James Lovell has died at the age of 97, announces NASA. The US Navy captain was the Apollo 8 command module pilot and the Apollo 13 commander. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/acting-nasa-administrator-reflects-on-legacy-of-astronaut-jim-lovell/

Pope Francis had died at the age of 88. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html

Pope Francis Dies at 88
#Variety #Global #News #PopeFrancis

https://variety.com/2025/politics/global/pope-francis-dead-catholic-church-leader-1236373756/

BREAKING: Pope Francis has died, according to the Vatican, AFP reports.

"Wikipedia still can't be sold," says the headline on the donation page. Which also means it can't be bought and wrecked by fascist oligarchs.

It's an Internet treasure, and it's under attack from some of the world's worst people. Elon Musk's vicious denunciation of this irreplaceable resource would be shameful for someone who had an ounce of shame.

This is one of most important donations I make each year. I hope you'll join me in supporting Wikipedia.

https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php

🧑‍🚀 Keypad used to land Apollo on the moon shrunk down to work as wristwatch

｢ The watch's open-source core code was written to be user-friendly and open up wide-ranging possibilities for programmers. This includes porting the original Luminary code, designed by Apollo software lead Margaret Hamilton and her team at MIT, onto the watch ｣

http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-121824a-dsky-moonwatch-apollo-instruments.html

#apollo #retro #nostalgia #opensource

I just sent $10 to https://wikipedia.org because Elon doesn't want me to.

Burner Wing Night July
6:00 PM
Wednesday, July 31 at the
Cat 'n Fiddle Pub
in Calgary
540 16 Avenue NW

Last Wednesday of the month, please join us for a gathering with your favourite beverage & chicken wings (or other pub food). Burning Man is now about 3 weeks & a handful of days away. What are your plans?

Everyone is welcome.

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1474277286790539

Meetup event:
https://www.meetup.com/burningman-151/events/302433423/

#BurningMan #Calgary #YYC

Burner Wing Night May
6:00 PM
Wednesday, May 29 at the
Cat 'n Fiddle Pub
in Calgary
540 16 Avenue NW

Last Wednesday of the month, please join us for a gathering with your favourite beverage & chicken wings (or other pub food). Freezer Burn is 22 days away from BWN May!

Everyone is welcome.

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/325171273805997/

Meetup event:
https://www.meetup.com/burningman-151/events/301270274/

#BurningMan #Calgary #YYC

Twenty-way talks on now for [REDACTED] [REDACTED] #NationalAffairsDesk #NewNow

We are back on the air,
sweet as evah
#OpeningLines
#SpaceVanishingPointThreeThousand #3000
#SuperCinematicChrystal
#TheSpiceMustFLOW
#HASHTAGtheWORLD

Happy 50th anniversary to the scout ship Dark Star, designed by Ron Cobb!

"Even their vanity projects were interesting, prodding the sensitive membrane of mass media" #NationalAffairsDesk
#IsThisAnyWay2RunaWayUVtheBeast

Burner Wing Night March
6:00 PM
Wednesday, March 27 at the
Cat 'n Fiddle Pub
in Calgary
540 16 Avenue NW

Last Wednesday of the month, please join us for a gathering with your favourite beverage & chicken wings (or other pub food). Freezer Burn is about 12 weeks away, Burning Man about 21 weeks. What are your plans?

Everyone is welcome.

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1435399500698860/

Meetup event:
https://www.meetup.com/burningman-151/events/300037173/

#BurningMan #YYC #BWN

Happy birthday to William Shatner 🖖

Burner Wing Night February
6:00 PM
Wednesday, February 28 at the
Cat 'n Fiddle Pub
in Calgary
540 16 Avenue NW

Last Wednesday of the month, please join us for a gathering with your favourite beverage & chicken wings (or other pub food). Nearest BWN to the Burnal Equinox, the mid-point between Burning Man effigy burns on the yearly calendar.

Everyone is welcome.

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/765974051748751/

Meetup event:
https://www.meetup.com/burningman-151/events/299451353/

#BurnalEquinox #BurningMan #YYC #Calgary

What is Slack? You don't have time for long answers!

Best at FULLSCREEN!

https://www.osi74.com/index.php/aiovg_videos/minute-of-slack-s01e01-what-is-slack/

You can now fly an ornithopter on Arrakis! In Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Here's your chance to take George Hull's design into your own hands.

This expansion includes three tutorials (take-off, landing, and freefall) and six activities: five-time trials and a daring rescue mission.

John Boorman's Zardoz was released 50 years ago today!

"Zed is a exterminator, a savage warrior living in a post-apocalyptic future world. Like all exterminators, Zed worships a stone head called Zardoz as a god."

Sean Connery starred in this film just three years after Diamonds Are Forever.

I don't understand how this data visualization doesn't inspire everyone to stand outside Elon's houses and businesses with a torch and a guillotine.

Or at least vote for someone who will tax the motherfucker.

Image from here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/american-oligarchy-introduction-essay-russia-ukraine-capitalism/