Despite their convenience, ease of sharing content, and even security, I steadfastly resist using the likes of WhatsApp, Messenger, Signal, Telegram, Wire, Viber, and whatever else is out there. I probably infuriate friends and family by refusing to assimilate, but really feel I … | Continue reading
Approaching a moose or any wild animal poses significant dangers to the people and animals involved. Photo of risky encounter between man and moose leaves internet puzzled: 'This is one of the most scary posts' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Submillimeter wavelength radio observations of the Southern Ring Nebula have identified that it's actually a double ring, shaped by the interactions of three stars. | Continue reading
This article describes my personal experience with the huge companies of IBM and Lucent that went soft and the current events at Tesla. With all the focus these days on the “Magnificent 7,” it is easy to forget the lessons of history. Small and mid-cap stocks have historically ou … | Continue reading
In his book Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Michael Feathers defines legacy code as: Legacy code is code without tests What I like about this sentence is that it illustrates the importance of tests in software development. There are different ways to view tests. In most cas … | Continue reading
While fans of Futurama—who’ve learned to be very patient and eternally hopeful—await the show’s next season, premiering July 29 on Hulu, here’s a fun nugget to chew on: The Art of Futurama, an art book timed to the show’s 25th anniversary, is on the way. The book’s not arriving u … | Continue reading
The former EECS professor and RLE affiliate helped to develop a machine that read text out loud and won an Emmy for work on subtly speeding up film and audio without a noticeable loss of pitch. | Continue reading
Many yearn for the “good old days” of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was. | Continue reading
An increasing amount of Fediverse platforms support Live Streaming. We wrote a short guide to help you get started! The post How to Stream to PeerTube or Owncast with OBS Studio appeared first on We Distribute. | Continue reading
The SE team has pulled together 11 brands of unsalted butter (everything from Kerrygold to Land O Lakes and more) that you're likely to find in your local supermarket, and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest to identify the very b … | Continue reading
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When I was living in the city, I wore out the ass of a pair of Carhartts just by sitting on stoops and concrete. Bummed me out as the rest of the pants were still good. If only NYC was bedecked with these: That's the Corner bench, by Norwegian industrial designer Lars Tornøe. The … | Continue reading
The cabinets may be new, but they’re designed to fit in with the architectural details of this 1926 home. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Mars has had frequent planet-wide auroras in recent months, including an unprecedented trio of events in February. Experts say the sudden increase is the result of the ongoing solar maximum. | Continue reading
MICRO internship program expands, brings undergraduate interns from other schools to campus. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $71 million in funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify their homes. This investment is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all ho … | Continue reading
Audible is one of the largest audiobook stores in the world, and today, they are introducing a new feature that recommends audiobook titles based on Prime Video viewing behaviour. The Audible discovery page will feature a “Based on what you watched recently on Prime Video” recomm … | Continue reading
There is this new e-note device on the block – the Meebook M103, e-ReaderPro reported. The e-note comes with a 10.3-inch monochrome e-paper display having 1404 x 1872 or 227 PPI resolution. The display benefits from a front light system offering individual warm and cold light con … | Continue reading
Kobo recently launched the Kobo Libra Colour and the same is already available to buy via Amazon. While that is great, the other related and not-so-enthusiastic development on this front is that the original Kobo Libra might be on the way out. Kobo hasn’t officially stated anythi … | Continue reading
With audiobooks growing in popularity and a sizeable number of listeners opting to listen to the audiobooks without using headphones while being in public, here is a new issue that has come to the fore. The audiobook might contain stuff that others may find offensive and it is th … | Continue reading
That ugly garish purple travesty shows up in the menu bar whenever your screen is being recorded by any number of apps. From Apple's perspective, they probably consider it a good thing, as it lets a user know their screen is being recorded, and I understand that logic. But it als … | Continue reading
It's unclear how the dogs became infected with the same strain in the eyedrops. | Continue reading
Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat phoned home for the first time as it prepares to embark on its mission of sailing through low Earth orbit. Read more... | Continue reading
When a loved one is abducted after seeing aliens, the answer is clearly to endanger your friends' lives The post Trailer for Sci-Fi Horror Film Lumina Brings Us a DUMB, Not-Nice Aliens, and Feelings of Dread appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
Clipless bicycle shoes are great for cycling, but not a whole lot else. German company ClipClap looks to offer everyday cyclists a way of getting those clipless cleats off ASAP, a welcome alternative from hobbling around town in uncomfortable bike shoes. Its wearable adapters cli … | Continue reading
Comprised of 8,000 translucent discs, Binary Spectrum is a poetic expression of Kitchener’s remarkable industrial shift, from manufacturing to a leader in the digital economy. Continue reading | Continue reading
This announcement comes after LEGO scrapped its plans last year to make the characteristic colorful bricks from recycled plastic bottles. LEGO announces plans to alter its iconic toys: 'This is much, much harder than we expected' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks. | Continue reading
The moment mutantkind has been dreading has come—and after the ashes of Genosha taught our heroes to expect the worst, not even the little preparation they have is going to be enough to stem the tide. But as X-Men ‘97 sets the stage for its grand finale, whether or not the X-Men … | Continue reading
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employers from using noncompete clauses. Such a ban could affect tens of millions of workers, meeting professionals included. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Aircraft safety is a hot topic these days, with Federal Aviation Administration investigators looking into door seals at Boeing, aircraft slides flying off mid air and engine failures plaguing several planes in recent months. But what happens if the power in your plane actually d … | Continue reading
Batman: Arkham’s Shadow, the latest adventure in the decade-old Batman: Arkham series, comes to the Meta Quest 3 VR headset… Continue reading New Batman: Arkham’s Shadow comes to Meta Quest 3 The post New Batman: Arkham’s Shadow comes to Meta Quest 3 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Many are optimists or pessimists by temperament; they tend to look for the bright side, or the dark, in most everything. (Except for us/them stuff, of course, where us seems bright and them dark no matter what.) In these terms, I’ve long leaned bright, especially re reforms and t … | Continue reading
Early crypto investor Roger Ver, a.k.a. ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been charged with a tax fraud, with the Department of Justice saying he evaded nearly $50 million in taxes. Read more... | Continue reading
I’m pleased to share that I received the Artist Fellowship in Digital Arts from the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) for 2024. According to the Executive Director of the Arts Council, Joshua Davis-Ruperto, “IAC Fellowship Awards acknowledge, support, and celebrate the … | Continue reading
The random number generator picked Xiphoid from the suggestions for this post, suggested by MLW, one of my Patreon supporters. | Continue reading
The word I drew from the words suggested on Patreon for this post is Xiphoid, suggested by MLW, a Patreon | Continue reading
We’re often told to “work smarter, not harder,” but with only so many hours in a day, making extra time… Continue reading The four best AI apps you need for work productivity The post The four best AI apps you need for work productivity appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 O'Donnell gets it right: Lawrence O'Donnell remembers. He also broke out of a type of box with some comments he made last night. In this age of "segregation by viewpoint," it's very rare to see someone on cable news do what O'Donnell did. He made a signific … | Continue reading
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Located in a picturesque setting that captures breathtaking views of Mt Coolum and its surrounding farmland, Andy’s House is a masterful example of architectural ingenuity oriented towards sustainability and scenic engagement. Continue reading | Continue reading
How we’d like to see Apple implement GenAI, our home network troubleshooting process, the iPad model we currently use and what features would prompt an upgrade, and our views on the centralization of account logins, like those from Apple and Google.… | Continue reading
The film, which raised its money in 2022, has attracted some major producing partners The post Kickstarter Horror Film Shelby Oaks Gets Mike Flanagan on Board as Executive Producer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
There was no internet during the Enlightenment, but something surprisingly similar did exist in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was the Republic of Letters: a virtual, global community of scientists and intellectuals who exchanged information using the fastest technology availa … | Continue reading
I recently picked up a copy of the Relicblade: Storms of Kural starter set from a local gamer. I have been interested in the game for some time but a local sale made it easy to pick up. There are many things about the game that are interesting but after a look through the books.. … | Continue reading
Henry Farrell – who has been on a storming run of insights so far this year, and if you don’t already follow his Substack you need to start forthwith – posted an especially interesting piece at the beginning of last month, considering the relationship between developments in cont … | Continue reading
New themed stays are coming to Airbnb with Icons, a new category of lodging featuring unique experiences inspired by major icons in music, film, television, art, sports, and more. Read more... | Continue reading
Avoid bug bites this summer with this smart device. READ MORE... | Continue reading