My 1st cover story! For New Scientist about experiments that are close to telling us if spacetime is quantized. And a Q&A with a physicist who is simulating space-time from scratch!
newscientist.com/article/mg260…
newscientist.com/article/23992…
The physicist trying to create space-time from scratch
Monika Schleier-Smith is testing the idea that space-time emerges, like a hologram, from quantum interactions by attempting to make it in the labLyndie Chiou (New Scientist)
When I started DAIR, I read this book, The Revolution Will not be Funded. Precisely because I knew there would be a time we would have to stand up for the humanity of Palestinians, and because I knew the history of how anyone doing that has been treated. This book was created by an organization who's funding got pulled when they did that 20 years ago, with chapters contributed by a number of people.
biodiversitygenomics.net/1M_in…
One of the things I was able to do on the birdsite that there just isn't much opportunity to here is find out "current events" in carob by doing a search every week or so.
If you ever see a carob toot, please forward it to me, especially if it's not a tired carob hippie joke, but actual research or market or real life info re Ceratonia siliqua/#Carob
Please boost to get my request out there. Thanks so much! @plantscience
#Food #PlantScience #Botany
It’s nearly the end of 2023 and on @gamingonlinux I’m still somehow having to combat these types of comments…
Proton exists. Steam Deck exists. And GOL has covered industry news for a very long time now.
Today we have Nate Graham on the show who you may know from his blog Adventures in Linux and KDE so what would you expect him to be here to chat about #Linux #KDE #OpenSource #FOSS
Video Release: youtube.com/watch?v=Xo6WCp6k2-…
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#192 KDE Plasma Lead Propagandist | Nate Graham
Today we have another big name in the KDE space, the only and only Nate Graham who you may recognise from his blog Adventures in Linux and KDE along his gene...YouTube
On this day in 1910, a cow named Pauline arrived at the White House.
Photo via Library of Congress, text via en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_…
A Concise History of the Future
On the occasion of Snarkmarket's fifth year On November 3, 2003, Robin posted Snarkmarket's first post. Two-thousand, two-hundred and sevenSnarkmarket
OK the release candidate for #inkscape 1.3.1 has dropped and If you can, please do me a solid and test the live path effects:
inkscape.org/release/inkscape-…
That is, everything to do with the rounded corners, tapered stroke, super pen/pencil, clones, etc etc you get the idea. It's the one part of the code that I think is at a high risk of crashes and regressions.
You can report bugs to the usual place. I can help if you get a crash and aren't seeing a crash report screen.
Please re-share!
I arrived on Mastodon one year ago today. Here's what I wrote to celebrate that anniversary:
lisamelton.net/2023/11/03/one-…
One year of Mastodon
I knew about Mastodon in a vague way a year ago. But it wasn’t until Space Karen laid off half the staff at Twitter on November 3, 2022—when we all realized that the blue bird was indee…Lisa Melton
Boost your app-building skills with Nextcloud's comprehensive tutorial on creating dashboard widgets.
Part 1 - JavaScript basics.
Part 2 - Vue.js magic. 🛠
Develop for Nextcloud: App development tutorials
These app development tutorials will help you easily write new Nextcloud applications, extend existing features or integrate other software.Nextcloud
Our movement was born online and it grew thanks to the reach that Twitter afforded us.
But the Twitter we knew is largely gone. Today's dangerous cesspool of hate and disinformation is bad for progressive organizing, so we've decided to step back from "X." indivisibleteam.medium.com/wer…
We’re stepping back from the increasingly dangerous and dysfunctional ‘X’, and we’re sorry it’s taken this long
(Given that the ‘free speech absolutist’ mentioned below often threatens to sue those who criticize him, allow us to clarify that these words are a statement of opinion.) Indivisible as a movement…Indivisible Guide (Medium)
Mini story modes coming to Vampire Survivors in the Adventures Update gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/mini…
#IndieGame #SteamDeck #VampireSurvivors
Mini story modes coming to Vampire Survivors in the Adventures Update
Well this sounds rather exciting and different. Vampire Survivors is going to launch the Adventures Update in a few weeks and it will bring some new ways to play with mini story modes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Those young kids nowadays that think they're adults...
That's the first Graphics Card I used as a kid (on my dad's PC):
(Picture from Wikipedia, I don't know who was the manufacturer)
"Fiasco" has a fun origin!
It goes back to an Italian phrase that meant "to make a bottle." Weird!
Nobody knows for sure what that meant, but the leading theory seems to be that the loser in a game would have to buy the next bottle of wine.
It was first used in English as theater slang to describe a failure or breakdown in a performance.
etymonline.com/search?q=fiasco
#etymology #WordNerd #FridayFun
fiasco | Search Online Etymology Dictionary
The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.www.etymonline.com
Fiasco is also a a really fun narrative tabletop game!
bullypulpitgames.com/products/…
(I'm not associated with them, just a big fan)
Fiasco
Fiasco is an award-winning, GM-less game for 3-5 players, designed to be played in a few hours with no preparation. During a game you engineer and play out stupid, disastrous situations, usually at the intersection of greed, fear, and lust.Bully Pulpit Games
Seeing the Present in Past Tense
It’s a pleasure to be here in Jason’s esteemed garden of links and digressions, celebrating 20 years since we createdkottke.org
When we think of #food, we often aren’t paying attention to soil, but it’s actually what sustains our global food system.
Unfortunately, #ClimateChange, unsustainable farming practices & more are degrading soil around the world.
I don’t get to see each episode of Serving Up Science until they are published, but I like this new video. And I’m so glad they let me talk about soil health. youtu.be/FnOHwq6iSpk?si=5umwoG…
Can Soil Make or Break Our Food Future? | Serving Up Science
Unearth the world beneath our feet and soil's vital role in our food system, as Sheril digs into the dirt on dirt. Discover the rich tapestry of soil types, ...YouTube
Have you come across these systems?
wickcuriosityshop.net/collecti…
Charles Seber was using some of the planter systems that he made, to experiment with changing the soil grades.
It had to be done within the normal crop-rotation cycle process to avoid nutrient-depletion, but it worked well as a route towards generating healthy soil bacteria. 😁.
The planters operate by optimising the conditions for soil bacteria growth. 😁
Error 402: But How Do We Pay For Content? | Techdirt
techdirt.com/2023/11/02/error-…
Error 402: But How Do We Pay For Content?
Over the past few weeks of our Error 402 series on the history of web monetization, we talked about the rise of the commercialized internet, and how it enabled transactions online, leading to the o…Techdirt
Here's the Steam Deck most played for October 2023 gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/here…
Here's the Steam Deck most played for October 2023
Another month is over and Valve has revealed what you've all been playing on Steam Deck for October 2023, so here's the most popular games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Counter-Strike 2 sees the return of community maps gamingonlinux.com/2023/11/coun…
Counter-Strike 2 sees the return of community maps
Valve continue expanding Counter-Strike 2 now its released, and the latest update overhauls the community map system along with enabling it again in the Steam Workshop. We've also seen quite a big drop in players overall.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
My latest preprint exploring transposable element (TE) activity in the genomes of sparrows.
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/…
We found remarkably high levels of repeat content in the newly generated genomes of
Bell's, Song, and Savannah Sparrow. 31% of the Bell's sparrow genome is spanned by repetitive elements.
This is ~3x as much as previously reported in most songbirds.
Thanks to all my co-authors for their contributions to this project!
#Genomics
#TransposableElements
#ornithology
#sparrows
Remarkably high repeat content in the genomes of sparrows: the importance of genome assembly completeness for transposable element discovery.
Transposable elements (TE) play critical roles in shaping genome evolution. However, the highly repetitive sequence content of TEs is a major source of assembly gaps.bioRxiv
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November is around the corner! Catch our team at global industry events next month:
Smart Country Convention, Berlin 🇩🇪
Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona 🇪🇸
Cloud Expo Europe, Paris 🇫🇷
Educ@tech Expo, Paris 🇫🇷
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-a…
Enterprise events in November 2023: join Nextcloud team - Nextcloud
This November, Nextcloud team heads to enterprise events across Europe. Browse the events in our blog and book a meeting with Nextcloud team.Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
Twitter DMs Are Absolute Trash
Whilst Twitter is mostly functional nowadays there's one piece that is completely broken and that is the DM system which it's hard to make any worse.Full Epi...YouTube
Congratulations to @shayshinecastle on becoming the Editor-in-Chief of Boulder Weekly.
I'm so grateful to be in a community that supports a rich ecosystem of experienced journalists and local publications.
boulderweekly.com/opinion/wort…
Worth a fortune - Boulder Weekly
About a decade ago, I cracked open a fortune cookie after lunch at Tsing Tao with the Boulder Weekly editorial staff. “You have found good company — enjoy,” the cookie’s clairvoyant guts instructed.Caitlin Rockett (Boulder Weekly)
Synth genius Wendy Carlos studied physics & music at Brown & Columbia. She helped develop the 1st Moog synthesizer & her 1968 classical album Switched-On Bach went platinum. She brought #music & tech together & composed soundtracks for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Tron & more.
Carlos was assigned male at birth & transitioned to female. Unfortunately, many journalists focus more on her gender than her accomplishments that changed music forever. wendycarlos.com
Wendy Carlos HomePage
The Official Wendy Carlos HomePage. The definitive Web collection of information about the pioneer synthesist and composer (and solar eclipse photographer), including a "Write Wendy" Maildrop.www.wendycarlos.com
1970: WENDY CARLOS and her MOOG SYNTHESISER | Music Now | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
Electronic music composer Wendy Carlos - whose debut album Switched-On Bach has introduced a new audience to classical music - explains the fundamentals of e...YouTube
I gotta say, the Keynote presentation I gave for the North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium today has been one of my most enjoyable talks this year!
Many thanks to the organizing committee for having me and for their encouragement to weave in my personal story about getting into science, plastics research, and science communication.
Looking forward to the other awesome opportunities to discuss with local NC community members, scientists, and policy makers this week.
Songtradr fired half the staff at bandcamp, and that signals a dark future for bandcamp as a company.
So we're going to do something about it:
ajroach42.com/the-uncertain-fu…
The Uncertain Future of Bandcamp
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you probably already know that I run a record label. If you haven’t, now you know I run a record label.ajroach42.com
@djsundog and I are launching a project to build federated, open source, #bandcamp alternative.
We're building this because we need it. We're doing it ourselves because it will become a part of the larger media production and distribution ecosystem we have planned.
We welcome other open source projects, and we might even contribute to a few of them, but for the next several months, this is our full time gig.
Long term vision: mountaintown.technology/
Repo: code.communitymedia.network/Mo…
How and why: ajroach42.com/the-uncertain-fu…
aural_isle
A self-hostable server that provides a place for musicians to publish their work for their audienceGitea
I know that some of you all wondered what happened to Merlin Star after they closed their public account on Mastodon.
Well, they recently posted this: merlinjstar.com/2023/10/24/thi…
Seems they aren't doing as well as hoped. They also gave mutual aid links at the end of the blog post.
Anyways, donate if you can, boost if you can't.
PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/MerlinJSta…
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/ndmathnerd/goal
#MutualAid #BlackMutualAid #TransMutualAid
Things have Gone From Bad to Worse
After much heartache, I have decided that I am dropping out after the end of the 1st semester.It’s not just the colorism or ableism. Those were expected, though the bigotry was more elevated …Merlin Star's Website
【KH DDD】Please Continue Your Exam, It Is Definitely Not A Trap
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#caturday #cats #LinenPumas #catsofmastodon
A little morning walk up Borraichill Mòr. I should have been working, but I looked out the window, saw the sun, and ran for the hills.
#IsleOfIslay #InnerHebrides #Argyll #ScottishIslands #ScottishHighlands #Scotland
Job! An endowed professorship at Arizona State University in the systematics and taxonomy of ants. A rare opportunity for the right sort of ant nerd/desert rat.
Brodie Robertson
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