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FYI - this is self-deprecating British humour and derives from the habit of UK newspapers (of old) always to convert lengths into things such as Nelson's Columns or double-decker buses, or areas …

That was inspirational. Thoroughly enjoyed watching that and, quite aside from the elegant 10 principles stuff, I couldn't agree more with Rams' objection to the vulgar insistence on big, pr…

The story of Apollo 13 never gets old for me. I enjoyed Lovell's book, Lost Moon [1] (and despite its occasional dramatic liberty/deviation, I rate the film Apollo 13 highly), and I can'…

Despite the off-putting question mark in the title (and, yes, the answer is pretty much "who knows?"), this article is a cracking read; lots of on-topic info and historical nuggets. Its styl…

Blocked for EEA countries :-(

Just tried that and it seems potentially useful (except that it recommended two of the three bands I'd stated I liked in the first place). Thanks for the recommendation.

The New York Blood Center continues to appeal for plasma donors via a form on this page, "Convalescent Plasma COVID-19 Donor Request Form": https://www.nybloodcenter.org/dona…

A sigint alliance established after meetings in a pub and named for a brand of beer. That is charmingly comforting.

De-paywalled: https://archive.is/nvK1Q

De-paywalled: https://archive.is/Nlc8j

Dude with the cough? Oh, my!

Thank you for that. More helpful than the acerbic review.

David Icke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Icke Can't remember him when he was a footballer, but I wonder how many times he headed the ball ;-)…

Has anyone tried Quibi and is willing to offer opinions/comments on the content? I am in the UK so haven't tried. All I've seen review-wise is a particularly waspish piece in The Guardi…

Edited to reword title.