@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz2026-06-21 20:28:05
No, this isn't concept art for Dune 3 - it's the British design for a planned vast #astrotourism center in the #SaudiArabian desert near #AlUla: see https://heatherwick.com/studio/news/where-earth-meets-the-stars-heatherwick-studio-reveals-design-for-astrotourism-visitor-centre-and-masterplan/ and https://www.experiencealula.com/en/about/features/a-new-frontier-in-astrotourism and https://darksky.org/places/alula-manara-and-algharameel-nature-reserves/ and https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/21/show-stopping-astrotourism-centre-with-stargazing-lodge-to-open-near-saudi-arabias-alula and https://parametric-architecture.com/heatherwick-studio-observatory-alula/ and https://www.designboom.com/architecture/heatherwick-studio-observatory-astrotourism-saudi-arabia-desert-alula-manara/ and https://www.dezeen.com/2026/06/19/alula-manara-space-observatory-heatherwick-studio-saudi-arabia/ for various aspects of the endeavour which involves a 4-meter (!) telescope among numerous other attractions.
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng2026-05-22 10:00:05
Beam me back, Scotty!
(To one of my favorite places on this planet... We went till the foot of the 1000 meter tall vertical ice fall in the very back, past the beaten paths... #FootpathFriday and belated #ThrowbackThursday time)
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-04-23 06:15:00
@theDuesentrieb@social.linux.pizza2026-05-22 14:20:20
From all the AI stuff thats been talked about here at KotlinConf this is the most honest slide
#Kotlin #KotlinConf #AI
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-23 01:37:31
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Fat Freddy’s Drop:
🎵 Never Moving (Africanz on Marz remix)
#FatFreddysDrop
https://fatfreddysdrop.bandcamp.com/track/mother-mother-cosmodelica-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/3C2JYyEfRYFoiDVZ9fgJHv
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2026-06-20 21:41:34
![screenshot of a post by Oz Katerji @OzKaterji
I also think it was obvious, basically everyone with sense said that Iran could win the war simply by outlasting US resolve, and they did precisely that. Trump basically thought the Iranians would fold like the Venezuelans did after Maduro, he was wrong.
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Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom
Unless you're an brain-wormed partisan,
"Iran is an evil regime," "this preventive war was stupid and should never have been launched," and "this peace …](https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/784/600/296/658/717/original/849edf4a8fcf95df.png)
![screenshot of a post by Michael McFaul
@McFaul
This agreement is far worse than I expected.
To reopen the strait— a strait that was open before the war- we and our partners are transferring billions to the autocrats. We get nothing else— no elimination of enriched uranium, missiles, or terrorist support. And to add one final gift, we agree to not help the Iranian people pursue their democratic aspirations. Just incredible.
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Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi
The full text of the …](https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/116/784/600/795/576/923/original/ca1e80b92c0ee1ea.jpeg)
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-05-21 18:20:36
Die neue #EAuto-Prämie startet mit bis zu 6.000 Euro #Förderung für neu zugelassene Elektroautos und #PlugInHybride ab 2026.
Je nach
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-04-23 01:41:05
An undergraduate used AI assistants to rewrite leaked source code for Claude Code in a different language, highlighting the uncertainty over copyright and AI (Meaghan Tobin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/technology/anthropic-code-leak-copy…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-07-22 12:40:04
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