Upstairs Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies age 90
Jean Marsh: Upstairs Downstairs and Doctor Who actress dies at 90
The British star won an Emmy for her role in the Edwardian period TV drama she co-created in the 1970s.George Bowden (BBC News)
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Happy April (no fools this year)!
Another community update is here. This month we report on the return of the PineTab-V, the release of our micro soldering tip set, the imminent release of the StarPro64 SBC and software improvements to the PineTab 2 and PineNote.
And Charlie the Pinecorn returns for April too 😉 .
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April Update: Risc It For A Biscuit
This month, the PineTab-V returns, PineNote, PineTab2 and PineTime software improvements and a new Pinecil micro soldering tip set. Does anyone even read these descriptions?PINE64
We are becoming AN AVALANCHE! 😀
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Yes! The movement is growing! Here's why.
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The Greatest Animal War - Nautilus
Competition in Cambrian seas helped cause an explosion in diversity.Brooke Borel (Nautilus)
"The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality. The rich should be taxed more, and the revenue used to improve the lives of the poor. However frantically centrist parties avoid the issue, there is no other way."
#FightingOligarchy
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Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George MonbiotGeorge Monbiot (The Guardian)
Open source, privacy-focused, you cannot miss these 7 Skype alternatives!
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Top 7 Best Open Source Skype Alternatives In 2025
With Skype going down, a switch to open source alternatives has never been more compelling.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
“Under most circumstances, the preferences of the vast majority of Americans appear to have essentially no impact on which policies the government does or doesn’t adopt.”
That's an understatement.
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Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George MonbiotGeorge Monbiot (The Guardian)
Kodi is cool, but these add-ons make it epic.
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Best Kodi Add-ons I Use to Enhance My Media Server Experience
Take your Kodi set up to the next level and add more features to it with these add-ons.Abhishek Kumar (It's FOSS)
What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor
"Anti-science movements have always been with us, of course – from the rise of the flat Earthers to the early establishment of groups opposed to evolution. However, the present trajectory is now becoming extremely worrying, with the US providing the most worrying examples."
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What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor
Almost as amazing as the knowledge we have gained in the past four decades is the fact that some people continue to deny the damage we are doing to our worldRobin McKie (The Guardian)
"One of Ireland’s very best genre-fluid experimentalists Meljoann walks us through Status – a bristling, truth-telling odyssey through queerness, class, digital resistance and emotional survival. Blending industrial pop, retro-futurist funk and slow jams, the album takes aim at Big Tech, cultural cringe and the exploitative mechanics of the music industry, all while staying defiantly heartfelt and fiercely DIY. Here, she breaks down each track’s origins – from leprechaun-coded short stories and algorithmic nightmares to jazz-nerd odysseys and FOSS-slow jams."
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Track-by-Track: Meljoann – Status – The Thin Air
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Track-by-Track: Meljoann - Status
One of Ireland's very best genre-fluid experimentalists Meljoann walks us through Status - a bristling, truth-telling odyssey through queerness, class, digital resistance and emotional survival.The Thin Air
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Scientists Intrigued by "Star Grinder" Pulverizing Entire Star Systems in Our Galaxy
Astronomers suggest there's a giant "star grinder" lurking at the center of the Milky Way, churning up star systems.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
G̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶r̶… ex-Googler.
Born in 1914, Hedy Lamarr was a famous American actress who pioneered the technology that would lead to WiFi, GPS, cell phones & Bluetooth communication.
Lamarr was brilliant. Among many fascinating inventions, she developed a new communication system with composer George Antheil that used “frequency hopping” among radio waves.
Once called the “most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr is now remembered as "the mother of Wi-Fi."
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian… #science #history
"check engine"? how am i supposed to check the engine if i'm driving? what a stupid light
UPDATE: turned the engine off to go check it and the light went away. i guess it's fine
UPDATE: expolded
if i ever come into possession of an EV with a "simulated engine noise" feature, i will hack it to add a simpsons hit and run exploded car soundscape
when activated, the car is capped to 15 km/h
You need a master degree in biogeochemistry, microbiology or related.
Find the vacancy on our website:
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#vacancy #Wageningen
PhD Climet: Microbial methane cycling in arctic lakes
You will be executing laboratory experiments which will be carried out in close cooperation with a post-doc to be recruited.nioo.knaw.nl
An interesting #PlantSciJob as Editor at Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com. Expertise in #PlantMicrobiology #MicrobialEcology #PlantImmunity desirable. #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs
Also FYI: these are cranks in #RFKjr's circles. Seneff is a long-standing antivax nutcase. Fagan is in cult--he's Raja of Food Purity or something.
You should take these claims just like those of the #antivaxxer level.
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Girl Scout cookies are safe to eat, scientists confirm
A recent chemical analysis of toxic substances in the popular treats is misleading, experts sayJason Bittel, special to C&EN (American Chemical Society)
@foaylward The same grifters do it all the time, because you can get press and attention by beating up on young girls' work.
SSDD
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CALL for PAPERS: International Symposium-Workshop “Critical Ecologies: Crisis, Grief, and Resilience in Philosophy, Art, and Science”
The Eco- and Bioart Lab International Symposium-Workshop “Critical Ecologies: Crisis, Grief, and Resilience in Philosophy, Art, and Science” 2nd-3rd October 2025, Arbetets Museum, Norrköping Presently, climate change, species extinction and loss of biodiversity, destruction of habitats and ecosystems, epidemics, and slow environmental…
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CALL for PAPERS: International Symposium-Workshop “Critical Ecologies: Crisis, Grief, and Resilience in Philosophy, Art, and Science”
The Eco- and Bioart Lab International Symposium-Workshop “Critical Ecologies: Crisis, Grief, and Resilience in Philosophy, Art, and Science” 2nd-3rd October 2025, Arbetets Museum, Norrköping Presen…The Eco- and Bioart Lab
Stop wasting time mounting drives manually!
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Automounting External Drives in Linux
With just a little effort, automounting the external disk can significantly improve your computing experience by providing additional storage.Abhishek Kumar (It's FOSS)
This guy is hilariously fun!
Accordion electronica! Move over Weird Al!
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Iconic music samples from 1990-2024
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New OK Go song! If you don't like their music, just turn off the sound and enjoy another crazy wonderful video!
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However, if you take a careful look, you will find ways they have cleverly edited it, so that the poor hopping young man gets a few breaks!
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Open Call: Counter-Media Residency
Are you a media-maker interested in joining a community of scholars and practitioners at the intersection of religion and media studies? CU Boulder's Center forCenter for Media, Religion and Culture
Systemd's own Linux distro!? 😮
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ParticleOS: Systemd's Very Own Linux Distro in Making
A Linux distro from systemd? Sounds interesting, right?Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Why do AI company logos look like buttholes?
A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence tells us about branding in tech.velvetshark.com
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