2026-Aug-30 23:16:57 A deer comes through my garden this evening munching on some low-hanging trees. That's actually helpful. |
2026-Aug-30 18:35:42 Did a lazy mow of the lawn. Some bits are growing faster than others, so I just mowed what seemed long. 🌱 |
2026-Aug-29 20:02:18 There appears to be an excellent game about putting ducks in a hole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si9uDLd1ErY |
2026-Aug-29 17:56:16 I saw a MOLE on my walk that had fallen out of its garden and was trying to climb back up the kerb. |
2026-Aug-29 15:27:56 Free-floating #planets. #space #astronomy
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/rogue-planets-could-they-harbour-life?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub |
2026-Aug-28 23:38:24 #Starship flight 14 might not be so far out now: [video] #SpaceX
RT https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2093477720638341395 |
2026-Aug-27 21:25:02 #SpaceX tweet about #Starship recovery. [photos]
RT https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2092988782622519728 |
2026-Aug-26 22:32:12 Bald #parrots hatching in airport.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq8n04q0gxo |
2026-Aug-26 22:31:33 The new flying platform drone from China is not as new as you think:
RT https://x.com/Unit_News/status/2092632966191014021 |
2026-Aug-26 22:30:10 #Starship is finally out of the water. [video] #SpaceX
RT https://x.com/MarcusHouse/status/2092573106783256681 Closer photo: https://x.com/LunarCitizens/status/2092598218358169657 |
2026-Aug-25 21:59:02 Grass growing very fast now. Only 6 days and it needed mowing again. |
2026-Aug-25 20:59:51 Apparently Starlink will only launch on #Starship from now on. #SpaceX
RT https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2092267257179021326 |
2026-Aug-24 22:14:06 Most detailed yet image of #Betelgeuse's surface. #space #astronomy
https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2634a/ |
2026-Aug-24 21:58:57 #Phobos transit. #Mars #space #NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/perseverance-captures-another-phobos-transit/ [video] https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/psd/photojournal/pia/pia26/pia26811/animations/PIA26811.mp4 |
2026-Aug-23 20:11:06 Some bubbly clouds today. |
2026-Aug-22 20:11:01 Wavy auroras seen from the space station. #NASA #space #ISS [video]
RT https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/2091240205353120191 |
2026-Aug-22 18:30:53 Interesting that in KATE:
Home/End = horizontal ends Ctrl+Home/End = vertical ends PageUp/Down = vertical page flip Ctrl+PageUp/Down = horizontal page flip What's a horizontal page flip? Changing to the next tabs in either direction! |
2026-Aug-22 07:20:25 Good ground-up explanation of #Linux containers. #computing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwjwdKNPnQ |
2026-Aug-19 22:38:45 Star near galactic centre found going 8% of the speed of light. #space #astronomy
RT https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/117122776297014424 This is actually far less worrying than a star going at 8% of the speed of light that is *not* near a black hole. |
2026-Aug-19 22:25:04 The shadow of Ganymede. [photo] #space #astronomy
RT https://x.com/NASA_Marshall/status/2090092858233499952 |
2026-Aug-18 20:56:52 Had to edit the #Windows 11 registry to get my preferred yyyy-MMM-dd date format in the clock. |
2026-Aug-18 12:51:51 Floating #starship has been taken to land. #spacex
RT https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2089685256085344560 |
2026-Aug-17 14:43:16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleaf_Cross
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2026-Aug-15 12:25:33 Periodically (say once a month) it's good to clear all history and stored accounts from your browser to check you know the logins for everything (banks, social media, websites). |
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2026-Aug-15 09:46:55 Corfe #Castle seen from the railway line. |
2026-Aug-12 19:13:54 Eclipse observing setup with integral cat.
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2026-Aug-12 19:11:06 Maximum eclipse in a lens reflection.
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2026-Aug-12 18:48:05 Partial solar #eclipse from here in the UK. |
2026-Aug-10 20:47:17 Experimented cooking salmon fillets on the BBQ and it came out tasting like smoked salmon, I suppose that shouldn't be surprising. |
2026-Aug-09 20:24:37 |
2026-Aug-06 17:20:30 Seeing an Earth #eclipse from #Mars. #space #NASA #astronomy
https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasas-perseverance-rover-watches-earth-vanish-behind-martian-moon/ |
2026-Aug-06 00:13:58 Zooming in on the #Sun. #astronomy #space
https://www.mps.mpg.de/tiny-vortices-discovered-on-the-sun-s-surface |
2026-Aug-05 22:41:05 The challenge of our time is making sure software and tech _doesn't_ have certain features, rather than adding features. |
2026-Aug-05 22:34:51 Solar #eclipse path. [video] #NASA #astronomy #Sun
RT https://x.com/NASASolarSystem/status/2085033085037388263 |
2026-Aug-05 02:45:54 So glad I got this program working again. |
2026-Aug-04 21:58:36 Took about three attempts to get a new site pass today. Also a pile of admin stuff, travel authorisation, etc. |
2026-Aug-04 21:05:05 Lining for the hyper-kamiokande underground cylinder is complete. #neutrinos #physics
RT https://x.com/Kamiokaobs_pr/status/2084487471237317025 |
2026-Aug-03 20:36:08 #SpaceX stage used for Moon landers last year will hit the #Moon in a couple of days. #space #astronomy
https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/spacex-rocket-booster-will-hit-the-moon-on-wednesday |
2026-Aug-03 19:31:57 80km diameter #asteroid found to have trilobate shape. #space #astronomy
https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2631a/ |
2026-Aug-01 00:56:55 You should not let your roomba outside or it will vacuum all the dirt and there will be no planet left. |
