Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

“I am a former NASA engineer/scientist with a PhD in space electronics. I also worked at Google for 10 years, in various parts of the company including YouTube and the bit of Cloud responsible for deploying AI capacity, so I'm quite well placed to have an opinion here.
The short version: this is an absolutely terrible idea, and really makes zero sense whatsoever.” @sundogplanets

https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea/

Dear Fedi #sailors I am looking for someone who can do an RYA offshore yachtmaster at short notice. Just the exam is fine. Asia or Europe. Please boost #notenoughsailors #Sailing

@ShaulaEvans @bookstodon Pratchett, for me.

"Like an exercise bicycle it takes you nowhere, but it just might tone up the muscles that will."

Terry Pratchett on fantasy, from The Discworld Companion.

@SeanCasten Yes. If 4th grade is yer 10 of 12.

Smart people don't ignore the risks of #COVID19 and other viruses before important events. These are the members of the U.S. women’s Olympic cross-country ski team posing for a photo Thursday, Feb. 5 in Italy. Not only are they wearing masks to make sure they can compete healthy, they are living outside the Olympic village in an off-site hotel during the entirety of the Games — a substantial financial investment intended to protect “health and wellness.”

https://fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-italy-four-years-after-the-covid-games-olympic-teams-are-still-isolating/

@martin @Agar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2xZxYaGlfs

@SmudgeTheInsultCat Not hard to catch but can be quite a handful if you do.

@bedast You will wear out the centre of your tire. They are designed to be flat at the recommended pressure. They get more efficient at higher pressure at the expense of comfort and potentially grip

Can everyone please stop with the AI generated profile pics?

It's absolute slop and it's killing the environment.

If you want a profile pic that's grossly exaggerated and looks nothing like you, I'd be happy to draw a bad caricature for free.

I don't want to laugh at someone's real distress but this IS very funny ...

@ai6yr They will not work in vietnam either. They drive a little slower than the Philippines but with even less rules. A blinker could have been on for a week.

@joycebell @ai6yr I would check that. I remember reading that it only lasts 20 years and covid can reduce that too. Worth looking it up to be sure.

@MamaLake It was expensive and painful. Then i got it just as brexit happened. Uk passport is now toilet paper

@MamaLake I have two.

@benfell I bet it's Musk

RE: https://nomenloony.com/@nomenloony/116019280517956996

Notes for Americans:

1. Until 1992 you had to wire your own plugs onto new electrical appliances in the UK (they were sold without pre-molded plugs).

2. Mains voltage is 230VAC, not 110VAC. It'll kill ya.

3. If you follow ChatGPT's advice *YOU WILL DIE*.

📢 We are hiring ! #fediHire

My group is looking for 2️⃣ #research scientists in the field of #satellite 🛰️ remote sensing and data processing, to work in #Norway

One position (Tromsø or Oslo) will mostly be about #climate #SeaIce remote sensing from passive microwave sensors:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/294200/researcher

The other position (Bergen or Oslo) is mostly about #Ocean remote sensing from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) missions:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/294199/researcher-scientific-programmer

Both are 2-year positions, in the context of several projects we have with the #EuropeanSpaceAgency.

Please help and boost 🙌 .

@PolarBremen @Ruth_Mottram @SigneAaboe

Also.. cancel Australia Day and make “Austin Appelbee day”… Genuine Australian hero.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/teen-speaks-after-saving-family-in-geographe-bay/106298798