Scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87. The image shows a bright ring formed as light bends in the intense gravity around a black hole that is 6.5 billion times more massive than the Sun

Improvement starts by acknowledging the problem washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…

🇺🇸We’re a nation of immigrants 🇺🇸 🗽“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”🗽 When the US President—or anyone else—talks this way, it denigrates our country.

Wrapping up my latest project, and thought I'd share out the enclosure that I made for the touchscreen Moddable Two that I used: thingiverse.com/thing:3753678 #esp32 #diytoys

Check out this DIY enclosure for Moddable Two! It has room for a speaker, battery, microSD breakout, and more. Or you can print a smaller, simple shell for the bottom.

Bad news for democracy in the US theguardian.com/us-news/2019/a…

A month or two ago someone plastered this temp wall edge-to-edge with violence porn posters promoting an album. Some tried to rip them down w/o much success. Then today, this appeared. Can walk with my kids w/ pride. Much ❤️ #JusticeLeague #RealHeroes instagram.com/illuminaries

Autocratic behavior like this has no place in US government which exists to serve *the people*—not one man. May seem like a small story, but undermining ⛈ forecasters—who we all rely on daily—as a power play pointlessly puts people’s lives at risk. washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/0…

“The rule of law is the bedrock of American democracy, the principle that protects every American from the abuse of monarchs, despots and tyrants. Every American should demand that our leaders put the rule of law above politics.” nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opi…

Xor Filters: Faster and Smaller Than Bloom and Cuckoo Filters arxiv.org/pdf/1912.08258…

Legacy systems are just so hard to retire…

”Happy Eyeballs”: the best name IETF standard? ietf.org/rfc/rfc6555.txt

Embarrassing, unseemly, and does not reflect the feelings of most Americans. It’s a show of weakness in a moment of panic. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/m…

We the tech world have the tools to fix this. Let’s go change the world for 4+ million kids “[S]tudy after study shows that people don’t have internet because they can’t afford it, and because systemic racial discrimination blocks them from subscribing.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

How have both AF Corse cars managed to run so much longer between in laps than the rest of the class? #LeMans24 #eurosportlm24

Anyone know why the #64 Corvette was in the pits for 20 or so mins? #LeMans24 #eurosportlm24

What are the current rules governing overall minimum pitstop duration, time spent fueling, etc? #LeMans24 #eurosportlm24