Somehow I missed that the six-car crash on the SF Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving Day was caused by a Tesla: ktvu.com/news/multi-car-crashe…
The @sfchronicle didn’t mention that aspect: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
Bay Bridge crash injures 18, snarls Thanksgiving traffic
Eastbound Bay Bridge lanes reopened by 2 p.m. after a major chain-reaction crash snarled...Julie Johnson (San Francisco Chronicle)
#NASA
What Happens When a Group of 12-Year-Olds Is Left with No Supervision for Five Days?
As part of a British reality TV series in the late 2000s, two sets of 11-to-12-year-old children, one group of 10 boys and anokottke.org
‼️Derecho deAutor en #AméricaLatina
Desde Uruguay, @datysoc desarrolló un mapa interactivo que busca mostrar una perspectiva regional y nacional sobre las excepciones y limitaciones a este derecho
👉 flexibilidades.datysoc.org/map…
Flexibilidades al Derecho de autor en América Latina
Existe un anacronismo legal en Latinoaméricaflexibilidades.datysoc.org
You Don't Know Africa [PLAY NOW]
Played millions of times, everywhere in the world. Are you ready to be humbled?www.youdontknowafrica.com
#HappyHolidays from Hubble!
Here’s a festive sonification of RS Puppis, a glittering star wreathed with dust.
Located about 6,500 light-years away, this star rhythmically brightens and dims over a six-week cycle: go.nasa.gov/3PNSuab
#Hubble
#NASA
#ISS
#ISS
NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Install Solar Array
Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio of NASA began a spacewalk at 8:19 a.m. EST to install an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) to augment power generation for the 4A power channel on the station’s port t…go.nasa.gov
More details.. go.nasa.gov/3G9fAom
#ISS
Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Prep for Spacewalk to Upgrade Station Power System
NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio is now underway and is also available on the NASA app, the space station blog and the agency’s website.go.nasa.gov
Last Christmas, we gave you a telescope! This Christmas, we’re exploring the cosmos. ✨
Tune into this holiday-themed bonus episode of @nasa’s Curious Universe podcast to hear how NASA celebrates the holidays all year! nasa.gov/curiousuniverse Nasa.gov/curiousuniverse
#JamesWebb
NASA's Curious Universe
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
Finding Xavier got a store page
"A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier."
store.steampowered.com/app/225…
#steam #gaming #videoGames #steamStorePage
Why the super rich are inevitable
Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.The Pudding
A Parent’s Typical Day, as Envisioned by My Child’s Preschool
I get up at 4:30 a.m. for some pre-dawn food prep. Today, it’s my turn to bring a snack and read a story for my son Ash’s preschool class. The scho...McSweeney's Internet Tendency
🎄 Just in time for the festive season, there are new TUXEDO Control Center Features!
We added battery charging options for a number of devices, adjusted dark/light themes and fixed a few things.
Check the changelog:
github.com/tuxedocomputers/tux…
#Linux #ControlCenter #XmasPresent
tuxedo-control-center/CHANGELOG.md at master · tuxedocomputers/tuxedo-control-center
A tool to help you control performance, energy, fan and comfort settings on TUXEDO laptops. - tuxedo-control-center/CHANGELOG.md at master · tuxedocomputers/tuxedo-control-centerGitHub
What's the best way to debunk a misleading graph? 📊
A new study suggests that providing an "accurate alternative" is most effective.
Misleading graphs can omit baselines to exaggerate differences and cherry-pick sections of data to hide greater trends. The other methods tested included providing a warning arrow pointing to the issue or an educational or general text warning next to the graph.
doi.org/10.22323/2.21070207
#SciComm #ResearchIntegrity #Misinformation #Science @academicchatter
Debunking strategies for misleading bar charts
Graphs are useful to communicate concisely about complex issues. Although they facilitate intuitive reading of data, trends, and predictions, hasty readers may still come to the wrong conclusions, especially if graphs are misleading due to violated d…JCOM - The Journal of Science Communication
Gorgeous 3D adventure platformer New Super Lucky's Tale is now Steam Deck Verified
New Super Lucky's Tale appears to be one that somewhat flew under the radar. Originally released in 2020, it looks quite wonderful and after an update it became Steam Deck Verified.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
X-Plane 12 flight sim is officially out now
X-Plane 12 from Laminar Research is a realistic and powerful flight simulator with real-world physics, accurate aircraft systems / behaviour and an immersive simulation of the world.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
heavyelement.io/giveaway/steam…
Steam Deck gets SteamOS 3.4 update, here’s what’s inside. - The Verge
The highlights for me: a new horizontal performance overlay that uses the wasted space when you’re running games at 16:9, a fix for weird fan behavior, and the ability to manually eject (read: unmount) SD cards to be extra safe before you yank ‘em.The Verge
Of course, there are many more events. We look forward to meet you, at FOSDEM or another event in 2023! See our event page for what’s coming. nextcloud.com/events/#events_2…
NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221222.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2022 December 22 - NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
#NASASolarSystem
NASA Skywatching Home
What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
One small sample tube. Built on Earth by caring humans; filled on Mars by an inquisitive robot. Now it sits waiting for a potential pickup and return journey, not many years from now. #MarsSampleReturn
Read more: go.nasa.gov/3WzZ5qF
#NASAMars
NASA's Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be considered for a journey to Earth by the Mars Sample Return campaign.NASA Mars Exploration
APOD: 2022 December 22 - NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
I challenged the community to a rap battle,
But all I got in response was this childish prattle.
I'm like Biggie or Tupac, a legend in this game,
These guys are Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer--just lame!
youtube.com/watch?v=kv8QF_Bduh… -- Brodie Robertson
youtube.com/watch?v=MAtgKJuTCu… -- BugsWriter
At least @BrodieOnLinux and BugsWriter stepped up and answered the call,
We need others to join us in this Linux rap brawl!
Distrotube Went Too Far This Time!! - Linux Rap Battle
Distrotube challenged me and the rest of the Linux community to a rap battle so there's only 1 thing to do. I have to respond to show the old man what I can ...YouTube
Here is the list of instances that are about the same hobby tabletop.social:
indiepocalypse.social
dice.camp
ludosphere.fr
rollenspiel.social
warhammer.social
peoplemaking.games
toot.portes-imaginaire.org
tabletop.vip
ttrpg-hangout.social
clocktower.social/
mstdn.games
Please reply with others you know of, and boost for visibility.
Thank you all in advance.
#ttrpg #Boardgames #Games #Wargames #Tabletop
Indiepocalypse Social
Inspired by itch.io - a place for independent creators of all sorts. If you create and publish independent art, comics, music, table top games, video games or the written word, you're welcome here.Mastodon hosted on indiepocalypse.social
The Sea’s Strangest Square Mile
You've heard of Weird Twitter but now there's Weird Ocean. This square mile of water in the Lembeh Strait has some of the strangkottke.org
Not one to brag, but this is pretty momentous. By dropping this one tube to the ground, I’ve officially started setting aside samples that Mars Sample Return could bring back to Earth someday.
Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3WzZ5qF
#PerseveranceRover
NASA's Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be considered for a journey to Earth by the Mars Sample Return campaign.NASA Mars Exploration
People don't mate randomly – but the flawed assumption that they do is an essential part of many studies linking genes to diseases and traits
People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.The Conversation
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Need a place to send beginner students for microbiome-relevant computational biology training?
For the past 3 years, we have built a virtual course and symposium, attracting over 4,000 registrants from >80 countries.
All materials are freely available, and courses materials can be run/viewed on-demand.
Check it out, and if you like it, please share with your networks! isbscience.org/microbiome2022/
2022 ISB Virtual Microbiome Series
On October 12 - 14, 2022, ISB will host a virtual course and symposium on global perspectives in microbiome research.isbscience.org
This is a Spanish rockband doing a US song in a J-Pop style. Amazing.
Broken Peach - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Christmas Special)
"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was origin...YouTube
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Stumbled upon @drewendy making me remember this gem of a #preprint It provoked me to think about how dual-use research of concern can be used oppressively. And challenges me to think about #synbio research that is also #frugalInnovation
Complete absence of thebaine biosynthesis under home-brew fermentation conditions
Yeast-based biosynthesis of medicinal compounds traditionally derived from plant materials is improving.bioRxiv
In any case, Mac doesn't seem active anymore last I corresponded with him was here:
github.com/DIYbiosphere/sphere…
I didn't push to continue migrating control of the site. sjamesparsonsjr and I can merge pulls into sphere and he has access to the gsuite. AFAIK there isn't (and maybe there never was) an explicit policy around what belongs on the site, and attention on it has dwindled
diybiosphere-tng · Issue #286 · DIYbiosphere/sphere
@sjamesparsonsjr @jasonbobe some random notes re passing torch / collaborating on new better sphere site, esp contribution features (will be updated) resources old script that dynamically generates...GitHub
@naturepoker When I asked for the ability to merge pulls it was because there were folks that wanted an updated directory of projects and things. But after much discussion I think there wasn't anybody who could lead/do the work to update it as an directory.
But I agree with you it's a marketing tool. I think that's why it was interesting to folks as a way to collaborate on marketing. I think it's become even more explicit because James was imagining a sort of newsletter being generated from it
@naturepoker Yes I was not active in biology outside academic institutions/industry then.
Oh I did partially misunderstand what you were saying though. You're saying that folks were excluding academic people from "low-ranking" institutions. One story I listened to was of exclusion because they were from a "high-ranking" institution, a sorta you're not outsider enough sentiment. In any case, that exclusionary behaviour is no good. Enough problems trying to do science/maintain organizations.
Hmm. I think there's a bit of a serious cultural difference at work here, between you and me that is.
The division in DIYBio was people with, say, B.S. from UC system (leadership of DIYBio) complaining that warehouse laborers and people with degrees from 2 year colleges are involved, acting like 'welfare queens' who 'coast on other people's work' and are generally too stupid and incompetent to know what they're doing - not paraphrasing. Real phrases thrown around in person.
Sounds horrible. And I am absolutely so interested and thankful right now that you're taking the time to share. I want to boost your last comment, but I want to get your consent first. No worries if you are not comfortable. If you're not comfortable then I'm also happy to switch to followers only as well (if you want mentioned only then let's just try and meetup in meatspace?) to continue the discussion. (1/3?)
I'm almost not surprised that there were class issues at play in during the DIYbio.org era, mainly because of how much white tech culture underpins DIYbio (and still does underpin many elements of the community now). My understanding of the split between EJ and Genspace fuels a narrative where certain elements of radical social work (offering lab access for a low cost) clash with the values shared by a board with little accountability to it's membership. (2/3)
SteamOS 3.4 is out now for Steam Deck
Pulling in tons of improvements for desktop mode, along with a healthy dose of bug fixes elsewhere, the SteamOS 3.4 update for Steam Deck has been released.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Marc Hedlund
in reply to Marc Hedlund • • •Called it. This game is all too easy and all too awful. theguardian.com/technology/202…
#tesla #fsd #RoadSafety
Tesla behind eight-vehicle crash was in ‘full self-driving’ mode, says driver
Edward Helmore (The Guardian)