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My first trip to Scotland was when I was sixteen. At the end of the summer term I was asked not to return to Lancing College, my boarding school, as I was deemed ineducable. My …

Jessica Testa and Benjamin Mullin at The New York Times: In April 2023, the newsletter platform Substack received an unexpected proposal from Elon Musk, who had recently purchased Twitter. Mr. Musk put it plainly: He …

Here we have another discovery that popped up recently as my brother Richard and I continued our journey through all the family materials at mom's house in Huntsville. Of course, what caught my attention first …

A guide to the Soekarno–Hatta Line – the Jakarta airport train. Travel information, tickets, and which stations are best for visitors. The Soekarno–Hatta Airport Commuter Line (formerly the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link) is the airport …

Sophie mourned the loss of Poli. I can’t remember her exact words but it went something along the lines of why-should-she-ever-go-back-Kings-Heath-again-when-the-only-thing-she-ever-loved-is-gone. Or something like that. It’s me, I’m likely hyperbolising. The point was she was …

Back in the day, when pubs weren't structured and laid out as they are now, the best room and public bar were usually tricked out in bench seating. In fact, bench seating was the norm …

This guide is a list and map of current and future airports in Indonesia. Indonesia airports map [View Google Map of airports in Indonesia.] Red=International Blue=Domestic Yellow=Under construction The base for this list is the …

I suspect this will do the rounds, as it thoroughly deserves to. Try to watch it without spoilers. It’s Cabel Sasser’s talk from XOXO this year, it’s about art and memory and what lives on …

The Tidö party leaders. Photograph by Tom Samuelsson - Eget arbete, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128410949 Table of contents Jimmie Åkesson invited the leader of an organised crime network and at least one antisemite and racist …

Vanguard Line is a striking series of advanced personal defense robots created by Duncan Rawlinson through a blend of AI and photography. Each model showcases precision design, cutting-edge AI integration, and a sleek, modern aesthetic, …

An extension for assigning applications to specific workspaces in Gnome. I had been using the Auto Move Windows extension for this purpose, but I had a few applications that it just didn’t work with for …

This will be one of the most boring blog posts I've ever written, but bear with me as it's mainly an aide memoir for me. A few years ago we bought a light fitting for …

Quality Assurance (QA) is a team of two at 37signals: Michael, who created the department 12 years ago, and Gabriel, who joined the team in 2022. Together, we have a hand in projects across all …

I made a Clock Gear Train Calculator this evening. This is something I've done with ad-hoc perl scripts in the past, but I wanted to use it again and couldn't find my previous scripts, so …

Four new art pieces (three religious, one family). “Our Savior’s Love” hymn print: “Joy to the World” hymn print: In Wisdom and Stature: Welcome Home (hey, look, I finally drew something sort of representational again): …