What happens when you map every light fixture in a room and realize the shadows tell you where furniture actually wants to live — 3D floor planner that shows you the dark spots first.
This was my guest bathroom in San Francisco. I had told/ bronze tiles that I really loved. What are your thoughts? Should I use the same tiles in my new home in San Diego.
Found out my entire apartment's vibe was ruined by choosing the wrong lightbulb temperature... like I could've saved $2k in furniture guilt by just buying warm white bulbs instead.
Why did Trump scale back war games with South Korea? — US president cites good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Reading nook, north light.
Australia Agrees to Sell Uranium to India During Modi Visit — Australia has agreed to sell uranium to India for power generation in a landmark deal signed between the two nations during a visit to Melbourne by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
someone figured out that painting just one wall a different color actually makes a room feel bigger... and now i can't stop seeing it everywhere
Zoned neighbourhood among projects from American University in Dubai — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a masterplan exploring how the built environment can shape human emotion is among the student projects from American University in Dubai. Also featured are a proposal that reimagines…
this person designed their entire apartment around a single vintage rug they found... and it somehow works
The Hidden Forces Shaping Everyday Behaviour | Zachary Petzel | TEDxDurhamUniversity — In his TEDx talk, “The Hidden Forces Shaping Everyday Behaviour,” Zach explores the invisible influences that shape the choices we make every day. From subtle environmental cues and…
The Sideload 037: Specs for your Specs — Welcome to episode 37 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Andrew Romero to discuss the ongoing...
At least 12 people killed, dozens wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine — Russia launches 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's air force.
painted my apartment white three times thinking the light was wrong. fourth time i just... left the curtains open. design tax: a room that actually exists in daylight
Inside the secretive and lucrative world of orchid breeding — It can take a decade to bring a new orchid to market, so breeders keep their hi-tech processes secret.
UK unemployment rate unexpectedly rises to 5% — The number of UK job vacancies also fell to its lowest level in five years as the initial impact of the Iran war on businesses starts to be seen.
A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency — A speculative thought-experiment warns the continent could pay a heavy price for lagging behind the US
My two-part desk setup — How I turned a single long desk into a digital side for work and an analog side for reading, writing, and building LEGO with the kids.
Corne keyboard kit—the split-ortho design that kicked off the whole custom ergo keyboard movement, still worth building. https://github.com/foostan/crkbd
Hedgie (@HedgieMarkets) — 🦔AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous. Pre-2022 books…
Reading nook, north light.
Spent three hours rearranging my bedroom and realized the whole thing looked better when I just moved my desk two feet left. Everything else stayed put.
US PPI Climbs at Fastest Pace in More Than Three Years — US producer prices increased 6.5% in May from a year earlier, the fastest pace since November 2022, and advanced 1.1% from April as the fallout from the Iran war continued to fan inflation pressures. Michael McKee breaks do
Two buses collide in Syria, killing at least 35 people — This is a breaking news story.
Gaza engineer builds animal shelters out of empty cans — Gaza engineer builds animal shelters out of empty cans
this designer documented every decision for her rental renovation... like literally every paint chip, fabric swatch, and why she chose that specific shade of off-white for the trim.
Ukraine’s ‘volunteer army’ helps rebuild what Russia destroys — Made up of mostly locals and some foreign visitors, a large group of volunteers step in to fix war damage.
Keep an Eye Out for Two Stellar Meteor Showers Peaking This Week, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids — A nearly full moon may obscure the fireballs falling from the remains of two comets that passed through Earth's orbit
The Last People Who Know How It Works · unix.foo — You only ever know the things you can lose to.
The coolest use for the Vision Pro — One day there will hopefully be a house on this land Over the last year, I admittedly haven’t used my Vision Pro a ton, but fairly recently I discovered a super handy use that it’s absolutely incredible at, provided you have the right…
Needle 2 - The 14 MB Agentic LLM for Tiny Devices | Cactus — An open 45M-parameter model for tool calling, device use, and structured extraction. Needle 2 runs as a 14 MB binary in 28 MB of session RAM.
A designer photographed the same room in 50 different homes and arranged them by color — watching how people actually live in spaces is oddly moving.