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Sometimes people ask me why I’m now doing science news. It’s so that you can fully appreciate the drama of scientific discovery, in which one result contradicts a previous one and the next one finds …

I put out the flag and read some poetry this morning: Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Dean Young, Claudia Rankine, Terrance Hayes. As battered and damaged as we are, I have to think there’s some slight hope …

If you know Mike Oldfield for one thing it’s the track from his debut album that was used to great effect in a movie you’re probably aware of. If you follow him further, he’s done …

Saturday 6 May 2023 marked the coronation of King Charles III, the first coronation since 1953 and so the first in the living memory of most people. It took place eight months after the death …

Americans call this a drain, but British people call it a waste. As I'm only about a week out from having to prove to the government that I've become adequately Anglicised to be allowed to …

If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice? A prosecutor (Harrison Ford) is accused of murdering a colleague with whom he was having an affair (Greta Scaachi). Spoilers ahead! Hot off …

In an article, I discuss AI’s potential for accessibility, emphasizing the need for responsible use and diverse teams to mitigate harm and promote inclusion for people with disabilities.

Wanted to fire up OmniOS to play with and didn’t have any spare x86 hardware to hand so decided to figure out running it in UTM on Apple Silicon, meaning it needs emulation as OmniOS …

This is my second in a series of guitars which take inspiration from the work of Dominique Field, this time in Red Cedar and 640 scale. With the addition of an elevated neck and a …

Fancied dusting off the pike rods, so when I saw that the wind was due to ease on Thursday, accompanied by relatively mild temperatures, I booked the morning off and made the necessary preparations. Was …

When nineteenth-century German painter Carl Rottmann produced this dusk view of Hoher Göll, a mountain in the Berchtesgaden Alps bordering Germany and Austria, he included two subtle atmospheric optical effects. The first is a diffuse …

I definitely chose a good week to jet off to sunnier climes where Playa Blanca in Lanzarote would be nice and hot and dry not cold and damp. The local rivers too, for at least …

Russian lawyer, political leader, and activist Alexei Navalny is dead. Yesterday, we posted Varya Gornostaeva‘s words on his unexplained death. Here are a few words from the award-winning Russian author and cardiologist Maxim Osipov, from …

Another hundred reviews down at the complete review, so it's time for the next overview of the most recent batch of 100 reviews -- 5101 through 5200. - The last 100 reviews were posted over …

Thanks to Wesley Paulson for reaching out to Bill Wall, and thanks especially to Bill for writing with a series of updates from the Connecticut Trolley Museum, aka Warehouse Point. Bill even sent along a …