5-17-24 Okay, I think my system is working here at the poz loft. Been writing on the third […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 25 minutes ago

Reconditioned KICKR, now back in stock

out come the reconditioned units at pretty decent prices. The post Reconditioned KICKR, now back in stock appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 33 minutes ago

Revolutionary War barracks burned by the British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg

Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 33 minutes ago

What Happens to Your Coffee As It Sits, and the Science Behind It

Is there a hard time stamp on how long a cup of coffee retains its freshly brewed flavor before it's past saving and might as well be thrown away? We investigated. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 37 minutes ago

Sponsor: Magic Lasso Adblock — YouTube Ad Blocker for Safari

Do you want to block all YouTube ads in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac? Then download Magic Lasso Adblock – the ad blocker designed for you. It’s easy to setup, doubles the speed at which Safari loads and blocks all YouTube ads. Magic Lasso is an efficient, high performance … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 37 minutes ago

1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive

Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 40 minutes ago

C-Boy's Heart & Soul in Austin, Texas

The first floor of C-Boys Heart & Soul is awash in red velvet upholstery and vintage furnishings. A heart-shaped neon light glows behind the bar, and live music fills the venue seven days a week. In name and spirit, the venue is an homage to Louis Charles “C-Boy” Parks, the manag … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 40 minutes ago

EFF to Court: Electronic Ankle Monitoring Is Bad. Sharing That Data Is Even Worse.

The government violates the privacy rights of individuals on pretrial release when it continuously tracks, retains, and shares their location, EFF explained in a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In the case, Simon v. San Francisco, individual … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 40 minutes ago

Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

“Admirer from outside of the cap table” is how I approached Kieran Snyder, Cofounder of Textio. That is to say, I DMed her on Twitter in 2016, impressed by the work she was doing but without a preexisting relationship. Thankfully the interest was mutual and we’ve had the chance t … | Continue reading


@hunterwalk.com | 41 minutes ago

My second attempt at gluten-free rosemary focaccia had better results texturally, but still wasn’t the taste experience I wanted. 🍞 I’m looking for a better recipe. Any gluten-free bakers out there willing to share theirs? | Continue reading


@cygnoir.net | 46 minutes ago

does CoenzymeQ10 supplementation burn fat, if so how could I monitor that?

You can investigate if this or other strategies affect your fat burn with products like ... The post does CoenzymeQ10 supplementation burn fat, if so how could I monitor that? appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike ru … | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 48 minutes ago

Spiers defends These College Students Today!

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 She (almost) gets it right: Elizabeth Spiers is "a contributing Opinion writer" at the New York Times. She's 47 years of age, which sounds like a good age to be. We could do without the snark lodged in the headline which sits atop her new column. That said, t … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 48 minutes ago

25 Great Things About The Phantom Menace

This weekend, The Phantom Menace turns 25—and while we’ve celebrated the ways the film brought so much to Star Wars in the past, for its 25th anniversary we wanted to look back at a few different things, big and small, that make Phantom Menace so great all these years later, whet … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 55 minutes ago

Core77 Weekly Roundup (5-13-24 to 5-17-24)

Here's what we looked at this week:A man was ordered by the city to build a visual screen to conceal his boat. He complied. This incredible mobile bridge, designed and built in Switzerland, diverts traffic overhead during road repairs.This TriqBriq production system turns oth … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 59 minutes ago

What's the difference between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?

Neanderthals are our closest relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago. Here's how they differed to us. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors

Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome

Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health

Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Could Neanderthals talk?

While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

What Are the Different Types of Espresso Machines?

Espresso machines can be semi-automatic, super-automatic, automatic, or manual. Here are the differences between each. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 1 hour ago

Scientists use rice crop byproduct to develop sustainable packaging material — here's how it could transform the food industry

The resulting chitosan-based composite films are not only sturdy and durable but also completely biodegradable. Scientists use rice crop byproduct to develop sustainable packaging material — here's how it could transform the food industry first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

the heart-healthy ‘super fruit’ that improves 5K performance like a ‘super shoe’ at a fraction of the price:

The recent study revealed that the berry boosts average 5K running times by a startling 38 seconds. The post the heart-healthy ‘super fruit’ that improves 5K performance like a ‘super shoe’ at a fraction of the price: appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post ca … | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 1 hour ago

MacStories Unwind: So, I Was Thinking About the iPad Pro…

This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico proposes an iPad Pro experiment and he and I both recommend Steam Early Access games, one of which is also on iOS. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 1 hour ago

Edge On Your Wrist: Redefining Betting Strategies 

This article dives into how smartwatches are changing the online gaming space and what the future might hold for smartwatches. The post Edge On Your Wrist: Redefining Betting Strategies appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • t … | Continue reading


@the5krunner.com | 1 hour ago

If Trump Wins, I’m Going to Have to Move to Canada to Be Closer to My Long-Distance Girlfriend, Lisa

This upcoming election has consequences. In 2020, we saw then-President Donald J. Trump refuse to concede after losing reelection to Joe Biden, serving as an exclamation point on a term that was marred with turmoil, crises, and outright lies. As we head into 2024 with Trump as th … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 1 hour ago

EFF Urges Ninth Circuit to Hold Montana’s TikTok Ban Unconstitutional

Montana’s TikTok ban violates the First Amendment, EFF and others told the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a friend-of-the-court brief and urged the court to affirm a trial court’s holding from December 2023 to that effect. Montana’s ban (which EFF and others opposed) prohibits … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 1 hour ago

My Super-Refreshing Blueberry Mojito Will Make You So Excited for Summer

It’s one of the best mojitos you will ever make. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

🐥 Caveat with MySQL full-text search and testing

Today, I was writing a test for a Laravel application that uses MySQL full-text search. I was testing a search query that uses the MATCH and AGAINST operators. The test was failing as no results were returned from the search. Running the same code outside the context of the test … | Continue reading


@yellowduck.be | 1 hour ago

RIP Silk: Spider-Society

Conspicuously absent from the incredible news this week that Nicolas Cage was coming to Prime Video to play Spider-Man Noir was a single mention of Silk: Spider-Society, another Spider-Verse show that has been in the works for a long, long time. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Whip In in Austin, Texas

If you find yourself sitting in traffic on 1-35 in South Austin, you might find your eye drawn to Whip In's vintage neon sign. For almost 40 years, this fusion eatery has been a touchstone of the city's craft beer scene. In 1986, Amrit and Chandan Topiwala bought a convenience st … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 1 hour ago

Chinese scientists have found a way to make batteries more efficient — by using water

Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

NYPD Should Equip Drones With Tasers for 911 Calls, According to Pro-Trump Congressman

The New York Police Department plans to use drones to respond to some 911 calls in a new program, according to testimony delivered Thursday at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. And while that’s concerning enough, one Republican congressman had some i … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Earners vs Owners

Over the past several decades, America has waged a covert war against the young. One front in this war is our income tax system, which favors Owners over Earners. Young people are almost all Earners, while Owners are typically older, and the tax code is a wealth-transfer vehicle … | Continue reading


@profgalloway.com | 1 hour ago

I instinctively mistrust any service that offers to describe an image for you – to automatically generate alt text, for example. Firstly, this implies that describing images – and by extension, making your article understandable to people using AT – is a problem. More fundamental … | Continue reading


@thisdaysportion.com | 2 hours ago

Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America

In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore busi … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

OpenAI Reportedly Dissolves Its Existential AI Risk Team

OpenAI’s Superalignment team, charged with controlling the existential danger of a superhuman AI system, has reportedly been disbanded, according to Wired on Friday. The news comes just days after the team’s founders, Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike, simultaneously quit the company. … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

On Giving Up: Adam Phillips on Knowing What You Want, the Art of Self-Revision, and the Courage to Change Your Mind

"Not being able to give up is not to be able to allow for loss, for vulnerability; not to be able to allow for the passing of time, and the revisions it brings." | Continue reading


@themarginalian.org | 2 hours ago

Dutch researchers launch — oh, really? — an AI sarcasm detector

They say that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but that hasn’t stopped a research team in the Netherlands… Continue reading Dutch researchers launch — oh, really? — an AI sarcasm detector The post Dutch researchers launch — oh, really? — an AI sarcasm detector appeared first on … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Deepfake audio scam takes $25 million from world-renowned engineering firm

British engineering firm Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a serious deepfake scam after one of its Hong… Continue reading Deepfake audio scam takes $25 million from world-renowned engineering firm The post Deepfake audio scam takes $25 million from world-renowned engineeri … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

X-Men '97's Finale Managed to Tie Up a 26-Year-Old Spider-Man Mystery, Too

The third and final episode of “Tolerance Is Extinction,”the season finale of X-Men ‘97, had a lot to pay off—not just from the plot threads it wove throughout its own debut season, but in bringing to a head years of lingering character work dating back to the original X-Men: The … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 hours ago

When low-skill immigration, divorce litigation, DEI, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ intersect

Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of what used to be called “gay” or “same-sex” marriage here in the U.S., in which Maskachusetts led the way (modern-style opposite-sex marriage, in which divorce litigation may ensue, seems to go back about 4,300 years to Mesopotamia). Let’ … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 2 hours ago

(Sponsor) Kolide

My thanks to Kolide for sponsoring Six Colors again this week. You might have heard about the September 2023 MGM ransomware attack. But beyond the broken slot machines and other anecdotes is the fact that it’s an example of an emerging style of attack that we’ll certainly be seei … | Continue reading


@sixcolors.com | 2 hours ago

Espaces d’Abraxas in Noisy-le-Grand, France

In the Paris suburb of Noisy-le-Grand stands a massive, high-density housing complex sometimes described as a "palace," known for its postmodern architecture often associated with dystopian aesthetics. Named Espaces d’Abraxas after the Gnostic deity, it was designed by Spanish ar … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 2 hours ago

The Super-Flavorful Cajun Side That's Famous All Over Louisiana

It’s a must-try! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 hours ago

Local brides passing single wedding dress around community receives heartwarming reaction online: 'I love the community we've built around sharing things'

"Omg that's fantastic!" Local brides passing single wedding dress around community receives heartwarming reaction online: 'I love the community we've built around sharing things' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Nearby TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet may have a rich atmosphere after all

Atmospheres — do Earth-like alien planets have them or not? This is the killer question currently facing astronomers. In this context, “Earth-like” means terrestrial (i.e. rocky worlds) planets close enough to Earth’s mass and other conditions that we might imagine them hosting t … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 2 hours ago

US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme

​The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as "pig butchering." [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 2 hours ago

Industrial Design Case Study: A Portable Imaging Tool

Canfield Scientific, a manufacturer of imaging systems for science and healthcare applications, wanted to refresh their Vectra H1 handheld system. They contacted industrial design and engineering consultancy HSD, a/k/a/ HS Design. "HSD worked to not only aid in improving lighting … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 2 hours ago