Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

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CO Awareness Week Monday 22nd to Sunday 28th November 2021

This week sees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week in the UK, but it’s a timely reminder wherever you are of the dangers of carbon monoxide and why you should be aware of it in confined spaces like a boat.

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Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities

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Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea – Terry Breverton

I was given my copy of Breverton’s Nautical Curiosities by an old boyfriend – one whose conduct was, shall we say, less than shipshape. He’s long gone now (last seen somewhere off the stern), but my trusty Breverton’s remains by my side as a much-treasured companion.

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Underwater Statues

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Underwater Statues Around the World Humans as a species have been responsible for some pretty lousy abuse of the oceans, especially in recent history. For once, though, something we are placing into the ocean is a force for good. Underwater statues are being installed on seabeds around the world, and they appear to be having … Read more

Internet Service Provider Filters

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I want to talk a bit about Internet Service Providers (ISP) filtering content and the over-blocking that can occur with these filters.  In the UK at least, since 2013 all ISPs have been filtering content that might be adult or illegal in order to protect minors.  All new customers will now automatically be opted-in to the ISP’s own content filter.  Unless you specifically change your settings you may be seeing a reduced number of sites on your device.  I’m not up to speed with the filtering of content in the US but would imagine it’s on a state-by-state basis. What are these filters, what are they blocking and are they always blocking the right sites?

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