h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

It's census day! https://census.gov.uk/ #census2021

4,648 politicians are being elected in May 2021. Don't miss out - get a postal vote https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apply-for-a-postal-vote #ukpol

Need a unicode snowman? http://unicodesnowmanforyou.com/

Trouble brewing at the .uk domain registrar
https://www.mythic-beasts.com/blog/2021/02/01/nominet-managing-uk-for-public-benefit/ #internet

Elections are being held this year in most of the UK. English Local and Police Commissioner, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and London Mayoral elections are all happening this May. Register to vote https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote #ukpol

1990s kids show How 2 shows tricks with matches, fire, electricity and car mechanics. It created a generation of fearless kids where anything is possible. https://youtu.be/30jHkF6qUo4

#Mars landing in 1 hour https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ or https://www.planetary.org/watchparty #space

Mmm... Gin & Tonic flavoured chocolate https://ukshop.divinechocolate.com/uk/shop/products/divine-chocolate/divine-70--dark-chocolate-with-lime---juniper---90g/

Depicting the dead: ancient Egyptian mummy portraits
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/depicting-the-dead-ancient-egyptian-mummy-portraits/

NASA delays mission to spot earth-killing asteroids
https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-abruptly-delays-neosm #space

Bruce Schneier on the US cyberbreach
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/23/cyber-attack-us-security-protocols

Muppet Christmas Carol time!

Physics at tiniest scale could explain ‘impossible’ black holes | symmetry magazine
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/physics-at-tiniest-scale-could-explain-impossible-black-holes #space

Covid mutations around the world https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/EVOLUTION/yxmpjqkdzvr/index.html #covid

Its that time again - the impossible quiz about London transport! https://www.londonreconnections.com/2020/the-covid-christmas-quiz/

Ericaceous (acidic) compost can be hard to find, but it's available for home delivery. Comes in a brown cardboard box, just like any other package!
https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/ericaceous-compost/WKB4772TM #garden

No more Flash support in Firefox
https://lwn.net/Articles/837611/rss

Humanity's ability to track earth-killing asteroids is reduced, as second cable breaking makes Aracibo radio telescope unsalvageable https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/arecibo-telescope/ #space

Buried Treasure, of a sort, found in chemistry labs
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2019/07/10/buried-treasure-of-a-sort

How phonies and self-promoters came to rule the world
https://www.improbable.com/2019/05/24/how-phonies-and-self-promoters-came-to-rule-the-world/