Last year, a new horror franchise took flight with Pooh: Blood & Honey. With the iconic bear now in the public domain, the film turned Winnie and Piglet into a pair of grim slasher villains carving up a post-grad Christopher Robin and several university students. It went over abo … | Continue reading
Welcome to our origami flower bouquet tutorial! In this step-by-step tutorial, we will show you how to make a lovely… The post How To Make An Origami Flower Bouquet appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
Seems this is another of those months where I did enough stuff to merit two posts. (See yesterday’s post on async Rust). Sometimes you just can’t get out of doing work, no matter how you try. So here is part 2. A few weeks ago I went to the USA for a week to meet a client team wh … | Continue reading
Detailed Point of Interest (POI) data provided by Parkopedia now includes photos and ratings to assist EV drivers in assessing which charging locations are most suitable for their needs Parkopedia continues to increase market coverage for the service – adding data for Spain, Ital … | Continue reading
Turns out I'm not done with this topic… A couple days ago I saw this post pop up on Threads and it’s the “checkmate” move people like to bring up when dismissing the idea that macOS could ever work on a touch screen | Continue reading
Approach to electrification targets: Honda has not changed its belief that EVs are the most effective solution in the area of small mobility products such as motorcycles and automobiles, and Honda’s electrification target to make EVs and FCEVs represent 100% of its global vehicle … | Continue reading
Battery prices have continued to plummet, frankly faster than even battery optimists such as myself dreamed of. We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. That has big implications for electric trucking. In 2022, a kilowatthour … | Continue reading
Ruth Marcus in The Washington Post: The upside-down U.S. flag flying at the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. — only days after the Trump-inspired insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 — shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. After all, Alito has been doing the moral equiva … | Continue reading
I wrote a 3000 word blog post in response to a Tweet about how having kids changed my career (which in retrospect probably doesn't even answer the question). So I decided to pull this section out into its own post. It became a 2000 word blog post about planning, sigh. This is why … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Sunday Meals of the Week post. This is the day I generally share with you all of the main meals which I have cooked for myself and or enjoyed over the previous seven days. A delicious recap of how I have been feeding myself! Or at least I think it is anyway … | Continue reading
Company Announcement No. 09/2024 Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the supply of turbines for a large-scale offshore wind power project with two construction phases in Northern Europe with a combined capacity above Vestas’ current disclosure threshold of 1 GW. If and … | Continue reading
BYD SHARK, BYD’s first pickup truck, makes its global debut and is officially launched in Mexico. Equipped with DMO Platform, BYD SHARK achieves enhancements in safety, power, off-road capability, intelligence, and comfort. BYD SHARK will land in more countries and regions in the … | Continue reading
For the second consecutive year, the Public Service is holding its annual Public Service Expo at the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre, MFCC, at Ta’ Qali. During the Expo, themed ‘Investing in Skills’, Prime Minister Robert Abela launched 250 electric vehicles and described the P … | Continue reading
Mercedes is backing away from its electric car plans as slower than expected sales have taken the company by surprise. The post Mercedes Latest German Automaker To Pull Back On Its Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
With the rise of things like BookTok and Bookstagram, it looks like the world is reading more. But what about children? In the UK, a new survey, which involved 3,000 parents with children ages 2-12, revealed that 53% of parents don’t buy books to their kids. This statistic may no … | Continue reading
I’m gonna stop you right there. Wow, that was a blast from the mid-2010s, and I haven’t even played any of the Fallout games. It’s always three reasons for me, so here’s why I didn’t finish the title of this post: I’ll bet you already know what comes next, despite having little t … | Continue reading
When Joe Biden was a US presidential candidate in 2019, he tweeted, “Trump doesn’t get the basics. He thinks his tariffs are being paid by China. Any freshman econ student could tell you that the American people are paying his tariffs.” Fast forward five years to May 2024, and Pr … | Continue reading
In the past year I’ve been observing a trend that’s on at least a couple of continents. Delivery trikes now come without boxes of their own. The boxes are separate and they get packed in distribution centers with the intent of being delivered to a pickup point for an electric ... … | Continue reading
Ron DeSantis, the so-called governor of Florida, this week signed legislation to expunge talk of climate change in the Sunshine State. The post Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Climate Change Law In Florida appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A coalition of gas companies and their supporters have partnered with restaurant associations to ensure the right for chefs to cook with gas. The coalition has made headway in several prominent communities and is now planning to confront rules across the western US to limit the i … | Continue reading
Amazon has been offering attractive discounts on its flagship Kindle device, the Kindle Scribe for some time now. The good thing here is that the price now has hit an all-time low of $240. This translates to a flat $100 discount or 29 percent off the original price of $340. What … | Continue reading
It has just been days back that the MeeBook M103 e-note device was launched. It comes across as a nice E Ink tablet with decent specs and a matching price tag. AliExpress is now offering the M103 for $358.89 which includes the case as well along with the e-note done up in black. … | Continue reading
Modos has never been known to be prompt with their updates. So, while those have been few and far in between, here is one that updates us with all they have been up to this while. As has been revealed in the video that the start-up has released, there are going to be a few […] Th … | Continue reading
If you want to travel on 22nd May 2024 from Paris to Berlin (Germany), Verviers (Belgium) or Luzern (Switzerland), the app and website for SNCF ticketing, SNCF Connect, will show you prices and sell you a ticket. Try the same on 24th May 2024 and it will not. Here are […] The pos … | Continue reading
I propose that everything that occurs between the decision to plant a tree and the full expression of its canopy is short-term thinking. The post Short Term Thinking | 2409 appeared first on thejaymo. | Continue reading
Twenty-six years of writing online! 🎉 The “on this day” plugin isn’t surfacing my first post, so here it is. In it, I recount my first bout with depression and internet addiction. It feels both dated and prescient. But hey, I’m still here. | Continue reading
The CATL Shenxing PLUS battery is a big step forward for the EV revolution but a significant risk to traditional manufacturers. The post CATL Shenxing Battery Strikes Fear Into The Hearts Of Governments & Automakers appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Let’s start with some brief history on the transition to EV sales, and then get to the big topic: transitioning the ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicle) fleet to electricity. The world passed peak ICEV sales back in 2017 EVs were only a small fraction of total vehicle sales … | Continue reading
There have been many LLOG posts on misuse of the term "passive voice", going back to 2003. As far as I can tell, the most recent post was "'Is is the passive voice you don't like?'", 8/11/2021. In "'Passive Voice' — 1397-2009 — R.I.P", I wrote that the traditional sense of passiv … | Continue reading
The crypto community has witnessed the appearance of yet another meme coin, and this one has a rather peculiar name… Continue reading ‘WienerAI’ Raises Over $2 Million in Crypto Presale – Best Meme Coin to Buy Now? The post ‘WienerAI’ Raises Over $2 Million in Crypto Presale – Be … | Continue reading
A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail. Personal computing has changed a lot in the past four decades, and one of the biggest changes, perhaps the most unheralded, comes down to compatibility. These … | Continue reading
Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post: It is one of the recurring plotlines in the psychodrama of U.S. politics: A talented and charismatic young reformer goes to Washington, is hailed for taking on a corrupt and self-satisfied establishment, but in the end is nearly undone by … | Continue reading
It's been a while since we had a post in the Prescriptivist Poppycock category. This example is more a case of badly-researched etymology, but we'll take what we can get, courtesy of Florent Moncomble, who writes: In the May update of the prescriptive « Dire, ne pas dire » sectio … | Continue reading
It’s official. TikTok is going longform. The application, which is facing a potential ban in the U.S., confirmed to TechCrunch… Continue reading TikTok eyes 60-minute video uploads, drawing ‘mini YouTube’ criticism The post TikTok eyes 60-minute video uploads, drawing ‘mini YouTu … | Continue reading
No one should be buying a gas car these days. Here’s a list of reasons you can use to convince your family, friends, and neighbors to buy an electric car next time they need a new vehicle. Electric cars are a new, soon-to-be-dominant technology. Once you drive and own an ... [con … | Continue reading
Niçoise salad is protein-packed, crunchy, and oh-so-satisfying-- perfect for meal prep to keep you full all week long. The post Niçoise Salad appeared first on Budget Bytes. | Continue reading
The world’s leading online eyewear retailer has launched a range of blue light glasses with gamers and the screen-obsessed in… Continue reading Zenni Optical launches stylish colorful blue light protection for gamers with Blokz+ Tints range The post Zenni Optical launches stylish … | Continue reading
E Ink showcased its ‘e-tile’ display at the Display Week in Los Angeles last week, the website DisplayDaily reported. The solar-powered e-Tile display comprising of a 2 x 4-inch e-paper display is unique in that these can function independently or can be coupled with up to 96 suc … | Continue reading
The GitHub integration for Slack gives you and your teams full visibility into your GitHub projects right in Slack channels, where you can generate ideas, triage issues and collaborate with other teams to move projects forward. This integration is an open source project, built an … | Continue reading
Icy cold refreshing drinks just make summer feel more like summer! They are our favorite afternoon treat after a swim.… The post 25 Non-Alcoholic Drinks For Kids appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
The Readmoo MooInk Pro 2C is the first 13.3 E-Note with a Kaleido 3 colour e-paper panel. We have seen this device for over two years at various trade shows with Sony branding, and it was developed in conjunction with Linfiny. Readmoo was the first company that took the risk of b … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation. It will ban the … | Continue reading
Last week, a group of friends and I watched Last Action Hero (1993). The script started life as a satire on dumb action moves (its original title was “Extremely Violent“) but was so heavily re-written during development and production that (a) its original writers lost their full … | Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, Bigme teased their first smartphones with E INK screens. The promotional image was light on details, but we now know a few things about them. There will be four models with different hardware combinations, and the prices will be unveiled at the end of the m … | Continue reading
The independent testers have never rated a vehicle as “very good” before The flagship model from the all-electric ID. family received an overall score of 1.5 Best ratings in the categories engine/drive (1.0), safety (1.1) and environment (1.2) It is the flagship model from the al … | Continue reading
Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the r … | Continue reading
Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault. The post Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
This is the fifth official episode of our ongoing series breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott also sit down with Brandy Zadrozny, a senior reporter for NBC News who covers misinformation, conspi … | Continue reading