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A followup to yesterday's article 'Why does this work?', with questions and answers and some references to folks from whom I have learned.

Introduction As we look back on 2024 and forward to 2025, it’s clear that the pensions administration industry is facing significant changes and challenges. With those, come opportunities. New year, fresh challenges. Credit: Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash Each scheme and administration provider faces a unique set of circumstances, yet certain overarching trends are shaping the industry. Understanding these trends is crucial for staying ahead of the curve. Here, we reflect on …

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I’m currently putting together some drawing and painting activities for classes next week, inspired by the Francis Bacon triptych portraits currently on show at the National Portrait Gallery (ends 19/1/25). I’ve included some photographs from the exhibition, above and below, but first, here are a few links to Bacon and Soho things I’ve enjoyed watching in the past few days: A good, honest conversation with Bacon on the Southbank Show. …

Much has been said about Steven Spielberg’s uncanny ability to tell a story within a frame and set up geography, and usually folks use his long oners as examples of this talent. In fact, we break down a "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) oner on the Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast, in Episode 3 (starting around 27:35).But here’s a relatively innocuous, non-flashy 26-second-long shot from “Indiana Jones and the …

WowHaus 1950s John Hickford butterfly house in Anglesea, Victoria, Australia 1950s John Hickford butterfly house in Anglesea, Victoria, Australia The iconic 1950s John Hickford butterfly house in Anglesea, Victoria, Australia, has just gone up for sale. 1950s John Hickford butterfly house in Anglesea, Victoria, Australia (image credit: Soulful Living Real Estate) And it really is quite something. It’s a step back in time with a midcentury modern gem of the …

Welcome to our annual report on the usage of the O’Reilly learning platform. It’s been an exciting year, dominated by a constant stream of breakthroughs and announcements in AI, and complicated by industry-wide layoffs. Generative AI gets better and better—but that trend may be at an end. Now the ball is in the application developers’ court: Where, when, and how will AI be integrated into the applications we build and …

Join sound artist and composer Robin The Fog for an afternoon exploring the magic and the chaos of composing with magnetic tape. Learn to create your own far-out analogue sound worlds with little more than a microphone, a razor blade, some sticky tape, and a sense of adventure – and with not a single pedal, plugin or synthesiser in sight! Last remaining tickets are £5 and can be found here …

Hornby have today announced the first part of their forthcoming 00 gauge range for 2025. Hornby have advised that their announcements will focus on items that will be delivered within 12 months, so as last year there is a possibility of further announcements to come during the year. There is also likely to be a separate TT-120 update later . The headline news for Southern Region (and some Eastern Region) …

Ah, here we are again. Same deal, a few tunes off youtube and a burning desire for everyone in Spotify’s management to die horribly. A Frankie Knuckles creation, Soulful house at it’s best. Juan Atkins on the mixing duties here, and, well, it’s not that good? There were better versions but both lads are disgustingly handsome so we’ll overlook this. Not to be confused with Cry Sisko – Afro-dizzi-act. You …

The above is a typical specimen of Cliff Hanger, the British comics character who enjoyed a four-year stint in Fleetway Publications' Buster from 1983 to 1987 with a strip that was part comic, part adventure gamebook. Trust me, I'm just as surprised as you that it's taken me over eight years to write about this.When readers first encountered Cliff in June 1983, he was watching his favourite television show, Now …

My wife and I visited Portugal in May 2022. I recounted how we spent time in Porto and then Lisbon, and traveled between the two cities by train. Now let's talk about trams in Portugal. First, Porto.

We explore how the Met Office responded to an accessibility report. We also trialled tandem testing and highlighted the lessons we learnt in understanding mobile apps.

Made by Brad Smith between 2006 and 2010 this is an interpretation of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon' made for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. For the Floyd purists I suspect this might be a difficult listen but for those of you with an affection for electronic music, game music or just the slightly barmy then this'll make your day because it's all those things.You can find out …

Happy Holidays! For many years I have posted the books that the Genea-Santa has put under my Christmas Tree. This year was a big haul of new books to read! I hope that now that Christmas and Three Kings have passed, I can start to read the Christmas books I received this holiday season. I hope you enjoy this blog post, and that you find a book or two you …