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"It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people." NEIL GAIMAN and TERRY PRATCHETT

'The power needed is so small, you could do this almost for free.' 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/XF5vf0RFXN

The Russian Ministry of Defense had released a video of its drone, styled much like the MQ-1 Predator of the U.S. military, taking down a rotary-wing drone. Find out more at https://t.co/qy9uiBT7tq 🚀 #Engineering https://t.co/G4PQEGmL5E

The Follow the Stars Carol Concert in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support is available to stream now! Celebrity guests include Tom Hollander and Mary Berry. The Elves highly recommend you give it a listen and, if you can, donate to this wonderful charity. https://t.co/YAvxaEEH7F https://t.co/I1c1IpB02W

Down from $18 per pound, six months ago. #engineering https://t.co/t0LwRltYgi

It's the largest-scale yet. 🐁 #engineering https://t.co/ufaONfAQcM

An ATOMIC TYPO is a typo that results in a correctly spelled word, just not the one you intended to write. For instance, you might type "pubic" for "public".

Not so "stealthy" now. 🤔 #engineering https://t.co/bNB0K7EsAD

With an anti-tank missile. 🧐 #engineering https://t.co/8GnQFptzoe

Phrase of the day: FARE LA SCARPETTA (Italian) - using a piece of bread to mop the last bits of pasta sauce (Image: James; CC BY-NC-ND.) https://t.co/DUf7OdVb2v

As shipping costs rise and deliveries are delayed, Amazon remains unaffected. 🚢 #engineering https://t.co/3maQBYL4Vu

QI Advent Calendar Day Twenty One. https://t.co/LBNvhYF5LM

Moderna says its booster increases protection against the variant. 🦠 #engineering https://t.co/XdjIf2Pgad

Huge flock of starlings leaving my neighbourhood every morning...

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