A pillar of the internet shifts, as Google starts doing the Googling for you

If you've been online since the mid-90s, you'll remember the chaos of pre-Google search, which is probably best exemplified by Dogpile, a search engine that literally searched all the other search engines for you, to give you some hope of finding what you wanted. Continue Reading … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 24 minutes ago

Stealthy off-grid camper trailer flips out above-ground bathroom tent

We've already seen the unique spin Australia's BRS Offroad was able to put on the teardrop trailer, and more recently, it's further honed its craft on a larger, blacked-out stealth machine that disappears into the nighttime landscape like an international dark sky park. The new P … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 36 minutes ago

Migrating from Oracle Java Undermines Digital Transformation Efforts 

There's a myth that Java migration is expensive, ties up developer resources, and sets digital transformation efforts behind. The post Migrating from Oracle Java Undermines Digital Transformation Efforts appeared first on Azul | Better Java Performance, Superior Java Support. | Continue reading


@azul.com | 44 minutes ago

EUreka3D at the XV Jornada d’Estudi i Debat in Barcelona

The 2024 theme of the conference is: New heritages, new feudalisms: the servitudes of digital documentation This annual conference is organized by the Professional Association of Archives and Document Management of Catalonia. The programme of 2024 edition discusses importance and … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 45 minutes ago

Daimler Buses & ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Celebrate Completion Of Electrified e-Bus Depot

Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH carried out all construction work for 120 charging stations as general contractor A total of 120 eCitaro Solo buses delivered since project start in 2019 Project completion celebrated with Andreas Kowol, Head of Building and Transport of the City of W … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 49 minutes ago

New report shows concerning trend in global deforestation rates: 'The world took two steps forward, two steps back'

While there have been some positive developments in curbing rainforest destruction, the continued loss of these vital ecosystems poses a significant threat to our planet's health. New report shows concerning trend in global deforestation rates: 'The world took two steps forward, … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 50 minutes ago

Folding for Lucy

After the death of my niece, Lucy, I decided to donate a portion of our household compute to cancer research through Folding@Home | Continue reading


@chrisshort.net | 50 minutes ago

Arbitrariness Costs

I’ve long held that civilization is the process of turning the incomprehensible into the arbitrary. The incomprehensible can be scary but the arbitrary tends to be merely exhausting. Unless the stakes are high, such as in paperwork around taxes or passports and visas. Then the ex … | Continue reading


@ribbonfarm.com | 55 minutes ago

New heritages, new feudalisms: the servitudes of digital documentation

Barcelona, 15th May 2024 The Conference, which is structured around three lines of debate, aims to reflect on the future of digital heritage and the dependencies and cooperations that germinate in the liquid age from a scientific, social and humanistic perspective, while transiti … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 57 minutes ago

KI und Open Data in der MICE-Branche

ARTIKEL DER WOCHE: Im Eventsektor kann Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) Symbiose zwischen menschlichem Know-how und maschineller Produktivität schaffen. Grundlage dessen ist der Zugang zu hochwertigen Daten bzw. Open Data. | Continue reading


@event-partner.de | 1 hour ago

How to find what you want in the log

A strategy for diagnosing problems using the log. How to limit the number of entries shown using appropriate periods and predicates, and more. | Continue reading


@eclecticlight.co | 1 hour ago

Very Busy Week

Yesterday and today, two miles each. Fruit breakfast, shower, Morning Prayer (at church yesterday, at home today), finished paperwork, caught up (somewhat) on email, and so on and so forth. Monday was a long trip to Church House in Kidlington; this morning will be a Zoom conferen … | Continue reading


@akma.disseminary.org | 1 hour ago

Cory Doctorow on AI

Spicy autocomplete absolutely can’t replace journalists. — Cory Doctorow on AI There’s something very deep in our response to righteous anger. Spicy autocomplete. Righteous anger, followed by italic uncertainty. Dehumanizing the AI so that we’re ready for eradication. At the same … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 1 hour ago

React Native Testing Options Overview

After investigating 100 articles about testing React Native applications I detected 2 main methods of testing which helped me succeed and can definitely help you. Unit testing A lot of people use Jest with Enzyme to make unit testing more confident and more easygoing. You can do … | Continue reading


@dev.to | 1 hour ago

Hot Italian Sliders

I am a huge lover of the Hot Sandwich. In fact I guess you could say I am a lover of the Sandwich in general. Sandwiches, savory bakes and pies, they are a weakness of mine. In fact I would have to say that I love savory things far more than sweet things. I could easily live with … | Continue reading


@theenglishkitchen.co | 1 hour ago

Arborist shares frustrating footage of efforts made to slowly kill trees: 'This should be illegal'

"This is extremely upsetting!" Arborist shares frustrating footage of efforts made to slowly kill trees: 'This should be illegal' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

New LHC results refute Fermilab’s “hole” in the Standard Model

In all of scientific history, no single theory has been tested more robustly — and still stands without a single failure — than the Standard Model of elementary particles and forces. Successfully describing every known species of quantum particle in existence as well as their pro … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 1 hour ago

My Podcast History

In 2005 I got an iPod Video (5th generation) for Christmas. The first thing I did was plug it in and start syncing my music collection that I'd been ripping in preparation for getting it. While I was waiting for the music to transfer over the mega-slow USB 2.0, I started browsing … | Continue reading


@rknight.me | 2 hours ago

Leaf-blower "silencer" from Black & Decker will save our Sundays

There are few power tools that raise a neighbor’s hackles quite like the leaf blower. Sure, others can be loud, but there’s just something about their particular ear-splitting drone that cuts in like a dentist’s drill. Perhaps it's people's frustrating tendency to use them early … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

The True Cost: Deploying Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Nationwide

When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021, he announced a goal to install 500,000 new electric vehicle chargers across the nation by 2030. The Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office has tasked the experts at Idaho National Laboratory to ans … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

New Analysis Platform Shines Light On Utilities’ Solar Energy Future

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with three other national labs, have developed a free online platform to help utilities understand how solar energy projects will affect the operation of their power systems. This capability … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 2 hours ago

Video: 'Monster Chopper' goes full send on its first test ride

Take it off any sweet jumps yet? Yes, yes they have. Continue Reading Tags: Choppers, Off-road, Custom Bikes, Motorcycle, KTM, Crazy | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Researchers use new X-ray technique to explore affordable alternative fuel cell materials: 'This is critical'

"Experiments like this help bring fuel cell researchers closer to an ideal catalyst." Researchers use new X-ray technique to explore affordable alternative fuel cell materials: 'This is critical' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

Growth across emerging Europe to pick up, ICT boom in Central Asia

Central Asia is expected to see a slight decline in growth from 5.7 per cent in 2023 to 5.4 per cent in 2024, but will still see Eurasia’s highest levels of growth—much of it driven by a soaring ICT sector. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects outpu … | Continue reading


@emerging-europe.com | 2 hours ago

Making custom videogame covers

I have spent the past couple of days making my own game covers for PS1 and SNES games to display on my Miyoo Mini Plus, so I wrote about it. | Continue reading


@joelchrono.xyz | 2 hours ago

Google Is Expanding A.I. Feature Availability in Search

Liz Reid, head of Google Search: People have already used AI Overviews billions of times through our experiment in Search Labs. They like that they can get both a quick overview of a topic and links to learn more. We’ve found that with AI Overviews, people use Search more, and ar … | Continue reading


@pxlnv.com | 3 hours ago

Leader Spotlight: Developing horizon-spotting skills, with Jennifer Musser Metz

Jennifer Musser Metz, VP Product Management — Core Platforms & Expansion at Paramount+, talks about the importance of horizon spotting. The post Leader Spotlight: Developing horizon-spotting skills, with Jennifer Musser Metz appeared first on LogRocket Blog. | Continue reading


@blog.logrocket.com | 3 hours ago

#202 Pulling a shrimp out of its shell with your teeth without the tail breaking off

You’re the master wiggler. Nice move loosening that awkwardly-curled delicious pink meat from the plasticy trappings of its own tail. Now you’ve increased your shrimp intake and can rest knowing the shrimp’s life was made entirely useful. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, shrimp to A … | Continue reading


@1000awesomethings.com | 3 hours ago

Scientists find indoor air pollution causes respiratory viruses to 'linger longer': 'This study represents a huge breakthrough in our understanding'

"These findings … have broader implications." Scientists find indoor air pollution causes respiratory viruses to 'linger longer': 'This study represents a huge breakthrough in our understanding' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago

Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls

A new MIT system could help astronauts conserve energy and extend missions on the lunar surface. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 3 hours ago

Monster Hunter Stories Releasing On PS4, PC, Switch This June

Monster Hunter Stories, the Monster Hunter spin-off RPG where you capture and battle monsters, is getting a PC and console release. Originally released on the Nintendo 3DS, and later ported to mobile, Monster Hunter Stories can now be experienced on more gaming platforms. Monster … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 hours ago

New Study: The Price Tag Of Phasing Out Coal

Coal phase-out is necessary to solve climate change, but can have negative impacts on workers and local communities dependent on coal for their livelihoods. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Central European University in Austria have studied governme … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Karaoke Hacks

You can’t sing. I can’t sing. But we both should sing, from the depths of our bellies because it’s good for your soul. We don’t sing enough in modern society! Hence, my love of karaoke. Live band karaoke is the best, which I’ve done everywhere from the basement of Hill Country BB … | Continue reading


@ma.tt | 4 hours ago

Oliver Burkeman on hoarding life

Came across this beautiful newsletter by Oliver Burkeman on our propensity to hoard life – the desire to have beautiful moment again and again. He describes this phenomenon as a form of... | Continue reading


@winnielim.org | 4 hours ago

Quoting John Gruber

The MacBook Airs are Apple’s best-selling laptops; the iPad Pros are Apple’s least-selling iPads. I think it’s as simple as this: the current MacBook Airs have the M3, not the M4, because there isn’t yet sufficient supply of M4 chips to satisfy demand for MacBook Airs. — John Gru … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 4 hours ago

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 Gaming Headset Now Available In Malaysia

SteelSeries has launched the Arctis Nova 5 gaming headset, now available in Malaysia. This new entry to the Nova line of headsets is design for use on gaming consoles, though it’s also compatible with PC, mobile and VR devices. It’s a wireless headset (2.4GHz wireless connection) … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 hours ago

Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster

CEO Altman: "OpenAI would not be what it is without him." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Volkswagen Announces 2025 ID. Buzz Offer Structure

The ID. Buzz, Volkswagen’s electric reincarnation of the iconic Microbus will be offered in the U.S. in three trims: Pro S, Pro S Plus, and a launch-only 1st Edition Both RWD or 4Motion® AWD configurations will be available Standard features include 91 kWh battery, 20-inch wheels … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 4 hours ago

Homeowner sparks conversation after converting 'hellstrip' into garden: 'I threw a bunch of seeds out and just let it grow'

"I would much rather labor over flowers than boring green grass." Homeowner sparks conversation after converting 'hellstrip' into garden: 'I threw a bunch of seeds out and just let it grow' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 4 hours ago

XCOM, Midnight Suns Director’s New Studio Is Working On A Life Sim

Jake Solomon, previously of Firaxis and the game director behind the rebooted XCOM series as well as underrated strategy-RPG Marvel’s Midnight Suns, has announced his new development studio, Midsummer Studios. And their first game will be a The Sims-esque life simulator. Solomon … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 4 hours ago

microSD cards' SBC days are numbered

microSD cards' SBC days are numbered For years, SBCs that aren't Raspberry Pis experimented with eMMC and M.2 storage interfaces. While the Raspberry Pi went from full-size SD card in the first generation to microSD in every generation following (Compute Modules excluded), other … | Continue reading


@jeffgeerling.com | 5 hours ago

Recent findings of critically endangered species in Death Valley raise hopes about conservation efforts: 'It was really encouraging to see such a large number'

"It's exciting to see an increasing trend, especially in this highly variable population." Recent findings of critically endangered species in Death Valley raise hopes about conservation efforts: 'It was really encouraging to see such a large number' first appeared on The Cool Do … | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

The Rise of the ‘Never Bidens’

Donors who once worried more about Donald Trump now see the president’s bid for a second term as the greater threat to America. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 hours ago

Can a Free Tibet, Stop Oil, or Pro-Israel group camp out in Harvard Yard?

“Pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement with Harvard University to end encampment” (CNN): A group of pro-Palestinian protesters maintaining an encampment at Harvard University have reached an agreement with the university and will end their encampment, the group said in a new … | Continue reading


@philip.greenspun.com | 5 hours ago

Cyclist gets confronted by police on way home from grocery store: 'Did you file a complaint with his department?'

"Police harassing cyclists for no reason is a tale as old as time." Cyclist gets confronted by police on way home from grocery store: 'Did you file a complaint with his department?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 5 hours ago

ABB Invests In Ndustrial To Accelerate Decarbonization Through AI-Powered Energy Management Technologies

Clean technology startup Ndustrial will enhance ABB’s digital and sustainability portfolios with energy optimization solutions that take into account complete production processes Investment complements ABB’s service offering with AI-powered predictive energy management solutions … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 5 hours ago

Finland’s 3rd Largest Wind Farm Inaugurated In Pjelax

The Pjelax wind farm of 56 wind turbines, a joint project between Finnish energy companies Fortum and Helen, was inaugurated on Tuesday, 14 May 2024. Located in the areas of Närpiö and Kristiinankaupunki in western Finland, the wind farm will produce more than 1 TWh of wind power … | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 6 hours ago

Are we creating great things?

In 2017, I wrote a post with the title “We have great tools to create – are we creating great things?”. It was in reference to a Doc Searls liveblog post on a podcasting conference at Columbia University. My observation was that there are a lot of low-quality podcasts, but as tim … | Continue reading


@andysylvester.com | 6 hours ago