Today in pulp... a look back at the Dumarest Saga!

That's the carrot and butternut squash soup on the hob. In other news, my left hand is for some reason bright orange.

I wrote a bit about an unusually good comparison between This Site and That Other One, and the big blind spot in all of this: chadorzel.substack.com/p/theres-more-…

I just learned that George Smoot passed away at the age of 80. The discovery of cosmic background anisotropies by the COBE in 1992, allowed scientists to determine the magnitude of primordial cosmological perturbations. For this discovery, he received the Nobel Prize in 2006.

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Greeks and Arabs suddenly cried out in terror

It’s that time again! Come join us in Durham next summer!

Remembering novelist Colin Dexter, born OTD in 1930, creator of one the most popular of fictional British detectives, the irascible Inspector Morse, first introduced fifty years ago in 'Last Bus to Woodstock'.

Just home from Natalie Haynes's show at Warwick Arts Centre. Wasn't sure what to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. So if you see this Natalie Haynes, thanks for a great evening!

RIP to Dame Patricia Routledge, a lovely lady and a talented actress, who has delighted audiences for many years.

Today in 'oh no...'.

St. Peter: So ... you claim you studied Applied Mathematics at university? Me: [Starting to sweat] Sure. St. Peter: So, remind me ... which one is Neumann boundary conditions, and which one is Dirichlet? Me: I am so screwed.

WHEN ITS A FREE TRIAL FOR A PRODUCT, LET IT ACTUALLY BE A FREE TRIAL. DONT FORCE ME TO ENTER MY CREDIT CARD INFO SO YOU HOPE I FORGET AND TAKE MY MONEY.

[Robert Wald's Lectures] Black holes and Thermodynamics Robert Wald Lectures: 1 - scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.ph… 2 - scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.ph… 3 - scgp.stonybrook.edu/video/video.ph… Slides👇👇👇

On the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.

PSA: Take pictures of your loved ones. If you notice that there is someone in your family who is always taking pictures of everyone else, make sure you take a few pictures of them at every big gathering. This is really important.

What was in the hit parade 50 years ago in October 1975? Well, there was David Essex and Mud and, er, the Band of the Black Watch. thelionandunicorn.com/2020/10/16/rev…

Turns out I'll use almost anything, up to and including posting to X-Twitter, as a displacement activity when I have work to do.

Yes, the warning that my bank details have been compromised coming form <checks> [email protected] definitely looks like I should trust it.

Thanks for the help, Google, but actually I did mean for you to search for the thing I asked you to search for.