Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block has announced plans to plow 10% of profits from its products back into… Continue reading Jack Dorsey’s Block invests in Bitcoin’s with 10% monthly profit allocation The post Jack Dorsey’s Block invests in Bitcoin’s with 10% monthl … | Continue reading
Amazon is done with the Kindle Oasis. There aren’t going to be any successor to the version currently available and there aren’t many of the Oasis available either. That said, Amazon is holding a sale right now wherein international versions of the Oasis are on offer. As per the … | Continue reading
I’ve probably written enough recently about the scale of LEGO trains, so my only nod in that direction here will be to note from the outset that LEGO track elements, and even the best LEGO-compatible curves and points from third parties, are wildly tighter and wigglier than anyth … | Continue reading
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"What a happy story!" Homeowner shares amazing impact of converting front lawn: 'Gardening is a wonderful way to make friends with your neighbors' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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TIL: The loudest Lisp program in the world Today I learned about a program that generates the sounds that help people navigate as they exit long tunnels when an emergency such as a fire has destroyed the visibility. The World's Loudest Lisp Program to the Rescue This describes th … | Continue reading
Even if you can name only one ancient Greek, you can name Plato. You can also probably say at least a little about him, if only some of the things humanity has known since antiquity. Until recently, of course, that qualification would have been redundant. But now, thanks to an on … | Continue reading
Leakers gonna leak. After rumors of a delay to the Resident Evil 9 game that has been in development for… Continue reading Resident Evil 9 is set for release early next year according to leak, announcement soon The post Resident Evil 9 is set for release early next year according … | Continue reading
Century Aluminum Co. hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting. | Continue reading
In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years. | Continue reading
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Swedish fashion model Ingmari Lamy was on vacation in Paris when a model scouted her in a night club. The next day she took some test shots with a local photographer. Unbeknownst to her, those photos would wind up on the cover of Harpers Bazaar magazine. From there, Lamy signed w … | Continue reading
In 1989, British electro pop duo The Pet Shop Boys met Hollywood star Liza Minnelli. Add a ‘theatrical’ song from Stephen Sondheim, and I give you ‘Losing My Mind’. I shouldn’t really like it, but I love it! The sun comes up, I think about you The coffee cup, I think about you I … | Continue reading
"We want people to feel the inspiration and excitement that we feel." Local nonprofit considers revival of beloved annual festival after unexpected cancellation: 'It feels like the right time' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
For a long time, the principal driver of traffic to this otherwise utterly obscure site has been [the wonderful] Jenee Woodard’s The Text This Week resource. As I settle back into parish ministry, it makes sense for me to resume my once-upon-a-time practice of posting my sermons … | Continue reading
No run on this rainy morning; coffee and fruit, put the bins out, laundry, Morning Prayer, pastoral care business, then home to catch up on marking, maybe a little Perdido Street Station as a reward if I make progress. This morning Señora Flora Dora Dinosaura (the Big Burrito) go … | Continue reading
One year ago, New York state passed one of the country’s most ambitious clean energy and climate justice laws. The Build Public Renewables Act authorized the New York Power Authority, a state-owned public power utility, to build and own clean energy projects for the first time. I … | Continue reading
Despite the steady drumbeat of negative headlines about the electric vehicle market, EVs are breaking sales records across the globe. This year, around 17 million new fully electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) will be sold worldwide, according to new estimates from the Inte … | Continue reading
Canary Media’s Charging Up column chronicles gender diversity and notable career moves in the climatetech sector. Got a person or event you’d like to see us cover or a hot job tip? Let us know! Zoe Berkery: On staking a claim Zoe Berkery is chief operating officer at CleanCapital … | Continue reading
Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a non-invasive technique that uses low-intensity light from lasers or LEDs to produce a therapeutic effect. It’s been used to treat medical conditions as varied as heart disease and wounds. Transcranial PBM, using light on the head, has also shown prom … | Continue reading
“Can you really be ‘passionate’ about digital marketing?” I am really enjoying the articles in Unherd and this one in particular resonated. | Continue reading
Some key new initiatives look set to help Latvia’s start-up scene move out of the shadow of its northern neighbour Estonia. That Estonia’s start-up scene owes so much to Skype is no secret. Just ask anyone in the technology and innovation sector in neighbouring Latvia, which has … | Continue reading
"Halfway through a raised garden build." Novice gardener sparks debate after sharing photos of raised garden bed project: 'This will never work' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The first land plants burst forth from ancient algae onto the Earth about 550 million years ago. This one-off evolutionary event, known as plant terrestrialization, fundamentally changed the planet’s surface and atmosphere and made possible the development of all other terrestria … | Continue reading
Introduction I am born in Bavaria and raised with Bavarian and Austrian accents mainly. My high school education in Bavaria gave me a solid foundation in English. And I am truly thankful for that. English skills are so important these days! Most of my lessons in my Computer Scien … | Continue reading
Classic Mac OS could give the size of data and resource forks. High Sierra ignored extended attributes, and Sonoma tries to add them, but only includes some. | Continue reading
"It doesn't even look better." Shopper calls out Folgers over change to coffee product: 'Wrapped in non-recyclable plastic for no reason' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Inspired by Chris' post, herein lies my favourite games across the genres I play. Also like Chris, a ★ indicates what I think is a greatest of all time game. I have a fairly large collection of physical games which you can see on my games collection page. 3D Platformers ★ Jak and … | Continue reading
"Oof. Do people really not see the irony here?" Shopper shares photo of painfully ironic Earth Day product: 'That's like going to someone's birthday and giving them their coffin' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Have you ever wondered whether there’s more to reality than what we can see, perceive, detect, or otherwise observe? One of the most intriguing but speculative ideas of 20th and 21st century physics is the notion that our Universe, which seems to consist of three spatial and one … | Continue reading
I had seen a video on Stella Drivas' Instagram the other day for what looked to be incredibly delicious chicken! I am always looking for new ways to cook chicken. I like to try new things and get bored of doing things the same way all the time. I like my food to be new and exciti … | Continue reading
2024 Apr 5: American J. of Infection Control (peer-reviewed scientific journal): "Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover" by Michael E. Charness, MD, Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH, et al.: Abstract: [...] W … | Continue reading
According to the report, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom were the only countries to eliminate one gigawatt of coal capacity without opening a new plant. New report reveals concerning trend in global reliance on coal for power generation: 'We had said that 202 … | Continue reading
In our younger years, we have school and more important things to do, but then we get older and there are bills to pay. Tags: time use, work | Continue reading
This news marks a hugely positive step in the fight to limit global heating. World leaders make historic decision to shut down all coal power plants by 2035: 'The advanced economies of the world are committed to phasing out coal' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Conservation was shown to be working, a ‘gamechanger’ cancer jab moved closer, and a Dutch city cancelled people’s debt, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
"Your pumping has an impact on a lot of other people." State regulators unanimously vote to impose unprecedented fee on water pumping by farmers: 'There has to be a backstop' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Ben and Ryan are joined by software developer and listener Patrick Carlile for a conversation about how the job market for software engineers has changed since the dot-com days, navigating boom-and-bust hiring cycles, and the developers finding work at Walmart and In-N-Out. Plus: … | Continue reading
I’m a little late to the party, but I just finished the wonderfully imaginative There Is No Antimemetics Division (2020) by qntm. The premise is that our world is full of things with antimemetic properties. An antimeme is “an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by … | Continue reading
"It's not just houseplants." Plant expert uncovers concerning practice used on store-bought houseplants: 'We are in the dark' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Looking northwest down 42nd Street (left) from Broadway. Right half of the picture is the triangular island between Broadway and 7th Avenue, where One Times Square now stands, which replaced the Pabst Building, a nine-story hotel and restaurant begun in October 1898 and completed … | Continue reading
I hadn't read any non sci-fi and I decided to go for something different. Here are my thoughts on this classic detective story! | Continue reading
There is no limit. When you get the itch to go for it you can keep going all the way to the top. No one will tell you to stop. You can study and study and try and try and dream to go far and dream to go high. If you believe it can be, […] The post #210 When one of your paintings … | Continue reading
Raghav Mendiratta, of Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society, in March 2021: Under Rule 4(2), it is mandatory for a significant social media intermediary providing messaging services to identify the first originator of a message if a competent court or executive au … | Continue reading
EVG trade union leader Kristian Loroch has told Tagesspiegel that train staff must be better protected against passenger abuse if train service disruption during the tournament... | Continue reading
The Trust Center executive director has penned a new book that gives entrepreneurs a sequence of actions to get their ventures out into the world. | Continue reading
For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, fabric itself tells the story. | Continue reading