Unprecedented Infrared Photos of Nearby Galaxies
I don't know how kottke.org isn't going to turn into a JWST-only blog -- it seems like there's some never-before-seen imagerykottke.org
Constellations of Virgo and Libra from Johann Elert Bode's "Uranographia."
Johann Elert Bode, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
An uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch Thursday, Feb. 23, to replace the Soyuz MS-22 ship after its radiator coolant leaked last Dec. Live coverage will begin at 7pm ET (0000 UTC), with liftoff set for 7:24pm ET: go.nasa.gov/3kjvvZ1
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NASA's Chandra Discovers Giant Black Holes on Collision Course
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory helped identify two pairs of dwarf galaxies on track to merge.Lee Mohon (NASA)
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Ultrahigh-affinity transport proteins from ubiquitous marine bacteria reveal mechanisms and global patterns of nutrient uptake
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…
Absolutely killer study, we need more work like this at 100x the scale. Need to think about the next generation of genome annotations.... and the data that will go into them
Ultrahigh-affinity transport proteins from ubiquitous marine bacteria reveal mechanisms and global patterns of nutrient uptake
SAR11 bacteria are the most abundant members of the global ocean microbiome and have a broad impact on ocean ecosystems.bioRxiv
PhD position investigating algae toxicity on fish, mussels and zooplankton in the Oder River (m/f/x) at #LeibnizIGB
karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job…
PhD position investigating algae toxicity on fish, mussels and zooplankton in the Oder River (m/f/x) at Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei
We're looking for: PhD position investigating algae toxicity on fish, mussels and zooplankton in the Oder River (m/f/x) (Full or Part Time) • Müggelseedamm 310, 12587 Berlin, Deutschlandkarriere-igb.softgarden.io
Starstruck? 🌟
This Hubble image shows star cluster M92. About 27,000 light-years away, it’s one of the oldest globular clusters in our galaxy.
Globular clusters are roughly spherical groupings of stars held together by their gravitational attraction: go.nasa.gov/41l5Jo8
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Messier 92
With an apparent magnitude of 6.3, M92 is one of the brightest globular clusters in the Milky Way and is visible to the naked eye under good observing conditions.Rob Garner (NASA)
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If you're curious about the empty portion, the center of M92 is very bright, so Webb isn’t able to capture it at the same time as the fainter stars at the edges.
Webb’s new observations can be combined with Hubble's existing data, allowing astronomers to learn more about M92.
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This article doesn't tell me anything terribly new. However, I don't know a lot about VPNs. Are they everything they say they are on the label?
How websites can still easily track you in incognito mode
"The best way to be really secure is to abandon standard software altogether. You’ll need to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network) which encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP address without logging your usage – you can ask it to pretend you are connecting from almost anywhere in the world. You’ll need to use a specialised search engine with tracking protection, such as DuckDuckGo, StartPage, SearchEncrypt or Qwant. You’ll need a specialised private browser, which bounces your searches via multiple servers around the world to hide your origin. And for the ultimate secret browsing, you might boot your computer from a special operating system designed with privacy in mind."
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Why We Need Even More Linux Distros!?!
Every so often you'll here people complain that we have too many Linux distros so I thought why don't I try to defend the other position, we actually need ev...YouTube
Actually... I don't know, it's a hard topic.
There's good and bad diversity, and they are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
We have three-ish package managers that basically do the same thing but slightly different, around which we have three-ish bases. What's the difference between them? None of importance, really, it's just that the packages from one don't work on another. Great.
Before that, we had the zoo of init systems. There were differences between them enough to make them incompatible, not enough to justify separation.
This is not good diversity, it doesn't add to the experience, it just creates confusion.
And then, there's the problem of choice paralysis. The more diverse choice you have, the harder it is to choose, the more cognitive load on the chooser. Let's say, I'm new to Linux. Which distro do I choose? What if I choose wrong? I don't know, let's spin the wheel!
I'm really interested in projects like silverblue but I doubt I could daily drive it for a decent length of time. I also like the idea of vanilla OS, but I'd likely run out of storage quickly with it. Of course there other cool distros as well and I agree we need more of them.
I'm really excited to see what new stuff will come out. I feel like a huge tidal wave of improvements and new has been coming to linux in recent years and I'm glad to be a part of it.
The big reuse: 25 MWh of ex-car batteries go on the grid in California
Batteries with performance too low for driving can still store a lot of charge.Ars Technica
Warewulf 4 – GPUs » ADMIN Magazine
Install NVIDIA GPU drivers on the head and compute nodes.ADMIN Magazine
The Most Iconic Song in Cartoon History
You've probably never heard of Raymond Scott's Powerhouse, even though it's one of the most well-known songs of the 20th century.kottke.org
I've updated my Modern Tools post with some new entries: exple.tive.org/blarg/2023/02/1…
New additions are:
- ijq, an “interactive jquery”.
- Broot: better navigation of directory trees.
- dust: “du on steroids”.
- dyff: diff for yaml.
- miller, a CSV multitool.
- LazyDocker and LazyGit, CLI improvements for Docker and Git respectively.
Links in the post, further suggestions always welcome.
Urania, the Greek Muse of Astronomy sitting on a chair (this chair seems to be less a chair and more like a tool) with the Celestial Sphere/Orb/Globe. From the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii, 62-79 AD.
Carole Raddato via Flickr. (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Hey, want to take a look at the new donations page and maybe, donate?
Warren Beatty Appears in Bizarre Dick Tracy TCM Special in Apparent Film-Rights Ploy (VIDEO)
In character as Dick Tracy, the actor gave commentary on his 1990 film of the same name — saying, verbatim, ‘This is good, this good, this is fine, and this is fine.’TV Insider
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Roscosmos, SpaceX Crew Ships Near Launch as Station Prepares
Four Expedition 68 crew members are preparing for their return to Earth next month while also working on space physics and household maintenance tasks.blogs.nasa.gov
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NASA's Chandra Discovers Giant Black Holes on Collision Course
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory helped identify two pairs of dwarf galaxies on track to merge.Lee Mohon (NASA)
Interested in an overview on how you can use Nextcloud for integrating data from various sources, creating reports, and using flexible visualizations? 📊📈
Then this talk is for you!
Open Source reporting with the Analytics app | Nextcloud Conference 2022
more videos from Nextcloud Conference 2022 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4eBKdNy6FCGX2WW6fFqMiFJvi4gf_Hiw*Marcel Scherello* Analytics & Audioplayer cre...YouTube
Microsoft Is Forcibly Removing Internet Explorer From Your PC
Also: Instagram launches a new messaging system for creators, and Minecraft gets some new branded casual footwear.Boone Ashworth (WIRED)
Comunalidad Digital: una aproximación desde la ética permacultural
Una investigación de Sursiendo sobre procesos sociotécnicos y límites naturales, sobre inercias, narrativas, preguntas y posibilidades, realizada con personas y colectivos que trabajan en lo local.Sursiendo
Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar on Feb. 21, 2023 after traveling across the Indian Ocean for two weeks.
This @noaa-20 photo was taken just prior to landfall.
🌀: go.nasa.gov/3lXjAAP
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Cyclone Freddy Hits Madagascar
The tropical cyclone made landfall on February 21, 2023, after traveling for more than two weeks across the Indian Ocean.go.nasa.gov
Gold stars for you! 🌟
Shown here is M92, a cluster of thousands of stars located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way. One of Webb’s first science observations, this was taken as part of a program designed to help scientists make the most of Webb: go.nasa.gov/3ILMCMB
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Gold stars for you! 🌟
Shown here is M92, a cluster of thousands of stars located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way. One of Webb’s first science observations, this was taken as part of a program designed to help scientists make the most of Webb: go.nasa.gov/3ILMCMB
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Watch Unreleased Footage of the First Glimpse of the Titanic Wreck
In 1986, a team led by Bob Ballard went down in a submersible to explore the wreck of the Titanic, marking the first time sincekottke.org
We’re celebrating the start of @NASAPersevere’s third year on Mars. The rover recently deposited ten samples of Martian soil.
As Percy continues to study the Martian surface, scientists gain new insights that may help future explorers on the Red Planet. go.nasa.gov/3IJ7p3g
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Begin Third Year at Jezero Crater
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth.Tony Greicius (NASA)
Interesting! Most interesting! (Need to get my head around Containers anyway.)
I think the hpc-carpentry entry on snakemake is pretty outdated since the introduction of native SLURM support (and the fact that many clusters use SLURM). So, I am contemplating jumping aboard one of the carpentries.
You mentioned alternating Thursday meetings? Is there info somewhere? (My head is exploding, will go offline line and before it is forgotten ....)
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Pluto Moons
Pluto's entire moon system is believed to have formed by a collision between the dwarf planet and another Kuiper Belt Object early in the history of the solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
"Ubuntu is drawing an ideological line in the sand that no-one has asked it to make."
omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/02/ubuntu…
Ubuntu Flavors Agree to Stop Using Flatpak
Flatpak will no longer feature in the default install of Ubuntu's 8 official flavors, with devs agreeing to only support deb and snap software OOTB.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
@Friendica Support There have been quite a few changes around post reaction icons in the past 2 years.
github.com/friendica/friendica… has been closed and a remaining issue is tracked as github.com/friendica/friendica…
This seems like low hanging fruit with huge UX impact and win. @Damian Wajer maybe one for you?
[frio] mobile: use full width for spacing of post interaction icons · Issue #12835 · friendica/friendica
Currently Post interaction icons are clumped up on the left side unter a post on mobile. Friendica frio mobile: Expected No need to make interacting with posts unnecessarily hard for users. Spreadi...GitHub
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