Christian Hergert: Collaborating on Builder

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


@blogs.gnome.org | 2 days ago

Several hundred Kindle titles discounted for World Book Day

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


@goodereader.com | 2 days ago

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - History

Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: You won't experience the ice cream in the powerful, meaningful way that I would, but you'll have a great big smile and it'll be so dear. Today's News: | Continue reading


@smbc-comics.com | 2 days ago

Rabbit R1 is officially in the hands of people

David Pierce at The Verge writes: At this point, the best way I can describe the R1 is like a Picasso painting of a smartphone: it has most of the same parts, just laid out really differently. Instead of sitting on top or in the back, the R1’s camera sits in a cutout space on […] … | Continue reading


@gurupanguji.com | 2 days ago

Enormous explosion in 'Cigar Galaxy' reveals rare type of star never seen beyond the Milky Way

An incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to a newfound magnetic star outside the Milky Way, which could be the first of many extragalactic magnetars, according to new research. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 days ago

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Writing with more freeness and carelessness. Thinking in the Sedaris way but more then in my own. Looking […] | Continue reading


@bottledaux.com | 2 days ago

My 2-Ingredient Pork Carnitas Are So Good, Everyone Begs Me for the Recipe

Low and slow is the only way to go. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 2 days ago

The Joy of Shortcuts

I read this post by Jarrod Blundy a few weeks ago and forgot to link it on MacStories. I think Jarrod did a great job explaining why Apple’s Shortcuts app resonates so strongly with a specific type of person: But mostly, it just lights up my brain in a way that few other things d … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 2 days ago

ELECTION: Is the case against Trump "an historic embarrassment?"

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024 Or is it extremely strong? Incomparably, your Daily Howler keeps churning out results. She appeared today at 6:03 a.m. Her appearance on Morning Joe ended at 6:20. Along the way, she restated her "basic takeaway" from yesterday's Morning Joe. Once again, … | Continue reading


@dailyhowler.blogspot.com | 3 days ago

[Checkin] Dan Q found GCADM5E Rembrandt park #2

On my way out for pizza with my work colleagues, a quick and easy find in the first place I looked. SL, TFTC! | Continue reading


@danq.me | 3 days ago

Leader Spotlight: The importance of being a good storyteller, with David Bloom

David Bloom shares the importance of storytelling in product, and how talking to people the right way enables them to be effective. The post Leader Spotlight: The importance of being a good storyteller, with David Bloom appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 3 days ago

MIT scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits

The advance offers a way to characterize a fundamental resource needed for quantum computing. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 days ago

steamed artichokes

Artichokes are my favorite vegetable. My favorite way to eat them is the way I have my whole life: cooked whole, each leaf dipped in a sharp lemony sauce until you get to the heart, whose choke you free with a butter knife then schmear with the sauce like you’re thickly buttering … | Continue reading


@smittenkitchen.com | 3 days ago

Meet Studio: Your New Favorite Way to Develop WordPress Locally

Meet Studio by WordPress.com, our new, free, open source local WordPress development environment. | Continue reading


@wordpress.com | 3 days ago

Shopper blown away after investigating cookware purchased from thrift store: 'Like blindly buying a Ferrari for next to nothing'

Cookware, in particular, is something that can last for years, and buying secondhand is a great way to get quality items. Shopper blown away after investigating cookware purchased from thrift store: 'Like blindly buying a Ferrari for next to nothing' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 days ago

On Self Publishing

Introduction Writing and selling your own book is not complicated. The following post shows my approach to self-publishing. Publishing books is cool for many reasons. My main reason is not to make money through self-publishing, but to show how I operate as Interim Manager and Int … | Continue reading


@raphaelbauer.com | 3 days ago

JSR Is Not Another Package Manager

JSR introduces a new way to share JavaScript and TypeScript code across platforms, focusing on simplifying distribution without replacing existing package managers. | Continue reading


@deno.com | 3 days ago

Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release date and new character

While we are some way off Honkai: Star Rail’s 2.3 update right now, some details are beginning to emerge about… Continue reading Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release date and new character The post Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release d … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 3 days ago

AI and real-time translation in Korea

Speaking of Korean translation and AI, as we did in recent posts (see "Selected readings"), let us take a look at the latest developments in Korea: New AI-based translation tools make their way into everyday life in Korea AI equipped with natural language processing software, whi … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 3 days ago

The best way to use the JPA OneToOne optional attribute

Introduction In this article, we are going to see what is the best way we can use OneToOne optional attribute so that we can avoid N+1 query issues. One-To-One table relationship As I explained in this article, in a one-to-one table relationship, the parent and the child tables s … | Continue reading


@vladmihalcea.com | 3 days ago

Research uncovers fascinating way forests help keep Earth cool: 'These forests are critical for our survival'

"The biophysical factors don't cool the planet, but they do change the way we experience heat, and that matters." Research uncovers fascinating way forests help keep Earth cool: 'These forests are critical for our survival' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 days ago

When do you need to read the log?

Reading the log in macOS isn't easy, but here ten systems where it's the only way to discover and address problems, and a bonus 11th. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 3 days ago

NASA just hacked a 1977 computer on a spacecraft way out past Pluto

One of the two oldest, active spacecraft has a new lease on life, with NASA getting the 47-year-old Voyager 1 deep space probe to send back engineering data for the first time since November 14. Until now, all the craft could return was gibberish. Continue Reading Category: Space … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 3 days ago

[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GCA7Q4A Elephant Parade

Finding the elephant and the numbers was easy. But some construction is happening at the GZ and I couldn't see a safe/permitted way to get close. 😢 | Continue reading


@danq.me | 3 days ago

rational choices

The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.  — Hugh E. Keogh  There’s too much to read, right? Especially contemporary fiction. Too many choices. You have to develop a strategy of selection, a method of triage. I will always read … | Continue reading


@blog.ayjay.org | 3 days ago

Bioluminescence Is at Least Half a Billion Years Old

Bioluminescence, the eerie, beautiful phenomena that allows living things to glow, is way more ancient than previously thought, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the ability in octocorals. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 3 days ago

TikToker shares easy hack to grow 'infinite' supply of herb: 'Buy mint from the grocery store once and never buy it again'

Propagating mint and other herbs like basil or rosemary is a great way to up your kitchen game while saving money and time at the grocery store. TikToker shares easy hack to grow 'infinite' supply of herb: 'Buy mint from the grocery store once and never buy it again' first appear … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 days ago

Strawberry Pancakes

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


@willcookforsmiles.com | 3 days ago

Video: Ingenious EEWOC robot uses a tape measure to climb quickly

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


@newatlas.com | 3 days ago

Before & After: Pink Cabinets Add a Pop of Drama to a “Dull, Basic” Kitchen (for Only $500!)

This is such a smart way to infuse color into a space. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 3 days ago

Did the fate of Iran’s ballistic missile attack against the Zionist entity prove Ronald Reagan correct?

Iran launched 120 ballistic missiles at the Zionist entity earlier this month (Wikipedia) and most of them were shot down. America’s expert class ridiculed Ronald Reagan for his credulous belief that ballistic missiles could be intercepted either in space or on their way down to … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 3 days ago

Watch Live as NASA Launches Solar Sail to Test Sunlight-Propelled Space Travel

A new experimental mission by NASA is ready to set sail in orbit, using photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

[Checkin] Dan Q found GCADMXH Rembrandt park #3

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


@danq.me | 4 days ago

The Counterintuitive Method for Perfect Poached Eggs

We found a faster, better way to make restaurant-worthy poached eggs—and it takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 4 days ago

Games industry lobby still says no way to preservation efforts, copyright exceptions

The Electronic Software Association, the main lobby for the video games in the United States, remains flatly uninterested in helping… Continue reading Games industry lobby still says no way to preservation efforts, copyright exceptions The post Games industry lobby still says no … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 4 days ago

Life Under Three Suns: The Real Physics Behind Netflix’s 3 Body Problem

By now, I’m assuming that we’ve made our way through all eight episodes of the Netflix adaptation of Liu Cixin’s The 3 Body Problem (and by we, I mean sci-fi nerds). The series is packed with science—much of it way over the top—but it grounds itself in quantum mechanics and astro … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 4 days ago

"The Mind at Three Miles Per Hour"

"The Thinker," Auguste Rodin (The worst possible way to think?) "(S)it as little as possible," writes German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, "do not believe any idea that was not born in the open air and of free movement." Nietzsche was notorious walker and hiker, a man seemingl … | Continue reading


@teachertomsblog.blogspot.com | 4 days ago

The New !important

I spotted this CSS used in a very popular WordPress theme: Those .specificity and .extra-specificity classes sure pop off the page, don’t they? I wonder what they do. Asking the author directly would be a good way to find out, but who wants facts when we can make wild assumptions … | Continue reading


@geoffgraham.me | 4 days ago

I’m Excited To Play Hades 2 The Way God(s) Intended: Early Access

Not gonna myth it this time The post I’m Excited To Play Hades 2 The Way God(s) Intended: Early Access appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 4 days ago

Mask of the Deer Woman: Excerpt and Cover Reveal!

The beetles could help her disappear, but not in the same way the others had. She would do it for a better life. This was why, even though someone had trashed her van, even though her cell phone was now one big useless glitch and even though her mother was probably sick with worr … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 4 days ago

Aristotle plus generosity: How to soften the hard-boiled leader

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


@bigthink.com | 4 days ago

The (In)Visible Plastic Pollution Problem

WaterPACT Project To Quantify and Reduce Plastic Waste in US Rivers Rivers are nature’s highways, supplying nearby areas with life-sustaining water, nutrients, and biodiversity on their journeys to larger bodies of water. These days, however, they are far from pristine. A harmful … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 days ago

Life Lessons and Dating Advice I Learned from Jigsaw Puzzles

1. Patience is key. 2. Remember to take breaks for self-care. 3. And don’t forget to go to the bathroom. 4. It’s better to make slow progress with the pieces than no progress on the puzzle at all. 5. Accept the pieces the way they are. A turtle piece can never be a camel puzzle. … | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 days ago

The Book of Chaos: My Art, As it Is

As it is, the world is a crazy place. Therefore, as it is,we all need to find a place,or a refuge of some sort,or way, a means to an end, or to find some kind of balance,in an unbalanced world,which is why I am here. This is my art.And this is my inspiration.This is all […] | Continue reading


@thewrittenaddiction.com | 4 days ago

Politician proposes ban targeting laundry detergent pods over harmful effects: 'A multifaceted issue'

The move aims to reduce the amount of microplastics that make their way into our environment. Politician proposes ban targeting laundry detergent pods over harmful effects: 'A multifaceted issue' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 days ago

Professional landscaper shares 'amazing' photos after saving meadows at apartments: 'Wish all apartments and landscapers did this'

"The amount of insects, animals, and flowers is way above what it has ever been!" Professional landscaper shares 'amazing' photos after saving meadows at apartments: 'Wish all apartments and landscapers did this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 days ago

Voyager 1 is Back Online

Robert Lea, writing about our far-flung friend: NASA’s interstellar explorer Voyager 1 is finally communicating with ground control in an understandable way again. On Saturday (April 20), Voyager 1 updated ground control about its health status for the first time in 5 months. Whi … | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 4 days ago

National monument forced to shut down after vandalism: 'Makes me angry that people have to damage things like this'

"It's hard to have nice things when people specifically go out of their way to do this." National monument forced to shut down after vandalism: 'Makes me angry that people have to damage things like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 days ago