Interested in science fiction and futurology, astronomy, hiking and nature photography, open source and self hosted tech solutions. I'm also on Mastodon @StarChip
Interested in science fiction and futurology, astronomy, hiking and nature photography, open source and self hosted tech solutions. I'm also on Mastodon @StarChip
What's your wider fediverse setup?
I’ve been on Lemmy and Mastodon for a little while but still not super active on either, and haven’t really kept up with fediverse stuff as a whole....
What was your best purchase?
'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb Space Telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen (www.space.com)
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever detected.
The FCC plans to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules (www.engadget.com)
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the agency's plans to restore net neutrality protections. Previous rules, which prevented ISPs from blocking or throttling specific websites, were nixed in 2017 under the Trump administration.
What was the formative horror game of your childhood?
For me it was Dead Space 2 when I was 12-ish. For reference, at this point the most gruesome/gorey/violent media I was exposed to was the Halo 3 Flood levels and the original 2 Alien movies....
Andromeda Galaxy, first try with own basic camera [OC] (feddit.de)
Inspired by many others we tried to capture M31 with our own equipment, an old Fuji camera with a 80mm lens....
5:01 and Done: No One Wants to Schmooze After Work (www.wsj.com)
Office happy hours, client dinners and other after-hours work gatherings lose their luster as more people feel the pull of home...
What do you like about kbin? (kbin.social)
What do you like about kbin compared to other instances?...
Android Ad Blocker
Anybody know of a good apk that blocks ads while watching YouTube on my phone app ?
in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours? (en.m.wikipedia.org)
98 has some of my favorite games to ever come out, like:...
Into which pocket do you place your phone?
Despite being right handed, it feels more comfortable to place my phone in my left front pocket. Maybe because having a wallet in my right pocket predates using mobile phones. What feels most natural for you?
Intel is quitting on its adorable, powerful, and upgradable mini NUC computers (www.theverge.com)
Damn, this is a sad day for the homelab....
5000 Members! Your Kbin Milestone Appreciation Station (kbin.social)
Introduce yourself, celebrate, whatevs
First 'ghost particle' image of Milky Way galaxy captured by scientists: Neutrinos detected by IceCube (phys.org)
"Now, for the first time, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has produced an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos—tiny, ghostlike astronomical messengers. In an article to be published in the journal Science, the IceCube Collaboration, an international group of over 350 scientists, presents evidence of high-energy neutrino...
What are you self-hosting? (beehaw.org)
Thinking of self-hosting some basic tools; SearxNG, Bitwarden, Lemmy....
Help me find a fitting distro (kbin.social)
Hello there!...
What search engine do you use?
Data on search engine market share is available, but I wonder what that looks like for Lemmy users in particular, who I would assume lean more technical than the average user, so probably use DuckDuckGo and alternates more than Google....
OC Welcome to Kbin.cafe!
Hello,...