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A number of posts on social media have suggested that Andes hantavirus, which most recently caused an outbreak on the MV Hondius, is sexually transmitted. These claims are based on a 2023 paper (Presence and Persistence of Andes Virus...
I finally ordered a Plotter. Because of various money related reasons over the years it has taken forever. But I’ll recieve a Narrow Pueblo Plotter in the mail fairly soon. Can’t wait.
Today’s recording starts with the end of The Twisted Whiskers Show. They’re doing fish now. There’s a trail for Saturday Morning programmes. Then it’sShaun the Sheep – Fleeced. The farmer brings the sheep into the barn, takes one of...
While researching, looking for the hippie roots of Ibiza’s “Balearic Beat” for a magical minute I got distracted by music being made on Mallorca, and, in particular, in the village of Deia … In the `60s Ibiza’s live music really only...
The title and premise sound exciting, but the movie is a sweaty bewigged newscaster (Roman Wilhelmi of Zulawski’s Chopin biopic The Blue Note, with Robert Picardo vibes) being tormented by everyone, including martians, who look like...
Sometime in the last few million years, our ancestors began to get better brains, use tools and weapons, speak language, and live in larger groups in a wider range of environments.
Automated reasoning is fun.
First, let’s start with the cuteness! Today has been a chilly day, with the possibility of rain – rain that has held off until just now, as I can finally see drops hitting my window. When I was done outside and coming in through the sun...
Thanks to Sam Graf for introducing me to this and suggesting some toys. IntroductionMultiplication tables can be fun. Line up your numbers, multiply, and find patterns. Like with 5x5, we can fill it out and highlight symmetry,...
An uneventful early afternoon saw all thirty-three drivers qualify for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500, and set the last seven rows of the starting grid. During a 90-minute window, where the teams that found themselves in the...
Oi! Where’s our grub? We have a bird box in our garden which is used every year by Blue Tits. On Saturday I noticed that the fledglings were getting shirty about the Deliveroo service being provided by their (exhausted) parents. …...
Frank Herbert, eh? Maverick author, apparently a terrible dad, political oddball, and simultaneously the genius creator of the Dune series and the franchise’s own worst enemy. If you want to moved beyond the various movie or television...