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“Of War and Peace the Truth Just Twists…”
[Bob Dylan, from ‘The Gates of Eden,’ on Bringing it All Back Home (1965)] Here we are then, 24 years into the 21st century and once again teetering on the brink of a Third World War. As a child during...
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Celebrating May Eve/May Day/Calan Mai/Beltaine in Style!
“With the merry ring, adieu the merry spring, For summer is a-come unto day, How happy is the little bird that merrily doth sing, In the merry morning of May.” Verse from the ‘Day Song’ sung on May 1st...
View ArticleGwyl Awst, Lughnasad, Lammas – August 1st
This festival is fortunate enough to have a massive tome dedicated entirely to it: the 700-page The Festival of Lughnasad: A Study of the Survival of the Celtic Festival of the Beginning of Harvest, by...
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Autumn Equinox – Alban Elfed – ‘Birth of the Ripe Quarter’
In the northern hemisphere, the autumn equinox normally falls on September 22nd, 23rd or 24th. This year it’s on Sunday 22nd. Equinox means ‘equal night’ because day and night are of equal length at...
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Nos Galan Gaeaf – Night of Winter Calends
“Hey-how for Hallowe’en! A’ the witches tae be seen, Some are black, an’ some green, Hey-how for Hallowe’en.” Traditional Scottish rhyme. The Wheel of the Year rolls on, bringing us to the north-west...
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FREE STUFF! Join the Open Source Revolution!
The Midwinter season of gift-giving may be past for another year, but there are some gifts that keep on giving throughout the year thanks to the generosity of groups and individuals around the world....
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FREE STUFF 2: Music & the Open Source Revolution!
The Midwinter season of gift-giving fast approaches, so here’s a second selection of gifts for you that keep on giving throughout the year thanks to the generosity of groups and individuals around the...
View ArticleThe New Year of the Diamond Dogs?
“And in the death, as the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy thoroughfare, the shutters lifted an inch on Temperance Building high on Poacher’s Hill and red mutant eyes gazed down on Hunger...
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Reconstructing the West Kennett Long Barrow
The West Kennett Long Barrow rests atop a high ridge overlooking fields about a mile to the south of the Avebury henge in Wiltshire. Built in about 3650 BCE, the Barrow is a tomb-shrine, that is a...
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Artificial vs Real Intelligence: a 21st Century Conflict
There are many reasons why I strongly dislike Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here are a few of them: AI lacks some of the fundamental components that comprise intelligence, so much so that even calling...
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