fran barton
@ludictechnologies.bsky.social
🔷🔵🟦◀ #shapenote #RStats #JuliaLang #cymraeg #pyrotheology #scything #stroud
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I know a lot of people think Microsoft Excel is a dreadful piece of software, but I would rate it October 10th.
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I know a lot of people think Microsoft Excel is a dreadful piece of software, but I would rate it October 10th.
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UK: *slaps roof of first-past-the-post voting system* You wouldn't believe how many political parties we can fit in this thing
February 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
UK: *slaps roof of first-past-the-post voting system* You wouldn't believe how many political parties we can fit in this thing
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- we have your parcel
- your parcel has been processed
- your parcel will be delivered tomorrow
- your parcel is out for delivery
- your parcel is on its way
- your driver will be with you between 10 and 11am
- we tried to deliver your parcel but you weren't home
- me, at home all morning:
- your parcel has been processed
- your parcel will be delivered tomorrow
- your parcel is out for delivery
- your parcel is on its way
- your driver will be with you between 10 and 11am
- we tried to deliver your parcel but you weren't home
- me, at home all morning:
a man in a suit and tie stands in a room
Alt: John Travolta in Pulp Fiction meme. He's in a beige room, waiting for Mia Wallace to come out from 'powdering her nose'. He's got a coat draped over his arm. He stands there, a bit confused about where she went, and his arm goes up in a 'wtf' gesture.
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
- we have your parcel
- your parcel has been processed
- your parcel will be delivered tomorrow
- your parcel is out for delivery
- your parcel is on its way
- your driver will be with you between 10 and 11am
- we tried to deliver your parcel but you weren't home
- me, at home all morning:
- your parcel has been processed
- your parcel will be delivered tomorrow
- your parcel is out for delivery
- your parcel is on its way
- your driver will be with you between 10 and 11am
- we tried to deliver your parcel but you weren't home
- me, at home all morning:
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Pancake on the streets of London. Pancake on the streets of Birmingham.
March 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pancake on the streets of London. Pancake on the streets of Birmingham.
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Are your heights wuthered? Would you like us to assign somebody to wuther your heights?
February 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Are your heights wuthered? Would you like us to assign somebody to wuther your heights?
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📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
👀 -47.9pp
Fishguard North East (Pembrokeshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
February 11, 2026 at 12:28 AM
👀 -47.9pp
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New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
I'm tired of seeing Wes Streeting's face on my feed already and it feels like this is just the beginning
February 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I'm tired of seeing Wes Streeting's face on my feed already and it feels like this is just the beginning
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MASA
Make Automotive Small Again!!
Make Automotive Small Again!!
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
MASA
Make Automotive Small Again!!
Make Automotive Small Again!!
I feel like the person who enjoyed Liverpool v Manchester City the most was probably @davidsquires.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I feel like the person who enjoyed Liverpool v Manchester City the most was probably @davidsquires.bsky.social
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Due to a bureaucratic mixup, Ed Davey is now the Prime Minister of Japan and Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to walk a tightrope over the Humber
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Due to a bureaucratic mixup, Ed Davey is now the Prime Minister of Japan and Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to walk a tightrope over the Humber
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BBC News presenter asking Chris Mason whether McSweeney going means the heat is off Keir Starmer and Mason gave a waffling answer which ended with ‘I think the key question now is whether or not McSweeney’s departure means the heat is now off Starmer’
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
BBC News presenter asking Chris Mason whether McSweeney going means the heat is off Keir Starmer and Mason gave a waffling answer which ended with ‘I think the key question now is whether or not McSweeney’s departure means the heat is now off Starmer’
This went really well! We had 26 singers, the venue was great, we made a great noise! I am hopeful that many of the people who came for their first Sacred Harp experience will come back for more next month.
A new regular #SacredHarp singing is born!
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This went really well! We had 26 singers, the venue was great, we made a great noise! I am hopeful that many of the people who came for their first Sacred Harp experience will come back for more next month.
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This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
News from the edge of the visible universe:
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
JWST has confirmed this galaxy, MoM-z14, as the most distant one yet studied. We're seeing it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, 98% of the way back to the beginning of time.
(MoM stands for "miracle or mirage.") 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is what the most distant confirmed galaxy looks like. The light we're receiving was emitted when the Universe was ~15x smaller in linear size than today, and right now it's ~30 billion light-years away from us. The light was emitted when the Universe was <300 million years old. Pretty amazing!
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Please sign my petition to start an Autumn Olympics where all events empty into a pile of delightful leaves and whatnot.
February 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Please sign my petition to start an Autumn Olympics where all events empty into a pile of delightful leaves and whatnot.
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maybe my favorite all time correlation
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
maybe my favorite all time correlation
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i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
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dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
tidyverse.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited!
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
- `filter_out()` for dropping rows
- `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools
These are huge quality of life wins for #rstats!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
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Jacqueline Rose & Maggie Nelson on masculinity & power. Apropos of nothing; apropos of everything.
February 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Jacqueline Rose & Maggie Nelson on masculinity & power. Apropos of nothing; apropos of everything.
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When I talk about history of Normal and Eugenics I am trying to make it such a smoking toxic crater that people never try to bring it back. It’s crap, always was and always will be.
A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
When I talk about history of Normal and Eugenics I am trying to make it such a smoking toxic crater that people never try to bring it back. It’s crap, always was and always will be.
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what is the point in anything
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
what is the point in anything
A new regular #SacredHarp singing is born!
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
February 1, 2026 at 12:56 PM
A new regular #SacredHarp singing is born!
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
We've got a small group together in #Stroud, Gloucestershire, meeting to sing on the first Friday of the month, starting this Friday at the Baptist Hall on Union St., GL5 2HA.
I can't wait.
All welcome. Email sing@stroudwater.info to find out more.
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Happy February!
Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees
#BigFebruary
Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees
#BigFebruary
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Happy February!
Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees
#BigFebruary
Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees
#BigFebruary