calmond writes:The Atlantic has an interesting editorial posted, titled Democracy Dies Behind Paywalls. The case for making journalism free-at least during the 2024 election.It's probably an interesting read, but of course it's behind a paywall. Nevertheless, the concept is pretty straightforward. Discuss.[Editors note: See below for snippets from the article]Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
OpenAI Winds Down AI Image Generator That Blew Minds and Forged Friendships in 2022upstart writes:OpenAI winds down AI image generator that blew minds and forged friendships in 2022:
DannyB writes:NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida homeThe 1.6-pound metal object should have burned up in the Earth's atmosphere.
After coming across a reference to an upcoming EU regulation for large batteries, such as used in battery-electric vehicles, I poked around and found this link, https://www.circularise.com/blogs/eu-battery-passport-regulation-requirements From their About section:
DannyB writes:I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned"That's what we're paid to do, is overcome problems."
fliptop writes:Apple shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first three months, according to IDC's preliminary figures, falling shy of an average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg of 51.7 million units for the period:
taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/biology/bird-sleeping-dream-song/Researchers have tracked muscle contractions in a bird's vocal tract, and reconstructed the song it was silently singing in its sleep. The resulting audio is a very specific call, allowing the team to figure out what the bird's dream was about.
looorg writes:Human hugs > robot hugs > no hugsA systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions:
looorg writes:For those times when you have nothing to do for the next six evenings. How about some Lord of the Rings opera, 15 hours long spread out 30 chapters and being performed over six evenings. Coming "soon" to a stage in Wales?For those times when the 9 hour movie trilogy wasn't long enough. I guess they have less special effects to hide behind.Who will play the Balrog? I guess he doesn't have to many lines ...This fully operatic setting has now become a companion work on the same scale as The Silmarillion. This adaptation takes place over thirty "chapters" designed to be performed over six evenings - over fifteen hours of music.https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/04/08/117859-exclusive-tolkien-estate-grants-permission-to-lord-of-the-rings-opera/
A 'well-known user who is shy' writes:Bridgestone is showing their latest airless tire variant, this one designed for use on the moon including a very wide temperature range. Press release and a pic at, https://www.tiretechnologyinternational.com/news/research-development/bridgestones-concept-lunar-rover-tire-reevaluates-structure-and-technology.html