Basically a compendium of my thoughts, things that interest/infuriate me, and my thoughts about things that interest/infuriate me. :)
I currently have two school age kids in Ontario, and this is a disaster not in the making, but actively
Continue readingHot classrooms are a crisis — and a tragedy waiting to happen | TVO Today
I posted about the Starliner taking off with known leaks on launch day, so this is really no surprise. https://futurism.com/the-byte/boeing-starliner-stuck-space-station-more-leaks
A lot of people assume space is just that, a big empty void sprinkled with stars and planets. We forget
As someone who currently has two children in school in Ontario right now, this is utterly infuriating. https://ijb.utoronto.ca/news/toxic-lead-showing-up-in-ontario-school-and-daycare-drinking-water-as-evidence-of-serious-health-dangers-grows/
Currently leaks on 4 of 12 thrusters. Way to go, Boeing. Lolol. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/after-a-successful-launch-boeings-starliner-runs-into-more-helium-leaks/
Having one of these is scary enough, but the fact that they are starting to pop up like potholes through
Continue readingWhat is the Batagaika crater?: Earth’s growing ‘Gateway to Hell’ | Popular Science
Ok, so the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning so fast, it’s basically warping space
Continue readingThe Milky Way’s black hole is warping space-time
Pretty heavy stuff, but makes for some great reading if you’re a physics nerd, as I am. https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-attempt-to-glimpse-past-the-big-bang-20240531/
I would bet that 88% accuracy is relatively on-par or better than humans perform at the job. Pretty fucking cool