So with #StarTrek being a struck work that shouldn't be promoted during the SAG-AFTRA strike (sagaftrastrike.org/podcaster-f…), my new #podcast Before the Future Came is taking a bit of a swerve in its premiere: beforethefuture.space/podcast/…
I'm excited to read Binti and geek about it with my cohosts! We'll keep the original premiere episode in our pocket until the strike ends (hopefully with their demands being met! ✊🏾).
FAQs for Podcasters | SAG-AFTRA Strike
Important information about the TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike for SAG-AFTRA podcasters.SAG-AFTRA Strike
The U.S. Southwest endured more than three weeks of extreme temperatures in July 2023.🌡️
This map shows air temperatures on July 25, 2023 using satellite observations and a @nasagoddard GEOS model. Temperatures over 113°F (45°C) are dark red. go.nasa.gov/44OhEMx
#NASAEarth
Relentless Heat in the Southwest
The desert Southwest endured more than three weeks of extreme temperatures in July 2023.go.nasa.gov
Good morning. Summer surprise when I found this Passion Flower on the vines along the side of the house I’m staying in for this trip.
#Summer #photography #Flowers #passionflower #Chicago #bloomscrolling #Today
Donald Trump Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the United States
Yesterday, a Washington DC grand jury indicted Donald Trump for “for conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring tokottke.org
If you are reading this, you enjoy the openness and decentralisation of Web 3.0.
On #WorldWideWebDay, let's fast-forward to the future.
Web 4.0 will blend virtual and real environments while boosting innovation, rich content and industrial applications.
To ensure everyone benefits from it, we will:
- Shape global standards for open Web 4.0
- Foster a European Web 4.0 industrial ecosystem
- Boost access to trusted information
- Support virtual public services
How? ➡ europa.eu/!hJrNc4
this is indeed hopless #fahernista wobbly gook, more composting needed - what happened to our #openweb outreach to the EU socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/…
EU outreach - If we dont tell our story am not sure who will
This needs links and examples adding, feel free to edit and change, thanks. The #openweb has become an integral part of our daily lives, with almost every aspect of our existence now touched by it.SocialHub
Two screenshots of a computer game character with white spiky hair. Sipping a drink on the second one.
Get Disco Elysium and Chivalry 2 in Humble Choice
The latest Humble Choice is out so here's a run-down over what compatibility to expect on Steam Deck and desktop Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Another day, another email screw up by someone adding all our emails into CC.
I'm always tempted to hit reply to all 😈😈😈
The top Steam Deck games for July 2023 has DAVE THE DIVER number 1
Valve has revealed the most played Steam Deck games for July 2023, showing that Vampire Survivors has now been firmly knocked down a few places. DAVE THE DIVER is now the number 1!Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Deck™
Steam Deck™ is the most powerful, full-featured gaming handheld in the world.store.steampowered.com
By all means, researchers and journalists, continue supporting a platform that challenges your very existence.
washingtonpost.com/technology/…
Twitter, now X, sues group that researched hate speech on platform
Elon Musk's X alleged the Center for Countering Digital Hate violated its terms of service in a bid to scare away advertisers and harm the company financially.Bryan Pietsch (The Washington Post)
Preprint from Salzberg team questioning a 2020 Nature paper from Rob Knight 😮
"the raw read counts were vastly over-estimated for nearly every bacterial species, often by a factor of 1000 or more."
"Our conclusion after re-analysis is that the near-perfect association between microbes and cancer types reported in the study is, simply put, a fiction."
Major data analysis errors invalidate cancer microbiome findings
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…
#microbiome #genomics #research #science
Major data analysis errors invalidate cancer microbiome findings
We re-analyzed the data from a recent large-scale study that reported strong correlations between microbial organisms and 33 different cancer types, and that created machine learning predictors with near-perfect accuracy at distinguishing among cance…bioRxiv
jon-e.net/infrastructure/#%E2%…
#Infrastructure #ScholComm
![“Peer reviewed vs. unrefereed” is purposely excluded as an axis of communication tools, as the ability to review and annotate multiple versions of a document — subject to the context of the medium — should be a basic part of any communication system. Fear over losing the at once immutable but also paradoxically fragile ecosystem of journal-led peer review is one of the first strawmen that stops consideration of radically reorganizing scientific communication66. The belief that peer review as we know it is an intrinsic part of science is ahistorical (eg. [255]), and the belief that journal-led peer review is somehow a unique venue for evaluating scientific work ignores the immense quantity of criticism and discussion that happens in almost every communicative context, scientific and otherwise. The notion that the body of scientific knowledge is best curated by passing each paper through a gauntlet of three anonymous reviewers, after which it becomes Fact is ridiculous on its face. Focusing on preserving peer review is a red herring that unnecessarily constrains the possible forms of scientific communication. Instead we will try and sketch systems that address the needs for communication and knowledge organization left unmet precisely because of the primacy of peer reviewed journal publications.](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1120120 "“Peer reviewed vs. unrefereed” is purposely excluded as an axis of communication tools, as the ability to review and annotate multiple versions of a document — subject to the context of the medium — should be a basic part of any communication system. Fear over losing the at once immutable but also paradoxically fragile ecosystem of journal-led peer review is one of the first strawmen that stops consideration of radically reorganizing scientific communication66. The belief that peer review as we know it is an intrinsic part of science is ahistorical (eg. [255]), and the belief that journal-led peer review is somehow a unique venue for evaluating scientific work ignores the immense quantity of criticism and discussion that happens in almost every communicative context, scientific and otherwise. The notion that the body of scientific knowledge is best curated by passing each paper through a gauntlet of three anonymous reviewers, after which it becomes Fact is ridiculous on its face. Focusing on preserving peer review is a red herring that unnecessarily constrains the possible forms of scientific communication. Instead we will try and sketch systems that address the needs for communication and knowledge organization left unmet precisely because of the primacy of peer reviewed journal publications.")
I love "little" papers like this😊 🧪
“we fortuitously found, sequenced and assembled a high-quality ancient B. melitensis draft genome from the kidney stone of a 14th-century Italian friar”
Paper (uncorrected proof): journals.plos.org/plospathogen…
A 14th century CE Brucella melitensis genome and the recent expansion of the Western Mediterranean clade
Author summary We describe the reconstruction of a high-quality ancient B. melitensis genome isolated from the kidney stone of a 14th C. CE Italian friar. We confirm the presence of a B.journals.plos.org
For those interested in microbiomes, definitely worth checking this out
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…
Major data analysis errors invalidate cancer microbiome findings
We re-analyzed the data from a recent large-scale study that reported strong correlations between microbial organisms and 33 different cancer types, and that created machine learning predictors with near-perfect accuracy at distinguishing among cance…bioRxiv
It’s fascinating to start seeing multiple trend pieces that point out that people not having to commute for an hour or more after work is stimulating the economy. They are more likely to go out to dinner, a concert or take a weekend vacation.
Some argue this has staved off a recession.
fortune.com/2023/08/01/remote-…
Remote work is the reason why Wall Street was wrong about a recession
Economists have predicted that spending would slow for a while now, forecasting a recession sometime this year. But that hasn't happened yet.Alicia Adamczyk (Fortune)
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📚 Pretty nervous about this, but here goes. Here's a side project I've been working on for the past few months. It's called Viberary and it's a semantic search engine. It gives you book recommendations based on ✨vibes. ✨ You enter a search query like "funny scifi" and it returns a list of (hopefully!) good recommendations.
There is an about page that explains the data, model, etc. It's still pretty early stages but it's been a labor of love for me.
Ubisoft Connect broke again but Valve fixed it in Proton Experimental
Launchers. Gotta love 'em right? Major publishers just love to make Steam Deck and Linux gaming that little bit more difficult. Ubisoft Connect broke again but Valve is here to save the day.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The mess we make of the #openweb
Our #mainstreaming problem – if you are wondering why I am documenting the devouring of this #ActivityPub #openweb reboot, it is because next time we can maybe try and mediate our “libe…Hamishcampbell
Steam desktop and Steam Deck get a fresh stable update
Valve has released another big stable update to the Steam client for desktop and Steam Deck. So here's a run over what's new and changed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux overtakes macOS users on Steam thanks to Steam Deck
Well it finally happened. According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2023 we can see that Linux users have overtaken macOS.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Holy cow! How many cameos are there in this? How do I remember so many of these actors names? Go Ruth Buzzi and Adam West!
CHiPs "Roller Disco" – The most Seventies scene in 1970s TV
Ponch and Jon hit the roller disco in this incredible scene from 'CHiPs' in 1979. Every TV celebrity of the era is in here, from Tina Louise to Cindy William...YouTube
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M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Harshwardhan Pathak
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230802.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2023 August 2 – M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Privacy for our children: Telekom shares a powerful message on how we need to protect our entire family's privacy online.
With Nextcloud Photos, you can keep your photos under your control..
telekom.com/en/company/details…
"ShareWithCare": Telekom raises awareness for responsible use of children's photos on the Internet
With the "ShareWithCare" campaign, Deutsche Telekom wants to raise awareness for responsible handling of photos and data.www.telekom.com
"Comet C2013 US10 (Catalina) passing open cluster NGC 5823 on September 7, 2015."
Paul Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/yhme5b
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) passing open cluster NGC 5823
12 x 60s LRGB WO FLT132 refractor with 0.8x reducer and QSI583wsg cameraFlickr
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"Mother of the World" by Nicholas Roerich (1924).
Alternate Version: wikiart.org/en/nicholas-roeric…
Nicholas Roerich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Color edits.
Mother of the World, 1924 - Nicholas Roerich - WikiArt.org
‘Mother of the World’ was created in 1924 by Nicholas Roerich in Symbolism style. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.www.wikiart.org
GNOME Finally Embraces Native Tiling!!
You know me, I'm a shill for tiling window managers and at the recent GUADEC Tobias Bernard showed off a new tiling system being mocked up for GNOME, current...YouTube
"Star of the Hero" by Nicholas Roerich (1936).
meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prin…
Star of the Hero, 1936 by Nicholas Roerich: Fine art print
Buy Star of the Hero, 1936 by Nicholas Roerich as fine art print. ✓ High-quality museum grade. ✓ Perfect reproductionMeisterdrucke
After a successful launch from @NASA_Wallops, the #CRS19 capsule is heading to the @Space_Station, loaded with science and snacks.
Live coverage of the capsule's rendezvous will begin Aug. 4 at 4:30am ET (0830 UTC): go.nasa.gov/3Quxes2
#NASA
Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching at 8:31 p.m.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Comet C2014Q2 Lovejoy and Globular cluster M79 on December 30, 2014.
Paul Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons or Flickr: flic.kr/p/qj9Z5f
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Comet C/2014Q2 Lovejoy and Globular cluster M79
WO FLT132 refractor and EOS350d camera with 0.8x reducerFlickr
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Liftoff of @NorthropGrumman's #Cygnus cargo craft to replenish the Exp 69 crew with over 8,200 pounds of science and supplies. The space delivery is scheduled for 5:55am ET on Friday. More... go.nasa.gov/3QlILKg
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#ISS
Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching at 8:31 p.m.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
Science, Hardware Launch on NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching at 8:31 p.m.Roxana Bardan (NASA)
A genome catalogue of lake bacterial diversity and its drivers at continental scale
nature.com/articles/s41564-023…
#metagenomics #lakes #freshwater #microbiology
A genome catalogue of lake bacterial diversity and its drivers at continental scale - Nature Microbiology
A metagenomic compendium from lakes across Canada reveals bacterial metabolic potential and how it varies depending on land use in different regions.Nature
Mastodon working on nicer hashtags
There is a pull request created by Mastodon head honcho Eugen Rochko called Change hashtags at the end of the post to render out-of-band that has me quite happy.Matt Birchler (Birchtree)
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