Category Archives: News

Never forget Dr. David Kelly: I won’t forget!  

Last night I was very disturbed by a one and a half hour documentary on BBC4 about a young man I had never heard of before – Aaron Swartz. For those of you in the American Government Departments responsible for … Continue reading →

O.K. here’s something I don’t quite understand. The current Conservative party will hold a referendum on the EU IF they are voted back in. They will also build thousands of new homes IF they are voted back in. They will … Continue reading →

This is a well-known fact, apart from a certain misinformed person (Professor?  I somehow doubt it) who felt it necessary to impart his faulty “knowledge” at a talk I gave at the Lymington Yacht club. For the benefit of the … Continue reading →

Sorry – another non-astronomical post – if you don’t like seeing this stuff stop here. But I have reached an age where I don’t have to suffer crap anymore because for the first time in my life I answer to … Continue reading →

O.K. so there appears to be some more Idiocracy-based garbage that needs to be put to bed. Killer planet Nibiru – it ain’t there people, sorry but your quick life cop-out isn’t just around the corner – not with non-existent … Continue reading →

I had the misfortune to read something on Facebook that sent me off on a rant.  Here is that rant. We were given RULES not guidelines about the exams we set as Lecturers at the University. And these rules stated … Continue reading →

Unfortunately it appears that it is physically impossible for there to be a quantum computational aspect to the brain. For a while I thought that perhaps the “conscious” (i.e. classical computer) part of the brain could act as the “observer” … Continue reading →

A while back I was driven to write about the nonsense regarding our particle accelerators creating a Black Hole, or some other exotic particle that will destroy the Earth. And now it seems I have to do the same thing … Continue reading →