Pradeep | പ്രദീപ്
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Technical writer by day, at night I mostly try to sleep. Interested in space.
On a BlueSky sabbatical. Find me on my blog.
March 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
On a BlueSky sabbatical. Find me on my blog.
Who is D R? She/He wrote a column in The Bombay Chronicle in the 1940s called The Open Air.
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An authorship puzzle
Exploration of nature and natural history in India
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February 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Who is D R? She/He wrote a column in The Bombay Chronicle in the 1940s called The Open Air.
muscicapa.blogspot.com/2025/02/an-a...
muscicapa.blogspot.com/2025/02/an-a...
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This is a 🧵 in which I aim to persuade you to support @freelibsnet.bsky.social and, if your finances permit it, to take advantage of the many fabulous offers in its #LibraryLove fun(d)-raiser.
February 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is a 🧵 in which I aim to persuade you to support @freelibsnet.bsky.social and, if your finances permit it, to take advantage of the many fabulous offers in its #LibraryLove fun(d)-raiser.
Good conversations on blogs and social media like we used to have in the 2000s now seem to have moved to semi-private WhatsApp and Telegram groups somewhere in the 2021-22 period. Now, they seem to have moved on from there as well. Where have they gone?
February 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good conversations on blogs and social media like we used to have in the 2000s now seem to have moved to semi-private WhatsApp and Telegram groups somewhere in the 2021-22 period. Now, they seem to have moved on from there as well. Where have they gone?
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Bangalore folks: if free on Saturday evening, please drop by to the Bangalore International Centre at 6 30 for a discussion with Shrabonti Bagchi about THE SENTENCE, and more:
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Two Visions for the Future - Bangalore International Centre
Justice, Rights and Ethics in <em>The Sentence</em> RSVP <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmM-c6u6PZ_hRjmewT0wEVHCO4oBUWLgPzUQQIiwHJtZYmiA/viewform?usp=pp_url" target="_blank" rel="...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bangalore folks: if free on Saturday evening, please drop by to the Bangalore International Centre at 6 30 for a discussion with Shrabonti Bagchi about THE SENTENCE, and more:
bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/two-vi...
bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/two-vi...
Given kids, the dark forest theory makes a lot of sense as a way to exist on the Internet.
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Is There Anybody Out There?
Even though the number of users online has steadily increased over the years, conversations have grown increasingly stilted and subdued. This is the Fermi’s Paradox of the online world - even though t...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Given kids, the dark forest theory makes a lot of sense as a way to exist on the Internet.
rahulmatthan.github.io/12/02/2025/i...
rahulmatthan.github.io/12/02/2025/i...
BuzzFeed's Anti-SNARF Manifesto - www.buzzfeed.com/bfisland/man...
BuzzFeed Island
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February 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
BuzzFeed's Anti-SNARF Manifesto - www.buzzfeed.com/bfisland/man...
Michael Sheetz roundup of US private station efforts - Overview: Station Arrivals
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Overview: Station Arrivals
Father Time has a funny way of sneaking up on us. It’s somehow been nearly four years since NASA announced the Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) program, its plan to replace the International Space St...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Michael Sheetz roundup of US private station efforts - Overview: Station Arrivals
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CNSA and Pakistan's SUPARCO MoU, paving way for Pakistan rover to fly on the Chang'e-8 lunar south pole landing mission in 2028. www.app.com.pk/national/sup...
February 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
CNSA and Pakistan's SUPARCO MoU, paving way for Pakistan rover to fly on the Chang'e-8 lunar south pole landing mission in 2028. www.app.com.pk/national/sup...
Congratulations to Bellatrix Aerospace on their tenth anniversary - www.linkedin.com/posts/bellat...
February 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Congratulations to Bellatrix Aerospace on their tenth anniversary - www.linkedin.com/posts/bellat...
For Indian students, class 8 to 12, in Bengaluru. www.linkedin.com/posts/genexs...
Genex Space on LinkedIn: #beyondearthworkshop #humanspaceexploration #indouscollaboration…
Beyond Earth - An Indo-U.S. Human Space Exploration Workshop: 'Empowering the Next-Gen Space Pioneers'
This workshop is brought to you as part of the Space…
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February 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
For Indian students, class 8 to 12, in Bengaluru. www.linkedin.com/posts/genexs...
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The audiobook for my upcoming book 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' is announced now for April 2021 (worldwide). Audible details here: www.audible.com/pd/The-New-N...
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The audiobook for my upcoming book 'THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE' is announced now for April 2021 (worldwide). Audible details here: www.audible.com/pd/The-New-N...
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram 1 payload fairing - www.linkedin.com/posts/skyroo...
Skyroot Aerospace on LinkedIn: #vikram1 #plf #rocketscience #engineering #openingspaceforall
⚡️The test bed is buzzing! Our space mechanism and integration teams are running through a series of system checks, simulations, and analyses on our carbon…
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February 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram 1 payload fairing - www.linkedin.com/posts/skyroo...
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Some grants and progress details on ISRO relevant projects from RRI Annual Report 2023-2024.
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Some grants and progress details on ISRO relevant projects from RRI Annual Report 2023-2024.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Some grants and progress details on ISRO relevant projects from RRI Annual Report 2023-2024.
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1. Pre recorded audio message:
2. Greeting Message & limited TM in APRS Packet format:
3. Pre loaded SSTV Images
Source: VU2JEK x.com/nitin_vu2jek...
2. Greeting Message & limited TM in APRS Packet format:
3. Pre loaded SSTV Images
Source: VU2JEK x.com/nitin_vu2jek...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
1. Pre recorded audio message:
2. Greeting Message & limited TM in APRS Packet format:
3. Pre loaded SSTV Images
Source: VU2JEK x.com/nitin_vu2jek...
2. Greeting Message & limited TM in APRS Packet format:
3. Pre loaded SSTV Images
Source: VU2JEK x.com/nitin_vu2jek...
BGS ARPIT is turned ON from 10:52 UTC FEB 4th. The payload will be kept ON continuously for global coverage. Pls submit your reception reports to [email protected] or [email protected]
Object : POEM-4
NORAD No : 62461
Frequency : 145.870 MHz (IARU Coordinated)
Mode : NFM Data
Object : POEM-4
NORAD No : 62461
Frequency : 145.870 MHz (IARU Coordinated)
Mode : NFM Data
February 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
BGS ARPIT is turned ON from 10:52 UTC FEB 4th. The payload will be kept ON continuously for global coverage. Pls submit your reception reports to [email protected] or [email protected]
Object : POEM-4
NORAD No : 62461
Frequency : 145.870 MHz (IARU Coordinated)
Mode : NFM Data
Object : POEM-4
NORAD No : 62461
Frequency : 145.870 MHz (IARU Coordinated)
Mode : NFM Data
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A U.S. military plane is deporting migrants to India, a U.S. official said on Monday, the farthest destination of the Trump administration's military transport flights for migrants.
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US deports Indian migrants in military plane, official says
President Trump uses military for immigration agenda, including deporting migrants to India, costing at least $4,675 per person.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A U.S. military plane is deporting migrants to India, a U.S. official said on Monday, the farthest destination of the Trump administration's military transport flights for migrants.
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India macro fundamentals strong, rupee not depreciating against any currency other than U.S. dollar, says #NirmalaSitharaman.
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India macro fundamentals strong, rupee not depreciating against any currency other than U.S. dollar, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defends Indian rupee stability against U.S. dollar, citing strong macroeconomic fundamentals amid criticism.
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February 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
India macro fundamentals strong, rupee not depreciating against any currency other than U.S. dollar, says #NirmalaSitharaman.
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Apparently nothing new from NVS 02 either. Here, recorded over South America on 2025-02-02, 01:55:44 UTC at ~31200 km altitude.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Apparently nothing new from NVS 02 either. Here, recorded over South America on 2025-02-02, 01:55:44 UTC at ~31200 km altitude.
It changes the definition of what it means to be in the middle class. You see a group of people moving from paying tax to not having to pay tax because they have moved to the lower class. Something fundamental has shifted.
February 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It changes the definition of what it means to be in the middle class. You see a group of people moving from paying tax to not having to pay tax because they have moved to the lower class. Something fundamental has shifted.
I think one way to look at the increase of the zero tax to 12 lakhs or whatever it is, is to say that you need that income level to survive in India. You may not have money left over for saving or investing below this income level.
February 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think one way to look at the increase of the zero tax to 12 lakhs or whatever it is, is to say that you need that income level to survive in India. You may not have money left over for saving or investing below this income level.
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The "Science" in Contemporary Global and Indian Science Fiction - a talk delivered at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on 30 Jan 2025:
www.youtube.com/live/9zj9sEf...
www.youtube.com/live/9zj9sEf...
January 31, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The "Science" in Contemporary Global and Indian Science Fiction - a talk delivered at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on 30 Jan 2025:
www.youtube.com/live/9zj9sEf...
www.youtube.com/live/9zj9sEf...
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#EVA92 - More banter coming from Wilmore and Willams about today's EVA. ( Observations: I've seen some things in the media specifically the Indian media about vast concerns for Wilmore but specifically for Willams. Hope this happy banter between these two right now puts an end to all of that.)
January 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#EVA92 - More banter coming from Wilmore and Willams about today's EVA. ( Observations: I've seen some things in the media specifically the Indian media about vast concerns for Wilmore but specifically for Willams. Hope this happy banter between these two right now puts an end to all of that.)
Pradeep's Space Newsletter #66 - pradx.substack.com/p/pradeeps-s...
Pradeep's Space Newsletter #66
Reflections on the GSLV Launch GSLV-F15
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January 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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