Tootfinder

Mooie blog met een herkenbare observatie.
"In Oekraïne geldt het spiegelbeeld: eigen expertise, eigen innovatie. Schaarste dwong precies dat af wat overvloed bij ons soms wegneemt."
https://www.ronroozendaal.nl/blog/2026/05/oekraien…

Oekraïense overpeinzingen (2): innovatie door schaarste
Schaarste zorgt voor innovatie, leert Oekraïne ons

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
is a satellite that studies gamma-ray bursts,
the most powerful explosions in the universe,
and other cosmic objects and events.
Swift houses three multiwavelength telescopes, collecting data in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light.
All spacecraft in low Earth orbit experience slight drag from our planet’s atmosphere.
If they don’t have propulsion systems to maintain their orbits,
the drag gradually…

Swift Boost Mission
NASA has awarded Katalyst Space a contract to raise the orbit of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

The Nelli Stevenson Show
Each episode features communications strategist Nelli Stevenson in sharp, funny conversations with expert guests such as energy analysts, social commentators, research experts, and environmental campaigners...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustr…

WSJ hires Samantha Henig as head of multimedia, overseeing the audio and video departments in a newly created role; Henig founded the NYT's audio department (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)
https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/wsj-hires-henig-a…

WSJ hires Henig as head of multimedia - Talking Biz News
Wall Street Journal editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following: Dear all I’m pleased to share that Samantha Henig will join The Wall Street Journal as Head of Multimedia, overseeing the Audio and Video departments in a newly created role. Sam is an experienced media strategist and editorial leader who previously founded the audio division […]

Om gek van te worden
Meer vliegtuigen dan ooit in de lucht, en dat is niet zonder gevolgen
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5632386/milieuschade-drukste-dag-ooit-commerciele-luchtvaart

Net of je nu niet alsnog de regels kunt aanpassen ... tenminste voor nieuwe fietsen.
(En vooral H A N D H A V E N !)
'Wat dat betreft hadden we al eerder moeten ingrijpen en e-bikes en fatbikes gewoon moeten begrenzen op 20 kilometer per uur. Nu zitten we met de gebakken peren.'
Amsterdam en Houten experimenteren met een maximumsnelheid op het fietspad, gaat dat werken? | de Volkskrant
https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/amsterdam-en-houten-experimenteren-met-een-maximumsnelheid-op-het-fietspad-gaat-dat-werken~b6c2805c/

📚 My book review of Take back control?.
I remember the whole Brexit debacle vividly. So I'm sad to read that sadly, there was no 4d chess going on, but the overflowing piles of hubris, stupidity, lack of strategic foresight and absolute populist nonsense was exactly as we experienced it. The author makes a good effort of chronicling 10 years of Brexit, but doesn't give any new insights.
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Another day (well) above 30°C in the Netherlands, and even 35°C in the south. @NOS keeps choosing fun pictures with this kind of news, but it isn't funny anymore. https://nos.nl/l/2619358

Derde tropische dag van het jaar eindigt met onweer en regen
De temperatuur liep vandaag op tot boven de 30 graden. De een zocht bewust het zonnetje op, de ander bleef expres binnen.

Canada's CBC, which began televising NHL games in 1952, will no longer show NHL games after it was unable to reach a new sublicense deal with Rogers Sportsnet (CBC News)
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/cbc-nhl-hockey-night-in-canada-ends-9.7236977

CBC will no longer air NHL games in 'end of an era' as broadcast deal expires | CBC Sports
CBC will no longer broadcast NHL hockey games after it and national rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet were unable to come to agreement on a new sublicensing deal that would have allowed the public broadcaster to air games on its Saturday program Hockey Night in Canada.