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Working hypothesis: from Raspberry Pi to abolishing time

26 June 2019

▲ Raspberry Pi

The micro-computer is now powerful enough to replace your home desktop, assuming you still actually have one.

▲ Nearby worlds

Two Earth-like planets have been spotted just 12.5 light years from here. A quirk of geometry means any astronomers there could also see Earth, so wave hello!

▼ Aliens

Or not. A scan of stars within 160 light years of Earth has spotted no alien signals. Perhaps they have just got us on mute?

▼ Elon Musk

The SpaceX CEO tweeted an image declaring plans to “Occupy Mars” – failing to notice it was a picture of the moon, coloured red…

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