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Exoplanet Ross 128b an Earthlike World?
erlin has just been discovered! (For those of you who are familiar with the Elite universe….Ross 128 is the system which is host to the Merlin colony, an earth-like world which actually is a moon of the gas giant Aster in the game.) The similarity of Merlin and this discovery might be astonishing! I certainly hope the folks at Frontier are paying attention to this news item.

Artist’s conception of what the exoplanet Ross 128b might look like on the surface. (Source: CNN.com)
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CBC News Alerts
- How the misogynistic, insular world of 'incels' may have inspired the Toronto van attack 25-Apr-18 08:00 am EDT
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InfoQ Articles (Software Architecture)
- Hazelcast Releases Jet 0.6 24-Apr-18 04:00 pm EDTHazelcast, maker of distributing computing technologies and tools, have released a new major version (version 0.6) of Jet, their open-source streaming processing engine. By Ben Evans
- Article: Guide to Digital Transformation. Define, Price, and Plan a Digital Transformation (Part 1) 24-Apr-18 12:00 pm EDTRealizing the value of a great digital business vision traditionally required the arduous exercise of building the proper operational, technology, and human capabilities. This article introduces a framework for easily translating a digital business ambition into imaginable digital strategies, that can then be priced and architecturally modeled for impact ana […]
- Podcast: Chris Matts & Tony Grout on IT Risk Management Framework as a Catalyst for Change 24-Apr-18 04:50 am EDTIn this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, talks to Tony Grout and Chris Matts about building an IT risk management framework at a large bank and using that as a catalyst for a digital transformation. By Chris Matts
- GitLab Web IDE Goes GA and Open-Source in GitLab 10.7 23-Apr-18 06:30 pm EDTGitLab Web IDE, aimed to simplify the workflow of accepting merge requests, is generally available in GitLab 10.7, along with other features aimed to improve C++ and Go code security and improve Kubernets integration. By Sergio De Simone
- Eclipse Photon Nears Release 23-Apr-18 05:30 am EDTEclipse Photon, the seventeenth annual release of the Eclipse Project, will be released in June, but we’re keeping an eye on all the new and noteworthy features in each pre-release milestone. Milestone 6 (M6) offers noteworthy features for the Eclipse Platform, Java Development Tools (JDT), Plug-in Development Environment (PDE), Equinox sub-project, and for […]
Exoplanets News
- TESS, a new Exoplanet Hunter Satellite by NASA - http://goo.gl/news/uwCeH via http://news.google.com @NASA #science #space #planets #exoplanets #TESS #NASA 25-Apr-18 10:12 am EDT (@DouglasHoltzman)
- Mozilla's Firefox 59 Released, New Agones Project, SparkyLinux 5.3 Available, Hunt for Exoplanets and More #internetseite https://cmun.it/mpb0cbx - Get your [Free] content here:https://commun.it/grow-your-followers/?tc=1&aid=content_26&origin=content … 25-Apr-18 10:01 am EDT (@walterpiola72)
- A little Estrie in the hunt for exoplanets http://dlvr.it/QQj7fh pic.twitter.com/4j5ws3fYuM 25-Apr-18 09:19 am EDT (@TomaTechApp)
- AI will help search for exoplanets around binary star systems, which have notoriously unstable orbits. Human-made algorithms fail to predict these planets' long-term survivability about half the time, while AI-created algorithms fare much better (>86% accuracy). pic.twitter.com/H890jX1grn 25-Apr-18 09:10 am EDT (@space_reddit)
- Planet darker than charcoal discovered. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/planet-darker-than-charcoal-discovered/articleshow/63908634.cms … WASP-104b #exoplanets #space 25-Apr-18 08:52 am EDT (@kenserlore96)
Elite Dangerous (posts to Twitter.com)
- nice. I am going to sag* with just a g3 fsd mod. My aspx makes almost 42 ly jumps. Already halfway to Colonia, then will head to sag* from there. o7, cmdr fdisk. i mean mbr XD 25-Apr-18 10:09 am EDTnice. I am going to sag* with just a g3 fsd mod. My aspx makes almost 42 ly jumps. Already halfway to Colonia, then will head to sag* from there. o7, cmdr fdisk. i mean mbr XD(@buanzox)
- Oh, such a sweet and special one! Definitely a heart-melter! 25-Apr-18 10:07 am EDTOh, such a sweet and special one! Definitely a heart-melter!(@SparrowBlack22)
- Thanks to the recent shader update, we are already pretty close to this in @EliteDangerous And with our currently smallest found planet (Flyiedgiae QN-T d3-17 AB 1 b with 137km radius) we nearly even have something with its dimensions. #MinersDream https://twitter.com/CosmossUp/status/988081405908389889 … 25-Apr-18 10:01 am EDTThanks to the recent shader update, we are already pretty close to this in @EliteDangerous And with our currently smallest found planet (Flyiedgiae QN-T d3-17 AB 1 b with 137km radius) we nearly even have something with its dimensions. #MinersDream https://twitter.com/CosmossUp/status/988081405908389889 …(@SparrowBlack22)
- ...Il advint qu'un beau soir l'univers se brisa
Sur des récifs que les naufrageurs enflammèrent
Moi je voyais briller au-dessus de la mer
Les yeux d'Elsa les yeux d'Elsa les yeux d'Elsa.
Les Yeux d'Elsa - Louis Aragon
#EliteDangerous #exploration #spacesim #aquatiquepic.twitter.com/y9eNyJr5LC 25-Apr-18 09:39 am EDT...Il advint qu'un beau soir l'univers se brisa Sur des récifs que les naufrageurs enflammèrent Moi je voyais briller au-dessus de la mer Les yeux d'Elsa les yeux d'Elsa les yeux d'Elsa. Les Yeux d'Elsa - Louis Aragon #EliteDangerous #exploration #spacesim #aquatiquepic.twitter.com/y9eNyJr5LC(@Mr_Yotsuya)
- @EliteDangerous @frontierdev I dont know why, but #EliteDangerous always manage to scare me at some point, and the feeling of never knowing what to expect, is unique! Talk about a love/hate relationship! pic.twitter.com/7tofxicsVK 25-Apr-18 09:27 am EDT@EliteDangerous @frontierdev I dont know why, but #EliteDangerous always manage to scare me at some point, and the feeling of never knowing what to expect, is unique! Talk about a love/hate relationship! pic.twitter.com/7tofxicsVK(@ThornlessJacob)
- #Streaming NOW!
Pigs in spaaasaaaaaaaace #elitedangerous
http://twitch.tv/maltmonkey
#letsplay
#SupportSmallStreamers
#smallstreamers
#UKStreamer
#TeamEmmmmsie
#TEPFA 25-Apr-18 09:02 am EDT#Streaming NOW! Pigs in spaaasaaaaaaaace #elitedangerous http://twitch.tv/maltmonkey #letsplay #SupportSmallStreamers #smallstreamers #UKStreamer #TeamEmmmmsie #TEPFA(@maltmonkey)
- Change the galaxy with the #EliteDangerous Horizons Season Pass http://bit.ly/2u5fUwe pic.twitter.com/EaIRAGkYZQ 25-Apr-18 09:00 am EDTChange the galaxy with the #EliteDangerous Horizons Season Pass http://bit.ly/2u5fUwe pic.twitter.com/EaIRAGkYZQ(@ESSPressOfficer)
- Great to see PS4 CMDRs joining the mayhem!
Remember - prizes will be awarded across all three platforms for the #SpeedBowl3304 !
Join in - https://bit.ly/2qJyt9F - fly fast!
#EliteDangerous https://twitter.com/OldDadGaming/status/989016598353776641 … 25-Apr-18 08:47 am EDTGreat to see PS4 CMDRs joining the mayhem! Remember - prizes will be awarded across all three platforms for the #SpeedBowl3304 ! Join in - https://bit.ly/2qJyt9F - fly fast! #EliteDangerous https://twitter.com/OldDadGaming/status/989016598353776641 …(@PrimetimeCasual)
- It's a long old run, especially if you only take one job and don't realise. I've still got pictures of the ruin of my Type 6 after I went out there! ED lore says that the Hutton Mug is made from the hull plating if ships that didn't make it.. 25-Apr-18 08:13 am EDTIt's a long old run, especially if you only take one job and don't realise. I've still got pictures of the ruin of my Type 6 after I went out there! ED lore says that the Hutton Mug is made from the hull plating if ships that didn't make it..(@OllyMonkeyboy)
- Mon favori... Comme par hasard ! #EliteDangerous @EliteDangerous pic.twitter.com/9U69he24SX 25-Apr-18 08:10 am EDTMon favori... Comme par hasard ! #EliteDangerous @EliteDangerous pic.twitter.com/9U69he24SX(@DeepSNetwork)
- Visiting Farseer #Elitedangerous #edpostcards @EliteDangerous pic.twitter.com/FVWm6hwx44 25-Apr-18 08:06 am EDTVisiting Farseer #Elitedangerous #edpostcards @EliteDangerous pic.twitter.com/FVWm6hwx44(@CmdrLooomax)
- @EliteDangerous Elite Dangerous #elitedangerous Hey guys so I got bored a couple nights back and as some of you have seen on my stream ive made some custom #4k #wallpapers http://www.twitch.tv/jakaya_official - Federation and alliance to come soon keep posted.pic.twitter.com/4Ij2TupWQq 25-Apr-18 08:00 am EDT@EliteDangerous Elite Dangerous #elitedangerous Hey guys so I got bored a couple nights back and as some of you have seen on my stream ive made some custom #4k #wallpapers http://www.twitch.tv/jakaya_official - Federation and alliance to come soon keep posted.pic.twitter.com/4Ij2TupWQq(@Jakaya_Official)
- that confirms it. I saw a tourist beacon for "The Hutton Mug"
I was "passing" Alpha Centauri, and noticed a run to deliver 2 units of win for just under Cr300k.
knowing some astronomy, I should have looked closer. I'd assumed Proxima would be a separate system 25-Apr-18 07:56 am EDTthat confirms it. I saw a tourist beacon for "The Hutton Mug" I was "passing" Alpha Centauri, and noticed a run to deliver 2 units of win for just under Cr300k. knowing some astronomy, I should have looked closer. I'd assumed Proxima would be a separate system(@DaveMcKinnon__)
- Congrats then, you are officially a Hutton Trucker! o7
Caught me the first time too, I'd never heard of it and just took a mission there. Found out afterwards it's something of a right of passage for Elite Dangerous CMDRs. Only place in the galaxy to buy the Hutton Mug. 25-Apr-18 07:50 am EDTCongrats then, you are officially a Hutton Trucker! o7 Caught me the first time too, I'd never heard of it and just took a mission there. Found out afterwards it's something of a right of passage for Elite Dangerous CMDRs. Only place in the galaxy to buy the Hutton Mug.(@OllyMonkeyboy)
- Sorry for the downtime on the stream friends. Currently working hard to resolve the issues at hand so we can get back to exploration!
#EliteDangerous 25-Apr-18 07:43 am EDTSorry for the downtime on the stream friends. Currently working hard to resolve the issues at hand so we can get back to exploration! #EliteDangerous(@CMDRGURU951)