https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/18/black-met-police-inspector-stopped-by-officers-while-driving-home-from-work New offence to go alongside DWB. How much more do they want before admitting...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/17/us-chickens-literally-sitting-in-each-others-waste-says-rspca-brexit I know many (most?) people here and in the UK don’t give a flying one about the...
On my iPad camera, I can make the Focus Lock work when I'm taking photos with the 'front' lens, but when it's in (excuse the word) 'selfie' mode, i.e. with the lens pointing towards me, then the Focus...
I seem to have been 'stuck' with Canon Pixma printers for nearly 20 years, and while at best they've served me well, when they do go wrong they are horrid. So finally I want to break out and get a...
How do older Japanese view the tragedy of the 2nd World War?
A gentle and cultured people, how do they explain the dreadful acts of their parents’ generation?...
“Old age is an adventure in uselessness, loss of control, being nobody and giving up everything.” The challenge is to see which new experiences of decay and decline you’re able to welcome – since they...
Looking for an alternative to Simplenote (basic note jotting program).
Has to:
work on Mac OS
be free or cheap
print (quite a few don't these days)
Any suggestions welcomed!
Ta.
Allen...
Long shot, I know, but I wondered if anyone here had suggestions for an ointment for this wound. WARNING! The photo is of a healing wound on the end of an amputated stump, so persons of a nervous...
I want to touch and change my iPad from 2 or 3 feet (operating the camera’s focussing and lock) to take pics of a wound on my leg stump. I can’t reach it with my fingers without moving my ‘pose’. Any...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l7q1/episodes/player “How they made us doubt everything,” a short, sharp investigation into PR’s successful attempt to confuse the issue over the dangers of...
Wondershare Filmora video editing software is about £80 for a lifetime subscription. Used to be less (by the year, of course), but has been creeping up over the years. Nice program, does what you...
When did the uncivilised habit of drinking beer out of bottles catch on? Back in the 60s or 70s, if a barman had given you a bottle and no glass, you would have complained. Now it seems to be the...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14NhybyM4WXFnwoK2oST4raCrGGPl5Fkd/view?usp=sharing It was considered the best photo of this century. A lioness and her cub were crossing the Savannah but the heat was...
We play videos of (for example) Zen Gardens (often Japanese), the soundtrack of which contains much birdsong. Do you think this annoys our local birds - we have it on softly, but birds of course have...
