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clairejoanne.bsky.social
@clairejoanne.bsky.social
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Librarian at University
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reaper-man.bsky.social
Today, we remember the fallen:

John Keel
Billy Wiglet
Horace Nancyball
Dai Dickins
Cecil "Snouty" Chapman
Ned Coates
Reg Shoe

When we break down, it all breaks down. But some men rose up and fought for those who'd been abandoned. For each other.

At that time. In that place.

How do they rise up?
A sprig of lilacs, with the text: The Glorious 25th of May above it. Below: Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a hard-boiled egg.
May 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Make it Mandatory for Drivers to Report Cat Road Accidents to Police
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April 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
In light of Trump’s latest catastrophe, here’s a musical reinterpretation of the Star Spangled Banner by the brilliant Bill Bailey youtu.be/_dVFknALySA?...
Bill Bailey - Major / Minor (We Are Most Amused and Amazed 2018)
YouTube video by King's Trust Music
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March 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
Had a beautiful day to visit Stonehenge.
A view of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone circle, under a clear blue sky. Some of the horseshoe of trilithons are visible, in the centre, and to the left one of the sets of sarsen stones with lintel. A view of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone circle, under a clear blue sky. Some of the horseshoe of trilithons are visible, in the centre, and outside the sets of sarsen stones some with lintels. A view of the heel stone at Stonehenge, with the stone circle partly visible behind, under a clear blue sky with the sun visible to the right.
March 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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oisinmcgann.bsky.social
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
February 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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foilarmsandhog.bsky.social
'COUNTRIES GUESS WHO THEY ARE' - Our first post here, hope you enjoy.

#comedy #irishcomedy #sketchcomedy
February 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
How cosy does that little tent look!
surreylib.bsky.social University of Surrey Library @surreylib.bsky.social · Feb 20
Calling all student parents! Need to hit the books while keeping an eye on your little one? Check out the Family Study Room at my.surrey.ac.uk/library/faci... - where productivity meets playtime!
#inclusivestudyspaces #familystudyroom #studentexperience #winniethepooh #libraryspaces
Room with child's tent with cushions, a small child's bookcase, a small table with two chairs, a chest with grey and yellow plastic drawers, and art and text on the walls from Winnie the Pooh - Christopher Robin and Pooh looking over the bridge at the river, and Christopher Robin by a tree
February 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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cilip.bsky.social
CILIP is concerned that the removal, hiding, and modification of data, research and other information resources by authorities in the USA is already starting to impede the vital work of UK information professionals.
Read more👇
www.cilip.org.uk/news/693964/...
Statement: Removal of access to and modification of data by authorities in the USA
CILIP invites members and the wider information profession community to share examples of how content, reports, datasets, evidence, and tools are being removed by US authorities
www.cilip.org.uk
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
@nedpotter.bsky.social - Hi, could you please add @surreylib.bsky.social to your academic libraries starter pack?
February 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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whalepetunias.bsky.social
And so the problem remained; lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable, even the ones with digital watches.
February 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
Spotted this #deer on our walk through the park this afternoon, not bothered by us at all.
February 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
Just attended a very useful session on Getting Started on BlueSky - thanks @nedpotter.bsky.social!
January 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
First project of the year completed. My first attempt at macramé!
Green macramé Christmas tree with wooden beads
January 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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megancarpentier.bsky.social
This is one of the most well-written explanations of certain kinds of AI errors I’ve seen to date. (The whole article is great too.)

www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
When you pose the question to a language model, what you are really asking is, “Given the statistical distribution of words in the vast public corpus of text, what are the words most likely to follow the sequence ‘what country is to the south of Rwanda?’” Even if the system responds with the word “Burundi,” this is a different sort of assertion with a different relationship to reality than the human’s answer, and to say the AI “knows” or “believes” Burundi to be south of Rwanda is a category mistake that will lead to errors and confusion.
December 5, 2024 at 3:50 AM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
Enjoying my son's Father Christmas advent calendar, but not sure about the placement of today's window - right in the middle of his face.
Advent calendar window open to show picture of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas feeding his reindeer, with 21 days to go on the back of the window. The open window obscures Father Christmas' face on the main picture.
December 4, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 4
‘Baubles,’ 1964

Artist: Frank Hampson
A close-up of a selection of 1960s bubbles which must’ve come from Woolworths
December 4, 2024 at 8:01 AM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
Watching Bertha.
a toy robot with a clear dome on top of it 's head
Alt: TOM - a toy robot with a clear dome on top of its head and flashing eyes
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November 30, 2024 at 9:22 PM
clairejoanne.bsky.social
First Christmas lights spotted. 🎄
Illuminated white stars attached to a lamppost, with trees in the background.
November 20, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.
Panel One Four tough guys sit around a table. One speaks: "Ok, let's go over this one last time: I cut the CCTV and distract the guard. Max picks the goods from the shelves and stashes them in ned's bag..." Panel Two The speaker gestures to a little model of a buiding and a toy car laid on a map on the table: "Ned exits through the side door where bob is waiting in the getaway car. Finally, we all meet at the hideout to split the take. Got it?" Panel Three A figure pops out from behind a bookshelf: "Guys, how many times do I have to tell you: this is a public library. You are encouraged to take the books home. And I am a librarian, not a guard."
November 9, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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spider.florist
Once again: DST doesn’t solve the problem of going to/from work in the dark.

Instead, when days get shorter in the fall, we should just shorten the workday by an hour.

Then in spring, when we start getting more daylight again, we can shorten the workday by another hour.
November 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM