Bubbles
Latest Posts
You may recall that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is somehow the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, which you are absolutely thrilled about if you’re an infectious disease. But the “human services” part apparently includes the...
I know many people think that University staff are on holiday all the way through the summer, particularly August, but this week has been very busy indeed, not only because of the Eclipse Event. It is somewhat cooler today, but the heat...
Zack Whittaker for TechCrunch: Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion...
If... If only those chatbots that replace customer service agents were more useful or helpful than the average customer service agent... But no. I mean NO. I mean: one way or another, it is definitely a casting failure. I have three...
The partial solar eclipse was a joyous occasion. Telegraph Hill Park (top park, pictured) in New Cross was packed with thousands of people, with sun (and moon) worshippers streaming towards it by foot and bike from all directions. It...
I first came across this author and his series when last reading another chunk of A Catalogue of Crime by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor. They reviewed two of Catalan’s mysteries, Catalan being the penname for Henri...
I visited the Blaugust participants and these are my favourite blog posts from each so far. They're listed in alphabetical order by blog name. Sadly I only read English so for the blogs in other languages I've tried to link something...
Brazil was one of the countries that have been measles-free for a while now. With the antivax sentiment growing worldwide — or people just taking vaccines for granted and not paying enough attention to them — it's expected that some...
With the big July releases finally starting to lose a little steam, it's starting to look like a proper August at the movies, with summer-y looking things that the studios didn't feel confident opening on big weekends, things that could...
You know, I doubt this one is to the taste of a lot of listeners here, but I've been really enjoying it. Relaxing vibes, a gentle sound, which makes for a very pleasant start to the morning. This was originally released as a...
On August 13, 2026, Respec reported that Compulsion Games' South of Midnight is now listed as a self-published game on Steam. Kotaku repackaged the story with a notable spin: There Is No Reason Not To Play South Of Midnight Anymore. The...
Not Entirely Serious follows up last year’s Beethoven: I Shall Hear In Heaven with another play about a titan of the classical music world: Tchaikovsky: Child of Glass. Written and directed by (and starring) Tama Matheson, it sees Pyotr...
Escreva para ninguém Ano passado, decidi voltar a ter um blog pessoal, um lugar para desovar minhas ideias e meus pensamentos sem precisar recorrer a grandes plataformas com baixo apreço por privacidade e qualidade de conteúdo, cujos...
A good friend who is religious would always preach me on how I should live life. I do practice religion but not exactly religious. I made a point not to debate with him as I respect his way of living. He respects mine but feels that...
1. We are used to think Napoleon was born on Corsica. But he was really born in Ajaccio. A tiny Italian seaport on the wild Corsican coast, connected with Italy with very deep ties, educational, cultural, familial. Originally, of course,...