h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

Ice, but not as we know it: the giants of Neptune and Uranus
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2019/not-a-heart-of-ice.html #space

A gentle introduction to quantum computing from a software development perspective.
https://fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/getting_started_with_quantum_software_development/ #video

async-await on rust
https://lwn.net/Articles/804066/ #rust

Simulating traffic - how the simulations adjust reality, and how developers adjust the simulations
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2013/09/magical-modelling-digital-deceit-and.html #roads

Which strain ok coronavirus became widespread? https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/04/21/watching-for-mutations-in-the-coronavirus #genetics

Even more disturbingly precise location tracking https://freedom-to-tinker.com/2019/12/21/every-move-you-make-ill-be-watching-you-privacy-implications-of-the-apple-u1-chip-and-ultra-wideband/ #mobile

Lyrid meteor shower every night this week - look north east after sunset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrids #space

Dramatic readings of serious academic research. https://www.improbable.com/2020/03/04/podcast-episode-205-color-preferences-in-the-insane/ #podcast #science

The accuracy of sundials https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-equation-of-time.html

Sometimes you just need some calming sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p07h0nky

Cloudflare switches from reCaptcha to hCaptcha https://blog.cloudflare.com/moving-from-recaptcha-to-hcaptcha/ #websites

Easter Eggs https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/apr/09/british-museum-looks-to-crack-mystery-over-decorated-ostrich-eggs

If you want people do to something, make it easy.
http://timharford.com/2019/09/if-you-want-people-do-to-something-make-it-easy-richard-thaler-has-lunch-with-the-ft/ #economics

SSH keys - a comparison of rsa and ed25519. My understanding is that both are about equally secure: while ed25519 is more secure against known attacks, it is newer so more likely to have unexpected breakthroughs. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSH_keys#Choosing_the_authentication_key_type #linux

Join bee-fly watch and spot some fake bees.
https://naturalhistorymuseum.blog/2020/04/02/bee-flies-are-back-citizen-science/ #science

Operation Umbrella: Rebuilding Oxford Circus
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2019/operation-umbrella-rebuilding-oxford-circus/ #london

Vera Rubin, galaxy rotation, and dark matter
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/vera-rubin-giant-of-astronomy #physics

Scientists know neutrinos switch between three different weights. A new experiment is looking at whether there's an even weightier fourth neutrino.
https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/icarus-prepares-to-chase-a-fourth-neutrino #physics

Been playing with the Pocket Operator, a tiny synthesizer designed to record and play back simple loops. Very easy to make something that sounds good, even if (like me) you're not very musically talented. https://teenage.engineering/products/po #music