Many of us watch The Office more often than we care to admit. We’ve spent so much time with the series that, over the years, the characters and the actors who portray themhave almost become family. So when a video like this comes online, it’s more than just delightful. It’s catha … | Continue reading
Trump Media & Technology Group is doubling down on claims that its stock is being illegally traded — this time bringing its concerns to congressional leaders. Read more... | Continue reading
Meta adds AI to its glasses, our thoughts on chronological vs. algorithmic timelines, how we find software tools, and the U.S.’s TikTok ban.… | Continue reading
This past week Tesla announced it was reducing its workforce by 10%. The move comes at a time in which the company’s stock value has plummeted, leading many to question Musk’s leadership. With few tangible plans about the company’s future as sales continued to decline, investors … | Continue reading
It's been a minute since a proper Wednesday edition was out! Today we cover SkyBridge, a platform connecting Mastodon and Bluesky social media, Scroll as a new language and static site generator, and Pico, a service allowing content publishing without installations using SSH tool … | Continue reading
Rakuten Kobo has done something that they have never done before. Their latest generation, Kobo Clara, uses an E INK Kaleido 3 colour e-paper panel, allowing users to read colour content, such as comics, manga, magazines, and PDF files, or browse the web, and the screen can provi … | Continue reading
A new version of Clapper, a GTK4-based video player for Linux desktop has been released — the first major update in nearly 2 years. I first wrote about Clapper back in 2021 having been seduced over by its slick user interface (a superficial reason to like a media player, I know), … | Continue reading
He’s not happy that I wouldn’t let him out this late so he’s now harassing me from the edge of my bath! | Continue reading
Crunchy, refreshing vegetables, crisp pita, and a tangy pomegranate dressing make this a satisfying salad you’ll want to eat every day. | Continue reading
Sensors and analytics give oil well operators real-time alerts when things go wrong, so they can respond before they become disasters. | Continue reading
Using DNA and proteins, scientists have created new synthetic cells that act like living cells. Blurring the line between artificial and living materials, these cells can be reprogrammed to perform multiple functions, opening the door to new synthetic biology tech that goes beyon … | Continue reading
Some medicines can inadvertently cause people's eyelashes to grow incredibly long. | Continue reading
An addendum to Harvard’s border wall to exclude the undocumented… Although the signs on the border wall explicitly say that no tents are allowed, it appears that a tented pro-Hamas demonstration is thriving nonetheless. View from outside the border wall: Outside of the Yard, the … | Continue reading
EcoFlow is currently running a “Now or Never” limited deal on its Wave 2 portable air conditioner / heater bundles, which could save you a thousand dollars or more, so if you’ve been considering adding some AC to your camping gear, your travel trailer, your backyard shed or tiny … | Continue reading
Last week Ted Gioia posted another portion of his book Music to Raise the Dead about ‘the power of song as a change agent in human life’. He makes a fascinating point, and although I would steer clear of ascribing agency to non-animate forces,* I support vigorously the argument t … | Continue reading
Crooks and Liars.com: Four years ago yesterday, Donald Trump announced that “injecting bleach and shining light into the body would cure COVID-19” – it’s amazing we survived Trump, much less COVID-19! | Continue reading
If you’ve read Blake Crouch’s 2016 novel Dark Matter—and a lot of people have, considering it’s a best-seller—you’re probably wondering how the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation will handle the high-concept gimmick that propels the story: a box, designed by a genius that’s one versio … | Continue reading
Those in the European Union seem to have a greater preference for print books and magazines than their digital counterparts, the website Eurostat reported. A recent study revealed that 13.4 percent of residents in the EU had bought printed books online in the previous three month … | Continue reading
Amazon has been providing deep discounts on hundreds of Kindle books on account of World Book Day which is celebrated on April 23. This should bring cheers to hard-core book lovers who are looking to replenish their stock with new titles. They stand to make some serious savings t … | Continue reading
Seekink, a leading player in the field of e-paper display technology, will be showcasing its latest advancements at the prestigious Touch Taiwan 2024 expo in Taipei. Guided by a strong ethos, Seekink places great emphasis on fostering an eco-friendly and sustainable world, someth … | Continue reading
Here is something for Kobo enthusiasts to rejoice in. The new generation Kobo devices that the company stated will officially make their market debut on April 30th is already available for pre-order on Walmart. What is intriguing is that the new Kobo devices also came to be liste … | Continue reading
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MIT economics doctoral student Anna Russo studies how to improve the design, function, and outcomes of public policies. | Continue reading
A Saharan dust storm that reached southern Greece on Tuesday (April 23) has turned the sky over Athens and other Greek cities an apocalyptic reddish-orange hue. | Continue reading
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Researchers reconstructed the relationships among nearly 300 Avars, people from a 1,500-year-old mysterious warrior culture in the Carpathian Basin. | Continue reading
✈️ DL317 LGA-ATL—heading back to Atlanta. Again. Reply via email or Mastodon. | Continue reading
A challenge these A.I. tools have is that we’re coming down from the novelty high we had at the launch of ChatGPT a year and a half ago and now they need to deliver on actual use cases that make people’s lives better. As someone who uses Claude almost everyday, I think there’s cl … | Continue reading
Here is more information that I've not covered before The post Mid-Week Mini News Stories – Garmin, Google, MyWhoosh, Stages appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
The documentary takes a look at Henson's life and legacy as the man behind The Muppets The post Trailer for Jim Henson Idea Man Documentary Gets Emotional appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Jennifer Rubin, "Has Trump’s family abandoned him? I’m answering your questions", WaPo 4/24/2024: Q: Are Republicans the party of no? Why can't Republicans say yes? Instead of getting a border deal in exchange for Ukraine funding, they got nothing. A (Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Colu … | Continue reading
It took 40 years, but recently one of my toy dreams came true. After writing this article about toys that you always wanted, but could never have, I was contacted to see if I’d be interested in receiving and writing about a brand new set of Voltron toys to celebrate the franchise … | Continue reading
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: You won't experience the ice cream in the powerful, meaningful way that I would, but you'll have a great big smile and it'll be so dear. Today's News: | Continue reading
Source: Summaries, Custom Article Actions, Obsidian… I’m glad to be paying for Instapaper. It’s a solid service that works beautifully! I’m glad that after years of banging around uncaring owners, it’s self-owned now, because it can finally work on user-centric features! It’s lau … | Continue reading
Stephen Hackett first reported this yesterday and it was so wild I almost didn't believe it at first. After some searching online, it seems that this folder was generated by Logi Options+, the software that came with my mouse, the Logitech MX Master 3S. Version 1. | Continue reading
I’ve noticed that the two most common sources of regret for my last 20-30 years of experience are: The risks taken that paid off – what would I regret? For example, when taking my first mortgage, it felt like a great risk. The payment was a significant portion of my salary at the … | Continue reading
When her best friend is sacrificed to the devil, she’ll go to hell and back for him. The post Read an Excerpt From Leanne Schwartz’ To a Darker Shore appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
What if you could shop your friends' closets and get new clothes, without spending any money — and, as a bonus, help the planet? How to successfully host a clothing swap for friends, family, or your local community: 'Win-win-win' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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Researchers have found microbes thriving 13 feet beneath the scorched surface of Chile's Atacama Desert, marking the deepest discovery of microbial life in the region to date. | Continue reading
David Pierce at The Verge writes: At this point, the best way I can describe the R1 is like a Picasso painting of a smartphone: it has most of the same parts, just laid out really differently. Instead of sitting on top or in the back, the R1’s camera sits in a cutout space on […] … | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 But also, Fox & Friends conquers Wisconsin: It's very, very hard to believe the culture change which has been engineered under cover of darkness at the Fox News Channel. We're so old that we can remember when "family values" was the hook for American con … | Continue reading
I had to change my wordpress username as it contained characters that were fine back when I started this blog in 2005, but didn’t work for federation. So this is a test to see if the post will properly federate now that I’ve changed the username. Here’s hoping! | Continue reading
An incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to a newfound magnetic star outside the Milky Way, which could be the first of many extragalactic magnetars, according to new research. | Continue reading
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The last two days I’ve run the morning two miles. Both days I’ve felt all right. Coffee, then Morning Prayer, fruit yesterday, hot breakfast today, various odds and ends of responsibility. I’ve been working on a blog post riffing on some observations by Ted Gioia, but haven’t rea … | Continue reading
"Swim" is a sweet little indie song, drenched in country influences and lo-fi bedroom pop that comes across as a big step for Maya Salafia. | Continue reading
I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started to read the news. I’ve had recommendations turned off this entire time. It turns out the same option hides the “curated” Microsoft Store apps currently … | Continue reading