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2025-Apr-30 23:14:39
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2025-Apr-30 00:11:35
I'm kind of surprised the carrier concept has advantages in #space but I guess it could be a fuel depot, repair centre and various other things (space stations ARE a big asset).
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/us-space-force-orbital-carrier
2025-Apr-29 23:10:45
Put the AC units in the windows. Also interfaced to a vacuum pressure gauge (with serial-USB or VISA driver) at work this afternoon. Had to use ASCII control codes and a CRC byte to construct a message, and set the baud rate and stop byte right.
2025-Apr-29 00:57:12
The #Mars Relay #Network.
#space
https://science.nasa.gov/mars/mars-relay-network/
2025-Apr-28 17:15:28
Boats can fly.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cq5w1jx4l1po
2025-Apr-28 04:10:45
Come to think of it, electricity generation probably is a decent indicator of industrial base size. You can't tell me the US got 4x more "efficient" over that period.
#economics #energy
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-generation?tab=chart&country=IND~USA~GBR~CHN
2025-Apr-27 09:36:10

2025-Apr-26 19:03:58
Found a valley.

2025-Apr-25 17:05:50
The juvenile 🦅 decided to perch in a tree for half an hour rather than fly to the trainer but they eventually caught it.

2025-Apr-25 16:55:06
🦅🦅

2025-Apr-25 16:52:43
Snowy owl.

2025-Apr-25 15:59:11

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2025-Apr-25 15:46:17
Vulture escape attempt?

2025-Apr-25 15:40:03
Vulture being a vulture.

2025-Apr-24 18:58:03
Visited Buckler's Hard today, which built wooden warships until iron took over.
https://bucklershard.co.uk/attractions/bucklers-hard-museum/
2025-Apr-23 13:17:51
Nice view in the New Forest yesterday.

2025-Apr-22 15:52:43
Put rose syrup in Pepsi Max and got a Turkish-delight-tasting drink.
2025-Apr-21 19:18:33
Huge amount of flowers on the gorse in Dorset right now.

2025-Apr-21 19:16:08
🗿

2025-Apr-21 19:15:03
Improvements of Intel 18A process over 3nm:
#CPU #lithography #silicon
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-details-next-gen-18a-fab-tech-significantly-more-performance-lower-power-higher-density
2025-Apr-21 19:14:27
#Asteroid flyby yesterday:
#NASA #space
https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-images-asteroid-donaldjohanson/
2025-Apr-18 13:52:37
Narrow bridge.

2025-Apr-18 13:51:05
Egret.

2025-Apr-16 18:40:49
Extremely Large #Telescope construction reaches maximum height. #astronomy #space
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25002/
2025-Apr-15 23:34:33
Found $5 on the road.
2025-Apr-15 23:34:28
Today I fixed a bug where I had to link a g++ program to a 64-bit .lib made with 💩Visual Studio💩. It turns out if you put __declspec(dllimport) in the headers, instead of __fastcall, it magically works.
2025-Apr-12 22:18:59
Couple of deer wandering through my garden.

2025-Apr-12 17:37:31
I put some pistachio nuts that I couldn't open outside and just watched a squirrel open them and leave the shells on the deck railing.
2025-Apr-10 23:38:04
Went to see the trees.

2025-Apr-08 21:09:41
3D scan of the Titanic.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy6gjwd0g6o
2025-Apr-07 22:15:59
Boris Johnson gets bitten by an ostrich.
RT https://x.com/MailOnline/status/1909277771609612679
The King plays tunes on a woodwind instrument made out of carrot.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cn91x90241go
2025-Apr-05 22:52:48
Default trajectory.
#space #SpaceX
RT https://x.com/dpoddolphinpro/status/1908146388417843337
2025-Apr-05 22:52:23
The microplastic mouse and the microplastic cat found each other.
RT https://x.com/LegoLostAtSea/status/1908424370399158301
2025-Apr-04 23:50:41
I went to see the #quantum internet today.
https://www.bnl.gov/instrumentation/quantum/index.php
2025-Apr-04 00:41:11
Crush crinkly plastic wrapper and throw it into the bin.

Get freaked out by crinkling noises coming from the bin.
2025-Apr-04 00:02:05
They've tested a big booster for reflight on #Starship flight 9.
#space #SpaceX
RT https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1907876664274473132
2025-Apr-03 23:56:22
Seeing if Europa Clipper gets anywhere near Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster.
https://www.whereisroadster.com/europa_clipper_charts/
2025-Apr-03 23:16:59
How were Donald Trump's tariffs calculated? #economics
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93gq72n7y1o
2025-Apr-03 23:16:42
Timelapse from Antarctica to the Arctic. #space
https://x.com/satofishi/status/1907705976356221108
2025-Apr-02 21:58:34
US tariff values for selected countries:
#economics
https://www.ft.com/content/8351fd09-ceea-4a3d-9eb2-cd18bee8c7e9
2025-Apr-02 00:47:38
Cool video showing what it's like riding in the Dragon capsule (Fram2 mission). #space
RT https://x.com/satofishi/status/1907225381721227312
2025-Apr-01 22:13:01
What really happened on the faulty Starliner craft. #space #NASA (but why did they publish this on April 1st, just makes it extra confusing!)
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/the-harrowing-story-of-what-flying-starliner-was-like-when-its-thrusters-failed/
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