Dan Stafford

@danstafford
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Was on Nerdculture.de but the server went down.**No DM's.** 1962 Aquarius. As in 6 planets in ♒. Married. Technology worker since 1980. Telecom & IT. Love tech, science, and esoterica. If it's nerdy, geeky, woowoo, or sci-fi, it's me. Kindness and compassion first. Life mottos: 1: Life's better on a low-drama diet. 2: Keep moving. (Exercise) I like to post stories along these lines under hashtag #MWGIC - and I love doing poetry. Since 2000 at least. I guess I'm stuck with it. Hello!
Scientists turn MXene into tiny nanoscrolls that supercharge batteries and sensors

Scientists have transformed a groundbreaking 2D nanomaterial called MXene into an even more powerful 1D form—tiny scroll-like tubes that are incredibly thin yet highly conductive. By rolling flat sheets into hollow nanoscrolls, they’ve created structures that act like fast “highways” for ions, boosting performance in batteries, sensors, and wearable electronics.

ScienceDaily

#mwgic #2026 #StarTrek #StarFleetAcademy

I actually liked it. It got better as the season went along, just like Next Gen. #NotABot, MF'ers. And yeah, I signed and shared the petition.

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https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/starfleet-ratings-2.html

Fewer Than 40,000 People Watched Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Paramount recently canceled Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the final Star Trek series still in production. Most assumed it was due … Continue reading "Fewer Than 40,000 People Watched Star Trek: Starfleet Academy"

GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT
Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs

The president’s fiscal 2027 budget request calls for Republicans to use a partisan process for enacting billions for the Pentagon.

Politico
Hello, World - NASA

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection

NASA
US nuclear reactor startup seeks NRC license under new regulations

US nuclear reactor-making startup Ampera will use new regulations to obtain its licensing for its microreactors from the NRC.

Interesting Engineering
A 200-year-old light trick just transformed quantum encryption

Scientists have unveiled a new approach to ultra-secure communication that could make quantum encryption simpler and more efficient than ever before. By harnessing a 19th-century optics phenomenon called the Talbot effect, researchers developed a system that sends information using multiple states of single photons instead of just two, dramatically boosting data capacity. Even more impressive, the setup works with standard components and requires only a single detector, reducing cost and complexity.

ScienceDaily
Starfleet Academy Died Because Paramount Had No Faith In The Audience

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Kirk famously quotes from A Tale of Two Cities: “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Half of the...

Yahoo Entertainment
Artemis II Live Stream

Watch Artemis II live online with real-time NASA updates, astronaut activities, lunar mission timeline, and countdown to the historic Artemis II launch.

Artemis II
If Trump Was Trying to Intimidate the Supreme Court on Birthright Citizenship, It Backfired Miserably

On Wednesday, Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court arguments in person.

Slate

#mwgic #2026 #StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #Petition

Petition to get the show renewed.

https://c.org/j4XSQxwf

Sign the Petition

Renew ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ for a third season

Change.org