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The Building Centre near Goodge Street, London has an exhibition area open to the public for free. There's always something interesting for anyone who's into or .

The current showcase finishes in a couple of days, a set of short films about in construction.
There's also an exhibit about architect Max Fordham, and his work. Great for any student of Design and Technology who wants some ideas.

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Just watched "The Truman Show" with the kiddo, still my most cherished movie after 25 years. If you have never seen it, sort that out ASAP. So many details to pick up on each viewing.

Whilst there are a dozen ways to read the film, many moments are still key to my experiences growing up. My younger brother also loves the film for some of those reasons, and we both listen the soundtrack regularly, so will have to sneak some of that into his wedding next year.

What does mean to you?

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My surreal moment of the weekend: running bingo with Sandra from Gogglebox.
Apparently I'm a "handsome young man."
And then explaining the concept of the show to a confused Dane.

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A little for on Android.
Have been hooked on this story game the last few days. A must for the crew and after the compelling it was a no brainer that this was worth punting £4 on. It's quite beautiful.

You play a citizen of a country in the kid 20th Century, not unlike many Eastern European nations caught between superpowers and ancient regional emnities. Thrown into the position of President, your role is to negotiate with the various factions and lead the country.

What's astonishing is the level of detail the game has, the characters, events and cultures that draw on and from across the globe.

I don't know how scripted it is, but I was gutted when my first playthrough ended in tragedy, despite great successes.
Will try again, perhaps a little less trusting and idealistic before.

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Somebody mentioned trying to be more like Instagram, and *bam* overnight they have completely destroyed the mobile app. The interface has become unusable, presenting me with tracks that I have to say "Not Interested" in rather than the helpful selections and excellent Daily Mixes that came up before. These cards have to be swiped through like the crappy social media apps. Font size has broken too.

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Lots of demos from across UCL about and contributions of

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Have dropped off of involvement the last year or so but we have a showcase for UCL's technical staff in the cloisters today.
Probably not quite your area but are you here @eLearningTechie ?

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Didn't expect to blub so much at the end of . 😭

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Ah, those iconic London buses, brainchild of... Boris Johnson. Impractical, uncomfortable, and wildly overcosted compared to existing Hybrid buses.
Sooner we can scrap these the better.

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I know someone who runs a regular weekend. There's an even wider set of traditional local styles being enjoyed in every town, saved in the 20th century by historians and enthusiasts, revived for the 21st by those looking to rediscover and celebrate English culture. Northumberland Rapper is one of the most spectacular forms, shown here by the Sheffield Steel team and London based Thrales Rapper.

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2

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Bonus from appointment muck up: wandering round town and found the Faraday Museum at Royal Institution.
Funky glassware for @sellathechemist

Irony: can't send these til I'm outside, the basement is a literal and figurative Faraday Cage.

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Just putting this out there, but you make these jukebox musicals, advertise them as a fun night out, then complain when the people paying you sing and dance along?
*Harry Hill side eye*

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

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Hats off to IKB. Am so used to Kings Cross and St Pancras that it's never struck me how gorgeous Paddington Station is now it's been cleaned up.

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Seeking advice on kit for .
Kiddo is coming up to 12th birthday, has a pretty good ear for a beat, and loves making stuff in .

What's a good progression from this, a small that will work with laptop and DAW? Any additional kit needed? (we have mics, leads, mixers, amps and speakers already)

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Aww man, we lost Burt Bacharach yesterday. 

Loved his songs since I was in my teens and my favourite band covered a bunch of his tracks. (Not particularly well, but they certainly turned me onto his songs.)

Catchy yet often complex melodies (think "Alfie"), backed by lush orchestration, and lyrics that told stories of love and heartbreak, lovingly brought to life by so many different singers.
The anguish of Gene Pitney in "24 Hours from Tulsa", Dionne Warwick's exhortations in "Wives and Lovers".

I'll say a little prayer for him.

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You've heard of Active Directory, but are you old enough to appear in the Inactive Directory?
@sellathechemist
Can you imagine having to update this and print it every time there was a change?

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Really positive day, presenting to our PS staff (50 or so) on and work in progress with the developer. Then using to prompt questions about potential areas to look at.
Lots of positive responses, very encouraging.

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Well.
"Queen of clean Marie Kondo says she has ‘kind of given up’ on tidying at home".
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

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In town for parade

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Orion over Chelmsford last night. Tried a deep sky stacking app on phone.

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