It is a Bank Holiday long weekend here, to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – so here is a really quick “Because It’s Friday“. Here is a Randall Munroe take on various types of “scopes” and what they can “see”: xkcd: Types of Scopes Because …
Because It’s Friday – 95 million cups of coffee a day
I spotted this, whilst carrying out my daily cyber security research, for this blog, coffee mug in hand. Healthy reasons to drink coffee – in moderation, of course. It had to be this week’s “Because It’s Friday” feature: Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley – Drink Coffee – BBC …
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Because It’s Friday – A Trip to Mars
There was an interesting article that attracted my attention in The Guardian, by John Naughton about Wernher von Braun, often called the “Father of the American Space Program”. For those of you that do not know it, von Braun and some other technicians who had worked with him on the …
Because It’s Friday – The End of an Era
The iPod is no more… Twenty-one years after Steve Jobs announced the iconic product to the world, this week Apple announced it was discontunuing production of the current model – the iPod Touch – with no plans to replace it. The iPod was to revolutionise how we consumed music and …
Because It’s Friday – James Webb Space Telescope nearly open for business
Before we start there was an update to last Friday’s “Because It’s Friday”: Because It’s Friday – an ethical dilemma UPDATED 1 May 2022 – Smart Thinking Solutions This week it is space The work on the James Webb space telescope is proceeding and another goal has been reached – …
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