A Quick Guide to Luna Snow, the Marvel Heroine You've Never Heard Of

Yesterday, Marvel revealed yet another upcoming video game:Marvel Rivals, a team-based multiplayer shooter inspired by the likes of Overwatch and Valorant. But among its roster of stalwarts—X-Men Storm and Magneto, Guardians of the Galaxy members Star-Lord and Rocket, and of cour … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 10 hours ago

Professor Kahneman dies at 90!

THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2024 Thinking slow and slower: Professor Daniel Kahneman died yesterday. Headline included, the start of the New York Times obituary provides some basic background: Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90 Daniel Kahneman, who never … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 11 hours ago

Rooster Teeth's Red vs. Blue Will End With a (Feature-Length) Bang

News dropped earlier this month that Warner Bros. Discovery is shuttering Austin, Texas-based animation company Rooster Teeth—and now one of the studio’s most beloved titles is getting a big send-off. Red vs. Blue: Restoration, the web series’ 19th season, is arriving in May, and … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 12 hours ago

Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

Proxmox is a Linux-based hypervisor that could replace ESXi for some users. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 hours ago

Update, Mar 28, 2024: Sidebar file icons

Hey there folks, we’re continuing to tidy up the sidebar by introducing file icons. Now, whenever you upload a file to Workflowy – the sidebar will display a file icon based on the filetype. Previously you would be able to tell if an item was a file from the file extension in the … | Continue reading


@blog.workflowy.com | 18 hours ago

Mamba Explained

Is Attention all you need? Mamba, a novel AI model based on State Space Models (SSMs), emerges as a formidable alternative to the widely used Transformer models, addressing their inefficiency in processing long sequences. | Continue reading


@thegradient.pub | 1 day ago

EFF Asks Oregon Supreme Court Not to Limit Fourth Amendment Rights Based on Terms of Service

This post was drafted by EFF legal intern Alissa Johnson. EFF signed on to an amicus brief drafted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers earlier this month petitioning the Oregon Supreme Court to review State v. Simons, a case involving law enforcement surveilla … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 1 day ago

Canva’s Affinity acquisition is a subscription-based weapon against Adobe

But what will result from the companies' opposing views on generative AI? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 1 day ago

Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90

Robert D. Hershey Jr. in the New York Times: Daniel Kahneman, who never took an economics course but who pioneered a psychologically based branch of that field that led to a Nobel in economic science in 2002, died on Wednesday. He was 90. His death was confirmed by his partner, B … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 day ago

The Case for Design Engineers, Pt. III

Previously: The Case for Design Engineers, Pt. I The Case for Design Engineers, Pt. II I wrote about the parallels between making films and making websites, which was based on an interview with Christopher Nolan. During part of the interview, Nolan discusses how he enjoys being a … | Continue reading


@blog.jim-nielsen.com | 1 day ago

The Future Of User Research: Expert Insights And Key Trends

Based on responses from over 1,200 product professionals, Maze’s Future of User Research Report uncovers how product teams conduct research to inform decision-making and build successful products. Learn about the top three trends defining the user research industry in 2024 and be … | Continue reading


@smashingmagazine.com | 1 day ago

Security Vulnerability in Saflok’s RFID-Based Keycard Locks

It’s pretty devastating: Today, Ian Carroll, Lennert Wouters, and a team of other security researchers are revealing a hotel keycard hacking technique they call Unsaflok. The technique is a collection of security vulnerabilities that would allow a hacker to almost instantly open … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 1 day ago

Radiohead’s “Creep” Sung by a 1,600-Person Choir in Australia

Everybody can sing. Maybe not well. But why should that stop you? That’s the basic philosophy of Pub Choir, an organization based in Brisbane, Australia. At each Pub Choir event, a conductor “arranges a popular song and teaches it to the audience in three-part harmony.” Then, the … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 1 day ago

Interactive timeline of notable people throughout history

This is a fun project by Jan Willem Tulp. Based on data from… Tags: history, Jan Willem Tulp, timeline | Continue reading


@flowingdata.com | 2 days ago

How ground-based astronomers overcome Earth’s atmosphere

One of the most profoundly remarkable properties about our atmosphere is that it’s transparent to not only sunlight, but to starlight as well. As we turn our eyes skyward after the Sun goes down, a glittering tapestry of planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulae illuminates the heave … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 2 days ago

U.S. Department of Energy Announces 1st Round of Community Energy Innovation Prize Winners for the Clean Energy Ecosystem & Manufacturing Ecosystem Tracks

23 Teams Will Move Forward in the American-Made Challenge Focused on Community-Based Innovation Leer en Español The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 23 teams have won the CONCEPT Phase of the American-Made Community Energy Innovation Prize in the Clean Energy Ecosy … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 days ago

Researchers study new packaging development that could change the future of seafood: 'Without affecting the shelf-life of fish'

"The results showed that the developed films may reduce the use of conventional petroleum-based food packaging materials." Researchers study new packaging development that could change the future of seafood: 'Without affecting the shelf-life of fish' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 days ago

Notes on compiler IRs

(This is part of a series on the design of a language. See the list of posts here.) zig (Based on reading code.) Zig has a bunch of IRs: Ast. Basic parse tree. Potentially contains parse errors. Zir. Untyped IR. Air. Typed IR. Mir. Arch-specific IR. I only looked at the wasm mir … | Continue reading


@scattered-thoughts.net | 2 days ago

Slides from my SITE keynote, 2024: The Intertwingled Teacher

The Intertwingled Teacher These are the slides from my opening keynote at SITE ‘24 today, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The talk was based closely on some of the main ideas in How Education Works. I’d written an over-ambitious abstract promising answers to many questions and … | Continue reading


@jondron.ca | 2 days ago

Debugging

In this episode Matt, Bill & Jon discuss various debugging techniques for use in both production and development. Bill explains why he doesn’t like his developers to use the debugger and how he prefers to only use techniques available in production. Matt expresses a few counterpo … | Continue reading


@changelog.com | 2 days ago

An Architect's Custom 3D-Printed, Leather-Wrapped Bicycle Handlebar Grips

Michigan-based Brian Oltrogge is that rarest of architects: One who is deeply immersed in actual hands-on fabrication. On his Instagram and YouTube channels, he covers projects pursued out of personal interest, covering casting, metalworking, welding, woodworking, CNC milling, 3D … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 2 days ago

A Modern, Three-Application Design for a Drinking Fountain

This Hydra Drinking Fountain was designed by Diwiz, an industrial design consultancy based in Portugal. Made of steel, it maximizes its utility by providing three outlets: One at wheelchair height, which can also be used by non-wheelchair-users; a water bottle refilling station u … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 2 days ago

Startup spins out plant-based alternative to PVC in vinyl records

Though streaming accounts for most of our music consumption, sales of vinyl records have been on the rise for a few years now. But the plastic used to create them is bad news for the enviro-conscious listener. A UK startup is hoping to change that by pressing for plant-based alte … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 days ago

The tech executive who believes AI needs more voice-based learning systems

Bayo Adekanmbi explains why voice-based learning is the best way to increase AI adoption across Africa. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 2 days ago

‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just four years

A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

An RCT for income-sharing agreements

Is this the first one? We conduct a survey-based experiment with 2,776 students at a non-profit university to analyze income insurance demand in education financing. We offered students a hypothetical choice: either a federal loan with income-driven repayment or an income-share a … | Continue reading


@feeds.feedblitz.com | 3 days ago

Clash Valian reveals full-length record “Degrees of Freedom”, a captivating visit to the chaos of human emotions

Clash Valian aka Greg Merrell is a Seattle-based composer and producer for whom genres and styles are just what lego bricks are for the future architect. No single genre would be sufficient to describe this artist. | Continue reading


@lessthan1000followers.com | 3 days ago

US sanctions APT31 hackers behind critical infrastructure attacks

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Wuhan-based company used by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) as cover in attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure organizations. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 days ago

New ZenHammer memory attack impacts AMD Zen CPUs

Academic researchers developed ZenHammer, the first variant of the Rowhammer DRAM attack that works on CPUs based on recent AMD Zen microarchitecture that map physical addresses on DDR4 and DDR5 memory chips. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 3 days ago

New Solid-State EV Battery Just Tip Of Energy Storage Iceberg

The short and long of next-generation energy storage are represented by a new solid-state EV battery and a gravity-based system. The post New Solid-State EV Battery Just Tip Of Energy Storage Iceberg appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 days ago

Listened to Cup o' Go | 🚫 Computer says "No" 🧝 Plus one shell to rule them all with xiaq Post details 🇮🇹 GoLab 2024 coming up Nov 11-13 in Florence ItallyCFP open through May 1Proposals🚫 Declined: time.Parse: letter-based formats🚫 D … | Continue reading


@jvt.me | 3 days ago

Spotify confirms video learning experiment in the UK

Spotify has confirmed the rollout of a series of video-based learning courses for its users in the United Kingdom after… Continue reading Spotify confirms video learning experiment in the UK The post Spotify confirms video learning experiment in the UK appeared first on ReadWrite … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 3 days ago

Alternative Form Factors: Non-Wrist-Based Watches

Designed for "people who live or work in environments where they don't want something on their wrist [but] still want immediate access to the time," these Clip Watches are by the Ohio-based Dakota Watch Company.They might not appeal to office dwellers, but for someone working in … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 3 days ago

Sand Land Latest Trailer Showcases Forest Land And Its Military Might

Bandai Namco revealed a new trailer for the upcoming RPG Sand Land. The game, based on the manga and anime of the same name by the recently passed Akira Toriyama, will feature a lush verdant landscape that is entirely opposite to the titular Sand Land. And it’s not just that it’s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 days ago

It’s Not What You Queneau

by Rafaël Newman Notational A Zurich-based translator answers an ad that reminds him of his youth and is sent several lapel pins, or buttons, bearing the likeness of a 20th-century French poet emblazoned with a motto. The creator of these buttons, a Chicago-based teacher, does no … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 4 days ago

Posts for 24/03/2024

# I've taken the first steps towards making a blog based on Sparks. It has become a full page carousel in which you swipe left & right to view different posts. Here's a first look: Can't see the video? Click here to watch... As with my other platforms, double-click a post when lo … | Continue reading


@colinwalker.blog | 4 days ago

I've taken the first steps towards making a blog based on Sparks. It has become a full page carousel in which you swipe left & right to view different posts. Here's a first look: Can't see the video? Click here to watch... As with my other platforms, double-click a post when logg … | Continue reading


@colinwalker.blog | 4 days ago

Ubuntu 24.04 Gives ‘App Center’ a Brand New Icon

App Center, Ubuntu’s Flutter-based replacement for the Ubuntu Software app, has picked up a redesigned app icon in the latest Ubuntu 24.04 daily builds. This isn’t the first icon change that the App Center has received in recent months. An updated build of the software installati … | Continue reading


@omgubuntu.co.uk | 4 days ago

Surf Air Mobility Enters Agreement to Supply Electric Powertrains to Tanzanian Cessna Caravan Operator Auric Air

Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (“Surf Air Mobility”, “Surf Air”), a leading regional air mobility platform, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Auric Air Services Ltd. (“Auric Air”), a Tanzania-based regional air operator flying both scheduled and charter ser … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

The Book of Chaos: Heartache/Heartbreak

And then comes the question which is often based on the theoriesof our inaccurate math. What comes next?What comes after the conceptof a life that was unexpected? What do we do?Or say?Better yet,what now? What happens now?What happens when we realizethat our paths have changed?Wh … | Continue reading


@thewrittenaddiction.com | 4 days ago

Posts for 23/03/2024

# I'm still curious as to what a blog based on the Sparks concept might be like. Perhaps the biggest issue is if a carousel for previous posts would be practical, would it scale? Maybe it could load incrementally as you scroll. 🤔 I started thinking about a blog entirely b … | Continue reading


@colinwalker.blog | 5 days ago

In Reply to Tracy's Read We Should Get Together

Just wanted to say thank you for writing about this book. I read it based on that, I really enjoyed it. | Continue reading


@sarajaksa.eu | 5 days ago

I’m Now Constantly Seeing Tesla Ads On YouTube — But Is It The Way To Go?

In case you haven’t been following the “Tesla should advertise!” vs. “No, it shouldn’t!” discussion of the past decade, the short summary is that Tesla has basically never used traditional advertising. It has engaged in marketing, of course, especially through its well known ince … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 days ago

How to Bring Back Ubuntu’s Iconic Login Sound

If you only started using Ubuntu sometime after 2012 then you have my apologies: this article won’t make a whole lot of sense. But if your roots with the distro reach back farther then the following curio might appeal (though that ‘might’ is, I accept, doing a lot of lifting). Wh … | Continue reading


@omgubuntu.co.uk | 5 days ago

I'm still curious as to what a blog based on the Sparks concept might be like. Perhaps the biggest issue is if a carousel for previous posts would be practical, would it scale? Maybe it could load incrementally as you scroll. 🤔 I started thinking about a blog entirely bas … | Continue reading


@colinwalker.blog | 5 days ago

That Viral Tweet of Candace Owens Talking About Ben Shapiro and Her 'Dry' Bank Account Is Fake

A tweet that appears to show far-right influencer Candace Owens ridiculing Ben Shapiro with reference to a “dry” bank account went viral on Friday. The tweet refers to “Ben’s wife” and even looks like it had been deleted, based on a viral screenshot. But the tweet isn’t real. It … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 6 days ago

AI tech takes just minutes to convert GoPro videos into 3D coral reef maps

A new AI-based system allows coral reefs to be 3D-mapped faster and easier than ever before. It could prove integral to saving threatened reefs, by letting scientists study them both onsite and at their computers in their labs. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: EPFL, Coral … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 6 days ago

The Mom Behind MADRE

We're celebrating remarkable women in the worlds of food and design throughout Women Are Amazing Month (aka Women's History Month, Food52-style). Is there a woman we should be profiling? Let us know. Shay Carrillo is the founding partner and chief creative officer of Portland, Or … | Continue reading


@food52.com | 6 days ago