Today's links Algorithmic feeds are a twiddler's playground: "They 'trust me.' Dumb fucks." Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You ke … | Continue reading
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While earthing up takes some time and elbow grease, it saves you time and money in the long run because you won't have to buy potatoes at the store. Garden expert shares simple method to boost growth of pantry staple: 'It's so much fun' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I had to bring my MacBook instead of my iPad during a recent trip. For the whole time, I missed my iPad. Here are the reasons why I prefer the iPad over a MacBook. | Continue reading
Here are this weekend’s Mac riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Workshop exhibition […] | Continue reading
"If we want to create a hydrogen economy, we really need widely distributed means of storing large quantities of hydrogen." Researchers think old oil and gas reservoirs could be repurposed to store clean energy: 'Hydrogen would be good for seasonal and long-term storage' first ap … | Continue reading
You don't need a large network to make a Content Caching server worthwhile. If you've 100 GB or more to spare on an external disk, and a Mac that's running when others are, give it a try. It's simple to set up and use. | Continue reading
"This shows very, very, very well the need for transparency and traceability." Study reveals nearly 60 companies to be responsible for half of world's plastic pollution: 'The industry likes to put the responsibility on the individual' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Amazon is the number one player in the e-reader sector, and one of their most popular programs is Send to Kindle. It allows people to download a program or use their email client to send ebooks from a PC/MAC directly to their e-reader. Amazon only supports a small handful of supp … | Continue reading
One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do. The Germans have an antidote, Zweisamkeit. The remedy for Einsamkeit: Zweisamkeit Anyone whose heart has fallen hard and had... | Continue reading
The regulations will facilitate maximum transparency in the power industry. Government issues strict ultimatum for coal-fired power plants: 'Major game changer for climate action in this country' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"We started Neoplants because we believe that the most powerful answer to many problems afflicting our environment has been in front of us all along." Company develops bioengineered plants to address indoor air pollution crisis: 'Sets a new benchmark for sustainable living spaces … | Continue reading
It’s been a while since my last blog post, which was about my Google Summer of Code project. Even though it has been months since I completed GSoC, I have continued working on the project, increasing acrostic support in Crosswords. We’ve added support for loading Acrostic Puzzles … | Continue reading
Researchers discovered that over half had sizable methane plumes, which sometimes lasted for months or years. Recent study finds 'garbage lasagnas' forming in open landfills across US release staggering amount of air pollution: 'Decades of trash that's sitting under the landfill' … | Continue reading
"If only everyone could understand." Common misconceptions about 'carbon tax' put to rest with eye-opening explanation: 'The real world can be more complex' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"I could barely get in the other spot." Frustrated EV owner shares photo of truck taking up parking space at charging station: 'Call a tow truck' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Friday is here! Unfortunately, the heat is rising fast here in Florida and it’s hard to enjoy some of the outdoor activities we love while suffering in the extreme heat and thinking about how dangerously we are heating up the planet. Let’s get a little relief by leafing through 1 … | Continue reading
"This study suggests that early childhood, up to the age of 2, seems to be a relevant period for implementing preventive measures." New study finds air pollution from traffic could be stunting children's brain development: 'Large consequences at the population level' first appear … | Continue reading
"Just keeping it simple and natural!" Homeowner shares 'beautiful' progress photos 4 years after removing lawn: 'One of the best I've seen' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Not all alcohol free drinks in the Netherlands are completely alcohol free according to small print on their packages, say many experts. Now, nutritional specialists are calling... | Continue reading
The city receives 30,000 calls to 311 per year reporting illegal dumping, a city worker explained. Local residents fed up with city not taking action against illegal dumping: 'I'd like to see some kind of efforts to prevent it from happening' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"Regardless of what happened prior to this, the response from this owner operator is wild." Tesla driver shares video after truck 'deliberately' attempts to ram into car on freeway: 'Report him to the police' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
"There should be a restaurant chain that does this." Home chef shares photos of tacos made from invasive fish: 'I would love to contribute to eating the invasion' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
I’ve been reading, thinking, and talking, trying to get clearer on what exactly are the culture problems I’m worried about, and how best to describe them. I seek descriptions not only easy for an outsider public to understand, but also for prestigious insider specialists to embra … | Continue reading
One of the most common reasons people give when they tell (to others or quite often, to themselves; been there, done that) why they don’t blog is “But someone already wrote about it”. This is especially true for technical writing. I was reading Jimmy Carr’s Before and Laughter an … | Continue reading
"Adaptation of foraging behavior to local environmental conditions is usually a key to maintaining high levels of biodiversity in ecosystems." Researchers raise concerns about extinctions after warmer ocean temperatures force fish to change hunting and feeding patterns: 'Puzzling … | Continue reading
There's always a twist at the end, you say? The post Doctor Who Returns With Drag, Musical Numbers, and Babies in Space for Two-Part Premiere appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
For game development I have been using LWJGL3 which is a great Java library for cross-platform development. Among other things it has bindings for OpenGL, GLFW, and STB. Recently I discovered that it also has Nuklear bindings. Nuklear is a small C library useful for developing GU … | Continue reading
At the office all the morning, and the afternoon among my workmen with great pleasure, because being near an end of their work. This afternoon came Mr. Blackburn and Creed to see me, and I took them to the Dolphin, and there drank a great deal of... | Continue reading
"There's clear agreement between these observations and climate models." Researchers find evidence for connection between consistent drought patterns and rising temperatures: 'We finally have a record long enough' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
The Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad 2024 Comfort Edition is all set for launch on May 16. While there still are a few days left for the official launch to take place, here are a few details of the upcoming tablet device that have come to the fore courtesy of ITHome. What we have come to know … | Continue reading
Emily Finch is a doctor of geology, but she has recently changed her Twitter handle to “Dr Eelmily Finch.” That’s because she has fallen head over heels for eels: “I’ve been greeting strangers with ‘DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EELS?’ Well, consider yourself a stranger in my path. Strap in. … | Continue reading
"Those strawberries look perfect." Gardener shares simple tip for growing near-infinite supply of strawberries: 'The gift that keeps on giving' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
“The Simpsons” celebrate Mother’s Day in a new stand-alone short episode called “May the 12th Be with You” that is now available on Disney+. The Details In the upcoming short, it’s Mother’s Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns int … | Continue reading
This week on Connected: Federico and Myke are back from Apple Battersea to join Stephen in grading the group’s picks for this week’s iPad event. | Continue reading
Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen and Cade Metz: Apple is expected to show off its A.I. work at its annual developers conference on June 10 when it releases an improved Siri that is more conversational and versatile, according to three people familiar with the company’s work, who didn’ … | Continue reading
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Plugged away at another set of bgsave issues - leftover tile renders getting called in the wrong process, Picked up E. from Soham - 1st GCSE exam done - nice, high spirits; a bit of lunch. Wrote slides for a Tea Time Training on logging, realized quite how verbose we are, and spe … | Continue reading
Incidents like these underscore the need for greater awareness about the impact of our actions on the environment and the creatures that inhabit it. Bystander shares video of parkgoer's encounter with bear at national park: 'I'd be scared knowing mama bear will come rushing' firs … | Continue reading
L ike many of the researchers who study how people find their way from place to place, David Uttal is a poor navigator. “When I was 13 years old, I got lost on a Boy Scout hike, and I was lost for two and a half days,” recalls the Northwestern University cognitive scientist. And … | Continue reading
You might think that having four legs with wheels on the ends would already make a robot pretty useful. China's LimX Dynamics is taking things further, however, as its W1 quadruped robot is now able to stand up and walk on two "feet." Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technolo … | Continue reading
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Each week, Atlas Obscura is providing a new short excerpt from our upcoming book, Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders (September 17, 2024). Most of the time, Chile’s Atacama Desert is gritty, cracked, and red. The desert gets less than 0.6 inch (1.5 cm) o … | Continue reading
Tiny kitchens with not-so-tiny style. READ MORE... | Continue reading
Not only does this hack save money on pricey pots, but it also gives new life to an item that may have otherwise ended up in a landfill. Gardener shares unlikely source for 'excellent' planters: 'Love this idea' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Eric sets the stage to discuss his incredible labor of work (and love) to make GitHub more inclusive and accessible: Before we discuss the particulars of these updates, I would like to call attention to the most important aspect of the work: direct participation of, and input fro … | Continue reading
The Tesla, Inc. 2024 Annual Meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024. If you are a Tesla shareholder, you’ve been invited to vote on Tesla issues and board members. I’m a small Tesla shareholder — under 500 shares — and I was invited to vote. The ... [continued] … | Continue reading