Skip to main content



Why the James Webb Space Telescope has been a gift to humanity.

An interview from @Salon: "Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explained why government investments have made great scientific discoveries possible."

flip.it/CqFTKb

#Astronomy #JWST #Space #NASA #Science



Disney, $DIS, is now closed for Hurricane Milton, having only closed 8 times in 53 years.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options




@AKernelPanic and I recently went on the #AskNoahShow to talk about the upcoming Ubuntu Summit and the excellent speakers coming this year. We have folks coming from @matrix and @frameworkcomputer, but that's not all! You can hear all about this Summit this year and what we have planned by tuning into Noah's podcast 🎙️

podcast.asknoahshow.com/410

The Ubuntu Summit is free to attend, with both in-person and remote attendance options. Use the link below to register 👇

ubuntu.com/summit



"It took years but it felt like all of the sudden, I was here and everything, the entire time, was preparing me for my role on the OSIRIS-REx mission. Now, I share a place in history next to a Curation team full of the most talented, intelligent and hard-working individuals in the world and all that we have accomplished is, and will be, a part of NASA forever." —Salvador Martinez III, Lead Astromaterial Curation Engineer, Jacobs Technology, NASA's Johnson Space Center



A bunch of #8bitdo controllers are on sale right now via the amazon prime sale.

The "Ultimate 2.4g Wireless" is a really good deal and works flawlessly with #SteamDeck.

gamespot.com/articles/the-popu…

#gamedeals #videogames



Melania Trump’s New Book Is Truly Bad, If Jam-Packed: A Review

Despite revelations about the speech lifted from Michelle Obama, insight into the Netanyahus, and her own apparent obsession with limousines, the former First Lady’s book is interminably dull. Here’s everything you need to know.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump

vanityfair.com/style/story/mel…

in reply to Aure Free Press

I found this review so completely pointless and boring, that I can't imagine what snooze fest the book itself was. :blobcatsleep:







Wikipedia: WikiProject AI Cleanup en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi… A doomed endeavor: weeding and fact-checking AI-generated submissions may still be doable for now, but not for long due to the ever-increasing volume and seeming plausibility of submitted content.


"As young women have increasingly become more progressive and politically active, young men are moving in the opposite direction, expressing more conservative views on political issues and gender roles more broadly.

A growing group of these young men have found an online home in the Manosphere, a loose community of right-leaning and anti-feminist social media agitators…."

~ Jessica Washington

#Trump #MaleVoters #YouthVote #manosphere #gender

teenvogue.com/story/young-men-…


in reply to Robert Reich

If a Biden administration can't do anything about it now, should be expect any difference under a Harris or Trump administration? Straightup answer is 'NO'.
in reply to Robert Reich

"it was crafted and designed as a 33K salary but as the check cleared it exploded" - Boeing, first in interplanetary villainy


In the spring, we conducted a survey asking the community a wide range of questions to help shape a fellowship for open source maintainers. This new 12-month program supports the people who work on critical digital infrastructure. Here are some of the insights we uncovered.

sovereigntechfund.de/news/what…

in reply to Sovereign Tech Agency

Apply for the fellowship through Sunday, October 20, 2024.

We're directly investing in the people behind the code. In the first year, we are allocating five available fellowship slots as follows: one employee and up to four freelance contractors.

Learn more and apply here: sovereigntechfund.de/de/progra…



Willoughby is concerned about the wretched sobbing, interspersed with cries of "Ingram,why do you do me like this?" coming from my office. #petrats #rats

Michael W Lucas reshared this.

in reply to Michael W Lucas

I think you're in a toxic relationship. Mate you can file for a protective order to stop the violence. ;)