Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

#xkcd: #SolarSystem #CompressionArtifacts

https://xkcd.com/2414/

@SmilingTexan Art is important in life, but the term STEM is not about iterating the things that are important in life. It is about closely related disciplines that form a single unifying category. must know all 4 to do any of those four. It is quite impossible to be a scientist without knowing math, or an engineer without knowing the science behind what you build. While I might agree you will be a less capable scientist if you have never studied art you are still more than capable of doing science regardless.

QOTO is a community exclusively for professionals, students, and enthusiasts of STEM. While I would love to think some of (and I hope many of) our members do some form of art as a hobby it would be counter intuitive to allow artists in who do not otherwise have a stem background.

What are of STEM do you engage with?

According to Mr Melding, the new fund is “very small beer indeed” that “falls well short of the mark” and “Wales will almost certainly see its current share reduced significantly.”

Ramifications of ‘power grab act’ are ‘troubling’ says Conservative Senedd member - Nation.Cymru https://nation.cymru/news/ramifications-of-power-grab-act-are-troubling-says-conservative-senedd-member/

Wife of Covid victim dies with virus after arranging husband's funeral from her hospital bed - Wales Online https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wife-covid-victim-dies-virus-19645448?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wales_main

6 reasons the #Fediverse is better than regular Social Media

https://slashdev.space/posts/2021-01-18-reasons-the-fediverse-is-better

Welsh Government formally starts legal action against UK Government for ‘power grab’ - Nation.Cymru https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-government-formally-starts-legal-action-against-uk-government-for-power-grab/

Mr Jones said: “They are rapidly becoming an English nat party both in England and in Wales. It’ll be Scotland next. Democracy in Wales and Scotland is not safe in their hands.

‘Welsh democracy not safe in the hands of the Tories, warns former First Minister - Nation.Cymru https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-democracy-not-safe-in-the-hands-of-the-tories-warns-former-first-minister/

@Zest

The idea is called simultaneity. What that means is that two events that appear simultaneously to one observer (in one frame of reference) is not necessarily simultaneous in another frame of reference.

In this case the two events are the closing and re-opening of each of the barn doors. While that occurs simultaneously from the perspective of the barn and the person doing it, from the perspective of the ship they are not. So while the ship's perspective looks like it cant fit into the barn, and in reality it cant fit in the barn from its perspective, it doesnt have to. From the ships perspective the doors are never closed at the same time. one door closes, then opens, then the other door closes and opens, all at the right time to ensure the ship passes through without crashing through a door.

So while from the ships perspective the ship was never enclosed (both doors shut with it inside) in the too-small-to-fit barn, from the barns perspective where it is more than big enough the ship was, in fact, enclosed inside for a moment.

@Science

Boris Johnson’s Leader of the Commons admits the problem with a second referendum is British public would vote to stay in the EU.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/rees-mogg-admits-if-public-had-informed-decision-now-second-referendum-would-overturn-brexit-vote/02/09/

I feel like I have been invoking Hanlon's Razor **way** too often lately.

‘Wales may tag along with England if union breaks up', says former Newsnight presenter. https://nation.cymru/news/wales-may-tag-along-with-england-if-union-breaks-up-says-former-newsnight-presenter/

Wales to lose big chunk of spending power as UK Government replaces EU money with central pot. https://nation.cymru/news/wales-to-lose-big-chunk-of-spending-power-as-uk-government-replaces-eu-money-with-central-pot/

Today's #Covid19Cymru headlines:
The fairly rapid fall in the number of cases continues. Deaths are very slightly up, though that's probably just noise at this stage.

The exceptional fall in cases of yesterday (which I suggested was suspect) probably was indeed a little unrealistic, though not so far off the mark as I thought it might be. Along with today's figure - which is not quite such a dramatic drop on a week ago (but still a relatively good one),
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today's figures confirm that there has been an acceleration in the rate of fall. 1172 new cases were reported (cf 1660 last Sunday).
7-day average: 1487 - DOWN 70.

Positivity is also low - at just 14.0%. This is the lowest it's been for a long time. When fewer tests come back positive, it suggests we're finding a higher percentage of actual cases, and that cases really are down. It's no accurate measure of course, but it is a pointer.
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R (estimate): 0.81 - UP 0.01
If, as I suggest, yesterday's figures were slightly too low, the fact that R is only up a little today is good news. It also suggests my doubt yesterday was correct. The last time R was this low was on Tue 10th Nov, as we came out of Lockdown2.

#Ceredigion sees a slight rise: 17 cases keeping the county's average frustratingly in the high teens.
7-day average: 17.71 - UP 0.86
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