Category Archives: Interests

I just completed making the 14″ MPC model of an Eagle Transporter from the TV show “Space 1999″…

I had a lot of fun making this model and thought it would be good to share some pictures of my final build. There are a few errors (that most people will not notice), but overall I am very pleased with how this came out. The model is painted and decorated in my own takeContinue reading “I just completed making the 14″ MPC model of an Eagle Transporter from the TV show “Space 1999″…”

A Problem with Fundamental Physics…

In my opinion, the purpose of Physics is to determine the key physical processes governing how the natural world works, and to write down the associated mathematical Laws which describe them. From Galileo to Newton to Einstein, building on the work of thousands of scientists, much (obviously not all) of the focus has been onContinue reading “A Problem with Fundamental Physics…”

I’m finally retiring from corporate life and becoming a ‘real person’…

My working life in the corporate world is finally coming to an end – woo hoo! I officially retire on 31st December but will be on garden leave soon – magic! I’m really looking forward to my “real life” to come as a proper person, not an employee… including reconnecting with friends, writers and allContinue reading “I’m finally retiring from corporate life and becoming a ‘real person’…”

“The Queen’s Joust” – Leeds Castle, Maidstone – 27/5/24…

I became interested in the technology behind medieval armour during Covid-19 lockdown (who didn’t pick up a new hobby?) and the opportunity to see reproduction armour in use during a joust was too good to miss. Over the May ’24 bank holiday weekend, Leeds Castle at Maidstone hosted 3 days of jousting, and I managedContinue reading ““The Queen’s Joust” – Leeds Castle, Maidstone – 27/5/24…”

Hacking attempts continue on my old, mothballed website…

Before I finally close my old “russellweb” domain I thought I’d take a look at where the ongoing hacking attempts are coming from. Given that I don’t advertise this old domain (having moved here) and haven’t posted anything new there for months, activity comes from either bots/indexers or hackers… and hacking attempts are very obviousContinue reading “Hacking attempts continue on my old, mothballed website…”

“Halloween Horror!!

from my original blog on 23/11/19 (originally posted 1/11/14): I saw two of my favourite sci-fi genre films back-to-back at Vue on 31st October 2014: Ridley Scott’s “ALIEN” followed by James Cameron’s “ALIENS”… WOW, what an experience!! I first saw ALIEN on VHS video in about 1985, some six years after the original cinema releaseContinue reading ““Halloween Horror!!”

New look author website for 2019…

After a couple of weeks of “fiddling” I’ve just finished updating my website onto a modern HTML5 template. It is now using the open-source, 12-column “Reponsee” css grid from Vision Design graphic studio with an alternative menu bar. – I’m really pleased with the new look, and it will be a lot easier to maintainContinue reading “New look author website for 2019…”

Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…

So, I just finished watching the sci-fi movie ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix, and I have to say I was underwhelmed and disappointed. A March ’18 review on DigitalSpy ( http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/feature/a852095/netflix-annihilation-explained-ending-spoilers/ ) described it as “… one of the most intellectually challenging films of the year” – I don’t think so. Here’s a quick summary of theContinue reading “Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…”

Website spring clean…

I’ve just finished updating my website at http://www.russellweb.org.uk to remove clutter and make my content more accessible. I had debated whether to retire the site and replace it with something from WordPress. However, the more I looked at WordPress the more I came to appreciate the way my current site has been tailored to myContinue reading “Website spring clean…”