Sunday Sweets: Word To Your Mother

It's Mother's Day, Sweets fans, and even if we can't be with our moms today, we can still celebrate with gorgeous cakes! (Ester Cakes, Online Tutorials & Supplies) Look at these cheery roses - I'd never have thought to pair them with black and gold stripes like this, but it's fan … | Continue reading


@cakewrecks.com | 13 hours ago

VINFAST World’s First to Launch Sony’s In-Car Entertainment Service RIDEVU

VinFast Auto today announced the launch of Sony’s new online entertainment service, RIDEVU, on its VF 8 electric car model in the U.S. As the world’s first automobile manufacturer to launch RIDEVU, VinFast reaffirms its commitment to providing modern, smart electric car products … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 14 hours ago

Photo of corporate gift sparks conversation online: 'I was unironically gifted something like this'

However, it's always a good idea to look for eco-friendly products and support sustainable companies when you can. Photo of corporate gift sparks conversation online: 'I was unironically gifted something like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 16 hours ago

Saturday 2024-05-11 – Link List

Lameazoid Link List for Saturday 2024-05-11 11-May-2024 – Lord Of The Rings Gollum Fan Film Banned By Warner Bros. After 15 Years Online Brief Summary: “The news about Warner Bros., Peter Jackson, and Andy Serkis making a new Lord of the Rings movie too” | Continue reading


@lameazoid.com | 23 hours ago

Sharing too much about too little

One of the most frequent complaints about the current intersection of the web and society is that we share too much. Every day more and more content is shared in more and more online places. We share videos, we share pictures, we share audio and written words. And yet, if you tak … | Continue reading


@manuelmoreale.com | 1 day ago

Emoji history: the missing years

During my research into vintage Japanese drawing software, I came across some devices that had built in sketch or handwritten memo functions. I bought a couple of them to see if they did anything cool or interesting. These sorts of devices are pre-internet, so there’s no much abo … | Continue reading


@blog.gingerbeardman.com | 2 days ago

Lord of the Rings Fan Film Restored After Brief YouTube Deletion

The timing seemed just a little too precious. A day after Warner Bros. announced it would be making a new Lord of the Rings film called “The Hunt for Gollum,” a fan film with the same name that had been online for 15 years was removed from YouTube. “This video contains content fr … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 2 days ago

Best Online Casinos Australia for Real Money in 2024

The best real-money online casinos in Australia offer the latest games and promotions for players from Sydney to Perth. Play… Continue reading Best Online Casinos Australia for Real Money in 2024 The post Best Online Casinos Australia for Real Money in 2024 appeared first on Read … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 days ago

Footage of smoking car for gender reveal party sparks upset online: 'I think it was kind of intentional'

Not only do burnout stunts like these can pollute the air with harmful chemicals, they may also pose a threat to those standing nearby. Footage of smoking car for gender reveal party sparks upset online: 'I think it was kind of intentional' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 days ago

Starbucks employee sparks conversation online with photo of shift aftermath: 'Why make that much?'

"But manager says to." Starbucks employee sparks conversation online with photo of shift aftermath: 'Why make that much?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 days ago

Flette ma guarda all?estero. Al Salone del libro di Torino il mercato del libro nei primi mesi ...

Flette del 2,2% l’editoria italiana di varia – romanzi e saggi venduti nelle librerie fisiche e online e nella grande distribuzione – nei primi 4 mesi dell’anno rispetto al 2023, con 465,6 milioni di euro di vendite a prezzo di copertina. La flessione a copie è stata del 3,5%, co … | Continue reading


@giornaledellalibreria.it | 2 days ago

Flette del 2,2% l’editoria italiana di varia – romanzi e saggi venduti nelle librerie fisiche e online e nella grande distribuzione – nei primi 4 mesi dell’anno rispetto al 2023, con 465,6 milioni di euro di vendite a prezzo di copertina. | Continue reading


@giornaledellalibreria.it | 2 days ago

No Country Should be Making Speech Rules for the World

It’s a simple proposition: no single country should be able to restrict speech across the entire internet. Any other approach invites a swift relay race to the bottom for online expression, giving governments and courts in countries with the weakest speech protections carte blanc … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 3 days ago

Wrapping up being PenPals with Ratika

Writing with Ratika this month stretched my skills in interesting ways. Her style encouraged me to get more creative with my descriptions and share more about what’s happening around me, not just within me. We got pretty meta though, discussing routines, the benefits and detrimen … | Continue reading


@heydingus.net | 3 days ago

'I Really Hope No Other Parent Has Disappointed Kids Like Mine': Fake Websites for Little Tikes Swindle Parents

Little Tikes toys have been a favorite of American kids ever since the company was founded in the late 1960s. But if you’re trying to find Little Tikes products, be careful where you order them online. Newly released documents from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveal the in … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 days ago

EIT Health moves to improve access to biobanks and health data registries

Photo credits: astropix / BigStock EIT Health Scandinavia has launched a new online hub to ease access to European biobanks and health data registries for researchers, and to share expertise on how to exploit these resources. After adopting plans for the European Health Data Spac … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 3 days ago

U.S. Electric Power Sector Reported Fewer Delays for New Solar Capacity Projects in 2023

The U.S. electric power sector reported fewer delays to install new utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2023 than in 2022. In 2023, solar developers pushed back the scheduled online date for an average of 19% of planned solar capacity compared with an average of 23% … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 3 days ago

Virtual Threads in Clojure

Virtual Threads in Clojure Appearance by Eric Normand. Published: May 8, 2024 I gave a 20-minute lightning talk at the Madison Clojure Meetup. It was also broadcast online. I talked about the new virtual threads feature on the JVM and how we can access it in Clojure. Download sli … | Continue reading


@ericnormand.me | 4 days ago

Can blogrolls build communities online? I think so

A screen cap of disassociated’s links page, circa November 1999. Them were dark days… Daniel Prindii asks, could blogrolls form the basis of community building online? Well, once upon a time, when they were known as links pages, that’s exactly what they did. But with the developm … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 4 days ago

Upcoming Generative AI Talk by... Me!

I don't normally blog about upcoming conference talks, but I'm really excited to announce my first talk on generative AI, specifically Google's Gemini will be in a few weeks at the F/ND Tech Conference. This is a free, online conference covering a wide range of topics. My talk, " … | Continue reading


@raymondcamden.com | 4 days ago

Almost 50% of Americans Get Their Local News Online

A majority of Americans say they get their local news and information online through news websites or social media, according to the Americans’ Changing Relationship With Local News survey by Pew Research Center. Almost half (48%) of Americans prefer to get their local news and i … | Continue reading


@lireo.com | 4 days ago

Free Speech Around the World | EFFector 36.6

Let's gather around the campfire and tell tales of the latest happenings in the fight for privacy and free expression online. Take care in roasting your marshmallows while we share ways to protect your data from political campaigns seeking to target you; seek nominees for our ann … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 4 days ago

Hiatus

My life is a mess at the moment, and I have no idea what I’m doing anymore. The last thing I want to think about is this online space, so for now, I’m taking a break. I have no idea for how long. It could be a few days, a few weeks, or a few months, or I may never return. I don’t … | Continue reading


@mariovillalobos.com | 4 days ago

Social media firms must ‘tame toxic algorithms’ under new measures to protect children

UK technology firms have been told to ‘tame toxic algorithms’ and implement practical steps for children’s safety online. This all… Continue reading Social media firms must ‘tame toxic algorithms’ under new measures to protect children The post Social media firms must ‘tame toxic … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 4 days ago

Looking at People

At one time I got interested in the “eye contact”, or lack of it, on video calls. I was going to present at an online conference, and I wanted people watching to have it look like I was looking right at them. Plus, possibly even more importantly, one-on-one calls with people. I e … | Continue reading


@chriscoyier.net | 5 days ago

Mind the Gap

Despite good intentions, lots of user-centered design isn’t actually user-centered. Learn what drives these gaps and how your organization can align business and customer needs to deliver the kind of user experiences we all want to have online. With data informed insights, “live” … | Continue reading


@lukew.com | 5 days ago

Apple’s May 2024 Let Loose Event: By the Numbers

Today’s Let Loose online Apple event was packed with facts, figures, and statistics throughout the presentation and elsewhere. We’ve pulled together the highlights. iPad Pro Source: Apple. The new iPad Pro’s GPU is 10x faster than the original model and 4x faster than the M2 iPad … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 5 days ago

The Times also starts to try to explain!

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024Also, Hannah Dreier's Pulitzer Prize: Yesterday, to its credit if somewhat belatedly, the Washington Post finally began to try to explain.In yesterday afternoon's report, we linked you to David Nakamura's report. Yesterday morning, his report had appeared onli … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 5 days ago

The Times also starts to try to explain!

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024 Also, Hannah Dreier's Pulitzer Prize: Yesterday, to its credit if somewhat belatedly, the Washington Post finally began to try to explain. In yesterday afternoon's report, we linked you to David Nakamura's report. Yesterday morning, his report had appeared on … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 5 days ago

Speaking Freely : Nompilo Simanje

Nompilo Simanje is a lawyer by profession and is the Africa Advocacy and Partnerships Lead at the International Press Institute. She leads the IPI Africa Program which monitors and collects data on press freedom threats and violations across the continent, including threats to jo … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 5 days ago

Annoyingly Pointless Advertising

We all know that we have to tolerate a degree of advertising online. Free email accounts, being able to read articles and some newspapers, and even blogging if you don’t pay to upgrade. The ads appear; sometimes relevant, usually not. However, I am nominating two champions of ann … | Continue reading


@beetleypete.com | 5 days ago

How Significant Is The Global Solar Energy Boom? (Original Charts)

RenewEconomy is a well-established Australian website focusing on green energy. Last week, they published an article by Andrew Blakers based around the claim that “New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history.” This received some pushback online (“di … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 days ago

D’Alembert System – How the D’Alembert Betting System Works

Whether you’re a sports bettor or an online casino player, there are plenty of betting systems available. Such systems are… Continue reading D’Alembert System – How the D’Alembert Betting System Works The post D’Alembert System – How the D’Alembert Betting System Works appeared f … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 5 days ago

"The Word For World is Forest"

Photo by Sergey Nikolaev on Unsplash Interesting conversation on Kitteh's post We Need to Rewild the Internet, about the desiccating corporate "pathology of command and control" that has choked, flattened and ravaged the once-lush sprawl of online diversity. | Continue reading


@bestof.metafilter.com | 5 days ago

Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection

The world has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, albeit not quite as dramatically as how we see the world. That’s just what’s on display at the David Rumsey Map Collection, whose more than 131,000 historical maps and related images are available to browse (or download) … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 5 days ago

Digital Archiving Futures

Mikkeli, Finland, & online, 4–6 September 2024 Research Centre Digitalia, together with other Mikkeli Memory Campus organizations, organizes a three-day hybrid event called “Digital Archiving Futures” on the 4–6 of September 2024 in Mikkeli, Finland and online stream. The event i … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 5 days ago

Podcast Episode: Building a Tactile Internet

Blind and low-vision people have experienced remarkable gains in information literacy because of digital technologies, like being able to access an online library offering more than 1.2 million books that can be translated into text-to-speech or digital Braille. But it can be a l … | Continue reading


@eff.org | 5 days ago

145: Shannen

Shannen Rossmiller wanted to fight terrorism. So she went online and did. Read more about her from her book “The Unexpected Patriot: How an Ordinary American Mother Is Bringing Terrorists to Justice”. An affiliate link to the book on Amazon is here: https://amzn.to/3yaf5sI. Thank … | Continue reading


@darknetdiaries.com | 5 days ago

Leader Spotlight: Evoking the right feelings in-store and online, with Payton White

Payton White talks about how to create a consistent experience by maintaining the feeling that the brand wants to evoke in the customer. The post Leader Spotlight: Evoking the right feelings in-store and online, with Payton White appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 5 days ago

Sony Caves in War With Fans Over PSN Accounts for Helldivers 2

PlayStation has announced that, after about three days of online yelling and reviewing bombing, it will no longer require Helldivers 2 players on PC to link their Steam account to a PlayStation Network account in order to continue accessing the popular sci-fi co-op shooter. Read … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 6 days ago

‘Mega Dice’ Presale Raises $780,000 in Days: A Closer Look at This Crypto Casino

Mega Dice, an online gambling platform, launched a crypto presale for its native token DICE last month and has already… Continue reading ‘Mega Dice’ Presale Raises $780,000 in Days: A Closer Look at This Crypto Casino The post ‘Mega Dice’ Presale Raises $780,000 in Days: A Closer … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 6 days ago

17 posizioni aperte e 7 stage per lavorare in editoria

La rubrica del Giornale della Libreria è dedicata a chi cerca e offre lavoro in ambito editoriale. Ogni lunedì esce con una raccolta delle ricerche attive nel nostro settore, trovate e selezionate online o ricevute in esclusiva dalla redazione. | Continue reading


@giornaledellalibreria.it | 6 days ago

Mac Power Users #743: The Current AI Moment

This week on MPU: AI is suddenly everywhere, from online services and software to bespoke hardware products. This week, David takes Stephen on a journey to talk about the tools he has found useful, as well as what’s not ready for prime time yet. | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 7 days ago

Going through an emotional rough patch earlier this week, and then (in an unconnected happenstance) watching Gran Turismo (I’d missed seeing the movie when it first came out in theaters), it started to dawn on me how much I’ve begun to value my “offline identity” relative to my “ … | Continue reading


@jaredwhite.com | 7 days ago

Photo of egregious hardware product packaging sparks frustration online: 'That is infuriating'

This kind of packaging ultimately drives up prices for buyers. Photo of egregious hardware product packaging sparks frustration online: 'That is infuriating' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 7 days ago

The Best Secure Email Providers in 2024

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


@blog.thenewoil.org | 8 days ago

SATURDAY: Who was helped by what Hope Hicks said?

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024It depends on which channel you watch: Do we the people get the national discourse we deserve?We wouldn't recommend such a sour outlook. That said, the question popped into our heads this morning when we reviewed the online Washington Post.Oof! As of 8:30 thi … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 8 days ago

SATURDAY: Who was helped by what Hope Hicks said?

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024 It depends on which channel you watch: Do we the people get the national discourse we deserve? We wouldn't recommend such a sour outlook. That said, the question popped into our heads this morning when we reviewed the online Washington Post. Oof! As of 8:30 … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 8 days ago