Not having my content being determined by an algorithm is highly useful.
Oasis. Live. Toronto. 2025. #OasisLive25
NASA’s Webb Rounds Out Picture of Sombrero Galaxy’s Disk
The new image of the famous Sombrero galaxy in near-infrared wavelengths shows dust from the outer ring blocking stellar light from the inner portions of the galaxy.
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
science.nasa.gov/missions/web... 🧪🔭
First tracks, for the ski folks.
Getting dirty.
Nothing like a freshly cleaned grinder.
Whatever he is on, it's not jazz cabbage and in that video, he is clearly *cooked*.
New gear, interesting container ("paint can" lid).
Today we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the individual who determined that stars are composed primarily of hydrogen but was compelled by her advisors to downplay her findings.
tinyurl.com/2rttznhp
#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #Astronomy 🔭
Find a new hobby they said, why don’t you try crocheting they said..
If an organization doesn't have an incident response plan, they best have a disaster recovery plan.
Dealt with too many organizations that have neither this year, and their ability to remain a going concern is uncertain following a cybersecurity incident.
Deep sigh.
14:20 has 420 already in it. Hurry up! 😉
Dirtlings, today is National Alien Abduction Day.
Who wants to be abducted?
Lockheed Martin F-35 VP Sales:
Tired: Dumping tea into a harbour
Wired: Dumping Teslas into a harbour
Health Canada updates to cannabis regulations, come into force March 12, 2025: stratcann.com/other/update...
Folks melting down on Hellsite / Dead Bird app over Carney being the new Canadian PM and “unelected”.
Laughs in Westminster.
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
Tired: Smuggling fentanyl into the United States
Wired: Smuggling eggs into the United States
US infosec peeps:
Thinking of relocating to Canada? Fast track for skilled workers: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
Snort.
Apropos:
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Canadian tariffs will remain until all US tariffs are lifted.
Never play chicken with a country with Canada geese.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Mood
FTFY: Do not send your kids to the States (I'm Canadian 😉)
Daughter D: Why should we study the Classics? They're ancient.
Me: Things have changed, people have not.
As an undergrad lab tech, I was assigned to do a chemical inventory, long overdue, for my biochemistry PI.
And that's when I found a vial of picric acid from the 1970's and got to meet the university's bomb squad.
Let's talk about picric acid & why it sends shivers down the spines of chemists.
They're the same picture