I was fussing with framing (going out in the cold and rotating the camera) last week and ended up with nearly 24 hours of exposures of the same part of the night sky.
Happily that is the part with the Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) nebulae. But with so much data, the far fainter IC4685 (the toes of the foot) also ends up looking very bright.
Because I changed the framing (I wanted to include that little star cluster (M21) below the Trifid too) I also ended up working out how to combine and stack panels in siril.
All of this sits in Sagittarius, towards the center of the Milky Way.
#astrophotography #astrodon #space
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Antidivo e anticapitalista: lunga vita alle idee di Pepe Mujica, contro la banalità dei ricordi
José Alberto Mujica Cordano è morto a 89 anni per le complicazioni di un cancro all’esofago, il 13 maggio. Parte del movimento di guerriglia uruguaiana Tupamaros, finì in carcere per dodici anni, due dei quali chiuso in un pozzo.Federico Nastasi (Altreconomia)
Week in Pictures: From deadly storms in US to forced displacement in Gaza
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Week in Pictures: From deadly storms in US to forced displacement in Gaza
A roundup of some of last week’s events.Al Jazeera
#Gaza
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Paolo Farinella, prete
Se stiamo in silenzio sul genocidio palestinese, non siamo più una democrazia
Non sono così sprovveduto da identificare il Popolo d’Israele con il suo governo, per definizione, pro tempore. Netanyahu ha bisogno di "questa" guerraPaolo Farinella (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
Gli Stati Uniti avranno bisogno di una enorme quantità di #energia per sviluppare e sostenere i loro sistemi di #AI.
Nel 1945, gli #USA fecero un accordo con il re Ibn Saud: protezione militare in cambio di petrolio.
L'accordo aveva gli obiettivi di alimentare l'industria e stabilire il dominio in medio oriente.
Nel 2025, Lo scenario si ripete. Ma la materia prima oggi è cambiata e l'Arabia Saudita è molto più potente.
Mohammed bin Salman, II #Qatar e gli #Emirati, investiranno miliardi di dollari negli Stati Uniti per la produzione di chip Al, energia nucleare, centri dati e infrastrutture. In cambio, l'amministrazione Trump fornirà armi e revocherà le sanzioni contro la #Siria.
L'alleanza energetica del XX° secolo diventa l'alleanza algoritmica del ventunesimo secolo. Gli obiettivi, sempre gli stessi: brama di denaro, dominio e controllo.
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Cosa cambierà per l'Intelligenza artificiale dopo gli accordi di Trump con l'Arabia Saudita - Startmag
“MAGA in the Desert” segna un capitolo cruciale nella competizione tecnologica globale, un’audace mossa dell’America di TrumpClaudia Giulia Ferrauto (Startmag)
Watercolor on paper
Acuarela sobre papel
#Watercolor #Acuarela #Art #Painting #Watercolor art
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If you stayed up late last night sweating through the votes of the Eurovision Song Contest... You might want to learn how Kotlin is used behind-the-scenes of the broadcast by Riedel Communications!
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International Museum Day: Discover Europe’s most eccentric museums
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International Museum Day: Discover Europe’s most eccentric museums
Witchcraft, sex machines and crabs... If you’re looking to get off the beaten track when it comes to museums, Europe has plenty of quirky alternatives.Euronews (Euronews.com)
Décollage prévu en août pour le satellite de météorologie METOP SG-A1
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Gabon: Military leaders give up power
Almost two years since the military coup d’état, Gabon has restored civilian rule, albeit under the leadership of a former general, starting a new chapter as a political leader.Global Voices
Internazionali d’Italia 2025, finale Sinner-Alcaraz: orario e dove vederla in diretta
Il numero 1 italiano sfida lo spagnolo nella finale del Masters 1000 di Roma. In palio il titolo più importante sul rosso di casa Jannik Sinner e Carlos Alcaraz si affrontano oggi, domenica 18 magg…LiberoReporter
Internazionali d’Italia 2025, finale doppio femminile: Paolini-Errani sfidano Kudermatova-Mertens
Le azzurre, campionesse in carica a Roma e oro olimpico, inseguono il bis al Masters 1000 contro la coppia russo-belga. Diretta su Sky alle 12 Jasmine Paolini e Sara Errani tornano sul campo centra…LiberoReporter
My world in 1 photo
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#betergejatdanslechtbedacht #art #artvisual #photooftheday #moeitewaard #impressive #streetphotography #visuals #artoflight #artinstallation #performance #myworldinonephoto #video #videooftheday #short #interesting #youbringonthesun #youmakeitshine #leeuwarden #photography #gabekamphuis #visualstoryteller #photovisionary
Trump’s immigration stance endangers one of the biggest revenue streams for Columbia University
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Israël blijft onverstoord massaal geweld gebruiken: 'Een schoolvoorbeeld van genocide'
Israël pleegt een genocide in Gaza of maakt zich in elk geval schuldig aan genocidaal geweld, zeggen steeds meer deskundigen. Ook de publieke opinie lijkt steeds meer te verschuiven.Eliane Lamper (NOS Nieuws)
The AI Threat for Coding Jobs Is Becoming Clearer
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Francesco Giavazzi sul "Corriere della Sera' di oggi...
#italia #economia #politica #scuola #salari #docenti #docentiPrecari #industria #corrieredellasera #domenica #editoriale
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Ripartire dai dati (giusti)
Per scrivere una buona Legge di bilancio è importante partire da una corretta interpretazione di tutti i dati che arrivano dall'economia, non solo quelli apparentemente confortantiFrancesco Giavazzi (Corriere della Sera)
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Israel mata a 153 personas en 24 horas mientras se prepara para su lavado de cara anual en Eurovisión
Se cierra una de las semanas más mortíferas del año, en la que Israel ha bombardeado hospitales e infraestructuras civiles. La hambruna se extiende por el territorio de Gaza.www.elsaltodiario.com
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Firenze, oggi piazza Santa Maria Novella si colora di bandiere palestinesi, a sostegno e denuncia del genocidio di un popolo, preparandosi al corteo che attraverserà l’Arno per arrivare in piazza Poggi, passando da piazza Santo Spirito, luoghi simbolo di una…
Messa insediamento del Papa: migliaia di fedeli già in Piazza - Il Pontefice ha attraversato tutta San Pietro accolto dagli applausi della folla
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#sctp 25: #crypto bros will often create distractions when debating about #blockchain by suggesting its critics are jealous
#bitcoin #factcheck #tech #finance #fintech #technology #debate
labottegadelbarbieri.org/s-bel… Benigno Moi May 18, 2025 at 10:00AM
MCP Blender Addon Lets AI Take the Wheel and Wield the Tools
Want to give an AI the ability to do stuff in Blender? The BlenderMCP addon does exactly that, connecting open-source 3D modeling software Blender to Anthropic’s Claude AI via MCP (Model Context Protocol), which means Claude can directly use Blender and its tools in a meaningful way.
MCP is a framework for allowing AI systems like LLMs (Large Language Models) to exchange information in a way that makes it easier to interface with other systems. We’ve seen LLMs tied experimentally into other software (such as with enabling more natural conversations with NPCs) but without a framework like MCP, such exchanges are bespoke and effectively stateless. MCP becomes very useful for letting LLMs use software tools and perform work that involves an iterative approach, better preserving the history and context of the task at hand.
Using MCP also provides some standardization, which means that while the BlenderMCP project integrates with Claude (or alternately the Cursor AI editor) it could — with the right configuration — be pointed at a suitable locally-hosted LLM instead. It wouldn’t be as capable as the commercial offerings, but it would be entirely private.
Embedded below are three videos that really show what this tool can do. In the first, watch it create a beach scene using assets from a public 3D asset library. In the second, it creates a scene from scratch using a reference image (a ‘low-poly cabin in the woods’), followed by turning that same scene into a 3D environment on a web page, navigable in any web browser.
Back in 2022 we saw Blender connected to an image generator to texture objects, but this is considerably more capable. It’s a fascinating combination, and if you’re thinking of trying it out just make sure you’re aware it relies on allowing arbitrary Python code to be run in Blender, which is powerful but should be deployed with caution.
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"Le Parti animaliste dénonce avec force ces revendications d’un autre temps, visant à légitimer et pérenniser une pratique violente, minoritaire, et de plus en plus rejetée par la société.
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« L’ONU a utilisé #CryptPad, une suite collaborative française et open source, à la place des outils Microsoft. »
Maintenant, il ne leur reste plus qu'à souscrire un abonnement pour pérenniser leur usage de cet outil...
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L'ONU a utilisé CryptPad, une solution française et open source
CryptPad, la suite bureautique open source et française, se retrouve sur le devant de la scène après avoir été utilisée par l'ONU à la place de Microsoft Forms.Florian BURNEL (IT-Connect)
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Local Pride group says it would invite Hitler if he was still available and in power. 
Warwickshire have had to distance themselves from Nuneaton to ensure people don't think it is them.
Parts of the UK are completely lost and the infection, tbh honest, is probably beyond the ability of it to fight off. It is a sickly island that just hasn't realised how bad it is
Statement on actions of Nuneaton Pride | Warwickshire Pride
We are horrified by the statements out of Nuneaton Pride, and wish to clarify that we have nothing to do with the event or its organiser.simonWP (Warwickshire Pride)
Zahlreiche Tote durch israelische Angriffe
Bei israelischen Luftangriffen im Gazastreifen sind nach Angaben von Krankenhäusern und Ärzten mindestens 66 Menschen getötet worden. Das berichtet die Nachrichtenagentur AP. Unter den Toten seien auch zahlreiche Frauen und Kinder, hieß es. Unter den Zielen Israels sei auch ein Zeltlager für vertriebene Familien gewesen, in dem 24 Menschen durc…
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Nahost-Liveblog: ++ Viele Tote bei israelischen Angriffen ++
Im Gazastreifen sind erneut Dutzende Menschen durch israelische Angriffe getötet worden, darunter zahlreiche Kinder. Israel hat nach eigenen Angaben erneut eine aus dem Jemen abgefeuerte Rakete abgefangen.tagesschau.de
Philipp
in reply to Márton Braun • • •Thanks Márton that was really interesting 😀.
Thanks for all your content at jetbrains 😊
Will you be at Google I/O Connect in Berlin this year?
We are also right now adopting Kotlin ✨ and Migrating our app from Xamarin 🥴
Márton Braun
in reply to Philipp • • •Philipp
in reply to Márton Braun • • •You're still in the gde program right?
Could you imagine visiting our GDG Braunschweig?
Márton Braun
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