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Astrophysicist, space gearhead, software alla puttanesca
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City I like: Edinburgh City I love: Porto City I think is overrated: Barcelona City I think is underrated: Cuenca City I feel most myself in: Madrid City I still need to visit: Istambul City I dream of living in: Paris Most inspiring city today: Shanghai Favorite city of all time: Rome

City I like: Hamburg City I love: Bristol City I think is overrated: Paris City I think is underrated: Budapest City I feel most myself in: Bath City I still need to visit: Stockholm City I dream of living in: Vienna Most inspiring city today: New York Favorite city of all time: Bath

it doesn't happen often, but sometimes I want to like, or say thanks, to some well thought, carefully written, no-reply emails. Maybe even buy a coffee to the craftsperson. But again, not usually.

man, how I miss David Foster Wallace... the novel he could have written about Trumpism!

interesting read that rings true.

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...

Un piso, sorprendido de ganar más dinero por existir que un español trabajando 40 horas semanales. www.elmundotoday.com/2025/03/un-p...

Cancer research and food for starving children were “waste.” Giving more taxpayer money to the Nazi is “critical.”

The least we can do is vote with our pockets.

He nails it.

chaotic evil

Perhaps too much of Defence budgets in Europe end in American companies. Perhaps there are too many US mil bases in Europe.

The new world order is exactly what it looks like. Are we too frozen with fear to name it? | Zoe Williams

Tesla niega que el nombre de su nuevo Tesla Führer SS88 haga alusión alguna al nazismo y no entiende por qué se está vendiendo tan mal www.elmundotoday.com/2025/02/tesl...

So, they need at lesat one launch every two weeks just to keep up with the reentries. Sustaineable it is not (environmentally for sure, and likely also economically).

picture this: an EU-wide tv channel. Each day, content curated by and from a different EU public broadcaster, with subtitles in each of the official languages of the EU to choose. And a just a few own programs, like maybe news, and documentaries about the EU and its institutions. A cohesion tool.

WTF, man. arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

Was hoping I wouldn’t have to dust off this gem again.

Jesus. Twister in Donegal right now.

Think twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday season

Allow me to fix this @gizmodo.com headline: "Rare asteroid sample contaminated by microorganisms after exposure TO THE AIR". This team from London received an asteroid Ryugu grain from JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission 🛰️. There were no Earthy evils when they received it from JAXA then... they exposed it. 🧪😑

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Do you want to see the first images from ESA's Euclid mission released LIVE? Of course you do. Here's the details for ESA's live event, Tues Nov 7th @ 13:15 GMT/14:15 CET/8:15 ET 🔭https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/How_to_watch_the_reveal_of_Euclid_s_first_images_live

today I participated as volunteer, 1st time for me, in ESA's Open Days, and all I can say is I'm reaaaaally envious of the visitors! Next year I'm sorry but it's my turn #ESAOpenDay2023

Just in case you may have missed it, but may be interested: a well reasearched piece on the post-Ukraine war ISS. www.theguardian.com/science/2023...

the social site formerly known as twitter has some odour, so came here for some fresh air. Let's say it is rarified. Martian level rarified. But seems fresh.