US has deployed a space weapon, air force secretary says
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US Secretary of the Air Force says the space weapon is necessary to safeguard US forces against hostile enemy action.Bernd Debusmann Jr (BBC News)
An jedem 1. Sonntag im Monat machen wir zusammen mit der Brotfabrik ab 14 Uhr eine Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Digital Independence Day. Diese findet ab sofort immer in der Brotfabrik statt (Kreuzstr. 16 in 53225 Bonn Beuel). Hierbei helfen wir dir dabei von den großen Platformen weg zu kommen, die deine Daten verkaufen und dich im Internet tracken. Wir geben Tipps für Alternativen zu den großen Diensten und helfen auch bei möglichen Problemen.
“Unser digitales Leben befindet sich in der Hand weniger Überreicher. Mit der Monopolstellung ihrer Unternehmen bestimmen Menschen wie Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos oder Mark Zuckerberg weltweit, wie wir uns online informieren, wie wir diskutieren, kommunizieren oder handeln. Einen solchen unkontrollierten Einfluss sollte kein Mensch und kein Unternehmen besitzen, weil wir dann nicht mehr in Freiheit leben können.” di.day/ (Stand 03.01.2026)
A reasonably practical guide to validating RFC 9421 HTTP Signatures for ActivityPub in PHP
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If you're reading this, you've probably been hitting your head against a brick wall trying to parse and decipher the new HTTP Signatures sent by Mastodon and other Fediverse servers.@edent (Terence Eden’s Blog)
Solar Eclipses and Culture
Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Castro
Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II)
Explanation: Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The Sun’s behavior has been predictable your whole life. One day, you witness the sky transform as it does in today’s spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse. The Sun disappears, leaving behind a bright, empty ring. What would you think had happened? Humans have interpreted eclipses in countless ways throughout history, embedding beliefs about connection, rebirth, or danger into culture. “Eclipse” comes from the Greek word “ékleipsis” meaning “abandonment”. In ancient Greece, the solar eclipse marked the anger of the gods and the Sun abandoning humanity. To the Diné people, this celestial alignment is a time of renewal. Out of respect and to avoid the danger of sunlight, the Diné stay inside until the Sun and Moon separate. The Batammariba people of Benin and Togo believe that the Sun and Moon fight during an eclipse, so the community encourages peace among themselves. Eclipses are an example of the longstanding connection between astronomy and society.
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Eclipses have been occurring on Earth since long before humans walked the planet. Throughout time, humans have had different interpretations of and reactionsAlicia Cermak (NASA Science)
Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design
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#3DPrinting #Engineering #Maker
Cycloidal gearboxes are a recurring theme in the hobbyist space due to the performance they promise in a compact package. They are capable of taking in a high-speed input and reducing it down to a …Maya Posch (Hackaday)
Buck Moon and Belt of Venus
Image Credit & Copyright: Branko Nadj
Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full moon rises as the Sun sets, Earth's shadow also rises in the twilight scene, a diffuse gray band extending above the mountainous southeastern horizon. Above Earth's shadow band is the pinkish antitwilight arch. That subtly tinted band of backscattered sunlight is more widely known as the Belt of Venus. But as it shares the eastern horizon with the atmospheric shadow of Earth and Belt of Venus, this full Buck Moon seems to set the stage for the New Moon to come. The New Moon of August 12 will cast its shadow on planet Earth in a much anticipated total solar eclipse.
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On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner ofGerelle Q. Dodson (NASA)
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