Tuesday 10. September 2024
I feel deep sympathy for Kate and I’m glad she’s better. But this dance with the media devil won’t work | Marina Hyde
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Monday 09. September 2024
Back to School
It’s been a bit of a busy week. On Monday the boys all went back to school and for the twins, this involved starting new schools — moving up from middle school to secondary school. And they’re going to different schools this year, reflecting their differing academic interests. I’ve had the week off which meant … Continue reading Back to School
Sunday 08. September 2024
Wednesday 04. September 2024
Revisiting Arrakis: Chapterhouse: Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune is the last novel in the Dune saga (excluding the endless sequels and prequels that his son, Brian Herbert has written with the help of Kevin J. Anderson) and it’s a bit of an odd one. Whereas the previous novels are all loosely linked, this is the first one that feels like a … Continue reading Revisiting Arrakis: Chapterhouse: Dune
Tuesday 03. September 2024
Monday 02. September 2024
Links and sundry: 02/09/2024
Surveillance Watch is an interactive map that documents the hidden connections within the opaque surveillance industry. Founded by privacy advocates, most of whom were personally harmed by surveillance tech, our mission is to shed light on the companies profiting from this exploitation with significant risk to our lives. In a detailed look at the way … Continue reading Links and sundry: 02/09/2024
Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth | Carole Cadwalladr
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Friday 30. August 2024
Atlas, Aquaman and Tag
Silliness seems to have become a bit of a theme for the three films we’ve watched over the past week. While none of them were great, all three managed to be entertaining enough for us to enjoy them. Aquaman In general I find the DC Extended Universe films to be a bit too self-important and … Continue reading Atlas, Aquaman and Tag
Wednesday 28. August 2024
Seize The Means of Communication!
George Peretz makes a very sensible suggestion as to how the Labour Government, and others, should respond to Musk: [T]here is an obvious thing that government could do now and that requires no legislation and costs no money: government could simply shift all the material it currently puts out on X to another platform or … Continue reading Seize The Means of Communication!
Monday 26. August 2024
Belgian coalition negotiations: The inevitable collapse
Following June’s federal elections in Belgium, I remarked that the coalition negotiations had been moving remarkably quickly and that we were heading towards a five-party coalition dominated by the centre-right. And now they’re not. Bart De Wever, the Flemish-nationalist negotiator leading talks to form a new Belgian federal government, told political leaders on Thursday he’s … Continue reading Belgian coalition negotiations: The inevitable collapse
Friday 23. August 2024
Carcassonne
We have been playing quite a lot of Carcassonne over the past few weeks, and I never cease to be impressed at just how well this game has aged. The game is a tile laying and worker placement game and, on the face of it, the gameplay is very simple. Each turn, you draw a … Continue reading Carcassonne