Good opinion piece in Nature today emphasising the value of slow science, and taking the time to think deeply. I think it holds merit, but only if we all jump off the hamster wheel together.
nature.com/articles/d41586-024…
Slow productivity worked for Marie Curie — here’s why you should adopt it, too
Do fewer things, work at a natural pace and obsess over quality, says computer scientist Cal Newport, in his latest time-management book.Gulland , Anne
Humble Choice for August 2024 has Sifu, High on Life, BLACKTAIL gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/humb…
Humble Choice for August 2024 has Sifu, High on Life, BLACKTAIL
Humble Choice for August 2024 has been released and it's a pretty good selection this time, so here's your usual roundup.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
World of Goo 2 is out now with Native Linux support gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/worl…
World of Goo 2 is out now with Native Linux support
One of the original greats from the original indie games boom has returned, World of Goo 2 from 2DBOY and Tomorrow Corporation is now available.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors dates and prices revealed gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/amd-…
AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors dates and prices revealed
AMD have now officially revealed the exact date and pricing for their exciting upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors launch.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Next Heroic Games Launcher release to include initial GOG Galaxy support gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/next…
Next Heroic Games Launcher release to include initial GOG Galaxy support
Everyone's favourite Linux games launcher has added yet another milestone feature thanks to Linguin and other Heroic contributors.anewson (GamingOnLinux)
I've only seen them behind very strong fences (at the Phillip Island Wildlife Park). Seeing a photo of one out in the open near a picnic bench with people in view scares the daylights out of me!
Evil looking dinosaurs.
There are pictures on Google Maps of people feeding them by hand though, over a lower fence:
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Who is Tim Walz?
Nine things to know about Kamala Harris's vice-presidential running mate
Not certain how I feel about this.
Who is Tim Walz? Nine things to know about Kamala Harris's vice-presidential running mate
Only a few weeks ago, many Americans outside Minnesota had never heard of Tim Walz. Now, he might be the country's next vice-president. Here's what to know about him.Brad Ryan (ABC News)
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I'm back on @EvolutionGnome after being a longtime @thunderbird devotee (and funder). Although I appreciate the new efforts at TB, it has unfortunately become unusable for daily driving for me:
- MS calendars don't work with new MS support: reddit.com/r/Thunderbird/comme…
- OWL plugin doesn't really work either: reddit.com/r/Thunderbird/comme…
- Theme breakage: reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/1…
Thanks to the Evolution team for making an essential tool that just works.
Evan Prodromou, co-creator of ActivityPub, the protocol that powers the fediverse 🔋), joined us for the newest episode of The Fediverse Files.
Go to wordpress.com/fediverse for the full episode and more deets on this series.
Shoutout to @docpop & @evanprodromou—y’all are awesome 🤘
Fediverse Files YouTube Video Landing Page —
Create cool applications that integrate with WordPress.comWordPress.com Developer Resources
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There have occasionally been orgies at conventions ...
I once saw a moving coat pile in the con operations suite early one morning ...
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Sharing over here as well. I'm joining the Bluesky board to help provide them guidance. I remain a supporter of all experiments in decentralized social media, and will write more on that later. I still have high hopes for Mastodon/ActivityPub as well...
techdirt.com/2024/08/06/why-im…
Why I’m Joining The Bluesky Board To Support A Vision Of A More Open, Decentralized Internet
I am excited to announce that I am joining the board of Bluesky, where I will be providing advice and guidance to the company to help it achieve its vision of a more open, more competitive, more de…Techdirt
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2024 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to 6 thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: October 7th
Apply Here: grants.draknek.org
Who is this for?
These grants are intended to support creators who are under-invested-in within today’s game industry. There are no geographical restrictions.
Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant
The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.grants.draknek.org
Google tried to derail Microsoft's EU antitrust settlement by offering a $500M alternative deal to CISPE.
Is this the level playing field for EU cloud providers we want, EU anti-trust decisions made in backroom deals between big tech firms?
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says
Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.Ars Technica
Extreme sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/extr…
Extreme sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025
Following on from the success of the downhill extreme sports game Descenders, developer RageSquid and publisher No More Robots have announced the much bigger Descenders Next is coming.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Grab a load of hit digital board games in this new Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/grab…
Grab a load of hit digital board games in this new Humble Bundle
The Board Game Night Humble Bundle looks to be another good one, especially if you love games styled more like board games. So here's what's in it and what compatibility to expect for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nons…
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs
A few days ago the great NonSteamLaunchers project, to help you set up various third-party launchers on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, had a new release adding support for even more launchers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-…
The Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck
What Valve called the "jackbrick megabricker" (ouch), The Jackbox Megapicker should now stop breaking your Steam Deck after the latest update to the Native Linux version.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pull off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pull…
Pull off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom
Motordoom is the latest entry in the survivor-like horde shooter genre popularised by Vampire Survivors, and this one has you do some freestyle-sports.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Inside Mr. H's tea room.
📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #TheLakes #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #FollowThePig
NVIDIA Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvid…
NVIDIA Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now
NVIDIA today released a fresh update to the current ongoing 560 Beta driver series with version 560.31.02 bringing some bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Metagov Spotlight: Exit to Community Calculators
The E2C Calculator is an online tool that helps companies and BDFL governed communities decide if they’re ready to embark on a transition towards more community governance.Tara Merk (Metagov News)
A teacher, veteran & coach from the Midwest with decades of leadership experience in government.
Governor Tim Walz will be a fantastic VP. #HarrisWalz2024 #politics #Walz
I hear he also likes cats. 🐈
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
Anyone love their Amiga stuff? kickstarter.com/projects/demem…
My brother and his pals are doing a cool looking book.
Snack giant PepsiCo allegedly sourced “sustainable” palm oil from razed Indigenous land in Peru
PepsiCo’s supply chain is linked to environmental and human rights violations in Peru, involving Amazon deforestation and Indigenous land invasion. For three years, palm oil from deforested S…Palm Oil Detectives
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
Better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux is coming with a big kernel patch gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/bett…
#ASUS #Linux #ROGAllyX #ROGAlly
Better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux is coming with a big kernel patch
If you were hoping to see better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux, you're in for a treat here, as there's a big patch that's been sent in.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pixel With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pixe…
Pixel With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum
A fun idea for a nice casual puzzle game: Pixel With Your Friends has released with Linux support where you restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/choc…
#DOOM #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port
While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Manjaro Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/manj…
Manjaro Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing
The Manjaro Linux team have announced the first round of testing for their new Manjaro Immutable version of the popular Linux distribution.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 42: Upset the Applecart gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/buil…
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 42: Upset the Applecart
While the studio's destiny would later see it become consumed by Microsoft, in its earliest days Bungie instead stayed a Mac focused development house.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
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