Andy Bates
@andrewjohnbates.bsky.social
Engineer. Interested in most things.
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Andy Bates
@andrewjohnbates.bsky.social
· Nov 16
My particular interests include:
1. Algorithms that extract meaningful information from data.
2. The Aegean Bronze Age.
3. The operas of Philip Glass.
4. Large bits of Shakespeare.
5. Gardening.
1. Algorithms that extract meaningful information from data.
2. The Aegean Bronze Age.
3. The operas of Philip Glass.
4. Large bits of Shakespeare.
5. Gardening.
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just gonna leave this here 🧪
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
just gonna leave this here 🧪
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In the eighteenth century the rise of literacy precipitated the greatest transfer of knowledge into the hands of ordinary men and women in history and helped to destroy the old feudal order in Europe.
As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms.
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As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms.
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The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
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September 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In the eighteenth century the rise of literacy precipitated the greatest transfer of knowledge into the hands of ordinary men and women in history and helped to destroy the old feudal order in Europe.
As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
As literacy recedes a neo-feudal future looms.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Today is Ukraine’s Independence Day.
We celebrate a nation and its people who are bravely resisting Russia’s war of aggression.
For their freedom. Their peaceful future.
We stand by them for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace.
With Ukraine, unwaveringly.
We celebrate a nation and its people who are bravely resisting Russia’s war of aggression.
For their freedom. Their peaceful future.
We stand by them for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace.
With Ukraine, unwaveringly.
August 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Today is Ukraine’s Independence Day.
We celebrate a nation and its people who are bravely resisting Russia’s war of aggression.
For their freedom. Their peaceful future.
We stand by them for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace.
With Ukraine, unwaveringly.
We celebrate a nation and its people who are bravely resisting Russia’s war of aggression.
For their freedom. Their peaceful future.
We stand by them for as long as it takes for a just and lasting peace.
With Ukraine, unwaveringly.
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This is what Farage represents. This ignorance. This racism. This hatred. This social media radicalisation.
Shame on every single politician, newspaper, hack and pundit who has helped pave the way to this vicious, stupid, nationalistic version of England.
(Times - a complicit disgrace of a paper)
Shame on every single politician, newspaper, hack and pundit who has helped pave the way to this vicious, stupid, nationalistic version of England.
(Times - a complicit disgrace of a paper)
August 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This is what Farage represents. This ignorance. This racism. This hatred. This social media radicalisation.
Shame on every single politician, newspaper, hack and pundit who has helped pave the way to this vicious, stupid, nationalistic version of England.
(Times - a complicit disgrace of a paper)
Shame on every single politician, newspaper, hack and pundit who has helped pave the way to this vicious, stupid, nationalistic version of England.
(Times - a complicit disgrace of a paper)
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Brexit was an attempted counter-revolution against many of the changes this country has gone through since 1945. It has turned out to be a failure with elements of farce. This has driven many people on the Right completely mad.
August 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Brexit was an attempted counter-revolution against many of the changes this country has gone through since 1945. It has turned out to be a failure with elements of farce. This has driven many people on the Right completely mad.
Sometimes a painting will do it.
August 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sometimes a painting will do it.
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Paul Dirac (1902, discovered the relativistic equation for fermion wave functions), Ernest Lawrence (1901, invented the cyclotron), and Roger Penrose (1931, developed global view of spacetime and much of what we know about spacetime singularities) were all born #OTD. Pretty good day for physics. 🧪 ⚛️
August 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Paul Dirac (1902, discovered the relativistic equation for fermion wave functions), Ernest Lawrence (1901, invented the cyclotron), and Roger Penrose (1931, developed global view of spacetime and much of what we know about spacetime singularities) were all born #OTD. Pretty good day for physics. 🧪 ⚛️
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Occam’s Razor: Hear hooves, assume horses.
Education: “It’s probably a zebra on stilts wearing a horse costume.” open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Education: “It’s probably a zebra on stilts wearing a horse costume.” open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Occam's Razor: to cut or not to cut?
On the elegance - and the temptations - of simple explanations
open.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Occam’s Razor: Hear hooves, assume horses.
Education: “It’s probably a zebra on stilts wearing a horse costume.” open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
Education: “It’s probably a zebra on stilts wearing a horse costume.” open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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Can't help but be reminded of how author Jonathan Miller schooled Enoch Powell on same.
July 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can't help but be reminded of how author Jonathan Miller schooled Enoch Powell on same.
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In 1991, Belgian Mark Eyskens described Europe as an economic giant but a military worm.
Europe is now finding out that being a "military worm" - decades of poor coordination. & underinvestment in defence - has grave economic and political consequences.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(1/2)
Europe is now finding out that being a "military worm" - decades of poor coordination. & underinvestment in defence - has grave economic and political consequences.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(1/2)
In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down | Nathalie Tocci
When threatened with US tariffs, Europe was initially bullish. But the influence of nationalist leaders sympathetic to Trump has caused a split, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
In 1991, Belgian Mark Eyskens described Europe as an economic giant but a military worm.
Europe is now finding out that being a "military worm" - decades of poor coordination. & underinvestment in defence - has grave economic and political consequences.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(1/2)
Europe is now finding out that being a "military worm" - decades of poor coordination. & underinvestment in defence - has grave economic and political consequences.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(1/2)
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Miliband gives ‘State of the Climate’ address to Commons.
Net Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report.
Net Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report.
Miliband gives ‘State of the Climate’ address to Commons
Net Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Miliband gives ‘State of the Climate’ address to Commons.
Net Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report.
Net Zero sceptics challenged by ‘radical truth-telling’ as Miliband addresses the Met Office’s State of UK Climate Report.
Cauchy tetrahedron and stress
YouTube video by PGE 334 Reservoir Geomechanics
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July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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🔥 DENIRO AT CANNES: “In my country we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted… Art looks for truth, embraces diversity — that’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.” 🇺🇸
May 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🔥 DENIRO AT CANNES: “In my country we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted… Art looks for truth, embraces diversity — that’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.” 🇺🇸
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Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you want it restored.
Please repost if you want it restored.
March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Freedom of Movement was robbed from us by a successful Russian influence operation and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you want it restored.
Please repost if you want it restored.
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Dutch, astronomer and physicist, Christiaan Huygens, was born 14 April 1629 #histsci
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The Huygens Enigma
The seventeenth century produced a large number of excellent scientific researches and mathematicians in Europe, several of whom have been elevated to the status of giants of science or even gods o…
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April 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Dutch, astronomer and physicist, Christiaan Huygens, was born 14 April 1629 #histsci
thonyc.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/t...
thonyc.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/t...
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What a day. What a country! 💪
April 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
What a day. What a country! 💪
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La loi is mightier than Le Pen (for the moment, at least):
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen found guilty of embezzling EU funds
The presidential hopeful was found guilty in a case that could see her banned from standing in the 2027 election.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
La loi is mightier than Le Pen (for the moment, at least):
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This is the "Flawed Solution Implementation" stage, for those keeping track.
March 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This is the "Flawed Solution Implementation" stage, for those keeping track.
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Hi, Bluesky Peeps,
I have my blog post ready.
terikanefield.com/chapter-1/
Last month, I talked about a philosophical journey for perspective on today’s politics.
Plato is always a good place to start.
I’ll also talk about TV lawyers and the spirit of liberty because . . . it follows.
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I have my blog post ready.
terikanefield.com/chapter-1/
Last month, I talked about a philosophical journey for perspective on today’s politics.
Plato is always a good place to start.
I’ll also talk about TV lawyers and the spirit of liberty because . . . it follows.
1/
Making Philosophy Cool Again, Part 1: Euthyphro, The Spirit of Liberty, TV Lawyers (and more) - Teri Kanefield
Last month, I talked about a philosophical journey for perspective on today’s politics. Plato is always a good place to start. If you’ve never delved into Plato, you’re in for a treat. I’ll try to be ...
terikanefield.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Hi, Bluesky Peeps,
I have my blog post ready.
terikanefield.com/chapter-1/
Last month, I talked about a philosophical journey for perspective on today’s politics.
Plato is always a good place to start.
I’ll also talk about TV lawyers and the spirit of liberty because . . . it follows.
1/
I have my blog post ready.
terikanefield.com/chapter-1/
Last month, I talked about a philosophical journey for perspective on today’s politics.
Plato is always a good place to start.
I’ll also talk about TV lawyers and the spirit of liberty because . . . it follows.
1/
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