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I’m extremely fortunate that the university library has a rather relaxed view of lending limits for staff (or that I borrow the kind of books nobody else wants to read…) as I’ve had my current crop of loans for several months now. I’m...
Cthulhu Eternal has become my preferred Lovecraftian RPG system: free to use (including commercially), the publisher hasn't got into NFTs or AI art, and it's broadly compatible with other Lovecraftian games.
IMPERIAL REMNANT STORMTROOPER (Pauldron) The Vintage Collection 3 3/4-Inch Hasbro Pulse Exclusive 4-Pack Item No.: No. G32115 Manufacturer: Hasbro Number: n/a Includes: Blaster pistol, blaster rifle Action Feature: n/a Retail: $67.99...
This week I stood at a primary school careers fair, on what turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year so far, and tried to convince children between the ages of four and eleven that software development is the best job in the...
Whilst I’m still uncertain as to the form, concept or design for any future Prairie themed project I am certain it will require N scale…We have been here before… first with the Englewood logging project, more recently with Albion Yard...
It's been very hot in the UK* for the last week, so much so that the weather agency issued a warning, suggesting people should not travel unless they really need to. The last few days have been challenging, sleep-wise. Our bedroom is...
Scotland are floundering at the World Cup and right now everybody knows this is close to nowhere. I'm not in Boston but my t-shirt came from there a few days ago. I'm not in Miami either. I'm in the hoose. I wore it and hoped the t-shirt...
How a kickboxer built an empire on male insecurity and called it freedom. Steve the Hypothetical Gerbil says: This one’s about Andrew Tate. There’s organised crime, a subscription model, and a man who rents Bugattis. I’d summarise it but...
Some sad news to share on the blog this week: the passing of Exidy co‑founder and arcade pioneer Howell Ivy. His impact on the early years of arcade gaming is undoubted. After serving in the US Air Force, working on missile...
Has anyone mentioned it's been a bit hot in Europe recently? With 34° - 36° C forecast for today, and red weather warnings for heat from the Met Office, I thought it best to stay indoors in the cool shade of the house. Then I thought I'd...
Has anyone mentioned it's been a bit hot in Europe recently? With 34° - 36° C forecast for today, and red weather warnings for heat from the Met Office, I thought it best to stay indoors in the cool shade of the house. Then I thought I'd...
A Bluetooth T9/multitap keyboard built around the actual keypad of a Nokia E52, talking to a phone or laptop. The engineering is lovely and unfussy–Alps switches, a proper battery circuit, ZMK underneath–and I admire the discipline of...
Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions. Membership in the Junto...