We watched all of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the last few months, and then made a few things. angelastic.com/2024/12/21/bec…

I just completed "Guard Gallivant" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2024 adventofcode.com/2024/day/6 #AdventOfCode (I started this late and don't think I've posted here about it yet, so why not?)

Just updated my bsky handle to my domain (sort of the equivalent of verification), because that's been on my to-do list for a while. 🙂bsky.app/profile/angela…

Today, the 17th European Space Conference begins. This major event brings together key figures and experts to discuss the future of Europe in space. Join us live here from 08:00 GMT/09:00 CET to watch the opening keynotes featuring ESA Director General, Josef Aschbacher, and

I just completed all 25 days of Advent of Code 2024! adventofcode.com #AdventOfCode (I posted about each day on Bluesky as I finished it, but couldn’t be bothered posting it here as well.)

"If I try to use an 'any SomeProtocol' in a SwiftUI view without casting it to a specific type, the compiler is unable to type-check this expression in reasonable time," said Tom, downcast.

Claude Shannon estimated that if English had about 30% redundancy (rather than 50%), it would be possible to construct 3D crosswords. Has anyone made 3D crosswords using some compressed version of English (ideally one that people would be able to work out in their heads)?

home.cern/news/news/phys… CERN's April Fools' jokes are the best.

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200k/year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

The least beautiful equation in mathematics.

Yesterday I found a bug in Xcode. Then I co-wrote a song parody about that bug. Then I reported the bug. Then I made a music video for the bug. Just a normal day. 😃youtube.com/watch?v=V0k-qS… (and now I'm doubting that they are or ever were officially called XCUITests)

Happy First of May to those in the relevant time zones and hemisphere! Here’s the latest public-radio-safe version of the JoCo song: youtu.be/Fs0vmFUTIDk Here’s a playlist of the ‘PG’ versions I’ve filmed: youtube.com/playlist?list=… And of all versions: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

May the fourth be with you! 🖖🏻

DON’T say “restaurant,” which is from French. The native English word is SNEEDINGHOUSE.

I blogged about some debugging techniques, and when to use them angelastic.com/2025/05/10/som…

A sounding rocket carrying student experiments is scheduled to launch Thursday, June 26, with a launch window beginning at 5:30 a.m. EDT. Livestream will begin on the Wallops YouTube channel 15 minutes before scheduled launch time. go.nasa.gov/4nf2Ik9

The topological part of my brain Finds Möbius strips quite a strain. But I make you this pledge: I’ll glue one at its edge And build a real projective plane. By Richard Elwes