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Laura McInerney - Blog, , more info
Things I Recommend You Buy And Use As a lifehacky person, I’m always on the lookout for items that might seem boring but secretly make life lots better. I’ve noticed people sharing similar lists to this, and I find them genuinely useful, so I thought I’d create my own. The method was simple: I went back through all of my Amazon purchases forever and picked out ones which have genuinely added to life. They are things I …
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Emergent gauge fields in spin ices Spin ices are magnetic materials in which geometrically frustrated magnetic interactions between the spins prevent long-range magnetic order and lead to a residual entropy similar to in ice (solid water).Spin ices provide a beautiful example …
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Belgian Beer in Bishop's Stortford In which I find myself with a couple of hours to spare in the Herts town of Bishop's Stortford, late on an Autumnal Saturday afternoon.I figured that should be ample time to get around the …
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Supporting HM Treasury through legal proceedings When I was a newly qualified actuary, part of the induction process into life as a professional was to watch a video in which an accountant was in the dock accused of professional negligence squirming …
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The childlike and the childish Life in America has long felt like a game played between adults and children; a game where one side knows the rules and is dedicated to keeping them, and the other is merely making up …
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Ranking #2 singles, UK edition: 1998 The pinched, thin contours of French house never had a better vehicle than Stardust’s “Music Sounds Better Than You.” Insistent, catchy as fuck, it was one of those tracks Miami clubs blasted for years; I …
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Double Maths First Thing: Issue C Double Maths First Thing is guaranteed Christmas-free. Humbug! Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to find and spread mathematical joy. This week’s interesting bit of analysis (and please …
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Peter Follansbee: Joiner's Notes
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One in four The Tyne and Wear Metro used to have 90 Metrocars formed into 45 trains. The fleet is now well beyond its intended lifespan, and some of the trains have been harvested for parts to keep …
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Jack-O-Lantern 2024 My 2024 virtual jack-o-lantern was created in Nomad Sculpt, then rendered and animated in Blender. Seen here with my virtual jack-o-lanterns from 2022 and 2023. The post Jack-O-Lantern 2024 appeared first on Evermore Stud.io.
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Log: Wednesday October 30th It's a pedalboard, I think. This might be one of those misguided "if I only had this thing" thoughts, but I think the setup for rain -- and my instrument generally -- would be at …
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Oliver Andrich
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