Tim Berners-Lee
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Musings on two recently enjoyed, but rather different, books.
Of course.
Extracted to A Non Mathematician At Maths Jam
Extracted to its own page.
Extracted to The Story Of Bolero
We listen to so much chamber music now that I am inclined to forget - even though I played in many orchestras when I was a student - just what a difference the conductor makes. We had the final of BBC's Maestro on this evening, and it was worth sitting through all of it, even the intermediary waffles of the presenter, just to see Maxim Vengerov and Roger Norrington bring the BBC Concert Orchestra to life.
That said, we were very impressed with the three finalists. Conducting is even more difficult than you may have gathered if you have been watching the series!
Every now and again something happens that sparks a thought, or someone does something that deserves brownie points. We had a great time exploring Hadrian's Wall in August, and several people and places contributed to that.
The B&B where we stayed. We do a lot of travelling, and once upon a time I worked in a hotel. We are, therefore, the Guests From Hell: we know how things should be, and I know how easy they should be. Grindon was wonderful. Friendly, comfortable, and efficient - a combination which is really very tricky to pull off.
We visited the Lakeland Bird Of Prey Centre on an impulse on the drive home. These impulses sometimes lead to disappointment, but not on this occasion. I've been to "wildlife displays" which were slicker, but none where the person giving the presentation displayed such a casual and easy mastery of their material. We just had to be careful not to be caught out by his very dry sense of humour!
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