It was in the news this week that night train startup European Sleeper has contacted the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) in Germany over Deutsche Bahn’s refusal to sell its tickets on bahn.de and in its DB Navigator app. I can see European Sleeper’s point of view very cl … | Continue reading
A band of salmon-colored cloud above the horizon half an hour past sunrise. From the top branch of a walnut tree, a brown-headed cowbird sings his single, complex note. | Continue reading
"Looks like something from a Jurassic Park movie. Love it!" American EV company Canoo seen testing pickup in Oklahoma: 'Performs like a battleship' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
When you purchase a new Kindle e-reader from Amazon, and are not buying it as a gift, Amazon has an option to automatically register the Kindle to your Amazon account. When the device is shipped off and you unbox it for the first time, and go through a simple setup process, the K … | Continue reading
Das Thema Grundverkehr, also der Erwerb von Eigentums- oder Nutzungsrechten an einem Grundstück, ist hierzulande wieder einmal heftig aus dem Ruder gelaufen. Bekanntlich hat die Gemeinde Going am Wilden Kaiser einem deutschen Spitzenmanager die Nutzung seines Wohnsitzes untersagt … | Continue reading
ENAT welcomes its members to the Annual General Assembly, taking place at our new address in the heart of Brussels on Monday afternoon, 3rd June 2024. Monday 3rd June 2024. ENAT Annual General Assembly. Time: 13.00 to 16.00 hours. Venue: The AGA takes place at ENAT's new official … | Continue reading
It’s yet another hardware side-channel attack: The threat resides in the chips’ data memory-dependent prefetcher, a hardware optimization that predicts the memory addresses of data that running code is likely to access in the near future. By loading the contents into the CPU cach … | Continue reading
If anyone knows a way to create a keyboard shortcut for Safari to copy the current tab’s URL to the clipboard that doesn’t make one want to set one’s laptop alight and heave it out the nearest window, please do let me know. Reply via email or Mastodon. | Continue reading
I am not who I wasthen again,none of us arewho we were, I mean. It’s hard to think about it . . .. . . what’s it been now, 33 years? That’s a long timeand although this is not meanymore, nor has this been mefor a very long timeI still remember the violence from the […] | Continue reading
A little over a decade ago I was at a small conference, where I happened to share the stage with a British lawyer, Polly Higgins, seeking to internationally criminalise ‘ecocide’, alongside various other speakers. One of those others was a self declared rationalist running a data … | Continue reading
"I believe in a future where natural building and self-made homes are accessible." This cob home looks like something out of a fairy tale — here's what makes it special first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
On the last day of our holiday I could feel either the same bug I had before going away making a comeback – doing an encore of sorts – or an entirely new bug caught on the aeroplane making it’s presence known. Given that I had two days at home before returning to work, I […] | Continue reading
The number of workers in the Netherlands filing reports at the Dutch House for Whistleblowers (Huis voor Klokkenluiders) increased to 369 in 2023, compared to just 243 the year... | Continue reading
“We hope you enjoyed turtle day!” Expert explains why she has buried her pet turtles in the backyard for more than 20 years first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
You can expect to pay between $100 and $200 a year to ensure it’s running smoothly. Heat pump sales are booming across the country — but is there a hidden cost? first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
“Was planning to put it in a salad this weekend…” Frustrated gardener catches thief who took first cucumber from their garden: 'I could think of much worse fates' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Julie sent me a photo from her phone, taken at a family wedding last September. I am sitting next to my younger cousin Paul, and you will see the family resemblance. The others besides Julie are cousins, and the lady far left is Paul’s wife. A nice reminder of a happy day. (The p … | Continue reading
Lufthansa airport ground staff have reached a pay agreement with their employer, the German trade union ver.di has announced. Ver.di announces pay deal between ground staff and... | Continue reading
Peter Savodnik on Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison. Eli Lake on campus lunacy. RIP Joe Lieberman, Richard Serra, and Daniel Kahneman. And much more. | Continue reading
By advertising on Instagram and TikTok, and selling through marketplaces, vendors are finding their way around the ban. | Continue reading
MicroConf US in Atlanta is here in just a couple weeks, and this is your last call to buy tickets. We've sold more than 90% of the tickets, and we will sell this event out as we have for many years. The event is April 21st through the 23rd in Atlanta, Georgia at the amazing Starl … | Continue reading
An overdue ruling from the Oversight Board. | Continue reading
Workers in Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan were booted off the AI-training service earlier this month. | Continue reading
"We are poised to accelerate our global commercialization efforts." Firm to build revolutionary plant that can turn pollution into building materials: 'This investment marks a pivotal moment' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
If the First Industrial Revolution used water and steam to fundamentally change the nature of work, the current industrial revolution—the disruption of automation, information, the internet, and now AI—is transforming everything about the way we work, connect, and interact with t … | Continue reading
Credible leaks from the Honkai: Star Rail 2.2 version beta are coming thick and fast now. One of the latest… Continue reading Get a free Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail The post Get a free Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
"As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria." Scientists floored by life-saving effect seen in world's first malaria vaccine: 'I was surprised I didn't hear any gasps' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Burger of the Day: The Burger Truck – All American Burger Song of the Day: Good Times Roll – The Cars | Continue reading
Beloga offers multi-source knowledge management to offer hyper-contextualized insights, streamline workflows, and make information retrieval easy. In this interview, we talked about addressing the challenges of knowledge management and transfer, cultivating an environment conduci … | Continue reading
I’ve long wanted to write a story where I take something that is considered a universal positive—the love of a parent for their child—and super-charge it and challenge it to the point where that love becomes dangerous. In my experience, we will do things to protect the ones we wo … | Continue reading
The remains of the ornately decorated Roman buildings contain numerous artifacts, including "curse tablets," tiny axes and a horse-headed belt buckle. | Continue reading
In 2006, Sting released an album called Songs from the Labyrinth, a collaboration with Bosnian lutenist Edin Karamazov consisting mostly of compositions by Renaissance composer John Dowland. This was regarded by some as rather eccentric, but to listeners familiar with the early m … | Continue reading
Man must face the reality of his own existence and his ultimate fate. To stare into the abyss of eternity, to examine and grasp the meaning of life, is a necessity. | Continue reading
"What IS a surprise is that they had no insurance to cover any of the common areas or amenities." Tenant in disbelief after investigating HOA's refusal to repair hurricane damage: 'It's all very sketchy' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Satellite imagery on its own can be limited in what it can say… Tags: Nightingale, Robert Simmon, satellite imagery, storytelling | Continue reading
Crypto influencer TodayTrader has announced a giveaway opportunity for his audience of over 10,000 subscribers. In one of his latest… Continue reading YouTuber ‘TodayTrader’ Launches Free Crypto Giveaway Of 120 Million PEPE Tokens The post YouTuber ‘TodayTrader’ Launches Free Cry … | Continue reading
In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z. | Continue reading
Woken by a powerful, disturbing dream, in which I have had to organise some sort of awayday for graduate students, arrive at the venue to unpack everything and take over the room from the previous group punctually at half past six ready for dinner – only for the leader of that gr … | Continue reading
A robot called Emo that senses when a human is about to smile and simultaneously responds with one of its own could represent a big step towards developing robots with enhanced communication skills more conducive to building human trust, a new study suggests. Continue Reading Cat … | Continue reading
DTEK’s first major infrastructure investment in Poland is a key building block in the company’s plan to create a pan-European energy system uniting Ukraine and the EU. DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company which has in recent months been making a concerted push to boost … | Continue reading
Well fuck. I just spent the last hour writing up an article on my quest for the perfect lounge chair, and somehow, the entire thing just got wiped out. All I remember is hitting ⌘+t to open a new tab, searching for a reference article using ⌘+o, pulling it up, going back to the o … | Continue reading
Founded in 1577, Kobaien remains Japan’s oldest manufacturer of sumi ink sticks. Made of soot and animal glue, the ink stick—when ground against an inkstone, with a little water added—produces a beautiful black ink used by Japanese calligraphers. And, often, a 200-gram ink stick … | Continue reading
Cleaning our homes is a dirty job. 5 easy hacks to achieve a spotless bathroom first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This story was first published by Energy News Network . Geothermal heating and cooling is emerging as a go-to technology for Minnesota school district St. Paul Public Schools as it seeks to renovate aging facilities in line with the district’s climate action plan. Minnesota’s sec … | Continue reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 fundamentally changed the energy landscape in Europe, as Germany, France and their neighbors scrambled to ditch Russian fossil fuels. The effort showed how quickly a modern economy can change its energy sources when it really tries. L … | Continue reading
"This is awesome news!" Tesla planned firmware update could slash 'vampire drain' by 40% — here's why that's such a big deal first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
You've just updated to 14.4 or 14.4.1 and are prompted to set up a new Recovery Key for FileVault. What do you do next, and how should you check the key? | Continue reading
A gruesome list of Bankman-Fried groupies. Take your pick from Blair, Katy Perry, Shaq, Biden and (sigh) Larry David. Also interesting how celebrity and finance has merged into one big ball of hype and influence. It’s quite normal to discuss the POTUS and a retired quarterback in … | Continue reading