Introduction I am a very average person. And I am for sure sub-average when it comes to connecting with people, asking for a favor or selling things that I have created. It does not come naturally to me. Like for most people I know. Once I talk to someone it gets better, eg when … | Continue reading
There’s a fascinating Arab proverb, “Trust in Allah, but tie your camel,” which serves as a powerful metaphor for the balance between faith and practicality. This adage has lingered in my mind, prompting reflections on how it applies not only to religious faith but to everyday li … | Continue reading
Friends, meet the vanilla cake of your DREAMS! It’s super fluffy, perfectly moist, undetectably gluten-free (& dairy-free), and seriously…the BEST. It’s impressive enough for a birthday or even a wedding! Bonus? It’s also SO easy to make, with simple methods, 1 bowl, and 9 ingred … | Continue reading
Looking for a job in Germany? Annika Harloff, an experienced international career coach at International Mind, shares her top tips for creating a winning job-hunting strategy,... | Continue reading
The Bitterroot Mountains are one of six key recovery zones for grizzlies in the Lower 48 states. Agency moves forward with plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to native habitat: 'The Service will identify several actions to consider' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, minister of Tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, visited Polytechnique Montréal today to announce the cross-Canada results of Stage 2 of the Canada Biomedical Research Fun … | Continue reading
TLDR: See https://blskyl.ink/ Intro BlueSky is cool. Really. I like that it's less spammy than Twitter, without AI-driven feed that serves you garbage or ads. Ah, and sane UI that works isn't this a great thing? However, BlueSky's profile link... Problem As of May 2024 to share p … | Continue reading
This is just a quick one and something I never wanted to have to announce, but here we are: our RSS feed is back to being a full text RSS feed. This has (rightly) annoyed some folks because historically, Piccalilli always provided a full text RSS feed. Unfortunately though, since … | Continue reading
Turn off your phones please, no cheating! CLASS DISMISSED. | Continue reading
This new approach aims to address the massive environmental impact of traditional steel production. Bill Gates-backed startup opens its first innovative steel production plant: 'A significant step towards a cleaner, more sustainable, and circular steel industry' first appeared on … | Continue reading
Today's links The disenshittified internet starts with loyal "user agents": A tool should work for its user, not its manufacturer. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances … | Continue reading
The Coalition is demanding extensive amendments to the government’s legislation targeting non-citizens who refuse to co-operate with their removal. In a dissenting report to the senate inquiry into the legislation, the Coalition says it supports the “policy intent” of the legisla … | Continue reading
The Reserve Bank is now assuming Australians will see no interest rate cuts this year – and quite possibly none before the next federal election, due next May. That’s a big change compared to just three months ago. Back in February, the Reserve Bank assumed three rate cuts before … | Continue reading
ESA - Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail #space #science The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These observations show a p … | Continue reading
Pesticides like insecticide have harmful environmental impacts, as they can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other plants. Concerned homeowner faces 'terrible mistake' after pest treatment: 'A professional should notice' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Projected loss of land caused by rising sea levels around the British Isles by the year 2100. Europe in 1000 AD. | Continue reading
Last week I tooted a poll to decide what my next post should be for WeblogPoMo, Ben jokingly asked: Is ‘My Favourite Games’ a compilation of the best covers of The Cardigans track? Of course, it wasn't. Then I went down a rabbit hole for over an hour and listened to every possibl … | Continue reading
The Victorian budget offered more of the same on Tuesday, with the only change being how the budget papers were packaged. The usual shrink wrap was gone, hinting at savings in the pages within. But that was not to be, for the government – which has the largest debt of all the sta … | Continue reading
Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari thought of Kafka as an international writer, in solidarity with minority groups worldwide. Other scholars have characterized his work—and Kafka himself wrote as much—as literature concerned with national identity. Academic debates, however, have … | Continue reading
All of the costs related to these food items is a drain on resources. Student shares photo of questionable food item served at school cafeteria: 'That's not a sandwich' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Trying to display formatted text in plain text, markdown, rich text, HTML, and PDF using SwiftUI and in AppKit/WebKit views within SwiftUI. | Continue reading
Swift source code to accompany the article on SwiftUI on macOS: text, rich text, markdown, html and PDF views. | Continue reading
Back in the late 90s, this brand Koop was a symbol of change. We saw the cooperative was some kind of incorporation, a private structure instead of the nearly 100% government-owned everything from that era. The outside A/C unit doesn’t fit though, I don’t remember seeing a single … | Continue reading
Technical due diligence (TDD) helps investors and companies uncover the tech strengths and weaknesses of startups. TDD plays a crucial role in revealing risks and opportunities tied to technology, allowing for a thorough assessment that aids in making better business decisions. ⚠ … | Continue reading
When it comes to the Standard Model of particle physics, most people incorrectly assume that it’s known, it’s correct, and that there are no more open questions about its validity. While the Standard Model has certainly withstood every challenge that’s been thrown at it by way of … | Continue reading
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"I hope they provide PPE." Frustrated employee shares photo of concerning work environment in factory: 'I'd get out of there' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I noticed this recipe for Chicken with Peppers on Pinterest a few weeks ago and pinned it to use at some future time. It looked fabulous! I adapted the recipe from original one found on Moorlandseater. It comes from a cookery book by food writer Claudia Roden entitled The Food of … | Continue reading
Bigme is releasing two smartphones, the first ones they have ever released. The new series is called HiBreak, one phone is using the latest generation colour e-paper technology, Kaleido 3 and the other is using a black and white display. Not much is known right now, but they will … | Continue reading
Kobo is reported to have placed fresh orders for its Kobo color e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour after the first batch of e-readers sold out faster than they had anticipated, industry analyst Ming Chi Kuo reported. Many of the companies that are part of … | Continue reading
Beyond the devastation of the fires themselves, the pollution from these natural disasters is dangerous to human health. Scientists make alarming discovery while analyzing impacts of wildfires this year — here's what they found first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Anche quest'anno, in occasione della Frankfurter Buchmesse – una delle più importanti fiere del libro al mondo, dove l'Italia parteciperà come Ospite d'Onore –, il Goethe-Institut Italia lancia il concorso «Buch Blogger 2024». | Continue reading
This isn't the first time the Biden administration ruffled feathers for its stance on public lands. Biden administration introduces divisive new rule to conserve public lands: 'A generation-defining shift' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Marco Palladino, CTO and cofounder of cloud-native API gateway Kong, talks with Ryan about the complexities of multi-cloud Kubernetes architecture, how AI has the potential to improve infrastructure management, and how Kong’s large action model will reshape the future of API plat … | Continue reading
JFR logs are easily obtained by simply going into the command line. But what if you don't have access to the command line or terminal directly on the system where the JVM is running? The post Remotely Recording a JFR Log from a Container (Without Using the Command Line) appeared … | Continue reading
"They know, they just don't care enough." Local shares disheartening video of aftermath from spring breakers: 'This is heartbreaking and absolutely unacceptable' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Let's replace the synchronized keyword to be more virtual threads friendly in a code readable way. The post Let’s Replace the synchronized Keyword appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
Nostr is another effort to build an open social network on the Web, and it's very different than ActivityPub. Here's how it works. The post A Crash Course Guide to Nostr appeared first on We Distribute. | Continue reading
I’ve been mostly offline for the last week, camping with my wife and dog, and taking a couple of trainings (Wilderness First Aid and AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, if you’re interested), so no big thinkpiece from me regarding Apple’s (presumed) iPad event tomorrow today. Also, I’l … | Continue reading
Dirt is everywhere. Just look around the house for a second here. What’s that in your phone receiver? What’s all over the bottom of your Tupperware cupboard? And what’s that coating your own … face? If you said horribly sore bright red zits that’s only half the answer. The other … | Continue reading
The new owner of Goebbels' Villa Bogensee would be responsible for the main building, outhouses and surrounding 17 hectares of land in northern Berlin. Berlin offers up abandoned... | Continue reading
"We can send energy to remote regions and areas devastated by war or natural disaster." Japan outlines ambitious plans for space-based solar station: 'Gearing up to test ... next year' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in a large room. | Continue reading
Pesticides, while instrumental in protecting crops from pests and diseases, can have harmful effects on both human health and the environment. New report identifies fruits and vegetables laden with pesticides despite agricultural regulations: 'It's two steps forward and one step … | Continue reading
‘We don’t expect to go to work and get swarmed.’ A Free Press exclusive with facilities worker Mario Torres. | Continue reading
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not. 1️⃣ Good tip on sharing a specific quote from a webpage via iMessage. [🔗 Tim Hardwick // macrumors.com] 2️⃣ This use of a cross-section helps show how we perceive … | Continue reading
After the short debacle that was Helldivers 2 enforcing all players on PC to have a PlayStation Network (PSN) account (PlayStation has backed down and won’t do so anymore), here’s some good news. The upcoming PC port of Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut won’t require a PSN account … | Continue reading
"I'm SO swapping my front lawn for this!" Resident sparks conversation with photo of their unique lawn alternative: 'Grows all year long' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading