Why improving social housing could be remarkably simple (and affordable): Tragedies in social housing, such as the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and the death of toddler Awaab Ishak due to damp living conditions in 2020, remain shocking. As a coroner commented at the time, “How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child …
80% of premature baby deaths happen in poorer countries. Five simple measures that can help save them: Worldwide in 2020 a baby died every 40 seconds because of complications of prematurity. Preterm birth is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years old. The burden of preterm birth is heavier in in low- …
Why taxing ‘junk food’ to tackle obesity isn’t as simple as it seems: Former prime minister Tony Blair has called for more taxes on junk food to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis. This includes extending sugar taxes beyond just soft drinks, as well as taxing food that is high in salt and fat. Blair also …
L’élargissement des Brics pourrait redéfinir la politique mondiale, mais le choix des nouveaux membres n’est pas simple: Désireux d’échapper à une domination occidentale supposée, plusieurs pays – principalement de l’hémisphère sud – cherchent à rejoindre le bloc des Brics. Ce bloc de cinq pays (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine et Afrique du Sud) cherche également à …
Is climate change really a reason not to have children? Here’s four reasons why it’s not that simple: Should we consider having children to be the same as overconsumption? Piyaset/Shutterstock In 2009, statistician Paul Murtaugh and climate scientist Michael Schlax calculated that having just one child in a high-emitting country such as the United States …
Learn Tcl/Tk and Wish with this simple game: Learn Tcl/Tk and Wish with this simple game JamesF Mon, 04/24/2023 – 03:00 Explore the basic language constructs of Tcl/Tk, which include user input, output, variables, conditional evaluation, simple functions, and basic event driven programming. My path to writing this article started with a desire to make …
Simple tips for reducing seasonal allergies: Seasonal allergies make everything more difficult. Whether you’re trying to work, relax, or sleep, a stuffy nose, itchy eyes, and constant sneezing can get in the way, but avoiding pollen, dust, mould, and other allergens is tough. Luckily, there are some precautions you can take to alleviate your exposure …
Learn Expect by writing and automating a simple game: Learn Expect by writing and automating a simple game JamesF Mon, 02/13/2023 – 03:00 While trying to automate my workflow, I hit upon a configuration utility that defied meaningful automation. It was a Java process that didn’t support a silent installer, or support stdin, and had …
Learn Tcl by writing a simple game: Learn Tcl by writing a simple game JamesF Thu, 02/09/2023 – 03:00 My path to Tcl started with a recent need to automate a difficult Java-based command-line configuration utility. I do a bit of automation programming using Ansible, and I occasionally use the expect module. Frankly, I find …
Kubernetes migration made simple with Konveyor Move2Kube: Kubernetes migration made simple with Konveyor Move2Kube Mehant Kammakomati Wed, 02/08/2023 – 03:00 Konveyor Move2Kube assists developers in migrating projects from platforms such as Cloud Foundry and Docker swarm to Kubernetes and OpenShift. Move2Kube analyzes your application’s source code and generates Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) artifacts such as Kubernetes YAMLs, …
Learn to code a simple game in Zig: Learn to code a simple game in Zig Moshe Zadka Mon, 01/30/2023 – 03:00 Writing the same application in multiple languages is a great way to learn new ways to program. Most programming languages have certain things in common, such as: Variables Expressions Statements These concepts are …
How to talk to someone about conspiracy theories in five simple steps: These conversations may be difficult, but they're important Aloha Hawaii/Shutterstock People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information. However, direct confrontation rarely works. Conspiracy theories are persuasive, often playing on …
Learn the Ada programming language by writing a simple game: Learn the Ada programming language by writing a simple game Moshe Zadka Mon, 01/09/2023 – 03:00 When you want to learn a new programming language, it’s good to focus on the things programming languages have in common: Variables Expressions Statements These concepts are the basis …
Netflix’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover reduces this tale of class conflict to a simple love story: The film's Lady Chatterley and her Mellors have an easier path to love than their literary counterparts. Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix It is easy to understand the appeal of D. H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928) for filmmakers. The issues the …
Why Primark’s new click and collect service will not be a simple win for the fast fashion giant: Shoppers visiting Primark. fokke baarssen / Shutterstock Primark fans in the UK struggled to get their first online fast fashion fix from the Irish retailer recently. Its website crashed on the day it launched a “click and …
Fracking: the simple test for whether it should happen in the UK: The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, recently announced the reversal of the 2019 ban on fracking. Facing an acute energy crisis, the government want to increase domestic energy production. According to conventional economic theory, whether or not fracking should occur is simple. …
Four things that cost more if you’re already poor – and some simple ways to help fix this: Shutterstock/Ink Drop As the UK faces the sharpest increase in the cost of living in a generation, households across the country are feeling the pinch. Those already on low incomes are affected most, not just because they have …
Bitcoin: Greenpeace says a code change could slash cryptocurrency energy use – here’s why it’s not so simple: EamesBot/Shutterstock Fewer and fewer people are using bitcoin for digital payments. Nevertheless, bitcoin transactions are consuming more energy than ever before – the same amount as the whole of Thailand. With a carbon footprint equivalent to the …