[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] On April 20, 2023, SpaceX launched it’s first orbital test flight of its Starship spacecraft from Boca Chica on the gulf coast of Texas. You probably saw this, if not live, at least in…

Today the demoscene was accepted as Dutch national intangible cultural heritage. We very happy about the success of the Dutch demoscene to be accepted as a living national cultural heritage! The Dutch inscription is continuing the success story of the demoscene…

On Monday, the global average temperature was the highest it’s ever been. It was even hotter on Tuesday.

Who is behind this lobby group calling for a stock market of network resources?

Renewable power generation in the first half of 2023, with a share of 57.7 percent of the net electricity generation for public power supply, was significantly higher than in 2022.

A completely random event based text game. Simply make your choice at the beginning of each month and see if you can graduate in time. All outcomes are determined by the random number generator and do not take them seriously. Sometimes the RNG can be brutal…

Worldwide, glass manufacturing produces at least 86 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. A new type of glass promises to cut this carbon footprint in half. The invention, called LionGlass and engineered by researchers at Penn State, requires significantly…

I just noticed that Astro web framework lowers all the competitors by ~40% on their performance graph just so their product looks better. What a cheeky move

#withastro

Frontiers in Zoology - Several mammalian species spontaneously align their body axis with respect to the Earth’s magnetic field (MF) lines in diverse behavioral contexts. Magnetic alignment...

News is bad for you. It leads to fear and aggression. It hinders your creativity and makes you sick. We should stop consuming it, says Rolf Dobelli, who's abstained for years

Don't tell Big Red too much, experts advise

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