"We're watching fish every day try to jump over that dam." Experts share remarkable effects of removing restrictive dams from river: 'A case study in how we can improve habitat' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"There will be fewer cars on the road, thus improving traffic." Transit expert debunks common misinformation about highway expansion: 'Can actually work in a positive way' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Lockheed Martin's paradoxically famous/secret Skunk Works has released the first image of its futuristic stealth tanker aircraft designed to refuel US and allied warplanes at long distances close to combat zones sometime in the 2040s. Continue Reading Category: Military, Technolo … | Continue reading
"The data collected in Seychelles gives us hope and encourages us to do more." Researchers surprised to find several rare blue whales during expedition: 'These are positive steps towards their conservation' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A new report explores how Europe can successfully build a sustainable battery value chain Executive summary As Europe is decarbonising its economy, it is facing a monumental challenge to rebuild the fossil-based system into a carbon free one. Batteries and the materials that go i … | Continue reading
"Cutting down hundreds of healthy trees so they could have a better view." Photos show illegal destruction of protected natural area on State Governor's property: 'They cleared out acres of wetlands' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
URLs. Fresh hot URLs. Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up [Ashley Belanger/Wired] – Air Canada’s chatbot gave a customer incorrect information about bereavement fare policies, and a court held the airline accountable. Unclear whether the chatbot was truly … | Continue reading
Bandai Namco has revealed the release date for the upcoming “hack-and-slash looter” game Gundam Breaker 4. Developed by Crafts & Meister Co., Gundam Breaker 4 lets you customise your own Gundam based on actual model kits by combining various parts together. It’s a Gunpla kitbashe … | Continue reading
Consulting for large clients that have apps with complex stacks has us working with Github Codespaces more frequently. Codespaces has a tight integration with Visual Studio Code if that’s your jam, but I personally use neovim, tmux, and a fork of the thoughtbot dotfiles manged by … | Continue reading
Sea levels have been rising more rapidly over the past several decades as ocean temperatures warm and ice sheets melt. Scientists warn rising sea levels could dramatically alter coastal states: 'There is still large uncertainty' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Hopefully one day they'll be taught a lesson by nature." Resort owners face hefty fines after illegal destruction of natural area: 'Somebody should be in jail' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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But over half of Europe’s battery production plans are at risk without stronger government action. Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & E … | Continue reading
Jim! I hope this finds you well, and you’re settling into your new digs. My mum Debra and uncle Dave should have introduced themselves by now. I think you’ll get along with them like a Wheat Palace on fire; they were folk and jazz musicians, and heard a lot about you over the yea … | Continue reading
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — TrueEV, an advocate for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, is proud to announce its exclusive partnership with leading smart electric vehicle company XPENG (NYSE: XPEV and HKEX: 9868). This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the Australian automotive … | Continue reading
"One of the responsibilities of the organizer is to make hydration accessible to people." New research shows concerning cause of music festival cancellations: 'It's happening at an increasing rate' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
All the morning at home among my workmen. At noon Mr. Creed and I went to the ordinary behind the Exchange, where we lately were, but I do not like it so well as I did. So home with him and to the office, where we sat late, and he did deliver his... | Continue reading
Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans. | Continue reading
Matt Sephton: At this point, I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing because I was under the impression that the first emoji were created by an anonymous designer at SoftBank in 1997, and the most famous emoji were created by Shigetaka Kurita at NTT DoCoMo in 1999. But the Sha … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it is accepting applications for the third year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The SMART Grants Program was made possible by the Biparti … | Continue reading
Penske represents the voice of America’s truck fleets on PACT’s Board of Directors WASHINGTON — Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (“PACT”), a coalition focused on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of nationwide infrastructure for medium- and heav … | Continue reading
I just put the geranium that was in our bedroom all winter on the back porch. It’s been flowering for a couple of months and seems as happy outside as it was inside. Zip like the geranium too. He often sits under it. Makes me wonder if he knows that it brings out his little... Re … | Continue reading
Fortescue, with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, has successfully completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in the Port of Si … | Continue reading
US military seeks an "independent review" to determine if Vulcan can scale. | Continue reading
These birds gave me a hard time. Like I said in the video of my Studio Visit with Jon, they inspired my new quilt when I gave up making them. I put them aside last week, but this morning I brought them out again. I took most of them apart and started over. Somehow this... Read En … | Continue reading
CEP Renewables Begins Construction on 19 MW Brownfield Solar Project in New Jersey RED BANK, N.J. — CEP Renewables announced that construction has begun on its 19 MW dc grid supply Foul Rift solar project located in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The project is being … | Continue reading
Historic funding to plug orphaned oil and gas wells will address environmental and safety hazards, create good-paying jobs in communities across both states WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today awarded $54.2 million from President Biden’s Investing in America a … | Continue reading
Today is day 13 of WeblogPoMo2024, a month long daily blogging challenge. I’m challenging myself to write about a song each day, but there are many other people writing about other things. You should check them out! Today’s song is “Bishuf” by Mashrou’ Leila. I joined Tinder and … | Continue reading
It's amazing what a few well-placed chuckles and vocal tone shifts can do. | Continue reading
The post A Studio Visit with My Fabric Painting, Quilt and Pothoders appeared first on Fullmoonfiberart.com. | Continue reading
A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. … | Continue reading
I think I’m getting the poached eggs down. I’ve been making them all week with minor adjustments. Today I cooked them 2 1/2 minutes after slipping the egg into the pot. When I tried 2 minutes the whites were a bit runny, but 2 1/2 minutes they lose a bit of that creamy lightness. … | Continue reading
On the two ends of the energy transition, public policy is working to encourage more non-carbon-emitting electricity generation (think wind, solar, and batteries) and convert what was once powered by combustion in electric power (think electric cars and heat pumps). But then that … | Continue reading
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a sweeping reform to transmission grid planning, one that proponents say is a major, much-needed win for the effort to transition the country’s power sector away from fossil fuels. FERC’s action was praised by clean energy … | Continue reading
Making your own compost is one of the easiest ways to save money and boost your green thumb. Sustainability expert shares simple method for healthier plant growth: 'Packed with calcium and a bunch of other super important minerals' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
April is historically a flat month for the meetings industry. Not this year. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
The commencement speech you need to hear. | Continue reading
Latest updates launch in the shadow of WWDC keynote on June 10. | Continue reading
A word from Steve Albini for the “you don’t need a vision” file: I’ve lived my whole life without having goals, and I think that’s very valuable, because then I never am in a state of anxiety or dissatisfaction. I never feel I haven’t achieved something. I never feel there is som … | Continue reading
Anonymous chatbot that mystified and frustrated experts was OpenAI's latest model. | Continue reading
Three U.S. hospital patients contracted drug-resistant infections in Mexico in 2022 and were still being treated as of March 2024. | Continue reading
A look at how an indie game's music and sound design comes together The post The Ins And Outs Of Being An Indie Video Game Composer appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading
Speaking of Jason, I re-read his original iPad Pro review this weekend, and this part really jumped out at me: But let’s pull back and get the big picture. No, keep pulling back, this thing’s huge. The iPad Pro is a tremendous piece of hardware. It’s the fastest iOS device ever. … | Continue reading
Dune: Part Two was a hit, so while it’s a little surprising there’s been no official announcement on expected third movie Dune Messiah, here’s a consolation: the first update in awhile on Dune: Prophecy, the Bene Gesserit-centric prequel series (originally titled Dune: The Sister … | Continue reading
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Speaking of Federico, he just published a banger of an article over on MacStories, discussing all the ways that iPadOS is still a mess, 14 years after the launch of the original iPad and 9 years after the launch of the first iPad Pro: I started using the iPad as my main computer … | Continue reading