I had to find some sun.
Back soon.
Merry Christmas
Glad tidings to all.
A fun project I’m tangentially involved in
The postmaster’s treasure chest. Courtesy of the Museum voor Communicatie, The Hague.
Over 2000 letters, none of which were ever delivered. 600 of which have never been opened. We’re going to try to virtually open then using X-Rays.
More here : http://brienne.org/
How dirty is your mug?
DG asks “How dirty is your mug?”
I think mine is a good 7 on his scale. I also think my lab desk probably rates highly too.
Ethnic diversity of Barking and Dagenham
The artist Yanko Tihov has created this map of London diversity made from passport covers. The PDF with keys is here
The details for Barking and Dagenham (as given) are
1. Nigeria
2. India
3. Philippines
From personal experience, I’d have expected Irish and Polish to feature higher.