21
Aug
The Duchess's Sequence of Ideas
In Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers, the Dowager Duchess is always getting her quotations confused. But this isn&
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20
Aug
A Retired Michigan Police Dog Is Now Helping Track Deadly Bacteria In Bees
I promise I am interested in how this new innovation will help to save bees from bacteria, but I am
20
Aug
Nine Regrets
A thought provoking list. As a perpetual diary-abandoner, I'm trying to let this one inspire me:
"I
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19
Aug
The Organ Episode
I have made no secret of my obsession with pipe organs (my favourite podcast is still Hot Pipes). I am
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19
Aug
Dicing An Onion The Mathematically Optimal Way
I believe I have heaped praise upon data journalism outfit The Pudding before, but I'm doing it again
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18
Aug
The Absurd Opposite Of A URL Shortener
You've heard of a url shortener — bit.ly et al — but what about a url lengthener? One that
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18
Aug
Elementary Is A Masterclass In Sherlock Holmes Adaptation
It has long been my opinion that Elementary, the TV series starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, is far
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17
Aug
Why Preserve Flash?
A software curator at the Internet Archive explains why it is worth preserving Flash (even if you found it very
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17
Aug
Sub/Title
Sub/Title is a fun game where you guess the film based on a snippet of dialogue.
You can also
16
Aug
The Creator Economy Is A Race To The Bottom For Human Dignity
This piece skews a bit much towards digital marketing agency speak for my liking, but it does make some valuable
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