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And in what is possibly a first for this series of photos: an ice rink! Because I guess it is that time of year, isn’t it. This is also the last hotel shot of the …

In the best of Reclaiming Paradise household traditions, I bring you this year’s Halloween carvings: The pumpkin is not from the garden but the Howgate Wonder apple and the Tigerella tomato are. I followed this …

SuccessionEdward Berger's Conclave is more fun than the process of choosing a world leader has any right to be. Adapted from the novel by Robert Harris, it outlines the death of a pope, and the …

Non-fiction Viviane Robinson Reduce Change to Increase Improvement: My brilliant colleague at the National Institute of Teaching, Paula, recommended this. It has been hugely influential in developing leadership approaches that are clear and simple, and …

By far the largest part of Schumachers book is in regard to the third world and this section really hasn’t aged well at all. The world is different place 50 years on, but it exposes …

I'm giving a talk at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics today on murmurations and trace formulas. The slides for my talk are here. (An actual slide version, with pauses, is here. This is …

North Star Military Figures now accepts pre-orders for the Italy: The Shades of Calabria expansion for The Silver Bayonet:Link: North Star Military Figures

Welcome to my new podcast. It’s called Who Voted For This, because that is what I think when I muse on the state of housing, benefits, homelessness, disability support and social security in general. It’s …

I’ve talked in a previous post about my love for the show GameCenter CX, a Japanese show where comedian Shinya Arino is tasked with beating a retro game by a certain time limit. The show …

Albeit with some gaps of one or two weeks, I've finally made it to my 100th Weeknote since starting in 2022 🎉 Wednesday morning was grim and dreary in many respects and not just because …

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 …

Americans, word on Reddit is that physicians are getting slammed with reproductive health appointment requests. About four hours ago, a certified nurse midwife posted asking how people were doing, and responses included: u/PhysicianPeppersterilization consults absolutely …

Sometimes things need to end so we can create something new. Essentially, what's ending is Minimalissimo, and what's beginning is a creative lab I’ve named FFF. I feel like I've done my part in curating …

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 …