Wikipedia: Gretna Green
Gretna Green is most famous for its “runaway marriages”.
Gretna’s “runaway marriages” began in 1754 when Lord Hardwicke’s Marriage Act came into force in England. Under the Act, if a parent of a person under the age of 21 objected to the minor’s marriage, the parent could legally veto the union. The Act tightened the requirements for marrying in England and Wales but did not apply in Scotland, where it was possible for boys to marry at 14 and girls at 12 with or without parental consent (see Marriage in Scotland). It was, however, only in the 1770s, with the construction of a toll road passing through the hitherto obscure village of Graitney, that Gretna Green became the first easily reachable village over the Scottish border.
Digital Trends: I’ve finally ditched my Kindle for this superior Amazon-free e-reader
Amazon, for all its positives, has grown fat and lazy on its vast profits. The Kindle is no longer the young, athletic device it once was, and that’s starting to show. I’ve suffered too long under the yoke of Amazon, and this particular e-reader, the Kobo Clara Colour, has set me free. And if you’re still using a Kindle, you should look elsewhere too.
Mashable: Your Amazon Echo Will Start Reporting to Amazon on March 28
Owners of the Amazon Echo have long had the option for the device to process requests locally, thereby keeping their information off of Amazon’s servers. That functionality is going away starting on March 28.
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“We are reaching out to let you know that the Alexa feature ‘Do Not Send Voice Recordings’ that you enabled on your supported Echo device(s) will no longer be available beginning March 28, 2025,” the email reads. “As we continue to expand Alexa’s capabilities with generative AI features that rely on the processing power of Amazon’s secure cloud, we have decided to no longer support this feature.”
Ars Technica: Apple now lets you move purchases between your 25 years of accounts
12.Feb.2025
Last night, Apple posted a new support document about migrating purchases between accounts, something that Apple users with long online histories have been waiting on for years, if not decades. If you have movies, music, or apps orphaned on various iTools/.Mac/MobileMe/iTunes accounts that preceded what you’re using now, you can start the fairly involved process of moving them over.
“You can choose to migrate apps, music, and other content you’ve purchased from Apple on a secondary Apple Account to a primary Apple Account,” the document reads, suggesting that people might have older accounts tied primarily to just certain movies, music, or other purchases that they can now bring forward to their primary, device-linked account. The process takes place on an iPhone or iPad inside the Settings app, in the “Media & Purchases” section in your named account section.
NYT: What Is Lorazepam? The Drug From ‘The White Lotus’ Carries Real Risks
Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular TV shows like “The White Lotus” and “The Pitt.”
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The geriatric population that Dr. Neel treats is especially vulnerable because benzodiazepines are metabolized differently as we age, he added, lingering in the body for a longer period of time. As a result, older people who take them may be more prone to falls or car accidents. The drugs can also cause delirium in patients who have dementia.
How to Geek: Here’s Why I Built My Own NAS With Unraid and an eBay Server Instead of Buying a Synology
- Instead of spending thousands on a pre-built NAS, eBay offers great deals on enterprise-grade servers if you’re willing to do a little work.
- Enterprise-grade server hardware offers numerous benefits, like additional processing power, higher RAM capacities, and more expandability over desktop NAS systems.
- For an operating system, Unraid is user-friendly, simplifies setting up shares, utilizes parity drives, and supports virtual machines.
I needed a lot of storage for home media, photos, videos, documents, and more. Instead of buying an extremely expensive Synology server, I went an entirely different route and built my own storage server for a fraction of the cost.
YouTube: Just Have a Think (Dave Borlace): The insanity of the Carbon Capture deception.
Carbon Capture and Storage has been heralded by some as the ‘silver bullet’ to enable a smooth transition to renewable energy while preventing existing greenhouse gas emissions reaching the atmosphere, or even, in the case of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), actually sucking CO2 back out of the air. But recent studies have shown these to be a completely false economy and yet another ruse by the fossil fuel industry. So, who should we believe?
Last Updated: 16.Mar.2025 22:22 EDT
