Max Edward Perry
@0404am.bsky.social
Social science researcher in Edinburgh.
I look at (and try to write about): medical records, databases, bureaucracy, and clinical knowledge.
I look at (and try to write about): medical records, databases, bureaucracy, and clinical knowledge.
Hi Marcus,
This is an interesting problem, with some echos of the professionalisation of medical record librarians in the 20th century. Have put my name down, hopeful that I can be of use.
This is an interesting problem, with some echos of the professionalisation of medical record librarians in the 20th century. Have put my name down, hopeful that I can be of use.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hi Marcus,
This is an interesting problem, with some echos of the professionalisation of medical record librarians in the 20th century. Have put my name down, hopeful that I can be of use.
This is an interesting problem, with some echos of the professionalisation of medical record librarians in the 20th century. Have put my name down, hopeful that I can be of use.
Only a totalitarian would trust that guy’s maths.
October 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Only a totalitarian would trust that guy’s maths.
… though obviously you’ll have to verify and test each component of it. And also figure out what it’s doing. You might have to do some other stuff like reinvent mathematics for yourself too. After that though..!
October 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
… though obviously you’ll have to verify and test each component of it. And also figure out what it’s doing. You might have to do some other stuff like reinvent mathematics for yourself too. After that though..!
Yeah, it was fun when it meant taking on a pseudo-intellectual critical class drunk on its own importance. It’s less fun when taking that position puts one shoulder to shoulder with marketeers & Netflix execs; facing down anyone considering seriously what it means to make art in contemporary life.
October 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Yeah, it was fun when it meant taking on a pseudo-intellectual critical class drunk on its own importance. It’s less fun when taking that position puts one shoulder to shoulder with marketeers & Netflix execs; facing down anyone considering seriously what it means to make art in contemporary life.
See also: Blair Jr’s dad’s think tank rounding this circle. institute.global/insights/pub...
Generation Ready: Building the Foundations for AI-Proficient Education in England’s Schools
Generation Ready: Building the Foundations for AI-Proficient Education in England’s Schools
institute.global
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
See also: Blair Jr’s dad’s think tank rounding this circle. institute.global/insights/pub...
They just haven’t thought about who those guards may end up being.
August 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
They just haven’t thought about who those guards may end up being.
This seems absolutely right. Seems to me a total inversion of the “anything goes” of Feyarbend. “Nothing goes without satisfying a guard.”.
August 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This seems absolutely right. Seems to me a total inversion of the “anything goes” of Feyarbend. “Nothing goes without satisfying a guard.”.
I think, perhaps, my tolerance for scripts quoting Sartre as though it’s esoteric text is abnormally high.
July 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I think, perhaps, my tolerance for scripts quoting Sartre as though it’s esoteric text is abnormally high.
Last night, I watched Richard Kelly’s The Box. Afterwards, I went to read critical reviews and all of them seemed utterly stupid and wrong. I can understand a critique of that film as pretentious, but as “confused” or “boring” seems totally wrong.
July 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Last night, I watched Richard Kelly’s The Box. Afterwards, I went to read critical reviews and all of them seemed utterly stupid and wrong. I can understand a critique of that film as pretentious, but as “confused” or “boring” seems totally wrong.
I expected this to be stupid, but it's worse than I thought. “Technology has a new target in its crosshairs – and that’s us. That’s our labour.” (hmm.. he's not really thought too much about the character of technology has he?) *few sentences later* "D**r, 48, is a technology theorist." (😬)
July 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I expected this to be stupid, but it's worse than I thought. “Technology has a new target in its crosshairs – and that’s us. That’s our labour.” (hmm.. he's not really thought too much about the character of technology has he?) *few sentences later* "D**r, 48, is a technology theorist." (😬)
Likewise. I have a lot of *thoughts* in the vague area of your talk, so it’s probably for the best you whipped away.
June 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Likewise. I have a lot of *thoughts* in the vague area of your talk, so it’s probably for the best you whipped away.
I think that’s a kindness (perhaps to both). Metascience seems —to me— to be an articulation/strategic-deployment of a certain totalitarian/positivist science. What’s more, I think there’s a straight line between it and the biology you talked about on Monday.
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I think that’s a kindness (perhaps to both). Metascience seems —to me— to be an articulation/strategic-deployment of a certain totalitarian/positivist science. What’s more, I think there’s a straight line between it and the biology you talked about on Monday.
A deep well. The Alan Moore fan annotation blogs constitute a utopian vision of the World Wide Web IMO.
May 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A deep well. The Alan Moore fan annotation blogs constitute a utopian vision of the World Wide Web IMO.
I have been reading Jerusalem for almost exactly a year (with breaks I hasten to add). The Lucy Lips/Ulysses chapter was a good month worth of reading. A remarkable thing. Look forward to reading The Great When.
May 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have been reading Jerusalem for almost exactly a year (with breaks I hasten to add). The Lucy Lips/Ulysses chapter was a good month worth of reading. A remarkable thing. Look forward to reading The Great When.
That Providence? I loved that series.
May 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
That Providence? I loved that series.
Fantastic, thanks Pritesh. I'll keep you informed.
April 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Fantastic, thanks Pritesh. I'll keep you informed.
Yeah, seems about right; I'm guessing those are based on self-report from trusts? Don't suppose you can link me to a source for the table? Am quite interested to follow some of these numbers backwards (there was an EPR productivity claim recently that I'm also curious about!).
April 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yeah, seems about right; I'm guessing those are based on self-report from trusts? Don't suppose you can link me to a source for the table? Am quite interested to follow some of these numbers backwards (there was an EPR productivity claim recently that I'm also curious about!).
Could I ask what “the standard” is in this chart? Digital Maturity assessment? Self report on functionality? Determination made from vendor/version?
April 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Could I ask what “the standard” is in this chart? Digital Maturity assessment? Self report on functionality? Determination made from vendor/version?
Thanks for sharing Nicola! 🎈
April 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks for sharing Nicola! 🎈
I recommend using “PDFgear” to read PDFs. It is —IMO— excellent; very light touch and has useful annotation tools should you care to use them.
April 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I recommend using “PDFgear” to read PDFs. It is —IMO— excellent; very light touch and has useful annotation tools should you care to use them.