In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242955-philip-pullman-some-things-are-better-understood-by-art-than-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Philip Pullman: ‘A story will help us make sense of anything’
In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242955-philip-pullman-a-story-will-help-us-make-sense-of-anything/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Which Linux Desktop Environment is the Best?
Tom’s Hardware “put five of the most popular desktop environments up against each other in a no-holds-barred, seven-round face-off. We’ve rated GNOME, KDE, Cinnamon, Awesome and Regolith on a 10-point scale based on Installation, Applications, User Experience, User Documentation, Performance, Extensions and Configurability.” It’s a good read, with a detailed and thoughtful 3,700-word analysis, especially about memory performance: When you use…
Why Did Red Hat Drop Its Support for Docker’s Runtime Engine?
“I’ve grown quite fond of the docker container runtime. It’s easy to install and use, and many of the technologies I write about depend upon this software,” writes TechRepublic/Linux.com contributor Jack Wallen. “But Red Hat has other plans.”
The company decided — seemingly out of the blue — to drop support for the docker runtime engine. In place of docker came Podman….
Debian Project Votes ‘Systemd But We Support Exploring Alternatives’
DevNull127 writes: The Debian Project has announced the results of its vote on how much to support non-systemd init systems. The eight options voted on included “Focus on systemd” and “Support for multiple init systems is required” (as well as milder choices like “Support for multiple init systems is Important” and “Support non-systemd systems, without blocking progress.”) The winning option? “Systemd…