Don't panic!

Later today, at 15:00 UTC, I’ll be joining Denis Čahuk and Adrian Stanek on their regular Livestream, Our Tech Journey, to talk about TDD, Go, and do some live coding. Join us! The second in our list of terminating statements is… panic! Terminating statements … A call to the buil … | Continue reading


@boldlygo.tech | 11 hours ago

Tracking Custom Metrics in Python with AppSignal

Level up your Python monitoring insights with AppSignal's custom metrics. | Continue reading


@blog.appsignal.com | 11 hours ago

Department of Energy awards $750 million to monumental project that could change the transportation industry: '[This] will be felt across the nation for generations to come'

"The projects ... will supercharge our progress." Department of Energy awards $750 million to monumental project that could change the transportation industry: '[This] will be felt across the nation for generations to come' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 11 hours ago

Product Management templates: Assumptions Tracker

Our ethos with templates is to start simple. Every template will evolve depending on the team, industry, company size and more. These are a tried-and-tested base that we reach for when starting a new project. Assumptions are dangerous (and they can make a silly donkey out of you … | Continue reading


@thoughtbot.com | 11 hours ago

reMarkable 2 “Paper” Tablet

As close to paper as a digital device can get. | Continue reading


@toolsandtoys.net | 11 hours ago

The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once more

The final Delta IV Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch Thursday, weather permitting. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

Dangerous conditions in the Amazon spark raging fires: 'It's creating opportunities for wildfires'

Every effort adds up. Dangerous conditions in the Amazon spark raging fires: 'It's creating opportunities for wildfires' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 12 hours ago

Wednesday 27 March 1661

Up early to see my workmen at work. My brother Tom comes to me, and among other things I looked over my old clothes and did give him a suit of black stuff clothes and a hat and some shoes. At the office all the morning, where Sir G. Carteret... | Continue reading


@pepysdiary.com | 12 hours ago

New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most

The results are aligned with what's obvious to anyone who has done bottom-up estimates with realistic perspectives on batteries and hydrogen. The post New European Heavy Freight Decarbonization Study Is Much Better Than Most appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 12 hours ago

Thousands of servers hacked in ongoing attack targeting Ray AI framework

Researchers say it's the first known in-the-wild attack targeting AI workloads. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

Florence Pugh Takes Us on a Tour of the Thunderbolts Set

There’s a new crew of ne’er do wells joining up to save the world in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts. The new film starring Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, this era’s Black Widow, has started shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and the actress has given fans a look behind the scenes of the … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 12 hours ago

365 Days in the Life of Evan Gershkovich

One year after the WSJ reporter was arrested for ‘espionage’ in Russia, his friends tell The Free Press he feels ‘deep responsibility’ for the country he loves. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 12 hours ago

Louisiana Is Officially Getting a Direct Air Capture Hub

The Department of Energy is giving the green light to Project Cypress, a cluster of facilities in southwest Louisiana that will filter carbon dioxide directly from the air and store it underground. The agency announced Wednesday that it will award the project $50 million for the … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 12 hours ago

Visiting Patterson Lakes for first time since 1992

Today I got to share a bit of my childhood with Clara! I was born in Sydney, but my family moved to Melbourne before my first birthday, so I remember none of it. My parents intended to live in Melbourne permanently, so they bought a house for the cost of a sandwich in a new devel … | Continue reading


@rubenerd.com | 12 hours ago

Quantum computing progress: Higher temps, better error correction

Amazon, IBM, and traditional silicon makers all working toward error correction. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 12 hours ago

The ultimate 9-5 escape plan

This is from THIS episode – Spotify – iTunes Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn) once said “Entrepreneurship is like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute as you go down.” 😅🪂 I don’t know about you, but that sounds stupid and dangerous. It’s much simpler to … | Continue reading


@noahkagan.com | 12 hours ago

Heat Pumps Are Scaling Up & Taking On Big Industry

Heat pumps are big enough, and efficient enough, to replace gas-fired steam boilers at commercial and industrial sites all over the US. The post Heat Pumps Are Scaling Up & Taking On Big Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 13 hours ago

🔏 Private entry [WdIkdttm]

This entry has a restricted audience. | Continue reading


@beesbuzz.biz | 13 hours ago

Natasha Behnam Shares the One Food She Makes for Every Dinner Party [Exclusive]

“If I'm cooking, I'm making Persian food.” READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 13 hours ago

New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage

A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) named 'Darcula' uses 20,000 domains to spoof brands and steal credentials from Android and iPhone users in more than 100 countries. [...] | Continue reading


@bleepingcomputer.com | 13 hours ago

Codices of Tetepilco

From Tlacuilolli*, the blog about Mesoamerican writing systems, by Alonso Zamora, on March 21, 2024: *At the top left of the home page of this blog, there is a tiny seated figure (click to embiggen) with a sharp instrument held vertically in his right hand carving a glyph on a sq … | Continue reading


@languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu | 13 hours ago

Garden pro shares strawberry technique that allows for 'infinite' fresh fruit: 'They do something very special…'

"If you want your strawberry plants to give you more strawberry plants forever, use the infinite strawberry hack." Garden pro shares strawberry technique that allows for 'infinite' fresh fruit: 'They do something very special…' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 13 hours ago

Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing

Starting in 2025, devices can't block repair parts with software pairing checks. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 hours ago

Hybrid underwater robot takes aim at scuba-diving tasks

The uOne underwater robot may soon be taking on risky, labor-intensive tasks currently performed by human scuba divers. It boasts a unique combination of traits from two different types of undersea bots. Continue Reading Category: Robotics, Technology Tags: Autonomous, Underwater | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 13 hours ago

Stand-Up Comedy Specials On Netflix You Might Have Missed

Time to unwind and roar with laughter! Join me as we explore today's top stand-up specials on Netflix! | Continue reading


@tasteofprose.com | 13 hours ago

Connected #495: The Boy Who Cried iPad

This week on the show: Federico keeps refreshing Apple Newsroom, Myke is ready to federate, and Stephen goes down quite the rabbit hole. | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 13 hours ago

Against The Storm Sales Pass 1 Million Copies On Steam

Against The Storm, the roguelite city builder by Eremite Games and publisher Hooded Horse, is a hit on Steam. The publisher announced that it has sold a million copies of Against The Storm on Steam. And this is specifically on Steam. The game was first made available on the Epic … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 13 hours ago

Lush's Slimy New Shrek Collection Brings the Swamp to the Spa

Shrek’s swamp comes home—with a spa upgrade—thanks to a new Lush collection featuring an all-star ensemble of Shrek characters, including Donkey, Princess Fiona, Gingy, and the big green ogre himself. It’s the latest Lush collaboration with Universal Pictures after a successful S … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 13 hours ago

Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases rise

Cases so far are up 140 percent compared to this point last year. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 13 hours ago

NASA Rockets Set to Probe the Moon's Shadow During Upcoming Eclipse

As the Moon wedges itself between Earth and Sun, temporarily dimming the day’s light over parts of our planet, three rockets will take to the skies to observe how those brief moments of darkness affect Earth’s upper atmosphere. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 14 hours ago

Target’s Brilliant $3 ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Mug Has Shoppers Running to the Store

Okay we’re buying this ASAP! READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 14 hours ago

Starlink mobile plans hit snag as FCC dismisses SpaceX spectrum application

SpaceX application tossed but firm will get another shot in spectrum rulemaking. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 hours ago

The Viral Roast Chicken Boning Hack Is Proof the Internet Is Making Us Dumber

After a hack purporting to be the best way to shred and bone a rotisserie chicken went viral on TikTok, I tested it (and another, more established method) to determine if it was actually time-effective and/or less wasteful. | Continue reading


@seriouseats.com | 14 hours ago

Could Christopher Nolan make an exceptional horror film?

Pretty much anything British/American film maker Christopher Nolan touches, turns to gold. The Batman saga, Inception, Interstellar, Oppenheimer, Tenet, Dunkirk, The Prestige (which I wrote about way back in 2006), Memento. You name it, they’re all winners. Then consider how well … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 14 hours ago

Event Horizon Telescope captures stunning new image of Milky Way’s black hole

There are also hints of an elusive high-energy jet, similar to larger M87* black hole. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 hours ago

Twitch Changes Policy to Deal With New Butt Streaming

Twitch has once again redefined its policy regarding nudity on streams. This time around, it seems like you can stream parts of your body but don’t do it for the entire playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 14 hours ago

Link: Labour Will End Neoliberalism. Just Not in a Good Way

This is interesting on what Labour has planned for us. The common view is that Starmer and Reeves are running a Blair tribute act and, in turn, neoliberalism will continue to be the order of the day. According to Meadway, that’s not what’s happening. It’s worse. The truth is Blai … | Continue reading


@thisdaysportion.com | 14 hours ago

Student spotlight: Victory Yinka-Banjo

The junior, who is majoring in computer science and molecular biology, wants to “make it a norm to lift others as I continue to climb.” | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 14 hours ago

Apple Users Are Getting Bombarded With ‘Reset Password’ Requests

Apple users are being targeted by an elaborate and annoying phishing scam that aims to change their password and lock them out of their devices, according to a new report from Krebs on Security. In some cases, the scammers have even called individuals and pretended to be Apple Su … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 14 hours ago

Remember when the iPod got its first color screen? Those were cute times.

Remember when the iPod got its first color screen? Those were cute times. ✏️ Handwritten by Geoff Graham on March 27, 2024 Post navigation 👈 Previous | Continue reading


@geoffgraham.me | 14 hours ago

A delicate dance

Professor of applied economics Catherine Wolfram balances global energy demands and the pressing need for decarbonization. | Continue reading


@news.mit.edu | 14 hours ago

Made in Yame: Design Excursion to Japan

After a long pause during the pandemic, SVA Made in Yame returns with its unique opportunity to study traditional craft in Japan and present product ideas to the MoMA Design Store for production. Open to students and design professionals, the program covers a dozen crafts and imm … | Continue reading


@core77.com | 14 hours ago

The Acolyte, a new addition to the ever expanding Star Wars universe

The great thing about the Star Wars universe is the way it can move up down left right forwards and backwards. Like any good fiction franchise, the potential to create new stories, new universes within a universe even, are virtually limitless. This even though I’m way behind on a … | Continue reading


@disassociated.com | 14 hours ago

Using the 8BitDo Keyboard on MacOS

This week I bought the 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard which is not supported by MacOS, at least according to their website. I came across this Reddit post that said it does work so I decided to go for it. I think when they say it isn't supported they mean their software for acc … | Continue reading


@rknight.me | 14 hours ago

Disney's War With Ron DeSantis Might Finally Be Winding Down

Nearly two years after a highly public feud kicked off between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis—involving the takeover and subsequent renaming of of Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District—a settlement h … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 14 hours ago

Disney Legend Josh Gad Becomes Temporary Disneyland Railroad Conductor

Disney Legend Josh Gad is at it again, surprising guests at Disneyland by becoming a temporary conductor aboard the Disneyland Railroad. The Details Imagine the surprise some guests received while boarding the Disneyland Railroad, only to find actor Josh Gad suited up as their tr … | Continue reading


@thedisneyblog.com | 14 hours ago

Storing Affinity + Canva’s pledge for posterity

On Wednesday, Canva and Affinity published a joint pledge promising to keep Affinity software “fair, transparent, and affordable,” including “the perpetual licenses that have made Affinity special.” Canva won’t force Affinity users into paying subscriptions – The Verge The post S … | Continue reading


@gurupanguji.com | 14 hours ago

Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say

Zuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 14 hours ago