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How graphs gave us Harry Potter

April 2, 2008

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Timepage: my new favourite iOS calendar app. 20201022

The fascinating story of how the author of “How to Lie with Statistics” got involved with doing just that for the tobacco industry. 20201021

I can understand the residents of Asbestos, Quebec wanting a new town name, I really needed to know more about how they decided upon “Val-des-Sources”! 20201020

I once went looking for the Coventry Street of the Monopoly Board with the aid of the London A-Z, we reckoned Covent Garden was a decent replacement but this is probably a better set of replacements. 20201019

“Celebrated Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos creates vibrant, often monumental sculpture, using fabric, needlework and crochet alongside everyday objects from saucepans to wheel hubs.” 20201019

Mechanica – board game with jigsaw factories and robot vacuum cleaners. Utterly delightful. 20201018

Visit the Biden HQ Animal Crossing Island :) 20201016

AwShuX – this weekend’s online board game convention. 20201016

“an attempt to create a pedestrian highway system, a slow alternative to our main roads and motorways.” excellent idea! 20201016

“every number is a potential friend rather than a traitor waiting to be exposed.“ 20201015

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Silver Salt by Elanor Dymott.

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Fab exhibition from #joanavasconcelos - I was espe

Fab exhibition from #joanavasconcelos - I was especially intrigued by the Portuguese crochet elements.

More of the #huddersfieldnarrowcanal - coming down

More of the #huddersfieldnarrowcanal - coming downhill from Marsden where the canal tunnels under the Pennines, I wonder what happened to the E on 41 & 42!

Two months of #mysteryblanket knitting left! I hav

Two months of #mysteryblanket knitting left! I have more fishes 🐠 🐟 😁 #debbieabrahamsmysteryblanket #knitting

🐱 Ajay enjoying the 🍂autumn 🌞 sunshine.

🐱 Ajay enjoying the 🍂autumn 🌞 sunshine.

Another day, another hill 😁

Another day, another hill 😁

Yup, quite windy up here! 💨

Yup, quite windy up here! 💨

More canal counting. Last set ended at 22 though s

More canal counting. Last set ended at 22 though so I’ll have to go back & collect 21. 10 is in the background of 11 but I’ll start from there another time. 😬🚴🏻‍♀️ #huddersfieldnarrowcanal

Found a table where I can lay out my #debbieabraha

Found a table where I can lay out my #debbieabrahamsmysteryblanket - as long as the sun keeps shining! #knitting #rowanyarns

Wow! This is ace & I should have done it years ago

Wow! This is ace & I should have done it years ago. I love cycling & love living where I do in the hills but have never managed to happily combine the two. A bit of Li-ion assistance from @oxygenbicycles has put a huge smile on my face! 😁#electricbikes #pedelecs #pedelec #ebike

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