Antoine Vernet
@antoinevernet.com
Associate Professor in Management at UCL.
Networks and Organizational Design.
Mostly found reading.
Very occasionally on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@antoinevernet
Networks and Organizational Design.
Mostly found reading.
Very occasionally on Youtube: www.youtube.com/@antoinevernet
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Forgot to post this one
![[Scene is KEIR STARMER as FATHER CHRISTMAS in his factory, with RACHEL REEVES as an awkward-looking Head Elf]
1
FATHER KEIR:
Well, well, well!
[Elf Reeves is holding an enormous sack of letters]
2
FATHER KEIR:
Look at all these letters of membership cancellation!
ELF REEVES:
More than ever this year
3
[Father Keir reads one out:]
“Dear Father Keir
I am writing to cancel my Labour Party membership…”
Awww how sweet
4
“I have truly believed for 40 years, but now I’ve had enough.”
5
“Please please please this year can you deliver some policies that aren’t craven right wing bullshit?”
6
FATHER KEIR:
Well, I think we know what to give this good boy don’t we?
Elf Mahmood!
7
[Show SHABANA MAHMOOD as an elf poking her head round a doorway to afactory full of busy elves, above the door is a wooden sign reading CRAVEN RIGHTWING BULLSHIT FACTORY]
ELF MAHMOOD:
What.
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FATHER KEIR:
Do we have any performatively cruel immigration stuff left?
9
ELF MAHMOOD:
We've got ‘stealing their belongings and a 20-year wait for settled status’…?
10
FATHER KEIR:
In the sack, please!
[Elves Mahmood and Reeves push the big sack into the sleigh as father Keir climbs in the driver’s seat]
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And off we goooo!
[He wooshes off into the snowy polar night]
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[Cut to a person’s LIVING ROOM - a man and a woman are looking in their stockings - the man looks disappointed]
WOMAN:
Is it not what you wanted
MAN:
Not really, no
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January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Forgot to post this one
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Is basing your entire approach to governing around what will elicit the funniest responses from Kemi Badenoch a good idea? Probably not, but it couldn't be worse than their current approach
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Is basing your entire approach to governing around what will elicit the funniest responses from Kemi Badenoch a good idea? Probably not, but it couldn't be worse than their current approach
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Relatedly, whilst it's obviously more pertinent now with the advent of deepfakes, in general I feel like "don't post pictures of your kids online" has been a sound rule to keep to forever
If you're a normal person taking bathroom or makeup selfies bc you feel cute, you should just stop. Return to tradition, share it with your friends on group texts. Any public photo is now fuel for the Porn Machine.
If your career/hobby involves sharing pics of yourself, it just sucks.
If your career/hobby involves sharing pics of yourself, it just sucks.
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Relatedly, whilst it's obviously more pertinent now with the advent of deepfakes, in general I feel like "don't post pictures of your kids online" has been a sound rule to keep to forever
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Here’s some movement: www.reuters.com/technology/f...
French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors
French ministers have reported to prosecutors sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok on the X platform, saying in a statement on Friday the "sexual...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Here’s some movement: www.reuters.com/technology/f...
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At the most important stage of writing: looking at a page of dreadful words and wishing I had any other marketable skills.
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
At the most important stage of writing: looking at a page of dreadful words and wishing I had any other marketable skills.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Parenting is effortful.
There are 168 hours in each week.
Parents of children in the first 3 years of life provide an average of 156 hours of care a week.
Allowing parents to parent less enables them to parent better.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
There are 168 hours in each week.
Parents of children in the first 3 years of life provide an average of 156 hours of care a week.
Allowing parents to parent less enables them to parent better.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Parenting is effortful.
There are 168 hours in each week.
Parents of children in the first 3 years of life provide an average of 156 hours of care a week.
Allowing parents to parent less enables them to parent better.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
There are 168 hours in each week.
Parents of children in the first 3 years of life provide an average of 156 hours of care a week.
Allowing parents to parent less enables them to parent better.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
If it is not sentient, it is glorified matrix multiplication
My number one pet peeve 😭 as well as people using "AI" when they really mean "genAI" or "LLM"
I think it's a bad thing to lump all types of machine learning under "AI".
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If it is not sentient, it is glorified matrix multiplication
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Remember when the right-wing press and the private schools lobby said VAT would mean an exodus to state schools causing a crisis? Not so much.
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Remember when the right-wing press and the private schools lobby said VAT would mean an exodus to state schools causing a crisis? Not so much.
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
(From this FT analysis: www.ft.com/content/c979...)
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but don't worry, i'm sure the PrOtEcT tHe GirLs crew will be all over this
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
but don't worry, i'm sure the PrOtEcT tHe GirLs crew will be all over this
That is great news!
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
That is great news!
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Happy new year!
Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK
For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be very serious.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Happy new year!
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Need someone with a #statsky and #econsky combination in 2026?
Well, do I have some good news for you:
www.gilesd-j.com
Well, do I have some good news for you:
www.gilesd-j.com
homepage - Giles
Data-driven Solutions for Complex Policy Problems Data analytics, economic analysis and public policy advisory services that combine analytical rigor with […]
www.gilesd-j.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Need someone with a #statsky and #econsky combination in 2026?
Well, do I have some good news for you:
www.gilesd-j.com
Well, do I have some good news for you:
www.gilesd-j.com
No!
One cool thing about 2026 is that if Back to the Future came out today, Marty would travel back to 1996 and run into his parents in high school, and 1996 is also a year many of us on this website were in high school,,,
January 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
No!
Haven't managed to decide as of yet, so playing Xcom 2. Should have played it earlier!
I just finished Iratus that scratched the Slay-the-Spire-shaped itch I had. Looking for a new game, and narrowed it down to 6 (7 games, but 2 are the same franchise). I play on Steam Deck. What would you recommend between: Hades, Hades II, Rogue Trader, Frostpunk II #videogames #gaming
January 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Haven't managed to decide as of yet, so playing Xcom 2. Should have played it earlier!
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This is both entirely correct and misses the point completely, which is that the 'online weirdos" are effectively writing Conservative and Reform policy & have significantly influenced the government's own worst and most xenophobic policies.
Trump should have taught us not to laugh this stuff off.
Trump should have taught us not to laugh this stuff off.
Real talk: there's this circle of extremely online weirdos who firmly believe they're on the verge of victory and are going to expel millions of people from Britain.
Play acting Napoleons planning their March through Moscow from a Daventry bedsit
Play acting Napoleons planning their March through Moscow from a Daventry bedsit
Yeah it's probably because you're talking about 'English-Jewish relations' and threatening to deport us all if we don't fall in line with your ramblings
January 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is both entirely correct and misses the point completely, which is that the 'online weirdos" are effectively writing Conservative and Reform policy & have significantly influenced the government's own worst and most xenophobic policies.
Trump should have taught us not to laugh this stuff off.
Trump should have taught us not to laugh this stuff off.
Finally, advice I can follow!
Don’t worry gang, no one actually starts their New Year’s resolutions on the 1st. And you’d be silly to begin on a Friday, best save it for Monday. But Monday is the 5th so you’ve kind of missed the boat anyway and can safely put it off for next year.
January 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Finally, advice I can follow!
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Don’t worry gang, no one actually starts their New Year’s resolutions on the 1st. And you’d be silly to begin on a Friday, best save it for Monday. But Monday is the 5th so you’ve kind of missed the boat anyway and can safely put it off for next year.
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Don’t worry gang, no one actually starts their New Year’s resolutions on the 1st. And you’d be silly to begin on a Friday, best save it for Monday. But Monday is the 5th so you’ve kind of missed the boat anyway and can safely put it off for next year.
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I just finished Iratus that scratched the Slay-the-Spire-shaped itch I had. Looking for a new game, and narrowed it down to 6 (7 games, but 2 are the same franchise). I play on Steam Deck. What would you recommend between: Hades, Hades II, Rogue Trader, Frostpunk II #videogames #gaming
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I just finished Iratus that scratched the Slay-the-Spire-shaped itch I had. Looking for a new game, and narrowed it down to 6 (7 games, but 2 are the same franchise). I play on Steam Deck. What would you recommend between: Hades, Hades II, Rogue Trader, Frostpunk II #videogames #gaming
I just finished Iratus that scratched the Slay-the-Spire-shaped itch I had. Looking for a new game, and narrowed it down to 6 (7 games, but 2 are the same franchise). I play on Steam Deck. What would you recommend between: Hades, Hades II, Rogue Trader, Frostpunk II #videogames #gaming
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I just finished Iratus that scratched the Slay-the-Spire-shaped itch I had. Looking for a new game, and narrowed it down to 6 (7 games, but 2 are the same franchise). I play on Steam Deck. What would you recommend between: Hades, Hades II, Rogue Trader, Frostpunk II #videogames #gaming
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Not sure what I’m hoping for from 2026
December 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Not sure what I’m hoping for from 2026
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looking for a good overview/tutorial (text or video) on MCPs and code agents for #rstats / Positron (and maybe Claude Code) so I can see how that world is shaping up—any good ones out there?
December 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
looking for a good overview/tutorial (text or video) on MCPs and code agents for #rstats / Positron (and maybe Claude Code) so I can see how that world is shaping up—any good ones out there?
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Last 2025 post, on @python.org & @carpentries.carpentries.org values, a great @posit.co conf session feat @mchow.com @richmeister.bsky.social @davisvaughan.bsky.social, the magic of #rstats #python dev cultures sharing best practices, and random #rstats history
www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
R + Python: From polyglot to crosspolination | Emily Riederer
A combined reflection on 2025, posit::conf(2025), and the necessity of diversity in open source
www.emilyriederer.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Last 2025 post, on @python.org & @carpentries.carpentries.org values, a great @posit.co conf session feat @mchow.com @richmeister.bsky.social @davisvaughan.bsky.social, the magic of #rstats #python dev cultures sharing best practices, and random #rstats history
www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
www.emilyriederer.com/post/py-rgo-...
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What does a class on software development post LLM contain?
Design?
Syntax of common langs?
Programmer thinking?
Environments/libraries/bash?
Debugging?
References and texts especially welcome
Design?
Syntax of common langs?
Programmer thinking?
Environments/libraries/bash?
Debugging?
References and texts especially welcome
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What does a class on software development post LLM contain?
Design?
Syntax of common langs?
Programmer thinking?
Environments/libraries/bash?
Debugging?
References and texts especially welcome
Design?
Syntax of common langs?
Programmer thinking?
Environments/libraries/bash?
Debugging?
References and texts especially welcome
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working at a university
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
working at a university