h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com
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Hello! I post something interesting every few days.
Joined Feb 2019
A picture of the enormous black hole at the centre of our galaxy https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/10/black-hole-picture-captured-for-first-time-in-space-breakthrough #space
Chemists unhappy that contamination is everywhere. http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2019/03/26/stirring-bar-contamination #chemistry
I'm sure you're all aware of William Shatner's singing career. If not, today's your lucky day https://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0
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"Remember: If it's not ISO 8601, it's not a date, it's just hanging out"
Home made pizza. Secret ingredient: Lloyd Grossman Tomato and Basil sauce. Yeah, it's supposed to be for pasta, but it works really well as a tomato sauce here too. #cooking
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Sharks are older than trees. 🦈
The first plant species which can be considered a real tree is known as Archaeopteris, and it evolved about 350 million years ago.
The first sharks evolved 50 million years before that!
Studying lava in a laboratory setting https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-geologists-who-control-lava/ #science
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A useful tool for Robot Operating System users. https://hackaday.com/2019/03/31/ros-gets-quick-sensor-debugging-in-the-terminal/
Original tweet: https://twitter.com/hackaday/status/1112308607889145856
Driverless vehicle news: Circle Line trains are fully automated between Hammersmith and Latimer Road. http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2019/03/look-no-hands.html #London #TfL
Where is the most average bus stop in the UK? https://dbatley.com/blog/2019/03/average-bus-stop.html
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The #StopBrexit petition will now actually be discussed in parliament, recognising the huge number of signatures it has received.
Please sign the #RevokeArticle50Petition if you haven’t already done so, and you are a UK citizen who doesn’t want #Brexit to happen!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241584
To watch the numbers without overloading the site, use https://www.livefrombrexit.com/petitions/241584
Re-potted a blueberry plant, which is picky about needing acidic soil (ericaceous). Mixed elemental sulfur with some compost: bacteria slowly convert the sulfur into sulfuric acid, making it acidic. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=82 #plants #chemistry
The reassuring voice of Scott Manley talks about rocket fuel and Ignition! by John D. Clark https://youtu.be/_wLk2j7_KB0 #space #chemisty
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Returning to #drawing after a long break. Skipping the rest of the gel pens chapter as the prompts weren't inspiring me. Next chapter is "About Town" in pencil and black pen.
First up: a bicycle.
The video on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-47680979/brexit-people-s-vote-march-to-parliament-square-sped-up shows the ridiculous size of the anti #brexit protest. I'm in there, somewhere.
Time to stop #brexit March: London, Tomorrow https://www.peoples-vote.uk/march
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UK remainers: Sign this petition to revoke Article 50, because at this point we need to do *everything* we can to stop this shambles, and though they're usually ignored, it's worth a few seconds. Also it's at over 600k sigs and climbing fast - maybe it won't be so easy to ignore this time:
#book review: A Fire Upon The Deep by Verner Vinge. Reads like a timeless sci-fi classic, with lots of space given to showing off the world and its ideas. But it's also well paced and builds up to be a proper page-turner by the end.
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here at the TelcoSecDay of @WEareTROOPERS@twitter.com I'm learning that in 2019, SS7 firewall/IDS products use a ten year old kernel (2.6.32) and are vulnerable to IP fragmentation bypass which are at least 20 years old. Is that the state of cellular security, OMFG!
Something wrong with the phone mast? No encryption, rejecting handsets, not advertised by other masts? SnoopSnitch is an android app which will tell you about it https://opensource.srlabs.de/projects/snoopsnitch Full list: https://opensource.srlabs.de/projects/snoopsnitch/wiki/IMSI_Catcher_Score
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Hello! I post something interesting every few days.
Joined Feb 2019
