The Gardener, 1884 #georgesseurat #seurat
WIRED
• Boone Ashworth
My Friend Has No Soul
The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.
WIRED
• Joe Ray
Breville Eye Q Toaster Review: Neat Sensors, but Less-Than-Perfect Toast
The Breville Eye Q uses optical sensors to measure the darkness of your toast. Cool tech, but the toasting quality needs improvement.
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
JackRabbit MG Cargo Bike Review (2026): Compact and Powerful
This compact, plucky ride is the cargo ebike for people who don’t want a cargo ebike. It’s even fun to ride.
WIRED
• Noah Shachtman
The Politics of Solar Energy Are Getting Weird, Mean, and a Little MAGA
A mysterious super PAC that doubles as a pro-solar-energy outfit is funding some of the most knives-out attack ads of the midterms season.
Radar
• Andrew Stellman
Why Does AI Write Like Yoda?
I use AI for writing all the time. But not because it’s good at writing. In fact, just the opposite is true. AI is so reliably bad at writing that I’ve actually taken advantage of that, and made its bad writing an integral part of my writing process. I’ve written a lot of books and […]
Paul Krugman
• Paul Krugman
Nerobefehl Nation
My fears for the next two years
Breeze Adds Two Destinations From Stewart, Teases $59 Flights
Hudson Valley travelers will soon have two more vacation destinations to travel to from Stewart Airport, and one could cost less than dinner at a local restaurant. Continue reading…
Major Route 9 Paving Project to Add to Construction Congestion
If you thought getting stuck on Route 9 near the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie was bad, there’s more construction on the way in Dutchess County. Continue reading…
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• CJ McIntyre
Motorcycle Rider Injured in Crash on Dutchess County Road
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Dutchess County Monday afternoon, prompting an emergency response and the closure of a local road. Continue reading…
Six Colors
• Six Colors Podcasts
(Podcast) Designed in California 13: The MP3 Revolution (Part 1, Origin of the iPod)
Two decades after the Walkman had revolutionized personal audio, a new compressed digital audio format emerged that would redefine how we listen to music. We kick off our series about the origin of Apple’s hit MP3 player, the iPod.…
L'Isthme de Corinthe, 1928 #purism #metzinger
WIRED
• Harry Rabinowitz
Nothing Headphone (1) Pro: Studio Quality
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Nothing’s best headphones yet double down on design, comfort, sound quality, and highly adjustable EQ settings.
WIRED
• Tiffany Ng
cool kids are writing in all lowercase now. does that make you mad?
a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?
WIRED
• Kate Taylor
Men Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI
More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.
WIRED
• Aarian Marshall
Tesla’s Roadster 2 Is Late—and Entering a Different EV World
Nine years after its reveal, the overdue Roadster is set to debut on Thursday to an EV market that has grown skeptical of electric hypercars.
WIRED
• Ritsuko Kawai
Cat-Like Whiskers Help Tiny Drones Fly in the Dark
Researchers took lessons from nocturnal animals to help rescue drones overcome a key challenge: flying in the dark.
The Daily
• The New York Times
The U.S. Tried to Choke Russia’s Energy Market. Then It Made a Diesel Deal.
President Trump announced a deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel and temporarily suspended sanctions in an effort to lower domestic fuel prices amid rising costs from the war in Iran and in anticipation of the upcoming midterms. This abrupt foreign policy shift stunned Europ...
EV Grieve
• Unknown
Parks to present 3 options for Tompkins Square recreation area
Photos from this summer by Stacie Joy
The Parks Department will present three options for the reconstruction of the Tompkins Square Park mini-pool, basketball courts and fitness area at a Community Board 3 committee meeting tom orrow evening (Oct. 15).
The pres...
EV Grieve
• Unknown
FYI: Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade returns Saturday
Photo by Stacie Joy
The 36th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade takes place this Saturday (Oct. 17), with costumed dogs and their humans making their way along Avenue B.
The parade starts at 11 a.m. at 13th Street and heads south on Avenue B to Seventh Stree...