Cartography of generative AI · The popularisation of AI has given rise to imaginaries that invite alienation & mystification ..
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Cartography of generative AI
The popularisation of artificial intelligence (AI) has given rise to imaginaries that invite alienation and mystification.cartography-of-generative-ai.net
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launches in early May gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/pac-…
PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launches in early May
I know I'm going to be suckered into PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs when it releases on May 8th, after previously being a Stadia exclusive.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It took about 15 years but epic roguelike Caves of Qud is nearly done gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/it-t…
#Roguelike #IndieGame #Linux #SteamDeck
It took about 15 years but epic roguelike Caves of Qud is nearly done
Caves of Qud from developer Freehold Games and publisher Kitfox Games is approaching the 1.0 finishing line, and so their roadmap towards the release has been put up and it sounds really exciting.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Emulation tool RetroDECK brings in Ryujinx for Nintendo Switch, many other improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/emul…
Emulation tool RetroDECK brings in Ryujinx for Nintendo Switch, many other improvements
RetroDECK is one of the simplest options for getting various emulators set up on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, and the latest release has lots of fun improvements to check out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It would be interesting if he talked about his funding sources or the business that allowed him to fund Telegram _only_ from his “personal savings,” with hundreds of $mln a year over the years (as the official court documents for his cryptocurrency Ton say).
And how TG became de facto official in Russia after massive blockings and “digital resistance,” at the end of which Putin said “we have an agreement.”
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/ubun…
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released
Canonical is gearing up for the release of the next LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu, with a first Beta now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Descent 3 has been made open source gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/desc…
Descent 3 has been made open source
Another classic has been given the open source treatment, with Descent 3 from Outrage Entertainment now available under the MIT license.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
1. I'm supposed to be finishing my taxes but I've got another four hours. So let's talk about an absolute disaster in the US science ecosystem.
The NIH's BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) suffered catastrophic budget cuts—under Biden, no less—and now is unlikely to fund any new grants and will likely cut funding to existing grantees.
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From the BRAIN Director: Funding neuroscience in an uncertain budget climate | BRAIN Initiative
A message to the community from Dr. John Ngai, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative.braininitiative.nih.gov
Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a big upgrade with DXVK 2.3.1, optimizations and bug fixes gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/half…
#BlackMesa #HalfLife #Linux #SteamDeck
Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a big upgrade with DXVK 2.3.1, optimizations and bug fixes
Crowbar Collective have released the Necro Patch for the Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which brings with it some essential bug fixes and some nice optimizations.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"switching over Linux support to Proton"
Yeah... Not so much a fan of this. It might be easier but it's not the intended route.
@pieceofthepie Agreed.
I definitely want something that is supported well and targets the latest native libraries (even via API translations) instead of a not-well-supported build that statically links old libraries (and even older graphics libraries, like SDL1.x instead of SDL2.x, OpenGL instead of Vulkan), has input issues (lack of gamepad, odd mouse support), and doesn't necessarily work across different distributions.
(Former is Proton; latter is a typical "native port".)
@garrett @pieceofthepie "Only zealots demand native" is such a bad take.
There are several problems with Linux depending on Windows for the long-term health of Linux as a gaming platform. One of which is that we're constantly playing catchup with Windows APIs, we're also reinforcing Windows' dominance ("better Windows than Windows" doesn't work), and when there's a significant impedance mismatch (Wayland vs everything else), we're basically screwed in some respects.
@Conan_Kudo @garrett @pieceofthepie it's the most realistic take, most developers don't care - and why should they, we're not even 2% of the market on Steam, it's wildly ridiculous to go around demanding native ports that require development time and support time that costs money for such little return
You need to take a step back, take off the bias glasses you're wearing and look at the market.
@Conan_Kudo @garrett @pieceofthepie Yes, the IDEAL situation, is that developers target Linux directly and support it directly - but there's basically little reason for them to
That won't happen with less than 2% market, and hasn't happened for the massive vast majority of titles people want to play for the entire time i've run gamingonlinux.
Wine / Proton are also game preservation tools, and great ones too. They're also open source. Remember, most games are proprietary.
@Pyral @garrett @pieceofthepie So what... we should give up then? Because we only got this far with idealism. Idealism is the only thing really holding us to even making this work at all. There is no business sense for anything we're doing right now.
Idealism is how we're getting a more open and integrated NVIDIA driver. Idealism is how we're getting more places to use Linux. Idealism is how we actually make progress. There are varying degrees, but it's extremely important.
gaming is a very different cut-throat market, i have to be honest but it’s just really naive to keep demanding it
Big publishers want big money, we’re not that. Small indie devs work for scraps often, and putting time into a tiny market for so little gain is not worth it
It’s not like a console, where it makes sense to have dedicated games, be realistic, Proton/Wine are open source and work *now*
@Conan_Kudo @pieceofthepie I'm also super happy that devs are embracing Linux — Proton and native — thanks to wanting to make sure their games work on a Steam Deck *somehow*.
Linux definitely isn't a lot of the market share on Steam, but it's still the second largest, under Windows and above macOS.
Also: Some games run so well in Proton compared to natively on Windows, that Windows folks are pulling pieces (like DXVK) over to Windows to get the games to run better (or at all).
@garrett @Conan_Kudo @pieceofthepie "support" is the main thing we want, it doesn't matter if it's "native" or run through Proton.
All games eventually end up having the developer move on from it, so in the end, Proton/Wine basically always win since you can just update that to improve the game for modern systems, unless the game is open source (which most are not)
Steam FPS Fest 2024 is live with tons of great discounts gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/stea…
Steam FPS Fest 2024 is live with tons of great discounts
Another festival of games is live on Steam now with Steam FPS Fest 2024 running until April 22nd at 10am PT / 5pm UTC, and there's also plenty of demos for games to try too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
Image Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA; Processing: T. A. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (’s NOIRLab)
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APOD: 2024 April 16 – Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2024 April 16 – Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
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Just 13 short years after inviting #BoulderCouncil candidates over to the Masala Co-op for tea and cakes to discuss repealing occupancy limits that discriminate against unrelated people, and 28 years after Cedar Barstow got busted for living in an intentional community in her own home and was sentenced to community service, which she used to help found the Boulder Housing Coalition.
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More Housing Now: Colorado Eliminates Unfair Occupancy Limits Under New Law Signed by Governor Polis | Colorado Governor Jared Polis
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed HB24-1007, Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits, sponsored by Representatives Manny Rutinel and Javier Mabrey, and Senators Tony Exum and Julie Gonzales, eliminating discriminatory occupancy limits in Colorado a…www.colorado.gov
What Would You Do As The Wayland BDFL
Every so often I think what would I do if I was the Wayland BDFL so I wanted to ask Tytan652 what he would do personally.Full Episode: https://youtu.be/UOLl3...YouTube
Reproducible Builds: Final Step In FOSS Validation
Every so often I hear the term reproducible build but I had never actually looked into what I meant so here we go then==========Support The Channel==========...YouTube
I did looked into reproducible builds on alpine though!
And found that the package metadata is file system dependant...
10 Weird Versions of Linux that ACTUALLY Exist
Go to https://dayoneapp.com/ltt and use code ltt to get a limited-time offer of a two-month free trial with Day One Journal Premium. Check out the MSI MPG GUNGNIR 300R AIRFLOW at https://msi.Linus Tech Tips | Invidious
I wrote four thousand words on the follies of Humane, theories of what happened, and why you can't build Apple within the Venture Capital system. Enjoy.
Oh the Humanity
Why You Can't Build Apple with Venture Capital An ex-Apple designer who went on to startup success once told me, "I wish I could give a workshop for Apple jumping into startups, to help them un-learn The Apple Way.Benjamin Sandofsky (Sandofsky)
What an amazing story. It would make a great movie!
How German Librarians Finally Caught an Elusive Book Thief
In the afternoon of February 21, 2006, Norbert Schild sat down at a desk in the reading room of the City Library of Trier, in western Germany, and opened a 400-year-old book on European geography. Working quickly, Schild laid a piece of blank white paper on top of the book, took a boxcutter from his lap, and discreetly sliced out a map of Alsace from pages 375 and 376.
Schild hadn’t noticed that the desks of two librarians, who were normally tasked with locating books for readers, were raised about three feet above the floor—giving them a clear view of his movements. They approached Schild and asked him what he was doing.
“It was worth a try,” Schild told them. He tossed his library card down on the table and hurried out of the building, taking the map with him.
How German Librarians Finally Caught an Elusive Book Thief
For decades, often using a fake identity, he stole antique maps worth thousands of dollars each.Jeffrey Arlo Brown (Atlas Obscura)
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The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon
The next full Moon will be Tuesday evening, April 23, 2024, The Moon will appear full for about 3 days around this time, from Monday morning to Thursday morning.science.nasa.gov
SRPD Chandra X-Ray Observatory Recovers from Transition to Normal Sun Mode - NASA
Chandra autonomously transitioned to Normal Sun Mode (NSM) during an observation late on Saturday, February 2, 2024. The transition was nominal, scienceElizabeth Blackwell (NASA)
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SWOT Satellite Helps Gauge the Depth of Death Valley’s Temporary Lake - NASA
Data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission helped researchers to calculate the depth of water in this transient freshwater body.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Jason Kottke on Instagram: "Very excited to announce the first commercial for Choppke’s!"
404 likes, 29 comments - jkottkeApril 14, 2024 on : "Very excited to announce the first commercial for Choppke’s!"Instagram
Seeing the Solar Eclipse from 223,000 Miles Away - NASA
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse from hundreds of thousands of miles away. The camera suite aboard the LRONASA
NASA Welcomes Switzerland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters in Washington on Monday, April 15, affirming Switzerland’s commitment toNASA
Deliberately friend-sized and friend-shaped, with a soft surface material and soft, squishy stuffing, you will soon be able to have a #Mastodon in your home:
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Mastodon stuffed toy coming soon
Deliberately friend-sized and friend-shaped, with a soft surface material and soft, squishy stuffing, you will soon be able to have a Mastodon in your home.Mastodon Blog
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GE-Proton article updated as GE-Proton 9-4 was released shortly after the last release for some fixes gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/ge-p…
#Proton #GEProton #SteamDeck #Linux
GE-Proton 9-3 and 9-4 released with a new option to help with modded games
GE-Proton 9-3 has been released, and it includes a fancy new option to hopefully prevent you having issues with modded games when moving between systems like a PC and a Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Voyager 1 Light-Sensing Instrument Non-operational
Project officials report light-sensing instrument aboard NASA's Voyager 1, that had difficulty during encounter with the planet Jupiter March 5th, has been confirmed as no longer being able to record useful data.science.nasa.gov
NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shared on Monday the agency’s path forward on the Mars Sample Return program, including seeking innovative designs to returnNASA
The Ocean Touches Everything: Celebrate Earth Day with NASA - NASA
This Earth Day, join us in person and online to learn how NASA studies the ocean from space. Explore the complex connections between sea, air, land, andJennifer M. Fadoul (NASA)
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