Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) v1.1.3 out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/unif…
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Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) v1.1.3 out now
Continuing to improve compatibility with Windows games on Linux outside of Steam, the Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) has another release out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Escape Simulator gets a free Talos Principle DLC out now, plus a paid DLC in December gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/esca…
Escape Simulator gets a free Talos Principle DLC out now, plus a paid DLC in December
Escape Simulator from Pine Studio continues doing some really cool additions, with The Talos Principle getting a little free crossover DLC out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
As a 20-year user of #ubuntu I find concerning that the page celebrating the 20 years of the OS is full of references to LinkedIn and twitter: what a disconnect between Ubuntu the company and ubuntu the enthusiast user base. The page, the celebration itself even, is then not for non-paying users but for the enterprise-level users that pay. Makes sense, of course – a company needs to pay its bills –, but it is nonetheless an upsetting reminder.
While sending dozens upon dozens of bug reports over the years surely doesn't pay the bills, it is also free labour ubuntu got from me. Fair deal, though: I got a free, stable OS out of it, for 20 years, for all our servers, desktops and laptops.
And the "ISV" acronym (independent software vendor) finally explains why the rise of the snap packages, which as a user I don't want anything to do with – they have consistently brought trouble. Only makes sense, again, from the perspective of an enterprise with bills to pay.
20 years of Canonical Ubuntu | Ubuntu
We're celebrating 2 decades of innovation and charting a course for our future. And we want you to celebrate with us.Ubuntu
Math Is Still Catching Up to the Mysterious Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan
Born poor in colonial India and dead at 32, Ramanujan had fantastical, out-of-nowhere visions that continue to shape the field today.
By Jordana Cepelewicz via @QuantaMagazine
quantamagazine.org/srinivasa-r…
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Cambridge University welcomes excellent candidates who can teach and perform research in Plant Ecology and will complement our expertise in forest ecology, conservation, and evolution.
#PlantSciJobs @plantscijobs
University Assistant/Associate Professor - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
University Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.botany.fyi
Functional reorganization of brain regions supporting artificial grammar learning across the first half year of life
Infants have impressive auditory learning capabilities, even from the newborn stage. This study provides neuroimaging evidence that both newborns and 6–7-month-olds already learn and detect grammar-like rules, and that the underlying brain networks a…plos.io
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APOD: 2024 October 23 – Caught
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
I almost wish SpaceX stuff was exciting to me anymore but this really isn't.
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I actually think you may be right about the blackbird.
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1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders
First They Help Trump Photo Op And Now They Make People Literally Sick!
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U.S. intel officials say Russia is behind attempts to smear Tim Walz
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Thank you for posting this. There are a lot of people that need to see this.
I just find myself saying DUH!
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Giuliani must turn over $6m NYC apartment to election workers
And He Has 7 Days to Hand Them Over....
#Giuliani #NY #MakeTheNastyManPay #ServeTrumpLoseItAll #News #BBC #Election2020 #ElectionFraud
Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment to Georgia election workers
He has a week to also hand over watches and sports memorabilia to two election Georgia workers who successfully sued him for defamation.Rachel Looker (BBC News)
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NASA Awards Custodial, Refuse Collection Contract - NASA
NASA has awarded All Native Synergies Company of Winnebego, Nebraska, the Custodial and Refuse Collection Services III contract to provide services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.NASA
Very pleased that my wood engraving 'Forcan Ridge' has been selected for the Society of Wood Engravers 2025 exhibition. It starts at the Bankside Gallery in London (next door to the Tate) in February before traveling the UK.
All prints in the 2024 exhibition (including another of mine) can be seen here:
societyofwoodengravers.co.uk
And other prints of mine here:
johnaltringham.co.uk
Watercolours & engravings
Watercolour and ink paintings and sketches, most often of Scottish mountains and coasts and other landscapes in the UK and IrelandWatercolours & engravings
“An Apple employee demonstrates a new 30-inch flat panel display”
Just a random Apple employee.
Oh, yeah! Home development rocks!
Finally I can shoot B&W without having to pay 11€ for development!
#photography #analogphotography #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #believeinfilm #blackandwhite
A Dazzling Supernova - NASA
This image, released on Feb. 24, 2017, shows Supernova 1987a (center) surrounded by dramatic red clouds of gas and dust within the Large Magellanic Cloud.NASA
Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers - NASA
Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity in readers of all ages – and NASA is using the power of storytelling to encourage the Artemis Generation toSandra May (NASA)
NASA Wallops to Support October Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the U.S. Department of Defense during aAmy Barra (NASA)
Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers - NASA
Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity in readers of all ages – and NASA is using the power of storytelling to encourage the Artemis Generation toSandra May (NASA)
JOMO, el antídoto para dejar de estar constantemente conectado a las redes sociales
"la alegría de perderse las cosas" es una respuesta a la presión de estar constantemente al día con cada evento, tendencia o experiencia social que surge a nuestro alrededor.
bbc.com/mundo/articles/cz04v0k…
Redes sociales: JOMO, el antídoto para dejar de estar constantemente conectado
Este concepto es una respuesta a la necesidad de estar todo el día conectado a nuestra vida virtual.Oliver Serrano León (BBC News Mundo)
I Am Artemis: Casey Wolfe - NASA
NASA’s Casey Wolfe, assistant branch chief of the advanced manufacturing branch in the Materials and Processes Laboratory, discusses how teamwork is essential to building a rocket.NASA
Nextcloud Hub 9 is here! 🚀
Introducing federated video calls, Nextcloud Whiteboard, process automation engine Nextcloud Flow, a more natural Nextcloud AI Assistant, ... and so much more!
Collaboration, #decentralization, #datasovereignty & #privacy! ✨
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-h…
Be connected with Nextcloud Hub 9 - Nextcloud
Nextcloud Hub 9 lets you stay connected: new federation features, workflow automation, big design overhaul and much much moreMikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research - NASA
A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André Gide: “You cannot discover new oceans unless you have theMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Reveals Prototype Telescope for Gravitational Wave Observatory - NASA Science
NASA has revealed the first look at a full-scale prototype for six telescopes that will enable, in the next decade, the space-based detection of gravitational waves — ripples in space-time caused by merging black holes and other cosmic sources.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 On sol 4338, we have a science block planned as well as some arm activities. Our science activities include a ChemCam observation of “Donkey Lake.” This is a bedrock target with exposed laminations.science.nasa.gov
Announcing a new sponsor of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day: SpaceNet 🚀
SpaceNet is a Munich-based provider of managed services and data center solutions with focus on security and performance. We are excited to welcome SpaceNet as a sponsor!
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SpaceNet joins as a sponsor for Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2024 in Frankfurt - Nextcloud
Announce SpaceNet as a sponsor of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany! Read this article for details.Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
Steam Deck Reddit:
Meme posts and random "i got a deck!" photos: 90000 upvotes
A post I took a while to make individually going over titles: reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comment… ..... it's at 0
NVIDIA 565.57.01 Beta has Wayland and HDR improvements, plus DXVK and VKD3D optimizations gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/nvid…
NVIDIA 565.57.01 Beta has Wayland and HDR improvements, plus DXVK and VKD3D optimizations
NVIDIA today released two new Linux drivers. The big one is the NVIDIA 565.57.01 Beta, along with a one-liner update in the stable 550.127.05 release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Science fantasy roguelike epic Caves of Qud releases December 5 gamingonlinux.com/2024/10/scie…
Science fantasy roguelike epic Caves of Qud releases December 5
Freehold Games and Kitfox Games have announced the thoroughly strange and unique science fantasy roguelike epic Caves of Qud is leaving Early Access on December 5.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Gateway: Life in a Lunar Module - NASA
Teams at NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and Thales Alenia Space, including astronauts Stan Love and Luca Parmitano, came together in Turin, Italy, thisDylan Connell (NASA)
Explore International Space Station Research with NASA Mobile Apps - NASA
At any given time, crew members are conducting dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations on the International Space Station. If you’reAna Guzman (NASA)
Albert Cardona
in reply to PLOS Biology • • •Interesting that this study on infant brain development is not done with fMRI but with fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy [1]). And concerning to read about the complete reliance on software provided opaquely by a company for the analysis: "As all fNIRS data preprocessing was carried out on MATLAB-based toolboxes, no custom scripts are available."
[1] fNIRS measures more or less the same as fMRI: blood flow. "Using fNIRS, brain activity is measured by using near-infrared light to estimate cortical hemodynamic activity which occur in response to neural activity." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function…
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optical technique for monitoring brain activity
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)Albert Cardona
in reply to Albert Cardona • • •Why is it concerning that the analysis relies entirely on Matlab toolboxes?
1. Reproducing the analysis requires access to the exact toolbox with the exact version number. May also have platform dependencies (e.g., outputs slightly different results on macos, linux, and windows).
2. Often the version of the toolbox is not reported. It isn't in this paper.
3. Increased use of the toolbox may lead to price gouging, excluding many who can't afford to purchase it. Besides the unfairness, this impacts the ability of just about anyone to reproduce the analysis from the raw data.
4. After some years the toolbox may not be available at all, for example if the company considers its maintenance a burden with negative returns on investment.
If you are a reviewer or an editor: at the very least demand the reporting of the toolbox version and the operating system version where it was run. And ideally demand enough specification of the algorithms used by the functions provided in the toolbox that an independent reimplementation and reanalysis is possible.
#reproducibility #academia