2025-12-30 19:34:23
I've always wondered about the design of Deep Space Nine...
https://www.forgottentrek.com/deep-space-nine/designing-the-deep-space-nine-space-station/
I've always wondered about the design of Deep Space Nine...
https://www.forgottentrek.com/deep-space-nine/designing-the-deep-space-nine-space-station/
Attacke bei U6-Station - Niedergeschlagen, doch Opfer verfolgte Peiniger #News #Nachrichten
9/ Porta Alpina - Beatrice Trussardi Foundation
https://beatricetrussardifoundation.com/ideas/9-porta-alpina/
'Like all good utopian visions, the “Porta Alpina” station began with a proclamation for transforming the way that Swiss passengers would travel. Its creator, the engineer Eduard Gruner, published an essay in 1947 that imagined how people in the year 2000 would travel the country by trains that took them deep into the belly of the earth, under the mountains, to a great underground station ...'
With the delay of the #ArtemisII WDR to Feb. 2 finally confirmed - #Crew12 pre-launch presser day: #NASA yet, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-5By97H_8 promises to carry the first presser at 16:00 UTC - beware: shocking preview image - while https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxcA8Crpkg will carry the second one with the crew at 18:00 UTC).
Different Corners II ▶️
不同的角落 II ▶️
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Fujifilm NEOPAN SS, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite
The architect of the London Eye wants to build a vast tidal power station in a 14-mile arc off the coast of Somerset
that could help Britain meet surging electricity demand to power artificial intelligence – and create a new race track to let cyclists skim over the Bristol Channel.
Julia Barfield, who designed the Eye and the i360 observation tower in Brighton, is part of a team that has drawn up the £11bn proposal.
It would use 125 underwater turbines to harness the power o…
Well. This is an interesting paper about "supraglacial lakes" in Dronning Maud Land Vestfjella, but not the lakes you're thinking of. . "Lake" Suvivesi they talk about is our water source here at Wasa station.
Here's a photo of it yesterday (peak melt season)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/physics-and-geochemistry-of-lakes-in-vestfjella-dronning-maud-land/1CA27CBAD2EEA910EA325481577D4ABA
from my link log —
Ode to the AA battery.
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/ode-to-the-aa-battery/
saved 2026-01-31 https://…
Former GM of Sacramento public radio service CapRadio, Jun Reina, was arrested and charged with allegedly embezzling ~$1.33M from station funds for personal use (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/01/jun-reina-capradio-arrested-sacramento/
…
Es gilt das gleiche wie bei Blitzern: Wer sich nicht an Schilder hält, hat eben Pech und muss blechen. Unwissenheit schützt da nicht vor Strafe. 🤷
https://www.tag24.de/dresden/neue-teilauto-station-sorgt-fuer-verwirrung-abs…
Series D, Episode 05 - Animals
SLAVE: Oh, er...
TARRANT: Come on, come on!
SLAVE: Try zero seven two.
TARRANT: Zero seven two it is. [Explosions on the flight deck, Tarrant is dazed]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/405/26 B7B2
1. Plan going to Opole, via Kościan.
2. When you enter the train to Kościan, you discover that the change to Opole is delayed 15 minutes already. Consider changing in Leszno instead; if the delay increases, you'd have more options there.
3. Discover that there aren't any more options in Leszno today. Your change is delayed 30 minutes already. Return the reservations, and take one the other way, to Poznań instead.
4. Train station in Kościan. The displays aren't showing any delays, trains are announced normally. Tell people about the delays, so they won't stand in the -10°C waiting for the train to arrive.
5. Take the train to Poznań, and try to figure out what to do next.
6. Discover that the only reasonable choice going forward is Inowrocław: no delays and good return connection. It's the same train, so take another reservation. Your current seat is already taken there, so move elsewhere.
7. Your train should be followed by another one in the same direction, that departs from Poznań 6 minutes later. However, your train ends up waiting for another delayed train, so the other train goes first. The delay further increases as your train needs to slow down after the other train.
8. Reach Inowrocław 10 minutes later. That's not a problem, since you didn't have enough to see for all the time there anyway.
9. Discover that the town is more interesting than you thought, and you'd use more time.
10. When you almost get to the station, discover that your train is 10 minutes late. Not that you have any use for that time at this point.
11. When you're at the station, the train keeps increasing delay while waiting at the previous station, in Bydgoszcz. The station displays are completely useless, as they show only a random subset of regional trains, for no apparent reason. The announcements include all trains, but are rarely given.
12. The delay keeps increasing. Start thinking about getting a reservation for the next train to Poznań, in case it arrived first. You can't return the reservation after the planned departure time, and you can't have two reservations simultaneously, so reserve the seat from Mogilno, the next station.
13. The next train arrives first. While on board, you discover that you're not going to have any train home for 1.5 hr. Take another seat reservation to Leszno, where you can change into a suburban train and get home 15 minutes earlier than from Poznań. This time, your seat is still free.
14. The train departs 15 minutes delayed from Poznań. After all, you're changing trains in Kościan.
So I was going to go south, to Opole, via Kościan. Instead, I've ended up slingshotting north to Inowrocław, and getting back home via the same train as if I were in Opole.
#rail
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
overpass:
🎵 Union Station
#NowPlaying #overpass
https://open.spotify.com/track/4TyjCKMK3h3s6So53UZ26T
And here is my published dissertation @…, about quantifying the natural CO2 exhaust at the Starzach site in Southwest Germany (my result: ~10t/d):
http://hdl.handle.net/10900/176213…
Ukraine war latest live: Russian aircraft, radar station, drone control centres destroyed in multiple attacks, General Staff says: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/29/ukraine-war-latest-live-russian.html
German schedule.
Arriving at a subway station, sub just left
Next sub: in 10min🙄
I look right and left
Next sub in 15min. 🤔
A minute later: sub comes along 😍
Inside: departure in min 🤔
A minute later: we depart 😳👍
🏄 London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/27/london-eye-architect-proposes-14-mile-tidal-power-station-off-somerset-coast
In at uni for 9am today (so already at a cold train station), for a day on responsible research or something ... should I have done some prep ... um?
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Neumayer Station:
🎵 Bassrutscher
#NeumayerStation
https://neumayer-station.bandcamp.com/track/bassrutscher
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Evn6iYLC3nrRbh82M6R2S
cattle: Dairy cattle (1955)
Dominance interactions among a group of dairy cattle at the Iberia Livestock Experiment Station in Jenerette, Louisiana. Edge weights represent the frequency of interaction. The two versions below are equivalent.
This network has 28 nodes and 217 edges.
Tags: Social, Animal, Weighted
https://ne…
Series D, Episode 04 - Stardrive
PLAXTON: Just the main ignition controls now.
[Scorpio flight deck]
AVON: One minute precisely, Doctor.
[Main drive chamber. Plaxton is still working.]
PLAXTON: Two more connections. Not long now.
[Scorpio flight deck]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/404/434
I’m a newscast producer at a local television station. The newscast I do most often is half an hour at noon. Let’s see. What stories have I done in my shows featuring #HeatedRivalry ?
1/3
Hey, does anyone understand why both Google Maps and Apple Maps directed me to take the downtown Q subway from the 23rd St. station yesterday? Seems like patent falsehood?
The first elements of the Russian Orbital Station, or ROS, were to launch in 2027
so it would be ready for human habitation in 2028.
Upon completion in the mid-2030s, the station would encompass seven shiny new modules,
potentially including a private habitat for space tourists.
It would be so sophisticated that the station could fly autonomously for months if needed.
Importantly, the Russian station was also to fly in a polar orbit at about 400 km.
Thi…
Fact-check: No, Ukraine's attack on Russian oil pumping station is not an 'attack on NATO': https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/26/factcheck-no-ukraines-attack-on.html
Opfer lag am Boden - Steirische Beamte stoppen Scheren-Attacke in Wien #News #Nachrichten
Today's the day I tell the students about the massive improvements in southern Ontario's railways. In 1863, the trip from Union Station to Port Credit took 37 minutes. In 2026, the GO train will you get you there a whole 6 minutes faster.
#Magdeburg #GoodNews #GuteNachrichten
Ausgezeichnet als beliebteste Pflegeprofis: Team der Station 12 für Neurologische Rehabilitation der Median Klinik
👨🚀 Space station crew credits ultrasound machine for handling in-orbit health crisis
#space
I don't need to buy gasoline very often thanks the the PHEV, but I did ned to fill up last night. It was an Esso station where in addition to showing me ads on the pump screen, the tiny speaker started squawking audio for the ads. This happened to me previously on a road trip. The other brand stations—around here at least—don't play obnoxious audio ads.
No one is measuring my displeasure here. There's no cancel/mute button.
I'm done with Esso. I'll go out of m…
C’est pour ça que généralement tu as pas des ascenseurs comme seule sortie. Mais vu les contraintes techniques, c’était pas mal le seul compromis pour garder les prix bas.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2220502/ascenseurs-station-edouard-montpetit…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Montrose:
🎵 Space Station #5
#Montrose
https://dirtymelissa.bandcamp.com/track/space-station-5-montrose
https://open.spotify.com/track/2kLGZ6ESCKHdQ0DqXoX4PS
cattle: Dairy cattle (1955)
Dominance interactions among a group of dairy cattle at the Iberia Livestock Experiment Station in Jenerette, Louisiana. Edge weights represent the frequency of interaction. The two versions below are equivalent.
This network has 28 nodes and 217 edges.
Tags: Social, Animal, Weighted
https://ne…
POL-H: Mitte: Zeugenaufruf nach Pfefferspray-Vorfall in der U-Bahn-Station "Kröpcke" Hannover (ots) - Ein unbekannter Jugendlicher oder Heranwachsender hat am Mittwochabend, 18.02.2026, in der U-Bahn-Station "Kröpcke" wahllos Pfefferspray versprüht und dabei mehrere Passanten verletzt. Die Polizei sucht Zeugen, die Hinweise zur ...
From Translink
Transit Service Alert
SERVICE DISRUPTION
Due to a medical emergency, Main Street–Science World Station is currently closed. Extra bus service and staff are in place to support customers at Commercial–Broadway, Main Street–Science World, and Stadium–Chinatown stns.
Expo Line customers travelling westbound will have to transfer to bus service at Commercial–Broadway Station. Expo Line customers travelling eastbound will have to transfer to bus service at St…
NASA considering bringing astronauts home early from International Space Station due to medical issue (Mike Wall/SPACE.com)
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-considering-bringing-astronauts-home-early-from-international-space-station-due-to-medical-issue
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p9#a260108p9
Gestern wurde ichvon einem @hochbahn-Bus entführt. Ich stieg am Dammtor ein und bekam keine Infos, dass ab da alle Stationen bis Hbf entfallen (wegen des sch… #Nordseegipfels). Ich wollte zum Jungfernstieg und landete am Hauptbahnhof.
Die Busfahrerin war mega gestresst. Wohl weil die Kommunikation auf ihren Schultern lag? Offenbar hatte sie VOR der Station Dammtor die Fahrgäst*innen in…
The #Zaporizhzhia nuclear station among the war's contested issues
The Zelenskiy-Trump talks have failed to deliver a breakthrough on the plant
Russia controls the plant, and wants to restart production
Russia and Ukraine differ over how the US may be involved
Just got back from driving family to the GO Station for their train to Toronto. Horrible driving conditions with whiteouts and snow covered roads. Stay home Ontarians. Sorry, no video reporting as my hands were clamped to the steering wheel.
Don't drive unless you really really have to, and then don't drive anyway.
#Snowmageddon #Innisfil #StaySafe
On my way from Ansbach to #39c3. See you soon!
After 15 years of Chaos events, I've forgotten my DECT phone for the first time 🙈
So this year I'm trying out @… SIP and can be reached at 2120.
Brown shirt Yaxley Lennon in Italy: greeted by fascist Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini in his office.
"While on his way from the airport to the town centre, <<Robinson>> filmed himself reminiscing about his last visit to Italy about 10 years ago. On that occasion he staged an assault on an immigrant sleeping rough near the Rome railway station."
White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/karoline-leavitt-trump-schumer-penn-station-b2917887.html
We are but roller dogs in the gas station of life.
First, they need to decouple the route from the existing network, or risk it daily becoming a *glacially slow* high-speed train. Then, set rolling stock design parameters that don’t, say, require paring back multiple existing station platforms. And then, somehow manage not to fuck up the rolling stock tender process.
We’ve been dancing this dance for decades. I can guess what’s on that shovel.
#auspol
apparently, the velvet underground did a quad broadcast in the bay area in june 1970, aired on KQED/KPFA. maybe taped at their final san francisco shows in late '69, so some more MIA (pro mixed) tapes!? via @grantmcphee.bsky.social awesome VU project. https://grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the
RE: #DavidLynch
Fire rages for second day at Tatarstan oil pumping station after reported Ukrainian drone strike: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/25/fire-rages-for-second-day.html
Ohio's WBGU-TV becomes the fourth public TV station or network to end its PBS affiliation, citing 2025's rescission of federal funding (Julian Wyllie/Current)
https://current.org/2026/01/wbgu-to-end-pbs-affiliation-due-to-federal-funding-cuts/
Uber plans to spend $100M to build fast-charging, autonomous vehicle charging stations in the US, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area, LA, and Dallas (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Series B, Episode 13 - Star One
JENNA: Your carrier beam is the fastest way to contact Servalan.
ORAC: That is not the purpose for which it was developed.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/213/443 B7B5
New favourite eyeliner - Make Up For Ever Artist Color[sic] Pencil in 100-WhateverBlack Matte.
The Toronto Pro Loft is only open 10-5 weekdays (10-6 on Thursday) though! Would be a tight squeeze to rush there after work, but it's super close to Wellesley subway station. Might be doable.
#cosmetics #eyeliner
Key Figures in the Hunt for Osama bin Laden
⭐️Alfreda Frances Bikowsky
Role: Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station
Background: Started her CIA career in the 1990s as a Soviet analyst. Promoted to Deputy Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station after the USS Cole bombing in 2000, and became Chief by March 2003.
Controversies: Involved in the CIA's interrogation program and linked to the extraordinary rendition of Khalid El-Masri. Criticized for her role in the tortur…
You see, the only trouble with the custody suite at King’s Lynn police station is it's all on one level - no stairs...
#UKpolitics #Andrew
Tilbage på Wasa station for juleaftensdag -
Jeg skal snakke med @andreasnyholm.bsky.social på TV2 news cirka kl12.15 om vores #iQ2300 projekt og hvad det er jeg egentlig gŸre i Antarktis lige nu, hvis i er ikke ellers optaget og synes det lyder interessant..
Today was one of the rare occasions when I bought gas (petrol) for my plugin hybrid car. I went to the local Shell station to use its car wash as a great deal of salt is being put on the road recently and I wanted to protect the car, if I could.
When I got home I checked out the Shell webpage and found this item
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
13 & God:
🎵 Men Of Station
#NowPlaying #13 #God
https://vaaticanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/13-god-men-of-station-aphex-twin-windowlicker
https://open.spotify.com/track/5QZkrtbEDb1Wim1p8OgpO6
The dentist is rocking the bombastic orchestral Christmas music station today.
This is _WAY_ better than the 24-hour junk news station they usually force on us. I'm all for turning off the TV and pumping those brassy holiday tunes.
Israel's cabinet votes to shut down popular national radio station Army Radio, saying it has become a platform for views that "attack" its armed forces (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-tel
I'm at Union station in DC and I just watched some rando bike right through the open door into the station on a bike share bike and just keep biking through the station.
Like, okay, not great.
Then 20mins later I watched two cops (uscp, capitol police) on bikes bike through the door into the station and do the same thing. So I guess it's just a thing that people do here?
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Continent
Freddie Joachim Ft Nahokimama:
🎵 Hakata Station
#FreddieJoachimFtNahokimama
https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/hakata-station-ft-nahokimama
https://open.spotify.com/track/0BUE5XI8nvnh8eAynDaAtR
Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station, Dulles for Trump (Michael Gold/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/trump-schumer-penn-station-dulles-airport-renaming.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p89#a260206p89
A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine,
the plant's director has told AFP.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251223-russian-strike-could-col…
Series C, Episode 07 - Children of Auron
AVON: So. Those little monsters give us a breather.
TARRANT: Not that it'll do us much good without bracelets to get us up to the Liberator.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/307/535 B7B4
France plans to station 6,000 troops in Ukraine after peace deal: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/10/france-plans-to-station-troops.html
Filing: Gemini says its COO, CFO, and chief legal officer are leaving; Cameron Winklevoss will take on many of the COO's duties; GEMI falls 10% (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/
Sources: Bay Area radio station KCBS-AM, which faced MAGA backlash over ICE coverage, scaled back political reporting after Brendan Carr's threats of a probe (Byron Tau/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-fcc-kcbs-5dbed5c466771d53e2c7…
From Translink
Elevator replacement work starts at Scott Road SkyTrain Station
East elevator closed for replacement; west elevator remains open
#Vancouver #Transit
Work begins Feb. 24 and is expected to take under four months to complete. During construction, an accessible route will remain…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MechanicalBreakdown
Psyche:
🎵 Uncivilized (Train Station Radio)
#Psyche
https://relaxx.bandcamp.com/track/psyche-uncivilized-relaxx-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/7qfykzot2tFiGZCE25Z4kU
cattle: Dairy cattle (1955)
Dominance interactions among a group of dairy cattle at the Iberia Livestock Experiment Station in Jenerette, Louisiana. Edge weights represent the frequency of interaction. The two versions below are equivalent.
This network has 28 nodes and 217 edges.
Tags: Social, Animal, Weighted
https://ne…
Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him -- in exchange for releasing federal funds (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-asked-dulles-penn-station-named-exchange-gateway-money-released-rcna257708
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p1#a260206p1
A small change of plan since I wrote this, we're off this afternoon with a good weather window
Settling in..
It's been a busy few days at Wasa station but we've been settling in with various trainings and some tantalising hints of interesting data ...
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/20/settling-in/
Series C, Episode 06 - City at the Edge of the World
KERRIL: So what is it?
VILA: Eh? Oh, it's just a simple forcefield.
KERRIL: I was right about you, another Sherm, all mouth. This is a solid block, little man.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/306/263 B7B5
„Echt gruselig“ - Plötzlich finster: Stromausfall in U-Bahn-Station! #News #Nachrichten
From Translink
Oakridge–41st Avenue Canada Line Station to close early for two months in next phase of upgrades
Station elevator closed until April 30 due to construction
#Vancouver #Transit
The Canada Line’s Oakridge–41st Avenue Station will be closing early at 11 p.m. from Sunday to Thur…
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/trump-wanted-dulles-airport-and-penn-station-named-after-him-to-release-rail-tunnel-funds-00768242
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p141#a260205p141
The FCC approved the transfer of five broadcast TV licenses to Sinclair, in Oregon, California, Maine, Virginia, and Tennessee; DirecTV opposed the move (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/fcc-approves-transfer-of-five-tv-station-…
#Blakes7 Series C, Episode 08 - Rumours of Death
ORAC: To cross it undetected would be impossible.
AVON: I'll take your best option within the perimeter.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/308/378…
Settling in..
It's been a busy few days at Wasa station but we've been settling in with various trainings and some tantalising hints of interesting data ...
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/20/settling-in/
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
But who would go to "Pedophile Station" or "Bigot-Grifter Airport"?
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/politics/schume…
Trump wants Dulles and Penn Station renamed for him (Punchbowl News)
https://punchbowl.news/article/white-house/trump-dulles-penn-station/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p122#a260205p122
From Translink
Oakridge–41st Avenue Canada Line Station to close early for one month
Next phase of night construction necessary for roof work and station entrance demolition
The Canada Line’s Oakridge–41st Avenue Station will be closing early at 11pm from Sunday to Thursday nights for one month, to allow for ongoing upgrade work.
Early closures will take place at 11pm from December 14 to January 15.
Early closures on Sunday to Thursday nights only
Excludes De…
Visiting the #BlueIce area near #Wasa station
https://pixelfed.social/p/IceClimate/908042165299589155
Several people confronted Border Patrol personnel at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
after agents stopped a man pumping gas and demanded proof of citizenship.
https://bsky.app/profile/nbcnews.com/post/3mcaeamzlgn2r
Series D, Episode 12 - Warlord
TARRANT: Extent of damage, Orac? [pause, no response] Orac?
[Crew room. Tarrant enters and looks at Orac beneath the beam.]
[Shot of Zukan's ship in space, approaching another space ship.]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/412/270 B7B4
Series A, Episode 06 - Seek-Locate-Destroy
AVON: As soon as I get this linked into our communications set-up, we should be able to read every message that the Federation puts out.
JENNA: Any sign of the interceptors?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/106/131 B7B4
#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 03 - Weapon
COSER: What do you suppose happened?
RASHEL: People must have left.
COSER: I can see that, but why did they leave? This isn't a Federation colony planet, so who were they anyway?
RASHEL: Perhaps they were free.