The Bear giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce! I’m really sorry I accidentally mixed up days and ended the giveaway a day early, but hopefully everyone who was going to sign up already has! The winners! Congratulations to: Dillon Mok Matthew R Leibowitz Chris Turner … | Continue reading
One of the world’s top vaccine-makers is partnering with a major AI company to advance medicine — and its chief executive is excited. Read more... | Continue reading
Over 1,400 CrushFTP servers exposed online were found vulnerable to attacks currently targeting a critical severity server-side template injection (SSTI) vulnerability previously exploited as a zero-day. [...] | Continue reading
Ramp up your summer fandom wardrobe with Heroes & Villains’ new Star Wars resort collection. This new line from the online retailer has ‘fits perfect for May the Fourth, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day weekend, Father’s Day, and summer vacations at beach destinations like Niamos or Ib … | Continue reading
Ever since Return of the Jedi premiered in 1983, people have been imagining the day when they, like the film’s protagonist Luke Skywalker, would get to ride speeder bikes that zip across the landscape while hovering just a few meters above the ground. In the intervening years, th … | Continue reading
“I feel very confident predicting that there will be autonomous robotaxis from Tesla next year — not in all jurisdictions because we won’t have regulatory approval everywhere.” That’s a quote from Elon Musk, from April 2019. In fact, that’s almost exactly 5 years ago today, as Au … | Continue reading
Today's links Antitrust is a labor issue: Banning noncompetes is huge, but it's not all the FTC is doing! Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books … | Continue reading
Hey there, Kinzleigh. Take a seat by my desk, crisscross applesauce. As you may know, this year’s Take Your Child to Work Day coincides with our annual performance review period. We felt it would be right for all employees to be reviewed, no matter how long they’ve been with us o … | Continue reading
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has experienced its first day without any inflows since the introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded… Continue reading BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees first day without inflows The post BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees first day without infl … | Continue reading
It seems like every day is Fallout Day at the moment. If it’s not the roaring success of the TV… Continue reading Fallout 4’s Next Gen update arrives today, everything we know, release time, and what’s included The post Fallout 4’s Next Gen update arrives today, everything we kno … | Continue reading
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I had not had a bowl of tomato soup in a very long time and so I wanted to have some for my lunch today. Tomato soup is one of the few tinned soups that I enjoy, or at least that I have always enjoyed. I was brought up on tinned tomato soup. I never tasted homemade until I was an … | Continue reading
No, Most Books Don't Sell Only a Dozen Copies I linked to a story the other day about book sales claiming "90 percent of them sold fewer than 2,000 copies and 50 percent sold less than a dozen copies", based on numbers released in the Penguin antitrust lawsuit. It turns out those … | Continue reading
It’s no secret I have way more projects to manage than hours in the day. I hope to rectify this by sharing more knowledge on how my projects are built. The most important project, Builder, is quite a large code-base. It is undoubtedly daunting to dive in and figure out where to s … | Continue reading
Since 2013 Van Stapele has been baking the best cookies in Amsterdam: a single brown chocolate cookie with a heart of white chocolate. The secret recipe creates an irresistible delicacy that draws epic queues every day. Continue reading | Continue reading
Crunchy, refreshing vegetables, crisp pita, and a tangy pomegranate dressing make this a satisfying salad you’ll want to eat every day. | Continue reading
Amazon has been providing deep discounts on hundreds of Kindle books on account of World Book Day which is celebrated on April 23. This should bring cheers to hard-core book lovers who are looking to replenish their stock with new titles. They stand to make some serious savings t … | Continue reading
Better Every Day journal. Taking the prompts in my own direction while maintaining consistent Beat with prompt. So […] | Continue reading
Today's links The specific process by which Google enshittified its search: Ed Zitron has Prabhakar Raghavan bang to rights. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've … | Continue reading
On Christmas Day, 2021, an Ariane 5 rocket leaped from its launch pad in French Guiana. Perched on the rocket’s nose was the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The JWST was designed to perform several tasks, but one of the most important was to study the first stars … | Continue reading
According to Bethesda Game Studios, the Fallout gaming franchise has had almost five million active players in a single day… Continue reading Fallout draws nearly 5 million players in one day, Bethesda says The post Fallout draws nearly 5 million players in one day, Bethesda says … | Continue reading
President Joe Biden signed the TikTok bill into law on Wednesday morning, officially starting the 270-day clock for TikTok’s owner, China-based Bytedance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in American app stores. Read more... | Continue reading
This week, delegates continue negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They have a lot to do. | Continue reading
When I said “Send a text message to Julian Chokkattu,” who’s a friend and fellow AI Pin reviewer over at Wired, I thought I’d be asked what I wanted to tell him. Instead, the device simply said OK and told me it sent the words “Hey Julian, just checking in. How's your day going?” … | Continue reading
The tiny colons were grown from mouse stem cells, but human versions could one day be used to test new drugs for colorectal cancer, scientists say. | Continue reading
Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day), a day commemorating the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It’s said that 1.5 million Armenians were starved and murdered. It’s tradition for people to walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memo … | Continue reading
The Biden administration is making a historic $7 billion investment in solar initiatives for low-income families. The funding will help nearly half of U.S. states to create such programs for the first time — and enable the other half to build on existing progress. To celebrate Ea … | Continue reading
New token Based Degen Club ($BDC) token pumped from $200K to an over $1.2M FDV in less than 12 hours… Continue reading New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Market Cap The post New Token Based Degen Club ($BDC) Pumps 600% On Launch Day To $1.4M Marke … | Continue reading
19:10 Bust day driving to and from Tahoe. Walked around for a few hours, explored after having lunch, […] | Continue reading
This month we have a Double-Decker Salted Caramel Cake to celebrate all the April TWD babies: Diane, Kayte and yours truly. My birthday was at the start of the month, but I actually didn’t bake this till this past Sunday, which was Kayte’s big day, so I blew out a candle made a w … | Continue reading
Today my personal web site is being served sans-JavaScript in honor of JavaScript Naked Day. I implemented this on my web site using a global JS_ENABLED in my Eleventy configuration file (propagated to templates via Eleventy’s global data). This removed the elements in the outpu … | Continue reading
Coronacian day. [Continued from yesterday. P.G.] ... about 4 I rose and got to the Abbey, where I followed Sir J. Denham, the Surveyor, with some company that he was leading in. And with much ado, by the favour of Mr. Cooper, his man, did get up... | Continue reading
From Letterboxd: definitely there was love, oh but the circumstances… try Carol, Never Let Me Go, Brokeback Mountain, and Ammonite, on for size. Even the not so well received One Day, recently adapted as a TV series, makes the grade. Let’s not forget Portrait of a Lady on Fire ei … | Continue reading
It boils water so quickly! READ MORE... | Continue reading
Almost 130 billion pieces of junk mail were sent by the U.S. Postal Service in 2021. Homeowner shares simple solution that dramatically curbed their unwanted mail: 'The difference was night and day' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Enjoying a tall stack of Strawberry Pancakes is the very best way to start your day! This easy recipe features fluffy buttermilk pancakes made with juicy strawberries inside and piled high with homemade strawberry topping. Satisfy your strawberry craving with more recipes like St … | Continue reading
A new wheeled robot is able to climb metal structures in a very clever and unique way – it uses an extendible tape-measure limb. Descendants of the bot may one day find use inspecting or even repairing things like towers, bridges, power stations and ships. Continue Reading Catego … | Continue reading
This is the twenty-eighth part of a fiction serial, in 772 words. There was a hectic time before the invasion that would become known as D-Day, and after it happened, things at Craigie House became rather flat. There were no new intakes of students, as it was unlikely more would … | Continue reading
Dear valued customers, Here at Weird Sisters Soups & Brines, our top priority has always been to prepare nourishing, ready-to-eat soups, enjoyable alone or with the whole clan. After a long day with kinsmen slaughtering foes in an odorous peat bog, there’s nothing like returning … | Continue reading
On Earth Day, the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teamed up to announce a new heat risk system to better communicate the severity of hot weather. The color-coded system added magenta, a fifth-tier of heat severity, beyond red, to commun … | Continue reading
I've recently changed team at work, so my new team and I have gotten together - from the UK, France, Poland, India and South Africa - here in Amsterdam to meet up in person and do some work "together" for a change: normally we work entirely distributed. After our day of work we d … | Continue reading
We are announcing special workshops and trainings to celebrate our 15th anniversary. Coming up: A rare in-person session in LDN with IIB founder David McCandless (we do these once a year). A virtual workshop running on two half days and the regular full day session. Learn how to … | Continue reading
I was on a plane, the regular shuttle between Boston and Washington, DC, sitting next to Steve, who had been my mentor since the day I joined BCG (Boston Consulting Group). We were in the bulkhead seats, on the right side of the plane. Yes, I do recall this detail; it was a vivid … | Continue reading
Jackson Arn at The New Yorker: Imagine you’d been born in 1899. Imagine living through the invention of the Model T, the jet aircraft, the liquid-fuelled rocket, and the computer chip. Now imagine looking back on all this in 1965 and writing, as though with a shrug, “How slow wil … | Continue reading
Former President Donald Trump could pocket more than $1 billion in paper wealth by the end of the day Tuesday. Read more... | Continue reading
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, has achieved an impressive milestone by registering net inflows for 70 consecutive days.… Continue reading BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak milestone The post BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak m … | Continue reading
In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing agai … | Continue reading
A national obscenity and an affront to our better nature. | Continue reading