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The application deadline is today for the 2025 Equinox Open Source Grant. The grant provides eligible organizations with implementation, hosting, training, and support for Koha ILS. Apply: https://bit.ly/EOSGrant #OpenSourceGrant #grants #equinox #kohails #libraries @kohails.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The application deadline is today for the 2025 Equinox Open Source Grant. The grant provides eligible organizations with implementation, hosting, training, and support for Koha ILS. Apply: https://bit.ly/EOSGrant #OpenSourceGrant #grants #equinox #kohails #libraries @kohails.bsky.social
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Several news outlets reported the amazing discovery of a 1970s Fourth Edition Research Unix magnetic tape. I incorporated the tape’s source code into the Unix History Repository hosted on GitHub and studied the code’s composition. Here's what I found.
www.spinellis.gr/blog/2025122...
www.spinellis.gr/blog/2025122...
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Several news outlets reported the amazing discovery of a 1970s Fourth Edition Research Unix magnetic tape. I incorporated the tape’s source code into the Unix History Repository hosted on GitHub and studied the code’s composition. Here's what I found.
www.spinellis.gr/blog/2025122...
www.spinellis.gr/blog/2025122...
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Want to drive past the ‘Home Alone’ house? Or the church? A tour of 12 filming locations around Chicago.
Want to drive past the ‘Home Alone’ house? Or the church? A tour of 12 filming locations around Chicago.
The 600 block of Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka appears, at first glance, like any other well-heeled North Shore neighborhood with stately, million-dollar homes on generously sized lots. And maybe it w…
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December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Want to drive past the ‘Home Alone’ house? Or the church? A tour of 12 filming locations around Chicago.
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Fossils of a new sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, were found in 21M-year-old rocks in SW Qatar, alongside extinct sharks, dolphins & turtles. Researchers at Smithsonian & Qatar Museums named it in PeerJ today.
Read more: peerj.com/articles/200...
Image credit: Alex Boersma
Read more: peerj.com/articles/200...
Image credit: Alex Boersma
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Fossils of a new sea cow species, Salwasiren qatarensis, were found in 21M-year-old rocks in SW Qatar, alongside extinct sharks, dolphins & turtles. Researchers at Smithsonian & Qatar Museums named it in PeerJ today.
Read more: peerj.com/articles/200...
Image credit: Alex Boersma
Read more: peerj.com/articles/200...
Image credit: Alex Boersma
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NEW EPISODE ALERT!
The next episode of Every Rock Has A Story is done! It will premiere on my YouTube Channel at 4:00pm Eastern Time TODAY (Dec 23). Tune in to hear from geology student Kamalani Poepoe what the Kilauea volcano means to her. These rocks have secrets!
youtu.be/bMSIRKE9xbw
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
The next episode of Every Rock Has A Story is done! It will premiere on my YouTube Channel at 4:00pm Eastern Time TODAY (Dec 23). Tune in to hear from geology student Kamalani Poepoe what the Kilauea volcano means to her. These rocks have secrets!
youtu.be/bMSIRKE9xbw
Discover the science of Kilauea from some very special lava rocks! ERHAS Ep. 83 w/ Kamalani Poepoe
YouTube video by Ethan Baxter's "Every Rock Has A Story"
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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NEW EPISODE ALERT!
The next episode of Every Rock Has A Story is done! It will premiere on my YouTube Channel at 4:00pm Eastern Time TODAY (Dec 23). Tune in to hear from geology student Kamalani Poepoe what the Kilauea volcano means to her. These rocks have secrets!
youtu.be/bMSIRKE9xbw
NEW EPISODE ALERT!
The next episode of Every Rock Has A Story is done! It will premiere on my YouTube Channel at 4:00pm Eastern Time TODAY (Dec 23). Tune in to hear from geology student Kamalani Poepoe what the Kilauea volcano means to her. These rocks have secrets!
youtu.be/bMSIRKE9xbw
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Wegovy pills are officially coming to the U.S. Endocrinologists and clinicians I spoke to say FDA's approval of the first oral GLP-1 medication for weight loss could be a game changer for access to these drugs in the U.S. New on @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/wego...
U.S. Approves Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill, a Move That Could Transform Health Care
A pill version of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss drug Wegovy has been greenlit for use in the U.S. Here’s what that means for health care
www.scientificamerican.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Wegovy pills are officially coming to the U.S. Endocrinologists and clinicians I spoke to say FDA's approval of the first oral GLP-1 medication for weight loss could be a game changer for access to these drugs in the U.S. New on @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/wego...
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In November, SETI Institute researchers contributed expert perspectives to media stories on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and recent experiments testing the survival of plant life in space. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In November, SETI Institute researchers contributed expert perspectives to media stories on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and recent experiments testing the survival of plant life in space. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/seti-in...
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Linux Kernel 6.19 Delivers Major Performance Boost for Old AMD GPUs
www.techpowerup.com/344334/linux...
www.techpowerup.com/344334/linux...
Linux Kernel 6.19 Delivers Major Performance Boost for Old AMD GPUs
Linux users have long preferred AMD GPUs for their superior built-in support in the Linux kernel, and the latest Linux kernel update, version 6.19, appears to reinforce these notions, according to tes...
www.techpowerup.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Linux Kernel 6.19 Delivers Major Performance Boost for Old AMD GPUs
www.techpowerup.com/344334/linux...
www.techpowerup.com/344334/linux...
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Absolute horror story of a long-time Apple customer who was locked out of their devices and account with no recourse after redeeming a suspected bad gift card. hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Gift card scams are on the rise & increasingly difficult to spot, and can have devastating consequences.
Gift card scams are on the rise & increasingly difficult to spot, and can have devastating consequences.
Apple nuking a customer's account over a bad gift card is a warning for everyone
One long-time Apple customer was left with no recourse after a bad gift card triggered a full account and device lock-out.
this.weekinsecurity.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Absolute horror story of a long-time Apple customer who was locked out of their devices and account with no recourse after redeeming a suspected bad gift card. hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Gift card scams are on the rise & increasingly difficult to spot, and can have devastating consequences.
Gift card scams are on the rise & increasingly difficult to spot, and can have devastating consequences.
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There's never been a better time to switch to Linux.
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There's never been a better time to switch to Linux.
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The every alternate windows theory
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The every alternate windows theory
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[9to5Linux] System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
#System76 #Linux
#System76 #Linux
System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 24.04 Linux distribution from System76 is now available for download with the first stable release of the COSMIC desktop environment. Here's what's new!
www.linuxnews.net
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Lol most destros are incredibly simple to set up nowadays. I remember installing Arch manually before they had the installer
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Lol most destros are incredibly simple to set up nowadays. I remember installing Arch manually before they had the installer
When I gave my son a laptop, I installed #Linux before even booting Windows for the first time.
He is a happy #archlinux user... Actually #EndeavourOS user
He is a happy #archlinux user... Actually #EndeavourOS user
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When I gave my son a laptop, I installed #Linux before even booting Windows for the first time.
He is a happy #archlinux user... Actually #EndeavourOS user
He is a happy #archlinux user... Actually #EndeavourOS user
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I switched in January to using Linux full time at home. Gaming was the only thing holding me back. It is almost perfect now. I am using LMDE.
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I switched in January to using Linux full time at home. Gaming was the only thing holding me back. It is almost perfect now. I am using LMDE.
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Get the heck off windows completely. Alot of stuff has either a Linux version or a good Linux alternative. I just put bazzite on my gaming only pc and its literally just a steam machine now. So happy I got off windows.
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Get the heck off windows completely. Alot of stuff has either a Linux version or a good Linux alternative. I just put bazzite on my gaming only pc and its literally just a steam machine now. So happy I got off windows.
#Linux is not for everyone, or better, not every Linux distro is for everyone
www.zdnet.com/article/the-...
www.zdnet.com/article/the-...
The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why
Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux. Here are the distros benefiting most, and what makes them so great.
www.zdnet.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#Linux is not for everyone, or better, not every Linux distro is for everyone
www.zdnet.com/article/the-...
www.zdnet.com/article/the-...
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Zak Brown’s response when asked about Abu Dhabi team orders won’t sit well with Oscar Piastri
Zak Brown’s response when asked about Abu Dhabi team orders won’t sit well with Oscar Piastri
Could we be about to see the end of McLaren's infamous 'papaya rules'?
www.f1oversteer.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Zak Brown’s response when asked about Abu Dhabi team orders won’t sit well with Oscar Piastri
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Logitech’s Casa is a must-have if you use a laptop — and it’s $30 off
Logitech’s Casa is a must-have if you use a laptop — and it’s $30 off
Three great tools in one.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Logitech’s Casa is a must-have if you use a laptop — and it’s $30 off
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Our November 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Our November 1+0 Warm-up Arena starts at 18:00 UTC: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
You will have the chance to play against some of the titled players before they enter the Bullet Titled Arena: lichess.org/tournament/n...
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 29, 1945
November 29, 1945
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 29, 1945
November 29, 1945
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Trump closes airspace 'above and surrounding' Venezuela
Trump closes airspace 'above and surrounding' Venezuela
Donald Trump says the airspace "above and surrounding" Venezuela is to be closed "in its entirety".
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Trump closes airspace 'above and surrounding' Venezuela
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President Trump said he closed the Venezuelan airspace, following weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.
Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
President Trump said he closed the Venezuelan airspace, following weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.
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Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Marco Rubio knew the truth 9 years ago, but he sold his soul for power. Yet he was correct: He will one day have to explain his support for Trump, and this is not going to end well.