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It seems that quite a lot of UK phones didn't get the #EmergencyAlert .

What this means is that the test has revealed a problem. I call that a successful test.

Gonna block anyone who has their blue tick reinstated by Musk, in the hope they sue him.

This is what gives rise to the guitarist slang "spank the Planck". Honest.
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RT @NobelPrize
Max Planck originated the quantum theory but did you know he was also a gifted musician? Beyond his contributions to some of the most fundamental theories of 20th-century physics, Planck was dedicated to international research collaboration.

Learn more: bit.ly/40U9MXr
twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/

Finished writing the blog with, ooh, plenty of time to spare. Ahem. See you tomorrow.

If you enjoy , it'd be great if you could leave us a review/rating on Apple Podcasts, or a rating/comment on Spotify. Cheers!

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Cat, cricket, crossword, croissant, coffee, crossword, colossal cushion.

In retrospect, the 1980s computer game Frogger sent a pretty clear message: cars will squash and kill you, never stopping for you because they take complete priority in the space, while nature will help carry you along, if you’re clever and patient enough to work with what it offers to you. We apparently didn’t learn that lesson.

(I spent some time last week bathing in nostalgia on 1980s computer game simulators… oh, chuckle egg, it was good to see you again…). #climate #cars #ComputerGames

How Eratosthenes measured the earth. Part 1: the discovery of the earth's shape.

Before 400 BCE, everyone was a flat-earther. Afterwards, it gets hard to find people who weren't aware that the earth is round.

A look at early Greek thought on the shape of the cosmos, the earth's location, and the angle of the ecliptic, leading up to the first estimate of the earth's size in Aristotle.

(Reading time: 18 minutes)
kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/202
#ancientscience #eratosthenes #geography #ancientgreece

What’s the best way of spreading the word of your love of Japanese food to your friends?

Sushial media.

Moving the insertion point long distances in the Safari address bar is one of the most tedious interactions in iOS.

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