"It's the perfect place for the government to step in." Biden administration announces unprecedented $6 billion to transform polluting industries: 'These projects offer solutions' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Before climate change really got going, eastern Australia’s flash floods tended to concentrate on our coastal regions, east of the Great Dividing Range. But that’s changing. Now we get flash floods much further inland, such as Broken Hill in 2012 and 2022 and Cobar, Bourke and Ny … | Continue reading
It’s the warm underwear from the dryer of the summer. Yes, warm sandals are a tender hug for cold feet and a sweet escape from scalding sand. Just slip them on and say AWESOME! Photo from: here The post #220 Warm sandals that have been sitting in the sun appeared first on 1000 Aw … | Continue reading
The news is another step to transition our energy system to cleaner sources. Two companies enter historic, multimillion-dollar deal to manufacture solar panels domestically — here's how it could affect American energy first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new technique can be used to predict the actions of human or AI agents who behave suboptimally while working toward unknown goals. | Continue reading
PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater. | Continue reading
The anti-smoking initiative Pro Rauchfrei is in a court battle with Tobaccoland over a call to add anti-smoking shock images to cigarette vending machines in Germany. A new... | Continue reading
Below is a Letter to the Editor from on the ground near Tesla Giga Berlin, by Madeindex Blog, with minor editing. If you’d like to submit a letter to the editor, please visit this link. In this post, I would like to address the situation around Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin ... [ … | Continue reading
Albuquerque, New Mexico — During remarks at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Albuquerque today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the availability of up to $95 million through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for projects to bolster w … | Continue reading
Warhorse Studios is making a sequel to its open world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is revealed with a 13-minute video featuring a teaser, new gameplay footage, and a deep dive featuring the developers. This was part of a global digital event. This d … | Continue reading
Athens, Georgia — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia today to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management. During a visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia … | Continue reading
Lameazoid Link List for Thursday 2024-04-18 18-Apr-2024 – Transformers One Takes Franchise Back To Classic Status, See The Trailer Fans Are Loving | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT Brief Summary: “The time has finally come, as Paramount Pictures just dropped the trailer for its upcoming anim … | Continue reading
"Cancer Alley is a place where those consequences can't be ignored." New study uncovers health threats to babies born in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley': 'The level of human health crisis is identifiable and preventable' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
EA Sports And Codemasters have dropped a new trailer for F1 24, this year’s annual game based on Formula 1. The trailer features plenty of in-game footage of the new cars in the 2024 livery (which sees a lot of shake up due to two teams having a name change), as well as reigning … | Continue reading
Earlier today, I ran with an idea someone on our team proposed: I explored the question of which automaker would produce the “Model 2/C” if it’s true Tesla isn’t going forward with this product. Who is most likely to produce a very high selling, affordable electric car globally t … | Continue reading
"It took six Nubian goats about 10 days to two weeks to do this." Homesteader shares before-and-after photos after letting goats loose in 'overgrown' garden: 'You don't get overwhelmed' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Welcome to the weekend reading list, edition #222. If you want to see your article here, reach out to me on Twitter/X or the blog. Você tem sugestão de artigos em Português? Gostaria de ver seu artigo divulgado aqui no blog? Envie sua sugestão pelo Twitter/X ou pelo blog. NYJavaS … | Continue reading
A POI Database in One Line Overture maps offer an extraordinarily useful freely licensed databases of POI (point of interest) listings, principally derived from partners such as Facebook and including restaurants, shops, museums and other locations from all around the world. Thei … | Continue reading
"After many decades of advocacy, research, policymaking, and finally construction, America's offshore wind industry has gone from a dream to reality." America's first large-scale offshore wind project impresses with full-power grid delivery: 'This marks a turning point' first app … | Continue reading
Editor’s note: In the article below, the writer uses the term “up to” several times in discussing potential yearly savings from driving an electric car. I understand the temptation to use such phrasing, and it’s quite common to do so, but it’s a highly inaccurate way of phrasing … | Continue reading
How to build a startup in the US as an immigrant | Continue reading
The Powassan virus, spread by ticks, saw a record 290 cases in 2022. Scientists make major breakthrough with new testing method for potentially fatal virus: 'Before we developed that method, people would be left to wonder' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
After I linked to Josh Dzieza’s long report about subsea cable repair, I got an email from Joshua Ochs who pointed me to Neal Stephenson’s 1996 essay, published in Wired, about the laying of the FLAG cable. There is some poetry here. The only way I read that original article, pub … | Continue reading
Sometimes I build stuff other than software and this is a post about that. My wife and I had to postpone our honeymoon for a couple years due to COVID. Last spring we were able to take a trip to Thailand and really enjoyed it. So much so that when we got back we had a desire recr … | Continue reading
Hyperloop technology is gaining speed because of the projected benefits over traditional planes, trains, and automobiles. State-of-the-art testing center pushes forward with new high-speed mode of transportation: 'A significant milestone' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"The route we took to get there is 30 mins on foot along sea cliffs." Hiker reports issue after witnessing concerning scene at pond in local nature reserve: 'It genuinely boggles the mind' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new info-stealing malware linked to Redline poses as a game cheat called 'Cheat Lab,' promising downloaders a free copy if they convince their friends to install it too. [...] | Continue reading
Honda has been one of the biggest laggards in the EV transition — you might even say the biggest. It has not been interested in selling electric vehicles and has hardly introduced any. However, if you want to sell cars in China, the largest car market in the world (by ... [contin … | Continue reading
A few of the creatures in the luggage are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Group arrested after illegally smuggling nearly 90 endangered animals in airport luggage: 'The incredible number and diversity of species … is … | Continue reading
I looked at how much electricity ChatGPT is supposed to use and compared it to some other items. From that perspective, it doesn't seem that crazy. | Continue reading
Nightmare Magazine, Issue 137 by Nightmare Magazine My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Cut Cares Not for the Flesh (George Sandison) – It was foreshadowed from the first paragraphs, but if one finds themselves in a horror story, it pays to read the contractual fine-print. I’ve read stor … | Continue reading
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by Volodymyr Zelensky asking why Ukraine’s allies have not provided Kyiv with the same level of air defence offered to Israel. Russia’s war on Ukraine If the United States and its allies … | Continue reading
"High-speed rail construction has continued to flourish, creating good-paying construction jobs for men and women across the Valley." Nation's first high-speed rail project continues to expand, creating over 10k jobs: 'We couldn't build this system without them' first appeared on … | Continue reading
React has come a long way since its debut in 2013, starting as a client-side JavaScript library for building user interfaces. I think back to the days when Create React App was the starting point for a new React project and React was strictly a client-side Javascript library. Tim … | Continue reading
"Boeing is reviewing and adjusting current staffing levels." | Continue reading
The world it takes place in may have ended, but Fallout will continue—the Prime Video adaptation of Bethesda’s long-running, post-apocalyptic video game series is getting a second season. Read more... | Continue reading
The Adobe Express app’s generative AI features are officially out of beta today. Now, everyone can access the company’s Firefly generative AI engine on iOS and Android. This version of Adobe Express is a pared-down version of the desktop app. Most of what you can make on it is fo … | Continue reading
After the NFL star and his team attempted to locate his ring in a giant pool of Skyline Chili using a metal detector, we learned that there are traces of iron in the chili. But did this come from actual pieces of iron or the iron in the beef? We investigated. | Continue reading
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Uh, yeah, I own a pair of XTVG-753456s, they're from last year The post Sony Is Finally, FINALLY Changing Its Stupid Product Names appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Scientists are working hard to understand and address the situation. Scientists warn against alarming side effect of melting ice sheet in Greenland: 'These changes are critical' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Up with my workmen and then about 9 o'clock took horse with both the Sir Williams for Walthamstow, and there we found my Lady and her daughters all. And a pleasant day it was, and all things else, but that my Lady was in a bad mood, which we were... | Continue reading
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There’s no doubt about it: China saw that the future of the car market was electric and zoomed far into lead. It has accounted for more than half of global electric car sales, and aside from Tesla, the biggest electric car producers in the world are Chinese. Despite being late .. … | Continue reading
Shot, a specialty coffee bar in Mayfair, is charging £265 for a cup of coffee using Japanese Typica beans. This makes it the most expensive in the UK by a long way. In this economy? Disgusting. (via Secret London) The post The most expensive cup of coffee in the UK can be found i … | Continue reading
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Hospitals' "trauma activation fees" are unregulated and extremely variable. | Continue reading
Business Insider reports of inaccuracy concerns that could hurt viewership. | Continue reading