Week Notes – May 06 to May 12

📒I stopped time blocking hour by hour with Cal Newport's planner, and I'm doing a more "focus of the day" type of planning with the Rocketbook week spread pages. I'm liking it. It gives me a different perspective. Stil testing how it goes. 🚄I finally booked my tra … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 13 minutes ago

This New Solana Meme Coin Pumped 495% – Here’s Why It Can Mirror BONK Success

Solana meme coins have been a hot story during this bull run, and the most recent sensation is Slothana (SLOTH).… Continue reading This New Solana Meme Coin Pumped 495% – Here’s Why It Can Mirror BONK Success The post This New Solana Meme Coin Pumped 495% – Here’s Why It Can Mirr … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 14 minutes ago

One MegaWattHour of Battery Power!

Less than a year ago, in August 2023, we installed a 4.8kWh Solar Battery at a cost of £2,900. Whenever I talk about the upfront capital costs of solar power, people rightly want to know what the payback period is. Well, after less than 10 months, the battery has given us 1MWh. T … | Continue reading


@shkspr.mobi | 16 minutes ago

Timothy Glanzer: Elevating by Example 

With more than three decades of experience at MGM Resorts International, Timothy Glanzer, CMP, ventured on his own and created Elevated Meeting Solutions, a full-service event management company. The experience he garnered in the world of resorts helps him as an entrepreneur. -An … | Continue reading


@meetings.skift.com | 18 minutes ago

BBC podcast ads would be “disastrous”

London gets ready for The Podcast Show: our Editor has some brand new data for it. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Don't lock your members into one platform! 🔓 With Supporting Cast, YOU own your podcast subscription and control the subscriber relationship. And it's complete … | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 19 minutes ago

Gizmodo Monday Puzzle: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

If you haven’t seen before why eight ‘buffalo’ strung together form a valid English sentence, then strap in for a linguistic trip. Buffalo has at least three meanings: as a collective noun it refers to bison, as a proper noun it’s a city in New York, and as a verb it means to bew … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 20 minutes ago

Changing Paintings: 19 Perseus rescues Andromeda

First Perseus turns Atlas to stone for his failure to offer him hospitality. He then flies on to rescue the beautiful Andromeda, who's going to be the next meal for a sea-monster. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 20 minutes ago

How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Last week, the United States joined the U.K. and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. LockBit's leader "LockBitSupp" claims the feds named the wrong guy, saying the charges don … | Continue reading


@krebsonsecurity.com | 23 minutes ago

Biden’s War on Chinese EVs is Heating Up

Current conditions: Indonesia’s Mt. Ibu erupted this morning • Flash floods in Afghanistan killed at least 300 people • Gulf Coast states could see severe storms and hail today. THE TOP FIVE 1. Biden expected to announce 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs President Biden is expected to … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 26 minutes ago

A Day Off

For the first time in recent memory, I booked a day off from work today with absolutely nothing planned. My company leave is usually taken up by family holidays, hospital appointments, and other things that occupy my time, but today I am free to do whatever I please, which of cou … | Continue reading


@gregmorris.co.uk | 37 minutes ago

Nostalgia Music

What’s up Internet? The last few #WeblogPoMo2024 posts have been music focused, so I’ll do one more for day 13 and do something else the next couple of days. I’d like to know what nostalgia music is for you? Songs or albums that weren’t necessarily certified hits or critically ac … | Continue reading


@flamedfury.com | 44 minutes ago

LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity

Back in the 1960s, if you played a 2,600Hz tone into an AT&T pay phone, you could make calls without paying. A phone hacker named John Draper noticed that the plastic whistle that came free in a box of Captain Crunch cereal worked to make the right sound. That became his hacker n … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 46 minutes ago

Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played a key role'

"This suggests seismic monitoring could broadly be used to improve geothermal energy transfer efficiencies across a wide range of sites." Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 50 minutes ago

Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played a key role'

"This suggests seismic monitoring could broadly be used to improve geothermal energy transfer efficiencies across a wide range of sites." Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 50 minutes ago

#053 - Go isn’t secure?!? ft. Low Level Learning

In today's episode, we welcome Low Level Learning, a fellow programmer and content creator. With over 500k subscribers and his own course where he teaches low level programming topics, he came on the podcast to talk about what he knows most: C, low level concepts, AI, as well as … | Continue reading


@podcasters.spotify.com | 50 minutes ago

How to Retrieve WiFi Password on Windows

Remembering the WiFi password when on a guest network is never easy. Even worse is when it’s no longer posted and someone else is asking you for it. Luckily there’s a built in Windows command to recover the password of a given WiFi network. The Shell Code Open cmd and execute the … | Continue reading


@davidwalsh.name | 1 hour ago

Now you can play nearly all N64 games on your PC with raytracing, speedy FPS, and much more – we can sense Nintendo’s lawyers stirring

Picture the scene, somewhere deep off the coast of Japan. The year 2024, something is rising from the depths. Something… Continue reading Now you can play nearly all N64 games on your PC with raytracing, speedy FPS, and much more – we can sense Nintendo’s lawyers stirring The pos … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

In the Baltics, defence tech is coming of age

NATO has recently upped its game when it comes to helping out defence tech start-ups in the three Baltic states. And there are signs that the EU is moving in a similar direction. Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the idea of a senior mili … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 1 hour ago

The Great Flattening

Apple's iPad ad might not have been good for Apple, but it was a profound encapsulation of what has happened on the Internet; the question is what it leads to next. | Continue reading


@stratechery.com | 1 hour ago

France to see €4 billion investment from Microsoft

France is set to see a €4 billion investment from technology giant Microsoft, as they focus on developing data centers… Continue reading France to see €4 billion investment from Microsoft The post France to see €4 billion investment from Microsoft appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

MIT gives AI the power to 'reason like humans' by creating hybrid architecture

MIT scientists devise three abstraction libraries that can be combined with AI systems to improve their reasoning and contextual awareness in programming, strategic planning and robotics. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Treasure Cuboid Living Spaces, Hong Kong / Sim-Plex Design Studio

In a city where space is at a premium, Sim-Plex revolutionizes residential design with their innovative Treasure Cuboid living spaces. Embracing the concept of multi-functionality and transparency, these unique dwellings prioritize natural light, functionality, and aesthetic appe … | Continue reading


@homeworlddesign.com | 1 hour ago

The Nonprofits Making Billions off the Border Crisis. Plus. . .

Michael Oren on Biden’s betrayal. La Leche League erases mothers. Eurovision. Qatari money in NY schools. Seinfeld’s commencement speech. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 hour ago

Image of Teslas ready to ship sparks speculation over new model features: 'Really excited for real specs'

"Release the Ludicrous!" Image of Teslas ready to ship sparks speculation over new model features: 'Really excited for real specs' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Image of Teslas ready to ship sparks speculation over new model features: 'Really excited for real specs'

"Release the Ludicrous!" Image of Teslas ready to ship sparks speculation over new model features: 'Really excited for real specs' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

Women are leading the charge for gig worker rights in Thailand

Having overcome fierce discrimination, the movement’s leaders have taken on delivery and rideshare platforms, and won. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 1 hour ago

Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment

by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 1 hour ago

World's highest-efficiency hydrogen system scales up for mass production

You have to throw some energy away to make hydrogen – typically around 20-30%, even with the best systems, which use around 52.5 kWh of energy to create a kilogram of hydrogen that can store 39.4 kWh of energy. It's a waste of renewable energy, and it contributes to the high cost … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 1 hour ago

How the CCP is Closing China

How the CCP is Closing China JamesHoare Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:47 | Continue reading


@historytoday.com | 2 hours ago

AVcon: LEaT con erweitert den ProAV-Bereich

„The AVcon“ ist der neue Markenname für die begleitende AV-Ausstellung zur LEaT con in Hamburg. Die Namensänderung von Human X Work zu AVcon ist eine logische Konsequenz aus den Ansprüchen des Marktes sowie der kontinuierlichen Annäherung ... | Continue reading


@event-partner.de | 2 hours ago

Huge new Skyrim mod brings a large D&D campaign into Bethesda’s classic RPG

Recently, when we talk about Bethesda it’s all been about the likes of Starfield and the recent resurgence of Fallout… Continue reading Huge new Skyrim mod brings a large D&D campaign into Bethesda’s classic RPG The post Huge new Skyrim mod brings a large D&D campaign into Bethes … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Genetic algorithm car race thingy

From the oldie-but-goodie department, this fun program uses a genetic algorithm to drive… Tags: algorithm, optimization | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 2 hours ago

Spring Mornings And Good TV Shows

Bodkin (Netflix) | Continue reading


@cimple.life | 2 hours ago

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

A look at the week’s best new releases in crime fiction, nonfiction, mystery, and thrillers. * Emma Rosenblum, Very Bad Company (Flatiron) “[Rosenblum] is fantastic at showing the subtle corruption of wealth and how those who have it justify both the having and the wanting more. … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 2 hours ago

5 Mysteries and Thrillers That Will Make You Laugh

If – like me – you love a comedy murder mystery or thriller, but have been judged by someone for it, I’m here to tell you that it’s ok because of science. That’s right, there is actually science behind your enjoyment of silly murders. One of the things that we humans find funny i … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 2 hours ago

A New Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA Reveals That Lead Poisoning Could Have Caused His Deafness

Despite the intense scrutiny paid to the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven for a couple of centuries now, the revered composer still has certain mysteries about him. Some of them he surely never intended to clarify, like the identity of “Immortal Beloved”; others he explicitl … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 2 hours ago

Working for the Life Beyond Words

In his brief and not altogether satisfying rejoinder to the question, “why write?” Berry says, “To serve that triumph I have done all the rest,” and he ends the poem there. “That triumph” is the triumph of the way of love, the life of silence. | Continue reading


@frontporchrepublic.com | 2 hours ago

Resident seeks advice on lawn alternatives to avoid laborious yard maintenance: 'What's something like grass that can be somewhat easily grown in?'

"My mom has been complaining about the work involved with caring for a yard." Resident seeks advice on lawn alternatives to avoid laborious yard maintenance: 'What's something like grass that can be somewhat easily grown in?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Resident seeks advice on lawn alternatives to avoid laborious yard maintenance: 'What's something like grass that can be somewhat easily grown in?'

"My mom has been complaining about the work involved with caring for a yard." Resident seeks advice on lawn alternatives to avoid laborious yard maintenance: 'What's something like grass that can be somewhat easily grown in?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Play On

This Atlas Obscura–themed crossword comes from independent crossword constructor Brendan Emmett Quigley. He has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996, and his pieces have appeared in dozens of publications. He's also a member of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. You can solve … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 2 hours ago

Why do earthquakes happen far away from plate boundaries?

It's well known that earthquakes can rock fault-filled places like the U.S. West Coast. But why do earthquakes happen in the middle of tectonic plates? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

RabbitAir A3 air purifier review

Does the eye-catching RabbitAir A3 air purifier live up to its premium price? | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 hours ago

To The Edge: Orlando Bloom on Chasing Fear, Finding Comfort in Discomfort & Using Extreme Sport For Spiritual Awakening

This week, I am joined by Orlando Bloom, renowned actor and spiritual seeker, to discuss the intersection of extreme sports, personal growth, and the art of balance. Orlando shares his profound experiences with wingsuiting, free diving, and rock climbing, revealing the delicate t … | Continue reading


@richroll.com | 2 hours ago

Plums

The weather might be confusing but the plums are ready. | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 2 hours ago

CRISPR restores some vision to blind patients in clinical trial

CRISPR gene-editing has improved the vision of patients with an inherited form of blindness, according to results of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. The results not only give new hope to patients with the condition, but show that CRISPR could be put to use in humans to treat a range … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Michigan wants fossil fuel companies to pay for climate change damages

Harms include severe weather, crop failures and economic hits from lack of ice and snow. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 hours ago

Happy Birthday: Part Thirty-Six

This is the thirty-sixth part of a fiction serial, in 879 words. Berlin was worse than she had expected. Large areas were still rubble, though some reconstruction was going on. There were a lot of women and children walking on the streets, but not so many men, other than old men. … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 3 hours ago

IL FUTURO DEL RESTAURO A FERRARA EXPO: DAL 15 AL 17 MAGGIO LA XXIX EDIZIONE DEL SALONE

L'articolo IL FUTURO DEL RESTAURO A FERRARA EXPO: DAL 15 AL 17 MAGGIO LA XXIX EDIZIONE DEL SALONE proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 3 hours ago