Khurram Wadee ✅ @mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk

First #rain for weeks but I don’t think it’ll last for long enough to help the plants in the #garden much. Still, not ungrateful for this pause in the monotonous sunshine and heat.

Fresh Tiger #Stripes on #Saturn's #Enceladus
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180701.html

#APOD

Discover hidden gems in #LibreOffice - #Fedora Magazine

https://fedoramagazine.org/discover-hidden-gems-libreoffice/

#GNU #Linux #FreeSoftware

Bought a cheap #mouse for my #laptop. Does it really need so much documentation? A guarantee – fair enough and then a compliance note for radio frequency compliance. Can’t all this be made available on their website instead?

The #week in #wildlife – in #pictures | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2018/jun/29/the-week-in-wildlife-in-pictures

#SteveBell on #TheresaMay's #Brexit plans – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2018/jun/28/steve-bell-on-theresa-mays-brexit-plans-cartoon

#UK #Politics #Satire

I’ve put a tidied up version of the figure up on #Wikipedia.

#Biodiversity is the 'infrastructure that supports all #life’ | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jun/28/biodiversity-is-the-infrastructure-that-supports-all-life

#Biology #Ecology #Conservation

Scientists call for a Paris-style agreement to save #life on #Earth | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2018/jun/28/scientists-call-for-a-paris-style-agreement-to-save-life-on-earth

#Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology

#Housing and #car #industries should be ‘ashamed’ of #climate record | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/28/housing-and-car-industries-should-be-ashamed-of-climate-record

#UK #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

#UK #home #solar #power faces cloudy outlook as #subsidies are axed | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/27/uk-home-solar-power-subsidies-costs-battery-technology

#RenewableEnergy #Renewables

The current dry #weather is at least a boon for the #sparrows I was watching while having dinner. Some of the #birds were collecting dry grass or attaching smaller #plants to sever some #leaves or #twigs for their #nests.

#Ocean spray on #Saturn #moon contains crucial constituents for #life | #Science | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/27/ocean-spray-on-saturn-moon-contains-crucial-constituents-for-life

#Enceladus #Astronomy

Oops, that’s foci at (-1,0) and (1,0).

#ContourPlot of equal values of #BipolarCoordinates with #foci at (0,-1) and (0,1). Plotted using #wxmaxima. These #coordinates are #orthogonal #curvilinear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_coordinates

#MyWork #Mathematics #Maths #CCBYSA

#Space is full of dirty, #toxic #grease, scientists reveal | #Science | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/27/space-is-full-of-dirty-toxic-grease-scientists-reveal

#Astronomy

#Manchester makes a Beeline for new Dutch-style #cycling #network | Life and style | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/27/manchester-makes-a-beeline-for-new-dutch-style-cycling-network

#UK #England #Bike #Biking #Cycle #Bicycle

One football pitch of #forest lost every second in #2017, data reveals | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2018/jun/27/one-football-pitch-of-forest-lost-every-second-in-2017-data-reveals

#Deforestation

#Aliens may not exist – but that’s good news for our survival | #JimAl-Khalili | #Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/aliens-exist-survival-universe-jim-alkhalili