John Chapman
@jchapman1729.bsky.social
Author, technophile, ex-chemistry teacher, ex-IT teacher, web developer, time traveller and I'm NOT looking for a job. You need the benefit of my opinion - at least I think you do. Currently working on a new website for would-be authors. publishingguide.uk
Scientists Have Discovered a Special Type of Immune Cell That Slows Aging www.sciencealert.com/scientists-h...
Scientists Have Discovered a Special Type of Immune Cell That Slows Aging
Researchers led by a team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel have just discovered a way to destroy harmful 'senescent' cells that accumulate with age and ramp up the kind of tissue damage...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Scientists Have Discovered a Special Type of Immune Cell That Slows Aging www.sciencealert.com/scientists-h...
Why are most people right-handed? www.popsci.com/science/why-...
Why are most people right-handed?
A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Why are most people right-handed? www.popsci.com/science/why-...
This is in no way a post in support of Reform. It's a warning against them. Unless we start demanding #proportionalrepresentation and an end to #FPTP we will end up with a clueless Reform government. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is in no way a post in support of Reform. It's a warning against them. Unless we start demanding #proportionalrepresentation and an end to #FPTP we will end up with a clueless Reform government. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
New metal foam tougher than steel, could make safer cargo tankers interestingengineering.com/innovation/n...
New metal foam tougher than steel, could make safer cargo tankers
Researchers at North Carolina State University say this finding could improve safety standards for transporting hazardous materials, particularly in railroad tank cars.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New metal foam tougher than steel, could make safer cargo tankers interestingengineering.com/innovation/n...
Alien Probes Could Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Says www.sciencealert.com/alien-probes...
Alien Probes Could Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Says
In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, where he introduced the concept of "universal constructor." The theory was further...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Alien Probes Could Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Says www.sciencealert.com/alien-probes...
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
Editorial: Rachel Reeves has asked each of us to ‘do our bit’ as she prepares to break her party’s manifesto pledge and raise income tax – but it is now clear that she has made the bad situation she…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
If we don't get out there, life on earth is doomed. avestedinterest.info
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November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If we don't get out there, life on earth is doomed. avestedinterest.info
A collection of #finalpictures
The Last Picture
Last Words
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November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A collection of #finalpictures
Soap in the soup and a kipper behind a radiator. How to welcome Mother-in-law.
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Soap in the soup and a kipper behind a radiator. How to welcome Mother-in-law.
Is there a way to get actual Kindle (Kindle formatted not ebook PDFs) books for free? by John Chapman www.quora.com/Is-there-a-w... �
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November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Is there a way to get actual Kindle (Kindle formatted not ebook PDFs) books for free? by John Chapman www.quora.com/Is-there-a-w... �
J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) is now wealthier than the Queen of England was.
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) is now wealthier than the Queen of England was.
I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I wish the buck really did stop here; I sure could use a few of them.
Barnes & Noble's question of the week is 'Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books?'
My answer - 'Yes'.
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My answer - 'Yes'.
.oO(Ask a silly question...)
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Barnes & Noble's question of the week is 'Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction books?'
My answer - 'Yes'.
.oO(Ask a silly question...)
My answer - 'Yes'.
.oO(Ask a silly question...)
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
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November 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
Lethargica, a short story set in WWI by Edward Carpenter
Lethargica
1917. In the French trench-lines of the Western Front, an American volunteer lives from letter to letter, as high explosive shells rain down and poison gas permeates the air. His wife’s words are the...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Lethargica, a short story set in WWI by Edward Carpenter
A Swedish man survived being trapped in his snow-covered car for two months without food
Sweden snow: Man 'survives two months trapped in car'
A Swedish man found alive in his snow-trapped car tells police he has survived inside for two months with no food.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A Swedish man survived being trapped in his snow-covered car for two months without food
Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word?
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Why is 'abbreviation' such a long word?
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." Wernher von Braun
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing." Wernher von Braun
Try this interactive story featuring magic, monsters, puzzles, riddles and fifty ways to get killed. Free to read/play in your browser. 'Castle of Riddles Revisited' jaydax.co.uk/corr #retrogaming
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Try this interactive story featuring magic, monsters, puzzles, riddles and fifty ways to get killed. Free to read/play in your browser. 'Castle of Riddles Revisited' jaydax.co.uk/corr #retrogaming
Sound effects? CYMATICS by @Nigel_Stanford |
CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford
► NEW VIDEO Automatica: http://nigelstanford.com/y/Cytext-Automatica► Album, Apple Music, CDs & 4k Video: http://nigelstanford.com/y/Cytext-Cymatics► Spotify...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sound effects? CYMATICS by @Nigel_Stanford |
The truth about saving all life on earth�for you, immortality is possible and necessary
A Vested Interest book series
Would you be concerned if you were told that in 5,000 years the earth would be completely destroyed by collision with a rogue planetoid? You'd probably think, “I can't do anything about that and I'll...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The truth about saving all life on earth�for you, immortality is possible and necessary
The Three Stages of Author Marketing by @SusanSpann
The Three Stages of Author Marketing
We welcome back contributing guest, Susan Spann, with Part 3 of her Author Business Plans series. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, they’re just a click away. by Susan Spann Today we continue…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Three Stages of Author Marketing by @SusanSpann
Watch a 3D Printed Robot Make News for Engineering Students - Stratasys Blog
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November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Watch a 3D Printed Robot Make News for Engineering Students - Stratasys Blog
If it weren't for C, we'd all be programming in BASI and OBOL #geekquote
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If it weren't for C, we'd all be programming in BASI and OBOL #geekquote