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Morgan Stanley Research Analyst, Erik Woodring says just 38 developers have so far requested approval to link to payment processing systems outside the App Store, which perhaps proves that for all the fuss, only a …

I think, if I cast my mind back to the ancient past, this game might have received a review in an issue of SEGA Power, probably an issue numbered in the 40s. But I had …

The Sun in September, Burnage, Manchester M19 1NA The newest entry on this blog in terms of when it opened as a pub, the Sun in September was originally a detached Victorian villa in extensive …

The Grapes, Heaton Norris, Lancashire A back-street pub tucked away in an area of mostly modern housing, which had been about the last pub standing in an area where they were once numerous. It was …

Back in 2020, just after the end of the first Covid lockdown, I wrote about how the shift from city-centre offices to home working was likely to lead to a permanent change in the dynamics …

Last time, I talked about what I called the poor man's saddle sander. I promised we'd look at the other end of the spectrum this time around. I want to talk about some really bloody …

5/5 golden merles Coming 2nd among Twelve Songs, Little Oil’s “Hey Judas” is a psych-folk tune composed of deftly piercing hooks dispensing immense compassion. Piano’s plonk and murmuring synths ferry the arbitration neatly forward, familiar …

Throughout my time with Griffey, I have received all sorts of advice, both solicited and unsolicited–something so many of us with pets with behavior challenges experience. But there was one conversation that is seared into …

Checking in for 2024-03-25: Buckle up. This is a big update. Yesterday I felt like I was going to explode. I compared it to the video game "Dig Dug", which has been an interesting litmus …

Jack Ruch is one of my favorite guitar YouTubers because of his beautifully lyrical phrasing and excellent teaching style. He recently released a tribute to the late great Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band, …

… take 2. Previously on this blog (in my 5/11 posting “The gay handshake”), a quote from GoNakedMagazine and Travels, on the Medium site, “The Gay Handshake: 5 Reasons Why Blowjobs [Are] Good for Your …

As part of my current hydroculture experiments, I am using a lot of PVC piping. And while it can be cut with regular woodworking tooling, it can be a bit brittle and crack or even …

The Gramercy saw vise on the left has plaster dust on it from my basement. The one on the right has wood dust on it from Chris’ basement. We are a collective embarrassment. I think …

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 …

This story by Cabel Sasser is just wild.