An Interactive Map of 530 Female Composers from Across the Globe https://www.openculture.com/2021/08/an-interactive-map-of-530-female-composers-from-across-the-globe.html
MSU's Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building received a first-of-its-kind upgrade with the installation of transparent solar glass panels. https://go.msu.edu/R2p5
Dear followers,
we get a lot of questions lately and its really nice to see you are interested in the project! Sadly we can't provide answers here, as we are all busy working on #Funkwhale, private things or enjoy the summer. So for now the best place to ask questions is our #forum, where everyone can answer your questions. Give it a chance! https://forum.funkwhale.audio
We have a "DebConf 2021 Program" Android app, made by Tobias Preuss @tbsprs - Thanks! Available in F-Droid and other app stores https://f-droid.org/packages/info.metadude.android.debconf.schedule/
Space telescope mirror comparisons
The most important component of a telescope is its primary mirror. Webb’s mirror has an area more than 5 times greater than Hubble’s!
We can't wait for it to be launched!
(Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/The Planetary Society) https://twitter.com/universal_sci/status/1430600401271808000/photo/1
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are you interested in ...
♾ curating research software for long-term reuse
♾ talking with researchers across many domains about software management
♾ working in a highly collaborative team
then you should apply to be the Software Curation Specialist at NYU, working with me directly: https://apply.interfolio.com/91696
Powerful text features in the next version of Inkscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmC3tFnFUJM
I haven't done a feature video in a while. But this one's great! (thanks to xkcd for the CC-NC art)
Dear #fediverse
The delightful #openscience curated list has been hugely expanded with many great resources.
Open science, #foss and #opendata are flourishing. And it is much needed too. Browse the list and suggest your own resources, either by creating an issue or sending a PR.
https://codeberg.org/teaserbot-labs/delightful-open-science
Many thanks to @VictorVenema for the help in compiling the list.
Wanna start your own #delightful list? Read how to join our project: https://codeberg.org/teaserbot-labs/delightful
Google Pay team reportedly in major upheaval after botched app revamp https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/google-pay-team-reportedly-in-major-upheaval-after-botched-app-revamp/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social by @RonAmadeo
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To those unaware, everyone should know about and check out
The Internet Archive 😍🤩🙂
#Internet #Archive #Books #Movies #Audio #Downloads #TheInternetArchive
Today is the deadline for our funded call for white papers to address Copilot, copyright, machine learning, and free software. Submit yours now: https://u.fsf.org/3fi
Hate your job? Come work at EFF! We’re hiring for a writer/manager to join our fundraising team. Applications due by Sept 4. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/new-writing-and-management-role-effs-fundraising-team
Game developer business sim City Game Studio gets a big update and releases August 24 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/08/game-developer-business-sim-city-game-studio-gets-a-big-update-and-releases-august-24 #GodotEngine #Simulation #NewRelease #IndieGame #Steam
Interesting!
Can The Human Body Handle Rotating Artificial Gravity?
Artificial gravity for spaceflight is a concept older than spaceflight itself, but we've only ever seen one small scale test ever flown in space. However decades of research have been performed to show that the human body can adapt to the conditions required for rotating artificial gravity.
RG3D (Rust game engine) feature highlights
https://rg3d.rs/general/2021/08/21/0.22-feature-highlights.html
(submitted by adamnemecek)
Hack & Craft update! Okay there's an issue with the video conferencing room we normally use, so we're meeting here today: https://meet.waag.org/SevereOperasEnforceImpolitely
Sorry sorry hope to see you at Hack & Craft!
Epic Court Documents Show How Google Pays Competitors to Not Compete https://gizmodo.com/epic-court-documents-show-how-google-pays-competitors-t-1847527694
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