I would like to came to veganism through an epiphany about the right of animals to a person or recognition of the environmental damage that animal husbandry causes. But I didn’t. What made me a vegan was nighttime vomiting caused by an undercooked ostrich. It was Glastonbury Festival 2019. At 21, hungover and hungry, I...
Like e-books Bluetooth speakers are the apotheosis of product form. This is a disposable product that turns on and off and does exactly what you need – no more, no less. Portable Bluetooth speaker works anytime, with any phone, anywhere. You don’t need to find an outlet or have the right cable. It works with...
Sol-Dickstein used the principles of diffusion to develop a generative modeling algorithm. The idea is simple: the algorithm first turns the complex images in the training data into simple noise — much like a drop of ink turns into diffuse blue water — and then teaches the system how to reverse the process, turning the...
It is important to note that you do not want to lose your electronic key. Apple will prompt you to set up two to begin with so you can keep the backup in a safe place. But if you somehow lose both of them, chances are your account will be permanently locked out (there may...
Not every chair is a winner. Here are a few others we love enough to recommend but aren’t as good as our top picks above. Knoll Newson office chair for $1,350.: This minimalist chair looks best in graphite and petal colors; it’s a bit dull in black and umber. It’s nice that I didn’t have...
Chromebooks come in a staggering array of configurations. Sometimes even trying to decide which options to choose for one model can be overwhelming. As a product tester, I use a spreadsheet to keep things clear. But you don’t have to, so here are some general characteristics to keep in mind. CPU: Chromebooks use half a...
Seth Putterman started from studying the behavior of plasma for reasons of national security. Extremely fast hypersonic missiles heat and ionize the surrounding air and form a cloud of charged particles called plasma, which absorbs radio waves and makes it difficult for operators on the ground to communicate with the missiles, a problem Putterman was...
After the GNI rejected their demands, the workers went on strike from 11 to 14 January. On the last day more 500 security personnel sent to the industrial park. Workers present during the strike say security forces fired shotguns at the crowd. “Bullets were fired everywhere. It was chaos,” says one GNI employee. According to...
Juno gets most of the electricity from lakes that offer a clean hydropower resource. This means that the installation of electrified heating systems in the city is particularly environmentally friendly. But to be fair, Juneau is on the warmer end of the state and doesn’t have the kind of scalding cold winter weather that can...
Campaigns of Carla Frank for the best cycling routes in Haringey, North London, where she moved a few years ago in search of a community — “a place where I could make friends who would go to the park with me on Saturdays,” she says. “And where there is a cafe nearby, and everything is...
