h2g2bob @h2g2bob@mastodon.dbatley.com

Yesterday, local councils published the candidates in May's elections. Geeks are collecting all the data in one place, at the alarmingly impressive rate of 1,000 elections/day. Join in: https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/

Websites which load quickly get a boost to their position in Google search results. Industry ideas on what gets measured: https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/google-core-web-vitals/ And Google's speed checker: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ #webdev

The fake bus stop https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-fake-bus-stop.html #london

Synthetic Vetiver scent for perfumes
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/02/25/vetiver #chemisty

Diamond Geezer gets vaccinated
https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2021/03/jabbee.html #london

Numpy is more parallel than you might expect https://lwn.net/Articles/847039/ #python

Writing an extension for Lotus 1-2-3 without documentation. https://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/lotus123.html

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