Make 2026 a year of curiosity with scientific tips for following through on your resolutions

Whatever your resolution for the coming year, there are lessons from science that can help you implement them more effectively ...
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After Trying Many Notes Apps, Blinko Is the Only One That Does Everything I Need It To

Blinko is a self-hosted notes app with AI search that finally matches the convenience of Notion without giving up control of your data.

NotebookLM could soon turn your study notes into classroom lectures

Google is testing a new Lecture mode in NotebookLM that can turn your notes and documents into long, spoken lectures. The ...
Queerty

That time trailblazing queercore band Pansy Division recorded the gayest Christmas song to ever exist

In 1992, Pansy Division signed with Lookout! Records and released their first single, “Fem in a Black Leather Jacket.” Its B-sides included a gay Nirvana cover, “Smells Like Queer Spirit,” and, of ...

Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week

Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, rose this week.
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...