This dead star is bursting back to life
It would appear that a distant star has sprung back to life after its explosive death, blasting out repeated energetic flares over a period of several months that are like nothing astronomers have seen before.
Not Dead Yet.... Twas But A Flesh Wound?
#Space #Astronomy #CosmicPuzzle
This dead star is bursting back to life
"No one really knew what to say. We had never seen anything like that before — something so fast, and the brightness as strong as the original explosion months later."Robert Lea (Space)
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Why Is There a New Pay Phone on a Quiet Street in DC?
The answer is pretty funny.
Why Is There a New Pay Phone on a Quiet Street in DC?
The phone, on a street in Chevy Chase, DC, actually works—no quarter required.https://www.washingtonian.com/author/rbrunner/#author (Washingtonian)
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Live in a bit
We're doing something a bit different today, we're going to be messing around with the Steam Deck OLED and hopefully answering some of your questions #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming
youtube.com/watch?v=HH8BMOqZZ4…
Answering All Your Steam Deck OLED Questions!
StreamElements Tip: http://brodierobertson.xyz/streamelementsCheck out my Twitch: http://brodierobertson.xyz/twitchIt's been a year and half since I last str...YouTube
Pop OS COSMIC Desktop Is Close But Still So Far!!
It's been about 7 months since I last checked in on the COSMIC Desktop project and since then a ton of work has been done on things like HDR, there's a themi...YouTube
In the latest Nextcloud Podcast, @maxschrems explores:
📜the newly adopted Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework
💾 the 15-year debate on EU-US data transfers,
🕵️ privacy and surveillance law,
🤺 anti-competitive behaviors in Big Tech,
🦾 the need for regulation despite the challenges presented by the process.
Enjoy!
#dataprivacy #NSA #sovereigndata #whoownsyourdata? #facebookfail
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-p…
Privacy and Surveillance Law with Max Schrems - Nextcloud
Your new host, Brent Gervais, had the opportunity to sit down together with Max Schrems - privacy lawyer and pioneer in the European data privacy movement - to explore some thoughts and ideas that stemmed from Max's keynote given at the Nextcloud Con…Nextcloud
«Let us imagine. Hackfeminist writings for alternative technologies» brings together the materials created by those of us who participated in the Hackfeminist Meeting "Technology and affects, how to delineate politics of [co]responsibility" held in 2019.
➡️ sursiendo.org/2022/08/hackfemi…
Personnel Shortage At U.S. Coast Guard Sinks 10 Cutters, 29 Stations
Personnel Shortage At U.S. Coast Guard Sinks 10 Cutters, 29 Stations
Facing a personnel and recruitment crisis, Coast Guard Boss Admiral Linda Fagan is making tough calls to save America's beloved sea service.Craig Hooper (Forbes)
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Proton Experimental fixes controls in Starfield and supports Assassin's Creed Mirage gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/prot…
Proton Experimental fixes controls in Starfield and supports Assassin's Creed Mirage
Valve has released a fresh Proton Experimental release for November 15th so here's your run over what's new and improved.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Anima Flux is an upcoming co-op metroidvania with slick cut-scenes and a demo up gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/anim…
#Linux #Metroidvania #IndieGame
Anima Flux is an upcoming co-op metroidvania with slick cut-scenes and a demo up
Want to check out another upcoming game? Anima Flux (previously called Lost in Sky: Violent Seed) looks rather awesome if you love action-platformer metroidvania styled games and it has local co-op too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
If you ever had a vaccine, injection or surgery, you’re indebted to the ancient & wondrous horseshoe crab.
Its blue blood contains Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) which clumps at contact with bacterial toxins. Animals are caught for their blood to test sterility of medical equipment & injections.
Unfortunately the harvest is unsustainable & populations are in decline. An effective synthetic substitute has been around for 2 decades & we just need the biomedical industry to switch. #SharedPlanet
Reason why /e/OS blocks applications' trackers and web trackers (ads) by default and this is really serious actually 🧌
"Web Browsing Data Is ‘Serious Security Threat’ To U.S. And EU, New Reports Show" 👇👇👇
forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacot…
Web Browsing Data Is ‘Serious Security Threat’ To U.S. And EU, New Reports Show
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says it's uncovered a trade in detailed internet browsing data that could put U.S. and European leaders at risk of blackma...Emma Woollacott (Forbes)
#Minetest Game Jam is back for 2023!
From December 1st to December 21st, make a Minetest game from scratch following a theme.
3 weeks, 3 winners, $300 in prizes. What will you make?
The theme will be announced December 1st, so stay tuned
All information about the jam is at jam.minetest.net/
*Finally* finished my baby blanket! Very snug timing, because I'm driving up to see that branch of the fam this weekend. 😅
Still need to block it out and hopefully have it at least mostly dry on the trip up. It's been over a decade since I've done a blanket and I'm pretty sure I didn't block those out, so I'm following a guide. 😬 I think I had in my head that it wasn't worth blocking acrylic? Don't know if that's true, but this one is cotton.
Do You Say “Tennis Shoes”, “Gym Shoes”, or “Sneakers”?
This is a map of how people in different geographic regions of the US refer to athletic footwear, courtesy of Josh Katz, author ofkottke.org
I didn’t grow up in the US or speaking English, so when I came here I just call them as the translated version of what they are: workout shoes or running shoes (since I go run in them).
I also play tennis and so “tennis shoes” refer to a specific pair of shoes for that specific activity only.
in the north of England, it was (and still is) just ‘trainers’ whether it was a pair of regular Nikes, proper running shoes, tennis shoes or Vans.
But separate terms were football boots, golf shoes, basketball boots (even though similar styles get called trainers) and the little flat canvas rubber-soled shoes we had in PE/gym class were referred to as ‘plimsolls’.
Marisa Holmes on Organizing Occupy Wall Street
Marisa Holmes, one of the originators of Occupy Wall Street in NYC, shares her new book about how the movement was organized and—in conversation with media studies scholar Nathan Schneider—explores the lessons it holds for the future.firestorm.coop
Sci-fi 4x strategy game ZEPHON has a fresh Steam demo gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/sci-…
Sci-fi 4x strategy game ZEPHON has a fresh Steam demo
If you're in the mood to try out an upcoming sci-fi 4x strategy game, look no further than the latest demo for ZEPHON.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Saelig Review - an engaging and unique experience gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/sael…
#Linux #IndieGame #PCGaming #Saelig
Saelig Review - an engaging and unique experience
Have you ever tried looking for an oddly specific game? Or played a game that’s almost the perfect game, but not quite? I’m sure it has happened to many people over the years.Ricky Black (GamingOnLinux)
Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/valv…
Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers
With the released of the Steam Deck OLED and the Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition tomorrow, Valve has given out a little bit more info on how they plan to combat scalpers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#bioawk is a command-line gem; it’s an extension of awk that auto-assigns variables for BED, SAM, VCF, GFF, and FASTX[AQ] format files, speeding up routine tasks.
For FASTX:
$1:name
$2:seq
$3:qual (FASTQ only)
$4:comment
Found in @vsbuffalo’s great #Bioinformatics Data Skills.
4,400 employees and volunteers at the Archdiocese of Cologne use #Nextcloud Hub as a safe home for their data.
Explore our recent case study in our blog!
nextcloud.com/blog/archdiocese…
Archdiocese of Cologne: More than 4,400 users collaborate on Nextcloud Hub - Nextcloud
Learn how the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany enables collaboration for more than 4,400 users with Nextcloud HubMikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
SteamOS 3.5.3 Preview fixes LCD issues, plus Steam Deck / Desktop Beta adds HDR info gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/stea…
#SteamDeck #SteamOS #Steam #HDR
SteamOS 3.5.3 Preview fixes LCD issues, plus Steam Deck / Desktop Beta adds HDR info
Three pieces of Steam news for you today covering the Steam Deck and desktop Steam as there's been various updates and improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Maybe the cutest photo yet??
What do you think?? 🤔🤩
#Kevin #schoolcat #teacherlife #catsofmastodon #cats
Humble brings back the WB: 100 Play the Legends Bundle - still a really good deal gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/humb…
Humble brings back the WB: 100 Play the Legends Bundle - still a really good deal
After vanishing super early due to it being vastly more popular than Humble expected, the WB: 100 Play the Legends Bundle is back. Here's the Steam Deck and desktop Linux compatibility again for you.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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There Is No One True GNOME Vision
Whilst from the outside it looks like GNOME is this amorphous blob of developers there in reality are all these individuals who maybe agree on core principle...YouTube
Happy 83rd birthday to synth godmother and transgender icon Wendy Carlos!
#wendycarlos #botd #transgender
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We Have to Protect the Trees We Have Left
by Eleri Harris
(excerpt)
We Have to Protect the Trees We Have Left | The Nib
Without reducing the global rates of deforestation, humanity probably can’t prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis.The Nib
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I Made the Most Banned Book in America
Since publication
I Made the Most Banned Book in America | The Nib
Maia Kobabe on “Gender Queer,” libraries, and how we have to fight back even louder.The Nib
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Valve Sent Me The NEW Steam Deck OLED!!
I know I'm late to the party and everybody has there initial videos out already, blame Fedex but we're here anyway I finally have my hands on the Steam Deck ...YouTube
4 types of surname in English - location, trade, patronymic, and my favourite, the nickname.
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Some Alien Shit Going Down at Stonehenge
I love this otherworldly shot of Stonehenge from Reuben Wu. It’s a variant of his cover image for the August 2022 issue ofkottke.org
When we had a few moments of unobstructed sunlight. Wife. Cumbria.
Canon AE-1 Program
Kodak Portra 400
Helios 44M 58mm/2
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm
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