A pool owner has sparked criticism after revealing the consequences of choosing not to have his pool professionally winterized. The post, shared by u/Strongest-There-Is on February 2 in the r/pools subreddit, has amassed 1,700 upvotes and hundreds of comments from users reacting to the icy disaster in his backyard. RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Titled: “Update: I’m…

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After World War II, France set out to build up a dominant domestic aerospace sector—and achieved this goal through the remarkable success of its Dassault conglomerate. Dassault Aviation is unique among Western aerospace firms in that it has built a continuous, sovereign fighter lineage for more than 70 years. From Cold War interceptors to modern…

Scott Converse has spent years launching and experimenting with local news projects, driven in part by his dissatisfaction with the state of local journalism. The longtime local media and technology figure’s latest project, Longmont News Network, uses artificial intelligence to generate stories about civic affairs in Longmont. Since increasing its publishing frequency earlier this year,…

Apple may soon make it much easier to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT in your car. Anonymous sources told Bloomberg earlier this week that Apple is working on integrating third-party AI apps into its CarPlay interface, which allows users to project a stripped-down version of their iPhone interface on the vehicle display. Drivers were already able to…

China has quietly sent its secretive Shenlong spaceplane back into orbit, marking the fourth mission of a reusable craft that many analysts see as a direct answer to the US X‑37B. The classified launch signals how far Beijing has come in a niche but strategically important corner of space technology where the United States has…

It’s not often that a sci-fi series manages to capture the attention of the masses, but when The Expanse premiered in 2015, fans of James S. A. Corey’s novels went absolutely nuts for the show. That’s why when it was unceremoniously canceled by Syfy in 2018, celebrities such as Wil Wheaton, George R. R. Martin,…

I used to run three apps simultaneously: Todoist for tasks, Obsidian for notes, and a journaling app for daily reflection. Each promised to be the definitive solution, yet I constantly shuffled between them, copy-pasting thoughts, duplicating tasks, and losing context in the transitions. Logseq, on the other hand, is a free, open-source outliner that uses…