Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/cozy-video-games-can-quell-stress-anxiety-2025-01-27/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43733097
Points: 502
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Alachua County Running - 20 miles: 20.02 miles, 00:10:46 average pace, 03:35:27 duration
long run… drinking the day before and was surprised i got this done. it really felt light the majority of the time. oh man, the massey park saved me with the much needed refill of water since i only had my handheld.
on a side note my daughter did great yesterday at her state gymnastics meet. 1st on bars and 4th overall while winning a slot to regionals!
#running
František Gaal
František Gaal, hudobný skladateľ, autor asi 150 orchestrálnych a klavírnych skladieb, úprav ľudových piesní a tancov – pedagóg, sa narodil 27. marca 1860 v Skačanoch, na území dnešného Slovenska, v rodine učiteľa ľudovej školy, navštevoval Národné konzervatórium v Budapešti a pôsobil v Subotici, kde aj zomrel 11. decembra 1906. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Lessons https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/03/27/lessons.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Second Release Candidate of MacOS Sequoia 15.4 Available for Testing
Apple has provided a second Release Candidate build of MacOS Sequoia 15.4 for users enrolled in the beta testing program, arriving just a few days after the first release candidate build of Sequoia 15.4, iOS 18.4, and iPad 18.4 were issued. Release Candidates typically match the final version of software that is released to the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/27/second-release-candidate … ⌘ Read more
Istio: The Highest-Performance Solution for Network Security
Ambient mode provides more encrypted throughput than any other project in the Kubernetes ecosystem. Encryption in transit is a baseline requirement for almost all Kubernetes environments today, and forms the foundation of a zero-trust security posture…. ⌘ Read more
next-20250327: linux-next
Version:next-20250327 (linux-next)Released:2025-03-27 ⌘ Read more
10 OCD Themes That Are Not About Cleanliness
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a “mental health condition where distressing, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) trigger repetitive behaviors (compulsions) aimed at reducing anxiety or preventing something bad from occurring.” When most people think of OCD, they think of orderliness, cleanliness, color-coded closets, pristine lists, and grouping your Skittles into colors before eating them. Television and movies like […]
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10 High-Tech Projects Made Possible Only by Global Partnerships
In an increasingly interconnected world, many of humanity’s greatest technological achievements didn’t come from a single nation—they came from global collaboration. Whether the goal was to explore space, contain disaster, or decode the building blocks of life, these projects demonstrate that when countries pool their resources, talent, and innovation, the results can be nothing short […]
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How to start enjoying Shepard avocados as Hass become harder to find
Hass avocados are out of season for the next few months, meaning those craving an avo fix may have to turn to the often-maligned Shepard variety. But despite the bad rap, Shepard avocados have their own strengths. ⌘ Read more
Keď nebo horelo
V túto jar si pripomíname 26 rokov od začiatku leteckých útokov NATO na Juhoslovanskú zväzovú republiku. Zámienkou na začiatok útokov údajne boli tvrdé zákroky srbských jednotiek proti albánskym separatistom na Kosove. Avšak, prvé bomby padli na Nový Sad, ktorý je vzdušnou čiarou od Kosova vzdialený viac ako 300 km. Vo Vojvodine a jej sídelnom meste Novom Sade, ktoré sa považujú za Európu v malom, kde žije 27 národnostných spoločenstiev, ktoré s tými dôvodmi a zámienkou nemali takmer … ⌘ Read more
Deals: M3 MacBook Air 13″ 24GB / 512GB for $1099
Sure Apple just spec-bumped the MacBook Air to have an M4 chip, but if you don’t mind having the M3 chip instead, you can get a whopping 27% off the original retail price of an upgraded model with 24GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. This is still a fantastic Mac and has the M3 chip … Read More ⌘ Read more
I put 27 life-changing habits to the test ⌘ Read more
Enlightenment 0.27.1 released
A few months after 0.27.0 was released, we’ve got a small update for Enlightenment today, version 0.27.1. It’s a short list of bugfixes, and one tiny new feature: you can now use the scroll wheel to change the volume when your cursor is hovering over the mixer controls. That’s it. That’s the release. ⌘ Read more
Sunsetting Whois
Article URL: https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-update-launching-rdap-sunsetting-whois-27-01-2025-en
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43384069
Points: 506
# Comments: 206 ⌘ Read more
Deals: Apple Studio Display for $1299, Apple Watch Series 10 for $329
Amazon is back with some great deals again, this time offering the fantastic 27″ Apple Studio Display for just $1299, and the Apple Watch Series 10 for just $329. Why pay full price when you don’t have to? Apple Studio Display 27″ for $1299 (down from $1599) The Apple Studio Display is a gorgeous Retina … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/03/05/deals-apple-studio-display-for-1299-apple-watch-ser … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Tapestry https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/02/27/tapestry.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Quickly Edit & Cut Video Lossless on Mac with LosslessCut
Whether you’re a regular video and audio editor or just have occasional needs to do so, you might appreciate using the handy free LosslessCut app, the “swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing”, which allows for lossless editing and cutting of video and audio files. LosslessCut lets you quickly extract, remove, add, and combine audio … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/27/quickly-edit-cut-video-lossle … ⌘ Read more
Deals: iPad 10th Gen for $279, AirTags 4-pack for $68
Amazon is offering the 10th generation iPad at a 20% discount, taking the price down to $279 from the $349 retail price from Apple. The iPad 10th gen model features a modern design, 10.9″ Retina LCD display, A14 chip, Touch ID on the power button, 64GB base storage, 12MP front and back cameras, all day … Read More ⌘ Read more
Quickly Edit & Cut Video Lossless on Mac with LosslessCut
Whether you’re a regular video and audio editor or just have occasional needs to do so, you might appreciate using the handy free LosslessCut app, the “swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing”, which allows for lossless editing and cutting of video and audio files. LosslessCut lets you quickly extract, remove, add, and combine audio … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/27/quickly-edit-cut-video-lossle … ⌘ Read more
Alibaba, Datadog, and Quesma Join Forces on Go Compile-Time Instrumentation
Standards are only useful if they’re widely adopted, and adoption is only effective if the available tooling facilitates it. I imagine SI units would not have been too popular when they were introduced if you had to build… ⌘ Read more
Ten Famous People You Never Knew the FBI Kept Tabs On
The FBI keeps tabs on many more people than you realize. They aren’t just watching terrorists or criminals or keeping their infamous “Most Wanted List” of thugs and hooligans whom they desperately ask the public for help in catching. No, the FBI has its hands in all kinds of different pots—including tracking celebrities! Believe it […]
The post [Ten Famous People You Never Knew the FBI Kept Tabs On](https://listverse.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
10 Unbelievable Reasons for Why People Faked Their Own Deaths
In the United States, pseudocide, or faking one’s own death, is not a crime in itself, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns it almost certainly leads to numerous serious criminal offenses. James Quiggle, director of communications for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud in Washington, D.C., explains it like this. Essentially, you are defrauding […]
The post [10 Unbelievable Reasons for Why Pe … ⌘ Read more
next-20250227: linux-next
Version:next-20250227 (linux-next)Released:2025-02-27 ⌘ Read more
[ANN] MoneroTalk #340: Spreading Agorism with Agorist Nexus
In this episode Douglas Tuman speaks with Brandon from the Agorist Network about Agorism, cryptocurrency, and privacy-focused economic systems. Brandon explains that agorism is fundamentally about trading freely outside state control and creating voluntary societies. He discusses founding the Agorist Network and working with notable figures like Wendy McElroy.
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Mathieu Pasquet: XMPP Summit 27 and FOSDEM 25 Report
Here is an account of my trip to FOSDEM & XMPP Summit this year.
Note: for privacy reasons on the broader internet, I am keeping names out of
my description of the events, but my goal here is not to diminish anyone’s merit.
I use a bit of acronyms and jargon in this article because it talks about technical things,
so I will define them here:
- XMPP: eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, the internet standard for
instant messaging and much more. … ⌘ Read more
Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 5 2025: 27 PRs, 6 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.
Opened (26)
monero-project/monero:
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 01/27 to 01/31 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/31/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 Update Brings Genmoji & Bug Fixes
MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update is now available to all Mac users running Sequoia. The latest software update for Mac includes Genmoji support, which allows users with Apple Intelligence supported hardware to generate custom Emoji icons in Messages, along with changes to improve AI summaries, bug fixes, security enhancements, and some other minor changes. For Mac … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/27/macos-sequoia-15-3-upda … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.3 Update Released with Bug Fixes & AI Summary Improvements
iOS 18.3 for iPhone and iPadOS 18.3 for iPad have been released for all eligible devices. The new software updates focus on bug fixes, security enhancements, and bring some changes to AI features like Visual Intelligence and Apple Intelligence Summaries, the latter of which were generating inaccurate summaries and headlines which bothered some people. Since … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/ … ⌘ Read more
Celebrating 42 successful CNCF mentees who graduated from the LFX Program Term 3 2024
By Nate Waddington, Head of Mentorship & Documentation, CNCF CNCF congratulates the 42 mentees who have graduated from the latest LFX mentorship program funded by CNCF! 21 CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox projects, as well as… ⌘ Read more
What is observability 2.0?
Member post originally published on the Middleware blog by Sam Suthar In the race to adopt cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes, microservices, and serverless computing, monitoring often becomes an afterthought. Many enterprises assume their legacy observability tools will suffice. However, as they… ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Developer Diary, Liberation of Auschwitz https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/01/27/auschwitz.html #programming #project #devjournal
10 Forgotten Laws Still Technically on the Books
Laws are meant to provide order and structure to society, but over time, some statutes outlive their relevance. While many outdated laws are repealed or forgotten, others remain technically enforceable, lying dormant in legal archives. From quirky restrictions on behavior to hyper-specific regulations tied to bygone eras, these forgotten laws offer a fascinating glimpse into […]
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10 Hilarious Characters Who Never Shut Up
Writers tow a fine line with chatty characters. If handled poorly, these figures can be recipes for disaster. Their incessant talking can easily grate on audiences’ nerves. The effect is akin to being annoyed by a hyperactive kid. Because of that risk, it’s safe to veer away from such characters. However, they’re not impossible to […]
The post [10 Hilarious Characters Who Never Shut Up](https://listverse.com/2025/01/27/10-hilarious-characters-who-n … ⌘ Read more
Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 27 January 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 27 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 1 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.
This meeting’s chairperson will probably be rbrunner72 and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis3/JAMTIS4, FCMPs5, and other long-term Monero development issues.
Logs for the previous meeting are available on Monero Observer[6](#fn … ⌘ Read more
Pinellas County - Cycling: 4.79 miles, 00:05:43 average pace, 00:27:20 duration
** That evil little owl **
On a note similar to my previous post, I uninstalled Duolingo from my phone this evening. ⌘ Read more
** Sirens & Muses **
I finished reading Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress.
It left me gutted, but like in a good way. It leaves so much unsaid, which I found pleasant and sorrowful and so yawningly, humongously open that it left me feeling a little claustrophobic.
A few years ago everyone, everyone, everyone I spoke to about books told me again and again and again to read Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. I found it to be totally and completely lacking in joy and any sort of human warmth, and, I think th … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: XMPP Summit #27 and FOSDEM 2025
The XMPP Standards Foundation’s yearly Summit will be held on January 30 and 31st, in Brussels. The Summit is an annual two-day gathering where we discuss XMPP protocol development topics. It is a place for XMPP developers to meet each other, and make progress on current issues within the protocol and ecosystem.
Immediately following the Summit is FOSDEM. FOSDEM is a free e … ⌘ Read more
Pinellas County Running: 3.12 miles, 00:08:53 average pace, 00:27:44 duration
first day of marathon training. i do not have a race in mind but wanted to start training again. was going too fast but 48F and just feeling overall good.
#running
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 12/23 to 12/27 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/12/27/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
Markine posledné Vianoce
V dnešný deň pred 90 rokmi, 27. 12. 1934, v Petrovci bol veľký pohreb mladého dievčaťa. O samovražde nešťastnej petrovskej krásavice Marie Struhárovej písali noviny Národná jednota. Aká veľká ťarcha musela ležať na srdci mladého dievčaťa, ktoré, zdá sa, malo takmer všetko, no zrejme nič vzácne nemalo. ⌘ Read more
Running a production-ready Raspbery Pi Kubernetes cluster at home
Ambassador post originally published on Gerald on IT by Gerald Venzl In this guide, I’ll cover how to run a production-ready Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster using K3s. Background If you are like me, you probably have… ⌘ Read more
10 Wild Facts About the Mutiny on the HMS Wager
It is safe to say that in the 18th century, sailing was not for the faint of heart. As well as the dangers the sea itself posed, seamen had to be prepared to face storms, rats, lice, diseases, and more. If they were in the navy, they had the prospect of enemies to deal with, […]
The post 10 Wild Facts About the Mutiny on the HMS Wager appeared first on [L … ⌘ Read more
10 Secrets Places You Won’t Believe
A burial mound above a hidden chamber. A huge basement that the U.S. feared might be sabotaged by World War II’s Axis Powers. A warehouse storing artifacts of a maritime disaster. Secret schools where teachers and students alike fear for their safety. A hospital in the jungle of a war-torn nation. A house built on […]
The post 10 Secrets Places You Won’t Believe appeared first on [Listverse]( … ⌘ Read more
Recovery run: 3.11 miles, 00:11:27 average pace, 00:35:33 duration
Hranica, ktorá nás spája
Výstavu krojov s názvom „Hranica, ktorá nás spája” otvorili 27. novembra 2024 v sídle Ústavu pre kultúru vojvodinských Maďarov v Sente. Výstava je realizovaná v rámci medziregionálneho projektu IPA s rovnomenným názvom Hranica, ktorá nás spája/A határ, ami nem választ el. Jedným z hlavných cieľov projektu je prezentácia kultúrnej rozmanitosti Vojvodiny a spoločná realizácia programu s ústavmi menšín kultúry, s dôrazom na multikulturalizmus a vzájomné akceptovanie. V … ⌘ Read more
Black Friday Apple Deals: AirPods Pro for $154, Apple Watch 10 for $329, iPads from $259, & More
Amazon Black Friday deals continue with tons of fantastic deals on various Apple products, with particularly big discounts being offered on AirPods Pro, AirTags, select iPad models, Apple Watch, and the M3 MacBook Air lineup. If Apple gear has a place in your holiday shopping, don’t miss these discounts while they’re available! AirPods Pro at … [ … ⌘ Read more
Easy Wi-Fi Speed Test Works on Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, iPad, etc
If you’ve just setup a new wi-fi network or ISP, or perhaps you just joined a new wi-fi network, one of the first things you might be inclined to do is run a speed test. Speed testing helps to evaluate the performance of an internet connection, measuring download speed, upload speed, and latency, allowing you … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/11/27/easy-speed-test-for-wi-fi-works-on-mac-pc-iphone … ⌘ Read more