Stare deeply at these galaxies. They appear as if blood is pumping through the top of a flesh-free face. The long, ghastly “stare” of their searing eye-like cores shines out into the supreme cosmic darkness.
Die letzten Mastodonten wurden vor ca. 10.000 Jahren geboren. Damit ist unser Maskottchen Maria über 60 Jahre alt und sollte sich jährlich gegen die Grippe impfen lassen.
Zu den Menschen, für die eine Grippe-Impfung empfohlen wird, zählen neben Menschen ab 60 unter anderem Schwangere ab dem vierten Schwangerschaftsmonat und Menschen mit bestimmten Vorerkrankungen.
OK, what's happened to cause all the Mastodon/Bluesky chatter? Is it the series A funding for Bluesky, or something else? There's been an uptick of followers for me (bsky.app/profile/snarky.ca) as well as general commenting about the two here.
bluesky funding, the latest Musk outrage lead to a huge boost in bluesky user count, while mastodon stayed flat. Plus there has been a huge amount of posting about plushes, which comes across as poorly timed at a moment where mastodon is so badly losing the race for twitter refugees
It’s really sad to watch Mastodon lose to Bluesky but if you look closer it makes all the sense in the world. The obnoxious echo chamber energy is only rivaled by mid-2000 IRC channels and we aren’t even the target demographic. It’s enough to just watch what’s scrolling by.
I am still pretty optimistic. About mastodon, anyway. If I'm being clear-eyed about the whole thing, I do not think that any of us are particularly qualified to predict the success of social networks. But we're definitely not in a death spiral yet.
c.f. the old "Linux on the Desktop" joke; on the one hand, a big failure to achieve its stated goals. On the other hand, the Steam Deck.
we can always hope for some VC dick move, but other than that… turns out people don’t enjoy righteous scolding. who knew. this constant “how can people be there and not here” is turning off even me.
the fact that the last waves went there and not here is a very bad sign. Especially all of Brazil but also Kelsey now siphoning off tech people? 😕
I had not realized the plushie thing was a negative to anyone. And I didn't know where Kelsey had been to begin with. Shows you how plugged in I am thanks to checking both here and Bluesky once a weekday. 😁
Plushies are the equivalent of your spouse that has decided to leave you months ago getting agitated by your traits they found initially endearing. It’s annoying to have my TL spammed with it but it takes like two clicks to mute them forever.
I didn't realize the toys were offputting to anyone. Then again in the past I've often heard similar complaints about how many cat photos I boost. I am alive, not just some brand account. Those are the things that I find joy in. If you want a sterilized experience, just follow @Mastodon instead.
@Gargron @graingert @glyph @offby1 @Mastodon As we’ve said earlier in this thread: I don’t think there’s a way to make people not complain if they’d rather have you work on their pet thing. “had a nap” would trigger them just the same. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@hynek @graingert @glyph @offby1 Yes, that sounds about right. For what it's worth, people have been asking for a stuffed toy for years, and the production was launched in January. It takes a long time to produce and transport custom toys, so any overlap with any current events is purely coincidental.
Looking for another compelling reason to attend Smart City Expo in November? We are delighted to showcase and discuss our latest release, Nextcloud Hub, at the booth during Smart City expo 2024.
The Mesa team have released another bug-fix update with Mesa 24.2.6 available now, with a couple more bug-fix releases planned before they move onto Mesa 24.3 next month.
After the last stable update first start of any game in gaming mode takes about 30 seconds... No downloads in progress. Will try updating to the beta 🤔
“We're going to add a whole new category of content which is AI generated [...] And I think that that’s gonna be very exciting for Facebook and Instagram and maybe Threads, or other kinds of feed experiences over time.” - Zuck
First we had friends in our social media feeds, then we had influencers. The next natural phase of the evolution is a feed full of AI-created content, says Zuckerberg.
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 Before the science team starts planning, we first look at the latest Navcam image downlinked from Curiosity to see where the rover is located.
Editor’s Note: Starting Nov. 4, the Office of Communications at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will no longer publish the Marshall Star on nasa.gov.
On an airplane, motions of the air on both small and large scales contribute to turbulence, which may result in a bumpy flight. Turbulence on a much larger scale is important to how stars form in giant molecular clouds that permeate the Milky Way.
Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.
About time! If your game needs malware to play it I should be able to know before I buy. Having to put that badge of shame on the store page hopefully will make publishers hesitate.
That's good. I can then see exactly which games NOT to buy. I don't buy and install games which need admin rights or install an own service or something which keeps running after the game is closed.
"requires manual removal"? Does that mean easy anticheat is not gone if you delete the game? At least that Vanguard does correctly as far as I can remember.
There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.
NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details about the solar wind including its origin and its evolution.
Las tecnologías como #ChatGPT producirán más desechos electrónicos que toda la India en 2030
Un nuevo trabajo estima que la inteligencia artificial generativa #IA multiplicará por 1.000 la basura electrónica acumulada entre 2020 y 2030 en el escenario con el mayor crecimiento
Un nuevo trabajo estima que la inteligencia artificial generativa multiplicará por 1.000 la basura electrónica acumulada entre 2020 y 2030 en el escenario con el mayor crecimiento
In September, the three NASA centers in California came together to share aerospace innovations with thousands of guests at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego,
En septiembre, los tres centros de la NASA en California se reunieron para compartir innovaciones aeroespaciales con miles de asistentes en el Espectáculo
Healing continues in the atmosphere over the Antarctic: a hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024
Luma Island looks pretty sweet from Feel Free Games, a game that combines together elements of adventuring and building together that you can play solo or with up to 4 people together.
President John F. Kennedy’s national commitment to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade posed multiple
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