Arts
The story of Matilda
Remember old Aesop and his Fables? There’s one about the boy who was set to guard the sheep and as he was bored, he called the alarm to liven things up a bit. Eventually the [more…]
Science
Health
A pint of your finest please!
On the last Friday in July, on that stinking hot day with temperatures hitting 35, I lay recumbent in a hammock-like chair, watching the pint pour slowly. There was a gentle breeze as I counted [more…]
Health
The Cancer Time Bomb
A rather grim topic, but one which is very relevant and that I feel needs highlighting. As some of you know my dad passed away at the end of last year from cancer. Much has [more…]
Arts
Hopefully, the Last of Identity Politics in Gaming
Spoiler alert! I’ll be adding plenty so make sure you read each and every one so you never have to play this turd of a game! First off, my apologies for the lateness of this [more…]
America
Apollo Thirteen
The big issue of today appears to be the climate emergency, have I got that right? Well, what is causing the problem? Carbon Dioxide, yup, got that. 400 parts per million atmospheric CO2, definitely a [more…]
Mathematics
Fake Data Qui Bono
My final article in my wee trilogy on data interpretation I examine who benefits from the manipulation of state data. It is usually sound policy when investigating the often bizarre antics of the state to [more…]
20th Century
The Spitfire, of course, Part 4
Musings on the development of the Miles M20 prototype Firstly, a reminder of where we started back in part one, I suggested in the first article in this series that the Spitfire was not an [more…]
Animals
I’ve got my eye on you!
Last week I was slobbing in front of the TV watching Married at First Sight Australia. Guilty pleasure but it’s escapism from the full-on pressures of the day job. The couples had to go back [more…]
Hobbies
Car review: Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Auto 2018
Following on from the excellent article by AWS the other Friday on a VW thing, I thought I would do one on the car I have just purchased. Maybe some of you could write something, [more…]