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A symbiotic origin of the ribosome?
"The origin of life is one of the great mysteries of science. Of the multiple unsolved problems, the origin of the translation system (the means by which the genetic code inscribed on chromosomes is converted into reliable protein sequences) remains the most enigmatic"
i wish physical media for PC games would make a comeback. there's something really fun about going to cashies and browsing through a rack of cheap old games, picking one, bringing it home, popping it in the xbox 360/PS2/etc, and having instant access to a game you now own forever. maybe your parents are driving from perth to melbourne and they want to buy you a DS game you can play for the next four days while you're on the road with no internet.
you have a lot more freedom with PC games -- mods, downgrades, save editing -- but unless the game you want is on GOG or itch, you can't just buy and own a game. even with GOG/itch's DRM-free downloads, you still need to download something.
optical media sucks, i know, but couldn't we have read-only USB sticks or something? can't i have a shelf full of my favourite games?
the last time i used a physical PC game was fallout 4. my mum got me a copy for my birthday, and it came in a cool box with a fold-out skill tree. i put the disc in, and after registering the steam code and inserting the disc, my DVD drive roared to life and the install progress bar flew along the screen!... right up to the 4.7GB mark, at which point it slowed to a crawl as the remaining ~25 GB downloaded over ADSL. i left the computer running and watched TV for the next eight or so hours.
the game used steam as DRM. i could play the game and even re-download it without the disc. the disc only sped up the installation (and now that i have home fiber internet, it would actually slow it down). the disc was useless for anyone who didn't own the game on steam. i couldn't lend it to someone or sell it later. it was even less "real" than a switch 2 game key card. a disc with a fraction of a game and a steam code that tied it to one account.
now PC games don't even have that anymore.
I'd love to see custom-designed USB sticks with the game burned on.
Can you imagine traveling to someplace new, and before you leave for home, pick up a game cooked up by a local to remember the place by? 
Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users
#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person
They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"
@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen
Click: f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-leโฆ
An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
As we wrote about back in September in F-Droid and Googleโs Developer Registration Decree, Google plans to enforce mandatory developer registration as a requ...f-droid.org
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"I have seen the killing fields of the notation wars"
An Open Letter to Google regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Android App Distribution
Open Letter to Google Regarding Mandatory Developer Registration for Third-Party App Distributionkeepandroidopen.org
An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
As we wrote about back in September in F-Droid and Googleโs Developer Registration Decree, Google plans to enforce mandatory developer registration as a requ...f-droid.org
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Sha Hualing (โThe Scum Villain's Self-Saving Systemโ web novel) at #autumn #Toguchi #cosplay #festival (November 16th, 2025).
#ToguchiAutumn #Toguchi2025
#photo #photography
#cosplayer #portrait #people
#darktable
#creativecommons #ccbysa
Where are your "CSS is not a programming language" gods now?!?!? muwahaha. muwahaha.
๐ค "Somos ciborgs": Donna Haraway lo dijo en 1985 y 40 aรฑos despuรฉs sigue siendo radical
Su Manifiesto Cรญborg propone un feminismo que rechaza los dualismos que han servido para dominar. El ciborg es bastardo del militarismo y el capitalismo patriarcal, pero los bastardos suelen ser infieles a sus orรญgenes. โLas mรกquinas estรกn en todas partes, pero son invisiblesโ.
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ยฟQuรฉ fusiones peligrosas y poderosas siguen explorando para tejer "un mundo monstruoso sin gรฉneros"?
Donna Haraway, la filรณsofa que en 1985 se anticipรณ a Neuralink asegurando que todos nos convertirรญamos en cรญborgs: โSeremos quimeras, hรญbridos de mรกquina y organismoโ
En la dรฉcada en que Blade Runner y sus replicantes cambiaron para siempre la forma de imaginar el futuro, una biรณloga con vocaciรณn literaria sacudiรณ los cimientos de la filosofรญa feminista. Su nombre: Donna Haraway.Manu Collado (La Vanguardia)
"Differences lead to diversity;
It exists within any given species;
it is just natural."
A beautiful message for this moment from the 2024 winner of the AAAS dance your PhD competition, WELI's 'Kangaroo Time' youtube.com/watch?v=RoSYO3fApEโฆ #art #science
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discโฆ
Discord delay global rollout of age verification to improve transparency and add more options
In the ongoing crazy saga of the internet getting gated behind new age verification laws, Discord are putting on the brakes temporarily.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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- No, but I should (0 votes)
Jusqu'au 26 fรฉvrier, Aรฉropoly vous propose de dรฉcouvrir le pilotage de drones dans le cadre de Fly Indoor!
Des dรฉmonstrations, des simulateurs et des initiations au pilotage sont proposรฉs de 10h00 jusquโร 19h00 ร la salle polyvalente CE 1 515.
#plushtodon #epfl #drone #Aeropoly #FlyIndoor
FINAL FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/finaโฆ
#FINALFANTASYVII #FINALFANTASY #PCGaming #GOG #Steam
FINAL FANTASY VII arrives on GOG with a new edition live on Steam too
Square Enix today released their slightly upgraded version of FINAL FANTASY VII, along with making it available on GOG too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fanaโฆ
#GameBundle #Fanatical #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux
Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it
Want some more games to fill up your handheld with like the Steam Deck or Legion Go? Check out the new Fanatical Play on the Go Elite Collection.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
![The sun sets over a coastal landscape, with brushy grass in the foreground and the sea and a promontory behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1409253 "The sun sets over a coastal landscape, with brushy grass in the foreground and the sea and a promontory behind. [Fuji X-T5 / Sigma 17-40 1.8]")
Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/deatโฆ
#DeathStranding2 #DeathStranding #Gaming #PCGaming #SteamOS
Death Stranding 2 PC specs have been revealed, along with a "Portable" preset for handhelds
We now have the official PC specifications released for Death Stranding 2 and they actually seem pretty reasonable, so plenty of people should be fine.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
My friend needs to re-home her cat sadly, a lovely black and white kitty, she's in Newcastle (England) if anyone in the north east here is looking for a sweet little cat?
update: the cat is called Lola! not "sadly"
Use your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/use-โฆ
#Fogpiercer #Godot #IndieGames #Demo #PCGaming
Use your train to smash bandits into a cliff in the updated Fogpiercer demo
Your train is your deck in Fogpiercer, with an updated demo available in Steam Next Fest this is a turn-based strategy game worth your time.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
(Tbf, maybe editing the original message would have been better than deleting because then everyone who had boosted it would have been notified about the change. Just thinking out loud)
Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fireโฆ
Firefox 148.0 arrives with AI controls
As Mozilla promised they would, Firefox version 148.0 has been released and with it you now get to control what generative AI features are enabled or disabled.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
EU proposes phasingย out palm and soy biofuels by 2030 - BioEnergy Times
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a draft amendment to EU rules that could gradually exclude biofuels made from palm oil andVivek Waghmode (JK Group)
Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/inspโฆ
#DungeonsofDUSK #DUSK #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck
Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now
Taking the retro FPS Dusk and turning it into a retro dungeon crawler with a big sprawling skill tree - Dungeons of DUSK has a demo out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Boost your productivity in Linux Mint with these essential keyboard shortcuts and custom keybindings.
itsfoss.com/linux-mint-keyboarโฆ
#linux #linuxmint #productivity
Master the Essential Keyboard Shortcuts in Linux Mint to Feel Like a Pro User
I am sharing some essential shortcuts to get you started. I will also briefly share how you can set custom shortcuts for all actions.Sreenath (It's FOSS)
- App updates (8%, 10 votes)
- Performance enhancements (71%, 82 votes)
- New federation features (16%, 19 votes)
- Other (please comment) (2%, 3 votes)
Battling castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/battโฆ
#Wanderburg #Demo #IndieGames #PCGaming
Battling castles on wheels? Wanderburg might be my new favourite thing
Wanderburg is nuts. A roguelike where you build up a castle on wheels (or legs) and battle through various locations and it instantly hooked me.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/vampโฆ
#VampireCrawlers #VampireSurvivors #Gaming #PCGaming
Vampire Crawlers from the Vampire Survivor dev is promising but not quite there yet
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors has a demo out now for Steam Next Fest, and I've given it a run through to see the chaos.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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