When I was a kid, the Edinburgh Military Tattoo was rebroadcast in an edited version on Swedish Television and I watched it religiously. I have been fond of bagpipes ever since. Now, I haven’t seen it for many years, but then this YouTube clip turned up. No bagpipes, but good enough. Watch it to the end!
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- kai
- Back in academia after a decade in industry, with a new generation of students.
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- Les Hydravions de la Luftwaffe Vol 2 J-L Roba & H-W Neulen, ft M Ledet. These books really grow on you.
- Les Hydravions de la Luftwaffe, Vol 1 J-L Roba & M Ledet, ft C Cony & H-W Neulen. There are two more volumes.
- Teknisk specifikation SIS/TS 904501:2021 Ergonomi vid människa-systeminteraktion – Användbarhetsrond SIS/TK 380. And now to implement.
- Pilot i Den Danska Brigaden i Sverige under Andra Världskriget: Svensk-dansk flyghistoria A Sandqvist. A tiny corner of history.
- Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests, 2nd ed J Rubin & D Chisnell. Friendly and complete, if slightly dated.
- What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy J P Gee. I need to study more pedagogics.
Places I keep track of
- IPMS Stockholm One of the best plastic modelling forums you'll find.
- Hyperscale More modelling stuff.
- Occasional kvetch Thnidu is a linguist and an old friend.
- Another CyborgManifesto Small and large, always with alarming skill.
- Aardvarchaeology What kind of archaeologist doesn't have a whip or even a fedora?
- Arkland Archaeology and random bits.
- Pharyngula Biology, politics and atheism. And eight-legged animals.
- Piled Higher and Deeper Mike Slackenerny, that's me. Free food, anyone?
- Something positive Magical realism in a very cynical way.
- Chicken Wings It's about birds…that fly…
- xkcd Don't miss the mouse-overs.
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