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My approach to running a link blog 22nd December 2024 I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate. So far I’ve published 7,607 link blog posts and counting. In April […]
To borrow Jude Bellingham’s words from last month: ‘When Real Madrid come knocking, the whole house shakes.’ On Tuesday, Real Madrid and their president Florentino Perez intended to knock on Liverpool’s door — but were chased down the street before they had set foot on the driveway. An enquiry from the Spanish champions to the Premier […]
Simply using a device with internet access makes you a potential target for a cyberattack. Since data breaches are painfully common and attacks and scams are increasingly sophisticated, I’m making a few useful but simple security tweaks to my digital lifestyle in 2025. 1 Close All Accounts I’m Not Using If you’re anything like me, […]
NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was “safe” and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any human-made object. The spacecraft passed 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface on Dec. 24, flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona, on a mission to help […]
Nasa’s Parker solar probe is safe and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object, the space agency has said. The spacecraft passed just 3.8m miles (6.1m km) from the solar surface on 24 December, flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere – the corona – on a mission […]
Personalized, flexible support is helping low-income Californians navigate an intense real estate market. Dozens of framed photographs and paintings on the walls in Gabrielle’s cozy one-bedroom apartment in Boyle Heights showcase her artistry and cherished memories from trips to New Zealand and Europe. Her favorite is a black and white portrait of a miner in […]
Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has heaped praise on Travis Head for his audacious and effective approach against India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. In his column for The Sydney Morning Herald, Chappell highlighted Head’s ability to not just survive against Bumrah but also counter-attack, disrupting the rhythm […]
An artist’s conception of Parker at perihelion. NASA NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is about to go where no spacecraft has gone before. A final flyby of Venus last month has sped up Parker for the mission’s next solar perihelion, set to occur on December 24 at 6:40 EST / 11:40 UT. At just 6.2 million […]
China must address a rising problem of overinvestment in large but inefficient projects that is more rooted in habitual practice than any consideration of economic productivity, think tank scholars said. Governments must make rational adjustments and “know where to hit the brakes and where to step on the gas” in order to ensure sustainable economic […]
Ola ride experience drew backlash from a Delhi-based woman, who narrated her ordeal on social media. The woman encountered a shocking incident on December 20 en-route Gurugram, when she was travelling in Ola cab. The cab driver stopped the car mid-way and several men encircled the vehicle. The incident took place at National Media Centre, […]