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I work in IT. I love learning new things, especially in the areas of science and technology. My passions include the environment, science fiction and cycling.
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#Artemis is coming in February with a #Canadian #astronaut ! And an #Eclipse in August.

#nasa #moon

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...
Your Wait for These Space Events Is About to Pay Off
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:47 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
This is pretty cool!
"Tractor beams inspired by sci-fi are real, and could solve the looming space junk problem"

#Space #Physics

www.livescience.com/space/space-...
Tractor beams inspired by sci-fi are real, and could solve the looming space junk problem
Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.
www.livescience.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
I have really enjoyed watching #Pluribus and look forward to season 2!

#AppleTV #Pluribusfinale

www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
The Pluribus finale showed there’s a lot more to the story
Thankfully a second season is in the works.
www.theverge.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
So, the story about #microsoft moving from C/C++ to #rust has changed a bit.

#Software #SoftwareDevelopment

www.windowslatest.com/2025/12/24/m...
Microsoft denies rewriting Windows 11 using AI after an employee's "one engineer, one month, one million code" post on LinkedIn causes outrage
Microsoft told Windows Latest that the company does not plan to rewrite Windows 11 using AI in Rust after an employee's post causes outrage.
www.windowslatest.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A little #StarTrek news.

blog.trekcore.com/2025/12/star...
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Series Finale Casts Thomas Jane as McCoy, Kai Murakami as Sulu
We’re still over a year away from the finale of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, but today we’ve learned who will portray McCoy and Sulu in the show’s closing episode
blog.trekcore.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Interesting read about #microsoft migrating from C/C++ to #rust

#Software #code

www.thurrott.com/dev/330980/m...
Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030
Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade.
www.thurrott.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Spot on.

#climatecrisis #cdnpoli #carney #Canada

thewalrus.ca/no-matter-wh...
No Matter Which Way You Look at It, Carney Has Abandoned Climate | The Walrus
It’s one thing to make compromises in times of national crisis. It’s another to twist the math on emissions
thewalrus.ca
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Not sure what to think of #spacecraft #graveyards on the #moon other than there's got to be a better way

#science #astronomy #space

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Patches of the moon to become spacecraft graveyards, say researchers
As number of lunar satellites soars, sites will be marked out where defunct hardware can be crash-landed
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
#trump plans to dismantle #ncar

Madness.

#nsf #atmosphere #research #science #climatecrisis

grist.org/climate/were...
We're all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Some background on #oil the #USA and #Venezuela

wapo.st/4jblLKs
Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here’s the history.
The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.
wapo.st
December 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about how #satellites from different #Countries maneuver in #Earth #orbit for tactical and strategic reasons

#china #usa #NASA #Space

wapo.st/3MHJgi6
Why U.S. and Chinese satellites are ‘dogfighting’ in orbit
U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of war.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Another reason why #ccs is not a #Silver #bullet in the fight to solve the #climatecrisis : #water consumption

#cdnpoli #abpoli #carboncapture

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Yet again, the #economy in #canada is given priority over the #climatecrisis

These are not separate issues!

#cdnpoli #carney

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to Environment Canada data | CBC News
Canada's legally binding climate target seems to be out of reach, according to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
We deserved the "Fossil of the Day" award at #cop30

#climatecrisis #cdnpoli #carney

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...
Canada was quiet at the UN's climate talks — and the world noticed
Indigenous nations reminded the world that they are rights-holders and guardians of the world’s most vital ecosystems. But Canada stood in contrast with its quiet presence and the absence of high-leve...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about the race to develop #fusion power.

#China #USA #Science #physics

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/c...
Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Looking foward to #Fallout season 2!

www.theverge.com/news/844684/...
Fallout season 2 is streaming one day early
See you in New Vegas.
www.theverge.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Not your father's #physics anymore.

#Science #physicsHistory

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore
The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.
www.theatlantic.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Couldn't agree more. Don't like the direction that #carney is taking #Canada

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #guilbeault

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Steven Guilbeault and the Resistance We Need | The Tyee
For the good of country and party, more Liberals need to boldly step away from Carney’s agenda.
thetyee.ca
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
nteresting analysis.

".... warns that the findings show democratic nations risk losing “hard-won, long-term advantages in cutting-edge science and research” in a range of essential sectors..."

#research #china #USA

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century
The United States tops the remaining areas in an assessment of 74 technologies.
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
The #NASA #Artemis II mission is in a couple of months. Great interview with #Canadian #astronaut #jeremyhansen

#Science #astronomy

www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Next stop, the moon! Artemis II starting to feel 'very real' for astronaut Jeremy Hansen | CBC Radio
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks to Bob McDonald about the final preparations for his 10-day mission around the moon, where Hansen and his crewmates may become the first humans to see entirety of the Ear...
www.cbc.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Lots of talk recently about #datacenters in #space

An analysis:

#ArtificialInteligence #AI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8x0...
Big Tech Wants To Build Data Centers In Space: Does This Make Sense?
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
My brother-in-law suffers from #parkinsons #disease

Turns out that it might not be due to #Genetics

www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
A good read about what a #university centered around #AI might be like as well as pitfalls. It is a brave new world. Would younger institutions be better situated to make this transition?

#education #artificialintelligence #pedagogy

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What would an AI university look like and how might it change education?
From lectures by avatars to entire qualifications, higher education centred around AI is just around the corner.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
Our #Neanderthal #cousins may have been the first to harness #fire

#anthropology #History #Science

arstechnica.com/science/2025...
This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires
We didn’t start the fire. (Neanderthals did, at least 400,000 years ago.)…
arstechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
tabmcleod.bsky.social
The #NASA #maven #satellite is one of three currently in orbit of #Mars

Another of those satellites is close to running out of fuel.

#spacecraft

arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one
If NASA is serious about exploring Mars, it’s past time to send new missions.
arstechnica.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM