A 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 65% of Americans “always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics.” 63% have low or no confidence in the future of the U.S. political system. And 86% believe “Republicans & Democrats are more focused on fighting each other than on solving problems.”
But are the people within the U.S. government really that bad?
sheril.substack.com/p/the-terr… #politics #blog #news
The "Terrible" 10% Get the Most Airtime
Much of what happens on Capitol Hill doesn’t make the news.Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
GOG Winter Sale live - grab a free copy of Legend of Keepers
GOG have launched their Winter Sale with tons of games discounted, and once again they will be giving away free games with the first being Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Exposing Nicco Loves Linux
Every youtuber has their camera framed in a very specific way so nobody can see the mess in the rest of the room and Nicco Loves Linux is exactly the same.Fu...YouTube
Haven't been in functional genomics in a while now but I really appreciate this comment: now that we can compare protein structures, do we even need protein BLAST?
nature.com/articles/s41467-023…
Very cool example of a few proteins that in BLAST-'space' don't look alike at all, but their AlphaFold structures align well suggesting they're distant homologues
(then again, might just be that AlphaFold is being overconfident based on the known sequences, who knows what the real structure is like....)
Is Protein BLAST a thing of the past? - Nature Communications
Will protein structure search tools like AlphaFold replace protein sequence search with BLAST? We discuss the promises, using structure search for remote homology detection, and why protein BLAST, as the leading sequence search tool, should strive to…Nature
Two weeks ago, I encountered a hilarious bug with the multiple sequence alignment program MAFFT.
Who would have thought that MAFFT calls #awk to parse one of its command line arguments. Now on some systems (including Ubuntu desktop versions before this year) awk is not gawk, but an alias for mawk instead (superuser.com/questions/75875/…) and with that one MAFFT would simply ignore the passed value for --ep.
This is now fixed in the #Bioconda package of MAFFT by requiring gawk explicitly.
awk, mawk, nawk, gawk... WHAT?
I've just started learning awk and I'm a little confused about all those versions around. Is there any "version" which is found on all Unix-like systems? Like, you know, plain vi? Does the standard...Super User
Fortnite on Linux / Steam Deck? Not until 'tens of millions of users' gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/fort…
Fortnite on Linux / Steam Deck? Not until 'tens of millions of users'
Hoping at some point to play Fortnite on Linux / Steam Deck without the use of Cloud Gaming services? Well, it's probably quite some time away, if ever.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Some fresh Steam Deck Verified games to jump into for December 13th gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/some…
#SteamDeck #SteamDeckOLED #Linux
Some fresh Steam Deck Verified games to jump into for December 13th
As time ticks on, more and more games go through Steam Deck Verified to check compatibility. Here's a fresh list of games to check out to stock up for the Winter.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Golf With Your Friends is fun. It's an excellent multiplayer game.
It runs so much better via Proton than the native port though.
(It's an old Unity game. In the native port: Mouse clicks don't register properly, changing settings is super buggy, and performance is absolute trash. Running the Windows version in Proton is flawless.)
Valve upgrades the Steam Workshop, plus various Steam Deck improvements in new Beta gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/valv…
#Steam #Valve #SteamDeck #Linux
Valve upgrades the Steam Workshop, plus various Steam Deck improvements in new Beta
Steam Desktop and Steam Deck have a fresh Beta release out that overhauls some parts of the Steam Workshop. Plus there's some fixes for Linux and Steam Deck too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open call for temporary outdoor artworks in Buncrana Ireland: visualartists.ie/advert/open-c…
Budget is only €1,000 but they are good folk and an adventurous or interesting idea would have a good chance.
Deadline Reminder | Temporary Outdoor Artworks from Artlink | Visual Artists Ireland
Art in the Park III: AWAKEN Open Call In the celtic agrarian calendar Spring begins on 1st February, Imbolc, St Bridget's Day. Here in Inishowen there is a strong connection to this day and the traditions associated with it.Visual Artists Ireland
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Distract and confuse them with a passionate video extolling the virtues of WordPerfect for DOS and why it was peak distraction-free word-processing.
Bonus points for mentioning the calming white-on-blue and how its superior performance was due to versions programmed directly in assembly language prior to their WYSIWYG releases.
Credit to @freedosproject
Andre Braugher Dead at 61: 'Homicide,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, whose illustrious TV career included roles on Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died at the age of 61. He passed away Monday following a br…Dave Nemetz (TVLine)
In case any of you don't know it,
Calvin and Hobbes strips are now posted daily on GoComics. With Bill Watterson's approval.
Windows 7 Users In 2023 Are Psychos
We're just a few weeks away from from Steam dropping Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support and I just want to show you a snippet of this insane world ...YouTube
Humble brings back a bunch of top puzzle games in a limited time bundle gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/humb…
Humble brings back a bunch of top puzzle games in a limited time bundle
Another day, another bundle. Humble has put up the Unparalleled Puzzlers Encore bundle for 48 hours with some top puzzle games for you to grab.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Time for @hatfilms music making stream on the @yogscast #JingleJam.
Yogscast - Twitch
JINGLE JAM DAY 12 | Sweaty Shooters, Peculiar Portions XMAS Special & Hat Films Music Stream!Twitch
#aRGENTeaM, es una de las comunidades de subtítulos más importantes de habla hispana.
👉 Esta semana anunció semana que cierra luego de 22 años de servicio. En todo este tiempo produjo cerca de 100 mil subtitulados en español para series y películas ⤵️
clarin.com/tecnologia/auge-cai…
Auge y caída de aRGENTeaM, el sitio de subtítulos en español más usado: su historia y por qué decidieron cerrarlo
Llegaron a hacer más de 100 mil subtítulos en una época sin streaming, donde ver estrenos de series como Lost era muy difícil.Los administradores del sitio cuentan cómo trabajaron durante 22 años. La página nunca recibió dinero por publicidad.Juan Brodersen (Clarín)
Windblown is the next game from the Dead Cells team gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/wind…
#IndieGame #Windblown #PCGaming
Windblown is the next game from the Dead Cells team
As a huge fan of Dead Cells, I'm keen to see what Motion Twin are cooking up with Windblown, due to release in 2024 in Early Access and it looks pretty wild.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic III game engine VCMI gets some huge improvements gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/hero…
Heroes of Might and Magic III game engine VCMI gets some huge improvements
While we have fheroes2 for Heroes of Might and Magic II, we also have VCMI for Heroes of Might and Magic III which also continues to advance as a free and open source cross-platform game engine reimplementation.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open source evolution sim Thrive has a new physics engine and big performance upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/open…
Open source evolution sim Thrive has a new physics engine and big performance upgrades
Thrive is an in-development Early Access open source evolution sim, much like life itself it continues to evolve and a new release version 0.6.4 brings changes to ensure the foundation is solid.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Having a bot talk to voters is not “meeting voters where they are”.
Along A Darkened Alley
justin-farrimond.pixels.com/fe…
Along a darkened alley you make your way to safety.
#PhotoOfTheDay #TenebrousTuesday #FilmIsNotDead #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Monochrome #BelieveInFilm #NoirEtBlanc #Psychogeography
While reading “The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson, I find myself wondering if this book should be required reading at #COP28
The story is fiction, of course. But it’s also highly informed & quite believable (so far). And it’s set in the not too distant future. #books #ClimateChange
Going From One Kid to Two | Cup of Jo
I asked nine mothers for their advice.jannelle sanchez (Cup of Jo)
Now imagine going from 1 to.... 4. 😂
(wouldn't change a thing, having triplets is amazing)
Totally spot on. When we were having babies ~20 years ago, a friend told me to have them close together because “it pays dividends down the road.”
So true. With kids born two years apart (to the day!) we were (and still are) able to do so many fun things together as a family, and really crafted a tight bond for our foursome.
You’re going to (eventually…) appreciate this. ❤️
#Nextcloud 28 is out!
github.com/nextcloud/server/re…
Release notes should arrive anytime soon I guess.
Release v28.0.0 · nextcloud/server
What's Changed [stable28] fix rename on live photos by @backportbot-nextcloud in #42159 [stable28] fix(dav): Prevent out-of-office event time drifts by @backportbot-nextcloud in #42163 Revert "[st...GitHub
GitHub - nextcloud/updater: :arrows_counterclockwise: The updater app to keep your Nextcloud up-to-date
:arrows_counterclockwise: The updater app to keep your Nextcloud up-to-date - GitHub - nextcloud/updater: :arrows_counterclockwise: The updater app to keep your Nextcloud up-to-dateGitHub
› github.com/nextcloud/server/re…
Release v28.0.0 · nextcloud/server
What's Changed [stable28] fix rename on live photos by @backportbot-nextcloud in #42159 [stable28] fix(dav): Prevent out-of-office event time drifts by @backportbot-nextcloud in #42163 Revert "[st...GitHub
youtube.com/watch?v=YohQfObl3I…
Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7: The next generation of integrated collaboration
🎉 Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7! Our latest release of Nextcloud Hub is the most advanced on-premises collaboration platform in the world. From new integratio...YouTube
The Garden Path, a quiet life sim about the joy of gardening releases Spring 2024 gamingonlinux.com/2023/12/the-…
#IndieGame #Godot #Linux #PCGaming
The Garden Path, a quiet life sim about the joy of gardening releases Spring 2024
The Garden Path was originally due to release earlier this year, but the developer pushed it back to continue improving it and now you can again grab an early copy with a new full release window revealed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
@palmoildetectives #PalmOil #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #PalmOilKILLS #Conflictpalmoil
youtube.com/watch?v=0xGY-sSvqz…
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx - Africa
Magnificent #mandrills are undoubtedly one of the world’s most photogenic monkeys – famous for their brightly coloured and expressive appearance. Their brigh...YouTube
Introducing Nextcloud Hub 7 🚀
🔍 Advanced search
📆 Global Out-of-Office
📞 Phone dial-out, recording consent
📷 Live photos, view metadata
📝 QR codes, share Notes
👥 Better Mail tags, see shared items in Contacts
🧩 Aleph Alpha, Meme generator & more!
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-h…
Nextcloud Hub 7: advanced search and global out-of-office features - Nextcloud
Nextcloud functions as a single platform, bridging together all apps under one roof in synchronization. Today, we’re introducing our most integrated platform yet - Nextcloud Hub 7.Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
@sebli Here's the source of truth on version numbers and release schedules:
github.com/nextcloud/server/wi…
Maintenance and Release Schedule
☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data - nextcloud/serverGitHub
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