If you're an EU citizen and you hate DRM and planned obsolescence, here's an easy petition for you to sign:
TL;DR: If online-only DRM servers shut down, publishers would be required to keep your game working regardless.
Only targets video games because that is where this practice is by far the most prevalent today, but it would set a precedent that we might soon need for things like phones, cars, and all the other things that are increasingly getting CPUs shoved inside them.
1 year to reach 1 million signatures.
The Marshall Star for July 31, 2024 - NASA
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the Artemis II mission is inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy SpaceLee Mohon (NASA)
2024 Software of the Year Co-Winner - Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM) - NASA
NASA Johnson Space Center: ORDEM represents the state of the art in orbital debris models intended for engineering analysis. It is a data-driven model,Bill Keeter (NASA)
2024 Software of the Year Award Co-Winner -Prognostics Python Packages (ProgPy) - NASA
NASA Ames Research Center: ProgPy is an open-source Python package supporting research and development of prognostics, health management, and predictiveBill Keeter (NASA)
A Picture-Perfect Portrait: Eliza Hoffman’s Take on Dorothy Vaughan - NASA
On July 19, 2024, NASA officially named Johnson Space Center’s building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” A portrait of DorothyMia M. Garza (NASA)
2024 Invention of the Year Winner - Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method - NASA
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: A thrust chamber assembly (TCA) is the critical and central component in a rocket engine that provides thrust to propel aBill Keeter (NASA)
2024 Invention of the Year Winner - Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method - NASA
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: A thrust chamber assembly (TCA) is the critical and central component in a rocket engine that provides thrust to propel aBill Keeter (NASA)
Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon - NASA
On July 31, 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took this photo, the first image of the Moon taken by a United States spacecraft. 17 minutes later, it crashed intoNASA
Tech Today: Remote Sensing Technology Fights Forest Fires - NASA
Enabled by NASA Sensors and Technical AssistanceAndrew Wagner (NASA)
NASA Public Engagement Specialist Loves to Inspire Kids with STEM - NASA
Careers at NASA were not on his radar growing up. But Jonas Dino, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley,Gianine Figliozzi (NASA)
What's Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science
Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius.science.nasa.gov
NASA Public Engagement Specialist Loves to Inspire Kids with STEM - NASA
Careers at NASA were not on his radar growing up. But Jonas Dino, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley,Gianine Figliozzi (NASA)
Solo diez usuarios son responsables de la desinformación a gran escala en Twitter
lo esperado es un afloramiento ilimitado de información cuyo origen resultará imposible de rastrear
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Solo diez usuarios son responsables de la desinformación a gran escala en Twitter
¿Quién propaga bulos en las redes sociales? Un número muy limitado de usuarios son los principales superpropagadores de contenidos de baja credibilidad en los medios digitales.The Conversation
NASA’s DART Mission Sheds New Light on Target Binary Asteroid System - NASA Science
In studying data collected from NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which in 2022 sent a spacecraft to intentionally collide with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, the mission’s science team has discovered new information on the ori…science.nasa.gov
NASA’s First-Ever Quantum Memory Made at Glenn Research Center
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is playing a major role in the development of a cutting-edge technology: NASA’s first-ever quantum memory.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
Super cosy slice of life sim The Garden Path is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/supe…
Super cosy slice of life sim The Garden Path is out now
The Garden Path from developer carrotcake is a slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. It's a real cosy gem you should take a look at.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake launches September 3 gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/inte…
Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake launches September 3
While Intel are currently battling issues with their crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, they're now planning to launch Intel Core Ultra Lunar Lake in September.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
APOD: 2024 July 31 – Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
The Jackbox Megapicker has been corrupting some Steam Decks gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/the-…
The Jackbox Megapicker has been corrupting some Steam Decks
A bit of an oops here with the newly released The Jackbox Megapicker, with the Native Linux version causing the Steam Deck to get corrupted.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam will now show you who is playing on Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/stea…
Steam will now show you who is playing on Steam Deck
In the latest Steam Client Beta for Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve will actually show you who is gaming on a Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch - NASA
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, andNASA
Above Ambleside.
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Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS, Perseverance Rover
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APOD: 2024 July 31 – Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Train your cats! This is the next Olympic sport!
Cat catching gymnists!
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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.youtube.com
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I remember all this stuff going on back in the day.
We were running #Gentoo in production at a research facility at the time and it was, umm, interesting, as the quality of the portage tree was very uneven during this time.
Directly related, maybe... maybe not. Shenanigans certainly didn't help I'd expect.
We moved to #Centos in ~2008 IIRC. We were #Redhat before Gentoo so it was a 'comfy old shoes' move.
I think this view is towards Bowfell, but I'm not sure. From Dungeon Ghyll facing west.
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NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch - NASA
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, andNASA
Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Commercial Resupply Mission - NASA
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.Mark A. Garcia (NASA)
Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station - NASA Science
NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4259-4260: Kings Canyon Go Again! - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, July 29, 2024 Our weekend drill preload test on the target “Kings Canyon” (shown in the accompanying MAHLI image) didn’t give us the full range of data we need to move forward with the full drilling process.science.nasa.gov
GLOBE Alumna and Youth for Habitat Program Lead Named Scientist of the Month in Alaska - NASA Science
As a 16-year old high school graduate, Maggie House decided to leave the military base in Germany where she lived with her family and go to college close to nature in Fairbanks, Alaska.science.nasa.gov
Ames Science Directorate's Stars of the Month, July 2024 - NASA
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Ryan T. Scott, Mike Kubo, Ehsan (Sam) Gharib-Nezhad,Aaron McKinnon (NASA)
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Friend is the creepy and dystopian iPhone accessory that might just work
As if we aren't already all in bubbles that reaffirm our beliefs thanks to social media, now there's an AI "Friend" who is always ready to hit you with praise and put you in a parasocial relationship with your iPhoneWilliam Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele (AppleInsider)

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