Conor Mc Bride
@pigworker.bsky.social
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I'm Conor. I'm a nonbinary
Computer Scientist. God loves irony.
Femme presenting apartheid target. Cardiac outpatient. Hatstand owner. Tomato grower. Doctor Who fan.
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I'm Conor. I'm a nonbinary
Computer Scientist. God loves irony.
Femme presenting apartheid target. Cardiac outpatient. Hatstand owner. Tomato grower. Doctor Who fan.
@pigworker@types.pl on fedi
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
When anyone tells you that the BBC is too nice to trannies, bear in mind that I can no longer listen to or watch BBC news, because of how much certain individual presenters make clear that they hate trannies. The last straw was the Today interview with Bridget Phillipson after Supreme Court.
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
When anyone tells you that the BBC is too nice to trannies, bear in mind that I can no longer listen to or watch BBC news, because of how much certain individual presenters make clear that they hate trannies. The last straw was the Today interview with Bridget Phillipson after Supreme Court.
Demonisation of vulnerable minorities is a key distraction strategy for climate change denialists. If you follow the money, you'll find out that's true.
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Demonisation of vulnerable minorities is a key distraction strategy for climate change denialists. If you follow the money, you'll find out that's true.
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Floella Benjamin for DG.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Floella Benjamin for DG.
This is your routine reminder that "program" and "algorithm" are not synonyms. A program *goes*; an algorithm *works*.
They try to pull a fast one on you by overdignifying shit programs as "algorithms". They don't work. They're not algorithms. They're wrong, not you.
They try to pull a fast one on you by overdignifying shit programs as "algorithms". They don't work. They're not algorithms. They're wrong, not you.
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is your routine reminder that "program" and "algorithm" are not synonyms. A program *goes*; an algorithm *works*.
They try to pull a fast one on you by overdignifying shit programs as "algorithms". They don't work. They're not algorithms. They're wrong, not you.
They try to pull a fast one on you by overdignifying shit programs as "algorithms". They don't work. They're not algorithms. They're wrong, not you.
I'm getting reports of a police cordon around Buchanan Galleries Sainsbury in Glasgow. An ambulance is also present. I don't know what's happened, but the vibe is unpleasant. Not how you want your Sunday evening shift to be going.
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm getting reports of a police cordon around Buchanan Galleries Sainsbury in Glasgow. An ambulance is also present. I don't know what's happened, but the vibe is unpleasant. Not how you want your Sunday evening shift to be going.
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Folk apparently found helpful my exposition of what I have been calling the ‘Hansard Gap’ in the For Women Scotland judgment. At the suggestion of a correspondent, I am going to set out the myriad other difficulties with this judgment one by one over coming weeks.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Folk apparently found helpful my exposition of what I have been calling the ‘Hansard Gap’ in the For Women Scotland judgment. At the suggestion of a correspondent, I am going to set out the myriad other difficulties with this judgment one by one over coming weeks.
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Good job I had nothing else to do today
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Good job I had nothing else to do today
It's time to ask what causes stalled Blake's Seven podcasts, and I can't help feeling that it's that the next episode is shit.
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It's time to ask what causes stalled Blake's Seven podcasts, and I can't help feeling that it's that the next episode is shit.
I'm on jury duty next week. I'm fucking terrified of turning up to Glasgow Sheriff Court as a nonbinary trans person cited as a potential juror. I feel captive. If I feel maliciously misgendered, I shall get up and walk away.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm on jury duty next week. I'm fucking terrified of turning up to Glasgow Sheriff Court as a nonbinary trans person cited as a potential juror. I feel captive. If I feel maliciously misgendered, I shall get up and walk away.
I can't be running around London today, but I am watching The Tyrant King. Episode Two has a South Bank segment, which made me wish I was there to watch Blake's Seven.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I can't be running around London today, but I am watching The Tyrant King. Episode Two has a South Bank segment, which made me wish I was there to watch Blake's Seven.
I call this the Praetorian Threshold. These people know they have done such terrible things that they cannot countenance the election of any government that might hold them accountable for those terrible things. In particular ICE can neither disband or let democrats take (then bring) charge.
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I call this the Praetorian Threshold. These people know they have done such terrible things that they cannot countenance the election of any government that might hold them accountable for those terrible things. In particular ICE can neither disband or let democrats take (then bring) charge.
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Reminder: It benefits nobody in a way to list sex assigned at birth on passports, there is no requirement to include it, this is just about punishing trans etc. Americans.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to enforce its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy during litigation.
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
The unsigned, four-paragraph order effectively reverses two lower-court decisions. The Democratic appointees dissent.
More to come: www.lawdork.com
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A319
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES, ET AL. v. ASHTON ORR, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[November 6, 2025]
This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreievxyvqikl7wmrg5jkqhsrta5l5xfq272x7caunvxka7vtuzp7hoa@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Reminder: It benefits nobody in a way to list sex assigned at birth on passports, there is no requirement to include it, this is just about punishing trans etc. Americans.
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They've changed it back again now, but changing a quote is a huge red flag. The BBC are repeatedly demonstrating that there are ideologues directly interfering with the meaning of stories they report relating to trans people, and this should be a far bigger deal than it is
In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".
Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says
The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk in UK heatwaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
They've changed it back again now, but changing a quote is a huge red flag. The BBC are repeatedly demonstrating that there are ideologues directly interfering with the meaning of stories they report relating to trans people, and this should be a far bigger deal than it is
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“In New York City, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was among the most openly pro-trans in history. He regularly name-checked the trans community in speeches and hired trans people to help right his trans rights platform.” This is a great piece and is well worth your time.
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“In New York City, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was among the most openly pro-trans in history. He regularly name-checked the trans community in speeches and hired trans people to help right his trans rights platform.” This is a great piece and is well worth your time.
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In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".
Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says
The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk in UK heatwaves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".
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As an election nerd, I would like to congratulate the people of New York City for boiling the piss of the all the worst people in their country.
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
As an election nerd, I would like to congratulate the people of New York City for boiling the piss of the all the worst people in their country.
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New episode out today! We chat with @beccaeharrison.bsky.social about feminism, gender identity and representation in SW, from on-screen, to behind-the-scenes to fandom. Did you know that R2-D2 is on screen more than Leia is in ANH?
skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo... #starwars #feminism
skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo... #starwars #feminism
Star Warsologies 72: Feminism in Star Wars
This episode of Star Warsologies covers feminism and gender representation in Star Wars with author and historian Becca Harrison. Becca Harrison tallied up all the screen time for female characters…
skywalkingthroughneverland.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New episode out today! We chat with @beccaeharrison.bsky.social about feminism, gender identity and representation in SW, from on-screen, to behind-the-scenes to fandom. Did you know that R2-D2 is on screen more than Leia is in ANH?
skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo... #starwars #feminism
skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo... #starwars #feminism
When anti-total programmers throw me programs to prove terminating, I say no. I will not prove that *your* program terminates. I shall write a better program which obviously solves your problem and obviously terminates. Don't lumber me with making sense of your bullshit.
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
When anti-total programmers throw me programs to prove terminating, I say no. I will not prove that *your* program terminates. I shall write a better program which obviously solves your problem and obviously terminates. Don't lumber me with making sense of your bullshit.
It doesn't matter if your proof assistant doesn't use dependent types to model what a proof is. If your proof assistant can't talk about dependently typed stuff, it's out of date.
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It doesn't matter if your proof assistant doesn't use dependent types to model what a proof is. If your proof assistant can't talk about dependently typed stuff, it's out of date.
Stuff has stuff to do with stuff.
If you say not, you're full of guff.
I AM I AM Samantha Stripes.
You'll FUCKING EAT dependent types.
If you say not, you're full of guff.
I AM I AM Samantha Stripes.
You'll FUCKING EAT dependent types.
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Stuff has stuff to do with stuff.
If you say not, you're full of guff.
I AM I AM Samantha Stripes.
You'll FUCKING EAT dependent types.
If you say not, you're full of guff.
I AM I AM Samantha Stripes.
You'll FUCKING EAT dependent types.
USAans waking up to the unacceptability of Trump need to strategize the proliferation (but by no means majority) of Trump voters. On the one hand, your electoral system sucks. On the other hand, your fellow citizens are nazis.
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
USAans waking up to the unacceptability of Trump need to strategize the proliferation (but by no means majority) of Trump voters. On the one hand, your electoral system sucks. On the other hand, your fellow citizens are nazis.