|RECOMMENDED RAMBLINGS
|Mac Dynamic Wallpaper
“It is named the "Web" for good reason.” David Foster Wallace When 'dynamic wallpaper' arrived with macOS Mojave it was a gimmick but a nice one. In reality it was showcasing what Apple could do with its new 'high efficency image file format' (HEIF - file...
|Carrying the Fire
“I know that I would be a liar or a fool if I said that I have the best of the three Apollo 11 seats, but I can say with truth and equanimity that I am perfectly satisfied with the one I have" Michael Collins Whilst everyone remembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz...
|Extinct Artist
"I have always painted things I am obsessed with and always gone with my heart regardless of convention." Dave White came to prominence as the pioneer of the 'Sneaker Art' movement, reinterpreting popular trainers as oil portraits. He has is own signature Air Jordan...
|Perseverance Pays
“If we see a hedgehog staring in the camera, we would know there’s current and certainly ancient life on Mars, but based on our past experiences, such an event is extremely unlikely. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and the discovery that life...
| A New BMW Club to Join
I thought with my mentality having switched from the thunderous roar of V8s to the futuristic hum of electrics, the M5 itch was scratched. I was wrong. I can't remember when it happened or even how but without doubt the BMW M5 is in my psyche. It crept in there. It...
|Keep Rising Sir Lewis
I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone. I have had a passion for motorsport from a young age, in particular formula one (F1). I don't know where it came from....
|Season’s Greetings (2020)
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peaceful (COVID free) New Year Christmas 2020 I think it goes without saying that we are all glad that this year is finishing and there is some light towards the end of the tunnel. Especially, when we as a family have beaten...
|Breaking the COVID bread
There were some upsides to the whole lockdown and pandemic. For instance, the enclave I live in was triggered to start a WhatsApp group. Something we should have done years ago but it took the 'house arrest' we were under to initiate it. This simple act has...
|Apologetic Integration
It is rather a disenchanting moment when the doctrine your parents subscribed to and expounded to you was not the armour you thought it was.It is a lie when people say 'children do not see colour' in reference to a person's skin tone. They do. It is just that they...
|Finding Colour in Black
It’s the difference between listening to Shakespeare being read by Brain Blessed instead of Patrick Stewart. Both would be enjoyable but one would be better nuanced. My younger brother had a great knack of extracting Sony Walkmans from my father. They were meant to be...
|Season’s Greetings (2019)
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peaceful New Year Christmas 2019 This year's Christmas card was made up of photographs taken at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland and Adobe Stock. The visit to the park was for Kitty's Birthday but sadly she couldn't attend due to a...
|Memo to David and the Cabinet
Can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside?Dear elected politicians of any sort, please can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside? For those of you who are career politicians and have no...
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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Bowhead whales still harmed from whaling that ended a century ago
on 26 April | 2024
Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry’s lasting effects on the whales’ genetic diversity are leading to declines again
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5 extraordinary ideas about the mind and what it means to be conscious
on 26 April | 2024
To celebrate the launch of our new event series in the US, kicking off with a masterclass on the brain and consciousness, we have unlocked five incredible long reads
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Rare mutation that causes short stature may shed light on ageing
on 26 April | 2024
The genetic variant, which causes people to be insensitive to growth hormone, may also protect people from heart disease
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Alpacas are the only mammals known to directly inseminate the uterus
on 26 April | 2024
When alpacas mate, males deposit sperm directly into the uterus, a reproductive strategy not confirmed in any other mammals
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Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen
on 26 April | 2024
Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed
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Global warming could make tides higher as well as raising sea levels
on 26 April | 2024
In addition to the overall rise in sea level, the heights of tides are also changing as the oceans warm and separate into more distinct layers
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
|General
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Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian...
on 27 April | 2024 at 00:23
The orphaned calf swam from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by a First Nations community.
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Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike
on 26 April | 2024 at 23:42
The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.
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Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests
on 26 April | 2024 at 23:23
Hungary is attempting to be a world power in manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, despite locals' reservations.
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Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived...
on 26 April | 2024 at 23:20
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
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Dancing, Daleks and Saharan Dust: Photos of the...
on 26 April | 2024 at 23:17
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
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Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’
on 26 April | 2024 at 23:12
A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.