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@paka@mastodon.scot I always try to maintain a steady speed to reduce the wave effect as much as possible. But some bugger inevitably nips into the gap and we're back to square one.
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mastodon 4.7.2Lighting wizard, dowser and geomancer. Bringing light to dark places, creating sacred spaces.
Past President of the British Society of Dowsers (2008-2014). Secretary and founder member of The Geomancy Group. Curator of Glasgow's Secret Geometry. I write stuff, make videos and podcasts, and generally try to make the world a better place.
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How pathetic was BBC Science Reporter Rebecca Morelle's coverage of the Artemis 2 launch? I mean, I'm glad that she found it exciting, but it wasn't what you would call 'reporting', was it? /1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8r4e7jpkz6o
Dusted off an old Windows 10 desktop PC and installed Linux Zorin on it to have a play, with a view to switching my increasingly-slower Win 11 laptop to Linux. I'm quite liking the Zorin, although I've already had to delve into terminal to sort out a keyring issue (and find out what they were!). I think I'm going to give Linux Mint a shot for comparison.
2/ Now THIS is how you report a rocket launch for the BBC!
https://youtu.be/cCJh5D0FCZk?si=xGMKyZSemkFA1kyZ
James Burke - perfectly-timed rocket launch 8/20/1977
What a sublime pleasure is Small Prophets. Can't wait for the next series.
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@Captain_Jack_Sparrow@mastodon.world @angusm@mastodon.social Denethor was the steward of Gondor, parent of Boromir and Faramir.
Saw Project Hail Mary at the IMAX yesterday. I wasn't sure how well it would translate from the book, but I was pleasantly surprised at how emotionally invested I became in the fate of a 5-legged stone spider with no anthropomorphic features. Kudos to the puppeteers who brought Rocky to life.
BBC Newswatch used my comment about Rebecca Morelle's commentary on the Artemis 2 launch!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002v804/newswatch-11042026
'Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially'
I love these Grauniad infographic reports, but this is getting really scary.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/mar/31/this-feels-fragile-how-a-satellite-smashing-chain-reaction-could-spiral-out-of-control
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@fitheach@mstdn.io The cast looks good - I think Henry Cavill will be a good Connor and I'm guessing Russell Crowe will do a better Spanish accent than Connery. And it has Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista as Kurgan. It sounds promising.
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@twoowls73@mastodon.scot If you're just going to overwrite it with Linux you won't need the password. Just flash the Linux iso onto a USB with Balena Etcher and boot it from that (may need to change BIOS settings). (Look at me, I sound like I know what I'm talking about after one day playing with Linux!) :ablobcatrave:
#Linux
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@feed This story really needs a video segment.
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@Thebratdragon@mastodon.scot That scares me a bit too, but I have to say Zorin was very good at finding drivers for everything, including the printer! It also managed to connect to my NAS after some fiddling (and
aforementioned keyring issue).
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@outdoorsbeth@mastodon.scot If it has a hex head, it's a coach screw, not a wood screw. Try searching for M5 coach screws.