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The remarkable story of Dr. James Mackness — a 19th-century village doctor whose quiet compassion and tireless service touched lives from Wellingborough, Turvey and Northampton to Hastings. A life of duty, resilience, and heart. https://edintone.com/james-mackness/

A Life of Quiet Duty: The Story of Dr. James Mackness (1804–1851) - Miscellanea Edintone
The remarkable story of Dr. James Mackness — a 19th-century village doctor whose quiet compassion and tireless service touched lives from Wellingborough, Turvey and Northampton to Hastings. A life of duty, resilience, and heart.

There are many parallels between the changes happening in academia and those in tech laid out by @….
https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/27/some-animals/#are-more-equal-than-others
Join your faculty union. If you don't have a local union (or even if you do) join the AAUP. Together we can work to make academia what it should be.

Why is my blog called 'Edintone' and why do I use that as my handle too? The mystery is over ... #DomesdayBook

Why Edintone?
One branch of my family, Vorley, originates from Great Addington in Northamptonshire and were known to be living there in the 17th century.

#SilentSunday Newdigate, Surrey, England. Former clay pit for a brickworks, now a local nature reserve.

Congratulations to Seb Dalgarno and collaborators on the @… publication of their software suite for analyzing Boreal caribou survival & recruitment!
https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.07997
A great set of packages for my first editing experience at JOSS!

Preemie Twins Given ‘No Chance’ of Survival Now Thriving Thanks to Revolutionary Co-Sleeping Cot https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/preemie-twins-given-no-chance-of-survival-now-thriving-t…

Preemie Twins Given 'No Chance' of Survival Now Thriving Thanks to Revolutionary Co-Sleeping Cot That Promotes Bonding
A new revolutionary neonatal cot for premature twins at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children allows twins to bond safely side-by-side.

18th Century Gold Mourning Ring Discovered by Metal Detectorist is ‘One of a Kind’ British Treasure https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/18th-century-gold-mourning-ring-discovered-by-metal-detectorist-is-one-o…

18th Century Gold Mourning Ring Discovered by Metal Detectorist is ‘One of a Kind’ British Treasure
A metal detectorist who discovered a gold mourning ring dating from the 18th century is overjoyed after it was declared a British treasure.

I have been experimenting with the options around importing my archive of WordPress posts into Substack. I soon ran into four issues that have started me thinking Substack could be improved. https://edintone.substack.com/p/should-it-be-easy-to-import-wordpress

Should it be easy to import WordPress into Substack?
I have been experimenting with the options around importing my archive of WordPress posts into Substack.

DCMS announces new members of public records advisory body https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/dcms-announces-new-members-of-public-records-advisory-body/

DCMS announces new members of public records advisory body - The National Archives
Seven new members have been appointed to the Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, the independent body which advises the government on access to public records. The appointments were made by Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The council advises her on historical public records when they are being transferred […]

London Design Museum Turns its Massive Warehouse Collection into Another Museum—with 250K Items https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/london-design-museum-turns-its-massive-warehouse-collection-into-another-museu…

London Design Museum Turns its Massive Warehouse Collection into Another Museum—with 250K Items
Rather than hold the power of deciding what the public gets to see, in a stroke of democracy, they have given the reins over to the public.