tom t
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I say 'perhaps', because I don't want to presume on the writer (Sharon Begley)'s point. That might be a clumsy mis-reading. It's a really interesting piece and worth reading.
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I say 'perhaps', because I don't want to presume on the writer (Sharon Begley)'s point. That might be a clumsy mis-reading. It's a really interesting piece and worth reading.
It really is a lovely piece of writing. Says so much, and says it so well.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It really is a lovely piece of writing. Says so much, and says it so well.
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Leaving Cert Physics at 100: Mechanics....
Given the release of sample papers for the upcoming Leaving Cert Physics exams a few months ago, and how this coincides with the centenary of the leaving cert exam, I thought I'd continue my occasiona...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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2005: diagrams and photos!
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
2005: diagrams and photos!
1995....back to no diagrams!
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
1995....back to no diagrams!
1985: and we have our first decent diagram....
November 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
1985: and we have our first decent diagram....
1965 🧪
I could do with a diagram....
I could do with a diagram....
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
1965 🧪
I could do with a diagram....
I could do with a diagram....
1955: Atwood again, and Imperial units, but getting past all that, I think the challenge would be recognisable to a modern student: 🧪
November 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
1955: Atwood again, and Imperial units, but getting past all that, I think the challenge would be recognisable to a modern student: 🧪
Atwood was still featuring in 1945, but the rest looks workable enough...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Atwood was still featuring in 1945, but the rest looks workable enough...
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from 1935.... I'd have struggled with the units - but perhaps an American student would find it more familiar?🧪
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November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
from 1935.... I'd have struggled with the units - but perhaps an American student would find it more familiar?🧪
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About Chaplin? That does sound familiar. Hard to factor out what you might already know from outside the book.
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
About Chaplin? That does sound familiar. Hard to factor out what you might already know from outside the book.
And it includes a sideways demolition job on Chaplin as a man, too, while acknowledging his genius.
November 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And it includes a sideways demolition job on Chaplin as a man, too, while acknowledging his genius.
Only tangentially connected, but He, by John Connolly is a great novel based on Stan Laurel's life. In which the writer has affection for his subject, but doesn't hide his flaws.
www.johnconnollybooks.com/other-books/...
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he: A Novel
Connolly imagines the life of the beloved but enigmatic comedian Stan Laurel.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Only tangentially connected, but He, by John Connolly is a great novel based on Stan Laurel's life. In which the writer has affection for his subject, but doesn't hide his flaws.
www.johnconnollybooks.com/other-books/...
www.johnconnollybooks.com/other-books/...
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...aaaaaand coming in at number one on our list of "Things That Give You 'Call of the Void' Vibes..."
October 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
...aaaaaand coming in at number one on our list of "Things That Give You 'Call of the Void' Vibes..."
It's the most bizarre spot! I've never seen such a thing.
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's the most bizarre spot! I've never seen such a thing.