‘Pokemon Go’ Players Unknowingly Trained Delivery Robots With 30 Billion Images
More than 30 billion images captured by Pokemon Go players have helped train a visual mapping system developed by Niantic. The technology is now being used to guide delivery robots from Coco Robotics through city streets where GPS often struggles. Popular Science reports: This week, Niantic Spatial, part of the tea … ⌘ Read more
It’s raining and raining and raining and raining. I had hoped my mate canceled the hike today. But he didn’t. He showed up. So, off we went to the Staufeneck Castle Ruin after having a lunch first. The rain drizzling on the umbrella was very nice and I was very glad that he dragged me outside.
It was super wet, though. Entire creeks were coming down on some path sections. A slippery, muddy mess on others. Our boots were already soaked a few kilometers in the trip. The important part was that the feet were warm, though, despite being wet. We barely met anybody in this lousy weather. So we had basically everything for us alone. That’s always great.
Visibility was poor the higher we got. At 13 a low hanging cloud was moving in, 14 is the result just three minutes later. We couldn’t see the castle 300 meters away anymore. No chance. It was really funny, because the houses in town at two kilometers distance were still visible. Poorly, but you could clearly make out the town. Not the castle, there was just a white wall of cloud :-)
On the way back, we warmed up with tea I brought along. After I dropped off my mate at the train station, I bumped into a fellow scout, so my wet feet cooled off completely in these 15 minutes we talked. The rainjacket mostly held up with the protection of the umbrella, just the sleeves were down. My rain trousers, on the other hand, leaked a little bit a the lower ends. I was glad when I could strip all the wet stuff. I would do it again, though. :-) Now, I’m swapping the newspaper in my boots every half an hour to absorb all the moisture.
https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-auf-die-burg-staufeneck-2026-02-21/
Oh, our leaning silo laughs at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. :-D I’m wondering when it collapses. I’m waiting for this to happen for years now.
2 To 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.
If you think your daily doses of espresso or Earl Grey sharpen your mind, you just might be right, new science suggests. The New York Times: A large new study provides evidence of cognitive benefits from coffee and tea – if it’s caffeinated and consumed in moderation: two to three cups of coffee or one to two cups of tea … ⌘ Read more
My mate and I went on a hike earlier. Yesterday, we had lovely 12°C. But today, it was down to at most 4°C. Oh well. At least the sun was out and and there was just a tiny bit of wind. We knew upfont that scarf, beanie and gloves were mandatory. Especially at the more windy sections like up top the hills. The view was absolutely terrible, but we made the best of it.
With the sun shining on us during our lunch break at a forest edge bench, we still enjoyed the lookout in 01. I brought some old carpet scraps to sit on and was happily surprised that they isolated even better than I had hoped for. Some hot tea helped us staying warm.
After five hours we returned just after sunset. I’m quite tired now, completely out of shape.
Whooooaaaah, I just accidentally found out that VLC can play 360° videos and I am able to pan around! Crazy shit. I actually scrolled in order to adjust the volume like it usually works, but it zoomed in and out instead. Then I saw the title hinting at the 360° stuff. Even though this is not my cup of tea, it’s nice that VLC supports it.
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I wanted to port this to Rust as an excercise, but they still have no random number generator in the core library: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/130703
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@prologic@twtxt.net Yeah, it’s difficult, you often don’t get what you’d expect. They also make heavy use of 3rd party libraries. IIUC, for random numbers, they refer to this library. I’ve read many times that the Rust stdlib is intentionally minimalistic (to make it easier to maintain and port and all that).
I’m struggling with this, using 3rd party libs for so many things isn’t really my cup of tea. I’ll probably make my own tiny little “standard library”. It’s silly, but I don’t see any other options. 🤷
Tea & Peaches: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon London Recap, Atlanta Sneak-Peek
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London was nothing short of historic. As the biggest KubeCon to date — with 12,418 attendees, including 46% first-timers — it was a moment of celebration, reflection, and connection for… ⌘ Read more
Do ethical tea labels stack up? We went to Sri Lanka to see firsthand
An ABC investigation in Sri Lanka has found popular certification schemes are failing to live up to their ethical promises. ⌘ Read more
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Taiwan is famous for bubble tea but is now brewing its way to coffee fame
From premium pour-overs crafted with sought-after Taiwanese beans to affordable lattes brewed late into the night, Taiwan has become a true powerhouse for specialty coffee enthusiasts. ⌘ Read more
Sri Lanka supplies most of Australia’s tea, but its tea industry is now at a crossroad
Sri Lanka’s tea industry grapples with a steep wage hike, but some estate owners embrace new approaches to balance worker welfare and productivity in a bid to save the sector. ⌘ Read more
I lapsed with the coffee drinking. One cup a day. Making tea takes way more time than making a quick coffee. Although I still should take the time.
Cutting down on drinking coffee to one cup a week. Drinking more tea to get me through the day instead.
Innkeeper, long island iced tea please
KTeaTime: A customizable tea steeping timer application from the KDE project: https://apps.kde.org/kteatime/
Another tea party: how a US chemist’s salty theory sparked a diplomatic row between the US and UK
Professor Michelle Francl stirred the pot this week when she asserted that, scientifically, tea should have salt in it. ⌘ Read more
Tea harvesting on two wheels pays off for father-son farming duo
Nestled in a rainforest timber plantation is a unique tea producer. Queensland father and son Brendon and Darryl Collins are creating a unique legacy as they move away from timber farming. ⌘ Read more
The surprising crop of the Moreton Bay region – the Collins family spill the tea
When you think of Moreton Bay agriculture, you might think of strawberries, pineapples and bananas. But do you think of tea? ⌘ Read more
How to brew the perfect cup of tea
While Melbourne might be considered the coffee capital of the world, there’s still a lot of debate about how to make the perfect cup of tea. ⌘ Read more
Fewer tea drinkers, rising costs force nation’s largest producer to put farm into ‘hibernation’
Demand for black tea on supermarket shelves is dropping each year, and a major producer is now shuttering its plantation. ⌘ Read more
What’s the most popular drink in the world after water? Hint: It’s not alcohol or coffee.
This is the story behind the drink that started wars and shaped the modern world. ⌘ Read more
Comforting session: A special Portuguese edition of “The Floating Admiral” by #TheDetectionClub, a spicy rooibos tea, and a hot water bottle
@prologic@twtxt.net Hahahaha, great typo, I had to laugh! Shot probably doesn’t feel too much different in your situation right now. :-D Jokes aside, get well mate!
Maybe call in sick and have a good rest. Sleeping most of the day and drinking a whole lot of tea and/or water sometimes makes a big difference for me when I’m knocked out. I’m convinced that reporting sick a day even speeds up the recovery and is a clear win in the end. Considering the reduced productivity when being ill and all the additional errors one is going to make for several days and the time spent afterwards to fix them or rework stuff, one’s better off to don’t to anything for one or two days and then take that time to really rest and give the body the time to get things sorted. At least in my limited and biased experience. Your mileage may vary, of course might be different for other folks.
Pakistan loves chai so much, it may need to export green tea to fund its addiction
Tea is deeply entrenched across gender and social classes in Pakistan, even as the country explores non-import alternatives like herbal and green tea. ⌘ Read more
Hit TV show brings back forgotten ancient Chinese ceremony involving intricate calligraphy and patterns in whipped tea
A popular period drama showing an ancient form of drinkable art called chabaixi, literally meaning ‘a hundred tricks with tea’ has renewed interest in the long-forgotten art. ⌘ Read more
Sam Whited: Joanna
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Sipping my tea, I think back and remember Joanna:
Quietness isn’t the same for me now.
You came to America, wondering what you’d find:
Atlanta in a forest of broken dreams,
A people in turmoil, and no one seems to know why.
Communities falter before they’ve begun.
A lawnmower hums and I wake from my reverie.
I’d forgotten, about your America.
Driving to the North, far away from the city.
You looked for meaning in every farm passing by.
I bought you peanuts and gave you a tour of the mountains.
We d … ⌘ Read more”`
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Chocolate and skumtomtar (literally “foam santas”, a marshmallow-like candy) are awesome. They’re even better with tea. And that combo becomes at least twice as good after a run, shower, and shave. True story.
@movq@www.uninformativ.de love having fresh changes coming down with a git pull with my tea in the morning. Thank you much!
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A command line tool to interact with Gitea servers https://gitea.com/gitea/tea
Was feeling super nervous and on-the-edge earlier this evening. A cup of chamomile tea later I am feeling again more relaxed.
My old HyperCard stack (Phil Gyford’s website) https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2017/08/16/hypercard-tea/
Mastodon and the challenges of abuse in a federated system | Read the Tea Leaves https://nolanlawson.com/2018/08/31/mastodon-and-the-challenges-of-abuse-in-a-federated-system/
My old HyperCard stack (Phil Gyford’s website) https://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2017/08/16/hypercard-tea/
These Fortune-Telling Tea Cups Made Divination Easy - Gastro Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fortune-telling-tea-cups