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Images from the University of Western Kentucky Special Collections Do you remember the Old Maid card game? The goal was to match pairs of cards. One had no match and the person left with it at the end was called the Old Maid. It could be played with a regular deck, where players simply removed one queen. However, special decks were made with all kinds of different pairs—men, women, children, …

Seven tick blog, sorry it is a bit of an epic, but I need to catch up. Monday 16th September 2024 The only way to break the shackles of a #CruelChurn was to get straight back on it. Monday night after work ad-hoc ticking. Almost unprecedented, but a sure sign of how rattled it had got me! Brown Cow, Bingley Just over the river, and it might be the Yorkshire …

I’m doing two events to launch my new publication – The Black Path 24th October 7pm – The Broadway Bookshop, Hackney – RSVP [email protected] 21st November 7.30pm – The Wanstead Tap – book via the Eventbrite link below: Register on Eventbrite The Black Path is published by Three Imposters as part of the London Adventures series. The shades of long-dead writers in the London streets, random meetings, quests and journeys …

This week at The Archive, we’ve added an impressive 222,484 brand new pages, updating 48 existing titles and introducing 2 brand new ones! Dive in to explore our latest additions and pick up more tips and tricks on how to make the most of your research with The Archive. Register now and explore the Archive This week, we’re excited to introduce the Garstang Courier to our growing collection of digitised …

I’m pacing my office when the door swings open with impertinence. “You’re smoking now?” I aim the glowing tip at my nose to inspect it. “So that’s what this is?” A suited arm thrusts a takeout cup towards me. “Coffee? Or cat piss like I ordered?” “Hey, save your weird cat piss remarks for the HTML <bdo> element article.” I wield the cigarette like a sparkler, drawing frantic figures in …

Of course you can make data visualization that's accessible to people with various disabilities. Take these 10 do-able actions to start. The post 10 Ways to Make Your Graphs More Accessible appeared first on Evergreen Data.

That question is the last thing the physicist John Archibald Wheeler wrote in his journal, at 95 years old. Quite a question. The longer I live, the more I appreciate Kurt Gödel’s proof that we can never know everything about the universe.

the creator of A Short Hike relaunched his charming interactive ghost town where players design and share jack-o-lanterns #

RSS fans will have spotted this previously-empty post appear in their feeds. That's what happens when you mess around with your system! I reinstalled a new Linux distro on my Chromebook - Lubuntu instead of Mint - and as this is my main blogging machine, I had to reinstall eleventy. And, feeling optimistic on the train the other day, I started a new blog post entitled DECADE... and then never …

Walkies Went for a walk with friends and dogs, which was lovely.

Sadly, there is, once again, no still photographer on this year's list of MacArthur Fellows. There often isn't, but for some reason this year it feels more elegiac—the recipients' list is often carefully crafted for inclusiveness, gender balance, and of course the coolness level and social significance of whatever the recipients are engaged in. Like a little microcosm of what enlightened intellectuals are finding worthy of approval in the present …

Ever since I first learned about YES Watch back in 2011, I’ve been intrigued by what they’ve been creating. Along with regular timekeeping, they’ve created watches that can track all manner of solar- and lunar-related metrics. If you’re like me, and have held off because of the case size, the new YES Watch Copernicus might get you over the hurdle. YES Watch Copernicus: what it is To look at the …

We’ve added a new class: Build an 18th-century Southern Table with Jerome Bias – it’s Feb. 17-21, 2025, in our Covington, Kentucky, shop. You can read more about it (and register now) at our ticketing site – but if you’re interested, don’t dally. Space is limited! – Fitz

Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink beneath the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But stranger still is Lost Carcosa. The King in Yellow, Act i, Scene 2 It’s been a while since I posted anything here which has been created solely for myself rather than a commission. This new …