Happy Alien Day to all those who celebrate. April 26, as many of you know, is the day pop culture has decided to celebrate one of the landmark franchises in science fiction: Alien. That’s because the planet in the sequel Aliens is LV-426—so, April 26. But while in the past Alien … | Continue reading
If I do the same walk over and over my brain tells me it’s boring, I’ve seen it all a thousand times. But this isn’t true. The walk is different every time. I’m different every time. At this time of year of course it’s in your face different with the explosion of greenery on the … | Continue reading
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There’s no question that coal is on its way out in the U.S. In 2001, coal-fired power plants generated about 50% of U.S. electricity. Last year, they were down to about 15%. On Thursday, however, the Biden administration arguably delivered a death blow. New carbon emission limits … | Continue reading
This is a garrulous little creature who vainly and profoundly likes to enunciate its own name. Lots more gecko gabbing here: Note the wide range of vocalizations and verbalizations. The Neo-Latin gekko and English 'gecko' stem from Indonesian–Malaysian gēkoq, it is a Malay word b … | Continue reading
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NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing it to suspend its science operations for a second time in less than six months. Read more... | Continue reading
A new blood test could determine whether someone will develop knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before structural damage is picked up by an X-ray. | Continue reading
George Lucas. Hayao Miyazaki. Stan Lee. Shigeru Miyamoto. Names such as these have defined our lives. The art and products geniuses like these have created are as important to us as anything. And while we decorate our homes and imaginations with their work, what about the people … | Continue reading
A baseball player may tap his helmet three times before stepping up to the plate, and an Argentina supporter may burn incense in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona as the Albiceleste kick off. Now, a team of archaeologists have found evidence that the ancient Maya blessed thei … | Continue reading
Amazon is offering 48% off the versatile fitness tracker-come-smartwatch, so long as you like pink or black. | Continue reading
Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit. | Continue reading
Online privacy isn’t just something you should be hoping for — it’s something you should expect. You should ensure your browsing history stays private and is not harvested by ad networks. By blocking ad trackers, Magic Lasso Adblock stops you being followed by ads around the web. … | Continue reading
If you’re auditioning for your job every day, and you’re auditioning against every other brilliant employee there, and you know that at the end of the year, 6% of you are going to get cut no matter what, and at the same time, you have access to unrivaled data on partners, sellers … | Continue reading
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The film's writer-director brought the project directly to Sam Raimi. The post An Evil Dead Movie With an “Original Story” Is in Development appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Student loans continue to burden adults decades after they’ve left school, and credit card debt haunts many Americans. On the flip side, many of us make leveraged investments in our homes, taking out mortgages to buy houses that we expect to appreciate in value. In other words, d … | Continue reading
DOS 4.00 was supposed to add multitasking to the OS, but it was not to be. | Continue reading
Pixar Fest is kicking off today at the Disneyland Resort in a celebration that will span both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. At a recent media preview, io9 visited both parks getting in on the Pixar Fest action, which runs from now until August 4 with entertainment o … | Continue reading
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"Each world bears all the worlds we might find within it. If you understand one outcropping of stone, or one wildflower, or one hummingbird — if we see our way along the tracery of cause and effect, the mystery of change and recreation — then we are led to everything we see, and … | Continue reading
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AI-generated video has received a lot of hype lately as a tool that’s supposedly going to revolutionize Hollywood. But Craig Good, a former animator at Pixar who worked on classics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo, isn’t convinced. Good thinks there’s one big problem with AI video … | Continue reading
"This approach helps to build resilience in communities, increasing their ability to adapt in the face of environmental challenges." Farmers transform their small communities with clean energy innovations: 'Embracing more technology can transform agriculture' first appeared on Th … | Continue reading
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Julia Garner's dance card is getting quite full The post Even the Apartment in Rosemary’s Baby Is Getting an Origin Story Now appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
While you usually see focaccia in savory forms, we've noticed a growing trend for sweet versions, and we're all for it. Here’s how to transform your homemade or store-bought focaccia into a dessert or a sweet snack. | Continue reading
Will AI-infused search be the end of publishing economics as we know it? Or is the hype outrunning the utility? | Continue reading
The Pudding ran an experiment that asked people to trace a shape. They… Tags: drawing, Pudding | Continue reading
kirill_makarov/Shutterstock Maps, although seemingly objective representations of the world, hold immense power. They shape our understanding of space, navigate our journeys and define political boundaries. But beneath the veneer of neutrality lies a potential for manipulation. T … | Continue reading
Guadeloupian writer Maryse Condé, who has died aged 90, left a body of work which includes many deeply nuanced and wide-ranging responses to the centuries of often violent contact between cultures and societies. Take her bestselling pair of historical novels Segu (1984) and The C … | Continue reading
Germany has become the latest country to resume its funding to Unrwa, the United Nations agency that provides essential relief services to nearly 6 million Palestinian refugees. The decision came after an independent review found no evidence to support Israel’s claim that the age … | Continue reading
Ground Picture/Shutterstock An artificial sweetener called neotame can cause significant harm to the gut, my colleagues and I discovered. It does this harm in two ways. One, by breaking down the layer of cells that line the intestine. And, two, by causing previously healthy gut b … | Continue reading
Steve Allen/Shutterstock It looks like spring, but it doesn’t feel anything like it. The trees have green leaves, the flowers are blooming, yet it’s hard to believe that next week is May, because it feels so cold. It won’t come as a surprise that temperatures have been well below … | Continue reading
Forget pipes and saucepans. Einstock Copper is in the headlines after Australian mining giant BHP made a bid for UK-based rival Anglo American, valuing the company at US$39 billion (£31 billion). Together, the two companies would control around 10% of the world copper market. Tho … | Continue reading
Telegram users are currently experiencing issues worldwide, with users unable to use the website and mobile apps. [...] | Continue reading
Public fast-charging stations are one way to push EV range anxiety out of the picture, and behavior-based solutions are also emerging. The post EV Range Anxiety: It Really Is All In Your Mind appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
This week, Russia unsurprisingly vetoed a draft resolution to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in orbit. Russia’s rejection of the United Nations resolution is not a clear indication that it possesses orbital arsenal that could destroy satellite constellations, but it sho … | Continue reading
Actress Jennifer Aniston has been attached to produce a re-imagining of the classic 1980 comedy “9 to 5” for Disney’s 20th Century Studios, and here’s what we know. The Details The original version of the film starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin, as a trio of office … | Continue reading
Evil Dead’s cackling Deadites can never truly be defeated, which means there’ll always be fresh Evil Dead stories to tell—even without horror icon Bruce Campbell playing the lead, as last year’s excellent Evil Dead Rise proved. A few months back, an Evil Dead “spin-off” was annou … | Continue reading
NHTSA has tested the updated system and still has questions. | Continue reading
The most common surgical implant is a screw; surgeons insert billions of them in patients each year.Screws need holes, and holes need drills. When wielding these drills, "Surgeons currently use their 'feel' to stop on the far side of the bone," writes McGinley Orthopedic Innovati … | Continue reading
Here's what we looked at this week:The strange story of how lefty abuse led to the formation of a successful mid-century design duo. Microsoft's new AI face animation technology turns a single snapshot into a convincing talking head. "Make anyone say anything."Outside-the-box … | Continue reading
Terry Eagleton: Where Does Culture Come From? Posted on Friday, Apr 26, 2024 12:25PM by Morgan Meis | Continue reading
Clifford Thompson at Commonweal: “For generations in the mind of America, the Negro has been more of a formula than a human being—a something to be argued about, condemned or defended, to be ‘kept down,’ or ‘in his place,’ or ‘helped up,’ to be worried with or worried over, haras … | Continue reading
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Archetype Entertainment, the Wizards of the Coast-created gaming studio has taken to YouTube to post a second ‘Founders Q&A’ update.… Continue reading Archetype Entertainment updates fans about Exodus The post Archetype Entertainment updates fans about Exodus appeared first on Re … | Continue reading