"Literally my worst nightmare." Pedestrian shares concerning experience walking through 'exurb' neighborhood: 'Not made with people in mind' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Actually, wait, Tesla still sells more electric cars in the USA than every other automaker combined. The company accounted for 55% of US EV sales in the first quarter. First, let’s look through some charts. Then, I’ll get to editorializing on this. These first four charts show th … | Continue reading
An unseasonable gloomy spring in Austin, TX. The kids are nearly done with school for the year and summer plans are shoring up. My son goes to middle school next year. Unbelievable. We’ve battled some on-and-off sicknesses these past couple months and with all the holidays every … | Continue reading
"The closer that they live to a warehouse ... the more dangerous the side effects are for them." New report reveals concerning truth about homes located near megawarehouses: 'It's diminished our ability to thrive' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right... | Continue reading
Got the veg, but no SB. All good, no rush. Nurse home having her girls game night, first […] | Continue reading
"There are already some native plants popping up and the bees seem very happy with it." Gardener shares progress photo 1 year after complete yard transformation: 'It's a beautiful labor of love' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
KLM staff will now be permitted to wear sneakers during work as of May 6, according to a report from Luchtvaartnieuws. A spokesperson for the airline has since confirmed the... | Continue reading
Germany may be known as the land of beer, but it’s much more than that - it is also the land of beer festivals. Here are some of the top festival spots for every kind of visitor... | Continue reading
"We've taken the first steps, but we have a massive set of challenges ahead of us." Experts share remarkable effects of removing restrictive dams from river: 'A 15-year effort' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The veto hasn't deterred advocates of the proposal. Governor slammed for halting crucial wildlife protections with last-minute veto: 'We really do need to regulate' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"No need to watch the whole video, since it's so psychologically painful to endure." Video of pedestrian's dizzying traffic light experience at 10-lane intersection sparks demand for change: 'Impossibly inconvenient and dangerous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"No need to watch the whole video, since it's so psychologically painful to endure." Video of pedestrian's dizzying traffic light experience at 11-lane intersection sparks demand for change: 'Impossibly inconvenient and dangerous' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I’m from a small town in Washington State that is well-known for top-tier guitars. It was home to Boogie Bodies, co-created by Lynn Ellsworth from Charvel fame. You might remember some of the guitars they worked on including a number of EVH’s iconic striped guitars. When the comp … | Continue reading
The new city ordinance takes effect on July 1. City takes state law step further, enacting strict ban on gas-powered equipment: 'More cities considering similar restrictions' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
(h/t to Ryan McCormick, M.D. at his blog Examined on Substack) Someone was asking about the prospects for vaccination for HPAI, and I now I have as much answer as it is possible to get, compliments of Helen Branswell's recent in-depth longform on STAT about just that topic. 2024 … | Continue reading
She’s a good dog. Apparently we’re not the only ones to think so. — JS | Continue reading
"Any way to salvage it?" Gardener raises concern after examining new order of soil: 'Make sure it's not contaminated with herbicides or anything' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
We're talking about the griffin / griffon / gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon), "a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and … | Continue reading
I took my car to the local Kia dealership to get TSB ELE234 taken care of on Tuesday. I still don’t have my car back or any indication of when I’ll be getting it back. | Continue reading
My father was obsessed with Hi-Fi stuff, though I only started getting really stuck into it during COVID in 2020. Our house was decked out with Pioneer, Sony, Marantz, and Onkyo; I’d heard the names Kenwood, Akai, and TEAC; and I coveted anything made by Matsushita (like Technics … | Continue reading
In past posts I’ve listed numbers that don’t have seven, then did it again, and then clarified numbers that don’t have eight. Today we’re looking at numbers that don’t have nine. I provide this service free of charge. 42 Nine Wait, damn it. By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2024-05-05. | Continue reading
Up in the morning and took coach, and so to Gilford, where we lay at the Red Lyon, the best Inn, and lay in the room the King lately lay in, where we had time to see the Hospital, built by Archbishop Abbott, and the free school, and were civilly... | Continue reading
Perfect for households where one partner stays up later than the other to read/knit/crochet/etc. | Continue reading
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 What viewers were told on Fox: It's the wonderful thing about "cable news." Everybody gets to go to bed happy! Yesterday, starting at 4 p.m., Blue America was reassured about what Hope Hicks had said. Late last night, in the 11 p.m. hour, viewers in Red Amer … | Continue reading
By painting with code and bits of data, AI artist Refik Anadol reveals surprisingly deep insights into what it means to create art. | Continue reading
"If my 'lawn' looked this beautiful, I think I'd die of happiness." Gardener shares progress photo of low-maintenance yard transformation: 'It will be interesting to see how it turns out' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For me, nothing beats people thinking they’re superior and then falling back to earth—or in this case eventually under the earth (RIP). The supercut (above) shows the classic trope of “what are you gonna do, shoot me?” followed by getting shot. The video opens with Columbo, follo … | Continue reading
Tetris players have gone so deep, and become such powerful wizards, that they can avoid the end of the world. The post Going Deep | 2407 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Hydristor in Toronto is proposing two long term energy storage facilities that use compressed air ajd stored heat to power turbines. The post Hydrostor Plans Two Large Compressed Air Storage Facilities, One In Australia And One In California appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
In 2024, Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts revealed in a bountiful year packed with thrilling new sets and Secret Lair unveilings. Adding to the buzz, Viz Media dropped a bombshell announcement via their official X channel the criminally underrated manga, “Destroy All Humans, They … | Continue reading
With just days left until Mother’s Day 2024, it is hardly surprising Amazon has started a sale on its Kindle e-reader device. The retailer is now offering its flagship Kindle, the Scribe at a discount which applies to the entry-level Scribe as well as the Kindle Scribe Essentials … | Continue reading
Tickets went on sale earlier this week for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, and now the first four celebrity guests have been revealed. The Guests The “Star Wars” universe has a wealth of potential guests to invite to the biggest “Star Wars” event of 2025, and these four are the … | Continue reading
"You will no longer be beloved celebrities. You will be wrathful gods. Show me a little wrath." | Continue reading
"I really really hope this coral recovers." Photo of individual's thoughtless act of vandalism underwater sparks anger for safety of marine life: 'Take only pictures, leave only bubbles' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
In honor of Star Wars Day, Bones Coffee Company has released its new ‘Star Wars’-inspired coffee collection, and we have all the details. The Coffees Designed for “Star Wars” fans and coffee lovers alike, the collection includes three all new Bones Coffee flavors, as well as them … | Continue reading
This homeowner’s advice? Don’t be afraid to go bold. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Today is day 4 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “The Commander Thinks Aloud” by The Long Winters. … | Continue reading
"We turn tragedies into comedies all the time." Writers pitch Hollywood studios unexpected new subject for TV shows and blockbusters: 'We did not have a hard time getting interest' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less … | Continue reading
We've all heard the common refrain that electric heaters should not be plugged into extension leads. I'm fairly sure, too, that most of us will have ignored that advice at least once. We "temporarily" plugged our living room heater into one. We didn't do so blindly and first chec … | Continue reading
"The Jedi justify their galactic dominance in the name of peace. But that peace is a lie." | Continue reading
For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we talk about Garmin Connect's controversial update, … Read More Here → | Continue reading
Rachel Cooke at The Guardian: Olivia Laing’s new book, The Garden Against Time, is as fragrantly replete as a long border at its peak. The word that comes to mind is spumy: a blossomy, brimful excess that’s almost too much at times. Here are hundreds of plants, exquisitely descri … | Continue reading
Olivia Laing & Ottessa Moshfegh – The Art of Loneliness Posted on Saturday, May 4, 2024 3:35PMSaturday, May 4, 2024 by Morgan Meis | Continue reading
Rachel Donadio at the NYT: In April 2022, soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, two men arrived at the library of the University of Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city. They told the librarians they were Ukrainians fleeing war and asked to consult 19th-century first editions of wor … | Continue reading
Run, don’t walk — this won’t last!!! READ MORE... | Continue reading
A few months ago, I was interviewed by Jeremy Jung of the Software Engineering Radio podcast about my book The Creative Programmer. The episode, #614, was published yesterday, so be sure to give it a listen! Here’s how Jeremy summarized our hour-long conversation: Wouter Groeneve … | Continue reading