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2020-06-6 @ 20.11.27 ∈ In English

Lenovo believes in the Linux desktop | ZDNet

Lenovo is returning to its role as a leading Linux desktop supporter. It will certify and preload its entire Thinkpad/station lineup for Linux.

2020-06-5 @ 17.19.38 ∈ In English

From Earth to orbit with Linux and SpaceX | ZDNet

The Falcon 9's onboard operating system is a stripped-down Linux running on three ordinary dual-core x86 processors. The flight software itself runs separately on each processor and is written in C/C++. […] We don't know, however, what chips the Falcon 9 uses. Chances are, though, their design is at least a decade older than what you'd buy at a Best Buy now.

2020-05-23 @ 14.08.53 ∈ In English

Bumblebees’ ‘clever trick’ fools plants into flower

Researchers found that when deprived of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants. The damage done seems to fool the plant into flowering, sometimes up to 30 days earlier than normal.

2020-05-15 @ 14.28.15 ∈ In English

You’ve just been born and your parents do this.

Everything is chrome in the future. Music Oddwin - 19

2020-05-15 @ 14.25.42 ∈ In English

Contact Tracing and Privacy Protection (via Nicky Case)

Although many contact tracing apps compromise privacy, they don’t have to.
Help spread the message: https://3b1b.co/tweet-ctracing

2020-05-14 @ 18.24.52 ∈ In English

Unreal Engine 5 Revealed! | Next-Gen Real-Time Demo Running on PlayStation 5

Join Technical Director of Graphics Brian Karis and Special Projects Art Director Jerome Platteaux (filmed in March 2020) for an in-depth look at "Lumen in the Land of Nanite" - a real-time demonstration running live on PlayStation 5 showcasing two new core technologies that will debut in UE5

2020-05-14 @ 16.22.39 ∈ In English

Moths have ‘secret role’ as crucial pollinators

The study says that the moths' transport networks are larger and more complex than those of daytime pollinators like bees.

2020-05-13 @ 14.20.16 ∈ In English

Roman Finger Counting

I recently wrote a final paper on the history of written numerals. In the process, I discovered this fascinating tidbit that didn’t really fit in my paper, but I wanted to put it somewhere. So I’m writing about it here.

2020-05-11 @ 16.09.05 ∈ In English

as days pass by — Hammer and nails

Almost all of us don’t want this for our native apps, and think it would be ridiculous; why have we decided that our users have to have it on their websites?

2020-05-6 @ 13.21.03 ∈ In English

How This Guy Stacks Playing Cards Impossibly High | Obsessed | WIRED

Have you ever played a card game then decided to see how high you could stack the cards? Bryan Berg has made card stacking an art form. He holds numerous Guinness World Records (so many he's lost count), and keeps upping the ante on the difficulty.