Dr. John Vidler
@johnvidler.co.uk
Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK
UCREL Systems Administrator | Ex. Embedded Engineer for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation (MEF)
https://johnvidler.co.uk/
https://github.com/johnvidler
UCREL Systems Administrator | Ex. Embedded Engineer for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation (MEF)
https://johnvidler.co.uk/
https://github.com/johnvidler
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Introducing Rib:bit! Our brand new wearable sensing badge for research. Made to be very versatile for many research projects. Documentation to come. Developed by @johnvidler.co.uk Watch us send emojis between badges!
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Introducing Rib:bit! Our brand new wearable sensing badge for research. Made to be very versatile for many research projects. Documentation to come. Developed by @johnvidler.co.uk Watch us send emojis between badges!
Pinging @ucrelnlp.bsky.social as well, naturally
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Pinging @ucrelnlp.bsky.social as well, naturally
Another UCREL Corpus Research Seminar upload before the end of the year :)
"Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI" - Javier Lima
youtu.be/oZ91nmgMuto
"Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI" - Javier Lima
youtu.be/oZ91nmgMuto
UCREL CRS: Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI - Javier Lima
YouTube video by UCREL CRS
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Another UCREL Corpus Research Seminar upload before the end of the year :)
"Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI" - Javier Lima
youtu.be/oZ91nmgMuto
"Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI" - Javier Lima
youtu.be/oZ91nmgMuto
Working with @hshawberry.bsky.social and Dr. Richard Philpot (do you have a bluesky?!?) on this
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Working with @hshawberry.bsky.social and Dr. Richard Philpot (do you have a bluesky?!?) on this
I've recently started a project to provide stable identifiers for 'artifacts' (mostly maker/research/hobby electronics) to help combat link rot and aid discoverability.
It works much like DOIs for papers, but is based on an open index maintained on GitHub - see hwidx.org for details :)
It works much like DOIs for papers, but is based on an open index maintained on GitHub - see hwidx.org for details :)
Hardware Index
hwidx.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I've recently started a project to provide stable identifiers for 'artifacts' (mostly maker/research/hobby electronics) to help combat link rot and aid discoverability.
It works much like DOIs for papers, but is based on an open index maintained on GitHub - see hwidx.org for details :)
It works much like DOIs for papers, but is based on an open index maintained on GitHub - see hwidx.org for details :)
We have three new UCREL ( @ucrelnlp.bsky.social ) Corpus Research Seminar (CRS) videos out today; these were recorded some time ago, but our editor (me!) and approvals to release took a little while :)
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We have three new UCREL ( @ucrelnlp.bsky.social ) Corpus Research Seminar (CRS) videos out today; these were recorded some time ago, but our editor (me!) and approvals to release took a little while :)
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We are excited to announce that our final speaker is... Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social from Lancaster University! You can read more about Elena and her work here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/... #CAD2026
July 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We are excited to announce that our final speaker is... Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social from Lancaster University! You can read more about Elena and her work here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/... #CAD2026
Today marks the start of the 2025 @prosquared.org Workshop at Lancaster University! See you all there soon 😁
July 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today marks the start of the 2025 @prosquared.org Workshop at Lancaster University! See you all there soon 😁
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Very proud to have been sponsors of this year's Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh!
Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social #OHS2025 #OpenSource
Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social #OHS2025 #OpenSource
June 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Very proud to have been sponsors of this year's Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh!
Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social #OHS2025 #OpenSource
Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own @lmcunderwood.bsky.social
@oshwassociation.bsky.social #OHS2025 #OpenSource
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So excited that The Usuals will be joining us again at the 2025 Device Prototyping Summer School!
Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit theusuals.co.uk
#pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit theusuals.co.uk
#pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So excited that The Usuals will be joining us again at the 2025 Device Prototyping Summer School!
Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit theusuals.co.uk
#pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit theusuals.co.uk
#pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Ffffffff... I just spent many hours working on what I thought was an embedded serial port bug when in fact it was just using dead batteries the whole time.
...
Aaaargh!
...
Aaaargh!
June 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Ffffffff... I just spent many hours working on what I thought was an embedded serial port bug when in fact it was just using dead batteries the whole time.
...
Aaaargh!
...
Aaaargh!
... So a "DHLEvri" company ... ? 😸
May 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
... So a "DHLEvri" company ... ? 😸
Well this quote from an article I'm reading this morning hits a _little bit_ too close to home 😬
"... I started a spreadsheet, which is what middle-class professionals do when faced with systemic problems ..."
"... I started a spreadsheet, which is what middle-class professionals do when faced with systemic problems ..."
May 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Well this quote from an article I'm reading this morning hits a _little bit_ too close to home 😬
"... I started a spreadsheet, which is what middle-class professionals do when faced with systemic problems ..."
"... I started a spreadsheet, which is what middle-class professionals do when faced with systemic problems ..."
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Registration now open for our 3.5 day, hands-on summer school at Lancaster University this July!
30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.
Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV
30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.
Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV
April 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Registration now open for our 3.5 day, hands-on summer school at Lancaster University this July!
30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.
Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV
30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation.
Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV
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What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth!
youtu.be/WH4g1ptJ-70
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth!
youtu.be/WH4g1ptJ-70
What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth!
youtu.be/WH4g1ptJ-70
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth!
youtu.be/WH4g1ptJ-70
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Save the dates! Learn to make refined digital devices quickly & easily with hands-on instruction from global experts.
🍎 Open to all experience levels
⚙️ 30 spots available for £50 including accommodation, meals, & instruction
🏆 Prize competition!
Registration opens soon. Learn more: buff.ly/nZAawVm
🍎 Open to all experience levels
⚙️ 30 spots available for £50 including accommodation, meals, & instruction
🏆 Prize competition!
Registration opens soon. Learn more: buff.ly/nZAawVm
March 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Save the dates! Learn to make refined digital devices quickly & easily with hands-on instruction from global experts.
🍎 Open to all experience levels
⚙️ 30 spots available for £50 including accommodation, meals, & instruction
🏆 Prize competition!
Registration opens soon. Learn more: buff.ly/nZAawVm
🍎 Open to all experience levels
⚙️ 30 spots available for £50 including accommodation, meals, & instruction
🏆 Prize competition!
Registration opens soon. Learn more: buff.ly/nZAawVm
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March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Exciting news: there'll be a wmatrix & PyMUSAS workshop at @cl2025.co.uk in Birmingham on 29th June run by me, @johnvidler.co.uk and Daisy Lal including discussions about open source software and #corpuslinguistics #CL2025
March 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Exciting news: there'll be a wmatrix & PyMUSAS workshop at @cl2025.co.uk in Birmingham on 29th June run by me, @johnvidler.co.uk and Daisy Lal including discussions about open source software and #corpuslinguistics #CL2025
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After a soft launch in the last couple of weeks, #wmatrix version 7 is now completely freely available worldwide for academic users plus UK government and NHS email addresses. This is the largest revision of the software since it was created 25 years ago: ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/wmatrix/
Wmatrix corpus analysis and comparison tool
ucrel.lancs.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
After a soft launch in the last couple of weeks, #wmatrix version 7 is now completely freely available worldwide for academic users plus UK government and NHS email addresses. This is the largest revision of the software since it was created 25 years ago: ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/wmatrix/
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1. Don't code when you're tired.
2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys.
3. See # 1 again.
4. With time you will forget these rules again.
#programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom
2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys.
3. See # 1 again.
4. With time you will forget these rules again.
#programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom
January 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1. Don't code when you're tired.
2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys.
3. See # 1 again.
4. With time you will forget these rules again.
#programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom
2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys.
3. See # 1 again.
4. With time you will forget these rules again.
#programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom