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Residents in Greece were witnesses to a hellish-looking dust storm this week. The dust originated from the Sahara desert in North Africa and was blown across the Mediterranean Sea by strong winds. By Tuesday, Athens and other Greek cities were blanketed in an orange-red and poten … | Continue reading
Cool interactive link o’the week: An Interactive Guide to CSS Container Queries by Ahmad Shadeed A primer on the cascade and specificity by Northern bloke Andy Bell The popover API is in modern browsers, although (sigh) a little broken in Safari/iOS Help us invent CSS Grid Level … | Continue reading
MEP Christian Ehler speaking at the EP Plenary session during the voting procedure on the measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act), April 25th, 2024. Photo credits: Eric Vidal / European Union MEPs have been … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, Supercell soft-launched Squad Busters, a party action game, in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Singapore. Today, the company announced that the game will launch on iOS and Android worldwide on May 29th. According to Supercell’s CEO, … | Continue reading
Julie had two extra days off last week, and with the help of her new stand mixer, she spent a long time doing some baking. Two Beef and Onion pies for the freezer, and some sausage rolls. Fresh farmhouse loaf of bread. Coffee and Walnut sponge cake. Victoria Sponge with real crea … | Continue reading
This week, I am joined by Tanya O’Callaghan, a musician, speaker, and activist, to discuss her unconventional journey from Ireland to a globally touring rock musician dedicated to advocacy. She talks about her roots volunteering at an animal shelter, her unexpected rise through L … | Continue reading
bumblebeeappletree: So a while ago I commissioned @thefruitloop-chan to make a Solarpunk poster for anyone to use! And this beautiful piece was made! This is a blank for people to put text on, and here’s the two text ones that I put over Anyone can print them and put them up and … | Continue reading
All those ads hitting the trash every week represent tons of wasted paper and ink. Frustrated homeowner seeks advice to halt invasive junk mail: 'How do I unsubscribe?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Last week we made a Lego Catapult and my boys started making catapults out of everything in sight. Today we… The post Tinker Toy Catapult Experiment appeared first on Kids Activities Blog. | Continue reading
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Speaking of drafts you discover and then decide to publish, this was from last week. So I just used ChatGPT to learn about some CSS selector concepts I was confused by and, on a whim, asked it to quiz me to make sure that I understood everything. It was a very good experience tha … | Continue reading
Food and Drug Administration officials reported this week that lab tests have found genetic material from strains of H5N1 avian influenza in samples of store-bought pasteurized milk. Officials say these samples do not appear to contain live virus and that the commercial milk supp … | Continue reading
This past week Tesla announced it was reducing its workforce by 10%. The move comes at a time in which the company’s stock value has plummeted, leading many to question Musk’s leadership. With few tangible plans about the company’s future as sales continued to decline, investors … | Continue reading
Last week Ted Gioia posted another portion of his book Music to Raise the Dead about ‘the power of song as a change agent in human life’. He makes a fascinating point, and although I would steer clear of ascribing agency to non-animate forces,* I support vigorously the argument t … | Continue reading
Here is more information that I've not covered before The post Mid-Week Mini News Stories – Garmin, Google, MyWhoosh, Stages appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon discuss TV technology and the pivot from OLED to mini LED, round up Apple-related announcements from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters Show, ask if season two of The Big Door Prize can fulfill its potential, and r … | Continue reading
Harvard’s best and brightest minds have proved Scientifically that border walls don’t work (see this 2019 Harvard Gazette story, for example, and “Laurence Tribe sues Trump over border wall” (MSNBC coverage of the Harvard Law School prof’s fight to keep the border open)). This we … | Continue reading
This week, delegates continue negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They have a lot to do. | Continue reading
This week we generate the C code for struct and map definitions automatically, using annotation processors to simplify writing programs. The post Hello eBPF: Generating C Code (8) appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
Tesla making its vehicles more affordable — even the long-range versions — is a massive win for drivers and the environment. Tesla makes head-turning move with new long-range Model Y launch: 'Allows you to commute all week without charging' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There have been a lot of questions about the Tesla Cybertruck’s mass-production potential since the truck was first shown, and we’re clearly in a kind of “production hell” period of the Cybertruck ramp-up. Recently, production was paused and a recall issued because of an issue wi … | Continue reading
The U.S. Senate passed the TikTok bill on Tuesday evening in a vote of 79-18. The bill, which bans TikTok unless Bytedance sells it to a U.S. owner, flew through Congress this week as part of a broader package to provide $90 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. … | Continue reading
A lot has been written about the Tesla’s next-generation compact car that used to be widely called the Model 2, including Zach’s excellent article last week about it. Zach asked who might pick up the challenge in place of Tesla doing it. Today, Tesla announced it would follow thr … | Continue reading
Hello, coming to you from the PAST, we have thoughtbot open source updates ranging from January 19 (last post) and February 2nd. Two weeks of back-dated updates that will make you feel like it’s still Q1! We saw updates to the following projects (with handy links to jump to their … | Continue reading
I have annoying commenters. They nitpick what I say and point out errors in my thinking – or if there are no errors, they take it beyond where I thought it could be taken and find new ways of looking at it. After I wrote about frequency relative to trip length last week, Colin Pa … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is currently battling government officials in Australia who are trying to force X to remove a video of a man being stabbed last week. An Australian court has ordered the video removed globally rather than just having it geo-blocked in Australia. And while Gizmodo has be … | Continue reading
Earthy, and deeply satisfying, these lightly sautéed Kenyan collard greens cook in under 30 minutes and pair perfectly with almost any meat, grain, or bread, to round out a full meal. | Continue reading
Welcome back once again to Reading The Wheel of Time. This week we are covering chapters 22 to 24 of Winter’s Heart, in which Rand travels to Far Madding and then is followed by renegade Asha’man, by Luc, and finally, by Cadsuane and her entourage, including Harine and Shalon. Fa … | Continue reading
Last week I was intrigued by Ana’s You Can Only Keep One post, and then saw several others in the Pen Addict’s weekly roundup. So I decided to dive into my own today! Let’s start with pens in my favorite color: TEAL! L to R: Kaweco AL Sport, Blue Iguana – It is insanely hard… The … | Continue reading
Current conditions: A cold front brought an enduring heat wave in Mexico to an end • Northwest Texas could see large hail this afternoon • It will be 60 degrees Fahrenheit and rainy in Ottawa, where delegates are gathering this week to hammer out a global plastics treaty. THE TOP … | Continue reading
MEPs of the research and industry committee during a voting procedure. Photo credits: Eric Vidal / European Union MEPs are gathering in Strasbourg this week for the last plenary session in the current EU legislature, with many of them about to enter into campaign mode ahead of th … | Continue reading
Next week I’ll give a talk at the Center for Digital Narrative at the University of Bergen titled “Your perspective is quite insightful”: Deconstructing the Endless Engagement Aesthetics of AI Platforms. I’ll be sharing some in-progress work I’m looking at … | Continue reading
Three teens who allegedly stole high-end cars in Australia last week have been charged with the crimes you’d expect anyone to face for stealing property, according to a new report from the Sydney Morning Herald. But two of the teens are also being charged under a new law that cri … | Continue reading
Former President Donald Trump could pocket more than $1 billion in paper wealth by the end of the day Tuesday. Read more... | Continue reading
Last year, I definitely took the shutters down too early because I unwisely let a warm week convince me it was time. So this year, I decided I would do it no earlier than Easter and no later than May Eve, essentially sometime in April; that seems right because I put them back on … | Continue reading
by Logan Jaffe ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading
I just got word this morning that Charles Edge, who helped jumpstart the Apple in the Enterprise Report Card and who actively participated in this year’s edition that I posted just last week, has passed away.… | Continue reading
One week after it was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate has passed what Senator Ron Wyden has called, “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history.” President Biden then rushed to sign it into law. The p … | Continue reading
The head of counterintelligence for a division of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for accepting a USD $1.7 million bribe to ignore the activities of a prolific Russian cybercrime group that hacked thousands of e-c … | Continue reading
Last week, we looked back on the 15 essential sci-fi movies of 1999—a year that brought us The Matrix and the long-awaited return of Star Wars in The Phantom Menace. But horror came a close second that year, led by multiple Oscar nominee The Sixth Sense and indie sensation The Bl … | Continue reading
Bitcoin (BTC) started the week on a stable note, trading above $65,800, as transaction fees have significantly decreased following the… Continue reading Bitcoin transaction fees plummet after halving event The post Bitcoin transaction fees plummet after halving event appeared fir … | Continue reading
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the so-called TikTok ban (again) on Saturday as part of a crucial package to provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, according to The Washington Post. The bill that could ban or force a sale of TikTok seems to be on a fast trac … | Continue reading
Tesla was forced to issue a recall for the futuristic Cybertruck last week after it emerged that the accelerator pedal could come loose and jam the car on full power. Not good for a truck that’s meant to be so rugged it can survive the apocalypse. Now, Tesla has revealed the fix … | Continue reading
[If Mark Cuban is preparing to run for office, a lot of places could do worse.] Last week, billionaire Mark Cuban wired a massive $275.9 million dollars to the IRS, as payment for his 2023 taxes. That is a whole lot of money, but Cuban smartly said he’s happy to pay what he owes. … | Continue reading
This week on AppStories, we revisit our Obsidian systems, themes, and favorite plugins. Sponsored by: Genius Scan – A scanner in your pocket. Jam: Developer-friendly bug reports in 1 click. Links and Show Notes An Obsidian Check-In Our Systems John A shallow system of numbered fo … | Continue reading
Sega fanatics and pancake aficionados rejoiced last week as the International House of Pancakes dropped their latest collab. These six foodstuffs, inspired by America’s favorite blue hedgehog, are sure to make Sonic players curl up in a little ball and spin around really fast in … | Continue reading
Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. * Victoria Houston, At the Edge of the Woods (Crooked Lane) “A rollicking comedy of errors combines mystery and romance.” –Kirkus Reviews Ava January, The Mayfair Dagger (Crooked Lane) “For fans of roma … | Continue reading