When the nymph Salmacis falls in passionate love with the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, he resists, and they are joined together in single body. | Continue reading
Collections Database is the premier personal database app for organizing anything and everything on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app features more than 20 field types, linkable sub-databases, reusable lists, and a robust customization system. It’s a powerful and flexible solut … | Continue reading
A reading of the fourth Don Box tenet, with some commentary. This article is part of a series titled The four tenets of SOA revisited. In each of these articles, I'll pull one of Don Box's four tenets of service-oriented architecture (SOA) out of the original MSDN Magazine articl … | Continue reading
During the Cold War, the US Navy tried to make a secret code out of whale song. The basic plan was to develop coded messages from recordings of whales, dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The submarine would broadcast the noises and a computer—the Combo Signal Recognizer (CSR)—would … | Continue reading
OpenAI has been hit with another complaint, after advocacy group NOYB accused it of failing to correct inaccurate information disseminated… Continue reading ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ issue hit with privacy complaint The post ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ issue hit with privacy compla … | Continue reading
A new Game of Thrones video game may be in development as Nexon is reportedly developing a new MMORPG set… Continue reading New Game of Thrones MMORPG video game may be in development The post New Game of Thrones MMORPG video game may be in development appeared first on ReadWrite … | Continue reading
Today, the European Union announced that it has added iPadOS to the products and services subject to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The designation gives Apple six months to comply with the DMA. In a press release, the European Commission said: The Commission’s investigation foun … | Continue reading
Millions of Americans pay for Netflix, doling out anywhere from $6.99 to $22.99 a month. It’s a common belief that you can get out of recurring charges like this by canceling your credit card. Netflix won’t be able to find you, and your account will just go away, right? You would … | Continue reading
"Football has an unparalleled presence in mass media." Soccer team makes game-changing renovation to stadium: 'We have a duty to spread [this] message' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Scientists have designed a physical qubit that behaves as an error-correcting "logical qubit," and now they think they can scale it up to make a useful quantum computer using a few hundred. | Continue reading
In today’s episode, we bring fellow developer and tech content creator NeetCode, to talk about his obstacles and observations on his path in becoming a FAANG engineer, where he shares his struggles and how he started both his tech career and content creation journeys. Among a var … | Continue reading
With Apple just a couple of months away from revealing all at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, there’s a… Continue reading Rumors swirl that Apple plan to use ChatGPT to power AI features in iOS 18 The post Rumors swirl that Apple plan to use ChatGPT to power AI featu … | Continue reading
Governments love denying the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects, but they may have a hard time explaining away this UFO… Continue reading Minecraft player has X-Files moment as they report an in-game UFO sighting The post Minecraft player has X-Files moment as they report a … | Continue reading
Talk about chaos . . .there is none like the ones you seewhen swirling lightsflash aroundor sirens comeor you see someone you loveas they’re lifted into an ambulanceand taken away. There is no chaos in your heartor disorder like the confusion you feelwhen sitting in a waiting roo … | Continue reading
In our perennial discussions on the supposed mutual intelligibility of the countless, so-called "Chinese dialects" of the allegedly monolithic / monolingual Hànyǔ 漢語 ("Sinitic"; my colleague IA calls it "Hannic"), we seldom take into account the actuality of what these innumerabl … | Continue reading
I’m launching a new linkblog, named Link Punk, which is primarily for articles and blog posts I find interesting and that I want to share, but that I don’t really have any commentary of my own to contribute. It’s just a link to an article or blog post, which is different from the … | Continue reading
🌱☕ Get a sneak peek behind the scenes at Artisan Roast with our new Spring 2024 Video Reel! 🎥🔍 Curious about what goes on at Artisan Roast? Our latest video offers a glimpse into our daily grind, introducing you to the faces behind your favorite brews – fr … | Continue reading
Lemon8 shares some of the safety concerns as TikTok, but what is the app and are the concerns justified? It… Continue reading What is Lemon8, who owns it and is it safe? The post What is Lemon8, who owns it and is it safe? appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
My wife used to speedrun to San Francisco. A full tank of gas powered the little truck from Los Angeles to the halfway-point pit stop near Coalinga, California, where the L.A. radio stations have faded into static and the “Mr. Brightside” broadcasts from the Bay Area have yet to … | Continue reading
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election JamesHoare Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:05 | Continue reading
Your first-up, first-read news digest. A portal into the world of The Free Press—and the world at large. | Continue reading
Dozens of new AI training startups are filling the gap, offering online courses, hackathons, and job placement help. | Continue reading
"This is what many were hoping for the original & definitely wanted for the 2nd version." Tesla confirms several details about new Powerwall 3 battery technology — here's a look at game-changing features first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s hard to start a new company anywhere, but starting one as a woman in Moldova adds another layer to the challenge. Amid grey apartment buildings and speeding cars, there is a space in Ciocana, a suburb of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova, that stands out. It’s hidden behind a … | Continue reading
On 5 and 6 March, the Mainz Rearing seminar organised by Aldus Up was held at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The event brough together Aldus Up project partners and several experts.. | Continue reading
Night and day overlap as the moon rises through the trees, serenaded by a family of barred owls, while the first song sparrow and cardinal herald the dawn. Then the […] | Continue reading
Coffee of the Day: Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Latte (oat milk/extra shot of espresso) Book of the Day: The Atlas Maneuver by Steve Berry (Cotton Malone Series Book 18) Audio Book of the Day: An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin (N … | Continue reading
Tesla has cleared key regulatory obstacles that had previously hindered the rollout of its self-driving software in China. This progress… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Tesla nears self-driving launch in China The post Elon Musk’s Tesla nears self-driving launch in China appeared f … | Continue reading
The casino company 888 has to withdraw adverts after branding the London Underground and taxis with slogans like ‘this carriage… Continue reading Online betting firm 888.com to withdraw adverts after row The post Online betting firm 888.com to withdraw adverts after row appeared … | Continue reading
A police patrol car, three officers, paramedics and four ambulances were recently called to a care home in Berlin to help a nurse find a night shift staff member to take over... | Continue reading
Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Kellye Garrett, Missing White Woman (Mulholland) “Juicy but shrewd, Missing White Woman is arguably a thriller for the TikTok age, its issues contemporary yet timeless. Kellye Garrett uses her staccat … | Continue reading
They moved Route 36 in the years after the killings. Now the road runs straight where it used to dogleg through Newton County, an hour’s drive southeast of Atlanta, and most travelers don’t see that it was ever otherwise. Orphaned stretches of the old highway linger here and ther … | Continue reading
Édouard Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863) caused quite a stir when it made its public debut in 1863. Today, we might assume that the controversy surrounding the painting had to do with its containing a nude woman. But, in fact, it does not contain a nude woman — at least acc … | Continue reading
This is the thirty-first part of a fiction serial, in 800 words Fifty years old that birthday, and Hettie thought she looked every minute of those years. There were things happening in nineteen fifty-one, not least the Korean War, and the Festival of Britain being held in London. … | Continue reading
At EVO Japan 2024, Bandai Namco revealed a new trailer for Tekken 8, highlighting the roadmap of what’s to come to the recently released fighting game. The stinger at the end revealed the next DLC character, the second of four in the Year 1 Season Pass. And it’s the Prime Ministe … | Continue reading
Perhaps we need nothing more and nothing less than a continual return to the Gospel, via all the means already available to us. We could start with St. Paul’s reminder that “covetousness . . . is idolatry” (Col. 3:5) | Continue reading
"The most common advice here is to use an edger to delineate the boundaries of the native plant garden." Homeowner weary of HOA's complaints seeks advice on how to get a 'certified native garden': '[They] may start to harass us again' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This week I am joined by Raghunath Cappo, a hardcore punk icon turned modern-day spiritual warrior and Bhakti yoga devotee, to discuss various facets of living a spiritual life. We talk about the transformative principles guiding the path of self-transcendence, examining cultural … | Continue reading
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The "Study Pavilion" has now been built at the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany, and the holistic modular design and construction of the reconfigurable building offers a fascinating glimpse into a potential future for scalable, reconfigurable buildings not just in pla … | Continue reading
Nextplay Glitz and Glitter Boombox For more than two years, the world of lost media has been flummoxed by 17 seconds of grainy audio uploaded to a small name-that-song site ... until now. | Continue reading
There seems to be an ever-growing number of horror games for the Quest 3, it is only a few days… Continue reading Alien: Rogue Incursion – In your Quest 3, everybody can hear you scream The post Alien: Rogue Incursion – In your Quest 3, everybody can hear you scream appeared firs … | Continue reading
Early Access survival game Nightingale is getting more ranged weapons alongside various combat changes and an overhaul of the crafting system in an upcoming update. Version 0.2, dubbed the Crafting Update, will bring more ranged weapon arsenal craftable in the early game which pr … | Continue reading
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people. | Continue reading
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) encouraged to bid for a share of £7 million for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. SMEs looking to adopt AI solutions to address a business challenge in high-growth industries could receive a share of £7 million as two new competition … | Continue reading
Gregg Talley, CEO of Talley Management Group, explains how events can help build a better world for everyone. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
21 March 2024. GÉANT is delighted to announce the publication of the OCRE 2024 Tender for the large-scale procurement of commercial cloud services offerings for its pan-European Research and Education community. The tender aims to procure the OCRE 2024 Cloud framework agreements … | Continue reading