StringJunky

It's matter of principle that science preseves some state of philosophical uncertainty in its confidence level. It's a matter of fact that certain aspects of nature will always be fuzzy in the degree of accuracy that can be attained.

JWT and Hubble are reflectors, and I think, irrc, and these are more suited to panoramic, widefield views.

Like this?

Nice comparison image of the two telescopes together. The improvement is definitely noticeable.

I don't expect a 10 year old to work. They don't owe their parents anything... it was the first-world parents wish, presumably, to have them.

The roots are capillaries; until they are severed they will lift water.

My guess is a settlement is an informal grouping of dwellings that were a precursor to the formation of villages

Given that the US has been hostile to the Nordstream pipelines, could it possibly be them sabotaging?

I thought it coincidental that another pipeline has just come online.

That's a linguistic rabbit hole we don't need to go down.

A sardonically amusing piece from the Moscow Times:

@iNowYes, draft-avoiding has been endemic from what I've been reading, and mostly from the far-flung areas. I've been reading the MoscowTimes, which has more local knowledge of events there, and it's saddening to read the experiences of people being drafted and trying to avoid it. They are just grabbing who they can and the draft wording is apparently deliberately vague to allow the number to be raised. Surrendering is now, or will be, punishable with 10-15 years imprisonment. That could work in Ukraine's favour in time. Now that Muscovites and those from other major cities are liable for draft, things may well start getting internally divisive for the Kremlin. I hope so.

Well, that's a first... you are never not sure. I didn't want a whole course about female pay inequality. Thanks. Even my tutor thought course designers had pushed the subject too much.

I only brought that up because I suffered a maths course that used gender pay inequalities as illustrations in an OU course. I agree though, materials should represent those reading it, if it's appropriate.

I have to say that putting politically-charged subjects into class lessons that don't require them does annoy me. When one starts sliding such materials into coursework, it smacks of indoctrination.

Looks like there was a bit of a rush to get out the country and avoid call up. There's few flights out now and tickets are like 2 grand if you can get one.

Another one 'fell from a great height' yesterday:

Death.

Putin has declared partial mobilisation; he wants 300 000 more fighting. 300 000, with two weeks training... what can go wrong?

No ambiguity now:

I thought it worked by disrupting the cell walls. As an aside: Adding 10% water also apparently increases the penetration depth before disruption occurs.... 90% is better than 100% in that use.

Yes, the only way is down.

I hear he's ordered a 32ft table to replace the 16ft table...