Handiest new FOSS tool I've found in quite a while, it can identify content & filetype of files by signatures, which are defined in a scripting language. The Hachoir suite is also quite good but this software brings a whole new set of features. https://twitter.com/binitamshah/status/1461698311732097028?s=20
Coronavirus, Elon Musk
So it turns out that the "ventilators" that Musk was bragging about donating to hospitals (and his fanboys were praising far and wide) turn out to be surplus CPAP machines. Which, if adapted by already overworked hospital staff who probably don't have the parts anyway, can INCREASE the spread of infection.
I'll say it again, every single thing he's done has been a publicity stunt to make him look heroic. Every god damn thing.
@porsupah I promise you: every story about 'lost cosmonauts' is a lie. A couple of Oberg's notes about the Judica-Cordiglia brothers:
http://www.jamesoberg.com/judica-cordiglia.pdf
http://www.jamesoberg.com/udica-cordiglia-2.pdf
And some other pieces of his about secret Soviet space disasters. From 1975, and only barely out of date given later knowledge: http://www.jamesoberg.com/phantoms.html
And from 1988, again, barely altered by the opening of Soviet archives: http://www.jamesoberg.com/usd10.html
A friend's enthusing over Cavalry, a new animation program for macOS and Windows. Currently available as a free public beta:
Oooh. @Rabit just pointed out this little trove of RISC-V SBC goodies..
Blue Cat Blues (1956) https://gameraboy1.tumblr.com/post/187938474476/gameraboy1-blue-cat-blues-1956
Naked and famous: Swiss tourist has Disney LSD trip of a lifetime https://boingboing.net/2019/09/25/naked-and-famous-swiss-touris.html
TinyGo 0.8 adds preliminary support for the GameBoy Advance 😘
Late night messing about on the iPad using Beatmaker3 & LayR synth. Beatmaker3 is nearly FL Studio for iPad while LayR seems to have nothing that comes close.
https://soundcloud.com/rabit/dark-notes
Furries keep the indie art world going
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/the-secret-furry-patrons-keeping-indie-artists-afloat.html
Guitarist, Coder, Nerd, Carrotnibbler