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"For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are orbiting.This result reveals regions around 74 stars spanning a wide range of ages – from those recently formed to others billions of years old – showing how comets play a role in the formation of stars and planetary systems."

"Earlier today, we published a blog post explaining why we’re making this change and what it means for you. Now, we want to hear from you."
I've definitely got a few things I'd like to say when I log in after work.

"The world can no longer trust American tech. If that sounds dramatic, take a step back and consider the facts."
Several tools I'm already using like Vivaldi, Nextcloud, KeePassXC and LibreOffice (and of course various Fediverse platforms!), plus some I'm evaluating like LibreWolf and Proton. I should probably look into alternative hosting options just in case.

"Duolingo's mascot faked his death to get users to do their daily lessons, and attention from pop star Dua Lipa. Here's how he masterminded it — and why one expert sees the campaign as a success."
Apparently I missed the whole thing despite maintaining my streak, but at least it explains why the eyes on the icon have been X'ed out.

"Zach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation."

"On and off for the last several years I’ve been manually curating my roughly 40,000 lifetime tweets. I recently finished, and in the process embarked on an unexpected journey of self-discovery."

"Some stuff really ought to be ephemeral, and other stuff ought to be preserved. The act of distinguishing between the two is what curation is all about. It requires reflection, intention, and vulnerability. "

Parallels Tools won't install on Fedora Silverblue. "The kmods could probably be worked around similarly to how nVidia drivers are, but the userspace tools are placed unconditionally into /usr/lib, which is immutable."

"After Chris Rufo leaked LGBTQ+ chatlogs from the intelligence community, Gabbard has announced that all those who participated in the chats will be fired."