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On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming to within 220 miles (355 kilometers) of the Jovian moon’s frozen surface. The closeup view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, which suggest that its icy crust … | Continue reading
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. | Continue reading
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history. | Continue reading
The primary concept for Sunset Harbour Apartment was to make the view and the art collection the focal points, set against a minimalistic interior backdrop. The interiors radiate a serene ambiance with a minimalist yet warm style, allowing the artworks to take center stage. Conti … | Continue reading
South of Panaji, the capital of the Indian state of Goa, there is a popular lookout point called the Dona Paula View Point. Hordes of tourists flock here every evening to see the sunset from a pergola perched atop a small hill. Many popular Bollywood movies have been filmed here, … | Continue reading
"Cutting down hundreds of healthy trees so they could have a better view." Photos show illegal destruction of protected natural area on State Governor's property: 'They cleared out acres of wetlands' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Etienne Constable of Seaside, California is a boat owner. It's parked on a trailer in his driveway, in plain view. The city government informed Constable that this was illegal; the boat would need to be visually concealed behind a six-foot visual barrier.Constable complied and ha … | Continue reading
Unlike the most energetic galaxies, our Milky Way is inactive. Gaia’s all-sky view of our Milky Way Galaxy and neighboring galaxies. The maps show the total brightness and color of stars (top), the total density of stars (middle), and the interstellar dust that fills the galaxy ( … | Continue reading
Salida House is a serene modern residence perched on a mountainside overlooking the Arkansas Valley, with a direct view of the majestic Collegiate Peaks Range. Designed to integrate seamlessly with its mountainous environment Continue reading | Continue reading
"Pretty view but don't look down." Hiker shares frustrating photo of litter ruining gorgeous view: 'Nothing feels better than taking action' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I went to close the bathroom window – it’s getting pretty cold here – and saw Zip in the wicker chair looking up. When I went out on the porch to see Maria, who was reading there, I found Zip lying and sleeping in her lap. Both of them were warm, she said. He’s woven […] | Continue reading
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) • View trailer Four stars (out of five). Not rated, and akin to PG-13 for violence Available via: Amazon Prime and other VOD options By Derrick Bang No surprise: The second chapter of French filmmaker Martin Bourboulon’s swashbuckling epic is e … | Continue reading
Buckle in, this is a longer post based on a couple of very interesting iPad-related conversations I’ve had recently. It begins with an email from Justin Harter, who is a graphic designer, teacher and writer. We had an enjoyable exchange largely focused on our workflows for image … | Continue reading
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 What triggered Achaean rage? "Man [sic] is the rational animal," he's widely said to have said. We're referring to Aristotle, no last name required, an intellectual giant of the age of Classical Greece—an intellectual giant who also offered the view that all … | Continue reading
I have been fortunate enough to have seen the Bayeux tapestry twice in my life. Such is the detail, that even after two relatively long viewings, I could still happily view it many more times. It is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inch … | Continue reading
The sonic background of Star Wars is almost unmatched for legendary, immediately recognizable callouts. The snap-hiss of an igniting lightsaber. The penetrating wail of a TIE Fighter shrieking into view, the alien cacophony of Mos Eisley cantina. The prequels added to this catalo … | Continue reading
ECMWF, ESA and EUMETSAT implement the Destination Earth initiative under the leadership of DG Connect and in collaboration with over 100 institutions throughout Europe. Visualizations created in Destination Earth allow us to look at our planet in ways we never thought before, as … | Continue reading
I love every detail of this commercial. The colours, the framing, the rhythm, the dialogs. A beauty. Not working? Hop over to YouTube to view it… The final segment « Let’s write » reminds me of the motto of my good friends at Brachard: Don’t forget to write Tip: if you’re in Gene … | Continue reading
What would it look like to fall into a black hole? It’s a question basically everyone has pondered, and now NASA has finally given us a first-person view of the experience with scientifically-accurate visualizations produced by a supercomputer. Continue Reading Category: Space, S … | Continue reading
"Food was a big part of our family, but not in the way of this romanticized view of food." James Beard–nominated chef shares how his culture influenced cuisine based on invasive species: 'Our people have been doing that in the mountains for thousands of years' first appeared on T … | Continue reading
Modern SQLite: Generated columns The second in Anton Zhiyanov's series on SQLite features you might have missed. It turns out I had an incorrect mental model of generated columns. In SQLite these can be "virtual" or "stored" (written to disk along with the rest of the table, a bi … | Continue reading
When making decisions, most people view cost as an important consideration. While price is undoubtedly crucial, what about invisible costs that also come into play? For example, what are the long-term effects of your decision? Does your choice align with your beliefs and values? … | Continue reading
by Mike Bendzela Funny how an object that weighs 8.1 x 1019 tons manages to elude our attention most of the time. But it can be very shy, sometimes crouching on the evening horizon, thin as a filament of copper; sometimes disappearing from view for whole days at a time. Then, one … | Continue reading
What You Need to Know about Modern CSS (Spring 2024 Edition) Useful guide to the many new CSS features that have become widely enough supported to start using as-of May 2024. Time to learn container queries! View transitions are still mostly limited to Chrome—I can’t wait for tho … | Continue reading
To integrate LLMs with APIs, there is a need for the LLM equivalent of view models and the backend for frontend pattern. This discusses it in the context of Semantic Kernel. | Continue reading
The folks I’ve been camping with had already been at the dispersed Forest Service campsite a week when I joined them. Now, a week later, their 14 days were up and they needed to move. So I followed to the new site where we have a view of Humphrey’s Peak. Not bad. | Continue reading
I used to have this singular focus on students writing code that they submit, and then I run test cases on the code to determine what their grade is. This is such a narrow view of what it means to be a software engineer, and I just felt that with generative AI, I’ve managed to ov … | Continue reading
Mercury is about to reach its "greatest elongation west" of the sun, meaning stargazers will have their best view of the "swift planet" all year. Here's how to see it. | Continue reading
Immediate Family (2022) • View trailer Four stars (out of five). Not rated, and suitable for all ages Available via: Hulu By Derrick Bang Everybody reading these words has heard these four guys perform. You simply didn’t know it at the time. Members of The Immediate Family — from … | Continue reading
Grace Jones was filming the James Bond classic ‘A View to a Kill’ in the adjacent studio at Pinewood whilst Tim Curry was filming ‘Legend’ during 1984. Jones used to hang out with Tim whilst he was having his prosthetic makeup applied for the character of Darkness. Tim’s makeup t … | Continue reading
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nerea Bartolome (@nerea.bartolome) Make of it what you will, but don't try to compare the Finnish words for snow with Eskimo words for snow. Selected reading "The snow words myth: progress at last" (1/4/07) — too many other posts for E … | Continue reading
In his book Working Effectively with Legacy Code, Michael Feathers defines legacy code as: Legacy code is code without tests What I like about this sentence is that it illustrates the importance of tests in software development. There are different ways to view tests. In most cas … | Continue reading
When writing or debugging queries with Postgres or another relational database, it’s often helpful to use a database client like psql to view the data directly in the database. However, when using Elasticsearch we can sometimes feel lost trying to understand why a query returned … | Continue reading
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Opening Night is complex, fascinating, and flawed. It is baffling that this is somehow less than the sum of its parts. The acting and singing are incredible - Nicola Hughes in particular has a magnificent stage presence. The directing and staging is wonderfully innovative - givin … | Continue reading
There are two cherry blossom trees near my flat. I remember one of them painting the view outside with pink last year. Surrounded by green trees, this pink one stood on its own. I do not know enough about blossom to know why that tree blossoms and the others do not. This is one o … | Continue reading
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Based on your point of view, the AI either doesn't work or works too well. | Continue reading
Info+Slides+Video from a talk I gave at CSS Café on how I built a “Scroll-Driven View Transition” | Continue reading
More than 22% of clean and sustainable technologies worldwide are developed in the European Union. Low-carbon energy technologies, clean mobility and alternatives to plastics are the leading fields in cleantech inventions developed in Europe. Although 29% of EU cleantech innovato … | Continue reading
Kobo has recently launched dedicated product pages for all their e-readers on the popular Amazon Store. This is a boon for those who value a hassle-free shopping experience, with the added benefits of a flexible return policy and swift delivery. You can explore the main Kobo page … | Continue reading
Have you ever stare outside on a sunny day and imagine a being that can jump from shadow to shadow? It’s a highly specific thing to imagine, but alongside imagining something running alongside your view out of a moving transport, it’s a specific imagination many folks may have ha … | Continue reading
An unintentional body movement can lead to death. – Scott Harlan Since I often share my earworms with you, I’m unsure how this one – presenting a view of death not at all unlike mine – has managed to avoid being featured before. The links above the video were provided by Jesse Wa … | Continue reading
The job search is going much better lately, surprisingly. I’ll have good news to share soon, if all goes well. I’ve only got a limited view on the entire market for software engineers, of course, but I’ve had plenty more conversations with recruiters lately. It’s picking up. This … | Continue reading
"So beautiful!" Gardener shares 'gorgeous' photo of their colorful, low-maintenance lawn meadow: 'This view never gets old' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I spent the week with ALSAC — the fundraising organization at St. Jude — with half a dozen Relay folks and a few hundred other content creators who are using their platforms for fundraising. View this post on Instagram A post shared by St. Jude PLAY LIVE (@stjudeplaylive) (Most o … | Continue reading