Monthly Archives: May 2017

You can imagine my excitement when I read this story.  I used to love programming in FORTRAN, back in my Dowty Mining days. Anticipating my £21K winnings, I'd already started looking at new cars when I noticed this, at the bottom of the article: The sensitive nature of the code means the competition is only [...]

Hedgehogs are Britain's favourite mammal and 30 April - 6 May 2017 is Hedgehog Awareness Week. The week is organised by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to highlight the problems facing hedgehogs and how people can help stop their decline. This year's focus is a campaign to try to reduce the numbers of hedgehogs hurt [...]