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"where's the forest?" my father asks, while staring at a thousand trees. Why yes, I have been binging Survivor. There was a particular moment in Survivor: Pearl Islands when I realised the desert island had …

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If you're catching a plane to London or New York you're making a serious journey that is typically planned days, weeks or months in advance. Unless you're in the top 1% such a trip would …

⚠️ Disclaimer: This article is written with the help of a Large Language Model (LLM). This is a take. I’m selling you a take. Would you buy my take? Ideology as a service probably always …

22 (!) years ago I was lucky enough to be put in charge of the website for Fox’s upcoming sci-fi show Firefly from creator Joss Whedon (who was then on a hot streak after Buffy …

‘When I first spotted people sleeping in public, it changed how I thought about China. This woman is using a tourist map as a bedsheet, a plastic bag as a pillow – and an umbrella …

A commission chaired by former Attorney General Dominic Grieve recently published a report on the current state of UK governance, which has identified substantial problems and made recommendations to improve matters. Here, Dominic outlines the …

I just released v2.3.0 of @badgateway/oauth2-client, which I wrote because there weren’t any lean, 0-dependency oauth2 clients with modern features such as PKCE. This new version includes support for: Resource Indicators for OAuth 2.0 (RFC8707). …

Imagine you’re on the hunt for a new sweater and decide to visit a local clothing store. Upon arrival, you engage with Tom, an enthusiastic new employee who began working there last week. You inquire …

I'm making good progress on the Azure B2C User Management App that I'm building. I've been really thinking about how to roll out the app for the initial release and think that the best way …

The 18th-century English novel “The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman” (better known by its nickname Tristram Shandy – first published in 1759) reached its complete form in 1767. It was released in 9 …

Teach the Future's Global Youth Director, Lisa Giuliani, was recently invited to Stanford University for a luncheon conversation about the work of Teach the Future and the impact of our annual ,,World Futures Day - …

There’s a gorgeous addition at Walt Disney World Resort to the Disney Springs Art Walk: A Canvas of Expression that’ll make you do a double-take and it’s historic.

by Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight On February 21, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, which deals with a circuit split over the availability of …

Equipment: Sony UBP-X800 multi-region 4K player, Sony KD50X690E display, Yamaha RXV-385 A/V receiver. Angel Face (Warner Archive Blu-ray) Of all the amour fou film noirs out there, this one is absolutely the fou-est. Only Alain …