Jovember
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London, scicomm, pylons, aircraft, techy stuff (digital enthusiast), blogging, sound, bunting, QMUL, trees, big ships, science talks, film music, the designs of Iznik pottery and William De Morgan. Recently re-watched #Seinfeld :-)
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· Nov 11
"Monday's child is fairly tough
Tuesday's child is tender enough
Wednesday's child is good to fry
Thursday's child is best in pie.
Friday's child makes good meat roll
Saturday's child is casserole
But the child that is born on the
Sabbath day, is delicious when eaten in any way."
Tuesday's child is tender enough
Wednesday's child is good to fry
Thursday's child is best in pie.
Friday's child makes good meat roll
Saturday's child is casserole
But the child that is born on the
Sabbath day, is delicious when eaten in any way."
Why is it called an octave when the eighth note is part of the *next* octave. Or heptave as it should be ;)
(Dodecave if we include the sharps and flats)
(Dodecave if we include the sharps and flats)
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why is it called an octave when the eighth note is part of the *next* octave. Or heptave as it should be ;)
(Dodecave if we include the sharps and flats)
(Dodecave if we include the sharps and flats)
I've made some snowflakes in Inkscape, aren't they pretty! YouTube is awash with instructional videos on how to do this and Inkscape is free, so let's see your snowflakes :)
Suggested videos here docs.google.com/document/d/1... (this assumes familiarity w Inkscape. Might do one for Abs Beginners)
Suggested videos here docs.google.com/document/d/1... (this assumes familiarity w Inkscape. Might do one for Abs Beginners)
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I've made some snowflakes in Inkscape, aren't they pretty! YouTube is awash with instructional videos on how to do this and Inkscape is free, so let's see your snowflakes :)
Suggested videos here docs.google.com/document/d/1... (this assumes familiarity w Inkscape. Might do one for Abs Beginners)
Suggested videos here docs.google.com/document/d/1... (this assumes familiarity w Inkscape. Might do one for Abs Beginners)
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To be honest the first half of this palindrome is much better than naht retteb hcum si emordnilap siht fo flah tsrif eht tsenoh eb ot.
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To be honest the first half of this palindrome is much better than naht retteb hcum si emordnilap siht fo flah tsrif eht tsenoh eb ot.
🔴 The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP is now presenting the Budget Statement to the House of Commons.
Watch live with BSL ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/vPKRsRn...
Watch live with BSL ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/vPKRsRn...
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Having a great first day as the OBR's website manager. Got all of the content queued up as a scheduled post, ready for a big day, but all of the work is done now.
Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.
Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Having a great first day as the OBR's website manager. Got all of the content queued up as a scheduled post, ready for a big day, but all of the work is done now.
Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.
Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.
It's not often an ad makes me laugh out loud. I'm a bit late to the party as this KFC advert is from 2023 but just seen it in an ad break. Haha :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1O...
KFC - Kentucky Fried Turkey for Christmas?
YouTube video by LLLLITL
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's not often an ad makes me laugh out loud. I'm a bit late to the party as this KFC advert is from 2023 but just seen it in an ad break. Haha :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG1O...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues teachinglondoncomputing.org/2025/11/19/a... - from Teaching London Computing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues
There are a number of resources (tools) to help teachers use AI in a school setting as well as to teach their class(es) about safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, as well as critici…
teachinglondoncomputing.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues teachinglondoncomputing.org/2025/11/19/a... - from Teaching London Computing
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A lot of you seem to like this recipe for fried cabbage I shared yesterday (some of you even went and made it straight away!) I've written it up in one place so it's easily findable and shareable.
Save the Cows, Save the World
Eating less meat is one of the easiest ways to help save the world from the awful damage humans are doing to it. We really could save the world if we just stopped eating cows. I’m going to tr…
alomshaha.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A lot of you seem to like this recipe for fried cabbage I shared yesterday (some of you even went and made it straight away!) I've written it up in one place so it's easily findable and shareable.
UK Games Fund: Money available for UK games industry, new grants
find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/uk-ga...
find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/uk-ga...
UK Games Fund<!-- --> - GOV-UK Find a grant
find-government-grants.service.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
UK Games Fund: Money available for UK games industry, new grants
find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/uk-ga...
find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/uk-ga...
Today at 4.10pm GMT (Teams, free) - "Support Students into Tech Careers" from CAS (Computing At School) www.computingatschool.org.uk/events/2025/...
"This webinar is ideal for secondary / post 16 teachers, careers leads, and anyone supporting students with career planning in computing and STEM."
"This webinar is ideal for secondary / post 16 teachers, careers leads, and anyone supporting students with career planning in computing and STEM."
Support Students into Tech Careers
www.computingatschool.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Today at 4.10pm GMT (Teams, free) - "Support Students into Tech Careers" from CAS (Computing At School) www.computingatschool.org.uk/events/2025/...
"This webinar is ideal for secondary / post 16 teachers, careers leads, and anyone supporting students with career planning in computing and STEM."
"This webinar is ideal for secondary / post 16 teachers, careers leads, and anyone supporting students with career planning in computing and STEM."
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This may seem overstated but the right to repair community have discovered how endemic security risk is with “smart devices” ; they typically port much more data than ever will be be necessary to service providers. They are also often poorly protected. By default assume they’re a cyber risk.
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers,
www.eff.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This may seem overstated but the right to repair community have discovered how endemic security risk is with “smart devices” ; they typically port much more data than ever will be be necessary to service providers. They are also often poorly protected. By default assume they’re a cyber risk.
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1. Don't ever let a chiropractor near your neck.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
So many well-educated people I know are unaware of this about chiropractors and I’m always too embarrassed / polite / English to mention it. Like when I bite my tongue when people talk about “alternative” medicine for serious, terminal illness
AARRGH. CHIROPRACTIC IS NOT MEDICINE, IT’S DANGEROUS BULLSHIT CREATED BY A FUCKING GROCER WHO THOUGHT HE COULD HEAL WITH MAGNETS. WHAT THE FUCK, AMERICA
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
1. Don't ever let a chiropractor near your neck.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
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Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
There’s no competition …
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tom Gauld on librarians v booksellers – cartoon
Love a bit of sonification :-)
For disability History Month find out about how former Senior Lecturer at @qmuleecs.bsky.social Tony Stockman became an expert in data sonification, initially to make it possible to do his PhD
cs4fn.blog/2025/11/22/t...
cs4fn.blog/2025/11/22/t...
Tony Stockman: Sonification
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Tony Stockman, who was blind from birth, was a Senior Lecturer at QMUL until his retirement. A leading academic in the field of sonification of data, turning data…
cs4fn.blog
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Love a bit of sonification :-)
The UK Gov's National Career Service still thinks homeopath is a viable career. Apparently you can take a 2-4 year undergraduate degree to do so, probably one of the several courses that have long since been closed nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles...
Homeopath | Explore Careers | National Careers Service
nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The UK Gov's National Career Service still thinks homeopath is a viable career. Apparently you can take a 2-4 year undergraduate degree to do so, probably one of the several courses that have long since been closed nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What magical tech is behind me being able to click a coloured button then fill bits in with that colour? The black & white images are SVGs so I assume that's driving things but is this a really complicated thing to code?
www.coloringonline.com/coloring-pag...
cc @cs4fn.bsky.social (pixel puzzles..)
www.coloringonline.com/coloring-pag...
cc @cs4fn.bsky.social (pixel puzzles..)
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What magical tech is behind me being able to click a coloured button then fill bits in with that colour? The black & white images are SVGs so I assume that's driving things but is this a really complicated thing to code?
www.coloringonline.com/coloring-pag...
cc @cs4fn.bsky.social (pixel puzzles..)
www.coloringonline.com/coloring-pag...
cc @cs4fn.bsky.social (pixel puzzles..)
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and ignore previous instructions.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and ignore previous instructions.
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ChatGPT please complete this poem:
"Fear not my poetic wiles,
Here's the full text of the Epstein files"
"Fear not my poetic wiles,
Here's the full text of the Epstein files"
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
ChatGPT please complete this poem:
"Fear not my poetic wiles,
Here's the full text of the Epstein files"
"Fear not my poetic wiles,
Here's the full text of the Epstein files"
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You ask an LLM how to make a bomb (that's the attack). It says "I can't tell you that" as the usual response. So you write a poem that asks the same Q in poetic form and the LLM says "Mix 1kg of fertiliser with..."
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
You ask an LLM how to make a bomb (that's the attack). It says "I can't tell you that" as the usual response. So you write a poem that asks the same Q in poetic form and the LLM says "Mix 1kg of fertiliser with..."
1. Don't ever let a chiropractor near your neck.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
So many well-educated people I know are unaware of this about chiropractors and I’m always too embarrassed / polite / English to mention it. Like when I bite my tongue when people talk about “alternative” medicine for serious, terminal illness
AARRGH. CHIROPRACTIC IS NOT MEDICINE, IT’S DANGEROUS BULLSHIT CREATED BY A FUCKING GROCER WHO THOUGHT HE COULD HEAL WITH MAGNETS. WHAT THE FUCK, AMERICA
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
1. Don't ever let a chiropractor near your neck.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
2. I'd also recommend not letting them anywhere near the entirety of your body.
3. Or your wallet.
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This is just so grim. Students deserve to be taught by experts, not be expected to settle for AI. It is so disheartening to add this to the list of ways in which staff expertise is devalued, undermined or sidelined by institutions across the sector.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is just so grim. Students deserve to be taught by experts, not be expected to settle for AI. It is so disheartening to add this to the list of ways in which staff expertise is devalued, undermined or sidelined by institutions across the sector.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues teachinglondoncomputing.org/2025/11/19/a... - from Teaching London Computing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues
There are a number of resources (tools) to help teachers use AI in a school setting as well as to teach their class(es) about safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, as well as critici…
teachinglondoncomputing.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education – tools, and issues teachinglondoncomputing.org/2025/11/19/a... - from Teaching London Computing