Category: Featured
After the Storm
(click for full size) Last time I was in Dortmund, a storm passed over the city and left this view in its wake ...…
By quhno
Hey Google, Why Are You Spying on me?
My Google Nest Mini, was listening to Joel Osteen this morning. Three months ago, I purchased three of the new Google Nest Mini's. Two were for my aging father whom I help care for, one was for my…
By rdreammaker
Collecting that prescription again
Varied the routine this time. After walking down the conventional way, I caught the bus for the first time in months, got off at Nant Peris and walked back up through the fields and quarry to home. The bus was busy…
By johnbyde
The brainless society, the art of feeling nowhere at home
Philosophy and mathematics today for a change! Should I mention Einstein, Laplace, Isaac Newton, ... then you tell me these were geniuses of their time, with IQ far above average. They knew how to use their brains to…
The Beauty of Fog and Mist
There is something about fog that is both beautiful yet mysterious or challenging. …
By fjcasella
Virtual Conferencing at UKICER
I recently attended a virtual conference - the UKICER 2020 conference. Due to various… circumstances, this year the conference was held entirely online. This was a new experience for me so I've decided to write up what…
By lonm
The boring market report - September 4th 2020
It had to come, it is there at last. The correction! …
Secret new indicator makes trading easier!
When it comes to teasing potential subscribers for a newsletter, whether free or not, authors always mention a secret new indicator which detects the 10-baggers, stocks that can multiply by 10 in next few months. How…
Single Point of Failure
An empty high street in Dorset. Could we be doing something new with our town centres? Photo by Nick Fewings…
By lonm
Astronomy Picture of the Day
"Discover the cosmos!… Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer."
By chas4
barfing my feedback on vivaldi for android
Don't expect any of this to be coherent or to flow. The first stable release of Vivaldi browser for Android released on the 22nd of April, 2020. I've been procrastinating writing this almost as much as I have been with…
I Make a Case for Writing My Blog on Vivaldi
I just read a book by Glenn Reynolds, "The Social Media Upheaveal". He says that we are deep reading less, and learning from headlines more. He also says that many of us share on social media articles that we have not…
By fjcasella