Since I launched my guestbook back in February, lots of people have signed it, but I couldn't reply to them. Now I can. There's been nearly 100 posts to my guestbook since I launched it; some are just passing comments, but others are questions. So I wanted a way to reply to those … | Continue reading
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor – the horde-shooter version of DRG, not the regular old FPS variety is getting a second… Continue reading Deep Rock Galactic Survivor gets a second update, and the monsters are fighting back big time The post Deep Rock Galactic Survivor gets a second … | Continue reading
Coffee of the Day: Biggby Coffee Nutty Squirrel Latte (made with chocolate, caramel, hazelnut, white chocolate, love, goodness and an extra shot) | Continue reading
PerThirtySix made a communal plot that asks for your opinion via scatterplot and… Tags: PerThirtySix, sharing, social | Continue reading
We carry her five-word speech, almost entirely. And, Castro making progress under its new owner.. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. What do Dateline, Radiolab, Search Engine, Criminal, The Rest is History, and Planet Money have in common? They all rely on Supporting Cast to sell podc … | Continue reading
In the summer of 1995, I was living in a country at war. Where I kept my billet, in the westernmost province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the worst atrocities had been committed two years before my arrival. Nevertheless, it was amid the blast craters and bullet holes of Mostar, a d … | Continue reading
At seventeen thousand feet and halfway from India to China, pilot Joseph Dechene had lost both his aircraft’s engines to ice. His lumbering cargo plane was now a glider. With white, ice-laden clouds pressed tight against the glass of its windows, the cockpit was like the inside o … | Continue reading
Latin American crime rates are triple the world average and centuries of art can be found throughout the region, often unprotected or with minimal security. Crimes related to high value art and antiquities often involve cunning schemes and intriguing news reports. The abundance o … | Continue reading
I love ghost stories. It’s not just the surface-level horror of the supernatural that appeals to me, but the deeper themes they can be used to explore. They are, at their heart, always about something returning: lost love, buried griefs and traumas, societal shames, injustices. A … | Continue reading
You can’t always make people happy, nor should you try. The fact is, some folks may ask you to do things that are questionable, unreasonable, or even unethical. And, you’ll have to decide whether to accept or reject their request — even if they get upset with you. Other times, pe … | Continue reading
“Adolf Eichmann went to the gallows with great dignity,” wrote the political philosopher Hannah Arendt, describing the scene leading up to the prominent Holocaust-organizer’s execution. After drinking half a bottle of wine, turning down the offer of religious assistance, and even … | Continue reading
For a limited time, you can declutter your desk by grabbing this 8-in-1 tablet docking stand on sale. | Continue reading
This Wireless Car Adapter is on sale for $90 and supports streaming services like Spotify and Netflix, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto. | Continue reading
Save $64 on 'Fallout 76' for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S with single and multiplayer gaming options. | Continue reading
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Did OpenAI outshine Google before the search giant's big event? Here's what OpenAI's ChatGPT announcement means for Google I/O. | Continue reading
"Make sure you try it out." Traveler shares 'comfortable' experience aboard one of the world's fastest trains: 'The best mode of transport' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Scientists have discovered a bizarre, red-glowing exoplanet named TOI-6713.01, which is loaded with active volcanoes and may be 'melting from within.' | Continue reading
Seen through his most redemptive lens, Bjartur stands as a cautionary tale for those who would pursue independence as an end in itself. | Continue reading
by Vernal Coleman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in yo … | Continue reading
Nellie Bowles wasn’t always the TGIF queen you know and love at The Free Press. In fact, Nellie was, for a very long time, deeply embedded in the progressive left. Before Bari and Nellie met—and fell in love, blah blah blah—in 2019, Nellie was nothing short of a media darling. Sh … | Continue reading
Apple isn't keen on producing a touchscreen MacBook, a company exec said in an interview. | Continue reading
Data Bugs is an immersive emotional installation that makes tangible and experiential the working mechanism of a neural network, demystifying the omnipotence that is too often attributed to AI. Category: Python / TouchDesigner Tags: Artificial Intelligence / classification / comp … | Continue reading
Two new reporters will lead the organization's agriculture coverage. | Continue reading
Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking. | Continue reading
Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking. | Continue reading
On the Spot: Eugene Rogan JamesHoare Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:43 | Continue reading
City builders have gotten a bit too mechanically and thematically intense with the rise of survival city builders. But what if you want a city builder that’s cosy and more wholesome, but still resemble the mechanical foundations of a survival city builder? And this is where Fable … | Continue reading
To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity. | Continue reading
The following is excerpted from Vol. IV of “The Woodworker, The Charles H. Hayward Years, The Shop & Furniture.” This fourth book in our “Woodworker” series covers three different topics: 1) The Workshop, including the design and construction of workbenches, tool chests and wall … | Continue reading
Despite an ever-growing body of evidence indicating we're now living beneath unprecedented levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases, a lack of thorough historical knowledge has hindered our ability to put present-day CO2 emissions into a concrete, long-term context. So what if we'r … | Continue reading
Could the same be happening to us? | Continue reading
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) hits a new fusion reactor endurance record that could open the door to practical fusion power on a commercial scale. Using a tungsten lining, the WEST reactor held a reaction for six minutes. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Scienc … | Continue reading
1979 was a good year. I was 27 years old, had moved into a nice house in the Wimbledon Park district of London, and I had been accepted for training as an EMT. I played a lot of music at home back then, in a variety of genres. But this one was a favourite, combining … Continue re … | Continue reading
Among modern-day liberals and conservatives alike, George Orwell enjoys practically sainted status. And indeed, throughout his body of work, including but certainly not limited to his oft-assigned novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, one can find numerous implicitly or ex … | Continue reading
"Great for privacy, awful for trying to do anything else with the ground." Homeowner warns others about landscaping blunder made by previous owners: 'Soil was hard as a rock' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Have you tried caponata? If not, let us introduce you! It’s a delicious Sicilian eggplant dish with sweet and savory flavor, and we ADORE it! While commonly served as an appetizer or side, it’s worthy of being a main when a little protein and fiber are added in. Introducing: whit … | Continue reading
Hale Hapuna, a 5,377-square-foot retreat on Kauai's South shore, is designed to enhance family interactions and connections with the natural landscape and seascape. The exterior spaces offer multiple gathering point Continue reading | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 126 is now available download, and in-app updates beginning to roll out to existing users on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. As Firefox updates go the 126 release is rather light on user-facing goodies, especially versus last month’s release which intro’d clip … | Continue reading
It's rarely great news when an area gets blanketed in volcanic ash – but University of Barcelona researchers have discovered it has a rare combination of useful properties, which make it remarkably useful as an energy storage medium. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Science Tag … | Continue reading
On the banks of Maryland’s Patapsco River, about 10 miles south of Baltimore, there’s an aging coal plant that pretty much everyone wants to shut down. Local community activists, environmental groups, state officials, even the company that owns the coal-burning facility — they al … | Continue reading
The rain has finally returned. No doubt people will be walking around saying things like “It’s good for the garden”, or “The farmers need it”. But I was enjoying the sunshine, so need something to cheer me up as I listen to the rain hitting the windows. | Continue reading
Cvent’s top meeting destinations and top meetings hotel lists offer a valuable image of where corporate America’s is looking to hold its meetings and events. -Miguel Neves | Continue reading
Atheists are people who believe that god or gods (or other supernatural beings) are man-made constructs, myths and legends or who believe that these concepts are not meaningful. CLASS DISMISSED. | Continue reading
Atari’s Mike Jang – The Arcade Blogger #computer #games #history #atari #longread I started the concepts for the Star Wars cabinet and later another designer did more detailed work on the plastic part in front of the monitor. One of the main elements I sketched up were the | Continue reading
This checkin to GC9Z37B Friar's Farm - Legal Limit reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Cache container replaced and ready to find on a diversion from this morning’s school run. The dog was not pleased at having to go for an additional walk in the dr … | Continue reading
"Where I am, folks would have been there to get it out of the dumpster." Employee shares photo of dumpster filled with food outside warehouse: 'Chances are that the power was out too long' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading