Chris Ansell CFA
@chris-a.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow Cranfield, Henley Business School.
All views my own; likes posts and reposts indicate something interesting - not that I necessarily agree.
We are here for things interesting, aren't we ?
Fan of the Oxford comma - even if I went to Cam !
All views my own; likes posts and reposts indicate something interesting - not that I necessarily agree.
We are here for things interesting, aren't we ?
Fan of the Oxford comma - even if I went to Cam !
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January 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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James Nicolson was awarded a Victoria Cross for an act of extreme gallantry in the Battle of Britain today in 1940. He stayed in a burning plane to shoot down a German aircraft. As he parachuted to earth he was shot in the arse by the home guard. When he found out he telegrammed his wife:
August 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
James Nicolson was awarded a Victoria Cross for an act of extreme gallantry in the Battle of Britain today in 1940. He stayed in a burning plane to shoot down a German aircraft. As he parachuted to earth he was shot in the arse by the home guard. When he found out he telegrammed his wife:
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My new book Tank is out! t.co/TjxZPTAPZK It tells the story of this weapon through the ten greatest examples of the past 100+ years. But how to choose those top ten tanks?
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My new book Tank is out! t.co/TjxZPTAPZK It tells the story of this weapon through the ten greatest examples of the past 100+ years. But how to choose those top ten tanks?
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"But how could we POSSIBLY have grasped that we were in the midst of a speculative asset bubble?" people in 2027 will be asking.
June 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"But how could we POSSIBLY have grasped that we were in the midst of a speculative asset bubble?" people in 2027 will be asking.
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now *this* is the anecdote of the day
April 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
now *this* is the anecdote of the day
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Are you a US scientist thinking of quitting the States for Europe? Would you be willing to talk about it — anonymity is possible? Send me a DM.
(Please reskeet if you have US contacts!)
(Please reskeet if you have US contacts!)
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Are you a US scientist thinking of quitting the States for Europe? Would you be willing to talk about it — anonymity is possible? Send me a DM.
(Please reskeet if you have US contacts!)
(Please reskeet if you have US contacts!)
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
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Mheanwhile in Britain...😁
March 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mheanwhile in Britain...😁
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This is possibly the most astonishing thing I've read from the last week. DOGE re-writing air traffic control. DOGE gutting USAID & raiding its SCIF. DOGE hoovering up OPM. All of it madness. But this one is worse. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
February 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is possibly the most astonishing thing I've read from the last week. DOGE re-writing air traffic control. DOGE gutting USAID & raiding its SCIF. DOGE hoovering up OPM. All of it madness. But this one is worse. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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🚀 AND WE'RE LIVE! 🚀
📺 Tune in for the launch of our new major report: 'The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset'
With Rt. Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, BBC's Jo Coburn, UKICE's Sir John Curtice, @anandmenon.bsky.social Sarah Hall & Catherine Barnard
Link below 👇
https://buff.ly/4jssgZf
📺 Tune in for the launch of our new major report: 'The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset'
With Rt. Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, BBC's Jo Coburn, UKICE's Sir John Curtice, @anandmenon.bsky.social Sarah Hall & Catherine Barnard
Link below 👇
https://buff.ly/4jssgZf
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚀 AND WE'RE LIVE! 🚀
📺 Tune in for the launch of our new major report: 'The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset'
With Rt. Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, BBC's Jo Coburn, UKICE's Sir John Curtice, @anandmenon.bsky.social Sarah Hall & Catherine Barnard
Link below 👇
https://buff.ly/4jssgZf
📺 Tune in for the launch of our new major report: 'The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset'
With Rt. Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, BBC's Jo Coburn, UKICE's Sir John Curtice, @anandmenon.bsky.social Sarah Hall & Catherine Barnard
Link below 👇
https://buff.ly/4jssgZf
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Elon Musk has posed as a champion of those poor bereaved families in Southport
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
X refuses to remove stabbing video watched by Southport killer
Axel Rudakubana was able to view Australian clip before murdering three young children despite pleas from authorities
www.ft.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Elon Musk has posed as a champion of those poor bereaved families in Southport
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
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took this photograph a couple of years ago, like to think he’s a spy emerging from the shadows
January 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
took this photograph a couple of years ago, like to think he’s a spy emerging from the shadows
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jimmy carter’s message that was included on the voyager spacecraft.
rest in peace, jimmy carter 🌌
rest in peace, jimmy carter 🌌
December 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
jimmy carter’s message that was included on the voyager spacecraft.
rest in peace, jimmy carter 🌌
rest in peace, jimmy carter 🌌
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FYI: If you go to BBC iPlayer, then choose 'Categories' and scroll almost to the bottom, you'll see 'From the Archive'.
Hidden under that heading are hundreds of classic programmes, including comedies like The Office, Miranda, Porridge, The Royle Family, The Young Ones and The Thick of It.
Hidden under that heading are hundreds of classic programmes, including comedies like The Office, Miranda, Porridge, The Royle Family, The Young Ones and The Thick of It.
December 24, 2024 at 10:26 PM
FYI: If you go to BBC iPlayer, then choose 'Categories' and scroll almost to the bottom, you'll see 'From the Archive'.
Hidden under that heading are hundreds of classic programmes, including comedies like The Office, Miranda, Porridge, The Royle Family, The Young Ones and The Thick of It.
Hidden under that heading are hundreds of classic programmes, including comedies like The Office, Miranda, Porridge, The Royle Family, The Young Ones and The Thick of It.
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This is absolutely shocking. It just can’t go on
December 14, 2024 at 9:01 AM
This is absolutely shocking. It just can’t go on
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found this reflection in a puddle last week
December 8, 2024 at 12:11 PM
found this reflection in a puddle last week
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Can’t stop thinking about this @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social column on the poor quality of sound on Spotify and what other reductions in quality that might become commonplace in the future:
We’re all suffering from qualitynesia now
Borne along on the tide of technology, it is far too easy to forget that some things really were better quality in the past
www.ft.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Can’t stop thinking about this @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social column on the poor quality of sound on Spotify and what other reductions in quality that might become commonplace in the future:
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A stunning bird’s-eye view of four sharks and their schooling prey has been announced as the overall winner of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2024, run in association with the Royal Photographic Society. 'The hunt from above', from the behaviour category, is by Dr Angela Albi.
December 4, 2024 at 12:54 PM
A stunning bird’s-eye view of four sharks and their schooling prey has been announced as the overall winner of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2024, run in association with the Royal Photographic Society. 'The hunt from above', from the behaviour category, is by Dr Angela Albi.
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At our event earlier this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the internet, Dr Vint Cerf ForMemRS, known as one of the 'fathers of the internet', spoke about what is needed to make digital technology more accessible: #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities
December 3, 2024 at 12:27 PM
At our event earlier this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the internet, Dr Vint Cerf ForMemRS, known as one of the 'fathers of the internet', spoke about what is needed to make digital technology more accessible: #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities
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Woman with pram, Consett in 1974 by Don McCullin.
#Photography
#Photography
December 2, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Woman with pram, Consett in 1974 by Don McCullin.
#Photography
#Photography
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Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !