@iridaniotter
@hexbear.nethttps://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/04/15/nasa-completes-analysis-of-recovered-space-object/
In March 2021, NASA ground controllers used the International Space Station’s robotic arm to release a cargo pallet containing aging nickel hydride batteries from the space station following the delivery and installation of new lithium-ion batteries as part of power upgrades on the orbital outpost. The total mass of the hardware released from space station was about 5,800 pounds.
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-state-moving-30000-pcs-to-libreoffice/
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in the local government. As reported on the homepage of the Minister-President: Independent, sustainable, secure: Schleswig-Holstein will […]
https://www.spoon-tamago.com/2531-sato-surname-problem/
image courtesy Mainichi Shimbun Despite today's date, this is not an April Fool's prank. At a press conference in Tokyo last weekend, professor Hiroshi Yoshida from the Tohoku University Research Center for Aged Economy and Society, sounded the alarm bell for a looming crisis. By the year 2531, e
https://twitter.com/pinkfloyd/status/1776278627790782656
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2766178/house-passes-landmark-marriage-equality-bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a marriage equality bill in its final reading, in a landmark step that moves the country closer to becoming the third in Asia to legalise same-sex unions.
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/03/16/mbta-plans-frequent-running-battery-electric-trains-on-the-fairmount-line
The MBTA is considering a proposal to dramatically increase service on the Fairmount Line with a new fleet of electric battery-powered trains before the end of 2027. Under a proposal described in bid documents that the T posted on Friday, the Fairmount Line would move closer to a rapid transit style of service, with trains […]