A few weeks ago I gave a talk about Leap Seconds at Electromagnetic Field (EMF) – an extraordinary camping festival for hackers and makers, held in the UK every two…
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The remarkably named Sir Cloudesley Shovell was by the time of his death in 1707, Admiral of the British Fleet. His ship HMS Association, went down off the Scilly Isles…
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If you work with temporal data on the web then you may be interested in a couple of proposals currently going through the specifications bodies. In the next few years we could…
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The 2016 Last Encore music project has come to a close. When I first spoke about it back in January I remarked that it had been a “rough few weeks for music”.…
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The Ceremony of the Keys is a remarkable tradition that takes place every evening at the Tower of London. At exactly 9:53pm the Chief Yeoman Warder, accompanied by members of…
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Music is a big part of my life. That urge to find great music is as strong now as it was 30 years ago. Finding music is easier with a service like Spotify. It’s…
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Astronomers are a stubborn and hardy breed. Not only is it a largely nocturnal activity, but the best weather for viewing is usually in the winter, when colder weather brings…
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Reasons to be Creative is a 3-track, 3-day conference held annually in Brighton, in the UK. I say “conference” but, as was noted this year, the vibe is more that of…