Radio saying SpaceX’s latest launch will be the first to orbit over the north and south poles. That’s wrong, of course: there have been plenty of circumpolar satellites. I wonder if it’s the first human-occupied one to enter that orbit; or just the first commercial one to do so.
Carrot Weather catching the vibe of the day as usual.
I tried the ‘Hey Siri, what month is it?’ question, since people have being saying it can’t answer that.
It gave me to today’s date. Which seems fine. It’s more than I asked for, and includes the information I wanted, so…
Fresh Off the Press
- The Ipcress File, 1965 - ★★★★
- The Philadelphia Story, 1940 - ★★★★
- 📗 Books 2025, 7: The Productions of Time, by John Brunner
- 📗 Books 2025, 6: The Pale Horse, by Agatha Christie
- The Severed Floor is not the Black Lodge
- Maybe You Can Post Your Way Through Fascism
- 📗 Books 2025, 5: Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer
- 📗Books 2025, 4: Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
- Sweet Smell of Success, 1957 - ★★
- 📗 Books 2025, 3: The Great When, by Alan Moore