ShadowZone

Have you considered applying for the Blue Man Group?
Do they even have a guitar in their lineup? 😆

Yes, exactly!
You don't use the printer every day, but it's great to have if such a situation arises.

Our dishwasher just passed the 15 years mark. Let's see when I need to start making my own parts.

Having a 3D printer is amazing!
"Oh, I need this small plastic thing that company x charges 50 bucks for."
Either I grab my calipers and fire up Blender or I just search for it on Printables or Thingiverse and I'll find something that will do the job.

For a few cent of filament.

The company has also made moves to ensure Yeztugo is affordable, with uninsured individuals likely able to access the drug free of cost, if eligible, through its Advancing Access medication assistance program. Earlier this months, Gilead announced a partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) to supply enough doses of the drug to reach up to two million people over three years in countries supported by the Global Fund, at no profit to the pharmaceutical company. License-free generics of the drug will be manufactured for use across 120 "high-incidence, resource-limited countries, which are primarily low- and lower-middle-income countries." This crucial access to the drug, which ultimately sets aside profit for people, is a bold move from a pharmaceutical company – but one that recognizes the desperate need to end the global HIV epidemic.

Wait. A big pharma company forgoing profit so that their new drug will have it easier making lives better for millions of humans?

Having lived in the 1980s where HIV was said to be "incurable", this is incredible.

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YouTube video by ShadowZone 4 Reasons Why Discord is BAD for Game Dev Updates (Kitten Space Agency, Spaceflight Simulator 2 etc)

Might be a bit of a controversional opinion, but I believe Discord is the wrong tool for public communication for things like game development updates.
Why? Check out my reasons here: youtu.be/nXVtJh3dTQ8

Didn't work with me either. I try to avoid subscription services wherever I can.

Not even for those. I refuse to buy Doom: The Dark Ages for 80€. Steam sale down the line, sure. But that price is just ridiculous.

Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

Who needs an ascent stage? Just hop on!

YouTube video by ShadowZone This game is set to overtake Kitten Space Agency in 2025! Spaceflight Simulator 2 First Look

After all that talk about Kitten Space Agency, one might think it's the only "KSP successor" around. But there is another! Today, we're having a first look at "Spaceflight Simulator 2" which is going to come out sooner than KSA and which will have a couple of advantages over it: youtu.be/xI4LoZSoO7s

Wait, I thought those TRON characters were all digital. Now I learn they're soldered? We're going retro hardware, everyone!

For real though, what I look forward the most in this: the NIN soundtrack.

Not sure I like that idea. It sounds like whoever has the most money could control what type KSA is going to be. This would exlude many people from being able to influence the direction of the game.
Feedback should be considered equally, regardless of how much money somebody dumps into this project.

YouTube video by ShadowZone 5 Ways YOU Can Make Kitten Space Agency Better

Kitten Space Agency will publish a pre-alpha release in the coming weeks. Here's five things you (yes you) could do to help make the game better!

youtu.be/K68s-ZVDEDw

KSA interstellar confirmed.

YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer

HECK YES!

I know "The Martian" is Andy Weir's most popular novel, but "Project Hail Mary" is excellent in its own right.

I think they totally nailed the tone for this.

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YouTube video by ShadowZone Let's Find Out What Made Kerbal Space Program So Much Fun!

With multiple games currently in development that want to pick up the ball that KSP2 dropped, I thought it might be a good idea to discuss what made the original Kerbal Space Program so much fun.
youtu.be/EUtZ8TsJk_U

Update on my broken @frame.work laptop display: it's no longer broken thanks to the super easy repairability of the device.

Remember when Cyberpunk 2077 envisioned rogue AIs destroying the Net which necessitated erecting the Blackwall?

We are very much closing in on that distopia.

Already ordered the replacement screen. 179 USD is a reasonable price.

Well, crap.

Just opened up my @frame.work laptop after a couple of days to find it like this.

Scrubs not RUDs.
Best of luck to ULA for getting this back on track.

YouTube video by ShadowZone 5 New Things in Kitten Space Agency (Progress Update)

There are some new developments (literally) being done on Kitten Space Agency.
The team at Rocketwerkz has been cooking!
And one thing they added is something I have wanted to have in KSP for AGES! What is it? Find out here: youtu.be/2rjgqbbxMCQ

What a time to watch "Andor".

Sky Sentinel: fundraiser for peaceful nights We’re raising $1,500,000 for 10 AI-controlled air defense turrets that will protect Ukrainians from russian attacks.

I’ve been to Ukraine 3 times in the last 3 years. During that time, Russia has launched over 45,000 drones at this brave, resilient country. Let’s help @U24.gov.ua fund 10 air defense turrets that will protect Ukrainians from Russian attacks: u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel

A six panel cartoon. Panel one: Title: Learn to read with Physics Lesson One: two and three-letter words (image of a smiling book and particle) Panel two: A friendly scientist enters a colourful lab carryinh a coiffee and papers. Text: The Doc is in the lab. Panel three: She has put on eye protectors and started a machine Text: She put on the ion ray. Panel four: The machine has caused a small fire. She looks aghast. Text: Pop! The ray lit the gas. Panel five: She runs from the burning lab Text: The lab is too hot! Panel six: She sits on the grass. In the background the ruins of the lab smoulder. Text: The Doc is sad.

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

What the hell happened with shoe sizes over the past couple of years?

I always was a size 46 EU, 12 US.

Now shoes are labeled 46EU/13US or 47.5EU/11US between brands (!) and none of them fit!!!
Either too small or too large.

I already hated buying clothing. Now it's unbearable.

When I saw this, my first impulse was to post a "let them fight" Godzilla style meme.
But If we consider the potential fallout this feud could generate, it's actually not funny.

Cool underwater flora and fauna you found at that dive spot!

Seems like we had similar holiday plans, I was exploring some wrecks in Croatia.

Wish I had a drysuit like you, it was 15°C down there!

After Musk dated to criticize the budget bill and subsequent exit, the administration thinks they are punishing him by removing Isaacman from the picture as he is seen as aligned to him.

Together with the cuts, things have never looked this bleak for NASA and space science.

YouTube video by ShadowZone Starship Flight 9: Booster Wins, Ship Loses

It appears that third time is NOT the charm, at least not for Starship Block 2. After two failures on ascent this time the vehicle lost control in space and burnt up in the atmosphere.
Check out the details here:
youtu.be/rlL8PWd0YIM