There is an excellent series on the Minoans you can pick up on You Tube. Its premise is that basically the eruption of Thera was much bigger than previously supposed - possibly 7, not 6, on the vei index. There is evidence of massive tsunamis taken place…

I can’t really understand what you’re talking about Tom, although I’m truly grateful for the conversation starter. When I try to understand what you’re saying, it’s like my brain starts scattering and I can’t grasp ideas long enough to make any sense…

Having  lived to see the demise of 78s.. and onward and studied on the newer varieties of formatting I would say we are dealing with an apples - oranges situation.

Vinyl has more analog range and captures nuance better. Digital is brighter and crisper…

Your inner voice or your submerged conscious self is always creating possible trajectories to calculate outcomes. You are not subject to this Whim and Fancy of Fate. But if you don't pay attention to a probable consequence, then you might be subjecting…

With a camera in hand the police like to target photographers. They judge others by their own low standards. Take this the right way, I support the Police Force and am grateful they exist. The few bad apples make a bad representation of the majority.…

Oh Tom, this sounds horribly familiar to me. I am sure lots of other people here have experienced this sort of hell at work too. You are right to prioritise your health and take time off to plan your next steps. Moggsy's observations about PTSD recovery…

Greetings, all. I saw this Thread yesterday, 3 Minutes after it was begun, but did not Post due to varying reasons... This is supposed to be a "Relaxing Pictures" Thread, and despite having ability, I myself lack the equipment (A Proper Camera of my own…

nexus9 said:

less thrilled to see how terminally it distracts some of the kids in the classes I teach. 

Yes.  I was reading that Melinda Gates's children don't have smartphones and only use a computer in the kitchen. Her husband Bill spends hours in his…

I am sure it Cambridge Analytica had something to do with Brexit. There was quite a bit about this published in The Guardian a while back and I don't know why it is breaking as a scandal only now. 

You could suspect if by the sheer amount of cliched…