Raising an eyebrow at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs online passport renewal printout featuring a plaintext HTTP link to a US commercial link shortening (and tracking) service...
This is literally hosted at https://passports.gov.au/ and that's the best they could do for a static page link...?
😯 A couple bees opening a bottle of Fanta 😯
"Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of motives, will somehow work together for the benefit of all."
—John Maynard Keynes
This vertically oriented logarithmic map spans nearly 20 orders of magnitude, taking us from planet Earth to the edge of the observable #Universe.
#astronomy #cosmos
https://www.pablocarlosbudassi.com/2021/02/atlas-of-universe-is-linear-version-of_15.html
My husband had to wait for 6 years to capture this view of #TheNeedles.
Taken as the #moon set at 4.30 am last summer. This shot is only possible a couple of times each year. He almost had it in 2016 but it was slightly too breezy and the telephoto lens couldn't keep in focus.
It causes controversy as some think it's fake, I promise you that it is not. It involved much research, persistence and luck with the weather! It's the cover shot on our 2024 calendar #IsleofWight #photography
Got off my call with Reddit just now about the API. Bad news unless I come up with 20 million dollars (not joking). Appreciate boosts. https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/
I've maintained for many years that AR will be far, far more consequential in technological progress for the average person than VR. Yet for years all I heard about was VR. It's AR that will be integrated throughout daily life. #AugmentedReality #AR #technology #futurism
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3697908/who-wants-a-regular-laptop-with-a-100-in-screen.html
#Earthquake (#gempa) M3.6 strikes 136 km S of #Genteng (#Indonesia) 11 min ago. More info: https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1265714
#Earthquake M3.8 strikes 32 km NW of #Melbourne (#Australia) 10 min ago. More info: https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1266568