From the C: to the /Mnt/s, Linux is better than ever for PC gaming – and easier to switch to from Windows
A few months ago, I did something radical. For radical, picture me skateboarding ungainly while installing Linux – or, to be more precise CachyOS – on my PC. Windows 11 had just been bugging me too much. On top of Microsoft’s forced AI implementation growing ever more obscene…Read MoreContinue Reading
Tired of Touchscreens for Everything? You’re Gonna Like What VW Has to Say
Volkswagen’s new electric city car, the ID Polo, isn’t coming to America. But the way the ID Polo looks and feels is serving as a preview of VW’s next generation of global electric vehicles to be launched through the end of the decade. Like the ID Polo…Continue Reading
Free PCs for low-income households and stricter market oversight
Rising memory prices are weighing on businesses and consumers worldwide. While Intel and Nvidia are already working on technologies that could reduce the burden on gamers, South Korea is preparing a broader package aimed at preserving access to PCs for low-income citizens despite high hardware prices. The government wants to monitor the market more closelyContinue Reading
SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
SpaceX launched launch a massive cargo ship packed with over 5 tons of gear for astronauts on the International Space Station early Saturday (April 11), then aced a rocket landing minutes after the Florida liftoff. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into orbit carrying the huge Cygnus XL NG-24 cargo ship for Northrop Grumman fromContinue Reading
Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon
Artemis 2 has come home. “From the pages of Jules Verne to a modern-day mission to the moon , a new chapter of the exploration of our celestial neighbor is complete. Integrity’s astronauts are back on Earth,” NASA spokesperson Rob Navias said just after splashdown, referring to the name of Artemis 2’s Orion capsule. (ImageContinue Reading
What does American politics look like beyond The Traitor?
The only people with worse poll numbers than President Traitor 47 are the political media that cover him. We, the journalists, are in a crisis: of trust, relevance, and being swamped by an attention economy that will either replace us with Claude or an influencer. The skills of traditional reporting: storytelling…Continue Reading
The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal
Description A graphical representation of the Deep Space Network’s radio frequency antennas indicate signal acquisition from NASA’s Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2src26, inside the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Two antennas at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex…Continue Reading
US military ‘begins setting conditions’ for clearing mines in Strait of Hormuz after The Traitor’s post
Earlier in the day, US President Traitor 47 posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk…Continue Reading
Artemis II Astronauts Back in Houston, Reunite with Families
The crew of Artemis II, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are welcomed home at a ceremony held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston after their historic 10-day mission around the Moon and back. NASA The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (CanadianContinue Reading
Climate change and its impacts on the water cycle; how can it increase both droughts and heavy downpours?
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people are fortunate enough to rely on a running tap,Continue Reading
From vibrant corals to white skeletons: climate change and looming existential threats to coral reefs
Coral reefs and their ecosystems serve important roles on Earth – they flourish with biodiversity, providing habitat to 25% of known marine species [1,2] , and offer coastal protection from storm surges and cyclones [1] . However, coral reefs are also one of the most sensitive marine ecosystems on Earth,Continue Reading
How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evidence for CO2 as a greenhouse gas is well-established and is builtContinue Reading
Barabak: Eric Swalwell’s bid for California governor is over. Let the political scrambling begin
The Democrat has yet to own up to the obvious end of his campaign. The implosion of Swalwell’s candidacy, amid allegations of sexual assault, makes an unsettled contest even more wide open., Read MoreContinue Reading