One Man's Notes

This is an engrosssing podcast about the early days of raptor reintroduction in Scotland.

We’ve come a long way in 40 years - but astonishing to hear that the range of eagle habitation only extends naturally by about 10km a year…


Crikey. I wrote this 11 years ago - and it’s still as relevant now: “Interesting” is the basis of blogging


Not only is 8chan struggling to get back online — its co-founder is actively working to keep it that way.

Fascinating.


Either this gentleman doesn’t understand One Man & His Blog’s audience - or I don’t…


Autumn mist

Distinctly misty and autumnal at Lancing College this morning.


I think it’s fair to say that today’s weather has been changeable…


Inktober is one of my favourite “internet challenges”. It fills my feeds with such interesting and varied images.


This is the sort of thing that happened more often in the pre-platform days of the internet: A Free Font Inspired by Greta Thunberg’s Handwriting

Nice to see it happening again.


Biorecycling plastics with enzymes

Carbios' new factory will use enzymes to biorecycle plastic:

In a matter of hours, the enzymes decompose the plastic into the material’s basic building blocks, called monomers, which can then be separated, purified, and used to make new plastic that’s identical to virgin material. Later this year, the company will begin construction on its first demonstration recycling plant.

This sort of innovation could change the whole debate about plastics. Exciting stuff, if it works.


Oh, this is so cool: Grad student defended her dissertation while wearing a skirt made of rejection letters


These are absolutely stunning. Well worth checking out: John James Audubon’s Birds of America


The reason to study Latin

Report: Students Who Take Latin Have Better Chance Of Summoning Demon Later In Life::

“According to our data, children who studied Latin in grade school were far more likely to contact, summon, and then raise a damned soul from the underworld,” said classics department chair Emily Greenwood, adding that students who learned Latin tended to be more adept at chanting ancient incantations, opening up portals, and comprehending Demonic screams.

My old Latin master was also head of the school Christian Union. Makes you think… 🤔😂


Take some time to listen to Birdsong Radio today - and consider how much poorer we’ll all be if we lose it. #LetNatureSing


I know it’s fashionable to diss HomePods, but they are hugely popular in the Tinworth household.


Oh, good work to whomever wrote that headline: Government scraps online ‘porn block’ plans after law hits kinks

👏


Yahoo Groups is shutting down.

Wow. The history of a lot of great early online communities is about to be erased from the web.


Marvel Shocker: Kevin Feige Takes Over Comics as New Chief Creative Officer. Wow. The movies guy is now in charge of the whole operation - including the comics…


Oh, look. Yet another round of iOS updates.


RIP Meetup. $2 per RSVP will kill the platform stone dead.


Good Lord, I suspect that this is only going to increase the determination of the rebels: Police ban Extinction Rebellion protests from whole of London

Spectacularly ill-judged move.


New GoPro day…


This was a fantastic session by Eliza Filby from NEXT conference last month, looking at the characteristics of the generations, and how we should raise Generation Alpha.


One positive thing about Catalina: I can open the Music app without it bringing my Mac to its knees. That wasn’t the case with iTunes.


Not something I’d considered before - but accurate: The Delicate Nature of Comparing Smartphone Cameras and a Dash of False Equivalence


Fascinating bit of tech nostalgia: This is How Film Cameras Added Dates to Your Photos: