Stephen Brooks 🦆 @[email protected]

What time will DART crash into the #asteroid? #space https://www.space.com/dart-asteroid-impact-crash-what-time

Trains can be disabled by bird strikes too?!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-63013871

New coronavirus variant found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall#/media/File:Andricus_quercuscalicis_Quercus_robur_02.jpg

We walked around Badbury Rings and saw a lot of these galls on the wild rose bushes there: https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/robins-pin-cushion

I took some photos of the interesting typography in the books but then they pointed out the "no photography" sign! Or at least I'm not supposed to share on social media...

The case against cloud-based handheld gaming (twitter thread)

RT https://twitter.com/ChrisGr93091552/status/1573066959176232960

Timelapse of #SpaceX super heavy booster being moved back to hangar
[video]
RT https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1572950555890425859

Dept of Defense: "All of us in this room are back in the business of contemplating competition through crisis and possible direct armed conflict with a nuclear-capable peer," "We have not had to do that in over 30 years."
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3166522/conflict-with-a-nuclear-capable-peer-possible-says-stratcom-commander/

I had a "hog roast" baguette for lunch (pork, gravy, apple sauce and stuffing), was good - not had that before

Just visited the chained #library at Wimborne Minster, saw a handwritten book from 1343
http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk/137/visitor-information.html
http://www.wimborneminster.org.uk/110/chained-library.html

US interest rates increased by 0.75% to 3%-3.25% range
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62973376

Elon Musk thinking Starship orbital test might be in November
#space #spacex
RT https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1572563987258290177

Webb’s latest image is the clearest look at #Neptune's rings in 30+ years
#space
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/new-webb-image-captures-clearest-view-of-neptune-s-rings-in-decades

Vertical take-off drone that turns into a plane

RT https://twitter.com/ArmedwScience/status/1572556325825003524

Our building's doors seem to be opening automatically via a sensor this morning, but they aren't sliding doors so they swing out into your face once you come within 2ft of them

The Nancy Pelosi exchange-traded fund

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-etfs-with-tickers-nanc-kruz-aim-to-track-lawmakers-stock-buys-as-ban-on-congressional-trading-looks-unlikely-before-midterm-elections-11663358984