TomSurman
TomSurman t1_je6mqsc wrote
Reply to Ultramassive black hole over 30 billion times mass of our sun has been spotted. The discovery had been made possible thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing — the first time a black hole has been spotted in such a way. by Wagamaga
Still not the biggest black hole we know of. That would be Ton 618, weighing in at 66 billion suns. 30 billion is still ridiculously huge though. There are galaxies with less mass than that.
TomSurman t1_j9ybnkv wrote
Reply to comment by Mojam59 in Poe Tent Sea, me, acrylic,2023 by travischapmanart
I think that's the point.
TomSurman t1_j7rfho5 wrote
Reply to comment by more_beans_mrtaggart in Pissed by linuxknight
There is no amount of money you could pay me to spend time in a club in Coventry.
TomSurman t1_j7r3vrd wrote
Reply to comment by ProfessorFunky in Pissed by linuxknight
In my university days, in the mid-2000s, a £2 coin was a beer token.
TomSurman t1_j2fltbm wrote
Reply to LPT. Hold your finger in your spacebar and swipe to move the character indicator (mobile) by ndeaaaaaaa
I found this out by accident a few months ago. Absolutely changed my life.
Well, no, it didn't, but it's still pretty cool.
TomSurman t1_j2a2fae wrote
Reply to comment by MaievSekashi in This day, 100 years ago, the USSR was created by SENPA-A-A-A-I-I
I know a lot about the atrocities of the USSR, I don't really know what happened under the Czar. I was under the impression that the Czar was just an out-of-touch distant autocrat, not really interested in the affairs of the Russian people. Whereas the USSR took a keen interest in what the ordinary people were up to, and it wasn't to the peoples' benefit.
TomSurman t1_j0yxlat wrote
Reply to comment by deion_snaders in Humans could one day live in Manhattan-sized asteroid megacities by Gari_305
The concept of using asteroid material to build a rotating habitat has been around for decades. This is just describing one possible construction process.
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Reply to [Image] I thought about quitting, but then I noticed who was watching. by Emotional_Composer34
Well, I've gone 7 years without alcohol, but you've inspired me not to be a quitter. I'm heading out right now to buy cheap whiskey!
TomSurman t1_iwr6vpe wrote
The tax exemption was only ever going to be temporary, as a way to encourage EV adoption. It was always going to end, after enough people were in EVs.
TomSurman t1_je72ctx wrote
Reply to comment by ArcherBTW in Ultramassive black hole over 30 billion times mass of our sun has been spotted. The discovery had been made possible thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing — the first time a black hole has been spotted in such a way. by Wagamaga
Wikipedia lists two bigger ones, but says the data is unreliable. Their estimated masses are greater than the theoretical maximum a black hole should have been able to reach in a universe this young.