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The World OpenAI releases a new tool to generate "realistic"-looking video from text prompts. Russian opposition figure Navalny has died in prison. Donald Trump ordered to pay almost half a billion dollars in his NY fraud trial. Madame Web is terrible and nobody is surprised. I still have no idea what Sony was thinking with this entire slate of films. Maybe I'll wait til Kraven comes out then marathon all …

Welly, welly, well. Another jam-packed week! Writing this one on trains to and from Nottingham. Where to start? Where we left off… Things that happened When Airbnbs attack! We defied death by carbon monoxide poisoning last Sunday evening. The alarm went off in our Airbnb (in Lancs) and we got the heck out fast. ☠️ Luckily the landlord had another one around the corner. Even luckier, it was way nicer. …

Public Health etc in Witham, in the 19th century Summary by Janet Gyford, adapted from one first written for Dated Buildings Survey in 1992, re Faragon Terrace, 59-67 Bridge Street. Retyped October 2002. See also notes on PRO MH 13/209, read since this was written. Edward Cresy made a report to the General Board of Health in 1850 about Witham. About Bridge Street he said that ‘the stagnant open drains, …

Label: DeccaYear of Release: 1971Say hello to the only group (to the best of my knowledge) ever to emerge from the Ford manufacturing line - unless, of course, we're counting Ford Timelord of The Timelords. Back in the sixties, Ford were seemingly keen to make their cars seem sexy, zingy and a little bit more rock and roll; less "any colour you want, so long as it's black", and more …

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I am participating in the Japanese Literature Challenge 17 hosted by Dolce Bellezza. It runs from January through February, 2024. The goal is to read and review one or more books which were originally written in Japanese. There is a post at Dolce Bellezza for links to reviews.Tokyo Express is my first book read for the challenge. It was Seichō Matsumoto's first novel, published in 1958.In this novel, two detectives …

Sunday morning looks like it’s going to be a stormy one as Farmer George and Rufus hound watch the works train take the rough track in its stride. Meanwhile Harry the Hammer who is almost at the end of his shift is ready with his hammer should the track need fixing after the train passes. This usually the case, a quick whack here and there sorting it out. The weeds …

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 the weekend anyway, and in to the following week most likely would be over the banks yet again and would put a kibosh on ones fishing !!I've fished plenty of times now in the canaries …

Really old ones, in this case Ben Cohen writes the “Science of Success” column for The Wall Street Journal. It is about what makes people, teams and ideas work out in business, culture, and beyond. His recent one was about Luke Farritor, who was a college student majoring in computer science and interning at SpaceX, and who began working on a problem that captivated many of the world’s top geeks. …

For funnieses here is one of my weekend “pure fun” carries (I’ll explain what this means below): The tool is a Victorinox Compact with Prometheus Design Werx scales, a 47 Mini Turbo Mk. III in Ti, and a Pilot Vanishing Point in matte black. My license is in my phone case.When we say or write “EDC” we generally mean a set of objects we carry in addition to what everyone …

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I built a browser extension this week, and had to do a bit of digging to figure out how to test it properly on Chrome and Edge before publishing it. It’s always important to test extensions before publishing them to stores, so here’s some quick steps for you to get started (and for my future self who will definitely forget this)! Download/clone your repository if it’s not on your computer …

These summer days, spent outdoors, blessed by sunlight and embracing outdoor pursuits. Weekends with chores swiftly accomplished, then adventures close to home. This time, a visit to stony batter reserve and the tunnels at fort stony batter. Our first visit to the tunnels in decades. We pay the entrance fee, grab the flashlights we’ve been handed, and follow our guide through double doors painted vibrantly red—a stark contrast with the …

Canadian writer/director Meredith Hama-Brown’s debut feature, Seagrass, is a moody drama about a troubled interracial couple — Judy (Ally Maki) is Canadian-Japanese and Steve (Luke Roberts) is White — who vacation with their two young daughters — ages eleven and six — at a self-development retreat on a remote island off the coast of British […]

Artist: Orphalis Album: As the Ashes Settle Year: 2023 Genre: Technical Brutal Death Meal Web: https://orphalisger.bandcamp.com/ / https://orphalismerch.bigcartel.com/ Country: Germany Quality: 320 Kbps Tracklist: 1. As the Ashes Settle 2. Ritual of Conflagration 3. Watch Them Descend 4. The Wolves Draw Near 5. An Effigy to Humanity 6. Staring into Ruin 7. Moon Supremacy 8. From Shadows Arisen 9. Labyrinth Configuration 10. To Embrace Defeat 11. Crowned in Hatred Witness: …