Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Whilst Diana and I were watching the latest Brian Cox documentary, Solar System, Diana queried the speed of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Brian Cox stated it was travelling at 1,000,000 miles a day. Diana thought this was too fast. I had to find out just how fast it was going, …
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Following on from last week’s “Because It’s Friday” time travel article, this week I have a story looking at the past, way back in the past. Nearly as far back as we can look… The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or …
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This week the “Because It’s Friday” bit is a time travel story from Randall Munroe that may take a moment or two to sink in. xkcd: Late Cenozoic The hover over comment is also excellent. Time to mess with future history. Dinosaurs featured in one of my earliest “Because It’s …
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Thunderbirds has made the “Because It’s Friday” slot before: As a child of the 60s, this week we are celebrating the life of one of the iconic voices from Thunderbirds – Parker. Peppa Pig and Thunderbirds actor David Graham dies – BBC David Graham also provided Dalek voices. Have a …
Today’s “Because It’s Friday” is about a coincidence. This week I picked up a science fiction book from the ’70s this week, In Our Hands, the Stars by Harry Harrison. The very basic plot is that a scientist and the Danish government turn a submarine into a spacecraft. Sounds plausible! …
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