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How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom
History & The Arts

How the ZX Spectrum and ZX81 shaped Frank Sidebottom

...writing could be. Sitting at their keyboards, bedroom coders had unique, almost auteur-like, visions for their code. Like film directors Alfred Hitchcock or Francois Truffaut, many had full control, with only occasional suggestions from a software distributor. They could earn rock star size royalty cheques, but this was not necessarily about the money. Micros were seen as...
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Catalonia: What happens now?
Society, Politics & Law

Catalonia: What happens now?

...which may enable Catalonia to obtain a more favourable financial settlement akin to that enjoyed by the Basque Country. An imaginative re-writing of the 1978 constitution may even be necessary. Only then can Catalan grievances be addressed and some degree of normality be re-established. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Rich pictures
Science, Maths & Technology

Rich pictures

...writing, either as commentary or as speech bubbles, although some will help explain the diagram to other people. Guidelines A rich picture is an attempt to assemble everything that might be relevant to a complex situation. You should somehow represent every observation that occurs to you or that you gleaned from your initial exploration. Fall back on words only where...
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Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...writing there is something about negotiations of the positionality of the researcher, the implications of engagement, the shaping of knowledge in interactions – and a good number attend to the implications of emotionally sensed knowledge. The reflections on ‘how we know’ expressed in this rich collection of blogs could be read as an objection to methodological...
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Parlez-vous Eurovision?
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Parlez-vous Eurovision?

...write the song and find a suitable singer. The song, “It’s My Time”, came fifth in the contest, the last time the UK has bothered the top 10. In the last few years the UK has sent either “veteran” (ahem) singers like Engelbert Humperdinck or Bonnie Tyler or unknown inexperienced newcomers. This year, the song selected was announced in 15 programme available on...
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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...Writing at the time of another high-profile death in which the element was implicated, Martin Boland explains what polonium is, and what makes it deadly...Find out more about The Open University's BSc (Honours) Chemistry qualification. A Swiss forensic report of the exhumed remains of ex-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat today suggests polonium poisoning may have been the...
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What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
Science, Maths & Technology

What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?

...writing in 2006] they were not covered by US Clean Air legislation. The rate of emissions has been increasing; there was a 10% increase in the USA from 2001 to 2002, and, in countries such as China and India, whose rapidly expanding economies are heavily dependent on fossil fuels, emissions are predicted to increase even faster). The effects of mercury pollution will be...
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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...writes on a piece of paper] Some people may find that they do not have strong preferences about what they want around the end of their life, but still make plans to remove the pressure on others to make decisions when they may be grieving. Even though these plans can be helpful, not everyone wants to think about their future in this way. And that is okay. If you do not...
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