Technologists actively seeking god-like powers.
Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
"In this vision, the best form of governance marries reaction and information, Machiavelli and machine learning, aristocracy and artificial intelligence, authoritarianism and technosolutionism.
"To revive the glorious traditions of the past, its champions believe, we must leverage the bleeding-edge innovations of tomorrow."
Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?
The Washington Post called Curtis Yarvin’s blog ‘required reading for the extremely online right’. He advocates for the end of democracy – and a governing monarch.The Conversation
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Uncovering the legacy of Plan9 from Bell Labs.
Rediscovering Plan 9 from Bell Labs
An OS that was developed by the likes of Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, Brian Kernighan, Bjarne Stroustrup and yet it did not achieve the success.Bill Dyer (It's FOSS)
This. So sad.
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She indicated that things could get real tense.
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Elon Musk Backs Cardinal Robert Prevost for Next Pope with Unprecedented Financial Commitment - News
Elon Musk backs Cardinal Prevost for Pope with staggering $10,000,000,000,000,000 donation In a move that has shocked both the religious and business worlds,linh (News)
NASA keeps ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft alive with Hail Mary thruster fix
Link: theregister.com/2025/05/15/voy…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
NASA keeps ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft alive with Hail Mary thruster fix
: Failure could've triggered a small explosionBrandon Vigliarolo (The Register)
This article made me angry for days when I was copyediting it. But I couldn’t talk about it because it hadn’t been published yet. Now I can. And it’s open-access so you can all read it.
Global health institutions allowed COVID-19 vaccinations to be locked up by patents. Moderna showed they could transfer their manufacturing methodologies to factories in places like South Africa. But those factories were forced to send doses to Europe and North America, while most Africans did not get COVID vaccinations.
There is a different model of medication manufacturing and distribution that is used with AUDS retrovirals for equitable distribution. It could have been used for COVID vaccines. But it wasn’t.And the same thing is now happening with Mpox.
#vaccination #COVID-19 #healthequity
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Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and BeyondCambridge Core
I am honored to share that I’ve been nominated for an Emmy as host of PBS’s Serving Up Science - a series funded by the National Science Foundation.
This recognition is a testament to what federal science funding & public media can achieve when we invest in #science, education & evidence-based storytelling.
And it’s a reminder that curiosity matters & there is value in making science understandable & available to all.
If this resonates with you, I hope you’ll support science agencies & PBS.
GitHub - aaronland/go-world-clock: There are many world clocks. This one is mine.
There are many world clocks. This one is mine. Contribute to aaronland/go-world-clock development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Hi all! Good news — Google has decided to restore the permissions to our #Android app so we can bring back the full file syncing functionality. Expect a test tonight and final later this or early next week. Thanks a lot for your support, it is what made all the difference!
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
Google restores Nextcloud user’s file access on Android
Nextcloud’s public story of Play Store problems seems to have helped.Kevin Purdy (Ars Technica)
La CMSI+20: A la busca de soluciones innovadoras.
En las primeras 2 fases (2003 y 2005) la Campaña por los Derechos de Comunicación en la Sociedad de la Información (CRIS) fue fundamental para llevar las perspectivas de los países de ingresos bajos y medios a la mesa de negociaciones, aunque con diversos grados de éxito.
Más información:
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Stellar Blade launches for PC on June 11, specifications and features revealed gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/stel…
#StellarBlade #Gaming #PCGaming #SteamDeck
Stellar Blade launches for PC on June 11, specifications and features revealed
SHIFT UP Corporation /PlayStation Publishing LLC today announced officially that Stellar Blade will be launching for PC on June 11.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Minecraft will finally let you craft saddles instead of hunting for them gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/mine…
#Minecraft #PCGaming #Gaming #Linux #LinuxGaming
Minecraft will finally let you craft saddles instead of hunting for them
In a future Minecraft release that's now in testing, you won't need to hunt or fish for a saddle, as it's finally going to be an item you can just craft.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Maintenance updates for Nextcloud Hub 9 (30.0.11) and 10 (31.0.5) are available 🚀
Upgrade to a new version for better and even more secure Nextcloud experience. The updating process is designed to be and smooth - keep your server up to date!
nextcloud.com/blog/may-mainten…
May maintenance updates are here: Nextcloud Hub 9 and 10 - Nextcloud
Maintenance updates are ready for Nextcloud Hub 9 and 10. Find out more about the updates in this post. Always keep your server up to date!Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
New Guide: How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/…
How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
Here's an overview and guide to what options you have for graphics drivers on Linux, since it can at times be a little on the confusing side. This should get you going.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Thank you so much for that article.
Perfect timing: Someone *just* asked me that question!
Nubs! Arena is a chaotic multiplayer brawler by ex-Awesomenauts devs, free for the first 24 hours gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/nubs…
#NubsArena #FreeGame #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Nubs! Arena is a chaotic multiplayer brawler by ex-Awesomenauts devs, free for the first 24 hours
Act fast if you want a brand new free game, as Nubs! Arena from ex-Awesomenauts developers has released and it's free for the first 24 hours.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Shroom and Gloom is a first-person fungus-filled deck-builder with a demo you need to try gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/shro…
#ShroomandGloom #IndieGames #Linux #DeckBuilder
Shroom and Gloom is a first-person fungus-filled deck-builder with a demo you need to try
We're getting totally spoiled with unique deck-builders lately like Moonsigil Atlas that I really can't wait for. And now Devolver Digital announced they're publishing Shroom and Gloom with a demo up now and it's glorious.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/denu…
#Denuvo #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck
Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions
Although for some of us this is a well-known problem, it has appeared again with the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages so it's worth a quick PSA to remind people about Denuvo activation limits with Proton on Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Annother reason to always use F-Droid when possible.
Google is Gatekeeping Nextcloud by Limiting Core Functionality | @itsfoss
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Google is Gatekeeping Nextcloud by Limiting Core Functionality
Nextcloud is not happy with what Google is doing.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
I'm expecting there are people here who know the details behind this, so I'd like to learn more.
It was doing the rounds some time ago:
"Aoccdrnig to rsceearh dnoe at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltrtees be at the rghit pclae."
Douglas Hofstadter wrote a rebuttal:
solipsys.co.uk/documents/WhatI…
So ... was there actually any research?
Does anyone have a reference?
I've only ever seen the meme/anecdote.
As always, boosts for reach would be welcome.
Cheers!
Being a "Highly Cited Researcher" has gone from a sign of having impact as a researcher to a potential indicator of misconduct.
"Manipulations have been so obvious and large that, in 2024, over 2,000 researchers were removed from a HCR list containing some 6,600 names." - Lauranne Chaignon
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocial…
#ResearchImpact #HighlyCitedResearchers #Bibliometrics #Scientometrics #ResearchAssessment #Citations #CitationManipulation #CitationScience #ScientificMisconduct #ImpactOfSocialSciences
New #Avkrvst single.
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PartyDeck is a split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/part…
#PartyDeck #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS
PartyDeck is a split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS
Now this is some seriously cool software and I love to see it. PartyDeck is a new tool that can help you run various games in local split-screen, even if they don't actually support it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hedra, the app used to make talking baby podcasts, raises $32M from a16z | TechCrunch
Hedra, which offers a video generation and editing suite powered by its Character-3 model, has raised $32M.Ivan Mehta (TechCrunch)
Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/popu…
Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck
OCCT recently released a supported Native Linux version of their popular fully featured stress-testing application, and now they've announced it's coming to Steam as part of a wider expansion.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Frogspin is a chaotic platformer where you spin a slot machine for crazy level modifiers gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/frog…
#Frogspin #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck
Frogspin is a chaotic platformer where you spin a slot machine for crazy level modifiers
Frogspin pulled my in by the colourful and inviting sweet visuals but reading more into it, the game sounds like it becomes pure hilarious chaos due to the slot machine modifier mechanics.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
first-pass translation seems like a reasonable thing here, as long as they’re having someone skilled translate it
I assume it’ll totally botch idioms and domain specific language though.
DOOM: The Dark Ages | PC Steam Game | Fanatical
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the single-player, action FPS prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal.Fanatical
Sorry Australia, this fake Eurovision entry is funnier.
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And here is a fake entry into Eurovision by Australian comedians!
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All aboard! 🚂💨 Watch a train come to life right in your Linux terminal — no tracks needed!
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With 200,000 users across 40 institutions using sciebo, migrating to Nextcloud was an ideal choice for the universities of applied sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia.
🔬 Holger Angenent, project leader at sciebo, shares insights on the migration process:
youtube.com/watch?v=HdasTBnqTx…
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Yet another instance of Google's apathy towards smaller organizations.
news.itsfoss.com/google-gateke…
#opensource #google #nextcloud
Google is Gatekeeping Nextcloud by Limiting Core Functionality
Nextcloud is not happy with what Google is doing.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
english language reform idea: we should adopt gender neutral terminology from gendered languages.
in german, the word for (e.g.) "driver" is gendered: "fahrer" (masc.) or "fahrerin" (fem.). a "gender star" is sometimes used to indicate that gender is irrelevant and/or to include nonbinary people: "fahrer*innen".
i propose that instead of using (e.g.) "actor" as a gender neutral term, we should use "act*innen", and keep "actor" and "actress" as explicitly gendered. in addition, words that are already gender neutral, like "chef", should become "chefor" (masc.), "chefess" (fem.), and "chef*innen" (neut.). we can also replace newer words that are designed to be gender neutral like "chairperson" or "chair" with "chair*innen".
this would benefit nobody and make everything mildly worse, making it better than 85% of proposed english language reforms on the internet
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California Gov. Newsom outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health care access
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a …PBS News - Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press
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