Dave Sayers
@davesayers.bsky.social
Cheese consumer, sociolinguist, immigrant 🇬🇧 👉 🇫🇮
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-7132
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-7132
Next up in the @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social English seminar series!
Yating Yu (University of Macau), 'Media representations of the ‘little fresh meat’ phenomenon in China: a feminist critical discourse analysis of the masculine nonconformity discourse'
Abstract/register!👇
r.jyu.fi/engseminars2...
Yating Yu (University of Macau), 'Media representations of the ‘little fresh meat’ phenomenon in China: a feminist critical discourse analysis of the masculine nonconformity discourse'
Abstract/register!👇
r.jyu.fi/engseminars2...
JYU English seminars - 2025-26
2025-26
r.jyu.fi
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Next up in the @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social English seminar series!
Yating Yu (University of Macau), 'Media representations of the ‘little fresh meat’ phenomenon in China: a feminist critical discourse analysis of the masculine nonconformity discourse'
Abstract/register!👇
r.jyu.fi/engseminars2...
Yating Yu (University of Macau), 'Media representations of the ‘little fresh meat’ phenomenon in China: a feminist critical discourse analysis of the masculine nonconformity discourse'
Abstract/register!👇
r.jyu.fi/engseminars2...
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Scientist James Watson has died. As per his final requests, he will be buried in such a position that he can still look over the shoulder of the grave of Dr. Franklin, just in case zombie Rosalind discovers something else worth swiping.
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Scientist James Watson has died. As per his final requests, he will be buried in such a position that he can still look over the shoulder of the grave of Dr. Franklin, just in case zombie Rosalind discovers something else worth swiping.
In case you're organising a conference, please feel free to adapt our code of conduct (shared under @creativecommons.bsky.social). It was inspired by reports of harassment at conferences during MeToo.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
In case you're organising a conference, please feel free to adapt our code of conduct (shared under @creativecommons.bsky.social). It was inspired by reports of harassment at conferences during MeToo.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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since all of this is fresh on my mind i'm also trying ecosia as my default search but realistically will still use google for many things, so i've made this no-ai version my homepage udm14.com
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
since all of this is fresh on my mind i'm also trying ecosia as my default search but realistically will still use google for many things, so i've made this no-ai version my homepage udm14.com
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
Shout out to people coming up with clever acronyms for conferences, projects, research centres... 🙃
I needed a nonsense word/name for a work thing that all my coworkers would be able to see. I randomly typed in "skwap". For whatever reason, my gut told me to check urban dictionary before hitting enter.
Thank you gut.
Thank you gut.
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Shout out to people coming up with clever acronyms for conferences, projects, research centres... 🙃
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I think this constant push for immigrants to feel & act ‘grateful’ is so insidious. Let’s change the narrative. Migration is a normal part of human behaviour, not a charity case. If you’re doing your best to do your best, you don’t need to do even more to be accepted. It’s your right to be accepted.
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“The PhD student is someone who forgoes current income in order to forgo future income” - Peter Greenberg #academicsky #academictalk #highered
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
“The PhD student is someone who forgoes current income in order to forgo future income” - Peter Greenberg #academicsky #academictalk #highered
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
"Wait, Andrew might get stripped of the chance to attend the annual Order of the Garter lunch? OH NO NOT A DELUNCHING?!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"Wait, Andrew might get stripped of the chance to attend the annual Order of the Garter lunch? OH NO NOT A DELUNCHING?!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There go all my excuses.🙃
interestingengineering.com/culture/math...
interestingengineering.com/culture/math...
Mathematics disproves Matrix theory, says reality isn’t simulation
UBC researchers claim the universe can’t be a simulation, citing math that proves reality goes beyond computation and algorithmic logic.
interestingengineering.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
There go all my excuses.🙃
interestingengineering.com/culture/math...
interestingengineering.com/culture/math...
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this is such a good idea and looks really well executed (AND OPEN SOURCE 😁)
Timeful (formerly Schej) - Find a time to meet
Timeful helps you find the best time for a group to meet. It is a free availability poll that is easy to use and integrates with your calendar.
timeful.app
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
this is such a good idea and looks really well executed (AND OPEN SOURCE 😁)
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The Louvre jewel heist is a crime I can get behind. Old fashioned fun, sexy, audacious, victimless caper we can enjoy guilt-free. I hope they get caught after a long international chase, but instead of jail they get a parade. "Thank you for this fun crime! I hope nobody else tries it again (wink)"
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Louvre jewel heist is a crime I can get behind. Old fashioned fun, sexy, audacious, victimless caper we can enjoy guilt-free. I hope they get caught after a long international chase, but instead of jail they get a parade. "Thank you for this fun crime! I hope nobody else tries it again (wink)"
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🤖 New Early View!
In “Technofuturist Registers for AI and the Future of Work”, Alfonso Del Percio examines technofuturist registers, showing how AI is made desirable & shapes social imaginations of the future, reconfiguring visions of labor, personhood, and modernity.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/3Bmxbgv
In “Technofuturist Registers for AI and the Future of Work”, Alfonso Del Percio examines technofuturist registers, showing how AI is made desirable & shapes social imaginations of the future, reconfiguring visions of labor, personhood, and modernity.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/3Bmxbgv
buff.ly
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🤖 New Early View!
In “Technofuturist Registers for AI and the Future of Work”, Alfonso Del Percio examines technofuturist registers, showing how AI is made desirable & shapes social imaginations of the future, reconfiguring visions of labor, personhood, and modernity.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/3Bmxbgv
In “Technofuturist Registers for AI and the Future of Work”, Alfonso Del Percio examines technofuturist registers, showing how AI is made desirable & shapes social imaginations of the future, reconfiguring visions of labor, personhood, and modernity.
🔗 Read here: buff.ly/3Bmxbgv
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Oh yeah I hadn’t thought of that
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Oh yeah I hadn’t thought of that
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It’s crazy that we invented the internet and then it completely tore us apart. Like imagine if we invented the mass produced assembly line automobile and then it caused 40,000 deaths per wait
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s crazy that we invented the internet and then it completely tore us apart. Like imagine if we invented the mass produced assembly line automobile and then it caused 40,000 deaths per wait
If it feels like Reviewer 2 didn't read your paper properly, guess what? Nobody else will either! Your readers are overworked, busy, skimming. Be clearer. Be so clear you start to feel you're being patronising. Even if you are patronising, you're at least addressing your reader rather than yourself.
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
If it feels like Reviewer 2 didn't read your paper properly, guess what? Nobody else will either! Your readers are overworked, busy, skimming. Be clearer. Be so clear you start to feel you're being patronising. Even if you are patronising, you're at least addressing your reader rather than yourself.
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Protip: "Pilvi" on edelleen vaan jonkun muun tietokone, ja huomattavan monessa tapauksessa se joku on Jeff Bezos... 😬 Kaiken pilveen tunkeminen oli alun alkaenkin virhe, eikä se sittemmin ole muuttunut yhtään vähemmän virheeksi, eikä näin paha keskittyminen tosiaankaan helpota asiaa.
Eivätkö sovellukset ja verkkosivut toimi?
Syynä ei ole kännykkäsi eikä verkkoyhteytesi, vaan valtava, lähes kaikkia verkkopalveluja jollain tavalla koskettava Amazon Web Services -palvelun toimintahäiriö.
dawn.fi/uutiset/2025...
#aws #uutiset
Syynä ei ole kännykkäsi eikä verkkoyhteytesi, vaan valtava, lähes kaikkia verkkopalveluja jollain tavalla koskettava Amazon Web Services -palvelun toimintahäiriö.
dawn.fi/uutiset/2025...
#aws #uutiset
Eivätkö mitkään sovellukset toimi? Syynä ei ole puhelimesi, vaan valtava tekninen vika AWS-palvelussa
Amazon Web Servicesin palvelut kärsivät katkosta lokakuussa 2025, joka heijastui lähes koko nettiin ja kaikkiin verkkosovelluksiin.
dawn.fi
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Protip: "Pilvi" on edelleen vaan jonkun muun tietokone, ja huomattavan monessa tapauksessa se joku on Jeff Bezos... 😬 Kaiken pilveen tunkeminen oli alun alkaenkin virhe, eikä se sittemmin ole muuttunut yhtään vähemmän virheeksi, eikä näin paha keskittyminen tosiaankaan helpota asiaa.
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The daring jewel heist at the Louvre was a masterclass in efficient planning, skill and organisation. It's imperative that the culprits are now apprehended and asked to form a government.
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The daring jewel heist at the Louvre was a masterclass in efficient planning, skill and organisation. It's imperative that the culprits are now apprehended and asked to form a government.
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If you didn’t already know, Salesforce owns Slack.
Salesforce told ICE that its A.I. software could help the agency nearly triple its staff, according to internal documents, as President Trump expands immigration raids and deportations around the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
October 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you didn’t already know, Salesforce owns Slack.
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Just popping out to LIDL, or 50-1-500-50 as the Romans called it.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just popping out to LIDL, or 50-1-500-50 as the Romans called it.
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This Halloween I was invited to a movie night with mostly researchers. When I thought about costumes, there was only one that came to mind... the infamous Reviewer 2!
Using what I already had (and a Google for some real life examples of feedback) I put together my spookiest costume yet.
Using what I already had (and a Google for some real life examples of feedback) I put together my spookiest costume yet.
November 1, 2023 at 10:31 AM
This Halloween I was invited to a movie night with mostly researchers. When I thought about costumes, there was only one that came to mind... the infamous Reviewer 2!
Using what I already had (and a Google for some real life examples of feedback) I put together my spookiest costume yet.
Using what I already had (and a Google for some real life examples of feedback) I put together my spookiest costume yet.
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In the spirit of the season
November 1, 2023 at 2:58 AM
In the spirit of the season