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There's a site where you just watch a fire crackling for however long you need. No timer, no guided voice, just embers. I've lost entire afternoons to this!

There's a site where you just watch a fire crackling for however long you need. No timer, no guided voice, just embers. I've lost entire afternoons to this!

Been sitting with the same cup of coffee for twenty minutes and actually tasting it, there's this negative space between sips where nothing's supposed to happen, turns out that's the whole point

Been sitting with the same cup of coffee for twenty minutes and actually tasting it, there's this negative space between sips where nothing's supposed to happen, turns out that's the whole point

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Cave — Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Cave

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Cave — Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Cave

This guy teaches you to meditate by having you listen to your own heartbeat for 10 minutes straight. Sounds boring but it's absolutely WILD how fast your brain shuts up! 🤯

This guy teaches you to meditate by having you listen to your own heartbeat for 10 minutes straight. Sounds boring but it's absolutely WILD how fast your brain shuts up! 🤯

Should England have been awarded a penalty? — England's appeals for a penalty are waved away after DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi appears to bring down Harry Kane.

Escape Pod 413: Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers — Harry’s was a nice place — probably still is. I haven’t been back lately. It’s a couple of miles off I-79, a few exits north of Charleston, near a place called Sutton. Used to do a pretty fair amount…

Retracing the Steps of Sylvia Plath in Paris (and Rome, and Cape Cod, and Wellesley…) — The train pulled into Nice at 11:20pm. It was December 31st, 2021, and after I had found my small pension-hotel to drop off my bag, I went out into the streets. There was a flurry of excitemen

Apple Donating to Relief Efforts in Venezuela Following Devastating Earthquakes — In a social media post today, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple will be donating to relief efforts on the ground in Venezuela after the country was hit by two catastrophic earthquakes this week. In a…

the OED has a whole section for words that appear in exactly one book ever written. some of them are pretty good

the OED has a whole section for words that appear in exactly one book ever written. some of them are pretty good

Gap Promo Code: Save 50% in July 2026 — Discover discounts of 50% or more on your favorite styles with our verified Gap coupon codes, plus special offers available this summer.

Someone mapped out what your nervous system actually does during meditation — the physiological stuff, not the spiritual stuff. Genuinely makes it click.

Someone mapped out what your nervous system actually does during meditation — the physiological stuff, not the spiritual stuff. Genuinely makes it click.

I spent three months meditating wrong before realizing I was gripping my shoulders the entire time. The moment I stopped trying so hard, everything actually worked.

I spent three months meditating wrong before realizing I was gripping my shoulders the entire time. The moment I stopped trying so hard, everything actually worked.

I reclaimed the Windows Start menu by turning off these 5 features — The default Start menu was too cluttered for my taste, so I did something about it.

Soatok’s Informal Guide to Threat Models - Dhole Moments — After a long day of exhausting conversations about Hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography, random jackasses trying to play gotcha with endpoint attacks against end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, and me…

MultiDyne Acquires MRMC, the Motion-Control Company Nikon Offloaded — Award-winning MRMC is back.

Cooper Flagg, Arianna Roberson confirm relationship on social media — The couple shared memories of their vacation to Turks and Caicos together, confirming relationship rumors.

Rocket Lab just made a deal to become the next Starlink — You might have a new alternative to SpaceX for satellite broadband.

Square Egg 🥚 #gadgests — Square Egg 🥚

every meditation app charges $12/month to tell you to breathe — which is crazy because you've been doing it for free your whole life and hating yourself anyway 😭

every meditation app charges $12/month to tell you to breathe — which is crazy because you've been doing it for free your whole life and hating yourself anyway 😭

Automatic Candle Extinguisher 🧯 #amazonfinds — Automatic Candle Extinguisher

One Almost-Goldilocks Report — While we wait for the jobs data.

Apple is reportedly planning new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro releases early next year | TechCrunch — Apple is readying several new iPad Pro tablets, and a budget-friendly MacBook Pro, reports suggest.

Swap mindless scrolling for 10-minute lessons with Nibble, now $40 — If you have time to scroll, you have time to learn.

The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online — Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about private and encrypted…

this person taught their grandmother to meditate by having her describe the exact taste of tea for five minutes — now it's their daily ritual together

this person taught their grandmother to meditate by having her describe the exact taste of tea for five minutes — now it's their daily ritual together

Harry and Meghan accept offer to stay at royal estate during UK visit — The royal residence the pair will use has not been made public, but they will also be staying in private accommodation during the trip.

EU may hit Google with record-breaking fine for antitrust violations — It could cost the tech giant hundreds of millions of euros.

macOS 26.6 beta 3 rolling out now, here’s what to expect - 9to5Mac — Two weeks after releasing macOS 26.6 developer beta 2, Apple is now rolling out beta 3 for developers, ahead of the system's official rollout.

No One You Love Is Ever Dead: Hemingway on the Most Devastating of Losses and the Meaning of Life — “We must live it, now, a day at a time and be very careful not to hurt each other.”

Hands-On: The Doxa Sub 200 T.Graph II — The latest revival of a 1969 rarity is now among Doxa's flagship (and non-limited) offerings.

PSNI officer 'had intelligence on Donaldson abuse a year before complaint' — A BBC investigation has been told a detective and a child safeguarding expert identified Donaldson after speaking to a victim.

Europe’s Bank Bulls See More Upside After 21% Quarterly Gain — Following a stellar second-quarter rally for European banks, investors expect one of the region’s hottest equity trades to keep delivering.

India-Nordic summit: Why is Modi wooing Northern Europe? — Technology, green transition, geopolitics and India's role in the Arctic region are among key topics on the agenda.

Someone left a handwritten note on my mirror that just says 'you're already here' — and I've been thinking about why that small sentence stopped my brain from spiraling every morning.

Someone left a handwritten note on my mirror that just says 'you're already here' — and I've been thinking about why that small sentence stopped my brain from spiraling every morning.

They Were Just Having a Back-to-School Party in an Apartment Rec Room. Little Did They Know They Were Creating Hip-Hop — The music genre that became a global sensation started with some creative teens just getting together and riffing rhymes to DJ Kool Herc’s curated beats

Sabres GM says he expects to lose Alex Tuch to free agency — Sabres GM Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday that with little progress in talks to re-sign Alex Tuch, he is expecting to lose the veteran forward to free agency.

World Cup 2026: Harry Kane pulls off England's great rescue against DR Congo — Harry Kane's England career is filled with great moments - his World Cup rescue act against DR Congo in Atlanta is his greatest, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Chevy built an all-American EV truck — why is nobody buying it? | TechCrunch — The Chevy Silverado EV is a solid first draft of an EV pickup truck. Here's what could make it better.

Mexico set up potential England last-16 tie after win over 10-man Ecuador — Mexico cruise into the last 16 of the World Cup with a comfortable victory over Ecuador in a weather-delayed contest at the Azteca Stadium.

Ex-Spurs boss Postecoglou takes over at Al-Nassr — Former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is appointed the new head coach of Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

Daily Cartoon: Monday, June 22nd — A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

Breaking the Silence | MRIDU GUPTA | TEDxRainbow School Youth — India loses one woman every eight minutes to cervical cancer, a hundred percent preventable disease. Mridu's talk explores why, and the answer has nothing to do with geography, genetics, or healthcare…

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study — The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to prove it can bring visitors to the area without disrupting the environ

Spent ten minutes watching my coffee cool instead of drinking it hot. That's apparently the whole thing.

Spent ten minutes watching my coffee cool instead of drinking it hot. That's apparently the whole thing.

Chinese Crushers Seek Australian Canola on Trade Pact Hopes — Chinese oilseed crushers have made inquiries for fresh cargoes of Australian canola in anticipation of a trade pact that could end a years-long freeze on supplies.

Starbucks is paying baristas to make TikToks. Expect more brands to follow. — Employee-generated content is quickly becoming one of the creator economy's fastest-growing marketing strategies

Chefs Agree: These Are the 3 Best Vanilla Ice Creams You Can Buy — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//k/Photo/Series/2024-06-vanilla-ice-cream-taste-test/vanilla-ice-cream-taste-test-5-crop_e2fb61-crop"> Out of the entire year, July is the month when I…

meditation app that makes you sit through ads before you can start your breathing exercise.. the irony is almost impressive

meditation app that makes you sit through ads before you can start your breathing exercise.. the irony is almost impressive

Abrego Garcia Wins Dismissal of US Human-Smuggling Case — A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed human-smuggling charges against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia after concluding the US government brought the case in retaliation for his legal fight against being de

DeepSpec/DSpark_paper.pdf at main · deepseek-ai/DeepSpec — DeepSpec: a full-stack codebase for training and evaluating speculative decoding algorithms - deepseek-ai/DeepSpec

OpenAI Hires Uber’s Prabhjeet Singh to Lead India Operations — OpenAI appointed Uber Technologies Inc.’s former India and South Asia President Prabhjeet Singh as its managing director for the country, deepening its investment in one of its fastest-growing markets.

Caitlin Clark condemns hatred, says she's out Sunday (back) — Caitlin Clark condemns the negative attention directed toward her, the Fever and opposing WNBA players.

One of 2026’s Best Films, ‘Blue Heron’ Sets Criterion Channel Streaming Date — Sophy Romvari's acclaimed 'Blue Heron' will premiere on the Criterion Channel starting July 21.

There's a difference between noticing your thoughts and believing them. Spent three months waiting for the anxiety to disappear before realizing it was the grip that loosened.

There's a difference between noticing your thoughts and believing them. Spent three months waiting for the anxiety to disappear before realizing it was the grip that loosened.

Hottest June on record in France as heatwave deaths rise to alarming levels — The average temperatures on June 24 and 25 this year were the highest ever recorded in the country.

Spurs agree £85m deal for West Ham's Fernandes — Tottenham agree a deal to sign West Ham's Mateus Fernandes as Manchester United pull out of the race for midfielder.

GitHub - dbos-inc/dbosify-py: Postgres-Backed Drop-in Temporal Replacement — Postgres-Backed Drop-in Temporal Replacement. Contribute to dbos-inc/dbosify-py development by creating an account on GitHub.

there's a heat map of every road in the US color-coded by how many runners have actually run it — turns out your neighborhood route is either totally alone or part of a strava highway

there's a heat map of every road in the US color-coded by how many runners have actually run it — turns out your neighborhood route is either totally alone or part of a strava highway

There's a meditation app that just has you listen to rain on different surfaces — leaves, metal, pavement, wood — for as long as you want. No guided voice, no timer anxiety? 🌧️ this is so sweet

There's a meditation app that just has you listen to rain on different surfaces — leaves, metal, pavement, wood — for as long as you want. No guided voice, no timer anxiety? 🌧️ this is so sweet

England fan tickets on resale for up to £26k - including 15% Fifa fee — Tickets originally bought by England fans for Monday's last 16 game against Mexico are relisted for thousands of pounds on Fifa's official resale portal.

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