We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2024 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to 6 thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: October 7th
Apply Here: grants.draknek.org
Who is this for?
These grants are intended to support creators who are under-invested-in within today’s game industry. There are no geographical restrictions.
Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant
The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.grants.draknek.org
DNA Transposons Favor De Novo Transcript Emergence Through Enrichment of Transcription Factor Binding Motifs doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae134 #science #evolution #biology #genome #evolgen_paper
Google tried to derail Microsoft's EU antitrust settlement by offering a $500M alternative deal to CISPE.
Is this the level playing field for EU cloud providers we want, EU anti-trust decisions made in backroom deals between big tech firms?
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says
Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU.Ars Technica
Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything science.nasa.gov/learning-reso… #NASA #2023SolarEclipse #2024SolarEclipse #Grades58ForEducators #Grades912ForEducators #GradesK4ForEducators #Heliophysics #OpportunitiesForEducatorsToGetInvolved #ParkerSolarProbePSP #ScienceActivation
Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything - NASA Science
Once a month (usually on the first Tuesday), the Heliophysics Education Community meets online to share knowledge and opportunities.science.nasa.gov
NEWS: Twitter/X wants to force people to advertise there, and they're going to court. Elon and Linda went forum-shopping, filing this case in Wichita Falls Division so that Judge Reed O'Connor was guaranteed to be assigned the case. Here's the complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/reca…
Artemis Emergency Egress System Emphasizes Crew Safety nasa.gov/missions/artemis/arte… #NASA #Artemis2 #ExplorationGroundSystems #KennedySpaceCenter #NASACentersFacilities
Artemis Emergency Egress System Emphasizes Crew Safety - NASA
Since NASA began sending astronauts to space, the agency has relied on emergency systems for personnel to safely leave the launch pad and escape the hazard inAntonia Jaramillo (NASA)
Extreme sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/extr…
Extreme sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025
Following on from the success of the downhill extreme sports game Descenders, developer RageSquid and publisher No More Robots have announced the much bigger Descenders Next is coming.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Grab a load of hit digital board games in this new Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/grab…
Grab a load of hit digital board games in this new Humble Bundle
The Board Game Night Humble Bundle looks to be another good one, especially if you love games styled more like board games. So here's what's in it and what compatibility to expect for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nons…
NonSteamLaunchers adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs
A few days ago the great NonSteamLaunchers project, to help you set up various third-party launchers on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, had a new release adding support for even more launchers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-…
The Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck
What Valve called the "jackbrick megabricker" (ouch), The Jackbox Megapicker should now stop breaking your Steam Deck after the latest update to the Native Linux version.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pull off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pull…
Pull off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom
Motordoom is the latest entry in the survivor-like horde shooter genre popularised by Vampire Survivors, and this one has you do some freestyle-sports.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Inside Mr. H's tea room.
📷 Pentax KX
🎞️ Kodak Vision3 250D
🔭 Pentax M 50mm/1.7
⚗️ Come Through Lab
#BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography #AnalogPhotography #35mm #TheLakes #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #FollowThePig
NVIDIA Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvid…
NVIDIA Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now
NVIDIA today released a fresh update to the current ongoing 560 Beta driver series with version 560.31.02 bringing some bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Bindu Rani Explores Black Holes, Mothers Hard, Balances Life nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/goddar… #NASA #PeopleOfGoddard #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #PeopleOfNASA
Bindu Rani Explores Black Holes, Mothers Hard, Balances Life - NASA
Bindu Rani had childhood dreams of flight. Today she lifts her gaze even higher, helping researchers study stars, planets beyond our solar system, and blackMadison Olson (NASA)
New from Metagov: Exit to Community calculators metagov.substack.com/p/metagov…
Metagov Spotlight: Exit to Community Calculators
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Tech Today: Flipping NASA Tech and Sticking the Landing nasa.gov/technology/tech-trans… #NASA #TechnologyTransferSpinoffs #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Robotics #Spinoffs #TechnologyTransfer
Tech Today: Flipping NASA Tech and Sticking the Landing - NASA
NASA tech adds gecko grip to phone accessoryAndrew Wagner (NASA)
Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields science.nasa.gov/science-resea… #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #JetPropulsionLaboratory #PlanetaryScience #ScienceEnablingTechnology #TechnologyHighlights
Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields - NASA Science
Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the Sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout interplanetary space by solar wind.science.nasa.gov
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-see… #NASA #SmallSatelliteMissions #CubeSatLaunchInitiative #CubeSats #ForCollegesUniversities #KennedySpaceCenter #LaunchServicesProgram #LearningResources #SpaceOperationsMissionDirectorate
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond - NASA
NASA announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat, developers to build spacecrafts on that will fly on upcoming launches through theNASA
A teacher, veteran & coach from the Midwest with decades of leadership experience in government.
Governor Tim Walz will be a fantastic VP. #HarrisWalz2024 #politics #Walz
I hear he also likes cats. 🐈
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-see… #NASA #SmallSatelliteMissions #CubeSatLaunchInitiative #CubeSats #KennedySpaceCenter #LaunchServicesProgram #SpaceOperationsMissionDirectorate
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond - NASA
NASA announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat, developers to build spacecrafts on that will fly on upcoming launches through theNASA
Known for their incredible leaping abilities and huge eyes, Philippine tarsiers are agile hunters. They face multiple threats including #palmoil #deforestation. Help them every time you shop! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives wp.me/pcFhgU-74s
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
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Anyone love their Amiga stuff? kickstarter.com/projects/demem…
My brother and his pals are doing a cool looking book.
Corrupt so-called "sustainable" #palmoil is never far from your own fridge. Food #giant #PepsiCo, maker of snack favs #Cheetos #Gatorade gets #palmoil 🤮at the expense of Shipibo-Konibo people of #Peru 🇵🇪 Fight back and #BoycottPalmOil 🪔🚫 @palmoildetectives wp.me/pcFhgU-8EG
Snack giant PepsiCo allegedly sourced “sustainable” palm oil from razed Indigenous land in Peru
PepsiCo’s supply chain is linked to environmental and human rights violations in Peru, involving Amazon deforestation and Indigenous land invasion. For three years, palm oil from deforested S…Palm Oil Detectives
Kooky Philippine #tarsiers epitomise nocturnal secrecy and live in the dark of #Philippines forests. Their main threats are the #pet trade and #deforestation. Help them by using your wallet as a weapon and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives wp.me/pcFhgU-74s
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
Better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux is coming with a big kernel patch gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/bett…
#ASUS #Linux #ROGAllyX #ROGAlly
Better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux is coming with a big kernel patch
If you were hoping to see better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux, you're in for a treat here, as there's a big patch that's been sent in.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pixel With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pixe…
Pixel With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum
A fun idea for a nice casual puzzle game: Pixel With Your Friends has released with Linux support where you restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/choc…
#DOOM #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port
While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Manjaro Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/manj…
Manjaro Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing
The Manjaro Linux team have announced the first round of testing for their new Manjaro Immutable version of the popular Linux distribution.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
@thelinuxEXP I know it's Manjaro, not something that is liked & it's not even my distro of choice, but I guess according to that survey of yours, it's not something to discard either
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
I've heard of these immutable Linux installs. Any recommendations if I were to try one?
Storm Cloud Over Texas
Image Credit & Copyright: Laura Rowe (Used with permission)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240806.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 August 6 – Storm Cloud Over Texas
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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Public Work is a visual search engine for public domain content. Explore 100,000+ copyright-free images from The MET, New York Public Library, and other sourcespublic.work
Storm Cloud Over Texas apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240806.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 August 6 – Storm Cloud Over Texas
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Bass update: got the bass
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-see… #NASA #SmallSatelliteMissions #CubeSats #KennedySpaceCenter #LaunchServicesProgram #SpaceOperationsMissionDirectorate
NASA Seeks Student Missions to Send to Space in 2026, Beyond - NASA
NASA announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat, developers to build spacecrafts on that will fly on upcoming launches through theNASA
Snowstorm Field Campaign Wins Prestigious Presidential Rank Group Achievement Award nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallEarthSciences
Snowstorm Field Campaign Wins Prestigious Presidential Rank Group Achievement Award - NASA
Personnel from the MSFC Earth Science Branch and local partners participated in the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for AtlanticElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
Marshall Disasters Team Support National Weather Service Offices During May Severe Weather nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallEarthSciences
Marshall Disasters Team Support National Weather Service Offices During May Severe Weather - NASA
May 2024 was a very active month for severe weather across the United States, with several hundred tornadoes occurring throughout the United States. The MSFCElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
Coming in Hot – NASA’s Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallAstrophysics #MarshallScienceProjects
Coming in Hot - NASA's Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets - NASA
This graphic shows a three-dimensional map of stars near the Sun. The blue haloes represent stars observed with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’sElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
KNaCK LIDAR Technology Demonstration at 5th Joint EVA Test Team (JETT5) Field Compaign, Flagstaff, Arizona nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallHeliophysicsPlanetaryScience
KNaCK LIDAR Technology Demonstration at 5th Joint EVA Test Team (JETT5) Field Compaign, Flagstaff, Arizona -
Michael Zanetti (ST13), Kyle Miller (EV42), and Chris Whetsel (ES52) conducted a technology demonstration and field work with the NASA JSC 5th Joint EVA TestElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
Disaster Response Coordination System (DRCS) Formally Launches nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallEarthSciences
Disaster Response Coordination System (DRCS) Formally Launches - NASA
The NASA Disasters Response Coordination System (DRCS) formally launched on 6/13/24 during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters with Administrator Nelson as theElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO) and Bhutan’s Implementing Partners Launch Farm Action Toolkit Service nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallScienceResearchProjects #MarshallEarthSciences
SERVIR Science Coordination Office (SCO) and Bhutan's Implementing Partners Launch Farm Action Toolkit
On 5/13/24, in alignment with the NASA Interagency Agreement with the US Department of State Advancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in BhutanElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
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