Continue reading
"We're in an era where intentional discrimination is increasingly hard to prove, but discriminatory impacts are not going away." Politicians file petition against EPA to limit investigations of civil rights violations: 'I think it's a test' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For the first time, a large team of scientists from across North America has formed a clear picture of Alaska's 'rusting' rivers and streams, closely tracking 75 areas in the remote Brooks Range that are flushed with the bizarre hue so bright it's even visible from space. Continu … | Continue reading
A new hotel facility has recently appeared on a map of Cracow. The interior design, inspired by the rich tradition of the city, was designed by the architects from Tremend studio. The recently opened Meininer Kraków Centrum is the first facility of the popular German brand in Pol … | Continue reading
Should you hide or disable a feature? You’ve probably been there before. Here are some considerations for hiding versus disabling, along with possible alternatives to improve UX. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com). | Continue reading
Image by Toni Pecoraro, via Wikimedia Commons Go to practically any major city today, and you’ll notice that the buildings in certain areas are much taller than in others. That may sound trivially true, but what’s less obvious is that the height of those buildings tends to corres … | Continue reading
"I just last month saw this train at speed, all I can say is wow!" Footage captures fastest train in America fly past station at top speed: 'The US needs more of these' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Whether you’re a party person, a meal prepper, or a picnic lover, we’ve got a salad that can do it ALL! This fresh, crunchy Southwest-inspired quinoa salad features corn, black beans, cilantro, tons of veggies, and a zippy lime vinaigrette. BIG TIME deliciousness, friends! It kee … | Continue reading
Five years ago we wrote up a kickstarter project for an "all-in-one desk solution for modern life and work", and the Edge Desk was vastly overfunded, subsequently created and the company has since gone from strength to strength, having subsequently created its own hybrid kneeling … | Continue reading
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane JamesHoare Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47 | Continue reading
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne JamesHoare Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46 | Continue reading
The International Criminal Court is seeking warrants to arrest not only three senior Hamas leaders—but also Benjamin Netanyahu. | Continue reading
I ran both yesterday and today, two miles, yesterday proceeding to R&R for coffee after Morning Prayer. We then made our way to HSBC to open a new account, into which we can deposit cheques from US sources (a difficulty with TSB, which seems actively to be discouraging people fro … | Continue reading
House 1616, designed by HARQUITECTES in Catalonia, Spain, is an exemplary single-family residence nestled between partition walls in the dense urban context of Barcelona. Continue reading | Continue reading
"That makes no sense, and it's unconscionable." State governor passes law inhibiting protections for outdoor workers during sweltering temperatures: 'It's incomprehensible' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Form Energy launched in 2017 to tackle one of the biggest problems hindering the clean energy transition: how to cheaply store renewable energy for days on end . In developing its iron-air battery, though, the company stumbled on a potential breakthrough for another notorious cli … | Continue reading
California regulators’ hostility to rooftop solar may have hit its political limit, at least when it comes to the impact on public schools. In the past few months, a host of bills seeking to reverse or amend California’s regulatory push against rooftop solar have faltered in the … | Continue reading
Ready for some first-world problem whinging? Of course you are. It's the most personal product we've ever made This is how Apple described the Apple Watch when it was introduced. And yet here we are nine years later without custom watch faces or even a way to make our own based o … | Continue reading
Dostałam od Czytelniczki bardzo ciekawego maila o treści mniej więcej takiej: “Co ciekawego można zrobić z magnolią?”. W Polsce te piękne drzewa i krzewy kwitną – w zależności od gatunku, odmiany i regionu – od marca do maja. Kochamy je za piękny wygląd i zapach, ale rzeczywiście … | Continue reading
From Napster to YouTube, some of the most important and controversial uses of the internet have been about building community: connecting people all over the world who share similar interests, tastes, views, and concerns. Big corporations try to co-opt and control these communiti … | Continue reading
So you’ve enjoyed becoming critter, but you want even better customization with your horns: when you’re a different material, you’d like to be able to change the sound that is made by your horns being popped off. | Continue reading
Cyber Security: A Pre-War Reality Check - Bert Hubert's writings #politics #history #world #longread First, some important words from Donald T: “I know it sounds devastating, but you have to get used to the fact that a new era has begun. The pre-war era.” And this | Continue reading
"Glaciers melt much faster in the ocean than assumed previously." Research uncovers 'grounding zone' responsible for accelerated melting of critical glacier: 'The modeling work in this study confirms these fears' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
📷 I asked my parents to send me some photos of my first robot, Arthur. This photo is a few decades old, taken with an Asahi Pentax. | Continue reading
"These domestic recycling solutions enhance our energy security by reducing the nation's dependence on foreign materials." Government prize helps fund novel solutions for recycling old wind turbine materials: 'Capable of advancing the technologies to commercialization' first appe … | Continue reading