19th Century
John Scott Russell
Imagine, if you will, that you have decided to go for a horse ride along a canal towpath. You see a canal barge making its way along the canal and in front of the barge [more…]
Science
Fiction
The Tortures of the Quarantined
Simon Marmeladov was in Greece learning Greek. Because Santorini tends to be rather hot in June, the lessons started at seven in the morning and finished at eleven. This arrangement suited Simon who had become [more…]
Democracy
Racism – The Root of All Evil
There was a time when the love of money was the root of all evil. Then socialists in schools tweaked that lesson ever so subtly and suddenly, unnoticed, money was the root of all evil. [more…]
Politics
PROOF – The Government is Your Enemy!
Science is the shield of the politician. “We must follow ‘the Science’”. Perhaps it is the Oxbridge Etonian standards in education of UK leadership: the politics, the philosophy and the (Keynesian) economics that allow them [more…]
Computing
Cnuteneering Part Nine
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]
Authoritarianism
Informed Consent – Experimental Vaccines
I have had many difficult conversations during 2020. None more so than with my family regarding vaccines. A particular conversation that I remember related to the coverage of the COVID19 China virus (SARS-COV-2) in the [more…]
Hobbies
Collecting Spaceflight Coins, Part 2
The previous article I did about collecting space coins was quite broad; I included quite a few examples of all ages, sizes and themes. Since then I’ve added several more items to the holding; well, [more…]
Authoritarianism
COVID In The Holme Valley – 2020 Summary
In early 2020 news started gaining traction in the UK of a virus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The virus spread to Italy and since then… … need not add to the worldwide noise of what [more…]
Engineering
Cnuteneering Part Eight
Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]