Chip Bergh remembers the first pair of Levi’s jeans he bought before that make-or-break first day of middle school. Owning and wearing those jeans—making a good first impression among classmates—was so important to him that, when he could not find the brand in any local store, he … | Continue reading
The past decade has seen humanoid robot makers trying to make their creations more and more like humans. But here in 2024, we seem to be witnessing an odd shift in the dexterity of our bipedal robo-dreams. Put bluntly, robotics companies aren’t afraid of getting weird with the co … | Continue reading
How do we conduct UX research when there is no or only limited access to users? Here are some workarounds to run UX research or make a strong case for it. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com). | Continue reading
I've been meaning to try out Astro DB and I have a little project I need to make for our school, but I don't have a lot of time. Here's a real-time live blog of my progress. Start: I've made Astro sited before (this website is one), but never with SSR, Astro DB and not on Vercel[ … | 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
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
"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
To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity. | 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
I decided to indulge in some pasta today. I have a store cupboard full of a variety of pastas and tinned tomatoes, etc. I also had a part of a bottle of Vodka that needed using. I had bought it to make my own vanilla extract and had about 1 cup or so of it in the cupboard. I don' … | Continue reading
"Will secure our nation's position as a global leader in clean technologies." Government announces new $1B grant program to make electrifying changes to schools and communities across America: 'Will make a tangible difference' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"One of the responsibilities of the organizer is to make hydration accessible to people." New research shows concerning cause of music festival cancellations: 'It's happening at an increasing rate' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o on Monday, showcasing the real-time audio features that make it seem like Spike Jonze’s film Her is now becoming a reality. Just like in the movie, OpenAI gave ChatGPT a dynamic, friendly, and arguably flirty, voice that truly sounds just like a human. I’m … | Continue reading
Following its record-breaking success as the biggest IMAX exclusive event release ever, “Queen Rock Montreal” will make its global streaming premiere May 15 on Disney+ as the first concert film available with IMAX Enhanced sound powered by DTS. The Details Experience rock & roll … | Continue reading
Make a perfect banana split, loaded with three types of ice cream, three sauces, nuts, whipped cream, cherries, and anything else you want to throw on top. | Continue reading
A first-of-its-kind attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages is nearly through the finish line in Vermont. Both branches of the state legislature voted to pass the Climate Superfund Act last week, which would hit oil and gas companies with a bill for the cost … | Continue reading
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Perovskite solar cells are getting ready to make that giant leap from the lab bench to your rooftop array. The post Record-Setting Perovskite Solar Cells Close The Benchtop-To-Rooftop Gap appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A few months ago, OpenAI showed off “Sora,” a product that can generate videos based on a short prompt, much like ChatGPT does for text or DALL-E does for images, and I asked myself a pretty simple question: "...how can someone actually make something useful out of | Continue reading
The European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a complex, many-legged beast, but at root, it is a regulation that aims to make it easier for the public to control the technology they use and rely on. One DMA rule forces the powerful “gatekeeper” tech companies to allow thi … | Continue reading
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"We make our lives by what we love." | Continue reading
Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments." | Continue reading
Only about 5% of GenAI projects lead to significant monetization of new product offerings. | Continue reading
Today's Drop covers JSContact, RFC 9562, and the impact of AI on our ears and the livelihoods of folks who used to make coin from their voices. | Continue reading
Now, don’t get offended, but – you aren’t as good at clocking deepfakes as you think you are. And it’s not just you–nobody’s that good at it. Not your mom, or your boss, or anyone in your IT department. To make matters worse, you probably think you can spot a fake. After all, you … | Continue reading
Back in the 1960s, if you played a 2,600Hz tone into an AT&T pay phone, you could make calls without paying. A phone hacker named John Draper noticed that the plastic whistle that came free in a box of Captain Crunch cereal worked to make the right sound. That became his hacker n … | Continue reading
"This suggests seismic monitoring could broadly be used to improve geothermal energy transfer efficiencies across a wide range of sites." Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played … | Continue reading
"This suggests seismic monitoring could broadly be used to improve geothermal energy transfer efficiencies across a wide range of sites." Researchers make surprising discovery about microearthquakes that may uncover potential breakthrough in clean energy: 'Machine learning played … | Continue reading
You have to throw some energy away to make hydrogen – typically around 20-30%, even with the best systems, which use around 52.5 kWh of energy to create a kilogram of hydrogen that can store 39.4 kWh of energy. It's a waste of renewable energy, and it contributes to the high cost … | Continue reading
If – like me – you love a comedy murder mystery or thriller, but have been judged by someone for it, I’m here to tell you that it’s ok because of science. That’s right, there is actually science behind your enjoyment of silly murders. One of the things that we humans find funny i … | Continue reading
Silicon is so important for electronics and computing that it’s become synonymous with technology – even getting a valley named after it – but the stuff still has its flaws. Now, scientists have created a way to make super-pure silicon chips that could pave the way for more stabl … | Continue reading
I saw this recipe for a no frills, open-faced Tuna Melt on the NYT cooking page a week or so ago. This Horseradish Tuna Melt Recipe immediately caught my attention!! I adore Tuna Melts, and I love, LOVE horseradish. The two together seemed like a "marriage made in heaven" concept … | Continue reading
I’m working with git and make a big boo-boo. Now I’m facing a situation where I’ve deleted a local branch with all my work and there’s no backup on GitHub. “This is git. There has got to be a version of this things still on my computer somewhere, right? RIGHT?!” So I start search … | Continue reading
I don't know if there's a proper name for this pattern of thinking, so I'll just call it Post Brain. Post Brain is when you go about your day constantly scanning for anything you can turn in to content, or what would make a great "post". I had a bad, bad case of Post Brain for a … | Continue reading
These fish balls are like summertime and beach flavors on your table! Make these great albondigas de pescado in tomato sauce with any inexpensive fish. Read Albondigas de Pescado (Dominican Fish Balls) on Dominican Cooking. | Continue reading
Historically, it has been rare to see these types of companies supporting environmental regulations. Coalition of auto manufacturers make industry-shaking move with support of new EPA rules: 'Opposes delays in implementation of the rule' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
It’s hard to think of a more dramatic way to make an entrance than falling from the sky. While it certainly happens often enough on the silver screen, whether or not it can be done in real life is a tantalizing challenge for our entertainment robotics team at Disney Research. Fal … | Continue reading
Download the appropriate file for your platform Run the installer or extract the archive anywhere Add the ./bin directory to your PATH to make the go command available. You're done! Don't tinker with environment variables like GOPATH, GOROOT, or anything else, you don't need | Continue reading
Why is SwiftUI so important that the Swift language was changed to make it more feasible to implement? Is it just for ease of multi-platform support? Or is it just greener grass? | Continue reading
Across the globe, an array of pollutants threaten our water supply, thanks to current and past industries. Lawmakers draft deal that would force companies to cover 80% of pollution clean-up costs: 'Will make our water cleaner and protect our health' first appeared on The Cool Dow … | Continue reading
The Chevrolet Malibu is scheduled to go out of production at the end of 2024 to make room for the second generation Chevy Bolt. The post GM Will Pull The Plug On Chevy Malibu To Make Room For 2nd-Generation Bolt appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I’ve recently been running two hockey related community projects at the Finnish developer community Koodiklinikka where we have an active sports fan sub community going on. For both of them, I built small web projects to make them a bit more fun to follow. NHL Stanley Cup Bracket … | Continue reading
I wanted to make something bees and bombsesque for code sketch #4. Like their old school, minimal stuff. I started with some squares moving around a square path. I created the path just by making even increments along each side, and then moving the squares along each frame. That … | Continue reading
I recently wrote a short aside about stock options: But in general, for regular employees, I think options are rarely worth it. They typically require an up-front investment that many employees simply can’t make, so it’s a bit of a fake benefit to begin with, and their future val … | Continue reading
Things are a little crazy here in the US right now – as is our perpetual state of existence these days - so I thought now might be a good time to revisit my 2020 blog post about protesting, surveillance, privacy and security. For the cynics in the crowd, I want to make it clear t … | Continue reading
You don’t even need to turn on the stove to make this. READ MORE... | Continue reading
The homemade teriyaki sauce only has five pantry ingredients. READ MORE... | Continue reading