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How many #species are there on Earth? Projections have ranged from the millions to the trillions.
This Perspective looks at how a 2011 #PLOSBiology study transformed this field and what still needs to be done to find a definitive answer.
How many species are there on Earth? Progress and problems
How many species are there on Earth? Projections have ranged from the millions to the trillions. This Perspective looks at how a 2011 PLOS Biology study transformed this field and what is still to be done to find a definitive answer.plos.io
Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 'TR1X' gets Linux builds gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/open…
#TombRaider #Linux #FOSS
Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 'TR1X' gets Linux builds
Want to play a classic with a fresh open source game engine? TR1X for Tomb Raider 1 from 1996 has a new release out with a Native Linux version now available.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Intel Vulkan drivers on Linux should run more games with Mesa 24.0 gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/inte…
Intel Vulkan drivers on Linux should run more games with Mesa 24.0
While work is ongoing to provide brand new Intel Xe Vulkan drivers on Linux with their newer driver, work is still happening to improve the current driver.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK hits Vulkan 1.0 conformance gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/open…
Open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK hits Vulkan 1.0 conformance
A big step for the in-development open source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK, as Collabora have announced how it's hit Vulkan 1.0 conformance.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A tunnel of autumnal beech trees on the turn in the mist.
#woodland #trees #nature #forest #tressofmastodon #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #photomonday #fotomontag #mastoart #autumn
Let’s meet the creators of the Nextcloud Polls app!
Meet Vinzenz and René who talk about their development experience and what they plan to introduce in the future.
Read about their journey in the blog post. #AppTuesday
nextcloud.com/blog/the-nextclo…
The Nextcloud Polls app: Meet the developers! - Nextcloud
Meet the developers of the Nextcloud Polls app! In this special edition blog, we've interviewed the creators behind it: Vinzenz and René.Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
Nextcloud Groupware, consisting of Calendar, Mail, Contacts and Deck, is a completely integrated client and the cornerstone of productivity.
In our Hub 6 release, we’ve focused on automation of tasks with other clients like Talk to facilitate seamless collaboration.
Discover more of what Nextcloud Groupware has to offer:
What's New in Nextcloud Groupware | Nextcloud Hub 6
Nextcloud Groupware, consisting of Calendar, Mail, Contacts and Deck, is a completely integrated client and the cornerstone of productivity. In the Hub 6 rel...YouTube
AMAZING!
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Dolly Parton - Stairway To Heaven (feat. Lizzo & Sasha Flute) (Official Audio)
Stream ‘Rockstar’ here: https://dolly.lnk.to/RockstarStream “Stairway To Heaven (feat. Lizzo & Sasha Flute)” here: https://dolly.lnk.to/StairwayToHeavenGloba...YouTube
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Born in 1918, Gertrude Elion faced discrimination in #science, unable to get a job as a woman. So she volunteered as a lab dishwasher, earning enough $ for grad work at NYU, where she was the only woman in chemistry classes.
Eventually Elion helped revolutionize medicine w George Hitchings. They figured out how to interfere with cell growth, leading to effective drugs for treating leukemia, gout, malaria, herpes & more, earning a 1988 Nobel Prize. acs.org/education/whatischemis… #HistoryRemix #history
Gertrude Elion - American Chemical Society
Gertrude Elion and colleague George Hitchings went off the beaten path of trial-and-error drug development to revolutionize drug making.American Chemical Society
@Bwacton I haven’t yet but a lot of people keep telling me to watch bc of my science/cooking show. So I will def need to check it out.
I’m currently making my way through S2 of Julia on Max which is just delightful.
#filmphotography #believeinfilm
YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users
Firefox users are reporting an 'artificial' load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it's part of a plan to make people who use adblockers "experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Github Copilot Chat: A New Way Too Get Sued
Github Copilot has been here for a bit over 2 years now and it's just as much of a legal nightmare to be using but Microsoft has even more tools avilable for...YouTube
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Results from tracking 28,973 images across 1,698 instances from the mastodon.social federated timeline.
Then filtering down to the top 1000 instances by active user from instances.social who had posted at least 34 images (2x the average).
Questlove on Instagram: "Man—-critics often ask “what song do you wish you’da written that another artist made?” The answer is always Kast’s “SpottieOttieDopealiscious” but man——this was next level. I am no stranger to the “departure album” I’ve even tau
33K likes, 497 comments - questlove on November 14, 2023: "Man—-critics often ask “what song do you wish you’da written that another artist made?” T..."Instagram
'Tis the season to test for #COVID before family gatherings. So with the holidays upon us, a reminder that U.S. households are eligible for 4 free at-home tests from USPS. Sign up at special.usps.com/testkits
Keep loved ones safe & stay healthy this winter, my friends ❄️
6 am – Film Photography
Shot on Kodak Porta 400.
#PhotoMonday #FotoMontag #Photography #Photo #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #CanonFTb #Kodak #KodakPortra #Nature #Trees #MastoArt #Fog #Forest
15 mile (13 NM) flight from KEDC to AUS
~ 85 gallons (322 liters).
~ 571 lbs (259 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $477 cost of fuel.
~ 0.8991 tons of CO2 emissions.
Today's programming mood music:
R̲ob Z̲ombie - Hellbilly Deluxe (Full Album)
youtube.com/watch?v=SM9_RHVCsx…
«Con la herramienta #Mapeo el pueblo Waorani en Ecuador cartografió todo lo que peligraba con los permisos que el gobierno otorgaba a las petroleras y lograron suspender proyectos de extracción en sus tierras».
Una historia que nos cuenta María Álvarez Malvido de Digital Democracy, desde donde desarrollan la herramienta.
Puedes leer la charla completa aquí ⤵️
sursiendo.org/2023/11/mapas-te…
Happy Monday!
Today is #TransDayOfRemembrance.
For those who didn't see it, I had a major article come out this weekend—an attack on the concept of "gender ideology" and a call for Catholic curiosity about queer experience.
Check it out: americamagazine.org/faith/2023…
The trouble with ‘gender ideology’
Can we learn to see gender in its real complexity?America Magazine
Portal: Revolution is an upcoming fully-featured Portal 2 prequel mod gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/port…
Portal: Revolution is an upcoming fully-featured Portal 2 prequel mod
Well this is exciting! Modders sure do some amazing stuff with Valve games. Portal: Revolution releasing 5th January, 2024 is a new story with original characters, spanning over 8 hours of gameplay prequel to Portal 2.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Ist das so gewollt?
Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Microsoft hires Sam Altman and Greg Brockman after OpenAI talks break down. Both former OpenAI employees will join a new Microsoft advanced AI team.Tom Warren (The Verge)
Okay, everyone who was in one of those "wouldn't AI coming to adventure games be disastrous/improbable/weird" conversations we had at @adventurex earlier this month should probably pay attention to this.
Point and click adventure Zarathustra uses AI Art and AI Voices
gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/poin…
As someone who cannot art for shit, I can absolutely see why a person would do this. And it's not like they're charging money for the game. But I find it somewhat disheartening in a field of game development where "lovingly handcrafted" is kind of a given.
And, at the risk of sounding both precious and pretentious, the implications for the genre as an art form should this prove to be worthwhile are worrying.
Well spotted, @gamingonlinux
#AdventureGames #PointAndClick #GameDev
Point and click adventure Zarathustra uses AI Art and AI Voices
Well this is sure to be an interesting one and will no doubt spark up some comments - Zarathustra is an in-development point and click adventure that looks intriguing but the way it's made will raise some eyebrows.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I always find the idea that someone "can't art" to be a failure of our educational and social systems.
There are so many ways to art. The biggest thing that makes art is time and a willingness not to give up. Even visually unappealing stuff finds an audience when there's enough passion & truth behind it.
Massive success is iffy sure but AI art won't fix that. If everything can look phenomenal then something else will be the reason for success.
Point and click adventure Zarathustra uses AI Art and AI Voices gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/poin…
Point and click adventure Zarathustra uses AI Art and AI Voices
Well this is sure to be an interesting one and will no doubt spark up some comments - Zarathustra is an in-development point and click adventure that looks intriguing but the way it's made will raise some eyebrows.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I've tried using AI as a shortcut for gaming artwork to reduce workload but I've never found it to be very consistent & this looks the same... Passable with a cursory glance but adventure game scenes are often viewed for extended periods.
So far AI art is good for a laugh but it has no vision & no genuine originality so I don't think artists need fear yet.
well, it was bound to happen.
i see a lot of people in the diy ml sphere who train datasets for stuff like this with only ethically sourced material (eg self-made or CC0 stuff). any words on that from these devs?
Hunt: Showdown is broken on Steam Deck / Linux due to Easy Anti-Cheat gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/hunt…
#SteamDeck #AntiCheat #EAC #HuntShowdown
Hunt: Showdown is broken on Steam Deck / Linux due to Easy Anti-Cheat
Hunt: Showdown, a popular multiplayer game has been broken on Steam Deck / desktop Linux due to Easy Anti-Cheat.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A friend keeps wanting me to play Dead by Daylight with them, but it uses Easy Anti-Cheat and I haven't played anything or done anything on my windows box in over a year. Running Fedora with a decent system.
Not sure if it would flag and stop me there either. Does Easy Anti-Cheat work with any games in Linux now?
GE-Proton 8-24 fixes Yakuza 5 Remastered cut-scenes and pulls in D8VK gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/ge-p…
GE-Proton 8-24 fixes Yakuza 5 Remastered cut-scenes and pulls in D8VK
A rather interesting release for GE-Proton has arrived! GE-Proton 8-24 for Steam Deck / desktop Linux has some good game fixes and pulls in the exciting work of D8VK.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Polychromatic app for managing Razer devices v0.8.3 out now gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/poly…
Polychromatic app for managing Razer devices v0.8.3 out now
Need help managing various Razer devices on Linux? Polychromatic v0.8.3 is out now with improved hardware support powered by OpenRazer.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.10 released gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/hero…
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.10 released
Dear supporters of the fheroes2 project and Heroes of Might and Magic 2 players! After a month of tedious work, we are presenting a new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.0.10.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Twelve of the world’s wealthiest billionaires produce more greenhouse gas emissions from their yachts, private jets, mansions and financial investments than the annual energy emissions of 2m homes, research shared exclusively with the Guardian reveals.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophy #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
theguardian.com/environment/20…
Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds
Research shows impact from lifestyles and investments of likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon MuskSandra Laville (The Guardian)
I thought I’d kick my feed off with an #introduction 😊
Hi! I’m Isabel, a next-gen #scicommer, #cyberneticist and #podcaster based at the #AustralianNationalUniversity ☀️
My research interests include #science in #popculture (particularly #solarpunk), the #cultural meanings of science, and the relationships between people, the natural #environment, and #technology 👩🔬🤖
I also co-host #Sci_Burst, a science in pop culture podcast, which you can learn more about here: linktr.ee/sci_burst
sci_burst | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree
View sci_burst’s Linktree. Listen to their music on Spotify here.Linktree
ENERGY PARASITES
PIKSEL (NO) FESTIVAL 2023
Parasitic approaches to energy and energy distribution
November 23rd-25th 2023
Full program now online:
no.piksel.no/
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Climate and extinction crises move too slowly for us to pay attention – here’s the answer
It seems we are having a hard time paying sufficient attention to the climate and extinction crises. This is because the causes for the most part move slowly, without the flashy drama that can focu…Palm Oil Detectives
Is AI replacing us or joining the workforce?
Gen Z thinks AI needs ethical fine-tuning. Find out how Nextcloud's ethical AI helps to balance data privacy and progress concerns of the young work generation!
#FutureOfWork #Nextcloud #EthicalAI
nextcloud.com/blog/ai-in-nextc…
AI in Nextcloud: what, why and how - Nextcloud
Over the last year, AI has become a popular topic. Some is hype, some is substance. Some is good, some is bad. We want to give you the good, not the bad, and ignore the hype! AI has a ton of opportunity – but also risk.Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
Albert Cardona
in reply to PLOS Biology • • •What needs to be done, clearly I am not biased, is to fund more studies in entomology, and to open and expand entire new undergraduate and graduate schools dedicated to invertebrates, with emphasis on insects.
Sadly, "Soon, we may not be estimating how many species there are on Earth. We will be estimating how many there were."
#EcosystemCollapse #biodiversity
Frank Aylward
in reply to Albert Cardona • • •