#OTD 1961 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Anglo-Canadian telephone cable (CANTAT 1) laid by Post Office cable ship between White Bay, Newfoundland, Canada and Oban, Scotland, the first section of a subsea telephone network linking the Commonwealth. It was in operation until 1982.

"If something is not impossible, there must be a way to do it. (Sir Nicholas Winton) There are statues honouring him in stations in Prague, Berlin, Maidenhead & London’s Liverpool Street.

#WeatherWednesday An immense Jellyfish Sprite briefly appeared above a distant thunderstorm on July 2nd, 2020. Sprites are large electrical discharges associated with lightning strikes, and occur high above storms in the mesophere and lower ionosphere. Image credit: S Hummel.

Six décembre 2020 – 31 ans après - Souvenir et recueillement polymtl.ca/6decembre

To combat illegal parking in their neighborhood, 66 households in Shenyang installed a massive chain lock made with 66 personal padlocks to their gate—each resident can open the gate w/ their own keys. This turns out to be a true, decentralized, free *blockchain*

Did you know that the invention and spread of writing in Ancient Mesopotamia and the surrounding areas coincided with, and perhaps caused, dramatic changes in the visual art of the region? 🧵

The gates on NCN4 weren't appreciated at all. AT ALL! 😖

Great atmosphere at Carters Steam Fair in Pinkneys Green at the weekend. Long may the fair continue.

Discours sur l’Europe. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Happy 101st Hedy, a pioneer of spread-spectrum communication invent.org/inductee-detai… x.com/TodaysDocument…

Wave interference on coastline #nature #physics pressreader.com/uk/the-guardia…

Great to see the next generation of female engineers at the @IETawards in London Dec.7. Congratulations to Jamie D'Ath #IETywe winner Engineering Apprentice award 2017 thanks for stopping by our Ofcom stand.