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A recently concluded agreement makes it easier for American companies to launch from Australia. Four experts describe the benefits of that agreement but also the obstacles Australia faces to host American launches.

The Revel Pucks returns to South East London for a limited run from 17 October with their hit new show, Nose Dive Assembly, which has been out on a successful tour around the country. The show is the third and final instalment in The Revel Pucks ‘Risk’ Trilogy. (Read our review of The Wing Scuffle Spectacular to get a sense of what you can expect from this multi-award-winning contemporary circus …

Join the Knife Steel Nerds Patreon if you want to support knife steel research and get articles and videos early. Or go for the “Ultimate” tier and get a Knife Steel Nerds mug! Intro I have many articles about all of the nitty gritty details of heat treating and the metallurgy behind every step. However, there may be some cases where knifemakers are afraid of all of the terminology and …

This is the text of my talk September 19th at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Free tickets are available here. Hope to see some of you there! For those who can’t make it, a recording will be posted...

AI is everywhere—we’re in a middle of a technology shift that’s as big as (and possibly bigger than) the arrival of the web in the 1990s. Even though ChatGPT appeared almost two years ago, we still feel unprepared: we read that AI will change every job, but we don’t know what that means or how to prepare. Here are a few ideas about preparing for that shift. The primary thing …

Following the battle of Bosworth and Henry Tudor’s accession to the English throne, the country’s gentry who had sided with Henry seemed destined to be elected to Parliament uncontested. However, as Dr Simon Payling of our Commons 1461-1504 project explores, this was not always the case… Election disputes were rare in late-medieval England. Indeed, it was not until the early fifteenth-century that any legal framework was established to define what …

Someone posted this on Twitter, I can't remember whoBurial songs be like *thunderstorm sfx* *6 separate vinyl crackle loops* (ASMR whisper) 𝑜𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝑜𝓌𝓃... *moody ambient synth* *UKG beat mixed -8db below the crackle sounds* (nightcored R&B vocal) ALL YOUR LOVIN’s GONE *entire song stops* (in the distance) ᴅᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴋɪʟʟ...I chuckled, we all chuckled... But then self-parody is the price - the inevitable next stage - of originalityOnly true originals …

I have a lightning talk I deliver internally at my job. It is intentionally delivered to non-accessibility practitioners, so mainly engineers, designers, project managers, and product folk. The talk is about exploring macOS' Accessibility system preferences. It points out different features, like offline white noise sounds, color filters, and magnification. Here are the first two slides I use to set the tone: The talk deliberately avoids mentioning VoiceOver, or screen …

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Center Point of Indonesia is a megaproject being built off the coast of Makassar. City planners had an opportunity to make an iconic global city. Instead, they have opted for suburbia in the sea. They are making the same urban planning mistakes that are being made in every other Indonesian city. This is a review of my visit to Center Point of Indonesia in May 2024. About Center Point of …

Inspired by one of our go-to orders at True Food Kitchen, this roasted vegetable salad is fall at its best! Tender sliced butternut squash, crispy roasted Brussels sprouts, creamy white beans, and shredded kale in a zippy apple cider vinaigrette. It’s delicious, gorgeous, and a nutritional powerhouse! Just 30 minutes required for this gluten-free and plant-based meal packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins and minerals galore. Roasted Fall Vegetable Salad …

Wojciech Kaftanski’s book is a wide-ranging treatment of Søren Kierkegaard’s unremitting engagement with the topic of mimesis, not only in the latter’s early aesthetic musings, or in his trenchant observations on the dynamics of social levelling, but also in the philosophical anthropology woven throughout the Dane’s reflections on art, religion, and human existence. Kaftanski traces the theme of mimesis through signed and pseudonymous works, as well as Kierkegaard’s journals and …

Some of my books are on sale! BREAKING LOTFP EU WEBSTORE NEWS: * NEW SHIPPING METHOD! * 25 % OFF SALE ON BOOKLETS + SOFTCOVERS * JUST SEVEN COPIES OF MIDVINTER LEFT LotFP EU Webstore: https://www.lotfp.com/store/ We've got the Global Mail option on the EU webstore up and running, which will result in much cheaper shipping rates for a lot of customers on lighter (under 1kg or especially

I feel like I'm slipping out of my daily blogging era. Life feels busy with weekend travels and mini getaways. New hobbies, pulling for first-place attention. But I miss it. I miss the soft struggle of marshaling my thoughts onto the screen. Capturing life experiences and sharing them to the void. On the other hand, life feels full, leaving fewer moments for written reflection and self-analysis. My inner fort of …