“Dark energy, which most physicists have long held to be unchanging, may in fact be weakening.” And now cosmologists are trying to figure out what this means for our conceptions of the universe.
★ The iOS Continental Drift Widens
At the end of August, Apple announced several more DMA compliance changes. They are worth examining in detail.
Changes to the Mandatory Browser Choice Screen
Developers of browsers offered in the browser choice screen in the
EU will have additional information about the...
Elite athletes are using a new baking soda formulation to boost athletic...
Elite athletes are using a new baking soda formulation to boost athletic performance. A recent study showed “a 1.4% boost for cyclists in a 40-km time trial, which works out to a gain of roughly a minute over the course of an event lasting an hour”.
The Harris campaign posted a TikTok of Donald Trump talking about his...
The Harris campaign posted a TikTok of Donald Trump talking about his stance on abortion in a split-screen next to a gameplay clip of Subway Surfer for low-attention-span viewers. This is genius. “Top-tier information conveyance.”
Detailed Miniature “Sculptures of Urban Decay”
Australian artist Joshua Smith makes extremely detailed and realistic miniatures of grimy, graffitied buildings — he calls them “sculptures of Urban Decay”.
See also Gritty Miniatures of Classic NYC Street Objects.
Tags: art · Joshua Smith
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Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
Shell Game
One man secretly hands off more and more of his life to an AI voice clone.
Today, we feature veteran journalist Evan Ratliff who - for his new podcast Shell Game - decided to slowly replace himself bit by bit with an AI voice clone, to see how far he could actually take it. ...
Water Filtration
An introduction to the latest iteration of Dynamicland’s Realtalk, a prototype of...
An introduction to the latest iteration of Dynamicland’s Realtalk, a prototype of a communal computing environment that makes use of physical materials to make collaboration easier & more powerful. (Hard to explain, just watch the video..)
Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad. “On average, America is an...
Cars Have Fucked Up This Country Bad. “On average, America is an ugly country. The median American scene…would be an exhaust-choked roadway flanked on both sides by fast food restaurants and big box stores.”
A working thumper from Dune built out of Lego. (Working as in...
A working thumper from Dune built out of Lego. (Working as in it thumps…I have no idea if it actually summons Shai-Hulud.)
Einstein’s Nuclear Warning Letter to FDR Up For Auction
A copy of the letter written and signed by Albert Einstein in 1939 warning President Franklin Roosevelt of the possibility of Nazi Germany building nuclear weapons is up for auction next week at Christie’s. The estimate is $4-6 million.
The present letter is based direc...
Spotify Wants to Use iPhone Volume Buttons to Control Connected Devices, But Refuses to Support AirPlay, Which Would Solve the Problem
Sarah Perez, writing for TechCrunch:
Spotify claims Apple may again be in violation of European
regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires
interoperability from big technology companies dubbed
“gatekeepers.” This time, the issue isn’t about in-app purchase...
This is a website you can only visit once. (I mean, technically...
This is a website you can only visit once. (I mean, technically you can visit many times. But embracing constraints is worthwhile.)
Crash Course Art History, a playlist of 22 episodes with topics like...
Crash Course Art History, a playlist of 22 episodes with topics like What Makes an Artist “Great”?, What’s the Difference Between Art and Design?, and Should We Separate Art from the Artist?
Goodbye for Now! And a Diary Comic
Hi, it’s me, Edith, again! I’m back with one more comic before I sign off for a while. I know I haven’t actually been blogging recently, but I wanted to make a more official “goodbye for now” post in case anyone is like, Where did Edith go? Basically I think I bit off a little more than I could chew, blogging-wise. But it meant so much to me that Jason was willing to give it a shot.
Thank you for reading, big thanks to Jason for having me, and I hope to be back before too long (especially if Jason goes on vacation again or something 👀). And of course I’m not actually going anywhere, so I’ll see you in the comments!
Tags: diary comics
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens....
Lies by scientists can kill people — falsified research on beta blockers...
Lies by scientists can kill people — falsified research on beta blockers may have killed 800,000 people. “In cases where research dishonesty is literally killing people, shouldn’t it be appropriate to resort to the criminal justice system?”
I Never Expected To Run For Office — Here’s What I Learned....
I Never Expected To Run For Office — Here’s What I Learned. “An election wasn’t really a contest with a prize. It was a course of study. It was the process of trying to become the world’s premier authority in what my neighbors wanted and needed…”
Lane 8 Season Mixtapes
I don’t remember how I happened upon them, but I’ve been enjoying Lane 8’s seasonal mixtapes for the past few years — good upbeat music to work to.
He’s been doing these for 11 years. The Denver DJs mixes are available on Soundcloud, YouTube, and Apple Music. The fall 2024 mix should be out very soon!
100 tiny tricks for sorting out your life. I did this one...
100 tiny tricks for sorting out your life. I did this one recently: “Take 10 minutes to tackle the inevitable plastic boxes and lids situation in your kitchen.” (All this advice all at once was kinda overwhelming tbh.)