Stop Making Sense
This is a clever little promo from A24 for the rerelease of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, a concert film from 1984 featurikottke.org
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Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels on nights of October 11-13, 2018.
Alexander Vasenin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
When Irish skies are smiling...
This cloud-free view of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, was captured from space by our Aqua satellite back in 2010. Happy #StPatricksDay!
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"People need to realize not to make assumptions. Be open and curious about the abilities of everybody."
Dana Bolles is an External Information Technology Lead at NASA Headquarters. Discover how her community shapes her life, professionally and personally go.nasa.gov/3lgEBXb
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Information Technology Lead Dana Bolles
“They say if you live long enough, there's a good chance you'll join this community. And just remember, if that were to happen, don't give up because with the right resources, you can have a great life.Tahira Allen (NASA)
A fragment of the Homestead Meteorite that fell on February 12, 1875 in Iowa, USA.
SI National Museum of Natural History, CC0 via si.edu/object/homestead:nmnhmi…
Solar Anamnesis reshared this.
"The Astronomer and his Wife" by Gonzales Coques (~1633-1684).
Gonzales Coques, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Over the next few days, we'll unveil new Hubble images of Messier objects so you can "stargaze" right from your screen!
In the meantime, you can explore the rest of Hubble's Messier Catalog on our website. go.nasa.gov/3Lrcdw6
#Hubble
Explore - The Night Sky | Hubble’s Messier Catalog
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
#ISS
Take a tour of the solar system's asteroids and the spacecraft that are now exploring them – no hyperdrive required: solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids
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Asteroids
These rocky fragments are leftovers from the beginning of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
"The Fall of Phaeton" by the Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius (~1600).
National Gallery of Art, Public Domain via nga.gov/collection/art-object-…
It's itch.io Creator Day where they take no cut of sales
The game store itch.io is having another Creator Day where they take no cut from sales. They also have a sitewide sale for the whole weekend.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova
Today, 17 March 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) issued warrants of arrest for two individuals in the context of the situation in Ukraine: Mr Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Ms Maria Alekseyevna L…International Criminal Court
What's happening with #docker is yet another example of why centralization is a bad idea. Only a diversified ecosystem rich in alternatives can be reliable in the long run.
blog.alexellis.io/docker-is-de…
Time to ditch the official docker registry for new, independent ones.
Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know
This controversial decision coupled with poor messaging has created anxiety the Open Source community. Learn what's happening and how we can move forward.Alex Ellis (Alex Ellis' Blog)
Show your support for Nextcloud Hub and its community by creating a video review on Capterra. Help us spread the word about Nextcloud Hub today 💙
capterra.com/p/161572/NextClou…
"“The strongest methods widely available are those that support the WebAuthn secure authentication standard,” said GitHub in its announcement"
techrepublic.com/article/githu…
GitHub rolling out two-factor authentication to millions of users
Github, the largest internet hosting, software development & collaboration service, is beefing up cybersecurity with 2FA. Learn more here.Karl Greenberg (TechRepublic)
#NASAExoplanets
NASA's TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young Star
The newly discovered planet is orbiting a star still encircled by the disk of material from which both objects formed, giving scientists a glimpse at early planet evolution.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
George 2nd's Grand Orrery, made new in 1733 by Thomas Wright.
Science Museum Group, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 via George 2nd's Grand Orrery. 1927-1659 Science Museum Group Collection Online. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.…
George II's Grand Orrery | Science Museum Group Collection
Large orrery on pedestal base with with gilded horse head decorations beneath the calendar ring and glazed cover, original maker unknown, enlarged by Thomas Wright, Fleet Street, London, 1733.collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk
Imagined Alt-Universe Tech Products
I spent more than a few minutes scrolling through Dana Sibera's Mastodon feed (also on Twitter) featuring her imagined oddball teckottke.org
#JamesWebb
Webb Telescope Team Honored with Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy
The team behind NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope received the 2023 Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy at the National Space Club’s yearly Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner in Washington on March 10.Jessica Evans (NASA)
FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages
First robotext rule requires blocking of texts from invalid and unused numbers.Ars Technica
This newly released Hubble image shows M55 – a loosely concentrated globular star cluster about 20,000 light-years away.
Only a portion of M55 is seen here, but the whole cluster stretches about 100 light-years in diameter! Read more: go.nasa.gov/3LvT63O
#Hubble
Canonical want help testing their Steam snap package for Ubuntu
Do you game on Ubuntu or one of their flavours like Kubuntu or Xubuntu? Canonical want your help in further testing of the Steam snap.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
65 years ago today in 1958, Vanguard 1, America's second satellite and the world's 1st solar-powered satellite was launched! It confirmed that the Earth is not a perfect sphere.
Contact with Vanguard 1 was lost in 1964, but it remains the oldest satellite orbiting Earth.
#NASAhistory
Here’s the new spacesuit that astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon
NASA unveiled the new spacesuits to be worn by Artemis III astronauts when they return to the Moon in 2025. The new suits were designed by Axiom Space.Georgina Torbet (The Verge)
The hazy patch of stars on the right side of this image is actually a whole galaxy!
Seen in this #HubbleFriday view, the dwarf galaxy UGCA 307 resides about 26 million-light years away. The red bubbles of gas mark regions of recent star formation: go.nasa.gov/3z4ILop
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Hubble Sees a Diminutive Dwarf Galaxy
UGCA 307 hangs against an irregular backdrop of distant galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
🚨 Google is sounding a rare alarm for users to *take action* to protect themselves against serious security flaws in Samsung chips found in dozens of popular Android handsets.
The flaws can be "silently and remotely" exploited over the cellular network.
Phones, tablets, wearables, and vehicles are all affected.
Samsung was given 90 days to patch the bugs, but hasn't yet.
More: techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/goog…
Google warns users to take action to protect against remotely exploitable flaws in popular Android phones | TechCrunch
The four vulnerabilities found in Samsung chips can be exploited to compromise Android devices "silently and remotely" over the cell network.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
WorldBox - God Simulator adds in alliances, ages, clans and more
WorldBox - God Simulator is a fun way to spend a coffee break, giving you a little world to mess about with and a big new update is out now to give it a little bit more depth.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Curious how you can manage Nextcloud Hub at scale?
Join our webinar on 22 March and discover how Technische Universität Berlin manages 35 instances for over 50,000 users.
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Scaling Nextcloud for Universities - Nextcloud
Are you looking to scale Nextcloud for use in a large university environment? In this webinar we will share the experiences and provide insights into technical architecture, contract construct, and organizational aspects of the cloud federation.Nextcloud
Cities: Skylines final expansion is in May, with a bunch of stuff coming soon
Cities: Skylines 2 is on the way but Paradox and Colossal Order aren't done just yet with Cities: Skylines. Multiple new content additions were just announced.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Half-Life: MMod gets a release on Steam
Half-Life: MMod just released on Steam, a mod for the original Half-Life that overhauls many parts of it to create something that feels fresh.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
POLL: SocialHub Scope and Purpose?
The current lack of grounded thinking about BLOCKING and control is such an ant-social process, when we start to think about groups and trust this can take us back to the more “native” #openweb path.SocialHub
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Iron meteorite from the fall at Mazapil, Mexico on November 27, 1885.
SI National Museum of Natural History, CC0 via si.edu/object/meteorite-sample…
The Medusa Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Bradley Chesterfield Astronomical Society
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230317.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2023 March 17 - The Medusa Nebula
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
"The Seven Liberal Arts, Astronomy" by Cornelis Schut (~1650).
Cornelis Schut, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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