The air in Salt Lake City, Utah is often among the most polluted in the U.S.
Snow cover increases the chance of temperature inversions – when warm air acts like a lid, trapping pollutants near the surface, new research finds. go.nasa.gov/3xqvkOA
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Snow and Haze in Utah
Snowy surfaces increase the chance of temperature inversions, which contribute to air quality problems in the Salt Lake City area.go.nasa.gov
The Salt Lake City area was covered in snow on Feb. 2, 2023, when @nasa’s Aqua satellite took this image.
At the time, @EPA data showed the air quality was above 100 on the air quality index, making it unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Full story: go.nasa.gov/3xqvkOA
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Snow and Haze in Utah
Snowy surfaces increase the chance of temperature inversions, which contribute to air quality problems in the Salt Lake City area.go.nasa.gov
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“We find that open source code containing swearwords exhibit significantly better code quality than those not containing swearwords under several statistical tests. We hypothesise that the use of swearwords constitutes an indicator of a profound emotional involvement of the programmer with the code and its inherent complexities, thus yielding better code based on a thorough, critical, and dialectic code analysis process.”
Hunt: Showdown added Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck & Linux
While no announcement from the developer has been made yet, Hunt: Showdown now has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed and works on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#LinuxRocks
Every Action Game Needs An Animation Cancel #shorts
The best feature of any game#gaming #cultofthelamb #linuxgaming #steamdeck #gamingonlinuxTwitch: https://brodierobertson.xyz/twitchDlive: https://brodierober...YouTube
Leonardo da Vinci’s Surprisingly Accurate Experiments with Gravity
This is super-interesting: in papers written by Leonardo da Vinci collected in the Codex Arundel, he documents experiments thatkottke.org
#ISS
NASA, Boeing to Host Media Call on First Crewed Starliner Flight Test
NASA and Boeing will host a mission overview media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, Feb. 17, to provide a status update on the first astronaut flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station.Claire O’Shea (NASA)
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Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.mars.nasa.gov
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NASA’s Webb Reveals Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
📡 Pay with all your currency. Secrets of nature. Conversation Notes. One day of daily needs, drawn with wooden stick lines and melting lichen shapes.
Täglicher Bedarf, Besoins Quotidiens (…)
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Begone GTK4, Long Live The New King GTK5
GTK4 has only been here for around 3 years and I hadn't expected GTK5 to even be in discussion for at least a few more years, but towards the end of this yea...YouTube
#PerseveranceRover
The First in the Universe, but What's Next? - NASA
A momentous accomplishment occurred last week when Perseverance completed the Three Forks Sample Depot on the floor of Jezero Crater, the only known sample depot in the universe.go.nasa.gov
Follow along with our fleet of robotic explorers: mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration…
Set out on your own virtual expedition to the Red Planet: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste… 🔴🛰
#NASAMars
Missions | Mars Exploration Section – NASA Mars Exploration
NASA’s real-time portal for Mars exploration, featuring the latest news, images, and discoveries from the Red Planet.NASA Mars Exploration
Ibbenbüren Meteorite from NRW, Germany; fall date was June 17th, 1870.
Detailed view of a broken surface of the Ibbenbüren meteorite, Meteoriten-Deutschlands, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sky Collages
I love these photographic collages by Alex Hyner centered around images of power lines -- the intersections of the lines formkottke.org
Charles Demuth | My Egypt
My Egypt depicts a steel and concrete grain elevator belonging to John W. Eshelman & Sons in Charles Demuth’s hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.whitney.org
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Fanatical have another Play On The Go bundle for Steam Deck
Need more games for your Steam Deck or Linux Desktop? Fanatical have launched another Play On The Go bundle.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector adds Steam Deck support
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector from Black Lab Games and publisher Slitherine released back in 2021, and it just got upgraded for Steam Deck players.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Classic city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets a big free update and DLC
Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder has continued to get some big upgrades with a new release out and an expansion DLC too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Sharing is who we are 💙
At work, we share and collaborate with colleagues to get work done.
At home, we share our good and our bad moments with family and friends.
With Nextcloud, sharing is a core part of your experience, in an easy and secure way!
go.nextcloud.com/r/oZ9
Sharing in Nextcloud
There are a few ways to share files in Nextcloud - check it out!Lear more on https://nextcloud.com/sharingYouTube
Wild Hearts on Steam Deck (it’s terribly optimized)
youtube.com/watch?v=G8ks7TLL91… #SteamDeck #Gaming
Wild Hearts on Steam Deck (it’s terribly optimized)
Testing out the new #WildHearts on #SteamDeck and here’s what I’ve found. Using #Proton Experimental. Installed on the SSD.Buy from Humble Store with my part...YouTube
The Force Engine for Star Wars Dark Forces improves Steam Deck & Linux support
Continuing the improvements from the previous release that added Linux support, the Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods and in the future Outlaws - The Force Engine has a new release out with lots of upgrades.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
New York Times Dismisses Open Letter, Calls Own Contributors Advocates
The response failed to engage with the substance of the criticism of reporting on trans issues at the Times.Evan Urquhart (Assigned)
It became apparent when Margaret Sullivan was Public Editor of the NY Times that the editors and journalists of the times are incapable of recognizing any error or fault of their own.
When there is a problem in their reporting, the problem is ALWAYS that the reader did not read the report right or did not understand the report. The problem is NEVER with the editors or journalists.
That attitude is a tremendous barrier to learning, a barrier the Times has zero interest in removing.
AMD releases source code for FidelityFX FSR2 v2.2
Last year AMD announced FSR version 2.2 and today AMD has actually released the source code on GitHub for FidelityFX FSR2 v2.2.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Why did the U.S. misjudge the potential of jet propulsion in the 1930s? What tests did the first group of astronauts undergo? How has public support of the space program changed over the years?
Get the answers in NACA to NASA to Now by Roger D. Launius. go.nasa.gov/3HUvzq1
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NACA to NASA to Now
NACA to NASA to Now: The Frontiers of Air and Space in the American Century tells the story of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and its successor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Michele Ostovar (NASA)
A Tour of Studio Ghibli's Brand New Theme Park in Japan, Which Re-Creates the Worlds of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Other Classics
Two and a half years ago, we featured the concept art for Studio Ghibli's theme park here on Open Culture, and just two weeks ago it opened its doors.Colin Marshall (Openculture.com)
“If you just invest a little time and a little effort in people, you will get so much more back.”
Dewayne Washington leads communications efforts for the #MarsSampleReturn campaign. This #BlackHistoryMonth, discover his leadership philosophies: go.nasa.gov/3xi9ugh
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Senior Communications Manager Dewayne Washington
“If you just invest a little time and a little effort in people, you will get so much more back. " – Dewayne Washington, Mars Sample Return Senior Communications Manager, NASA HeadquartersTahira Allen (NASA)
Accessibility, Split Controllers, and PlayStation - Access-Ability
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Video - youtube.com/watch?v=n-k5T_Ncen…
Accessibility, Split Controllers, and PlayStation
Ever since the release of the Nintendo Wii back in late 2006, I’ve been a really big fan of split style controllers that allow for a player’s hands to rest comfortably apart. While the …Access-Ability
Feel like you’re spiraling? You’re in good company!
Webb’s images of NGC 1365 (left), NGC 7496 (top) & NGC 1433 (bottom) reveal the galaxies' networks of gas and dust in incredible detail. The data is part of an ongoing Webb survey of 19 spiral galaxies: go.nasa.gov/3YzvAXj
#JamesWebb
NASA’s Webb Reveals Networks of Gas and Dust in Nearby Galaxies
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas, and dust in nearby galaxies with unprecedented resolution at infrared wavelengths.Jamie Adkins (NASA)
All the Beauty in the World
After leaving a job at The New Yorker in the wake of his older brother's death, Patrick Bringley spent 10 years working as a guakottke.org
“We’re able to harvest the power of the sun and sustain our astronauts, their health and habitat, and our exploration.”
Lyndsey McMillon-Brown helps design & develop solar cells that may help future #Artemis missions establish a long-term lunar presence: go.nasa.gov/3YC1Bye
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
NASA’s Modern History Makers: Lyndsey McMillon-Brown
Lyndsey McMillion-Brown has taken her love of art, books, and the environment and turned it into a career at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.Kelly Sands (NASA)
Improving solar cell efficiency would be a massive benefit to come from the Mars Program.
Right now, solar cells only react to one wavelength of light with the rest of the spectrum going to waste. Reacting to a 2nd wavelength would DOUBLE efficiency (producing nearly twice as much electricity.) Imagine a solar cell that reacts to the 7 primaries (ROYGBIV)? Solar cars that never need plugging in! 😵
Today's rocket launches are part of an effort to study Earth's mesosphere, the layer of the atmosphere about 31 to 53 miles (50-85km) in altitude. 🚀☁️
The mesosphere is where meteors often burn up. It has its own chemistry and winds, and is where noctilucent clouds form!
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Bigger and better together!
Hubble and @NASAWebb have both studied Pandora's Cluster in great detail, revealing gravitational lensing – which occurs when a massive object's gravity warps and magnifies the light coming from more distant objects behind it. ⬇️
#Hubble
#Hubble
Webb's broader mosaic of four images shows three clusters of galaxies coming together to form a megacluster!
About 50,000 sources of near-infrared light were captured by Webb, allowing astronomers to learn more about galaxy evolution. go.nasa.gov/3S6mpeL
#Hubble
NASA’s Webb Uncovers New Details in Pandora’s Cluster
Astronomers have revealed the latest deep field image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, featuring never-before-seen details in a region of space known as Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744).Jamie Adkins (NASA)
The Calculator Drawer : Free Software : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive
A collection of emulated calculators, providing reference to how they worked and what the often unique interfaces would consist of. Also great for doing math.archive.org
Being an adorable Owl is a tiring job. I caught this little beauty mid-yawn 📸
Find more of my photography and buy prints on my website here shotsbydaz.com
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