Interesting facts about titanium: However titanium is not what today’s “Because It’s Friday” is about. It is about the Periodic Table which when I was at college I had memorised. University Challenge Diana and I watch University Challenge and are always impressed by the knowlege shown by the contestants – …
Because It’s Friday – If proof was needed
For our “Because It’s Friday” bit this week I have a couple of moon cartoons from xkcd. I think these decisively prove that Randall Munroe has a very different way of thinking than the average geeky person. xkcd: Moon Landing Mission Profiles xkcd: Moon Armor Index From the real world …
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Because It’s Friday – How big is your pot?
I think the biggest pan we have in our kitchen is about 15l (about three and a quarter gallons). We use it for batch cooking. But what is the biggest pot you have in your kitchen? Of course, regular readers of “Because It’s Friday”, know that this question is heading …
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Today
I have been attending a cyber security conference today – read some of the details here: Cyber Security Conference – Clive’s Blog it was a good day – I learnt some new things and was reminded of stuff I knew but had not thought about for a while. I am …
Because It’s Friday – A Cyber Security Joke and…
My son told me this cyber security joke, this week, as suggested material for a Because It’s Friday post. So here it is: The Cyber Security Joke I tried to use beeFsteW as a password but I was told it was not stroganoff. He’s a maths teacher! Because It’s Friday …
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Because It’s Friday – Slow Motion Space Video
This slow motion space video popped up in my YouTube about ten minutes after I posted last week’s Because It’s Friday, so I had to wait a week to bring it to you. It is high resolution NASA film of the recent Artemis launch, edited into an easily digestible short …
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Because It’s Friday on a Thursday!
No Because It’s Friday reveals in the title this week – just something found funny: xkcd: Towed Message Smart Thinking will be taking a break for Easter – except if a major cyber security story breaks and especially if that story impacts you. Have a great Easter break – I …