Hey folks! We have recently had a wonderful new release of #py5, read about the new 3D trimesh integration feature and the matplotlib TextPath integration.
That release was quickly followed by a release to fix some small issues that surfaced this last week. Please check out py5 0.10.9a1 and join us at https://github.com/py5coding/py5generator/discussions to share your experiences!
#CreativeCoding #Processing #Python #genuary (sorry for the hashtag spamming, I couldn’t resist!)
Serviceman claimed he received ‘code’ from Rendlesham Forest UFO
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next-20260109: linux-next
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Leasing vineyards
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Oldest known evidence of poison use in hunting discovered in South Africa
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Leonardo da Vinci DNA sample potentially obtained from his artwork
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6.18.4: stable
Version:6.18.4 (stable)Released:2026-01-08Source:linux-6.18.4.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.18.4.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.4 ⌘ Read more
6.12.64: longterm
Version:6.12.64 (longterm)Released:2026-01-08Source:linux-6.12.64.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.12.64.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.64 ⌘ Read more
next-20260108: linux-next
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Gargantuan deep-sea jellyfish filmed off the coast of Argentina
Scientists at the Schmidt Ocean Institute recently captured footage of this elusive giant of the deep. Recorded with the camera of a remote-operated u… ⌘ Read more
Officer was ‘turned into a frog’, Utah police department report states
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next-20260107: linux-next
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Workers rehired as new managers revive Dicky Bill salad farms
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CIA refuses to ‘confirm or deny’ that it has records on comet 3I/ATLAS
Signs of a potential cover-up concerning a CIA investigation of the interstellar object have been unearthed. With 3I/ATLAS now heading away from the E… ⌘ Read more
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‘Eternal Sunshine’ therapy could replace bad memories with good ones
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next-20260106: linux-next
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Study of 117-year-old woman offers clues to extreme human longevity
One of the oldest people to ever live was found to have possessed an abnormally young genome for her age. Born in 1907, Maria Branyas - an American-Ca… ⌘ Read more
Declassified UK UFO files reference interest in obtaining alien technology
Newly published files from the UK’s Defence Intelligence Staff reference UFO cases from the 1980s and 1990s. The US is not the only country to have pu… ⌘ Read more
next-20260105: linux-next
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お知らせ：訃報 JPCERT/CC 理事 早貸 淳子 氏 ⌘ Read more
6.19-rc4: mainline
Version:6.19-rc4 (mainline)Released:2026-01-04Source:linux-6.19-rc4.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
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And now the event loop is not a simple loop around curses’ getch() anymore but it can wait for events on any file descriptor. Here’s a simple test program that waits for connections on a TCP socket, accepts it, reads a line, sends back a line:
https://movq.de/v/93fa46a030/vid-1767547942.mp4
And the scrollbar indicators are working now.
I’ll probably implement timer callbacks using timerfd (even though that’s Linux-only). 🤔
How time-space synaesthesia can affect how a new year ‘feels’
Psychologist Mary Jane Spiller explains how her unique form of synaesthesia impacts her perception of time. I have a form of time-space synaesthesia, … ⌘ Read more
Revellers ‘time travel’ to celebrate New Year twice… sort of
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New study: the Voynich manuscript might actually be a cipher
The mystery behind the manuscript may be one step closer to being solved thanks to a newly invented cipher. The enigmatic codex, first brought to wide… ⌘ Read more
Mysterious rogue planet discovered in the interstellar void
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Creative efforts to drive down thousands of tonnes of coffee pod waste
Between 10 and 20 per cent of the 3 million coffee pods Australians consume daily are actually recycled. Here’s what’s being done to change that. ⌘ Read more
Ancient Egyptian ‘party boat’ discovered in the waters of Alexandria
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** 2026.01 week notes **
Will I succeed in making week notes a weekly activity this year?
Only time will tell!
…also, I mean…I feel like the answer is already“no” and that is fine, but anyways.
- I don’t usually take the holidays off from work, it is a nice time to catch up on stuff while still being able to hang out with my family who are all off from school and work.
- I’ve moved where I work in the house so that it is easier for me to hang out with the dog who’s struggling to go up and down stairs, which is kinda problematic since … ⌘ Read more
When the director walks through the office and my head hurts too much to work ⌘ Read more
6.18.3: stable
Version:6.18.3 (stable)Released:2026-01-02Source:linux-6.18.3.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.18.3.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.3 ⌘ Read more
Another big director is making a movie about UFOs and cover-ups
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When I’m one of the few working during the New Year break and show up late ⌘ Read more
** December Adventure, 2025 **
At the end of my #DecemberAdventure, I re-learned what I learned last year:
that 20 minutes a day can be surprisingly productive,
that I am happiest in writing code when it’s just for me or for a small group of people I know personally.
I find stats and data tracking antithetical to the experience of feeling joy, so I’ve got no bona fide numbers about this, but this year’s [December Adventure … ⌘ Read more
Scientists publish findings of new hunt for alien technology on 3I/ATLAS
The new observations were made back in December using the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. Last year, speculation was rife over whethe… ⌘ Read more
‘Warminster Thing’ UFO mystery still intrigues more than 60 years on
Back in 1965, the English town of Warminster became the center of a series of peculiar and unexplained occurances. It often seems as though the most u… ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 conspiracy stories of 2025
Our final update of the year takes a look back at this year’s most popular stories about conspiracies and cover-ups… ⌘ Read more
When it’s the end of the year and also the end of my maintenance contract with our most annoying client ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 bizarre stories of 2025
To round out our festive week of top lists, here are the most bizarre stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more
When I’m alone on break with the boss and he tries to make “dev jokes” ⌘ Read more
When a colleague keeps touching my screen while explaining something ⌘ Read more
Growers hope to keep coffee cups full in 2026
Australian coffee growers are hoping for a bumper 2026 season to meet increased demand for homegrown beans following a prolific flowering season. ⌘ Read more
Outback gardeners continue 30-year battle with destructive fruit pest
There was no fruit fly to be found in Broken Hill 20 years ago, but now gardeners are facing an uphill battle trying to rid themselves of the pest. ⌘ Read more
Are we the martians? Did life on Earth actually begin on Mars?
What if life didn’t originate on Earth at all but instead emerged on Mars before hitching a ride here on a space rock? Sean Jordan: How did life begin… ⌘ Read more
When a client demands a delivery before the end of the year ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 archaeology stories of 2025
It’s time again to take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more
When the lead dev tells me he fixed a couple of bugs in my project over the holidays ⌘ Read more
When I import more dependencies than I need to start my new project ⌘ Read more
** Year in review, 2025 **
Here, an obligatory end of year wrap up kinda post that, as I started to write in what I assume is the classical platonic form for all blogs wherein I reflect thoughtfully on stuff I read, or games I played, or projects I twiddled at, and what not, I became overwhelmed by the act of creating a kinda cursory and meandering review, because, what, in this run on sentence, do I have to contribute that I really wanna commit to you, dear reader?
Instead, let’s try the following.
Right now, in 2025, I’ve go … ⌘ Read more
Conspiracy theorists claim Spielberg’s new film features real aliens
The legendary director’s upcoming film ‘Disclosure Day’ has become the center of a new batch of conspiracy theories. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Conn… ⌘ Read more
When I see all the requests the sales guy sent out on Christmas Eve ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 modern mystery stories of 2025
From drama at a remote research base to a disappearing family - here are 2025’s most popular mysteries… ⌘ Read more
When a teammate lists all last week’s incidents I now have to deal with ⌘ Read more
6.19-rc3: mainline
Version:6.19-rc3 (mainline)Released:2025-12-28Source:linux-6.19-rc3.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Humans may have as many as 33 senses, neuroscientists believe
Beyond touch, taste, sight, hearing and smell, our bodies have many other senses that we don’t even think about. Barry Smith: Stuck in front of our sc… ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 paranormal stories of 2025
Ghosts and hauntings abound in our look back at this year’s most popular stories about the paranormal… ⌘ Read more
Scientists prove the existence of ‘time reflections’ for the first time
The world of time reflections is a strange one - imagine looking in a mirror and seeing the back of your head… Standard mirrors are easy to explain … ⌘ Read more
Unexplained Mysteries top 10 cryptozoology stories of 2025
From Bigfoot to the Loch Ness Monster, here are our top cryptozoological stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more
Six secretive US Air Force flights land at Area 51 within one week
Some important people have recently been stopping off at the enigmatic facility for reasons unknown. The flights, which took place as recently as Dece… ⌘ Read more
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Unexplained Mysteries top 10 UFO stories of 2025
It’s that time of the year again - here we look back at our most viewed UFO-related stories of the last 12 months… ⌘ Read more
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Exactly what type of creature is infamous Christmas villain The Grinch?
He’s green, he dresses up as Santa and he has a bad attitude - but what species is he actually supposed to be ? Lucy E. Hyde: The Grinch is one of the… ⌘ Read more
Santa pulled over by cops for speeding in Fulton County, Ohio
It looks as though Santa may be a little delayed in setting out to deliver everyone’s presents this evening. Every child has wondered, at some point o… ⌘ Read more
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Lovely! We also just had some snow. 😃 Not a lot, but still. 😅
(Lol, I totally read that as “rootfs”. 🤪)
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Russia may be developing a new orbital weapon made up of tiny pellets
Global intelligence services have uncovered evidence indicating that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon. Elon Musk’s Starlink constellat… ⌘ Read more
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Baba Vanga predicted that a large spaceship would visit Earth in 2026
The blind Bulgarian mystic once made a prediction about visitors from space that has recently gone viral. Born in Bulgaria in 1911, Baba Vanga spent m… ⌘ Read more
When I realize the cause of my bug just after leaving the office ⌘ Read more
When the CI fails for a completely obscure reason ⌘ Read more
Swearing can actually make us physically stronger, study finds
Reeling off verbal expletives seems to have a measurable empowering effect on human strength. A few years back, we reported on the discovery that swea… ⌘ Read more
When a “quick” ticket ends up taking over the whole week ⌘ Read more
When I see staging looks nothing like production ⌘ Read more
Christmas lychees best quality in decades despite tough season
After season constraints and rain-delayed harvests, this summer is producing exceptional Queensland lychees, according to the wholesalers. ⌘ Read more
Home Alone: the Wet Bandits would not have survived in real life
The classic Christmas movie sees the hapless thieves subjected to all manner of traumatic injuries. Adam Taylor: The festive movie season is upon us, … ⌘ Read more
When production runs all day without an incident after a major fix ⌘ Read more
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Astronomer: first aliens we encounter may be on the verge of collapse
One scientist has put forward the idea that any alien civilizations we encounter may be nearing their own end. When we consider the possibilities of c… ⌘ Read more
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6.19-rc2: mainline
Version:6.19-rc2 (mainline)Released:2025-12-21Source:linux-6.19-rc2.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Pickers ‘living in squalor’ claim their end-of-season bonus was unfairly withheld
Ten pickers who worked at Hallmark Cherries’ orchard in NSW complain about poorly maintained accommodation and failure to pay an end-of-season bonus. ⌘ Read more
Long-awaited mandatory wine industry code of conduct too late for growers
After 20 years, three senate inquiries and an independent review, the sale of wine grapes will be regulated by a mandatory code of conduct, but growers say it might be too late. ⌘ Read more
Trump lays out ambitious timetable for America’s return to the Moon
The first human to set foot on the lunar surface in more than five decades could do so sooner than you think. Last week, US President Donald Trump sig… ⌘ Read more
Pentagon officials reopen ‘Yankee Blue’ memo search after FOIA appeal
The documents concern an alleged directive to halt a notorious hazing ritual involving claims of alien technology. Back in September, we reported on t… ⌘ Read more
Reports of UFOs over Wyoming power plant continue to endure
Something has been harassing the Red Desert and Jim Bridger Power Plant in Rock Springs for over 13 months. Unidentified drone-like objects shining be… ⌘ Read more
The end of an era: 3I/ATLAS completes its closest approach to the Earth
The enigmatic interstellar interloper has passed the closest point to us it will ever reach and is now heading back out into space. It is perhaps the … ⌘ Read more
Why are ghost stories traditionally so popular at Christmas ?
Tales of ghosts and ghouls might not seem like the first thing you would associate with the festive season. Juliet Wakefield: Christmas is usually see… ⌘ Read more
When the final build of the week passes perfectly right before I leave for vacation ⌘ Read more
No ocean, say scientists, but Titan’s ‘slushy tunnels’ could still harbor life
Saturn’s moon Titan may be home to habitable subterranean pockets of liquid water. The largest of the ringed gas giant’s army of 274 moons, Titan piqu… ⌘ Read more
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