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Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

(Tiny Tiger)Moving from dream pop to acoustic clarity, the Dutch-British songwriter delivers her most personal record yet where loss is transformed in...

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A moment that changed me: my client was accused of a crime he didn’t commit – and it led me to confront my past

As a defence lawyer, I rely on witness statements. But one unusual case prompted me to reconsider the role of memory, and a traumatic experience that ...

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The Guardian view on Labour’s judgment: blocking Andy Burnham would be a mistake | Editorial

Excluding a popular mayor would fracture Labour’s coalition and make Downing Street look fearful rather than authoritativePolitics, as Lyndon B John...

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A beginner’s guide to Arc Raiders: what it is and how you start playing

Embark Studios’ multiplayer extraction shooter game has already sold 12m copies in just three months. Will it capture you too?Released last October ...

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What Experts Are Saying

David Wilson PhD
David Wilson PhD

Professor

5.8

The author of OpenCL Compute clearly knows their stuff when it comes to OpenCL, but the organization of material could be improved.

Review of OpenCL Compute

Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown

Software Engineer

5.6

Essential reading for anyone interested in Data Visualization. Clear, concise, and packed with insights.

Review of QuickStart Guide to (Ultra-)High Performance Visualizations

William Bennett PhD
William Bennett PhD

Architect

5.3

From a methodological perspective, Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 1: Primer offers innovative approaches to graphics. The interdisciplinary nature of the research, bridging Books and Computers & Technology, results in novel insights.

Review of Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 1: Primer

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