Lord Dover
@lorddover.com
Astronomer working on space surveillance & tracking 🛰️🔭
Insane to say this after all the lockdown party scandals
I joined the Conservatives for the partying, says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leader opens up about her life and career - and chooses her favourite music - on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Insane to say this after all the lockdown party scandals
Millions of people will see something like this, and by the time it’s debunked, it’s too late. They’ll never know.
What if we had a system that notifies you after the fact? When something is removed/flagged for being misleading, everyone who saw it should be told about it (maybe a weekly report?)
What if we had a system that notifies you after the fact? When something is removed/flagged for being misleading, everyone who saw it should be told about it (maybe a weekly report?)
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Millions of people will see something like this, and by the time it’s debunked, it’s too late. They’ll never know.
What if we had a system that notifies you after the fact? When something is removed/flagged for being misleading, everyone who saw it should be told about it (maybe a weekly report?)
What if we had a system that notifies you after the fact? When something is removed/flagged for being misleading, everyone who saw it should be told about it (maybe a weekly report?)
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Cloud-based home surveillance was always a terrible idea.
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Cloud-based home surveillance was always a terrible idea.
This will be popular with the public, but then everyone will be confused when you suddenly have to upload your passport to view a Wikipedia page.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This will be popular with the public, but then everyone will be confused when you suddenly have to upload your passport to view a Wikipedia page.
Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point
Trump says tiny cars are amazing but will Americans actually buy them?
The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point
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One of the Bellingcat Discord members has made Wordle, but for identifying warships
keel-fawn.vercel.app
keel-fawn.vercel.app
Keel - Daily Warship Guessing Game
A daily challenge game for naval history enthusiasts. Identify warships from silhouettes in 5 guesses or less.
keel-fawn.vercel.app
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 AM
One of the Bellingcat Discord members has made Wordle, but for identifying warships
keel-fawn.vercel.app
keel-fawn.vercel.app
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Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
The two types of astronomy post
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The two types of astronomy post
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December 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Encryption isn't hostile. It's a bedrock of our cybersecurity 🔐
The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces.
Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces.
Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK
www.techradar.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Encryption isn't hostile. It's a bedrock of our cybersecurity 🔐
The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces.
Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
The UK's national security laws join a long line of attempts to frame encrypted messaging as something to be broken into pieces.
Without it, we're more open to threats from hackers and criminals.
www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...
I see all the RTO mandates are going well
Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases
Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I see all the RTO mandates are going well
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Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
LOS GATOS, CA—In an attempt to fend off growing competition from Paramount and Netflix, Plex CEO Keith Valory announced Monday that the streaming platform had submitted a $35 bid for Warner Bros. Disc...
theonion.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Excellent use of public telemetry
The piss tank on the ISS is now 28% full.
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Excellent use of public telemetry
My nephew just found out about Santa, and his reaction is incredible
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My nephew just found out about Santa, and his reaction is incredible
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By 2040, ~40% of the images from Hubble Space Telescope, and more than 96% from new and future space telescopes like SPHEREx, ARRAKIHS, and Xuntian will be contaminated by internet satellite constellations.
Read our new NASA article in Nature:
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Read our new NASA article in Nature:
nature.com/articles/s4158…
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
By 2040, ~40% of the images from Hubble Space Telescope, and more than 96% from new and future space telescopes like SPHEREx, ARRAKIHS, and Xuntian will be contaminated by internet satellite constellations.
Read our new NASA article in Nature:
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Read our new NASA article in Nature:
nature.com/articles/s4158…
Has the Carrington Event been dethroned?
“Analysis... has revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
A significant number of A320 Family aircraft currently in-service which may be impacted.”
Currently ~3,000 airborne A320 family aircraft.
www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Has the Carrington Event been dethroned?
It’s that time of year where I just type “yes” into the terminal to warm up the room
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s that time of year where I just type “yes” into the terminal to warm up the room
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
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I never thought a comparison could be overly harsh on Stevenage. But here we are.
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I never thought a comparison could be overly harsh on Stevenage. But here we are.
One thing nobody warns you about with observational astronomy 🔭 is that you actually spend half your time pretending to be a meteorologist ☁️
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One thing nobody warns you about with observational astronomy 🔭 is that you actually spend half your time pretending to be a meteorologist ☁️
I really wish the government would fuck off with this creepy authoritarian bullshit. Nobody asked for this.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I really wish the government would fuck off with this creepy authoritarian bullshit. Nobody asked for this.
Being on that list is a badge of honour
Bellingcat has been named an undesirable organisation in Russia because of our reporting on the country dating back to the downing of MH17 in 2014 by Russian-backed forces.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
We will continue to report accurately on Russia and will not be intimidated by disinformation and false accusations.
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Being on that list is a badge of honour