Day 13: A Martian sunset.
My kid asked me to make him a stained glass piece. He's super into space, so I decided to make him a Martian sunset.
Did you know that Martian sunsets are blue?
#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #StainedGlass #LeadedGlass #MyWork #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
This article cites academia as accounting for 9% of carbon emissions. There needs to be a change in mindset to reduce the carbon footprint of academic research. Air travel is something many academics could cut back on. Can we do this online? Do we need to fly the candidate over? Is attending this conference really necessary? Could you tie together a few visits having flown somewhere? Culture change is needed.
fifteen years ago, microsoft stated that OEMs pay around 5% of a given computer's RRP for a windows licence key: arstechnica.com/information-te…
over the course of my life, i've bought maybe four new windows laptops (the rest have all been second hand), at an average price of, i dunno, let's say A$1200 each
assuming that figure is still accurate, that would mean that despite donating to projects like KDE and mozilla a few times, i have actually provided more funding to windows development than i have to linux desktop development. i would need to donate a total of around A$240 to the various linux desktop projects i use, modulo taxes
and that's not even including the 30% cut MS takes whenever i buy a digital or new physical xbox game
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OEMs pay Microsoft about $50 for each copy of Windows
Microsoft has revealed that, for a $1000 PC, it has always charged the OEM …Emil Protalinski (Ars Technica)
however! i have:
- wasted several minutes of compute time by asking bing chat about the maximum velocity of a bullet travelling through cheese
- downloaded gigabytes of SDKs and patches and windows XP update rollups and documentation archives and obsolete visual studio installers from the microsoft archive
- downloaded terabytes of xbox game updates
- used the bing image generator AI to create unintelligible "memes"
- uploaded, then downloaded, then deleted gigabytes of xbox game clips from the free tier of onedrive
- briefly ran a searx instance that scraped bing in a violation of the ToS
so i've cost them SOME amount of money at least. probably not enough to outweigh the several hundreds i've both directly and indirectly given them. but hey
AND!! i convinced my wife to switch from windows to linux
and when she publishes her 30,000 page tome chronicling the entire written histories of philosophy and politics and theology... and it becomes the New York Times Book of the Century... and millions of people open it to the first page and see the acknowledgement that it was typeset with LibreOffice Writer on a Fedora Linux system... along with the required APA citation for the use of GNU parallel... microsoft will realise that while they may have won in market share of people who follow the culture... but not the people who create the culture.
Cat at the Window
Shot on 35mm Fomapan 200, developed in Rodinal
#35mm #analoguephotography #filmphotography #35mmfilm #blackandwhite #grainisgood #believeinfilm #monochrome
Wallace and Gromit BBC 1 Ident for Christmas 2024!
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"Remnants.." 📸🌱🌊
#blackandwhite #believeinfilm #monochrome #bnw #nature #photooftheday #photography #lake #blackandwhitephotography #nostalgy #naturephoto #darktable
The rest of the world doesn't get the BBC 1 idents. So, sometimes it takes awhile to find them.
@Joyce Donahue
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Incredible. Apple Intelligence summarized BBC news to claim Luigi had shot himself. This not only had not happened but was not something BBC reported.
AI news summaries are a terrible idea because "just making up shit" is basically an unsolvable problem in LLMs
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BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.Graham Fraser (BBC News)
NASA Awards Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract - NASA
NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers.NASA
La NASA probará tecnología para medir las singulares ondas de choque del X-59 - NASA
La NASA pronto pondrá a prueba los avances realizados en una herramienta clave para medir los singulares ‘golpes sónicos’ que su avión supersónico silenciosoNASA
Atmospheric Probe Takes Flight - NASA
On Oct. 22, 2024, the latest iteration of an atmospheric probe developed by researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California,NASA
NASA Technologies Aim to Solve Housekeeping’s Biggest Issue – Dust - NASA
During the flight test with Blue Origin, seven technologies developed by NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program will study regolith mechanics and lunar dust transport in a simulated lunar gravity environment.Ivry Artis (NASA)
Nextcloud is Cloudwards’ #1 choice for Best Personal Cloud Storage! 🎉
The experts at Cloudwards tested the top DIY cloud storage solutions and again Nextcloud rises to the top:
"The best private cloud storage is Nextcloud. It offers the flexibility for you to set up the system you want, and works very well for businesses with more complex needs."
See what the experts like most about Nextcloud 👇🏽
cloudwards.net/diy-cloud-stora…
Home Cloud Storage: Local Cloud Providers for Home 2024
You can store your files in the cloud through a number of providers. For the DIYers, though, creating a home cloud storage may be the way.Igor Kurtz (Cloudwards)
Meta y Amazon donan un millón de dólares cada uno para la ceremonia de toma de posesión de Trump
Mark Zuckerberg ya se ha reunido en privado con el futuro presidente y Jeff Bezos lo hará en los próximos días
Mujeres periodistas, aunque más expuestas a acoso laboral y sexual, piden menos protección que hombres
NASA Outlines Latest Moon to Mars Plans in 2024 Architecture Update - NASA
As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new documents FridayNASA
🚨 ALERT. ALERT. 🚨
Testing new patron notification functionality today!
This is not a drill!
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This is a drill.
@LilFluff I'd love to have been in the room when they decided what to name that drill!
I dunno, Bob. Whaddya think of “The Stanley FATMAN cordless drill?”
Hrmm... that's good, Sara, but I kinda wanted to call it the Stanley MAX cordless drill.
Hey guys, I think I know how we can get what both of you want.
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan project VKD3D-Proton v2.14 out now with various performance improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/dire…
#Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #OpenSource #Vulkan
Direct3D 12 to Vulkan project VKD3D-Proton v2.14 out now with various performance improvements
VKD3D-Proton v2.14 is now available bringing various improvements to the Direct3D 12 to Vulkan layer that's used by Valve's Proton for running Windows games on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
APOD: 2024 December 13 - M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Ciffs
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Turok: Origins announced and it's now a third-person shooter with co-op gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/turo…
#TurokOrigins #Turok #PCGaming
Turok: Origins announced and it's now a third-person shooter with co-op
Turok: Origins was announced by Saber Interactive and this time it's a third-person shooter, with an optional co-op element where three people can team up to take on the dinosaurs and some new alien threat.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hubble Images a Grand Spiral - NASA Science
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf.science.nasa.gov
I love seeing cacti decorated with holiday lights this time of year, here in Tucson, AZ! Here’s my art of a festively decorated Enlightened Saguaro. You can read about my process creating this art on my latest blog post paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/…
#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #cactus #Saguaro #festive #holiday #lights #ChristmasLights
A Festive Cactus
—and a Peek into My Art ProcessPaula Borchardt (Paula Borchardt - Visual Storyteller)
Day 13 #ArtAdventCalendar: The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), literally the ‘vampire squid from hell’ is a small deep sea cephalopod found throughout temperate and tropical oceans with two long retractile filaments, located between the first two pairs of arms on its dorsal side, unlike either octopuses or squids. 🧵1/2
#cephalopod #linocut #sciart #mastoArt #printmaking #VampireSquid #squid
If you haven't boycotted Facebook and their shit services yet, it's about time now.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund
It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.Liv McMahon (BBC News)
GE-Proton 9-21 released for Linux / Steam Deck bringing more game fixes gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/ge-p…
#Proton #LinuxGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #GEProton
GE-Proton 9-21 released for Linux / Steam Deck bringing more game fixes
GE-Proton 9-21 has been released as the community-maintained version of the Proton compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Slay the Spire 2 gets a first trailer - coming to Early Access in 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/slay…
#SlaytheSpire2 #SlaytheSpire #Godot
Slay the Spire 2 gets a first trailer - coming to Early Access in 2025
Slay the Spire 2 is coming to Early Access in 2025 and we have the first official trailer to get you ready for more deck-building.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Illuminate have returned in a massive Helldivers 2 update out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-…
#Helldivers2 #Gaming #LinuxGaming #PCGaming
The Illuminate have returned in a massive Helldivers 2 update out now
Helldivers 2 just dropped a colossal update that sees the return of the Illuminate faction, a bunch of powerful aliens that like to destroy colonies and take over the minds of your fellow humans.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Silicon Valley falling in line into high-visibility corruption.
“The donation, confirmed by the company, is a departure from past practice by Zuckerberg and his company”
wsj.com/tech/mark-zuckerbergs-…
wsj.com/politics/elections/jef…
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN co-op spin-off announced gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/elde…
#ELDENRINGNIGHTREIGN #SteamDeck #ELDENRING #PCGaming
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN co-op spin-off announced
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN was announced by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment for 2025. It's a co-op spin-off and it sounds pretty exciting.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Core Keeper developer announced KYORA that looks suspiciously like Terraria where "every pixel is yours to shape" gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/core…
#KYORA #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck
Core Keeper developer announced KYORA that looks suspiciously like Terraria where "every pixel is yours to shape"
Terraria 2? Well, they can't call it that of course, but it sure looks like it. Coming from developer Pugstorm and published by Chucklefish, KYORA looks quite delightful.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" fixes security issues, plus Indiana Jones and the Great Circle rendering issues gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/stea…
#SteamDeck #SteamOS #IndianaJonesandtheGreat #Circle
SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" fixes security issues, plus Indiana Jones and the Great Circle rendering issues
Valve released Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" to fix up various problems, and then re-released it shortly after to fix up more issues. Here's what you need to know.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
@zachkerns I agree, I have nothing against female protagonists; in fact I prefer Fem Shep in ME and Fem Hawke in DA2. All I’m asking for is a good game with a great story that does right by the characters.
I’m concerned with the direction they might take with her story. Ciri is a great character already. Don’t give her the Mary Sue treatment. Keep the story grounded and keep her relatable.
I’m cautiously optimistic that this will be awesome 👀
The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes to PC on April 3, 2025 gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-…
#TheLastofUsPartIIRemastered #TheLastofUs #PCGaming #LinuxGaming
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH comes to PC on January 23, 2025 - it's getting optimised for Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/fina…
#FINALFANTASYVIIREBIRTH #PCGaming #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH comes to PC on January 23, 2025 - it's getting optimised for Steam Deck
Square Enix have announced that FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH will be getting a PC release on January 23, 2025. They've shown off a new trailer and given a whole bunch of details.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"Περὶ τῆς Συρίης Θεοῦ" by Lucian of Samosata.
archive.org/details/lucian_de_…
Περὶ τῆς Συρίης Θεοῦ : Lucian, of Samosata : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Περὶ τῆς Συρίης Θεοῦ.Λουκιανός.Benedictus Gotthelf Teubner 1852.Github.Internet Archive
Every year Santa rides up and down all the streets of Hurstbridge on a firetruck to wish all the people here a happy Christmas! That truck is part of the Country Fire Services (CFS). Our country towns and great outback are protected by the brave CFS volunteers.
Goodbye Hurstbridge! I love you!
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in reply to Eugen Rochko • • •Weird, probably a bug in Safari indeed.
Well not really a problem of course. I was just wondering how that happened.