The deal is available on all three of the Model Y trim options. Tesla announces incredibly low interest rates for new cars purchased by end of May — here's how to take advantage of offer first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
One nice side-effect of doing this #WeblogPoMo2024 challenge is that I'm forced to look at my website every day, and I'm inspired to make little changes to it. I decided I wanted to add some visual distinction between external links and internal links. I figured I'd have to put s … | Continue reading
Soon after the controlled burn made it possible to remove the tank cars, freight was seen moving on the tracks again. Safety regulator says hazardous decision after train cars derailed in Ohio was not necessary: 'There was another option' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the Russian Federation. It will ban the … | Continue reading
I swear, sometimes my brain’s like a squirrel on caffeine, darting from idea to idea until it inevitably forgets where it buried its nuts. Today, I’m sitting there, minding my own business at a red light, and suddenly, bam! Inspiration strikes! I had what could only be described … | Continue reading
If you’re playing a game on PC using an Xbox controller connected wirelessly using the Xbox Wireless Adapter dongle, and then plugging a headphone from the audio jack, have you found the audio skips and cuts out? If you’re having this issue there’s possibly one solution to the pr … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced eight new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the DOE team to work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in combating climate change and helping the United States achieve Presi … | Continue reading
"None of us condone it. It never should ... have been done." Advocates call for boycott of state for enabling animal cruelty after man hits wolf with vehicle, parades it around town: 'This was an abusive action' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct its previously announced integrated lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator plant in Port Colborne, which is in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. The new manufacturing facility will operate as Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canad … | Continue reading
"Well done!" Homeowner shares amazing before-and-after photos of 'lifeless' lawn transformation: 'Mother Nature thanks you' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
There are a lot of tools to visualize data. Some are visualization-specific. Some are tools that let you make charts but are focused on other data things. New apps come out with new features that promise new things. This can make it tricky to find the best visualization tool. Tag … | Continue reading
The filing is part of a growing momentum of climate activism among the younger generation. Students take legal action against esteemed universities after controversial investments: 'Responsibility to ensure that its resources are put to socially beneficial ends' first appeared on … | Continue reading
"This is their way of creating a $30,000 car today." Tesla announces new affordable leasing options for one of its most popular cars: 'By far, the best deal on the market' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I rewrote it [the Oracle of Bacon] in Rust in January 2023 when I switched over to TMDB as a data source. The new data source was a deep change, and I didn’t want the headache of building it in the original 1990s-era C codebase. — Patrick Reynolds | Continue reading
The sei whales’ slow rate of breeding — once every two to three years — meant it took nearly 100 years for the aquatic mammal to restore its population. Species makes resurgence after being hunted to near-extinction: 'A success of conservation on a global scale' first appeared on … | Continue reading
The whales' slow rate of breeding meant it took nearly 100 years for the aquatic mammal to restore its population. Marine species makes resurgence after being hunted to near-extinction: 'A success of conservation on a global scale' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, Bigme teased their first smartphones with E INK screens. The promotional image was light on details, but we now know a few things about them. There will be four models with different hardware combinations, and the prices will be unveiled at the end of the m … | Continue reading
The independent testers have never rated a vehicle as “very good” before The flagship model from the all-electric ID. family received an overall score of 1.5 Best ratings in the categories engine/drive (1.0), safety (1.1) and environment (1.2) It is the flagship model from the al … | Continue reading
2024 May 13: NYTimes: "As Insurers Around the U.S. Bleed Cash From Climate Shocks, Homeowners Lose" by Christopher Flavelle and Mira Rojanasakul (paywall defeater). Emphasis mine: At first glance, Dave Langston’s predicament seems similar to headaches facing homeowners in coastal … | Continue reading
Budapest is often hailed as a ‘City of Spas’—and not without reason. Sitting on hundreds of thermal springs, the city’s bath culture dates to Roman times, although it was during the Ottoman occupation of the 16th and 17th centuries that it flourished, when tens of bathhouses were … | Continue reading
"Several ... gone too. Livid." Homeowner in disbelief after discovering old trees cut down by neighbor: 'This is a huge claim' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the r … | Continue reading
Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault. The post Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Why the “great rebundling” isn’t the return of the cable bundle; recalibrating how talent is paid for streaming shows; Paramount twists in the wind; Spulu gets a real name; the NFL makes a deal with Netflix; and Diamond Sports meets with skepticism.… | Continue reading
It should be very encouraging to Americans that the country is finally starting to see more of these high-speed rail projects get off the ground. High-speed rail company unveils renderings of luxurious cabin options: 'A first-class experience' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I was invited to Furuta Sensei’s home dojo out in the countryside. He is very generous and picked us up from the train station. The only problem is that he plays a Lady Gaga CD on repeat during the drive. Furuta’s home dojo is very rustic with traditional tatami mats. He started … | Continue reading
"Looking great so far." Homeowner shares before-and-after photo after battling yard full of invasive plant: 'They can be really tough to permanently remove' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This is the fifth official episode of our ongoing series breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. This week, Roman and Elliott also sit down with Brandy Zadrozny, a senior reporter for NBC News who covers misinformation, conspi … | Continue reading
"As if it leads anywhere other than the fossil fuel industry." Ph.D. student debunks common financial myth about clean energy: 'Millions of dollars directly influencing politicians' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Amazon is listening to our silent prayers to bring us a massive book sale. It’s a fantastic opportunity to grab some summer reads with Amazon’s extensive book sale, which will be ongoing by May 20. Many ebooks are available for just $1, while print books start at $5. These books … | Continue reading
OverDrive is famous for achieving big feats in the industry. Readers find OverDrive to be the perfect platform for all sorts of books that suit various interests. On April 30, 2024, OverDrive and its awarded apps, Libby and Sora, reached a historic milestone. They witnessed the f … | Continue reading
Image credit: Reuters Newspaper conglomerate, Gannett, is starting a new program that will add AI-generated bullet points to the beginning of news articles. According to The Verge, the goal of this new feature is to help readers quickly understand the main points of each story. T … | Continue reading
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP us … | Continue reading
In Matt Parker’s latest video, he gives two proofs to show that if you | Continue reading
Flooding in this part of the world isn't unusual, but the scale of flooding here is normally seen about once a century. Torrential rainstorms turn fatal as record-breaking flooding and landslides devastate region — here's what we know first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
That X-Men ‘97 season finale was quite the sucker punch for fans invested in Marvel Animation’s revived classic series coming into a modern era. We saw the X-Men overcome seemingly insurmountable odds against Bastion after the reveal that he was this season’s big bad—not the red … | Continue reading
All the morning at home. At noon Lieutenant Lambert came to me, and he and I to the Exchange, and thence to an ordinary over against it, where to our dinner we had a fellow play well upon the bagpipes and whistle like a bird exceeding well, and I... | Continue reading
Corey Quinn: I’m sorry Slack, you’re doing fucking WHAT with user DMs, messages, files, etc? I’m positive I’m not reading this correctly. [Screenshot of the opt out portion of Slack’s “privacy principles”: Contact us to opt out. If you want to exclude your Customer Data from Slac … | Continue reading
Understand errors and warnings better with Gemini As part of Google's Gemini-in-everything strategy, Chrome DevTools now includes an opt-in feature for passing error messages in the JavaScript console to Gemini for an explanation, via a lightbulb icon. Amusingly, this documentati … | Continue reading
Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit. | Continue reading
“I was terrified.” The high school educator tells The Free Press she hid in locked classroom to escape anti-Israel protesters. | Continue reading
"Can I do this anytime of the year?" Expert gardener demonstrates simple method for growing pantry-favorite vegetable from supermarket produce: 'It's very easy' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Apple’s restrictions will still hold it back, but there’s a lot of possibility. | Continue reading
Memorial Day Weekend is fast-approaching, and some of our best-testing kitchen equipment is on sale. We rounded up the best deals on top-performing brands, including Breville, Vitamix, All-Clad, Weber, and more. | Continue reading
Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail. | Continue reading
Over the past week, several threads have been posted on Reddit claiming photos deleted years ago are reappearing in their libraries, and in those of sold and wiped devices. Chance Miller, 9to5Mac: There are a number of reports of similar situations in the thread on Reddit. Some u … | Continue reading
Reddit has been eager to sell data from user posts. | Continue reading
When the senior isn’t using mathematical and computational methods to boost driverless vehicles and fairer voting, she performs with MIT’s many dance groups to keep her on track. | Continue reading