I agree with Alistair https://bsky.app/profile/alastairmeeks.bsky.social/post/3lnbc5zi3gc2e I’m sure someone will be along soon to tell us this is all perfectly normal and always has been, and maybe … (View Post)

I would hazard a guess at readily available dampness, and conditions for ageing at high humidity but cool temperatures between about 9 and 13C. Without that it’s hard to make complex cheese, and thos… (View Post)

It’s a thing about which I think I might come back and comment further later. I’ve come to realise that “manners”, politeness, couthness (is that a word?) and diplomacy are virtues that really matter… (View Post)

I met Hawking about a decade ago, not long before his death. It was a very surreal experience because he was exactly as you would expect him to be, in the way some celebs and some famous landmarks ar… (View Post)

I’m freshly back from France this morning, my probably written-off car still sitting in a bodyshop outside Macon. I can cheerfully report that the French are notably more downbeat and miserable about… (View Post)