Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

Welsh schoolgirl, aged 13, thought to have IQ higher than Einstein. https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-schoolgirl-aged-13-thought-to-have-iq-higher-than-einstein/

On Windows, #SumatraPDF is one of my favourites for reading PDFs or EPUBs: Small installation, portable, data-saving, flexible, easy to use and of course Open Source.

https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader

#foss #windows #pdf #epub #opensource

‘I believe #FreeSoftware needs a voice at the national as well as the #EU level in politics: Software does not exist in an isolated bubble, it's heavily dependent on the ecosystem that it lives in.’

– Isabel Drost-Fromm, Software Engineer, #Apache Software Foundation Member

https://fsfe.org/about/people/testimonials#drost-fromm

Fen Lane, East Bergholt

1817
John Constable
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_constable,_fen_lane,_east_bergholt,_1817_ca_-_1.jpg

Hey teacher … how #SydBarrett’s artistic genius flowered at #school | Syd Barrett | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/16/hey-teacher-how-syd-barretts-artistic-genius-flowered-at-school

#PinkFloyd #History #Art

@davidoclubb @jaz I see Wikipedia has an interesting page on the subject of bilingualism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_effects_of_multilingualism

There's also a currently inaccessible page at the bbc that talks about different mindsets in different languages (I know this to be true).
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160811-the-amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual

This is your regular reminder to join a union if you can
The union is the reason my employer #1 has to pay me for 4 hours work even when they only need 2.5 hours done, and then pay for my cab home if it’s scheduled to end past end of public transport hours.

😢😢😢
EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/eu-citizens-arriving-in-uk-being-locked-up-and-expelled?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I'm a Celebrity likely to stay in Gwrych Castle after Australia rules out reopening border https://nation.cymru/culture/im-a-celebrity-likely-to-stay-in-gwrych-castle-after-australia-rules-out-reopening-border/

The full Mark Drakeford interview: The Indian variant, masks in shops, Wales' vaccine passports, the reshuffle and when nightclubs will reopen

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/full-mark-drakeford-interview-indian-20595866?utm_source=wales_online_newsletter&utm_campaign=breaking_news_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

I expected this! 😤

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-matt-hancocks-private-takeover-nhs

"Boris Johnson grabs back power to call snap general election by scrapping fixed five-year terms"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/queens-speech-snap-election-bill-b1845437.html

This is what happens inside a fence post as the weather hollows it out over time. Who knew?

Stop the government’s expensive plans that could lock millions out of the polling station

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/35710/petition/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ers-email&utm_campaign=voter-id&utm_content=Voter+ID+Queens+Speech+A&ea.url.id=5301303

#Forest the size of France regrown #worldwide over 20 years, study finds | #Trees and forests | The Guardian

Nice to see a counterpoint to #Deforestation for a change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/11/forest-size-of-france-regrown-worldwide

#Environment #Biodiversity #Ecology #Reforestation #Biology #Wildlife