Angela and my names will be going to Mars in 2020!
Category: Technology
This is where I express my Geekness
This is an update to my 2017 post on how to keep in touch with me. Hope you find it helpful!
An amazing collection of 100 images via NY Times from the Cassini Mission to Saturn. Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. Cassini’s original mission was planned to last for four years, from June 2004 to May 2008. The mission was extended for another two years until September 2010, branded the Cassini Equinox Mission. The mission was extended a second and final…
The spectacular aurora borealis, or the “northern lights,” over Canada is sighted from the International Space Station near the highest point of its orbital path. The station’s main solar arrays are seen in the left foreground. This photograph was taken by a member of the Expedition 53 crew aboard the station on Sept. 15, 2017. Image Credit: NASA
He may not be trying to be our saviour… but he may well end up doing so anyway. Prepare to be reimagine “big ideas”. Watch this interview with Elon at TED. Credit: TED
I really struggle to keep in touch with folks. One of the factors for this is that I don’t use many of the mainstream apps folks use to communicate online. Specifically, Facebook or Whatsapp.
So… in hope that folks will start using some of the tools I use, and therefore help me in terms of keeping in touch, I wrote the article below, reposted from my work blog.
Update 23/02: I’ve being testing “Wire“. Really like what they doing, more on that once I’m sure I’m keeping it.
Updated: 03/03: I’ve re-written the post below, so it differs now from the post on my work blog.
A very short note to say I removed WhatsApp from my devices today. So you can’t reach me via that infernal privacy invading piece of crap. Aaaah, the sound of peace and quiet again. Bliss. I DO use Telegram if you want to use a proper instant messaging client. You can even use it on your computer, tablet or where ever. Brilliant. Or Signal. Both send free messages. Reach out here if you need my number: Contact me Telegram: https://telegram.me/brendanathome Signal: https://whispersystems.org/ Oh just a PS on this whole thing……
Cross post from my work blog I’m very excited about this project and so happy that I was able to contribute to the Indiegogo campaign. It’s such a worthy cause and truly something I believe in passionately. Without education, we will fail to rid the world of the massive problems we face. Some hard hitting facts: 1.6 Million more teachers are needed in classrooms by 2015 – UNESCO 250 million children around the world cannot read or write – UNESCO Learning basic reading skills could lift 171 million people out…