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
Net neutrality rules restored by FCC Good news. Removing net neutrality was an injustice to users and bringing it back was necessary. It is a major victory for people. Now FCC can, and should, hold companies responsible for violating people’s rights. Comment on this. | Continue reading
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Kim Kelly at The Nation: Modern pro wrestling branches off from vaudeville, loops back through the circus, launches off a theater balcony, and takes a detour past Muscle Beach before hammering together a space all its own. It’s held onto its malleability and perennial status as a … | Continue reading
Redwood Materials is at the leading edge of a US-based supply chain for battery materials for electric vehicles. The post Redwood Materials Has Good News About Electric Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Not every Lord wants to be popular amongst his own serfs, but if you are wanting to make your population… Continue reading Manor Lords: How to raise your approval rating and grow your population The post Manor Lords: How to raise your approval rating and grow your population appe … | Continue reading
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is taking aim at one of Big Pharma’s newest cash cows: the latest generation of effective obesity medications. On Wednesday, Sanders’ office announced that the senator is launching an investigation into Novo Nordisk over the “astronomically high” lis … | Continue reading
I recognize that Trans Day of Visibility was Easter Sunday, ending Bisexual Health Awareness Month, and that today is Lesbian Visibility Day (we’ve moved past International Asexuality Day, National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Day of Silence, National Transgender HIV Testing Day … | Continue reading
A student is arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Interrogations of university leaders spearheaded by conservative congressional representatives. Calls from right-wing senators for troops … | Continue reading
Turing RK1 is 2x faster, 1.8x pricier than Pi 5 I've long been a fan of Pi clusters. It may be an irrational hobby, building tiny underpowered SBC clusters I can fit in my backpack, but it is a fun hobby. And a couple years ago, the 'cluster on a board' concept reached its pinnac … | Continue reading
Feedbin has custom email addresses now so you can use a unique email address for each newsletter and not worry about a spam leak. | Continue reading
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac.… | Continue reading
Plain rice gets a glow-up. READ MORE... | Continue reading
If you are looking for the best poker streamers on Twitch, then you are in the right spot. If you… Continue reading Top 10 Best Poker Streamers to Follow in 2024 The post Top 10 Best Poker Streamers to Follow in 2024 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Archaeologists in southern France have excavated an ancient Roman cemetery containing 1,430 graves and traces of a funerary festival, during which families feasted by the graves of relatives. | Continue reading
Today's game-centric Drop features Lantern, Hexcodle, and JS Challenger. Lantern uses JavaScript and D3 for a reimagined Zork I experience, Hexcodle tests RGB knowledge, and JS Challenger provides JavaScript coding tasks for skill improvement and practice. | Continue reading
Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been convening negotiations on a Plastics Treaty to address this crisis. In one of the greatest success stories of the negotiations, an Internat … | Continue reading
For years, we’ve been making predictions. The objective isn’t only to be right more than we’re wrong, but to catalyze a productive dialog that might shape better outcomes. If you get most/all your predictions right, you’re not predicting … you’re stating the obvious. Also, predic … | Continue reading
Airbnb announced in March that all indoor security cameras would be banned at its properties worldwide starting April 30. And if you read through online complaints about cameras that were discovered during Airbnb stays over the years, it’s easy to understand why it’s been such a … | Continue reading