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‘Modelling diesels and electrics in 4mm scale’ Railway Modeller, September 1993 I was nearly ten years old when this article by Tim Rogers was published and its two pages had quite an impact on me. …

Outside the church of St Brynach, in Nevern, Pembrokeshire, is a fine celtic cross. On the saint's feast day, April 7th, the first cuckoo of the year will be heard calling from the top of …

Thirteen years ago, my wife Dimitra wrote a children’s story about a magical kite for the teacher training course she was doing in England. Today is Clean Monday, a day when Greeks traditionally fly kites, …

I was beginning to slowly piece together an entry about some comparatively ancient doings along the stately byway of Grand Street (which may still see the light of day) but got sidetracked by another item …

I continue my 5-year review of some highlights from the “abandon significance” movement from 2019. This post was first published on this blog on November 30, 2019, It was based on a call by then …

For the final talk of this Spring season of the One World ABC webinar, we are very glad to welcome Marc Beaumont, a central figure in the development of ABC methods and inference! (And a …

The Eisners, the comic book industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, is named after Will Eisner, arguably the most highly regarded U.S. comics artist of the twentieth century. Eisner also has the distinction of appearing as …

Alexander Martin Sullivan? Marshall Hall? Henry Harte Barry? John Chute Neligan? Illustration of a wooden gavel from Unsplash Question for Quote Investigator: A popular anecdote in legal circles concerns a lawyer who was representing a …

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From Bruce Bennett… I like to watch old sitcoms, especially the well-written ones, and after seeing a particularly good episode of The Bob Newhart Show, I noticed Lorenzo Music happened to write it. I also …

Back in 2014, I was invited to join the AGU Blogosphere to post about geoscience education and educational technology (see my very first post, Join the Trek to explore Geoscience Education). Over time, as my …

The snow line on Mount Everest Region glaciers on May 1,, 2024 indicated by yellow dots on the Landsat image. Note that Nangpa La and Nup La-two high passes (5800-5900 m) are both snow free. …

I swear this isn’t a sponsored post. I impulse bought a TinyTV 2 recently. It serves a weirdly specific need, namely adding to my tiny living room’s tiny living room: I live in a small …

The random-source Web Component allows you to cycle randomly through different audio or video sources, utilising existing HTML elements and providing an elegant fallback experience.OriginIn my ongoing efforts to wrap up small features I have …

The original purpose of this blog was for me to document solutions that I spent hours figuring out at work, which means it’s not my code therefore I cannot take it wholesale with me. I …