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¿Qué es un agregador de blogs? Se trata de una web que recopila blogs a partir de un nexo común como una temática o un idioma. Pero no solo es una lista de enlaces; dado que cada blog expone su contenido a través del estándar RSS, el...
For a long time I’ve been stuck waiting for my perfect alternative to GitHub to appear. Whilst I've been historically a fan of GitHub, and used it for almost two decades, of late the site seems to have its owners interests over those of...
I have no blog post today, just one scheduled and three almost complete. My review of the “Matthew Amt” kopis from Deepeeka in India is complete except for editing and photography (I need a sunny day with no day job). I have a post about...
This story is about the ideology that won. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two politicians on either side of the Atlantic didn’t only win elections, they reshaped what people came to accept as “common sense.” Margaret Thatcher in...
A grab bag of winter commute clichés; cold, wet, dark, windy … at least I was heading home On the plus side, I love the solitude riding along under the wet gum trees, currawongs and ravens calling and swooping about in the gloom. There’s...
Frances Hamerstrom Spent 40 Years Restoring the Greater Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin — Starting With 50 Birds. She Was One of the First Women Field Biologists in America. She Banded Raptors Into Her 80s. Almost Nobody Knows Her Name. She...
Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this, but I loved the Barbie movie, and have watched it at least three times. I do have four daughters.It’s a funny movie but one scene where the smiles freeze is Gloria’s monologue about the travails of being a...
Watched: For All Mankind Season 5 📺 Finished and enjoyed Season 5, now looking forward to Star City.
When I was young, I wanted nothing more than to one day publish a novel. Over time, I realised that being published will not solve my problems, or make me feel better. I’ve seen people I know achieve the sort of success I longed for and...
Scientists have unravelled more of the mysteries of how tardigrades survive extreme temperatures. And it’s quite weird. CC-licensed photo by Philippe Garcelon on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email....
The brain surgery was experimental, they said, and I laughed. Surely all brain surgery is experimental, I said, and they laughed, but their laughter was the uncomfortable kind. I told them to go right ahead, and I signed all the forms,...