9to5mac.com/2023/07/28/elon-just-xd-your-bird-but-heres-how-to-bring-back-the-twitter-app-icon-and-name/ Elon just X’d your bird, but here’s how to bring back the Twitter app icon and name Ian Zelbo | Jul 28 2023 - 1:45 pm PT 17 Comments It has been a wild week for Twitter… ehm X. Elon Musk spontaneously announced on Saturday that Twitter would get a new logo and name. He then reached out … Continue reading How to get your Twitter icon back
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Colorado’s ingenious idea for solving the housing crisis puts local politicians on the spot
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/07/local-government-power-nimby-denver/674164/? COLORADO’S INGENIOUS IDEA FOR SOLVING THE HOUSING CRISIS And why local governments hate it By Jerusalem Demsas Illustration by Danielle Del Plato MAY 25, 2023 On a wednesday afternoon in March, the Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, in Denver’s South Park Hill neighborhood, was packed. The local chapter of the progressive group Indivisible was sponsoring a mayoral-candidate … Continue reading Colorado’s ingenious idea for solving the housing crisis puts local politicians on the spot
Cruises: from being almost empty to being oversold
http://www.wsj.com/articles/cruise-vacations-oversold-crowds-808349f1? PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DAISY KORPICS/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK, PIXELSQUID By Jacob Passy, Updated May 25, 2023 12:01 am ET Anyone expecting a repeat of the ample elbow room on many cruises last summer should prepare. The crowds are back at sea. Cruise lines are seeing occupancy levels above 100% on many ships, largely due … Continue reading Cruises: from being almost empty to being oversold
Record midwinter heat in Argentina and Chile
http://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/02/southamerica-record-winter-heat-argentina-chile/ It’s midwinter, but it’s over 100 degrees in South America By Ian Livingston August 2, 2023 at 1:43 p.m. EDT It’s the middle of winter in South America, but that hasn’t kept the heat away in Chile, Argentina and surrounding locations. Multiple spells of oddly hot weather have roasted the region in recent weeks. The … Continue reading Record midwinter heat in Argentina and Chile
Calculating costs and benefits of regulations will affect how the U.S. addresses climate change
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/climate/ricky-revesz-oira-regulation-biden.html You’ve Never Heard of Him, but He’s Remaking the Pollution Fight Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change. Richard Revesz in Washington, D.C.Credit...Pete Marovich for The New York Times By Coral Davenport Coral Davenport has been reporting from Washington on environmental … Continue reading Calculating costs and benefits of regulations will affect how the U.S. addresses climate change
Automatically delete passcode texts on Android and iOS
http://www.wired.com/story/how-to-automatically-delete-passcode-texts-android-ios/? DAVID NIELD SECURITY AUG 6, 2023 7:00 AM How to Automatically Delete Passcode Texts on Android and iOS Here’s one simple way to reduce your security risk while logging in. IT'S NOT ALWAYS easy juggling digital accounts when you're signed up to dozens of them—or perhaps even hundreds (you know who you are). While password managers can … Continue reading Automatically delete passcode texts on Android and iOS
Early warning system for disease outbreaks is in jeopardy
https://www.wired.com/story/a-crucial-early-warning-system-for-disease-outbreaks-is-in-jeopardy/ MARYN MCKENNA SCIENCE AUG 7, 2023 7:00 AM A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls and staff turmoil. INTERNAL DISSENT WITHIN the mostly volunteer disease-news network known as … Continue reading Early warning system for disease outbreaks is in jeopardy
QR Codes in NYC restaurants just didn’t take for ordering
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/dining/restaurant-qr-code-menu.html The QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining. Credit...Nien-Ken Alec Lu By Amelia Nierenberg May 22, 2023 Cooking Feast on recipes, food writing and culinary inspiration from … Continue reading QR Codes in NYC restaurants just didn’t take for ordering
In case you’ve run out of summer reading — thoughtful list of books, old and new, from The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/05/summer-reading-2023/673948/ [click thru for the remainder of the article The Summer Reading Guide MAY 23, 2023 Summer is when lovers of books feel freest to read without restraint—lying on a beach, swinging on a porch, or perching on a stoop at the end of a sweaty day. The Atlantic’s writers and editors want to help in … Continue reading In case you’ve run out of summer reading — thoughtful list of books, old and new, from The Atlantic
One area in the Pacific Ocean is cooling instead of warming — why?
https://apple.news/ADpvp8DgZQ0KTIGsT4961QA A mystery in the Pacific Why is a vast part of the ocean off Ecuador cooling instead of warming? It is a puzzle with big implications for climate change, finds Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist FOR years, climate models have predicted that as greenhouse gas emissions rise, ocean waters will warm. For the most part, … Continue reading One area in the Pacific Ocean is cooling instead of warming — why?
The major book awards: eligibility and importance — they differ
bookriot.com/a-guide-to-major-book-awards/ AN HONOUR TO BE NOMINATED: A GUIDE TO MAJOR BOOK AWARDS Rachel Rosenberg May 24, 2023 If you’re an avid reader, you have probably seen awards logos stamped on the covers of books. Maybe you’re even one of those readers who await the long and shortlists of prize nominees, hoping to then buy or borrow … Continue reading The major book awards: eligibility and importance — they differ
How to clean chicken and mushrooms
http://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-wash-mushrooms/? How to Wash Mushrooms You've likely heard contradictory information when it comes to washing everyone's favorite fungi, so here's what you need to know about making sure your mushrooms are clean and safe to eat. By Stacey Ballis, published on March 31, 2021 One of the complicated things about learning to cook, is that … Continue reading How to clean chicken and mushrooms
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