20th Century
By the Numbers
On Going Postal we have a number of radio hams (holders of the Amateur Radio Broadcast Licence), and lots of others who have radio equipment with that tantalising logo on the tuning dial “SW”. SW [more…]
Articles by Grimy Miner
Ethics
Are all civilisations doomed to fail?
Throughout history we have seen great civilisations rise, decline and fall. History has this annoying habit of repeating itself, none more so than in the case of human endeavour. As someone famous once said “Those [more…]
Arts
3D Printing – a layman’s guide
The latest thing to grab the keen tinkerer’s attention is 3D printing. This has taken off in a huge way in the USA, and is gaining fans in the UK too. The concept is surprisingly [more…]
Literature
Corby’s Cat – Week #2
What a week it has been! On Wednesday Corbyn went to his club, it must be one of those places where butlers and nannies go on their days off. He took a letter with him [more…]
Education
Mensuration – the pursuit of accuracy
Western civilisation, and Britain in particular, can be credited with creating the World as we know it. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime [more…]
Labour
Corby’s Cat
I’m worried about my butler, Corby. I think that he may be going a little mad. Just yesterday, when I miaowed for my lunch, he was very slow in serving me, and when he did [more…]
Engineering
The Great British Sports Car 1945 – 1985
I intend this article to be the first in a series looking at iconic British sports cars, predominantly from the years immediately after the Second World War (1945) to the middle 1980’s, which is [more…]
Arts
Champagne Socialists or Hooray Henrys?
I my previous post (see here) I highlighted the concerns regarding the drinking culture at Durham University and how the Labour MP for Durham City, Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, voted with the student element in the [more…]
Arts
Sex and drugs and upper firsts
I live a few miles out of Durham City, in a former pit village. For those who don’t know Durham it is a World Heritage site and home to Durham University, one of the prestigious [more…]