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Glasgow’s finest punk rockers Dead Pony have released music video for new single ‘Everything Burns’. Following on from the four-piece’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Ignore This’, they are wasting no time with new music. Captioned as “It’s not about the money. It’s about sending a message…” the video is inspired by the Batman franchise as the band explain: “‘Everything Burns’ is our most fun and adventurous song to date. Perspective …

I’m pretty proud that I managed to keep my iPhone 8 going for over five years (with one battery replacement in that time). But recently it’s been increasingly unreliable, switching itself off at random times, and spontaneously draining the battery after doing anything remotely taxing. This combined with the fact that software updates are no longer available for this model led me to the conclusion that buying a new phone …

After constantly checking the weather and the river levels for what felt like weeks it finally looked as if I would have an opportunity to get out after some grayling. The "hump" caused by Storm Darragh was finally out of the way, the main rivers were fining down nicely and it even looked as if the wind was going to behave as well, albeit until the weekend! Friday therefore saw …

Laravel Nova 5.0 is now ready for upgrade. This release focuses on modernizing Nova's core dependencies while introducing several useful features to improve resource management and field handling.

By Stephen Robinson There was not too much dogfighting for us. It requires a large area and is absolutely defensive.[1] Erich Hartmann Colonel John R. Boyd flew F-86 Sabres during the Korean War and later theorised the Observation-Orientation-Decision-Action (OODA) loop, initially focused on air-to-air combat. At first, Boyd considered the tactical requirements of test flight … Continue reading OODA Loop or Coffee Break? Erich Hartmann and the Forgotten German ‘Decision …

1. c – 235 2. a – 1818 (Fun fact – the second edition, published in 1821 was the first to credit Shelley as the author) 3. a – George Orwell 4. c – Agatha Christie 5. c – The Inklings 6. c – Beetles 7. a – Edward Lear 8. b – Marie Stopes 9. b – Dorset 10. b, Ada Lovelace 11. c – Victor Hugo 12. a …

RUBELLA BALLET WILL be joined by Strip Search Tramp, Gestalt and Haunted Men for a gig in Northampton on Friday 20 December 2024. Yo ho ho and a bottle of Punk Rock all round as Neon Nhilists Rubella Ballet blast out their own Anarcho Anthems to kick Christmas off to a start, well and truly vegan mince pied up! Rubella Ballet, Strip Search Tramp, Gestalt and Haunted MenThe Black Prince, …

The current drone panic on the eastern US seaboard – which started out in New Jersey about a month ago, but has spread to Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and even US bases in the UK and Germany – is, of course, hardly unprecedented. Not only does it bear obvious similarities to the 2019 drone panic in the US Midwest, and to the Gatwick drones panic in …

Peninsula Bay is a mixed-use development in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The project is being built on the peninsula in the city centre between Sokha and Ochheuteal Beach. The formerly rocky and tree-covered peninsula has been levelled to make room for the development. The project covers approximately 160,000sqm and it includes a five-star hotel, casino, shopping mall, office buildings, and serviced apartments. Entertainment facilities include an aquarium, water theme park, KTV lounges, …

On the latest episode of The CineHistorians Podcast, Dr. Carl Sweeney and I discuss Gillian Armstrong's film My Brilliant Career (1979) in depth and explore the Australian Film Revival.Make sure you subscribe to The CineHistorians on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can find all of the audio platforms here. There is also a video version of the podcast on The CineHistorians Podcast YouTube channel! All …

I'm a listener to the "Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast" put on by Bedroom Battlefields. It's delightful show with a variety of interviews, musings, reviews, etc revolving around indie wargaming, oldhammer, miniature painting, etc. On the show's discord various in-person gatherings have been organized. I threw my hat into the ring and hosted a little event at my home on November second. I organized it like a Mini Convention for Discord …

Explores the construction of the psychiatric category of eating disorders in the 1970s through an analysis of the archive of psychiatrist Hilde Bruch.

It’s now been 2 months since I set out to work full-time on 750 Words for 9 months and try to make it something that could sustain permanent full-time work. October’s report is here. The goal remains: to find a way to grow from ~4,500 paying members to 8,500 before the summer of 2025. To do this in a way that keeps 750 Words feeling simple, non-annoying, and focused on …