Last week I mentioned that I had some ladybird news, so here it is! The tree I planted last year is doing amazingly and to my utter delight, I discovered that the ladybirds are also really into it. Like... REALLY into it.
(there's ladybirds having sex all over this tree, is what I'm saying)
I didn't take a picture of the mating ladybirds for their own privacy but here is a single ladybird just hanging out on the fronds, hopefully thinking of laying eggs. I am going to be so happy if we get dozens of baby ladybirds in a month or so 🥰
Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows
Microsoft adds Steam games to its Xbox PC app on Windows
Microsoft is started to test its new aggregated gaming library on PC. It lists Xbox, Battle.net, m and other PC storefront games within the Xbox PC app.Tom Warren (The Verge)
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US citizens: call on RFK jr and his subordinates to un-cancel the vaccine research for HIV and bird flu, which they recently canceled.
"Il cortocircuito tra ciò che sappiamo essere violento e inquinante e il condono della sua esistenza è la legittimazione industriale: la produzione non si ferma davanti a nulla."
#Arborio #AllevamentiIntensivi #Capitalismo #23giugno
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Perché continuano ad aprire maxiallevamenti, come quello di ovaiole ad Arborio
Ad Arborio sta per aprire un nuovo allevamento di galline ovaiole. A pagarne le conseguenze gli animali, l'ambiente e le persone del luogo.Valeria Berzero (LifeGate)
Die #Raser-Info-Presse lebt ihr #Carbrain wieder aus und verdichtet ihre an #Autoidioten gerichtete Berichterstattung aufs Wesentliche:
"Achtung, Kontrolle!
Die Bielefelder Polizei benennt die Top 11-Unfallschwerpunkte der Stadt."
Süffisant ergänzt der Benzinschnüffler von der Redaktion:
"Vor allem der Schutz von Fußgängern und Radlern steht auf der Agenda."
Ja, klar. Bei der Polizei. Nicht bei dir, du "Achtung, Kontrolle"-Fritze.
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Bielefelder Polizei benennt die Top 11-Unfallschwerpunkte der Stadt
Die Polizei nimmt elf auffällige Kreuzungen besonders mit Kontrollen in den Fokus. Vor allem der Schutz von Fußgängern und Radlern steht auf der Agenda.Jens Reichenbach (Neue Westfälische)
JLab’s new party speaker puts a light show in your pocket
Even the compact $20 option in JLab’s new party speaker lineup has customizable RGB lighting.
JLab’s new party speaker puts a light show in your pocket
JLab has launched four new water resistant party speakers with RGB lighting that syncs to your music.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3
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YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3
Let's make YouTube the one-stop shop for AI slop.James Pero (Gizmodo)
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‘A timebomb’: could a French mine full of waste poison the drinking water of millions?
Scientists fear thousands of tonnes of chemicals dumped in mining tunnels in Alsace may seep into an aquifer with devastating consequences for people and wildlifePhoebe Weston (The Guardian)
PC gaming figures fall again in Germany, down to just 13.1 million — marking a 20% decline since 2019
PC gaming figures fall again in Germany, down to just 13.1 million — marking a 20% decline since 2019
At the same time, consoles are enjoying a growth spurt, while mobile gaming has plateaued.Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)
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Un militant d'extrême droite tue une élue démocrate et visait 70 personnes. Dans la nuit du 14 juin 2025, au Minnesota, une élue démocrate, Melissa Hortman, est assassinée chez elle avec son mari.…Ricochets
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First Images from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory | #RubinFirstLook
We’re nearly ready to #CaptureTheCosmos! Join the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory team on June 23, 2025 at 11am US EDT as they reveal the first incredible ...YouTube
All new cell phones come from now with an energy sticker
Before they have a downwell because the energy sticker will write on it and how much it is "repair" device, expected battery life, water resistanceBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever
A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever
The highest CO2 levels in 50,000 years is still 10 times less than our current anthropogenic climate nightmare.Darren Orf (Popular Mechanics)
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in reply to misk • • •Theyre way behind the power curve with this one. GOG has had better multi-store integration for a while. I am surprised that steam is even lacking on this.
Microsoft needs to make it so i never need to go into the steam app or the GOG app, and so i never want to, to play all my games.
Thats the way to win and become number 1.
Really if Play anywhere expands retroactively like 360 backwards compatibility did... They will have another great PR boom that brings users like myself back to their storefronts.
I have to stop holding my breath for the xbox console library to gain cross compatibility though. Theres no way the Play anywhere program comes close to compensating for all of the classics locked to their consoles. If cross compatibility never happens i will feel slighted as a previous xbox user with a huge library of games.
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in reply to k1ck455kc • • •That's never going to happen with any store. Not Microsoft, not Steam, not Epic, not GOG. GOG games could be added anywhere, since they're not tied to a launcher.
Either start pirating everything or "hope" one store on PC gets a real monopoly, so it's the only one to buy from.
misk
in reply to k1ck455kc • • •This is an „underdog” feature - if you own the market like Steam does it could only ever harm sales on their platform. Some people don’t seem to be bothered by the grip Valve has on the market however. Not like Microsoft wouldn’t do that either if they were in the same position because both are ultimately out there to make as much money as possible.
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in reply to misk • • •Valve isn't publicly traded, and while that doesn't make them 100 % trustworthy, I'd certainly give them the benefit of the doubt over Microsoft. They make a shit ton of money, but they aren't obligated to squeeze every last penny out of their customers.
Sure, it would be nice to have 1-click installers for other launchers within Steam and then automatically list games of other launchers in the Steam library, but I don't even think Valve is the primary blocker here.
Steam had the ability to add external shortcuts as long as I can remember, tools like Steam ROM Manager make use of that already.
Tim Sweeney for example always likes to cry to the press how bad monopolies are with Steam and their 30 % cut and whatnot, he doesn't seem to grasp that part of the reason almost nobody uses Epic Games Launcher is that it quite frankly sucks. Where is your multi-platform launcher? Ah, need Heroic to do the heavy lifting for you. They could offer an official Flatpak on the Steam Deck, easily installed from the Discover store, that uses Proton for games compatibility, is usab
... show moreValve isn't publicly traded, and while that doesn't make them 100 % trustworthy, I'd certainly give them the benefit of the doubt over Microsoft. They make a shit ton of money, but they aren't obligated to squeeze every last penny out of their customers.
Sure, it would be nice to have 1-click installers for other launchers within Steam and then automatically list games of other launchers in the Steam library, but I don't even think Valve is the primary blocker here.
Steam had the ability to add external shortcuts as long as I can remember, tools like Steam ROM Manager make use of that already.
Tim Sweeney for example always likes to cry to the press how bad monopolies are with Steam and their 30 % cut and whatnot, he doesn't seem to grasp that part of the reason almost nobody uses Epic Games Launcher is that it quite frankly sucks. Where is your multi-platform launcher? Ah, need Heroic to do the heavy lifting for you. They could offer an official Flatpak on the Steam Deck, easily installed from the Discover store, that uses Proton for games compatibility, is usable with a controller and adds itself to Steam (and when installing games, adds them to Steam as well).
I'm not that bothered by Valve having that kind of "grip on the market" because in my opinion they are also by far the best so I'd rather they own the biggest piece of the cake than anyone else.
misk
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in reply to misk • • •Publishers have their own storefronts and… surprise, not a single one charges 30%, 20%, or even 10% less due to avoiding the Steam tax.
And yes, I frequently am willing to pay slightly more to keep things in Steam. It means easier Steam Deck access, family sharing, Steam Link, and other benefits that I would miss out on via other platforms, even if they were cheaper (which we established was not the case).
misk
in reply to BlameTheAntifa • • •For me that comes up to a couple hundred euros, definitely not seeing where that goes.
Someone said here that Valve doesn’t chase profit at all cost because they’re a private company. We’re talking about pioneers of enshittification though, look what they’ve done to CS, Team Fortress 2 or Dota 2. They turned both into casinos for children, breaking cohesion and balance, just to chase the profits. Do you think those people run Steam ethically or with your interest in mind? Other companies would be crucified for anything similar but Valve gets away somehow.
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