{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - memex.naughtons.org","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/memex.naughtons.org","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api","id":"1685551","username":"memex.naughtons.org","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://talqix.cloud/images/blank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"92033249","content_html":"<p>Friday 12 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Love-not-dead-Arles-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-12-june-2026/42262/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Hopefully… Seen in Arles on a Summer evening Quote of the Day There are three ways to make a living: Lie to people who want to be lied to, and you’ll get rich. Tell the truth to those who want … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-12-june-2026/42262/","date_published":"2026-06-12T09:46:22+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 09:46","date_timestamp":1781257582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91869080","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 10 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bag-lady-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Johnson-book-199x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-10-june-2026/42254/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Bag Lady plus mutt Part of Paul Day’s bronze frieze under his Meeting Place sculpture at the Eurostar station in St Pancras. Note the way the dog’s head has been fondly polished by passers-by. Quote of the Day ”Never mistake … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-10-june-2026/42254/","date_published":"2026-06-09T23:53:06+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 23:53","date_timestamp":1781049186,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91735500","content_html":"<p>Monday 8 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Plan-Bee-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-8-june-2026/42230/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Plan B(ee) This giant scabious (Cephalaria gigantea to you and me) sure knows how to attract customers. Suggests that “Busy as a bee” is an accurate simile. Quote of the Day ”If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-8-june-2026/42230/","date_published":"2026-06-07T23:20:02+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 23:20","date_timestamp":1780874402,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91573249","content_html":"<p>Friday 5 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GreenPleasant-1024x679.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SS-Peter-Thiel-1024x589.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-5-june-2026/42220/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"England’s Green and Pleasant Land Impending showers included. Quote of the Day ”If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derek Bok (President of Harvard 1971-91) Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Eric Whitacre | Sleep | Voces8 Link … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-5-june-2026/42220/","date_published":"2026-06-04T23:09:25+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 23:09","date_timestamp":1780614565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91437515","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 3 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Galway-bay-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-3-june-2026/42212/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Galway Bay I love this picture, which was taken on the northern shore of Galway Bay with the barren hills of the Burren on the other shore. Quote of the Day ”The British have long had a taste for bad … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-3-june-2026/42212/","date_published":"2026-06-02T23:45:17+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 23:45","date_timestamp":1780443917,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91296937","content_html":"<p>Monday 1 June, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kings-framed-963x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-1-june-2026/42183/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"King’s re-framed An unusual view of one of Cambridge’s iconic buildings. Quote of the Day ”We live in a world where there is more and more information and less and less meaning.”   Jean Baudrillard This insight, that reality has … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-1-june-2026/42183/","date_published":"2026-05-31T23:47:51+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 23:47","date_timestamp":1780271271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91118654","content_html":"<p>Friday 29 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/poppies-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GI-300x186.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-29-may-2026/42172/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Popping up I know, I know, it looks as though we are starting an opium farm. But they just popped up in a part of the vegetable bed that was lying fallow with no encouragement from us. Quote of the … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-29-may-2026/42172/","date_published":"2026-05-28T23:34:47+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 23:34","date_timestamp":1780011287,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90984473","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 27 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/New-villager1-901x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-27-may-2026/42132/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"A new villager arrives! Spotted on an evening walk the other day. Quote of the Day “I think there are two realities. Yes, AI is far better than a lot of people realize. And yes, it is still pretty bad … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-27-may-2026/42132/","date_published":"2026-05-26T23:52:14+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 23:52","date_timestamp":1779839534,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90853922","content_html":"<p>Monday 25 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cambridge-welcome-1024x711.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-25-may-2026/42123/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Welcome to Cambridge Quote of the Day ”The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.” Bertrand Russell Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Bob Dylan & the Grateful … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-25-may-2026/42123/","date_published":"2026-05-24T23:25:39+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 23:25","date_timestamp":1779665139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90677525","content_html":"<p>Friday 22 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Colosseus-1004x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Hugos-book-225x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-22-may-2026/42113/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Colosseus In the end, electrification is the best way to slow climate change. Quote of the Day ”I love criticism just so long as it’s unqualified praise.” *  Noel Coward Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Crosby, Stills & … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-22-may-2026/42113/","date_published":"2026-05-21T23:24:58+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 23:24","date_timestamp":1779405898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90523058","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 20 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ChatGPT-usage-1024x752.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-20-may-2026/42105/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"A tale of two kisses Robert Doisneau’s famous photograph of two carefree lovers outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris is 1950 must be one of the best-known images in the world. The picture, he later said, “represented a perfect … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-20-may-2026/42105/","date_published":"2026-05-19T23:14:37+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 23:14","date_timestamp":1779232477,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90381345","content_html":"<p>Monday 18 May,2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hungry-blue-tits-971x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-18-may2026/42099/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Oi! Where’s our grub? We have a bird box in our garden which is used every year by Blue Tits. On Saturday I noticed that the fledglings were getting shirty about the Deliveroo service being provided by their (exhausted) parents. … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-18-may2026/42099/","date_published":"2026-05-17T23:16:21+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 23:16","date_timestamp":1779059781,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90193266","content_html":"<p>Friday 15 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Word-processing-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Fools-Gold-225x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Infinity-1015x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-15-may-2026/42089/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Word-processing, old-style Quote of the Day ”One of my greatest pleasures in my writing has come from the thought that perhaps my work might annoy someone of comfortably pretentious position. Then comes the realization that such people rarely read.” John … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-15-may-2026/42089/","date_published":"2026-05-14T23:36:44+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 23:36","date_timestamp":1778801804,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90052026","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 13 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Wedding-party-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-13-may-2026/42060/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"The Wedding Party Quote of the Day ”Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.” Noel Coward Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Handel | Waft her, … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-13-may-2026/42060/","date_published":"2026-05-12T23:45:12+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 23:45","date_timestamp":1778629512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89999618","content_html":"<p>Monday 11 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Corfu-trilogy-211x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Moneybags-1024x756.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-11-may-2026/42030/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Alliums ahoy! Some striking white ones in the Orchard in Grantchester on Friday afternoon. Quote of the Day “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” Picasso Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Louis Armstrong | What A … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-11-may-2026/42030/","date_published":"2026-05-10T23:23:57+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 23:23","date_timestamp":1778455437,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89999616","content_html":"<p>Friday 8 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Gone-punting-1024x735.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-8-may-2026/41998/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Out of office? Cambridge in the Summer? Quote of the Day ”Holy Mother we do believe, That without sin Thou didst conceive; May we now in Thee believing, Also sin without conceiving.” A.P. Herbert My late mother, a very devout … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-8-may-2026/41998/","date_published":"2026-05-07T23:29:02+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 23:29","date_timestamp":1778196542,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89679141","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 6 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Irises-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Trump-Patton-728x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Patton_in_his_jeep.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-6-may-2026/41987/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Iris surveillance These crept up on us in our front garden. We went to the Lake District for a week and when we arrived what should we find but these show-offs. Quote of the Day “The saddest aspect of life … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-6-may-2026/41987/","date_published":"2026-05-05T23:43:56+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-05 23:43","date_timestamp":1778024636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89535203","content_html":"<p>Monday 4 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Jellyfish-1024x756.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-4-may-2026/41955/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Refractive Jellyfish One of the most enigmatic photographs I’ve ever taken. It looks as though someone’s monocle has fallen on the sand. But it’s just a jellyfish. Taken on a beach in March 2012. Quote of the Day ”Familiarity breeds … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-4-may-2026/41955/","date_published":"2026-05-03T23:01:35+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 23:01","date_timestamp":1777849295,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89535202","content_html":"<p>Friday 1 May, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chestnut-826x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Veliz-book-225x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PE-Charles-Trump-726x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-1-may-2026/41944/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Conkers Hitherto, it had never occurred to me that Chestnut trees might be interesting at this time of year. Until yesterday. Quote of the Day ”This damp little shambles of a democracy on the edge of the Western world”. Nuala … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-1-may-2026/41944/","date_published":"2026-04-30T23:30:25+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 23:30","date_timestamp":1777591825,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89212269","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 29 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Our-Herdwick-neighbour-1-scaled.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-29-april-2026/41929/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Sheepishly Our nearest neighbour in the Lake District, photographed shortly before we left for home. Herdwicks (which are native to the Lakes) are such beautiful animals. Quote of the Day ”It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-29-april-2026/41929/","date_published":"2026-04-28T23:39:04+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 23:39","date_timestamp":1777419544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89070953","content_html":"<p>Monday 27 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Misty-morning-1024x692.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bodoni-300x208.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-27-april-2026/41920/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"No mist without fire? I know, it looks like smoke, but it’s really an early morning mist. Quote of the Day ”I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: ‘Try being rich first.’ See … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-27-april-2026/41920/","date_published":"2026-04-26T23:40:41+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 23:40","date_timestamp":1777246841,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88895399","content_html":"<p>Friday 24 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Dolls-house-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Potter-book-230x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kampfner-book-223x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-24-april-2026/41913/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"The Doll’s House Yesterday we walked to Hill Top House, the rural retreat of the writer Beatrix Potter, whose books were a staple of my childrens’ early lives. It’s an interesting and evocative place and though I’d been there once … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-24-april-2026/41913/","date_published":"2026-04-23T23:54:28+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 23:54","date_timestamp":1776988468,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88748988","content_html":"<p>Wednesday 22 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/View-from-here-1024x541.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-22-april-2026/41908/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"The view from here We’re in the Lake District for a few days, and a bit off its beaten tracks. Bliss! Quote of the Day ”The quiet truth about AI is that it doesn’t replace the thing that was hard. … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/wednesday-22-april-2026/41908/","date_published":"2026-04-21T23:28:56+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-21 23:28","date_timestamp":1776814136,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88606806","content_html":"<p>Monday 20 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Zoombini-2012-1024x612.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pop-phone-300x126.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-20-april-2026/41895/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Zoombini A photograph of the most remarkable and intelligent cat I’ve ever known, taken in 2012. She died five years ago, and I miss her still. Quote of the Day ”A perfect martini should be made by filling a glass … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/monday-20-april-2026/41895/","date_published":"2026-04-19T23:53:21+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 23:53","date_timestamp":1776642801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88424354","content_html":"<p>Friday 17 April, 2026 <img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Orban-Vance-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"><img src=\"https://talqix.cloud/photos/50/http://memex.naughtons.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Dahrendorf-192x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-17-april-2026/41888/\">memex.naughtons.org</a></p>","summary":"Regime change This Private Eye cover made my day. Quote of the Day ”What is the difference between a Nazi and a dog? The Nazi lifts his arm.” Viktor Borge Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Clannad | Tá’ … Continue reading →","url":"https://memex.naughtons.org/friday-17-april-2026/41888/","date_published":"2026-04-16T23:47:13+00:00","author":{"name":"memex.naughtons.org","url":"http://memex.naughtons.org/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"memex.naughtons.org"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 23:47","date_timestamp":1776383233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}