Born in 1906, computer scientist Grace Hopper invented the first compiler for computer programming language & was among the first programmers of the Harvard Mk1 computer.
Hopper popularized the idea of machine-independent programming languages & paved the way to develop COBOL (an early high-level programming language). She originated the term "bug" to describe computer glitches & became a celebrated Rear Admiral in the US Navy. news.yale.edu/2017/02/10/grace… #science #history
Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992): A legacy of innovation and service
On Feb. 11, President Peter Salovey announced that he and the Yale Corporation had voted to change the name of Calhoun College, one of the university's undergraduate residential colleges, to honor alumna Grace Murray Hopper.YaleNews
Hey Fedi! We're hosting a panel at SCALE 21x with some of the major players in the Linux desktop ecosystem to discuss where we go from here, any big ideas you want us to discuss?
Here's our list as of now: outline.fyralabs.com/s/8f1ce88…
And the abstract: socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/p…
Post your ideas in the replies!
#foss #linux #oss #opensource #gnome #kde #stardustxr #stardust #vanillaos #xdg #scale21x
Topics
Most of the questions in the document will not be covered. The questions are meant to serve as discussion starters for each topic to be used as the conversation permits.outline.fyralabs.com
Let's talk about Japan, the UK, Republicans, and recession....
If they break it make them pay for it. Boycott ALL Republican Businesses and Cease doing business with the Republicans and their family members. Refuse to serve them in restaurants, Uber service, and any form of Service they might hire temporarily. Pull the Rug out From Under their smug little A**es and show them their failure to run the government means they deserve NOTHING. Sabotage has a price.
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Microphoto of the Allende Meteorite.
Solar Anamnesis, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2grnyJy
Allende Meteorite Thin Section Image 5
CV3 Zoom objective: 10x/0.25 Focus Stacked with Zerene Stacker Plane polarized lightFlickr
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"Milky Way above Jenny Creek."
BLM Oregon and Washington, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/2jA5USv
Milky Way above Jenny Creek
Remarkable look at the Milky Way from Jenny Creek, inside the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Aug. 21, 2020.Flickr
Allow me to introduce #trurl 0.10: github.com/curl/trurl/releases…
Your favorite URL parser and manipulation tool.
Release trurl 0.10 · curl/trurl
trurl 0.10 Changes since previous release o add --replace Bugfixes since previous release o fixed buffer overflows on %00 use o support compiling with old versions of Visual Studio o enable more C ...GitHub
This Is Not A Real Ubuntu Bug
We've looked at all manner of actual bugs on this channel but from time to time we come across something special, something is entirely the fault of the user...YouTube
It's good to hear that Australia is finally backing their own citizen.
After years of avoiding extradition, Julian Assange’s appeal is likely his last chance. Here’s how it might unfold (and how we got here)
Efforts to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK to the US have gone on for years. Here’s what’s been going on and what might happen in court this time.The Conversation
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I'm one-half of Future Proof Games, creators of Rosette Diceless (https://rosetterpg.com), Exploit: Zero Day (https://exploitzeroday.com/), The Majesty of Colors (https://majestyofcolors.com), and Ossuary (http://fpgam.es/Ossuary).Twitch
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Five PhD Positions @CSE in Gothenburg. The topics covered include program synthesis, functional programming, cubical type theory, correctness-by-design, and much more. (In total ~20 topics, out of which 5 will be filled with the best applicants.)
Application deadline: 2024-04-15
Lanzamiento de los operadores de telefonía e internet comunitarios 📲"TIC OMV" y "Wiki Katat", los cuales representan una alternativa real a proveedores comerciales que ya conocemos
#Mexico
Jueves 22 febrero - 11 am
Welcome Back to the Site, Edith!
Hey, everyone. I’m really excited to announce that Edith Zimmerman is joining kottke.org as a regular contributor! Edith guekottke.org
Palworld is getting external anti-cheat but it will be mostly optional gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/palw…
#Palworld #SteamDeck #Linux #AntiCheat
Palworld is getting external anti-cheat but it will be mostly optional
Palworld continues to be an incredible success seeing a 24 hour peak player count of 527,994 but cheating is causing problems, so the developers plan to address it with new anti-cheat.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 is example of how to do retro right gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/toap…
#SteamDeck #Linux #RetroGaming
Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 is example of how to do retro right
Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.3 from Bitwave Games / Toaplan is another 4-pack of classic games, and a nice clear example of how to bring retro games the right way to modern platforms.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Anyway, a throwback for anyone wanting a little more.
These guys have been sending bomb threats to the Japanese government impersonating as KuronekoServer developers before the attack went big. #spam#infrastructure#fediblockmeta#cybersec#cybersecurity#infosec#spam#infrastructure#fediblockmeta#cybersec#cybersecurity#infosec
There's a new Godot Engine addon to simplify testing on Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/ther…
#Godot #GodotEngine #SteamDeck
There's a new Godot Engine addon to simplify testing on Steam Deck
For game developers using or looking at using Godot Engine, you may want to check out the Godot 4 DeployToSteamOS addon which gives you a one-click method to test your games on Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Inflexion Games give update on Steam Deck & Linux support for Nightingale gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/infl…
#Nightingale #SteamDeck #Linux
Inflexion Games give update on Steam Deck & Linux support for Nightingale
Nightingale is an upcoming open world survival and crafting game from Inflexion Games, it looks quite magnificent and will no doubt be another early 2024 hit and the developers put up a blog post on Steam Deck / Linux support status.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Need more games? Check out my February Steam Deck Verified picks gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/febr…
Need more games? Check out my February Steam Deck Verified picks
As we approach 14,000 games rated either Playable or Verified for Steam Deck, here's a look over some recently Steam Deck Verified titles if you're in the mood for something new.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) gets new default look and different font sizes gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/emul…
EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) gets new default look and different font sizes
EmulationStation Desktop Edition 3.0 is out now and it's gone through a rebrand to simply ES-DE, plus a whole bunch of improvements come with this release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hello fediverse! Been meaning to introduce this account to you all! Offline is a collective space in #Berlin that has been running for the past year or so. It is an anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian artist & activist space that has already hosted over 100 events! Hopefully this account will be used for announcing various happenings and will be managed by a handful of different people.
There's a bit of info at offline.place but that is being worked on right now too ..
"Walking sponge in the weird microworld of the reef - COMPLEX TIME LAPSE."
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Walking sponge in the weird microworld of the reef - COMPLEX TIME LAPSE
This really short story is about a tiny marine sponge, Thethya. It can slowly move around the reef bottom, and it feels its environment with body extensions....YouTube
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Microphoto of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 8773 Meteorite.
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NWA 8773 Meteorite Thin Section - Images 11, 12, 13
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"Northwest Africa (NWA) 8773 Meteorite Thin Section."
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NWA 8773 Meteorite Thin Section - Gigapixel
LL3 Chondrite Visible Light Zoom: 4x/0.25 Objective Nikon Z6 LMScope Zerene Stacker GIMP Picture Window Pro Image Magick digiCamControl krpano Gigapixel Panorama: cdn.solaranamnesis.com/ThinSections/krpano/nwa8773-2/Mete... Gigapan mirror: www.Flickr
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I would like to find writing about new music/improvisation/experimental music that engages as deeply with its subject matter as these articles: thebaffler.com/latest/space-ju…
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post…
Where should I be looking? Who should I be reading?
Space Junk | Martin Dolan
In the race to build the biggest business in video games, it seems like no one has stopped to ask the question: Will they be any good?Zach Kaylar (The Baffler)
elementary OS 8 Enters Early Access, Here’s What’s Planned
omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/elemen…
(If anyone is interested. The development cycle on this one is just too long, tbh)
elementary OS 8 Enters Early Access, Here’s What’s Planned
Sponsors of elementary OS now have early access to the next major version of the Ubuntu-based desktop Linux operating system. elementary OS 8 is the next major update, following on from this year...Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
"Milky Way over Lake Doxa."
Giannismanthosg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
"Nicholas U Mayall 4-meter Telescope and the Milky Way."
KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.T. Sparks, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
An Ancient Human Story About The Seven Sisters May Have Survived From 100000 BCE
"The similarity between the Aboriginal and Greek stories of the Pleiades and Orion includes three specific elements: both identify the Pleiades as a group of young girls, both identify Orion as male, and both say that Orion is attempting to have sex with the girls in the Pleiades."
The similarity between the two myths is intriguing, as there was almost no contact between European and indigenous Australian cultures from when their common ancestors left Africa around 100000 BCE until 1788 when the British invaded.
An Ancient Human Story About The Seven Sisters May Have Survived From 100000 BCE
Several cultures around the world have a myth about the seven sisters. So why are there only six?James Felton (IFLScience)
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"Tekapo - Mt Cook (New Zealand) International Dark Sky Reserve."
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Tekapo - Mt Cook (New Zealand) International Dark Sky Reserve
Sequence of different timelapse animations, panning animations and a slide show of the beautiful night sky in the Tekapo - Mt Cook area. See a 360 degree pan...YouTube
"The Amazing Dark Skies of Big Bend Texas."
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The Amazing Dark Skies of Big Bend Texas
The dark skies of Big Bend National Park in Southwest Texas offer unparalleled views of the milky way and night sky. Rugged and beautiful by dark, Big Bend N...YouTube
"Gazing at the Milky Way."
CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Tafreshi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •@lisamelton out of respect for this absolute legend, I shall nobly resist the urge to make any rear admiral jokes.
There should be statues of Grace Hopper in every major city, her life should be the subject of textbooks and movies. She was a total bad ass, perhaps one of the most important people to ever live.
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Rosalind Franklin comes to mind having worked in a lab with a student of Dr Crick.
Bradley Stowers
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •"You manage things; you lead people”
--Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •She was not the first person to write a compiler. That would be Alick Glennie, who wrote the Autocode compiler just before Grace did.
However, Grace did publish about compiler before Alick. Alick was first to implement one.
She did, however, coin the term bug and help develop COBOL. An amazing person.
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in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •Karl Auerbach
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum • • •I once rode an elevator with Grace Hopper.
BTW, there is a Grace Hopper/Anita Borg institute.
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