Minor diversion We were talking earlier about a radio programme I wish I’d heard yesterday. Apparently someone has been researching in to whether our association of minor keys in music with melancholy or sadness is innate or caused by conditioning. Their conclusion is that it’s something we’re born with. I’d never stopped to think about it before,... More
Localism I’m interested in learning more about localism. I want to find out what it means, and how its meaning varies from context to context. In economics, politics, food and agriculture, broadcasting and religion both here in the UK and elsewhere in the world. This is the current Wikipedia definition of localism: Localism usually describes social... More
One or two things that interest me In no particular order… London Learning to cook Cycling Design (of anything and everything) Windsurfing The history of communication How things work Running The development of language More
Setting up a WordPress blog on PlusNet I’ve been getting around to setting up a blog for ages… One of the things that’s put me off is making a decision on what software to go with, what account type to buy etc. etc. I was pointed towards WordPress by another PlusNet user in the discussion forum and so I thought I’d have... More