“It’s that time of year again when we come together to support and celebrate the open source technologies we use and love,” announces a post on Digital Ocean’s blog. Hacktoberfest is a monthlong celebration of open source software. It was started at DigitalOcean as a way to foster a sense of community and encourage more participation in open source projects. To…
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The Heat Death of 5G
An anonymous reader shares a report: Yes, 5G is coming and data rates will improve, but we, the mobile industry, still have a lot of work to do. We could regale you with litanies of woe about roaming and hand-offs, or belabor the small cell backhaul density logjam. But perhaps the best example of roadblocks to 5G is much easier to…
Wow! Night skies and petroglyphs
Gorgeous night skies over North America’s best petroglyphs and ruins – and don’t miss 2018’s Super Blue Moon lunar eclipse (at 1:03) – in Skyglow’s newest video. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/night-skies-petroglyphs-skyglow-video…
Wow! What if 1 in 4 sunlike stars has an Earth?
According to a new study by astronomers, based on data from the Kepler Space Telescope, 1 in 4 sunlike stars should have a planet that’s approximately Earth-sized, orbiting in the star’s habitable zone. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/earth-like-exoplanets-orbit-one-in-four-sun-like-stars…
Vermicomposting | Fertilize With Worm Castings
Vermicomposting is worming its way onto farms everywhere. Here’s why you should fertilize with worm castings, and how to grow your own worm composting unit. Vermicomposting For The Homestead I’m always looking for new ways on the farm to reuse, recycle and repurpose, and there’s nothing I love more than an opportunity to reduce the…Continue Reading
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A closer look at Io’s weird volcanoes
Io’s volcanoes have fascinated scientists since the Voyager 1 spacecraft first discovered them nearly 40 years ago. Now a comprehensive new report – based on ground-based studies – unveils new mysteries about the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/new-report-ios-enigmatic-volcanoes…
We love sunflowers! Your best photos
You can’t look at a sunflower and feel sad. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/sunflowers-photos-gallery…
Best photos of the Mercury-Mars conjunction
It was the closest conjunction of 2 planets in 2019, between Mercury and Mars. It happened low in the evening twilight – and was best seen from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. Check out these photos from EarthSky Community members. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-mercury-mars-conjunction-june-2019…
US astronomers speak on SpaceX Starlink satellites
The American Astronomical Society – chief organization for US astronomers – said it is in conversations with SpaceX about the impending launch of 12,000 Starlink satellites. The astronomers worry the satellites will interfere with their work of understanding the universe. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/aas-statement-spacex-starlink-satellites…
A ‘Premium’ Firefox Is Coming This Fall
An anonymous reader quotes I Programmer: In an interview by Jan Vollmer for the German online magazine site t3n, Mozilla CEO Chris Beard has confirmed plans to launch Firefox Premium later this year. Answering Vollmer’s questions about how Mozilla is currently monetized Beard answered: We are working on three sources of income and we want to rebalance them: We have Search,…