Headliner
I didn't mean to build a homelab, I just wanted my music back
by Howard Armitage
What began as an attempt to regain control of a music collection gradually turned into a self-hosting journey, a NAS box, local AI and a small homelab. A personal reflection on convenience, ownership and where we choose to draw the line between them.
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Tiny HousesOutdoors
250-sq-ft tiny house goes back to basics with room for two
by Adam Williams
Not every tiny house needs to be a massive family residence, and sometimes all you need are the basics. With this in mind, the Mini House 300 x 600 focuses on fitting a home for two into a compact footprint.
Consumer TechTechnology
Review: Ultra-light smart sports glasses capture your active life outdoors
by Bronwyn Thompson
The market for smart glasses is becoming increasingly crowded, but the benefit for consumers is that makers also produce technology that caters to specific audiences. And the BleeqUp Ranger does exactly that, in unashamedly action-capturing style.
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AutomotiveTransport
BYD's $35,500 flagship SUV breaks major record ahead of export west
by Utkarsh Sood
Everybody wants an SUV these days, and boy, are they expensive. Well, BYD just flipped the switch to all that. The Great Tang has just managed to secure a record of more than 150,000 preorders!
Knives and MultitoolsGearOutdoors
Stealthy pen smuggles lifesaving survival tools into your EDC cache
by C.C. Weiss
After packaging full fire-starting capabilities neatly inside a 2-oz (57-g) capsule that doubled as a high-pitched whistle, Outdoor Element is now integrating that same spark-flicking capability into a more useful everyday tool: the common pen.
BicyclesTransport
Triple-battery ebike gains 2x the torque via repositioned motor
by Paul Ridden
The triple-battery trekking ebike I took for a test ride last year is being joined by a similar-but-different new model. The Nomads Pro is still aimed at riders who want to go beyond city limits but swaps rear-hub PAS for a tasty mid-drive motor.
Space SystemsEngineering
SpaceX's Starfall capsule could make military supply drops from space
by David Szondy
SpaceX is preparing to test Starfall, its new orbital cargo capsule that could one day be used for automated orbital labs or as depots to store military equipment in space, ready for immediate deployment anywhere on the globe.
GearOutdoors
Tiny air blower blasts dust off your car and inflates camping gear
by Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Flextail's latest piece of outdoor gear is a versatile little air blower that'll not only come in handy at your next campsite, but also in your driveway and your study. The Blast Air can whip up a 65 m/s storm to quickly dispatch dust from your gear.
CampervansAdventure VehiclesOutdoors
Volkswagen's US-bound camper van equipment prices under $3,000
by C.C. Weiss
Last month, VW announced it's bringing the ID. Buzz back to the US market after a yearlong hiatus, complete with a camping version. Now it has launched the German-market counterpart: a "Good Night Package" with identical in-van camping equipment.
MilitaryEngineering
Ukraine progresses into the past with modern pillbox
by David Szondy
In what looks like a march to the past, at this year's Eurosatory exhibition in Paris Ukrainian firm Parabella has shown off its eponymous portable pillbox military shelter designed to protect troops on the battlefield.
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Refractor: Science & Health
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Mental HealthBrain HealthBody and Mind
Single-dose LSD drug successfully treats depression in key human trial
by Bronwyn Thompson
Definium Therapeutics has announced the strong Phase 3 results of its single-dosed lysergide drug DT120 in treating adults with major depressive disorder. It met its main goal and all key secondary efficacy endpoints in the first trial of its kind.
AstronomyScience
Alien comet’s chemistry unlike anything seen in our Solar System
by Mike McRae
It’s not often that we get guests. So when the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS came zooming through our Solar System last year, it provided astronomers with a perfect opportunity to study a rock from another part of the galaxy.
Brain HealthBody and Mind
Brain pacemaker could help Parkinson's patients walk again
by Kerry Taylor-Smith
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have developed a form of neurological pacemaker that adapts in real time to a patient’s walking and could address one of the most disabling and hard-to-treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
ArchaeologyScience
27,500-year-old grave earliest example of ritual mourning
by The Conversation
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Aging WellWellness and Healthy LivingBody and Mind
Bright evening light tied to macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts
by Bronwyn Thompson
In a massive study of 82,826 adults, bright artificial light in the evenings has been tied to age-related eye disease. At the extreme, light exposure was linked to a worrying increase in age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma.
BiologyScience
Exceptional flying-reptile fossil still hiding traces of its diet
by The Conversation
New research on a pterosaur fossil reveals secrets of the creature’s life, including microscopic inner structures of its bones and traces of its biology and diet. The findings show that molecular evidence can survive for more than 100 million years.
Elsewhere
Looking for something to do while your electric car tops up? Tesla has installed a car vacuum to one of its supercharger bays in Germany.
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