I hope no on has a heart attack upon reading this…but I will be turning in the completed manuscript for the long-promised Dutch Tool Chest book by the end of this month. This year. In two weeks. Why is it so late? I am definitely the problem. I’m not great anymore at working 18 h … | Continue reading
Every month we’re recommending two titles that speak to each other—something old and something new. First up: Nellie Bowles and P.J. O’Rourke. | Continue reading
Greetings from the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Yokohama, Japan! We hope you’ve been enjoying our short videos on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. They are just a preview of our in-depth ICRA coverage, and over the next several weeks we’ll hav … | Continue reading
"This is really exciting news!" Photos of Tesla Semis operating for Walmart, Costco stir speculations about production ramping up: 'Better late than never' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Vemo is investing in charging infrastructure for BYD and other Chinese EV companies. | Continue reading
Financial institutions today face significant challenges in updating their legacy middleware systems which are crucial for supporting millions of lines of code serving critical business functions. The post A Modern Approach to Middleware with Chronicle appeared first on foojay. | Continue reading
In good news for future animation figureheads, there might be a new way to revive frozen brains without damaging them. Scientists in China have developed a new chemical concoction that lets brain tissue function again after being frozen. Continue Reading Category: Science Tags: C … | Continue reading
Following flooding in Bavaria, a severe weather warning has been issued for parts of southwestern Germany as storms are expected to move further west. Four weather warnings... | Continue reading
Getting older means more space between beautiful sounds. Brother | Continue reading
TikTok is moving into YouTube-like territory with the option to post 60-minute videos. | Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. There’s a new Guy Ritchie film in theaters. Last year, I went to the movies and experienced the soul-warming balm of the nearly-incoherent heist movie Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, and this year, I wanted to experience that again. So, I took mys … | Continue reading
Threads is getting a multi-column view, similar to TweetDeck, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced. | Continue reading
“I gave her my ugliness.” This is what I said to my editor when we first spoke about El, the protagonist of my debut novel Man’s Best Friend. El’s issues—her selfishness, her unavailability—were very much my issues in my early twenties. I was the friend who dodged phone calls, th … | Continue reading
July 5, 1915 Police headquarters, Centre Street, Manhattan The bombs came in all kinds of packages. Often they arrived in tin cans, emptied of the olive oil or soap or preserves the cans had originally been manufactured to contain, now wedged tight with sticks of dynamite. Someti … | Continue reading
The incredibly successful suspense author Harlan Coben once told me—with a chuckle—that he thought conducting research for a book was just another form of procrastination. Guilty as charged on some occasions, but in most instances the research I’ve done for all nineteen of my mys … | Continue reading
According to many historians, the English Enlightenment may never have happened were it not for coffeehouses, the public sphere where poets, critics, philosophers, legal minds, and other intellectual gadflies regularly met to chatter about the pressing concerns of the day. And ye … | Continue reading
Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted that so-called 'plunging regions' around black holes would accelerate matter into them at the speed of light. Now, X-ray observations of a remote black hole have proved him right. | Continue reading
A lifetime subscription to Taskio — the Ultimate AI Productivity Tool — is on sale for $16.97 through May 22. | Continue reading
This talk was delivered earlier this year at a conference on wellbeing held at the Sorbonne. | Continue reading
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters. | Continue reading
In their recent project at Season Mansion in Changzhou, WJ STUDIO embarked on a journey to create three model rooms, each offering a distinct vision of ideal living spaces tailored to the diverse needs of residents. Continue reading | Continue reading
Are you new to Germany and want to learn more about settling here? The IamExpat Fair Berlin 2024 is here to help you navigate life in Germany as an expat, with stands that bring... | Continue reading
Proceeds from the project will benefit organizations working to protect endangered species and promote harmonious human-wildlife interaction. Huge art installation meant to spark important wildlife conservation conversation sets US tour: 'It's going to be very well attended' firs … | Continue reading
Lumbee scientist Ryan Emanuel on seeking home, and climate justice, in "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice." | Continue reading
To capture solar energy for use in the evening, batteries have grown in… Tags: batteries, electricity, New York Times | Continue reading
It’s late in the evening of Saturday, October 28th, 1989. You flip on the television and the saxophonist David Sanborn appears onscreen, instrument in hand, introducing the eclectic blues icon Taj Mahal, who in turn declares his intent to play a number with “rural humor” and “wor … | Continue reading
Reader, giving it “another shot” did not work. Side note: such is the web we live on, this kind of weasley obfuscation of the facts (x blocks you if you’re using Firefox; it’s not an “issue” with your browser) barely warrants an eyebrow raise. I take it you’re not using x. — this … | Continue reading
Heiji asked what my blogging workflow is and I thought not only is it an interesting idea for a post, but also can serve as a blueprint for how I want my new CMS to work. Post Types I have four types of posts on my site: Blog posts - titled, usually long-form, posts like this one … | Continue reading
New research published today shows the photonics industries in Europe, the US, and Asia outpaced global GDP from 2019 to the post-pandemic period of 2022, growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 6.8% despite geopolitical risks significantly affecting international trad … | Continue reading
"The two can coexist." Lime executive reveals the future of alternative transportation: 'We've been so accustomed to just accepting cars and traffic as a way of life' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The overwhelming majority of the world's clean energy technologies — from solar panels to heat pumps — are manufactured in China. The Biden administration, as well as several European countries, are trying to change that. These efforts will likely pay off more with some technolog … | Continue reading
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Eater . The first thing you notice walking up to a dai pai dong , one of Hong Kong’s signature open-air street food stalls, is the smoke. Aromatic plumes billow out from aluminum-covered vent hoods as chefs with decades of ex … | Continue reading
These upgrades promise to redefine not only comfort and privacy, but also the environmental impact of high-speed travel in Japan. Japan rail announces major feature in upgrade of its ultra-fast trains — here's what's new first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Just a dozen humans in all of history have had the incredible experience of walking on the Moon. The best of the best. Our bravest and most competent. Earth's ambassadors. Twelve men of incredible physical fitness and intellectual prowess. Continue Reading Category: Space, Scienc … | Continue reading
Acquire Corp., developer of the Octopath Traveler games amongst others, has a new self-published indie title coming out next week. And it’s called C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield. This game with its rather long title follows Vel, the commander of the Clausewitz Battalion in … | Continue reading
Industrialist and fans of factory builders and/or automation games, here’s a new flavour for your favourite treat. Indie developer Tbjbu2 revealed their next game, Chocolate Factory, and it’s exactly what the name says. But what you might not expect is that is a first-person fact … | Continue reading
Some apps have odd problems when they're run in translocation. Here's how to tell whether they are, and what to do about it. | Continue reading
A luxury superyacht is the testbed for green hydrogen technology as the ship, formally known as Project 821, is put in the water at Feadship's Amsterdam base. It's the largest motor yacht ever launched in the Netherlands. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Science Tags: Ships, Hy … | Continue reading
A luxury superyacht is the testbed for green hydrogen technology as the ship, formally known as Project 821, is put in the water at Feadship's Amsterdam base. It's the largest motor yacht ever launched in the Netherlands. Continue Reading Category: Energy, Science Tags: Ships, Hy … | Continue reading
I’ve made plenty of choices where I wanted two things incompatible with one another and chose one. I don’t feel like any of that was a sacrifice, I treat it as a choice. For example, I returned to the university in my late 20s way outside of the ordinary university age because I … | Continue reading
Children in the Lankwitz neighbourhood of Berlin have opened a park that they designed themselves, featuring a table tennis table, "whisper megaphones" and insect-friendly plants... | Continue reading
It only took three pieces of evidence, together, to completely revolutionize our picture of the Universe in the early 20th century. We had previously assumed that the Universe was static and unchanging, and that the entirety of existence was contained within the Milky Way. The sp … | Continue reading
I am a huge fan of crazy cakes as they are known. Cakes which magically don't contain any butter, milk or eggs. These are great cakes for those who are following a strict diet or for those who are vegan and wanting a cake. You can also, in most cases, substitute a one for one glu … | Continue reading
Google has unveiled several major developments in AI, including more details about the much anticipated Android 15. The latest version… Continue reading Android 15: beta 2 rollout, release date, and new features to expect The post Android 15: beta 2 rollout, release date, and new … | Continue reading
I can’t remember who I saw writing monthly updates first, but it seemed like something that could be pretty useful to help keep my writing habit going strong. It’s a consistent type of content written on a specific date; what could possibly go wrong? Well, after starting my month … | Continue reading
Hermeus has stolen another quick march on its way to building a hypersonic aircraft as it begins testing its proprietary precooler on a Pratt & Whitney F100 jet engine that will be installed in the company's Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype. Continue Reading Category: Aircraft, Transp … | Continue reading
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There was progress on cancer, bison helped fix the climate, and TikTok got teens reading, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading