The Telegraph has a how British are you quiz, take it here. You have to score yourself on this one, I got a pretty high score, but I suspect it has more to do with my being observant than actually being British. Apparently this is all about a movement to try to convince some of [...]

Satellite of DOOOOOOM!

Originally uploaded by Tancread.

Went to the Air and Space expansion yesterday. Dad pointed out this satellite looks like something from a James Bond film. I think he nailed it.

Someone needs to tell these kids this isn’t how the game is played. Thanks to them some of the smug bastards who fly to these things and live it up have to look at what it is all actually about.

I have been working on an article on photography tips for taking photos at Reenactments and I just came across a great set of photos from a Second World War reenactment in Taiwan. Now I am a noted advocate of letting anyone who wants to reenact participate, this may look odd at times such as [...]

Flying home today and very tired. Regular posting to resume after I have had a chance to rest some. In the meantime feel free to debate whether we are simply giving away our privacy for convenience and novelty.

January 19th: Today in 1661 Thomas Venner and others who had followed him in the The Fifth Monarchy Revolt were executed in London. The revolt had been quickly suppressed with only around forty deaths in the fighting and it lead a crack down on religious dissent in England. The Fifth Monarchy Men believed that Christ [...]

January 17th: Today in 1746 Scottish troops under the command of Charles Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) scored the last great victory of the Jacobites at the Battle of Falkirk. Three months later the Scottish* army was crushed at the Battle of Culloden and the Jacobite cause lost.
* see correction in comments. Commenter is correct.

January 16th: Today in 1920 under the terms of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution banning the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States Prohibition began. The law spawned massive disobedience and was repealed thirteen years later by the 21rst Amendment. Interestingly, the 18th Amendment is the only constitutional [...]

January 15th: Today in 1759 the British Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time. The museum is truly awe inspiring to a history buff, it is overstuffed with things of tremendous historical import both from British and World history. Its admission is free, is should never be missed if one is [...]

January 14th: Today in 1898 Charles Dodgson, who wrote under the pen name of Lewis Carroll, died of pneumonia. He was most famous for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a work which continues to sell well and has been adapted to television, movies and stage.