Joyce Chen’s eyes water as she looks into the camera and reads aloud the letter of intent in her 1972 Chinese visa application. Twenty-three years earlier, she fled China’s Communist Revolution, only to watch a chasm grow between her birthplace and the United States, her adopted … | Continue reading
There are many reasons to attend a scientific conference. You get to see collaborators and friends who are pushing new projects forward. You get to watch lots of cool talks updating you on the latest cool results in your research domain. And then it happens, every now and then, t … | Continue reading
The Stockton Diamond Railroad Crossing is a marvel of engineering and a humorous display of the state of rail in America. The Stockton Diamond is a crossroads of double-track freight and passenger rail owned and operated by Union Pacific and BNSF; the duopoly that controls all fr … | Continue reading
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Amid mounting criticism over its response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, PEN America has decided to cancel not only its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony, but also the 20th edition of its esteemed World Voices Festival. These cancellations came in the wake of withdrawals from aw … | Continue reading
You have probably heard by now that there’s a big solar storm on its way toward us. (If not, sign up for Heatmap AM, our daily roundup of climate and energy news.) On Wednesday, the sun started ejecting massive columns of geomagnetic activity out into space in Earth’s direction. … | Continue reading
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This is the best French Toast recipe and it’s so easy to make. This classic breakfast features sweet egg-soaked Brioche bread cooked in a pan and served with your favorite toppings. Brioche is the best bread for the softest, tastiest French Toast. If you want to try more recipes, … | Continue reading
"It's an excellent propping solution!" Gardener shares 'genius' idea to repurpose K-Cups for plants: 'I've also done this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
This morning I was a guest on Cup o' Go, ahead of today's episode, which is now live. Cup o' Go is a great podcast, which I've listened to since the first episode was released last January, and I very much recommend a listen - not just to my episode, but others! - as there's a gr … | Continue reading
Ten years ago today, I posted the first episode of Pepper&Carrot on my blog. It was a simple gag, but your feedback made me realize that this little witch and her cat deserved a second episode. So I started working on it. Step by step, one episode followed another, and thanks to … | Continue reading
Here’s a shocker: Americans aren’t exactly unified in their takes on the energy transition. In a new Heatmap poll conducted by Embold Research, about a third of the more than 2,000 adults surveyed agreed that “renewable energy offers many significant benefits, with few downsides, … | Continue reading
“I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don’t deny the past, but it’s a... | Continue reading
Here's what we looked at this week:Industrial Facility designed this Powerbox mobile charging system for Herman Miller. How architects could help custom fab shops: Let them sell products from projects.Fantastic Industrial Design student work: Charlie Humble-Thomas asks "How l … | Continue reading
This Stuffed French Toast in an extra special sweet breakfast recipe for all coconut fans. This coconut crusted and stuffed French Toast features coconut flavored cream cheese filling, and dipped in coconut flavored egg mixture, and encrusted in sweetened coconut flakes. For more … | Continue reading
Today's Drop features a new markup language called MinTyML that has been introduced, aiming to simplify HTML coding by providing a more concise syntax and reducing redundancy. It further features Go Katas covering various programming idioms to improve proficiency in Go. And, mult … | Continue reading
A royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic… The post Read an Excerpt From Hana Lee’s Road to Ruin appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
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By Leo Babauta Our days are a busy rush, often from the moment we wake up. Even in our moments of rest, we are often on our phones or using technology to distract ourselves. The result is a life of stress, overwhelm, and habitual patterns. What would it be like to slow down? To f … | Continue reading
These days an ID firm might be called on to design a system, rather than a product. Package Solutions is a company seeking to solve the problems of delivering packages to multi-resident buildings and student housing. They hired Formation Design Group to work out the solutions."Th … | Continue reading
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I wear a face shield in the mornings. On a farm, when you're blasting out muck buckets with a hose, you only have to get liquid feces up your nose once before you seek solutions.The face shield I've got is the polycarbonate 3M kind that you'd wear if using a lathe. It's overkill, … | Continue reading
Not only was the event a "show and tell" of green technology, it allowed many to try out the different appliances and vehicles themselves. Residents flock to appliance 'petting zoo' to experience latest home efficiency technology: 'There's a real need and opportunity to inform th … | Continue reading
Writing good JSDocs for your JavaScript package is critical to its success. Here are some best practices for creating docs that helps your users be successful. | Continue reading
by Doug Bock Clark ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in y … | Continue reading
Whatever happened to Eskarina Smith, anyway? The post Terry Pratchett Book Club: I Shall Wear Midnight, Part II appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading
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This week I found myself digging through the code of c4, an implementation of C “in four functions”, by Robert Swierczek. I remember coming across c4 when it was released ten years ago. It got me excited: hey, C in four functions, that means it’s easy to understand right? | Continue reading
“Is the popular “Shopping Cart Litmus Test” a measure of a person’s worth?” – Greg, US This question made me feel like a bad philosopher. I had to Google the shopping cart litmus test, and when I did so, I discovered it’s all over the philosophy-leaning internet. It’s a modern mo … | Continue reading
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April was a very busy month, I was in Chicago the whole time helping Ada Palmer run the Papal Election of 1492. We elected a terrible pope, had a terrible war, imposed another terrible pope, and generally had a great time. However, I had barely any time to read anything except pa … | Continue reading
Since Drexel University's Academy of Natural Sciences has been housed at its current location since 1876, it's not surprising that some of the public exhibits have changed over the years. Even more surprising, though, is how much has remained the same. Perhaps the best-known feat … | Continue reading
When someone says “Send me a (Web)mention,” I like to oblige. I guess it’s my inner urge to test and help others test that’s driving this puppy. So, hi John. | Continue reading
"This is the important part, let it sit for 15 to 30 minutes." Homeowner shares simple way to simplify bathroom cleaning routine: 'It will do most of the work for you' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
These MagPower Tables were designed by Carl Magnusson. The legs feature one USB-A and two USB-C ports.You may be wondering where the power comes from. In Magnusson's sketch, we can see where the power cord would be plugged into the back of the leg: However, there's also an optio … | Continue reading
Gold was struck in this area around 1860, but little activity occurred then because nearby Aurora overshadowed the location. Most of the early prospectors were Freemasons, however, and they did leave their names on the district. Masonic didn't boom until the early 20th century. A … | Continue reading
Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. The New Zealand … | Continue reading
Will is driving along, and he sees a police car up ahead. He puts down his coffee, tenses up, and drives exactly at the speed limit. He puts on the most law-abiding face possible. Mia is at work behind a computer when her boss walks in. She shifts tabs, frantically types, and huf … | Continue reading
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In the title of yesterday's post about the Apple ad where a giant industrial press compresses all human creativity into an iPad Pro, I started with the weak pun "Tim Cook crushes it" — which led me to think about idioms where violent destruction conveys high praise, and to wonder … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Central Florida could see severe storms today • The cicadas are out in St. Louis • Kenya’s president declared today a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died in recent flooding. THE TOP FIVE 1. NOAA issues rare severe solar storm watch The Nationa … | Continue reading
Current conditions: Central Florida could see severe storms today • The cicadas are out in St. Louis • Kenya’s president declared today a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died in recent flooding. THE TOP FIVE 1. NOAA issues rare severe solar storm watch The Nationa … | Continue reading
"We are committed to reaching net-zero emissions in our value chain by 2040." Battery company reveals mass-producible energy storage system with unprecedented capacity — here's the difference it can make first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Audacy's Q1/24 financials, and Headliner adds full-length captioning. Sponsored by Supporting Cast. Don't lock your members into one platform! 🔓 With Supporting Cast, YOU own your podcast subscription and control the subscriber relationship. And it's completely white-labe … | Continue reading
A friend shared a speculation this week that, as you get older, your openness to new ideas goes to the extreme – either you ossify or you maintain (and build!) your capacity to take in new concepts that may turn everything upside-down. But ALSO, a level below that, you become eve … | Continue reading
Hot on the heels of yesterday's post, I've now made all of this blog available in text-only mode. Simply append .txt to the URl of any page and you'll get back the contents in plain UTF-8 text. No formatting, no images (although you can see the alt text), no nothing! Front page h … | Continue reading
Two unusual treatments of popular myths, an enigmatic series of the personification of Truth, two religious works, and a work that inspired Surrealists in the 20th century. | Continue reading
Steady rain. A gnatcatcher flutters to find breakfast on the undersides of leaves, then retreats to the shelter of the lilac to shake the water off. A chipmunk runs under […] | Continue reading