Survey of Americans aged 12 : 47% of have listened to a podcast in the last month, up 12% YoY, 76% listened to online audio in the past month, and more (Podnews)
https://podnews.net/press-release/infinite-dial-2024
I just realized I don't remember how to dial information. Does that even still exist? Used to be a necessary life skill.
Sunnier skies ahead? Cloud giants dial down the greenwash
But which one leads on environmental transparency? (free reg)
https://www.computing.co.uk/research/4194768/sunnier-skies-ahead-cloud-giants-dial-greenwash
Ah, the joys of weather changes in New England (and particularly #Vermont ). We’re starting off the day at 36 F (~2 C) but by 3:00pm we’ll be at 57 F! (~14 C)
Not a big deal if you work at home as I do. But if you work in an office, it creates a bit of a challenge in figuring out how to dress for the day. 🙂 (The keyword being “layers”)
Navalny's death fails to move the dial for Republican Senator J.D. Vance (Suzanne Lynch/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/navalny-death-fails-to-move-the-dial-for-vance/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240218/p6#a240218p6
🔊 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
The Replacements:
🎵 Left of the Dial (Ed Stasium mix)
#TheReplacements
https://open.spotify.com/track/3jjm2vONZbTG2VmpK0IXkv
https://fdrlabel.bandcamp.com/album/left-of-the-dial-a-pop-tribute-to-the-replacements-2001
Cruise To Re-Launch #Robotaxis ‘With Communities, Not At Them’
In a new email sent to Cruise employees, the company’s new president and CTO struck a new conciliatory tone, suggesting the company plans to dial strategically back an aggressive robotaxi roll out that inspired California regulators to ultimately shut the company’s vehicles down.
"We remain focused on commercializing a fully …
Two nice #clocks in stuff I scanned today;
First, the 'astronomical clock' at Wimborne Minster, in the south of the UK.
Secondly, a lovely ornate barrell clock inside Longleat house.
(Both pictures taken by my dad in 1984)
Global Estimation of Range Resolved Thermodynamic Profiles from MicroPulse Differential Absorption Lidar
Matthew Hayman, Robert A. Stillwell, Adam Karboski, Willem J. Marais, Scott M. Spuler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.17895