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Some highlights from a practice notebook of a schoolgirl. I use “delightful” sparingly but it is appropriate here. Some are full pages, two cropped. The notes indicate the booklet is for “History Maps, Agricultural Figures and Physiology Figures…and mind you, this wasn’t even handed in. They were produced from 1876-1877 by a young woman. A prize, and humbling. Note the map is likely not included, not required and not shown …

Back in the 1971, Herbert Simon (Nobel ’78) published an essay on the “attention economy.” It famously noted that “a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” He offered insights about how economic organizations (and people) needed mechanisms to receive and process large amounts of information, and then pass only the relevant portion of that information. (Simon won the Nobel prize “for his pioneering research into the decision-making process …

This is a lovely Grauniad piece about autism and board games. These parts resonated in particular: Growing up, board games were my refuge from a baffling, often hostile world. and: Games gave me quiet, structured time with family and friends. If I didn’t know what to say, the game filled the silence. I've written about this before. I don't think I'm on the autism spectrum; I've done a number

This is one of those cathartic blog posts. One in which I spent several frustrating hours trying to debug something that really should have just worked. Once I had finally found out what was going on I felt that I had to write it all down just in case someone else is out there dealing with the same issue. So if you have found yourself in a situation where using …

Accelerate is the empirical research behind books such as The Phoenix/Unicorn Project and (parts of) Software Engineering at Google. I loved it.

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 …

–This article also appears in the January-February issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. The plot: Under the cover of darkness, a crew of armed soldiers rows across the Hudson River, enters New York City, kidnaps the king of England’s son and delivers him to Congress as a prisoner. The mastermind: Matthias Ogden, a Continental Army officer serving under George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The target: Prince William, the …

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) …