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Our friend Hamsterwatch is back with a look at Big Brother 26, exploring what twists added a "freshness and unpredictability we desperately needed" and "the most chaotic and unpredictable" player yet. Plus: a leaked sex video?

Today’s London news round-up: Twice as many people are sleeping rough on Islington’s streets since this time last year, the latest data reveals. EC1 Echo Plans to demolish parts of the Lewisham Shopping Centre and replace it with an open-air market have been submitted to the Council. Local London Jamaican teachers who were recruited to work for a chain of academy schools in London are being failed says the leader …

Scientific American magazine recently endorsed Kamala Harris for President, and I agree. I am shocked that roughly half of U.S. voters are going to cast their ballots for an admitted serial rapist who ATTEMPTED THE VIOLENT OVERTHROW OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. (I am going to repeat this disqualifying fact throughout this essay because it doesn’t seem to be sinking into the American voters’ psyche.) Trump is also a convicted felon, …

Selection: Blue Robe https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/uncle-funkenstein_blue-robe_together-again_lexie-label-jazzman_ljc.mp3 . . . Track List A1 Uncle Funkenstein 8:36A2 Uncle Funkenstein (Pt. II) 5:43B1 Uncle Funkenstein (Cont.) 14:35C1 Together Again 9:00C2 Blue Robe 8:10D1 Where Does Life Come From? 3:06D2 Rock My Cradle 3:49D3 Third Bosinova 4:50D4 500 Finished 3:17 Artists: Uncle Funkenstein, 1980s “soul jazz” group from Indianapolis, Indiana Russell Webster, flute, tenor sax, vocals, leader; James Spaulding, alto sax, flute; Larry Ridley, bass; Alonzo …

Still on the quest of separating server things from client things, in small steps. I think we're down to just one issue, the item a Bot might be holding. We discuss refactoring vs rewriting.

Mobile devices? They’re everywhere. People are glued to their mobile screens way more than their tablets or desktops. And to a UX designer, this should signal the importance of adopting a mobile-first design approach. Wondering why? Because if you design for mobile first, you’re creating a smooth experience for the majority of users. And that will help you reach more people and bring in higher user engagement. In this blog, …

Aurora Australis over the Huon River in Franklin, Tasmania. Aurora you glad you stayed up?

For 25 years, David Rockwell has been designing Tony Award-winning theatre sets as part of his multi-faceted, avant-garde design and architecture practice. The V&A has acquired four of his most iconic Broadway designs for its permanent collection – two of which are on show in the museum’s freshly renovated Theatre and Performance Galleries. The acquired models are set stage designs for Hairspray, Kinky Boots, On the Twentieth Century and The …

Some friends of the newsletter at Demco made my book truck dreams come true and shipped me this yellow beauty. Inspired by the librarians at my local branch who give their book trucks names like “Shelvis Presley” and “Trolley Parton,” I’ve decided my new truck needs a name. You can cast your vote in today’s newsletter.

The pieces I did for the last Swim On zine, which you can still support! It was such a tough decision to stop Swim On after this but it’s gotten so much bigger than I ever expected and I just don’t have enough time anymore to put into it. I may come back to it at some point, but for now 10 volumes was a good place to say goodbye!

A few basic rules for buying and using computers can save anyone significant amounts of money and produce the confidence required to try new things with computers.

When Gela Nathaniel proposes the idea of a new Multimedia Arts Masters Degree program to the Royal Hastings college of the University of London, little does she know exactly how much chaos she’s inviting both into her life and to the campus. Her six candidates have all been hand selected for the year-long pilot course,…

Customers at Lewisham Shopping centre, which is set to undergo development. Pic: Henry Smith Developers have submitted a planning application to expedite the Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment plan they say is aimed at revitalising its shopping centre and surrounding public spaces. Developers are aiming to build 1,700 new homes and create a dynamic new public space dedicated to food, music, and culture. The centrepiece of this transformation will be a …

I love to see resources arrive that are specifically for beginners. This new resource by Blake Watson is exactly that and it’s all about the most important language of the web: HTML. I’ve had a read through and it was a great bit of skill refreshing for me, so even if you consider yourself to be a good developer, check it out yourself. There’s always a benefit in doing some …

Anyone familiar with his work knows that Richard Seymour is extraordinary. Not only startlingly prolific, he is the kind of thinker who leaves no topic unexamined—it is no exaggeration to say he is among Britain’s leading public intellectuals working today. I have had the blessing of a front row seat to Richard’s thinking for more than a decade now (since we met in 2013, we have been in constant, daily …