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Shock and Awe 2
successor to Shock and Awe … the blog of the Simon Reynolds book about glam and artpop of the 1970s and its aftershocks and reflections to this day.
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Trump and Glam
Continuing the short series of pieces about Trump, glam, and fascism written back when he was first seeking election (as opposed to seeking reelection, in 2020). This is a Guardian piece from October 14 2016 …
By SIMON REYNOLDS, 1,946 words
Thinkige Kru 2
successor to Thinkige Kru … vintage thoughts from others, vintage thoughts from me - varying degrees of profundity.
By Simon Reynolds.
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2024-10-10 21:42
One of the mysteries about pop is its repeatability. The way that repetition of a song doesn't dim its power, or only at extreme degrees of repetition (absolute blanket radio coverage causing you to get …
By SIMON REYNOLDS, 185 words
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Classic Movie Hub Blog
Watching Classic Movies and Lovin’ Every Minute of It!
By Annmarie Gatti, Minoo Allen, et al.
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Monsters and Matinees: 8 horror films turning 80
Monsters and Matinees: 8 horror films turning 80 Turning 80 is a big deal for anyone – or anything for that matter and that includes movies. We’ve lost thousands of films through the decades and …
By Toni Ruberto, 52 words
Condensed concepts
Ruminations on emergent phenomena in condensed phases of matter.
By Ross H. McKenzie.
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2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
I was happy to see John Hopfield was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on neural networks. The award is based on this paper from 1982Neural networks and physical systems with emergent …
By Ross H. McKenzie, 467 words
Prop Up the Bar
Travelling the land looking for the perfect pub. Then wondering what the one around the corner is like...
By Nick C.
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Propping Up the Bar in Cheltenham Spa
This was my first visit to Cheltenham since coming for the football in 2006. I was surprised that absolutely nothing in the town centre looked familiar to me, which means my memory isn't what it …
Actuaries in government
News and updates from the Government Actuary's Department.
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The value of parametric insurance in the event of climate disasters
How the African Risk Capacity (ARC) helps protect African countries following extreme weather events. This year marks the 10th anniversary of ARC Group, a specialised agency of the African Union. It provides technical assistance and …
By Nam Le - Actuary, 1,565 words
Granite and Sunlight
Disability justice in the age of austerity.
By Fiona.
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The Hope Of Independence – Ten Years On
I write a lot about how I see hope. I have poems about how hope doesn’t feel positive to me – I know its effect is positive, but it’s not a nice feeling. It hurts. …
By Graniteandsunlight, 1,053 words
Josh Collinsworth | Blog
Writings on development, design, and random thoughts.
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If WordPress is to survive, Matt Mullenweg must be removed
I believe Matt Mullenweg's abuses of his unilateral, unchecked powers prove that it is in the best interest of the entire WordPress community that he be removed from power immediately.
Humanizing The Vacuum
Alfred Soto's blog about arts and politics.
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Reporters and the Democratic Party
On the political threads I frequent I often sully my image by defending The Media against some of the most egregious if most plausible accusations. I have known political reporters. Not a one was conservative. …
By humanizingthevacuum, 360 words
The Aperiodical
Occasional(ly) mathematical blogging.
By Katie Steckles, Christian Lawson-Perfect, Peter Rowlett.
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Mathematical Objects: A ballot with Sam Hansen
A conversation about election mathematics inspired by a ballot. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hansen. For more from Sam and the Carry the Two podcast check out this episode …
By Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, 46 words
Peter Follansbee: Joiner's Notes
Seventeenth-century joined furniture; green wood, hand tools.
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Woodwork is only one thing that happens at our house
I changed the page on my shop calendar the other day and saw this quote from Bill Coperthwaite – sent it to my wife Maureen right away. Bill Coperthwaite calendar I’ve never learned knitting, but …
By pfollansbee, 196 words
sjhoward.co.uk
Simon Howard's personal blog about stuff.
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‘Left Luggage’
The hit film Atonement, based on Ian McEwan’s novel, was partly filmed in Redcar, including the famous five-minute walkthrough of the Dunkirk beach. To commemorate the even, the film’s director (Joe Wright) and producer (Paul …
EvermoreStudio
By Andrew Crawford.
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Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card
Chibitronics asked me to participate in a #LightUpPopUpTober project they are coordinating with prompts from @5am_popup. My prompt was “reverse.” Thus, the switching mechanism for this card works by reversing the covers of the card, …
By Andrew Crawford, 103 words
Life, Technology and more…
I'll know where I'm going, when I get there...
By Mark Cathcart.
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Whither archive.org books?
don’t claim to know what will happen about the “Internet” archive of books. If you have not used them, why? While in general the scanning of old books, magazines, and manuals isn’t perfect and doesn’t …
By Mark Cathcart, 1,282 words
declad
I am an architect with over twenty years experience working in different countries. I am British but I live in Helsinki.
By Lewis Martin.
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This Gaming Life by Jim Rossignol
Its always good to start a book with a bang and This Gaming Life does just that. In May 2000 I was fired from my job as a reporter on a finance newsletter because of …
He Can Jog
A composer, improviser and instrumentalist of sorts.
By Erik Schoster.
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Log: Saturday August 3rd
In astrid-land, the news is that MIDI output is in better shape again. I'm using the ALSA seq API directly this time around like I did for MIDI input. I'm also trying out a different …
Oliver Andrich
A software developer from Koblenz with a passion for code, coffee, punk rock and a good conversation.
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Two weeks with uv
Two weeks ago, I published my article UV – I am (somewhat) sold. Since then, a lot has changed for me. I switched all my personal projects to uv from poetry. I have set up …
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