When backups work and the future is Carbonaceous

Our pristine newly paved road tempted me to do another picture for the Unusual occurrences at Hall End series, which chimes in very much with the end of the world jitters still in the background today.

Really appreciated the benefits of an online backup when helping a fellow author with their new computer. Because all the key work was backed up to the cloud on Dropbox, everything was back to normal very quickly on the newer machine.

Enjoyed a fascinating series of talks at the CETC (Cambridge Enterprise and Technology Club) on Miracle materials. The future was obviously black, carbon black and infused with nanotubes and graphene sheets. They presaged a future of stronger composities, TFTs (thin film transistors, as I learnt today), better conductive materials. We had a demonstration of flexible screens which would work with LEDs and OLEDs (just google it), and hints at new sensors. A closer future was also self healing concrete - a reality not too far away with test panels already in place.

Sad news of two policemen being killed by a terrorist on the Champs-Elysees, dominating all media.

Hidden amongst the terror hype is news of the visit of the new president of the  EU Parliament, Antonio Tajani to Theresa May. He had two clear messages. A, that if the UK decided not to proceed with Brexit, it would be welcomed back and B, That the rights of EU citizens were a red line that could result in a veto of any Brexit deal if not kept.