Rowan Thorpe

I STOPPED USING THIS ACCOUNT LONG AGO!

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[Rowan Thorpe @rowanthorpe]

Very insightful illustration about modern frustrations of the underprivileged and blindspots of the privileged https://t.co/xYXawSWn1z

[Mashable @mashable]

This satellite could be the key to cleaning up our space junk

[Rowan Thorpe @rowanthorpe]

"Buckle Up. Climate Change Could Destroy Half Our Economies" (50% by between 2070 & 2090 based on business as usual, according to research published by the British Institute of Actuaries) https://t.co/jOT6hExA9k

[Dr Nafeez Ahmed @NafeezAhmed]

Next time you hear that thing about how renewables are going to destroy the planet

[Phil Sturgeon @philsturgeon]

What could we have done with the £80bn instead of wasting taxpayer money essentially subsidising drivers for the last 13 years. 🤔

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Mysterious antimatter has been observed falling due to gravity for the first time
More: https://t.co/fUfK1hZbOr

[David Simon @AoDespair]

"Pool noodles" is such delicate fucking savagery. Nice.

[penguinpress @penguinpress]

"As improbable as his achievements are Schwarzenegger believes his life and outlook can be a model for others." Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by @schwarzenegger hits shelves October 10th. https://t.co/397EF9F7G7

[Tech and Leaks @TechLeaksZone]

BREAKING: India's indigenous BharOS Leak shows its a literally fork of GrapheneOS

BharOS source-code has been leaked as its GitHub repositories has been made public

It was indigenously developed by IIT Maras & it took 1yr to develop the system
More info: https://t.co/XqQyeTbwmV

[HaDEA @EU_HaDEA]

📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
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More info and agenda ⤵📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
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More info and agenda ⤵📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
📌Online

More info and agenda ⤵📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
📌Online

More info and agenda ⤵📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
📌Online

More info and agenda ⤵📢 Save the date for #HorizonEU Info Days on Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space!

Don’t miss your chance to learn all about the upcoming funding opportunities, eligibility criteria & application process.

🗓️11-12 October 2023
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[Interesting Engineering @IntEngineering]

The specific component in the venom turned out a hard-bitten fighter.
https://t.co/vSK99ZtPTl

[MAA @maanow]

Three logicians walk into a bar.

The bartender asks: 'Does everyone want a drink?'

The first logician says: 'I don't know.'

The second logician says: 'I don't know.'

The third logician says: 'Yes.'

[Chris @ishiguzochris]

In the early days of aviation, there were groups of daredevils who performed incredible stunts at high altitudes.

One of the most well-known groups was the 13 Flying Black Cats. Founded in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s, this professional aerobatic team performed at air shows and for Hollywood and didn't use parachutes regularly until they became required by law in 1927.

Gladys Ingle was the groups only female member after becoming just the fourth woman in the United States to earn a pilot's license.

A daredevil at heart, Ingle was known for her skill as a wing walker and regularly lept from one plane to another.

Lucky for us, one of her most iconic stunts—where she changed a plane's tire in midair—was caught on film.

The footage dates from 1926, when Ingle's skills came in handy. This time, the stunt wasn't planned. Fellow Black Cats member Art Goebel, who was one of Hollywood's top stunt fliers, was in the middle of a performance when the tire fell off his wheel. This prevented him from being able to land the plane safely.

Luckily for him, Ingle was able to come to the rescue. She simply strapped a new tire to her back and went into the air with Black Cats founding member Bon MacDougall.

The footage shows how she moves with ease along the wings of MacDougall's plane and, once Goebel gets close enough, transfers to his plane. If that weren't enough, she then lowers herself down to attach the new tire, allowing Goebel to land safely.

The Fresno Morning Republican published an article about the incident and noted that Ingle was swarmed by nearly 500 fans who had been watching the airshow once she landed.

Despite all of the risks involved, Ingle came away surprisingly unscathed. After performing over 300 midair transfers during her career, she eventually retired and raised a family in Southern California. She lived a long life, passing away in 1981 at aged 82.

Her contributions to the Golden Age of Aviation have never been forgotten, and footage of her incredible stunts, as well as photos, are on display at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

All big and original ideas start out as fragile, vulnerable and small ideas that can easily be ignored.

“Do not allow people to kill the ideas that you genuinely care about.”

[D-Wave @dwavequantum]

🛰️LG U+ is bringing the power of D-Wave's quantum computing to satellite networks!

Using D-Wave annealing quantum computer, LG U+ optimized a 6G LEO satellite network—spanning ground stations and satellites orbiting at altitudes of 500-10,000 km and more.

Read more the release: https://t.co/KjZVekJfVr

[XRGrandparentsAndElders @xrgpsandelders.bsky. @xr_GPsAndElders]

The fact is disruptive protest gets attention.

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

How long is "A Moment"?

The moment was a medieval unit of time. 1 day was divided into 24h, 1h was equal to a 1/12 of the period between sunrise/sunset. 1h was divided into 4 puncta, 10 minuta, or 40 momenta. Considering an average 12 solar hours we get that

1 moment = 90s

[Slashdot @slashdot]

Space Drugs Factory Denied Reentry To Earth https://t.co/oMqo5DcXv5

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

A cheetah running at full speed covers about 7m (23 ft) with each stride.