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Remembering Hillsborough 25 years on

25 years ago, on a nice mid-April afternoon, a football match happened. Nothing unusual there as that happens up and down the country every week …

Today is Yuri’s Night. A day to celebrate and to remember the flight of Vostok 1 and everyone who has followed Yuri into space. This …

Posted April 8, 2014April 8, 2014by Over Lord

Yesterday saw the 50th anniversary of the IBM System/360 mainframe. This was a major change in the way computers were used and are still being …

There are two memorials to the men, and women, of the first world war at the station. One celebrates the joy of helping returning, and …

Over a hundred years ago, a Frenchman decided to make a film. Not that unusual, people had been making films for a couple of years …

Two of the greatest experiments started when I was very young. These being the launch of four probes. The two pioneers and the two voyagers. …

March 12, 1989 is a date that should be celebrated by any world wide web user. This is when a scientist at CERN presented a …

Walking from the office to the train station, I happened to notice an old portable stereo. One from the 80s but with a twist. It …

Posted March 8, 2013March 8, 2017by Over Lord

I originally wrote this piece for Ada Lovelace Day over on my main blog. As today is International Women’s Day I have decided to re-post …