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Once again my building management company are requesting additional fees for backdated charges for maintenance fees years before I moved here. Time again to write to my local MP and persist with claiming reimbursement for …

A dataset of 187 thousand high resolution face images from movie trailers! Download it from huggingface. # Before the advent of giant web scale image datasets FFHQ used to be considered a big dataset full …

Back in July 22 I visited Kynance Cove on a gorgeous July evening with my sister. We swam in the sparkling water and I came home with lots of inspiring photos. April 23 I produced …

Hey, Americans and others in the know about the American credit reporting bureaus system,We have a reason to believe that one of our social security numbers has been compromised, though not yet used for ill. …

Ritual, a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. When you hear this word, where does your mind take you? For me, I find myself asking, what's the difference between a ritual …

Karen Lord, The Blue, Beautiful World, Del Rey, 2023.Audiobook available.The Blue, Beautiful World is a fascinating science-fiction stand-alone novel about first contact. Owen is a global music star. The crowds flock to his concerts, commune …

What’s up, Internet? In the continued efforts to keep our young family entertained on the weekends we decended upon the Wellington Brick Show 2024 put on by the Wellington Lego User Group. If you think …

I normally try to avoid arousing the trolls on our local Nextdoor site, but occasionally I get interested in a particular item. Such was the case the other day when one of our local curmudgeons …

She said, I don’t think I can do this anymore. I love you but I can’t do this. I said, But if you love me, why can’t you try? She said, It’s over. I said, …

Image source: IMDB This post is for the 11th Annual Rule, Britannia Blogathon, a celebration of British cinema past and present hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts. When bored party girl Milfanwy Conway (Edana Romney) …

Summer is here. Time to cool off. Cocktail coolers have long been a fixture in the mixological world. This particular refresher comes from the classic Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930. Like their cousins, Tom Collins …

What takes place once a year and involves me drinking large quantities of beer? Well, OK, it could be practically anything, admittedly, but, more specifically, it's the BV London Pub of the Year award. Yes, …

Liz Lopatto once memorably wrote that Wall Street is “what happens when you mix money with feelings.” I want to build on that and posit that perhaps money is what happens when you mix money …

Folks, I have some exciting news to share. 🤩 Today I start a new chapter in my career. After a decade at MIT, teaching and doing research at the intersection of usability and programming language …

My 2018 12.9 iPad Pro has been one of my greatest tech purchases. I’ve used it nearly every day for the last 5.5 years, and it’s still in great shape. Why upgrade now? While I’m …