“There seems little international desire other than to utter lip praise for some nebulous concept of peace.” Verb ▲ To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something lave wash bathe splash lap gurgle ripple plash trickle dash bubble dribble surge swash slosh strike roll guggle break ...
To playfully behave as though one is attracted to someone “A highly eligible bachelor, he was often the choice of single women, who would constantlyflirtwith him as he shopped on nearby Broughton Street.” Verb ▲ To move about or around quickly and randomly ...
Ripple: Payment protocol for distributed payments, exchanges and remittances. Solidity: Smart contract development on the network Ethereum. 2. Apps Developer The FINTECH apps market has seen spectacular growth over the last several years. Global app downloads and consumer spending have been hitting ...
Among those I enjoyed Niyaz Saghari’s Ripple Effect (2024), an elegy to Iranian martyr Navid Afkari, who was executed by the Iranian government for participating in protests in 2018. The film opens with the brief quote, “The diver plunges into sea (death), but also into life (eternity...
I felt like Oliver Twist, begging for more… You can’t tell how wet we are from this photo… just take my word for it. Another of the Carnegie estate homes (Dungeness) burned to the ground some time ago, and one can explore the ruins, as can the wild horses. Right near there is...
I learned a word from Discogs. A double record set with side 4 on the flip of side 1 (and 2 with 3) is called auto-coupled. It’s for folks who use a record changer—put side 2 atop side 1 on the tall spindle, push the arm over, play them, and flip them over. If you have...
I may not make much of a ripple, but I do know when I act in a way that works against my principles, I am to blame for the wave of energy that moves outward and feel horrible for it. That isn’t to say that we can’t be angry about what is going on in our world, but it...
The great writers and filmmakers who have told their stories of past wars have consistently described war as “insane.” Insanity is also the only word that most reasonably describes any future war, since humanity has the knowledge and the means now—if only we develop the will—to resolve co...
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Lots of music at home of course. Still picking up on new tracks and a few nuggets from the past on 6 Music, with the weekly shows from Iggy Pop and Cillian Murphy (on one of his occasional runs) two that I try to keep up with. And a word for Cerys Matthews on Sunday mornings. ...