10 July 2021
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Jane and I tried something new in our wombling life today – litter picking on water. The Canal and River Trust organised this at Thurmaston lock on the north side of Leicester (part of the same canal that runs past … Continue reading
6 June 2021
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When I was doing my postgraduate information security course with the Open University a few years ago, I came across the concept of folk models. It was a term used by Willett Kempton in a number of papers, such as … Continue reading
29 May 2021
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You may know about what3words as they have done a fair amount of advertising recently. In a nutshell, they divide the world up into 3m squares and give each one a unique address, made up of three random words. For … Continue reading
28 May 2021
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The roofing guys have done a good job, and quickly. They started on Wednesday and finished up early afternoon today, having stripped the old tiles, felt and battens and replaced them with new materials. Hopefully the scaffolding chaps will be … Continue reading
26 May 2021
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Hopefully the low chance of precipitation overnight is correct. We are having some roofing work done and, by some, I mean all the old tiles taken off and new felt and tiles put on. Stage one is done, which involves … Continue reading
20 May 2021
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I think that tomorrow morning, I had better set aside some time for tidying up my studio / work room. It isn’t looking too disastrous yet but I’m definitely starting to pile things on other things so corrective action would … Continue reading
4 May 2021
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… is Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you!
1 May 2021
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Yesterday afternoon, I was talking with a neighbour and was part way describing something when he asked a question that derailed my train of thought. I couldn’t remember what I was was heading towards so we had to abandon that … Continue reading
29 March 2021
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Viruses are a diverse bunch. Most have no interest in humans; we don’t off a habitat in which they can replicate themselves. Even with the subset that do pay attention to Homo sapiens, not all do us harm. Indeed some … Continue reading
5 March 2021
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I was a little bit late for a meeting tonight… that I was meant to be hosting. Lesson: make sure alarms are set, particularly on loosely structured days like my Fridays tend to be.