Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History
@brianwernham.bsky.social
🔶 Lib Dem Councillor for Stanwix Urban Ward, Cumberland Council
📍Carlisle, Cumbria
Proud to be British 🇬🇧
Proud to be a Lib Dem 🔶
Proud to be an internationalist🌍, not a xenophobe
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, London
📍Carlisle, Cumbria
Proud to be British 🇬🇧
Proud to be a Lib Dem 🔶
Proud to be an internationalist🌍, not a xenophobe
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, London
Omweso never ending moves a sample of 50 million different positions of exactly 32 seeds:
Longest cycle is 55,344 relays
drive.google.com/file/d/1stlB...
Longest cycle is 55,344 relays
drive.google.com/file/d/1stlB...
omweso_S32_unique_cycles_cpp.csv
drive.google.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Omweso never ending moves a sample of 50 million different positions of exactly 32 seeds:
Longest cycle is 55,344 relays
drive.google.com/file/d/1stlB...
Longest cycle is 55,344 relays
drive.google.com/file/d/1stlB...
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Happy Lunar New Year 🐴
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Happy Lunar New Year 🐴
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Druids have entered the chat.
The “you have to be Christian to be British” proposition is not worth debating. It’s abject nonsense. You know it and they know it. Just call it out for the racism it is.
February 17, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Druids have entered the chat.
ChatGPT Can containerize a theme within a project which improves its memory. But subprojects are not possible.
This thread explains what you can do to markedly increase the quality of ChatGPT responses by creating administrative containers within a project...
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This thread explains what you can do to markedly increase the quality of ChatGPT responses by creating administrative containers within a project...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
ChatGPT Can containerize a theme within a project which improves its memory. But subprojects are not possible.
This thread explains what you can do to markedly increase the quality of ChatGPT responses by creating administrative containers within a project...
🧵...
This thread explains what you can do to markedly increase the quality of ChatGPT responses by creating administrative containers within a project...
🧵...
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Brexit Benefits Bonanza 🙄
Key dates for EES.
Gradual phase in will be coming to an end soon. Be prepared for delays when travelling to EU.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Gradual phase in will be coming to an end soon. Be prepared for delays when travelling to EU.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
What is changing for British travellers to Europe this year?
These are the key dates you need to know for the entry-exit system and Etias
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Brexit Benefits Bonanza 🙄
Anyone with access to a supercomputer to run this python code?
Omweso never ending moves
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Omweso never ending moves
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Omweso maths
Omweso maths import random from collections import Counter N = 16 MASK = 15 # mod 16 via bitmask (16 is 2^4) # extra[r][t] = 1 if 0 < t <= r else 0 extra = [[0]*N for _ in range(N)] for r in range...
docs.google.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Anyone with access to a supercomputer to run this python code?
Omweso never ending moves
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Omweso never ending moves
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
7.2% public sector pay growth?
Pushed up because some public‑sector pay rises were paid earlier in 2025 than they were in 2024: year‑on‑year comparison temporarily larger (a “base effect”)
ONS says this base effect peaked recently - should phase out over next few months
bsky.app/profile/bria...
Pushed up because some public‑sector pay rises were paid earlier in 2025 than they were in 2024: year‑on‑year comparison temporarily larger (a “base effect”)
ONS says this base effect peaked recently - should phase out over next few months
bsky.app/profile/bria...
Terrible, terrible, terrible
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2%
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
7.2% public sector pay growth?
Pushed up because some public‑sector pay rises were paid earlier in 2025 than they were in 2024: year‑on‑year comparison temporarily larger (a “base effect”)
ONS says this base effect peaked recently - should phase out over next few months
bsky.app/profile/bria...
Pushed up because some public‑sector pay rises were paid earlier in 2025 than they were in 2024: year‑on‑year comparison temporarily larger (a “base effect”)
ONS says this base effect peaked recently - should phase out over next few months
bsky.app/profile/bria...
Liz Truss fully MAGA cosplay
Giving up on traditional UK 🇬🇧Conservative 🔷 blue and going for USA 🇺🇸 Republican 🐘red
She's thrown away all of her blue outfits?
Giving up on traditional UK 🇬🇧Conservative 🔷 blue and going for USA 🇺🇸 Republican 🐘red
She's thrown away all of her blue outfits?
February 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Liz Truss fully MAGA cosplay
Giving up on traditional UK 🇬🇧Conservative 🔷 blue and going for USA 🇺🇸 Republican 🐘red
She's thrown away all of her blue outfits?
Giving up on traditional UK 🇬🇧Conservative 🔷 blue and going for USA 🇺🇸 Republican 🐘red
She's thrown away all of her blue outfits?
Terrible, terrible, terrible
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2%
It marks the highest rate since the Covid pandemic, official figures show.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Terrible, terrible, terrible
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We seem to be entering a phase of stagflation
Unemployment edging up, real wage growth in private sector hardly ahead of RPI
#SackReeves
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Omweso maths
268 never ending moves - longest was 55,354 relay cycle
The first time a substantive catalogue has been published?
Not an “exhaustive” list of all permutations of 32 seeds but sampled from 4m random starts of exactly 32 seeds found 268 states
🧪
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/43tzy...
268 never ending moves - longest was 55,354 relay cycle
The first time a substantive catalogue has been published?
Not an “exhaustive” list of all permutations of 32 seeds but sampled from 4m random starts of exactly 32 seeds found 268 states
🧪
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/43tzy...
www.dropbox.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Omweso maths
268 never ending moves - longest was 55,354 relay cycle
The first time a substantive catalogue has been published?
Not an “exhaustive” list of all permutations of 32 seeds but sampled from 4m random starts of exactly 32 seeds found 268 states
🧪
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/43tzy...
268 never ending moves - longest was 55,354 relay cycle
The first time a substantive catalogue has been published?
Not an “exhaustive” list of all permutations of 32 seeds but sampled from 4m random starts of exactly 32 seeds found 268 states
🧪
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/43tzy...
"It looks like a selfie you’d catch when you run into your favourite contestant from The Traitors on your way through an airport. No time to worry about your grooming; it’s the chance of a lifetime, every second counts."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nothing says the ‘special relationship’ is over like this picture of Donald Trump and Liz Truss | Zoe Williams
It’s awkward, nobody seems to know what is going on, and the president’s thumb is at half-mast. It’s almost a metaphor for diplomatic relations between the US and the UK, writes Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:33 AM
"It looks like a selfie you’d catch when you run into your favourite contestant from The Traitors on your way through an airport. No time to worry about your grooming; it’s the chance of a lifetime, every second counts."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don't forget that one of the sanctions placed on Putin's Russia was to turn off their access to the Euroclear system in Brussels...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
“If Mastercard 🇺🇸 and Visa 🇺🇸 were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Don't forget that one of the sanctions placed on Putin's Russia was to turn off their access to the Euroclear system in Brussels...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
This is what you get for $200 a month subscription for ChatGPT Pro
When you force the Pro mode to answer a question it creates a batch job and takes about 10 minutes to complete and then creates a notification
This is a completely different level of AI...
When you force the Pro mode to answer a question it creates a batch job and takes about 10 minutes to complete and then creates a notification
This is a completely different level of AI...
February 17, 2026 at 6:18 AM
This is what you get for $200 a month subscription for ChatGPT Pro
When you force the Pro mode to answer a question it creates a batch job and takes about 10 minutes to complete and then creates a notification
This is a completely different level of AI...
When you force the Pro mode to answer a question it creates a batch job and takes about 10 minutes to complete and then creates a notification
This is a completely different level of AI...
“If Mastercard 🇺🇸 and Visa 🇺🇸 were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 AM
“If Mastercard 🇺🇸 and Visa 🇺🇸 were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Of course, we need a sovereign 🇬🇧 payments system"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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www.linkedin.com/posts/zoe-wi...
Pretty much sums up my view of LinkedIn and HR BS more generally
Pretty much sums up my view of LinkedIn and HR BS more generally
A bit of Friday fun! 🤣 | Zoe Williams
A bit of Friday fun! 🤣
www.linkedin.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
www.linkedin.com/posts/zoe-wi...
Pretty much sums up my view of LinkedIn and HR BS more generally
Pretty much sums up my view of LinkedIn and HR BS more generally
Council seats in England by party since COVID
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Council seats in England by party since COVID
Another week, another unpopular political decision sweated out until the last minute by Starmer, and then an embarrassing U-turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – UK politics live
The government was warned by its lawyers that such a move could be illegal as it pledges an additional £63m to help councils with reorganisation
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Another week, another unpopular political decision sweated out until the last minute by Starmer, and then an embarrassing U-turn
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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The Conservatives were running scared of the Lib Dems so they tried to cancel the Sussex local elections.
There's nowhere left to run.
There's nowhere left to run.
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Conservatives were running scared of the Lib Dems so they tried to cancel the Sussex local elections.
There's nowhere left to run.
There's nowhere left to run.
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Liberal Democrats have fought tooth and nail to stop this stitch-up and the Government has been forced into a humiliating U-turn.
Labour are terrified of Reform. We are the only party willing to stand up to Farage and beat him, as we do week after week in council by-elections.
Labour are terrified of Reform. We are the only party willing to stand up to Farage and beat him, as we do week after week in council by-elections.
February 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Liberal Democrats have fought tooth and nail to stop this stitch-up and the Government has been forced into a humiliating U-turn.
Labour are terrified of Reform. We are the only party willing to stand up to Farage and beat him, as we do week after week in council by-elections.
Labour are terrified of Reform. We are the only party willing to stand up to Farage and beat him, as we do week after week in council by-elections.
"...several studies showed lower prostate cancer recurrence rates in testosterone replacement therapy groups compared to controls. TRT consistently increased total and/or free testosterone and improved "low-T" symptoms" 👇
#Oncology
bsky.app/profile/bria...
#Oncology
bsky.app/profile/bria...
"Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may be cautiously considered in selected men with stable disease and confirmed (low testosterone levels)"
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
"...several studies showed lower prostate cancer recurrence rates in testosterone replacement therapy groups compared to controls. TRT consistently increased total and/or free testosterone and improved "low-T" symptoms" 👇
#Oncology
bsky.app/profile/bria...
#Oncology
bsky.app/profile/bria...
"Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may be cautiously considered in selected men with stable disease and confirmed (low testosterone levels)"
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may be cautiously considered in selected men with stable disease and confirmed (low testosterone levels)"
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
"Testosterone replacement therapy following definitive treatment for prostate cancer"
Major review of existing literature, John Gibson 2025
Intense focus by the media and politicians on potholes
Why not the same attention (or more?) on badly maintained pavements tripping up old and disabled people?
Why not the same attention (or more?) on badly maintained pavements tripping up old and disabled people?
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Intense focus by the media and politicians on potholes
Why not the same attention (or more?) on badly maintained pavements tripping up old and disabled people?
Why not the same attention (or more?) on badly maintained pavements tripping up old and disabled people?
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Okay so what's the verdict on BBC's new version of Lord of the Flies?
I'll start
Some astonishing acting by so many, so young. Piggy was just superb
I'll start
Some astonishing acting by so many, so young. Piggy was just superb
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Okay so what's the verdict on BBC's new version of Lord of the Flies?
I'll start
Some astonishing acting by so many, so young. Piggy was just superb
I'll start
Some astonishing acting by so many, so young. Piggy was just superb