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As someone who’s always looking for ways to make more eco-conscious choices, I’ve recently made a big change in our home cleaning routine. After diving into the world of refillable…

Golf video games are one of my passions, ever since World Class Leader Board and Microprose Golf on Atari ST. These days my favourite golf games are still the old ones. In particular I have a soft spot for T&E SOFT’s New 3D Golf Simulation series with its blue skies, bright colours, and FM synth tunes. This series has a long history so I thought I’d do my best to …

Here’s a list of blog-shaped things to read, and keep reading, from Liz Henry, one of those people I’ve “known” online for what seems like forever, and I very much approve of the notion of information garden parties, seeing as how I’m very much for reasons feeling the scroll fatigue and leaning into and falling back on the notion of just saying what I can to those of a mind …

I developed the theme used on this site from scratch and have made it available as free open source software. You can see the code hereGitHub - nickabs/transmission: transmission Ghost themetransmission Ghost theme. Contribute to nickabs/transmission development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHubnickabsIf you are running Ghost on your site, you are welcome to try out the theme. You can download a copy of the installation zip file from the …

theneondreaming: Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, by John Moses Bauan.Although the photo was posted in September, I suspect it was taken during the Thanksgiving to New Year period, when the buildings are lit with a series of light bulbs (not neon). It is odd not to see the verticals lights also lit, so maybe this was a special occasion?The photograph is also heavily colour graded, by the way. Don’t expect it …

While the original ‘story’ has been in the headlines for some time, the Horizon Post Office Scandal caught the public’s imagination following the televised drama on British TV (Mr Bates vs The Post Office) in January 2024. But like any dramatised narrative, choices were made about what was and wasn’t included. Make Good: The Post Office Scandal by Pentabus Theatre Company is a musical that is currenly touring the UK. …

This recipe was one of those, that from the title alone, I knew I wanted to make. Combining two flavours that I’ve never tried together is sure to pique my interest. And, this apple tart with tahini did not disappoint. NYT Cooking is the source of the recipe. The dough is a basic pie dough made by hand using the fraisage technique. I did it during lunch, and left it …

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 is also what I think when I listen to the asinine politicians who’ve orchestrated the whole shambles and can’t see a support service without wanting to wreck it This is the first in a series …

Barnett v. Raoul, S. D. Ill. The beginning is unusual, and the end is wonderful: "Most importantly, considering all of the evidence presented, the Court holds that the provisions of PICA criminalizing the knowing possession of specific semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, magazines, and attachments are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, the Plaintiffs' request for a permanent …

When you’ve flown 52 different aircraft types (and counting), you often get asked what your favourite is. So, it was a welcome change when I was asked to choose the ten worst aircraft. No holds barred, the more brutal, the better, was the brief; but, despite my best efforts, I can only think of seven […]

Smithsonian magazine offers a summary of the topic: “Ornamental Hermits Were 18th-Century England’s Must-Have Garden Accessory.” Includes many illustrations and a short video of Gordon Campbell’s comments. URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ornamental-hermits-were-18th-century-englands-must-have-garden-accessory-180982469/

"November 1968" from Dennis the Menace Giant #51 [Dennis the Menace Christmas Special] (Hallden/Fawcett, Winter 1967), creators unidentified and unknown Dennis, you jive turkey!

Our design trends are about to get a facelift. Grid Layout is coming in the next release of modern browsers. It's important to get a grip on its utility. Let's take a common trend in editorial and marketing design - the "cover page" banner area.

The new book, edited by Réjane Dreifuss / Simon Hagemann / Izabella Pluta (eds.) Live Performance and Video Games Inspirations, Appropriations and Mutual Transfers 2024. Narrative strategies, immersion, interaction, participation, identification, multimodality, characters and the connection between physical and fictional or virtual worlds: the fields of inquiry into the complex relationship between live performance and video games are numerous and diverse. For the first time, this collection brings together international …

Sometimes, when we’re just hanging out having fun, I’ll tell Kim, “I need you to add something to my urn.” Like ‘he sure could make a sub!’ or ‘he was a friggin’ genius!’ Sure. I care about my legacy especially at my age. Nope. Ain’t telling. I never suggested she add ‘damn! he was really, really old!’ to my urn. 😎 My upbringing was full of shouting and sometimes violent …