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In years past, we’ve brought you rare recordings of Sigmund Freud and Jorge Luis Borges speaking in English. Today we present a remarkable series of recordings of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy reading a passage from his book, Wise Thoughts for Every Day, in four language … | Continue reading
I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 256. Here are my solutions to them. 1: A […] | Continue reading
In this blog entry it is explained what confidential computing is and how it works. Have a look at this https://www.opensourcerers.org/2023/12/11/confidentiality-in-a-crazy-world/ to find out more. We now know how it works. But now we are looking into the use cases of Confidentia … | Continue reading
I recently came into possession of a Raspberry Pi 5B, and was trying to figure out what to do with it. I came across this article by Jim Bennett on setting up a headless Raspberry Pi 4 as a headless development machine, and it got the cogs turning. My “development environment” on … | Continue reading
Assuming you were still alive flying into a black hole, NASA’s Goddard Space… Tags: black hole, NASA, space | Continue reading
Microsoft Build 2024 will run from May 21 to 23, the annual conference focusing on AI. Here's where to watch and what to expect. | Continue reading
Apple's new iPad Pro 2024 has been torn down by iFixit, revealing a battery that's fairly easy to replace. | Continue reading
In Frank Herbert's Dune novels, water is so scarce on planet Arrakis that it's absolutely sacred to the desert-dwelling Fremen, who wear special 'stillsuits' that capture and recycle nearly all their body fluids. Now, a YouTuber has built one for real. Continue Reading Category: … | Continue reading
The latest update for Bethesda Game Studio’s Starfield, previously only available on the Steam Beta branch, is out now on Xbox and PC. The update, or the May 2024 Update, was revealed 20 days ago with its biggest feature being new detailed surface maps. Not only the surface map a … | Continue reading
How to stay current with technology progress. A long time ago, I landed my dream job. My new employer was a consulting company, and my role was to be the resident Azure expert. Cloud computing was still in its infancy, and there was a good chance that I might be able to establish … | Continue reading
I like it when people grab a domain, craft a great piece of writing and then specifically design around it. This is what Michelle has done for the Manifesto for a Humane Web. It’s come at an important crossroad for the web. We’ve been here before with “web3” and crypto, which rig … | Continue reading
OpenAI and Google are back with some new AI models that can talk to each other! .NET Aspire is getting close to release and Xamarin end of life is here, so we reflect back. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Webs … | Continue reading
Baladins, the new game developed by Seed By Seed and being published by Armor Games is out now. And if you’re an enjoyer of games where its main gameplay loop is hinged on time loops, you should really, really check this little indie gem out. In Baladins, you play as the namesake … | Continue reading
Although some are still experiencing the issue of new FileVault security keys, Sonoma 14.5 looks the best release yet, and fixes some troublesome bugs. | Continue reading
Silverstein Properties, a prominent national real estate developer, owner, and property manager, has invested $35 million in a comprehensive capital improvement program to upgrade and reposition the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading | Continue reading
Emerging Europe’s editor Craig Turp-Balazs reports from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, where a controversial law targeting NGOs and independent media threatens the country’s EU prospects. Graffiti on the wall of Georgia’s parliament building makes it clear what many residents of the … | Continue reading
"The fact that something was a plant once, that isn’t what makes it sustainable." Ph.D. student debunks common misinformation about coal: 'It's one of a number of bogus arguments they use' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The potato is my favorite vegetable. When asked what I would take if I could only take one food item to a desert Island, my answer would always be a bag of potatoes. There is no limit to what you can do with the humble potato. Self propagating and delicious. With a bag of potatoe … | Continue reading
Given enough time, every star will eventually die. Artist’s illustration (left) of the interior of a massive star in the final stages, pre-supernova, of silicon-burning. (Silicon-burning is where iron, nickel, and cobalt form in the core.) A Chandra image (right) of the Cassiopei … | Continue reading
Noland Arbaugh was in a swimming accident in 2016 that left him a quadriplegic. In January of this year, he became the first person to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant called the Link that would eventually allow him to have telekinetic powers. Continue Reading Category … | Continue reading
The simplicity and formal clarity of Flanders House, both as an architectural object and as a tranquil living environment, aim to facilitate an authentic, connected relationship with its natural setting. Continue reading | Continue reading
It feels like back pain comes for many of us at some point in our lives, and it’s tricky to treat. A new gene therapy, which repairs damaged discs and reduces pain, has shown promise in mouse tests. Continue Reading Category: Medical, Science Tags: Back Pain, Pain, Spinal, Chroni … | Continue reading
The Through Home, crafted by Jim Caumeron Design, was created for a billiards-loving doctor and his two daughters seeking solace from the city. Located in a gated community in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines Continue reading | Continue reading
I danni a seguito dell’alluvione che ha colpito l’Emilia-Romagna a maggio del 2023 sono ingenti e investono diversi settori, tra i quali il patrimonio culturale. | Continue reading
Imagine someone came to you in a time machine and said, “In the future we will write software that becomes more capable as time passes without any effort on our part.” Wouldn’t that be amazing? Surely you’d want to know what sorcery makes this possible, right? Well the future is … | Continue reading
The Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme by EIT Food provides a platform for female entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions essential for creating a sustainable food system. Emerging Europe hears from some of its success stories. Women are key to creating a genuinel … | Continue reading
The innovations capitalize on tech and drilling concepts from the fossil industry, sometimes even utilizing abandoned sites. Company receives Pentagon contract to investigate potential site for 'dry rock' geothermal power plant: 'Enabling us to realize a goal of deploying geother … | Continue reading
"We're never going to get them back." Researchers using advanced underwater camera find radioactive waste dumped off coast: 'The more we look, the more we find' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I did not publish any blogposts for the last two days, but I am completely OK with that. | Continue reading
Commodore CEO Jack Tramiel leaving Commodore for rival Atari was one of the more surreal events of the 1980s home computer scene. Jack resigned after a disagreement with Irving Gould, Commodore’s chairman at the time. Chip Loder wrote for Apple Insider, emphasis added: In 1994, l … | Continue reading
My main goal for this year was to journal something about my day, every day. Some observations: I can't actually believe I've stuck to it this long. My usual M.O. is to declare I am going to do something like this, and then lose interest after about 3 weeks. Some days I have to c … | Continue reading
Krestianstvo Electric introduces the Lazy Reflector for Croquet VM. This becomes possible due to implementing it in Clojure Electric programming architecture involving continuous-time signals with lazy sampling and streaming DAGs. All known Croquet implementations (including the … | Continue reading
There’s always one. It’s the lady who’s been there since the war with glasses perched on her nose and the framed photo of her kids from twenty years ago on her desk. Sure, she might have gray hair, she might have wrinkles, but nobody’s better at keeping this place together. First … | Continue reading
German police in the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, have carried out raids on four properties linked to the pro-Palestine group Palästina-Solidarität and issued a ban... | Continue reading
Political scientist Ben Ross Schneider’s new book examines why improving public education has been so difficult in Latin America. | Continue reading
Previous research has already linked traffic-related air pollution to a range of health problems, including respiratory diseases. New study finds traffic-linked pollution to be major cause of severe cognitive decline: 'The findings ... will alarm anyone living in a town or city' … | Continue reading
Funding of $6.5 million underscores the urgent need for affordable electric vehicle (EV) charging in residential buildings SAN FRANCISCO — This week, Orange Charger, a pioneer in EV charging solutions, announces the launch of its latest model of EV chargers and software platform … | Continue reading
Each of the last nine years now has been hotter than any other. Researchers declare summer of 2023 was hottest in 2 millennia: 'It's still an active area of research' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Comprehensive update of various safety features and comfort functions for the Canter 6.0 t, 7.5 t and 8.55 t Modern redesign of the Canter cab New features for more driving comfort for the eCanter Additional eCanter chassis layouts increase body versatility Florian Schulz, Head o … | Continue reading
Fastest static battery diagnosis currently available on the market The product consists of the E-CHARGE 20 battery charger and the E-HEALTH app The solution provides reliable information about the state of health and performance capability of the high-voltage battery The process … | Continue reading
The investment round is the largest ever raised by a European battery recycling company Leading automotive, industrial, climate and deep tech investors join forces for the first time to back next-generation battery recycling technology company cylib to support a resilient and sus … | Continue reading
"I would love to do something similar around my neighborhood." Resident shares before-and-after photos of barren parking strip transformation: 'Imagine how beautiful the city could look if everyone shared some of your imagination' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Software developed by a Dutch university in Groningen can now detect sarcastic facial expressions, according to NOS. Researchers Xiyuan Gao, Shekhar Nayak and Matt Coler of the... | Continue reading
Located in Amsterdam Westpoort, VR GameHouse (VRGH) is a venue specialising in shared virtual reality experiences, utilising the latest VR technology. It's more than just a gaming... | Continue reading
In this article, Mike Wallace from Greenback Expat Tax Services simplifies the concept of double taxation and sheds light on its impact on US expats in the Netherlands, offering... | Continue reading
Everyone’s aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking and the health benefits that can be gained by quitting. Varenicline (sold as Chantix and Champix) is the drug of choice for cigarette smoking cessation because it’s been shown to effectively prevent both short- and long-term re … | Continue reading
So here we are, half way round the world, almost ten years since we set off from France. For me the joy of sailing and living on Escapade is as strong as ever. For my patient wife Dawn, not so much. Dawn has spent the last couple of years wondering when I will finally […] | Continue reading