Just before we get to the James Webb space telescope. I prepare these Friday offerings during the week as I see something interesting. Once posted on a Friday, it is inevitable I then see something else, on Friday afternoon – which was the case with the James Webb initial alignment …
Because It’s Friday – Jurassic Sprint: Usain Bolt verses the dinosaurs
In a week that included so much bad and the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine – here is something to lighten the end of the week. If Dilophosaurus ran the 100-meter against Usain Bolt, who would win? | Ars Technica Have a good weekend.
Because It’s Friday – A Boston Matrix
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth–share_matrix This week, during the Cyber Security Master Class we have been discussing risk – the Boston Matrix is an excellent way to visualise that risk. Then Randall Munroe’s cartoon yesterday was about a Boston Matrix… https://xkcd.com/2588/
Because It’s Friday – “Hallelujah”
Because Diana really likes Leonard Cohen. xkcd: Chorded Keyboard Image credit Leonard Cohen at Edinburgh CastleLeonard Cohen at Edinburgh Castle.jpg – Wikimedia Commons
Because it’s Friday – the first images from the James Webb Telescope and something funny about printers
This came out a few hours after I posted last week’s Because it’s Friday, but I could not miss out – so here it is just a week late! https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/02/11/photons-received-webb-sees-its-first-star-18-times/ For an excellent explanation why there are 18 stars in the image have a look at NASA’s video: Featured image …