Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
The concept of a personality may sound like it’s set in stone. But personality is really much more flexible − and you can take steps to craft your characteristic thoughts, feelings and behaviors.The Conversation
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NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space - NASA
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will soon dock with the International Space Station as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, a venture which will enhance scientific research and bolster the knowledge about h…Dina F. Maron (NASA)
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space - NASA
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will soon dock with the International Space Station as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, a venture which will enhance scientific research and bolster the knowledge about h…Dina F. Maron (NASA)
Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launches to International Space Station - NASA
The two crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission launched at 1:17 p.m. EDT Saturday, for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. ThisNASA
Northwest Africa (NWA) 10306 Meteorite Thin Section - XPL HDR Pathscan Enabler.
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Massif du mont d'Or, France
Leica M3 /Leitz summicron 50mm f2 / Kodak Tri-X
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I have often wondered how dogs parse elevators---if they understand they're going up and down or if they really just think these are doors that "swap out" the scenery.
There's a dog at a retirement home near here, and he knows how to go floor to floor. He'll stand in front of the elevator and wait for people he knows usually go to the floor he wants to be on, then follows them in.
Universities are not just businesses, but an investment in future generations
I would go a step further and argue that universities should nit be treated like businesses at all
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Universities are not just businesses, but an investment in future generations
Many UK universities are in a financial crisis. But the government is leaving them to flounder, treating higher education as a private-sector industry and research as a public investment.www.nature.com
thisweekinlinux.com/live I hope to see you there!
TWIL 279 Livestream - Part Deux
I tried to record TWIL 279 yesterday and it did not go well. I am not sure what the cause of it was but there were massive sync issues and massive stream iss...YouTube
APOD: 2024 September 28 - Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2 plus loads of DLC in this Humble Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/jura…
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Jurassic World Evolution 1 & 2 plus loads of DLC in this Humble Bundle
Okay this is an absolutely awesome deal. The Jurassic World Evolution Completionist Bundle from Humble Bundle is one not to be missed.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Happy #caturday everyone. This is Rigby’s bartering service where he trades puffballs for treats. He will pick one out, often his favorite blue one, and proceed to announce his decision loudly as he carries it through the house to the office. The crying continues until he drops the puffball at which time he will tap my arm to alert me to the gift he has brought me. My role is to heap tons of praise on Rigby and reward him with a treat (or two).
#CatsOfMastodon #cats #catstodon
Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
Image Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography)
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APOD: 2024 September 28 - Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
Valve (Steam) begin a direct collaboration with Arch Linux gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/valv…
#Steam #Linux #SteamDeck #ArchLinux
Valve (Steam) begin a direct collaboration with Arch Linux
This is some pretty exciting news! The Arch Linux team have announced a new direct collaboration with Valve (Steam).Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Game changer:
LSFG [ Lossless Scaling Frame Generation ] o AFMF (AMD Fluid Motion Frames ] : github.com/ValveSoftware/Steam…
...implementing on STEAM.OS
"MOD DLSS ENABLER" (ready for LINUX ) nexusmods.com/site/mods/757?ta…
[Feature Request] Add frame generation capabilities, similar to Lossless Scaling Frame Generation (LSFG) or AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) · Issue #1499 · ValveSoftware/SteamOS
Your system information Steam client version: Latest Stable SteamOS version: Latest Stable Opted into Steam client beta?: No Opted into SteamOS beta?: No Have you checked for updates in Settings > ...GitHub
Microphoto of a thin section of the Northwest Africa (NWA) 960 Meteorite.
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NWA 960 Meteorite Thin Section Image 2
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- CRYING HELPS DETOX THE BODY
"Reflex tears clean out debris from your eyes, such as smoke and dust, helping protect them. Continuous tears protect your eyes from infection by keeping them moist. Emotional tears contain stress hormones and other toxins that they flush from your body."
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Northwest Africa (NWA) 960 Meteorite Thin Section - XPL HDR Pathscan Enabler.
Solar Anamnesis, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr: flic.kr/p/2hZ1Shc
NWA 960 Meteorite Thin Section - XPL HDR
OC3 Pathscan Enabler 5 GIMP Photomatix Pro Zoomable krpano link coming soon!Flickr
Playing the piano with a typewriter!
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Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain
Our feline overlords aren't particularly known for obeying commands from mere humans, which can make it difficult to study their behaviors in controlled laboratory settings. So a certain degree of ingenuity is required to get usable results—like crocheting adorable little hats for kitties taking part in electroencephalogram (EEG) experiments. That's what researchers at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, did to learn more about assessing chronic pain in cats—and they succeeded. According to their recent paper published in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods, it's the first time scientists have recorded the electrical activity in the brains of conscious cats.
Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain
The custom-made caps hold electrodes in place and reduce motion artifacts during EEGs.Ars Technica
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Lovely animation!
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I don't know if this works for anyone else but this feels like a nice picture to me.
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"Northwest Africa (NWA) 7171 Meteorite Thin Section."
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NWA 7171 Meteorite Thin Section - Gigapixel Mosaic
L3 Visible Light Zoom: 4x/0.25 Objective Nikon Z6 LMScope Zerene Stacker GIMP Picture Window Pro Image Magick digiCamControl krpano Gigapixel Panorama: cdn.solaranamnesis.com/ThinSections/krpano/nwa7171-2/Mete... Gigapan mirror: gigapan.Flickr
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La lucha del Archivo de Internet por salvarse
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.
wired.com/story/internet-archi…
Want to say goodnight to #Eggbug and then be them for a while? This free game is for you:
sumac420.itch.io/goodnight-egg…
goodnight eggbug by Sumac
It's the night before Eggbug's retirement. Tuck them in and wish them good night.itch.io
Hubble Captures Stellar Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral - NASA Science
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium.science.nasa.gov
The Science of the Perfect Cup for Coffee - NASA
Material research is behind the design of a temperature-regulating mugAndrew Wagner (NASA)
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....So Valve just updated the Steam Subscriber Agreement and
they removed the binding arbitration clause and the class action waiver???????
They straight up inverted it—the previous wording about exclusive jurisdiction for court proceedings was amended (diff) to remove the reference to the (now-deleted) binding arbitration section, and to make the statement apply retroactively (I highlighted the new text in bold):
You and Valve agree that all disputes and claims between you and Valve (including any dispute or claim that arose before the existence of this or any prior agreement) shall be commenced and maintained exclusively in any state or federal court located in King County, Washington, having subject matter jurisdiction.
IANAL, idk if the new text actually adds something that wasn't already in the agreement, etc.
Steam Removes Forced Arbitration Clause, Gamers Can Now Sue Valve
"The updated Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA) now provides that any disputes are to go forward in court instead of arbitration."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Build your apps for Nextcloud: reach our big audience of users, enjoy free promotion and even offer enterprise support 🚀
Create new applications, extend Nextcloud's functionality, or integrate completely new software in Nextcloud — Getting started is easier than you think!
Develop for Nextcloud: App development tutorials
These app development tutorials will help you easily write new Nextcloud applications, extend existing features or integrate other software.Nextcloud
The Stanley Cup Comes to Kennedy - NASA
The Stanley Cup, won in 2024 by the Florida Panthers, made a visit to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 17, 2024, asNASA
Is corru.observer a widely known browser game? I played it last Thanksgiving week while I was meeting my grandfather for only the second time in my long-ass life and my grandmother for the first time in ~25 years. It was a weird trip that was perfect for late nights of playing a trippy game.
I think about it just about weekly, despite not having played it since. With #cohost dying, I'm sad I won't get my occasional dose of news and fanart there. Will I resurrect a tumblr account for following fanart? Quite possibly. 😣
Anyway, if you can handle the intensity of the visuals, it's a great game: corru.observer/
(Maybe it is well known. RPS did a piece on it: rockpapershotgun.com/this-amaz…)
#CorruObserver #BrowserGame #IndieGame #WebGame
This amazing, surprising browser game shows the Internet can still be magical
Treat yourself to a magical internet experience with free sci-fi game Corru.Observer, playable in your browser.Alice O'Connor (Rock Paper Shotgun)
@WatchingfromHollyTrees 😁 I'm impressed they played it, because it's much harder to get folks to notice browser games! It's a meaty game, though, and so creative and well-crafted.
...Well, now I know what I'm doing with my next free evening (catching up from where I left off). 😋
Deadlock from Valve has an amusing new anti-cheat system turning cheaters into frogs gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/dead…
Deadlock from Valve has an amusing new anti-cheat system turning cheaters into frogs
Valve are continuing to build up Deadlock, their fancy new third-person MOBA, with the introduction of a new anti-cheat system that's quite hilarious.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Sols 4316-4317: Hunting for Sulfur - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 Navigating the rugged, unforgiving Martian terrain is always a challenge, and our recent attempt to reach the “Sheep Creek” target highlights this.science.nasa.gov
Launch Your Creativity with These Space Crafts! - NASA Science
In honor of the completion of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s spacecraft — the vehicle that will maneuver the observatory to its place in space and enable it to function once there — we’re bringing you some space crafts you can complete at ho…science.nasa.gov
Chief Engineer Dr. Donald Mendoza - NASA
“From my earliest childhood, flight had always captivated me. I lived out in the boonies and the farmlands, so I didn't have neighbors to go and play with. IfNASA
🎙️ A perfect Nextcloud Podcast episode for your weekend!
Mass surveillance, Snowden, and the future of digital politics with Constanze Kurz
"We are in the age of mass surveillance. The problem is most of the public doesn't discuss it anymore."
Constanze Kurz shares her insights on the impact of Edward Snowden's disclosures 11 years ago and the critical conversation we've lost since then.
#masssurveillance #hacktivism #Snowden @CCC
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Constanze Kurz: mass surveillance, Snowden, and the future of digital politics - Nextcloud
our host Brent Gervais is joined by special guest Constanze Kurz - German computer scientist, hacker, activist and spokeswoman for the Chaos Computer Club (CCC).Nextcloud
Dome Keeper hits 1 million players - multiplayer and modding support to come gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/dome…
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Dome Keeper hits 1 million players - multiplayer and modding support to come
Dome Keeper is a real gem with a simple yet highly satisfying gameplay loop, and it seems it's done well for Bippinbits. Even though they're working on the incredible looking PVKK, they're not done with Dome Keeper just yet.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Stellaris: Grand Archive set for launch October 29th as Paradox teams up with Abrakam gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/stel…
Stellaris: Grand Archive set for launch October 29th as Paradox teams up with Abrakam
Paradox Interactive teamed up with another developer again for the new Stellaris: Grand Archive DLC, which is blasting off on October 29th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hubble Captures Steller Nurseries in a Majestic Spiral - NASA Science
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy IC 1954, located 45 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Horologium.science.nasa.gov
Girl Of The Sea
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