I was just reading about the equipment, including the computers onboard the two Voyager probes. Launched in 1977, the two identical probes still send back useful data at a whopping 160bps - that’s a lot slower than dial-up.
They have been travelling for 40 years at over 30,000 miles …
I’m very pleased with myself as I’ve re-started cycling. Now I’m not doing it competitively or even to get fit. But it will save me time in the day and waste less of my day on the many trips I generally do on foot.
Isn’t it amazing what kids play with. Marley has any number of toys that he either liked the look of or have been designed to be of interest to someone of his demographic (a three year old boy). And yet he was having fun with… a tent pole. It …
I have a habit of opening many tabs for things I mean to go back to, to read or find out more about.
A few days/weeks later, it’s still there.
Later still, I bookmark it and close it as my tab quantity has grown out of control.
Then …
Although I am sure the GDPR is a good thing, I have been inundated by emails wanting me to reconfirm that I want to receive emails and wanting me to read the new privacy policy.