Joss
@josstified.bsky.social
Former USS negotiator
Still quite interested in pensions
Knitter, potter & trainee basket weaver
Hill walker & path stomper
Dog & guineapig facilitator
Still quite interested in pensions
Knitter, potter & trainee basket weaver
Hill walker & path stomper
Dog & guineapig facilitator
Pinned
Joss
@josstified.bsky.social
· Jul 5
Keeping our options open on Conditional Indexation
Why we need to focus on contribution rates
medium.com
Reposting this, with a few changes & corrections from the Excel-ent Jackie Grant.
A blog about
#USS pensions and #conditionalIndexation why #UCU must keep an eye on the contribution rate.
#pensions #D.I.S.C.O
medium.com/@sarahcjoss/...
A blog about
#USS pensions and #conditionalIndexation why #UCU must keep an eye on the contribution rate.
#pensions #D.I.S.C.O
medium.com/@sarahcjoss/...
No matter how many times I repeat the mantra
"The heating is on, you are either IN or you are OUT"
Daisy still insists on going in and out all day.
Its like the hokey cokey with doors.
"The heating is on, you are either IN or you are OUT"
Daisy still insists on going in and out all day.
Its like the hokey cokey with doors.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
No matter how many times I repeat the mantra
"The heating is on, you are either IN or you are OUT"
Daisy still insists on going in and out all day.
Its like the hokey cokey with doors.
"The heating is on, you are either IN or you are OUT"
Daisy still insists on going in and out all day.
Its like the hokey cokey with doors.
Perhaps it a Halloween ghost plot and it will turn out that there is no Meadow Farm, Mulligan died in the 1850s and the Brookfield Archers have all had ergotamine poisoning
Esme. So she grew up on the farm, helped on the farm, presumably went to school in Ambridge, was probably a young farmer, shopped in the shop etc.
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Perhaps it a Halloween ghost plot and it will turn out that there is no Meadow Farm, Mulligan died in the 1850s and the Brookfield Archers have all had ergotamine poisoning
#theArchers surprise backstories:
Neil is a foundling. Everyone knew. No one mentioned it.
Esme lived next door to Archers. Appears to be ages with Brookfield kids despite 'old' dad. No one knew her.
Neil is a foundling. Everyone knew. No one mentioned it.
Esme lived next door to Archers. Appears to be ages with Brookfield kids despite 'old' dad. No one knew her.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#theArchers surprise backstories:
Neil is a foundling. Everyone knew. No one mentioned it.
Esme lived next door to Archers. Appears to be ages with Brookfield kids despite 'old' dad. No one knew her.
Neil is a foundling. Everyone knew. No one mentioned it.
Esme lived next door to Archers. Appears to be ages with Brookfield kids despite 'old' dad. No one knew her.
Esme. So she grew up on the farm, helped on the farm, presumably went to school in Ambridge, was probably a young farmer, shopped in the shop etc.
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Esme. So she grew up on the farm, helped on the farm, presumably went to school in Ambridge, was probably a young farmer, shopped in the shop etc.
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
How does nobody remember her?🤔
#theArchers
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Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Most potential pet owners consider things like breeding, size, coat, intelligence, trainability, and temperament. Often overlooked is the crucially important element of aerodynamics, which can greatly affect your gas mileage, raising the overall cost of ownership significantly.
Wracked up her 7th vet visit of the last few weeks. Has had an anti-emetic. Is now sleeping off a 30 hour bout of refusing food or liquid, and vomiting.
Hopefully that is it for a few weeks.
Hopefully that is it for a few weeks.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Wracked up her 7th vet visit of the last few weeks. Has had an anti-emetic. Is now sleeping off a 30 hour bout of refusing food or liquid, and vomiting.
Hopefully that is it for a few weeks.
Hopefully that is it for a few weeks.
Solidarity to my colleagues and good friends at Dundee.
It's a sair fecht but the Workers & students cannot pay for the revolving door of management ineptitude.
The toxic arrogant top down management culture in parts of HE needs rooting out and replacing with democratic accountability
It's a sair fecht but the Workers & students cannot pay for the revolving door of management ineptitude.
The toxic arrogant top down management culture in parts of HE needs rooting out and replacing with democratic accountability
News that further job cuts are coming is just another shocking revelation in a year when staff have been told one thing only to be told something different over the number of jobs to be cut and the need for compulsory redundancies.
DUCU co-president, Melissa D’Ascenzio
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
DUCU co-president, Melissa D’Ascenzio
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
University staff strikes set to continue amid job cut threats
Further strike action is expected from UCU members from November 10 next week amid a long running dispute with university bosses.
news.stv.tv
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Solidarity to my colleagues and good friends at Dundee.
It's a sair fecht but the Workers & students cannot pay for the revolving door of management ineptitude.
The toxic arrogant top down management culture in parts of HE needs rooting out and replacing with democratic accountability
It's a sair fecht but the Workers & students cannot pay for the revolving door of management ineptitude.
The toxic arrogant top down management culture in parts of HE needs rooting out and replacing with democratic accountability
#theArchers listening again to Pip being vile to Esme while Esme essentially does all the work of moving the heifer.
PIP is such a nippy sweetie.
PIP is such a nippy sweetie.
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#theArchers listening again to Pip being vile to Esme while Esme essentially does all the work of moving the heifer.
PIP is such a nippy sweetie.
PIP is such a nippy sweetie.
Daisy is feeling very sorry for herself. She has had 6 vet trips. She has had a scan and I think because of sedation she feels very nauseous.
Good news the bladder stone has gone.
Send your healing vibes that she gets her appetite back soon 🐾
Good news the bladder stone has gone.
Send your healing vibes that she gets her appetite back soon 🐾
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Daisy is feeling very sorry for herself. She has had 6 vet trips. She has had a scan and I think because of sedation she feels very nauseous.
Good news the bladder stone has gone.
Send your healing vibes that she gets her appetite back soon 🐾
Good news the bladder stone has gone.
Send your healing vibes that she gets her appetite back soon 🐾
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Still thinking about this message from Ahmed from a few days ago ❤️😭
I hope you read it in its entirety. I wish he could speak to us on here himself.
gofund.me/124a7c49
I hope you read it in its entirety. I wish he could speak to us on here himself.
gofund.me/124a7c49
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Still thinking about this message from Ahmed from a few days ago ❤️😭
I hope you read it in its entirety. I wish he could speak to us on here himself.
gofund.me/124a7c49
I hope you read it in its entirety. I wish he could speak to us on here himself.
gofund.me/124a7c49
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youtube has changed the style of the thing you click in order to go full-screen.
why.
why do web developers hate us so.
why do they change things for the sake of changing things.
"I oversaw a change management process" is NEVER something you want to boast about on your CV.
why.
why do web developers hate us so.
why do they change things for the sake of changing things.
"I oversaw a change management process" is NEVER something you want to boast about on your CV.
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
youtube has changed the style of the thing you click in order to go full-screen.
why.
why do web developers hate us so.
why do they change things for the sake of changing things.
"I oversaw a change management process" is NEVER something you want to boast about on your CV.
why.
why do web developers hate us so.
why do they change things for the sake of changing things.
"I oversaw a change management process" is NEVER something you want to boast about on your CV.
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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"Almost half of minority ethnic Brits say they have had negative experiences in nature because of their identity."
👇🏿Insightful piece by @theleaduk.bsky.social.
We're determined to break down barriers to Scotland's outdoors, so walking is the inclusive activity that it should be. #BlackHistoryMonth
👇🏿Insightful piece by @theleaduk.bsky.social.
We're determined to break down barriers to Scotland's outdoors, so walking is the inclusive activity that it should be. #BlackHistoryMonth
“Left for dead” on Snowdon by white hiking group: Rural racism is not a myth
Half of ethnic minority Brits have reported “negative experiences” in nature because of their racial identity, according to new research shared exclusively with The Lead.
national.thelead.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Almost half of minority ethnic Brits say they have had negative experiences in nature because of their identity."
👇🏿Insightful piece by @theleaduk.bsky.social.
We're determined to break down barriers to Scotland's outdoors, so walking is the inclusive activity that it should be. #BlackHistoryMonth
👇🏿Insightful piece by @theleaduk.bsky.social.
We're determined to break down barriers to Scotland's outdoors, so walking is the inclusive activity that it should be. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software
FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of training AI software.
When …
waterfordwhispersnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/
You don't need to see her identification
This is not the dog you are looking for...
What? No, I'm sorry this is precisely the dog I am looking for😍
#starwars
This is not the dog you are looking for...
What? No, I'm sorry this is precisely the dog I am looking for😍
#starwars
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
You don't need to see her identification
This is not the dog you are looking for...
What? No, I'm sorry this is precisely the dog I am looking for😍
#starwars
This is not the dog you are looking for...
What? No, I'm sorry this is precisely the dog I am looking for😍
#starwars
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More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
More than *anything* the people who actually know how technology works, who actually build things, wish that people would treat LLMs like every other technology, and be normal about them. Don't build a religion about them, don't force them on people, don't ignore the problems. Just be normal.
First of the quince harvest
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
First of the quince harvest
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Our reaction to a further delay by the Scottish Government on the implementation of muirburn licencing.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our reaction to a further delay by the Scottish Government on the implementation of muirburn licencing.
You're going the WRONG way!
The man shouts
At the arrow of geese
Pointing towards Winter.
The man shouts
At the arrow of geese
Pointing towards Winter.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
You're going the WRONG way!
The man shouts
At the arrow of geese
Pointing towards Winter.
The man shouts
At the arrow of geese
Pointing towards Winter.
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A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
theferret.scot/idf-s...
theferret.scot/idf-s...
October 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
theferret.scot/idf-s...
theferret.scot/idf-s...
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Still a bit disappointed they didn't use this cover
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Still a bit disappointed they didn't use this cover
Well said by someone I was never expecting to agree with.
That's his chance of presenting MoTD gone now.
That's his chance of presenting MoTD gone now.
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Well said by someone I was never expecting to agree with.
That's his chance of presenting MoTD gone now.
That's his chance of presenting MoTD gone now.
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Well yeah, but also the shovel guys will go bankrupt immediately if the demand for shovels drops, so they're lending people money to buy shovels against a share of the gold they find
but so far there's almost no gold and they just keep making more and bigger shovels, and at some point... 😬
but so far there's almost no gold and they just keep making more and bigger shovels, and at some point... 😬
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well yeah, but also the shovel guys will go bankrupt immediately if the demand for shovels drops, so they're lending people money to buy shovels against a share of the gold they find
but so far there's almost no gold and they just keep making more and bigger shovels, and at some point... 😬
but so far there's almost no gold and they just keep making more and bigger shovels, and at some point... 😬