There are Austenites & non-Austenites and never the twain shall meet. As an adult returning to Austen I’ve found her dry line of humour hilarious. But chacun à son goût: it would be boring if we … (View Post)

Oxford is trialling these things: https://gul-e.co.uk/ (View Post)

Tailscale supports a ton of authentication options. Google is the easiest if you just want to try it out, but there really are no limits. It’s a fantastically well thought out solution that builds on… (View Post)

It did buy influence, right up until Putin decided to invade Ukraine in size & burnt all the relationships his security services had spent years cultivating. (View Post)

It doesn’t matter if Putin wins this one - he’s been exposed as being weak. There’s likely to be another, better organised & larger putsch from within the army in the next year after this even if… (View Post)