Bijan Parsia
@bparsia.bsky.social
I am a Prof of Comp Sci at Uni of Manchester, UK. UCU NEC disabled member rep (2023-24). UCUCommons. All posts are my own behalf alone. He/him/they.
I mean…wtf is this shit. “Oh it was too easy to see the time, let’s fix that?!”
September 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I mean…wtf is this shit. “Oh it was too easy to see the time, let’s fix that?!”
Honeslty. Ugly. Sloppy. Worse functionality. And the screenshot tool changed where key functionality is for absolutely no reason.
They forgot how to do round rects. One of the signature bits of design wrecked. It looks like a tasteless knock off.
They forgot how to do round rects. One of the signature bits of design wrecked. It looks like a tasteless knock off.
September 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Honeslty. Ugly. Sloppy. Worse functionality. And the screenshot tool changed where key functionality is for absolutely no reason.
They forgot how to do round rects. One of the signature bits of design wrecked. It looks like a tasteless knock off.
They forgot how to do round rects. One of the signature bits of design wrecked. It looks like a tasteless knock off.
I sent my vote for @matthewbarnard.phd for UCU’s NEC! Please vote for the causal vacancies you are able to vote for. If you are in the NE, I can also recommend Adam Hansen.
September 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I sent my vote for @matthewbarnard.phd for UCU’s NEC! Please vote for the causal vacancies you are able to vote for. If you are in the NE, I can also recommend Adam Hansen.
Awful. I’m going to fill in the “does this make sense” box with an elaborated “hell no”.
August 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Awful. I’m going to fill in the “does this make sense” box with an elaborated “hell no”.
Honestly thought this said “never miss a death” and it was a little combo beeper/urn.
August 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Honestly thought this said “never miss a death” and it was a little combo beeper/urn.
Should've blocked before this, but better late than never!
Sorry for the lack of alt. You're not missing anything and I forgot to cut and paste the test before blocking. Sorry.
Sorry for the lack of alt. You're not missing anything and I forgot to cut and paste the test before blocking. Sorry.
July 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Should've blocked before this, but better late than never!
Sorry for the lack of alt. You're not missing anything and I forgot to cut and paste the test before blocking. Sorry.
Sorry for the lack of alt. You're not missing anything and I forgot to cut and paste the test before blocking. Sorry.
Netflix (and other streaming services) must be stopped!
June 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Netflix (and other streaming services) must be stopped!
Well this was an easy block.
June 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Well this was an easy block.
The electronic voting mechanism is pretty great! It won’t work for everyone but that’s true for all approaches (I find card voting very strenuous).
If you have an issue talk with staff and they will figure out an alternative that works for you!
If you have an issue talk with staff and they will figure out an alternative that works for you!
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The electronic voting mechanism is pretty great! It won’t work for everyone but that’s true for all approaches (I find card voting very strenuous).
If you have an issue talk with staff and they will figure out an alternative that works for you!
If you have an issue talk with staff and they will figure out an alternative that works for you!
Side note. The ventilation is pretty good in this venue.
May 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Side note. The ventilation is pretty good in this venue.
If you were here you could have some butterscotch oatmeal cookies.
March 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you were here you could have some butterscotch oatmeal cookies.
So you expire the download but don’t delete it? Just take space and confuse the user?
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
December 14, 2024 at 8:45 AM
So you expire the download but don’t delete it? Just take space and confuse the user?
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
So you expire the download but don’t delete it? Just take space and confuse the user?
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
December 14, 2024 at 8:43 AM
So you expire the download but don’t delete it? Just take space and confuse the user?
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
Why do you hate your users?
If I click redo download why don’t you just DO THAT?!
Here we go. Force quit the app:
December 14, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Here we go. Force quit the app:
Well for a while if I clicked on download again it said “delete download” but now it’s doing nothing.
December 14, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Well for a while if I clicked on download again it said “delete download” but now it’s doing nothing.
Seems like it might be multi institution.
October 7, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Seems like it might be multi institution.
Small group of protesters (though they are producing a lot of noise!) outside my office and the “World Academic Summit”
Lots of police.
Lots of police.
October 7, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Small group of protesters (though they are producing a lot of noise!) outside my office and the “World Academic Summit”
Lots of police.
Lots of police.
This is the sort of in kind donation from the press that Trump received and Farage has often received. It’s bad.
September 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
This is the sort of in kind donation from the press that Trump received and Farage has often received. It’s bad.
I thought I was on Twitter for a moment!
But the juxtaposition of the discover tab and the random porn spam is hilarious.
But the juxtaposition of the discover tab and the random porn spam is hilarious.
May 23, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I thought I was on Twitter for a moment!
But the juxtaposition of the discover tab and the random porn spam is hilarious.
But the juxtaposition of the discover tab and the random porn spam is hilarious.
Victorian dolls for dollhouses are deeply creepy.
March 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Victorian dolls for dollhouses are deeply creepy.
A what seemed to be mostly student protest at the university of Manchester against the new anti abortion student group.
I feel for the Student Union officers. They can’t within the rules block this group so antithetical to their values.
I feel for the Student Union officers. They can’t within the rules block this group so antithetical to their values.
March 1, 2024 at 11:05 AM
A what seemed to be mostly student protest at the university of Manchester against the new anti abortion student group.
I feel for the Student Union officers. They can’t within the rules block this group so antithetical to their values.
I feel for the Student Union officers. They can’t within the rules block this group so antithetical to their values.
Week 4 of danish quest.
February 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Week 4 of danish quest.