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Published

18th April 2024

Modified

10th July 2024

STORIES

I’ve been a blogger longer than many of the “influencers” have been alive. Not that I’d claim that epithet. My impostor syndrome, which seems to be maturing faster than I…

PICTURES

I’ve finally ditched substack for the time being, at least as a personal writing platform. I’m going to concentrate on my doctoral work for the next year or two, which takes…

18th April 2024

TECH

I grew up in the Space Race. Christmas presents were toy trains, racing cars, rockets and the Action Man Mercury capsule. My first “Saturday” job was working in the local…

RESEARCH

But saving the race is nothing in itself. As I say, that’s only being rats. It’s saving our knowledge and adding to it is the thing. There men like you come in. There’s…

18th April 2024

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