|RECOMMENDED RAMBLINGS
| From Stutter to Boom
"If you live in an oppressive society, you've got to be resilient. You can't let each little thing crush you. You have take every encounter and make yourself larger, rather than allow yourself to be diminished by it." James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 -...
|Kate Nash’s Triumphant Return: “9 Sad Symphonies” is a Bittersweet Symphony of Heartache and Resilience
Nash returns with her fifth studio album “9 Sad Symphonies” – a sweeping, cinematic tour de force that finds the artist grappling with heartbreak, loss, and the anxieties of our tumultuous times, all while emerging stronger, wiser, and more musically ambitious than ever before.
|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...
“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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Nobel prize for physics goes to pair who invented key AI techniques
on 8 October | 2024
The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enabled machine learning and are key to the development of artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT
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Certain quantum systems may be able to defy entropy's effects forever
on 7 October | 2024
A mathematical proof shows that some quantum states can resist nature’s tendency to disorder – but only under very specific conditions
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The US is ramping up bird flu surveillance – but will it be enough?
on 7 October | 2024
Two more people in the US have tested positive for a bird flu virus called H5N1, highlighting the need for expanded influenza surveillance to prevent a potential pandemic
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Slowing growth in life expectancy means few people will live to 100
on 7 October | 2024
While the 20th century saw rapid rises in average life expectancy at birth, more recent years have seen a slowdown, suggesting we may be reaching the limit of human lifespan
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Two injured comb jellies can merge to form one individual
on 7 October | 2024
A pair of ctenophores, or comb jellies, can fuse their bodies together, merging their digestive and nervous systems, without any issues with immune rejection
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Hackers can turn your smartphone into an eavesdropping device
on 7 October | 2024
Motion sensors in smartphones can be turned into makeshift microphones to eavesdrop on conversations, outsmarting security features designed to stop such attacks
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
|General
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Save the Children offices raided in Guatemala
on 8 October | 2024 at 10:44
The charity said it was aware of activity at its Guatemalan offices, and deny any wrongdoing.
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N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade'
on 8 October | 2024 at 10:25
Kim said relations between North Korea and Russia would be raised to a new level.
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Florida warned of 'potentially catastrophic'...
on 8 October | 2024 at 10:13
The storm briefly reached category five status, and evacuation orders are in place in the US state.
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Madeleine McCann suspect cleared of rape charges...
on 8 October | 2024 at 09:33
Christian Brückner is already in jail but has not been charged with the British girl's disappearance.
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Huge tailbacks as Florida braces for Hurricane...
on 8 October | 2024 at 09:10
Officials have warned of the threat to life posed by the category four storm as it heads towards the US.
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Beer can artwork accidentally ends up in the bin
on 8 October | 2024 at 08:19
The artwork, which shows two dented beer cans on the floor, was thrown in a bin by a technician.
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Israel marks year since Hamas attack as fighting...
on 8 October | 2024 at 05:03
Vigils have been held across Israel including at the festival where hundreds were killed last October.
