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How to home-school in Virginia (including with a religious exemption).

James Burnett - August 31, 2022 17:25
[audio mp3="https://jamesburnett.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/james-burnett-home-school-virginia.mp3"][/audio] There are two main ways to home school your children in Virginia. The first is by going down the typical home schooling path which consists of meeting certain criteria outlined in Vir...

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Podcast: How Linux enabled me to be who I am today.

James Burnett - May 05, 2022 21:29
In this podcast episode James talks about his history with computers, how he dropped out of high school to pursue a career working with computers, how he g Read More

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Podcast: How Linux enabled me to be who I am today.

Software Engineering with James Burnett - May 05, 2022 21:29
In this podcast episode James talks about his history with computers, how he dropped out of high school to pursue a career working with computers, how he g Read More

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Podcast 001: How Linux and Hacking got me into computers.

Software Engineering with James Burnett - December 01, 2021 14:04
In this podcast I talk about how Linux and hacking influenced my interest in computers, programming and networking. From using my first computer in the late 80’s, to dropping out of high school, to getting kicked out of college for penetrating their HP Unix mainframe, this is my story of the earl...

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Podcast 001: How Linux and Hacking got me into computers.

James Burnett - December 01, 2021 14:04
In this podcast I talk about how Linux and hacking influenced my interest in computers, programming and networking. From using my first computer in the late 80’s, to dropping out of high school, to getting kicked out of college for penetrating their HP Unix mainframe, this is my story of the earl...

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Sometimes things are just crap. And that's OK

Brain Yapping - November 15, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
And so we reach the final episode in this series of Brain Yapping, and after 12+ weeks of discussing how the brickbats and misfortunes of life have affected them, what have Dean and Rachel learned? They’ve learned, basically, that shit happens. But also, you aren’t obliged to find 'deeper meani...

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A Wake to Possibilities

Brain Yapping - October 18, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Since the last episode, Rachel has gone on two trips, and Dean has attended his father’s wake, more than 18 months after his passing. As a result, our hosts discuss the importance of rituals and ceremonies for our wellbeing, the cons and unexpected pros of long intervals between, and whether the...

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Exercising Restraint

Brain Yapping - October 04, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Throughout the pandemic and lockdown, a lot of attention and emphasis was placed on exercise, and keeping fit. Countless people insist that it’s a key facet of good mental health. But, is it? Can regular exercise really be such a potent benefit to Mental Health? If so, why? If not, what’s the de...

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Remembering lockdowns… or not

Brain Yapping - September 20, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dean and Rachel return to their podcast after an unplanned hiatus, during which they genuinely forgot they were in the middle of doing a podcast. But problems with memory and thinking are thing that many have complained about during the pandemic. What’s going on there? Why would having a more pr...

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How's the Weather?

Brain Yapping - May 31, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The return to normal life continues apace, and having run out of everything else to talk about, Dean and Rachel fall back on the classic British standby: the weather. But for a good reason; with travel still restricted and indoor pursuits only tentatively available, the weather plays a bigger ro...

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Returning to Normalish

Brain Yapping - May 10, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
With vaccine rollouts proceeding apace, weather improving, and lockdown restrictions easing, it seems like life is returning to some sort of normality. But what’s it like to go from prolonged lockdown to in-person socialising? Are we going back to normal, or is it some strange new reality, with ...

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Haters Gonna Hate: Criticism’s Impact on Wellbeing, in the Era of Covid and Beyond

Brain Yapping - April 26, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
If there’s one thing that Covid and lockdown hasn’t been stingy with, it’s criticism. All the new rules, regulations and expectations introduced by the pandemic has inevitably led to many more opportunities to condemn people for getting things wrong. Why do we do this so readily? And why is crit...

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Climate Change, COVID, and the Anxiety of Global Problems for Individuals

Brain Yapping - April 12, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The COVID 19 pandemic is a global problem. Climate change is an even bigger one. But people are individuals, and can rarely make meaningful interventions on such scales. This has many implications for our wellbeing and mental health. To mark the launch of her new book 'Everyday Activism - How to...

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The Darker Side of 'Protecting the NHS'

Brain Yapping - March 22, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The current mantra of protecting the NHS at all costs is logical and helpful, but nothing comes without cost. A listener reports that he’s been far less rigorous about seeking help for his health issues during the pandemic. This spurs Dean and Rachel on to discussing the possibility that, partic...

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Won't SOMEONE think of the children!

Brain Yapping - March 08, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Dean has young children. Rachel doesn't, but knows many people who do, and it seems they’re all somewhat concerned about exactly what long periods of lockdown, isolation, and lack of school is doing to them, both in the short and long term. Dean and Rachel delve into the practicalities, science...

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