Yesterday, owing to a monumental solar storm, northern lights, usually limited to some exclusive places in the world were a bit more accessible in Seattle. H and I got a chance to experience it. It was fun! I got a chance to experiment with some long shutter phone photography and … | Continue reading
Hello World on SSD1306 using Arduino After looking through numerous libraries and examples to control the SSD1306 with Arduino, I’ve found nothing simple. There are some really powerful libraries with lots of support. In this post I’ll post the simplest possible “Hello World” exa … | Continue reading
Marion Turner at the LRB: Scholars of medieval literature and history have been thinking about the idea of the ‘global Middle Ages’ for twenty years or more. Books such as Janet Abu-Lughod’s Before European Hegemony: The World System AD 1250-1350 (1989) laid the groundwork that h … | Continue reading
“American Idol” brings its annual “Disney Night” to Walt Disney World for an evening of performances featuring Disney songs, and here’s what you need to know. The Details When “American Idol” arrives for “Disney Night,” five singers are left in the competition: Abi Carter, Emmy R … | Continue reading
There’s a new human entering the Jurassic World franchise, and he’s gonna be fighting for his life in this new film. Read more... | Continue reading
Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay in Polycrisis: We live in a dysfunctional system in which money flows out of the countries that need it most and into the coffers of the wealthiest. In 2023, the private sector collected $68 billion more in interest and principal repayments than it le … | Continue reading
Over the last few months, news has slowly come tricking out about 28 Years Later, which fans of the first two movies have been wanting for a long time. We know Danny Boyle’s back in the director’s chair with returning writer Alex Garland, and that Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnso … | Continue reading
Emily Willingham in Scientific American: The chorus of the theme song for the movie Fame, performed by the late actress Irene Cara, includes the line “I’m gonna live forever.” Cara was, of course, singing about the posthumous longevity that fame can confer. But a literal expressi … | Continue reading
Unusual solar flares gave many parts of the world a treat last night, a rare viewing of the Northern Lights in the sky south of Scandinavia. We didn’t expect them to get as far south as Beetley, but they did! Close to midnight, Julie ventured outside with her phone to take photos … | Continue reading
“Our Draymond Green Problem.” Elizabeth Stice draws on Draymond Green and Hannah Arendt to consider what responsibilities we might have for our allies: “What we need then is not exactly less politics, it is more “civic virtue,” which will involve a kind of politics. We actually h … | Continue reading
Born 1914 in Cincinnati, American actor Lee Bowman made his film debut in I Met Him in Paris (1937) for Paramount. He worked at that studio for a while, then RKO, before moving to MGM. The lack of leading men in World War II was a boost to Bowman’s career and he co-starred with R … | Continue reading
"If only everyone could understand." Common misconceptions about 'carbon tax' put to rest with eye-opening explanation: 'The real world can be more complex' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
L ike many of the researchers who study how people find their way from place to place, David Uttal is a poor navigator. “When I was 13 years old, I got lost on a Boy Scout hike, and I was lost for two and a half days,” recalls the Northwestern University cognitive scientist. And … | Continue reading
People depend on forests for food and income. Offset projects can kick them out. | Continue reading
There are few more intimidating things in the world of Doctor Who than introducing something new. Despite the series’ enduring themes of change over the last 60 years, its fandom is one that is, more often than not, hesitant to adapt to change at first—and will let you know it. T … | Continue reading
A modestly-sized green hydrogen fuel cell microgrid project aims at drawing a blueprint for decarbonizing US military facilities around the world. The post US Department Of Defense Catches Green Hydrogen Fever appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center forecasted a “severe solar storm” that’s expected to hit Earth tonight, according to a release. These geomagnetic storms happen every so often, but as the Sun approaches the maximum of its 11-ye … | Continue reading
Amid mounting criticism over its response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, PEN America has decided to cancel not only its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, but also the 20th edition of its esteemed World Voices Festival. These cancellations came in the wake of withdrawals from aw … | Continue reading
“Sex Was Everywhere” Once upon a time there was no sex, but sex was everywhere: in Lisa’s sixth-grade locker with her breath mints and roll-on deodorant; in Dr. Perlman’s walk—slow and tight-calved; in Mr. Robinson’s guitar, playing Cat Steven’s “Wild World” each afternoon before … | Continue reading
If you’re eager to jump on the Fallout bandwagon with the rest of the world, this is the bargain for… Continue reading How to get Prey, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas for less than $5 The post How to get Prey, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas for less than $5 appeared first on … | Continue reading
n a world with lots of noise trying to grab any attention, Frank Joshua's music welcomes the inner silence, providing a calming, soothing sound to dive deep under the quiet surface. | Continue reading
The latest class of inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play… Continue reading Video Games Hall of Fame members include Resident Evil and SimCity, pass on Metroid The post Video Games Hall of Fame members include Resident Evil and SimCi … | Continue reading
A teaser video for the new ROG Ally handheld gaming PC appeared and got the world briefly too excited about… Continue reading Asus ROG Ally X – What is it, is it worth the extra, and what new features will it have? The post Asus ROG Ally X – What is it, is it worth the extra, and … | Continue reading
It is raining in NYCBut, I don’t mind.Not at all. I don’t mind the rain.I think it’s a good thing.I think it’s good that the rain comesAt least to, me. I think the rain softens the dustwhich complicate the daysand somehow, the rain comesand there is a hushto the world, like a lul … | Continue reading
Volume 11, Issue 1, January-December 2024 . | Continue reading
ENAT congratulates its partner, the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, on establishing its new name, with its renewed commitment to a whole world approach to sustainable travel and tourism. The Alliance issued the following Press Release on 10 May 2024. Reflecting the increa … | Continue reading
Harvard and Google Research have released a startlingly deep dive into the human brain, mapping thousands of cells and millions of synapses in a poppy seed-sized sample of brain tissue. The effort produced some stunning images and marks a major step towards one of the biggest cha … | Continue reading
The world passed a green energy ‘pivot point’, a child had her hearing restored, and a manifesto for positive change launched, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The MIRA I, from German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge, was traveling at approximately 105 mph (169 km/h) during takeoff when a "landing gear steering reaction" plus a side wind caused a "hard landing event," rendering the space plane inoperable and it's fiberglass airfr … | Continue reading
Xbox rocked the games industry world in the wrong way by closing down several Bethesda studios, including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks. And according to Bloomberg, the game publisher and console maker is still not done with its job cutting. Xbox is offering voluntary severan … | Continue reading
by Dan Shipper in Chain of Thought DALL-E/Every illustration. Technology changes how we see the world—and ourselves. If we want to save our conception of human creativity and intellect, we need to get clear on what LLMs can do and what humans are uniquely capable of. That’s what … | Continue reading
As a necessary step to remain on track to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, the world must achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Renewable energy targets have been variously contentious, in flux, and ambitious since th … | Continue reading
Apple VP of marketing to Ad Week (via 9to5Mac): Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world. Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their | Continue reading
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
Dario and Daniela Amodei, siblings and founders of Anthropic, fired indirect jabs at OpenAI while not stating the company’s name on Thursday. The founders told a San Francisco audience that Anthropic’s AI was the best in the world, and defended their competitive advantage over in … | Continue reading
Well, that was fast. The M3 chip, introduced last October, is already yesterday’s news. We’re living in an M4 world, courtesy of the surprising announcement that the new iPad Pro is powered by Apple’s next generation of chips.… | Continue reading
Paramount Pictures wants you to experience the day the world went quiet, whether you were seeking that entertainment experience or not. That’s the premise of A Quiet Place: Day One, the prequel to the two Quiet Place movies that came out in 2018 and 2021 respectively. For those o … | Continue reading
Maybe one day AI tools will be advanced enough to process a random dataset and produce valuable insights that incorporate the context of the real world. That day is not today. Tags: AI, generative, mashup | Continue reading
Introducing Your Future Humans of earth. I have an announcement to make. I am going to be a musician. Now, just to be completely upfront with you, I don’t know how to play any instruments or sing Yet. But, imagine if I could. Music has the power to change the world. I could bring … | Continue reading
MIT has been a world leader in supply chain management education and research for more than five decades. | Continue reading
EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in March 2024 compared to March 2023. There were 1.3 million registrations. BEVs were up by 7% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 50% YoY, with March being its second best month ever. In the end, plugin … | Continue reading
In appreciation of the hard work and dedication of teachers and educators, Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels are offering a 20% savings during the summer break season, and we have the details. The Hotels Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels include: All Disney Springs Resort Area Ho … | Continue reading
Art produced by or with the help of artificial intelligence is more popular than ever, from the record-breaking $432,000 auction of Obvious collective’s Portrait of Edmond Belamy to the overwhelming success of Refik Anadol’s “Unsupervised” exhibit at the MoMA. But one art-world f … | Continue reading
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While new solar and wind projects are being built at an increasing rate, both of those energy sources have limitations in terms of being able to provide continuous sources of power. New battery plant near major city will be among the largest in the world: 'Will help stabilize the … | Continue reading
Adam Kirsch: In his poem “Little Gidding,” written during World War II, T. S. Eliot wrote that the Cavaliers and Puritans who fought in England’s Civil War, in the 17th century, now “are folded in a single party.” The same already seems true of Vendler and Perloff. Today college … | Continue reading
The IKEA blue bag is one of, if not the most, iconic items sold at IKEA. It’s been touted as indestructible, the most versatile bag in the world, and an all-time favorite for hacks. It’s not unexpected that a doctoral researcher in South Korea honed in on hacking the blue bag for … | Continue reading
Today, in Racine, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden announced that Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion dollars to build a new data center that will help operate one of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems in the world. It is expected to create 2,300 union construction j … | Continue reading