The Amazing Spider-Decorator: Why arachnids are nature's best interior decorators

Sardinian spiders are decorating their webs with elaborate patterns, baffling scientists for years. New research suggests ...
KUOW

'Dark patterns' and the case against Amazon

Have you ever found it impossible to find the “unsubscribe” button? Maybe you’ve accidentally opted into “accepting all cookies?” Then you may have fallen for a "dark pattern." Dark patterns are at ...
digitalcameraworld

Peak Design and Sitka’s first collab sold out. Now, the two are teaming up again for a marsh camo camera strap

Camera accessory brand and outdoor apparel brand Sitka are teaming up for a second time – and the collab brings a marsh and waterfowl-inspired pattern to a popular camera strap. The Peak Design Slide ...
TechCrunch

AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot ...
tryhardguides

VERB: “to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material’s surface (as by acid or laser beam)” Crossword Clue

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The New York Times

Newly Discovered Origami Patterns Put the Bloom on the Fold

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...
Microsoft

Sharing practical guidance: Launching Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices

In this blog, you will learn about the launch of Microsoft SFI patterns and practices series where we share customer guidance grounded in our own learnings from the Secure Future Initiative. We ...