Philip Lawes
@glidergun.bsky.social
Cambridge
Also @glidergun.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy
Also @glidergun.mastodon.org.uk.ap.brid.gy
Future residents of Mill Yard gazing over at the end of the new evacuation bridge.
a man wearing a hat and a face mask says we were this close
ALT: a man wearing a hat and a face mask says we were this close
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November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Future residents of Mill Yard gazing over at the end of the new evacuation bridge.
'Pansexual'. More bloody wok nonsense.
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
'Pansexual'. More bloody wok nonsense.
What he's talking about is a below grade concrete shell designed and constructed to keep out groundwater. In this country it would be to BS 8102:2022 standards. I'm guessing that 'reverse bathtub' is a result of his project managers having to explain everything like they're talking to a toddler.
October 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What he's talking about is a below grade concrete shell designed and constructed to keep out groundwater. In this country it would be to BS 8102:2022 standards. I'm guessing that 'reverse bathtub' is a result of his project managers having to explain everything like they're talking to a toddler.
The odd thing about these ceremonies compared with those I remember from the 20thC (say Clinton in 1995, or Mandela) is that there's not even a tiny squeak of personal humility from any of the major participants. It's striking.
October 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The odd thing about these ceremonies compared with those I remember from the 20thC (say Clinton in 1995, or Mandela) is that there's not even a tiny squeak of personal humility from any of the major participants. It's striking.
Well, it's certainly a tale told by an idiot.
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Well, it's certainly a tale told by an idiot.
Or a Zodiac? But the low front grill says Consul MkII - the same model that crashed on the Bath Road in Bristol killing Eddie Cochrane. I can't imagine that any rock star ever climbed into a Hunter estate.
August 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Or a Zodiac? But the low front grill says Consul MkII - the same model that crashed on the Bath Road in Bristol killing Eddie Cochrane. I can't imagine that any rock star ever climbed into a Hunter estate.
Ford Consul and Hillman Hunter estate.
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ford Consul and Hillman Hunter estate.
There are Alexandria sized wings of the Library of Babel that could be walled up with very little consequence.
August 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There are Alexandria sized wings of the Library of Babel that could be walled up with very little consequence.
Wheelchair using daughter has just come back from watching Blue (she's been a fan for years). No wheelchair platform or area, people naturally lay out groundsheets, stand up and lift kids with the result that wheelchair users see nothing. She's very disappointed. Foodies Fest should do better.
July 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Wheelchair using daughter has just come back from watching Blue (she's been a fan for years). No wheelchair platform or area, people naturally lay out groundsheets, stand up and lift kids with the result that wheelchair users see nothing. She's very disappointed. Foodies Fest should do better.
No David Parr House after ploughing through the Brooklands Avenue Link, I'm guessing.
June 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No David Parr House after ploughing through the Brooklands Avenue Link, I'm guessing.
If nothing but a burger will do Honest Burgers around the corner are at least non-corporate and can trace their beef back to the farm.
June 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
If nothing but a burger will do Honest Burgers around the corner are at least non-corporate and can trace their beef back to the farm.
So, by my back-of-an-envelope maths, of every 100 electors that Mr. Bristow meets in the course of his mayoral duties an average of 91 will have either not voted for him or not voted. In Cambridge city he might be looking at one in a hundred. This may be a problem.
May 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
So, by my back-of-an-envelope maths, of every 100 electors that Mr. Bristow meets in the course of his mayoral duties an average of 91 will have either not voted for him or not voted. In Cambridge city he might be looking at one in a hundred. This may be a problem.
When I finally arrive in my care home I’m confidently expecting to spend my last days wittering away about the state of the roads and how there hasn’t been any decent music recorded in 40 years to my emotional support robot, and it’s hydraulic neck actuators will smoothly nod along in sympathy.
April 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
When I finally arrive in my care home I’m confidently expecting to spend my last days wittering away about the state of the roads and how there hasn’t been any decent music recorded in 40 years to my emotional support robot, and it’s hydraulic neck actuators will smoothly nod along in sympathy.
It's basically "Nice little economy you've got there, it'd be a shame if somebody broke it..."
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's basically "Nice little economy you've got there, it'd be a shame if somebody broke it..."
An interesting related question is whether any genuine religious revelation can happen within the bounds of Shannon information that LLMs and AI work within and we mostly inhabit. The inadequacy of the efforts of most that have or claim to have had one to put it into words suggests to me maybe not.
March 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
An interesting related question is whether any genuine religious revelation can happen within the bounds of Shannon information that LLMs and AI work within and we mostly inhabit. The inadequacy of the efforts of most that have or claim to have had one to put it into words suggests to me maybe not.
As with all LLMs the quality of the weight matrix (which word or concept has a relationship with another) is very much dependent on the text that's input as training. General purpose LLM input is primarily US originated at the moment, but there's nothing to stop anyone using a restricted set.
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
As with all LLMs the quality of the weight matrix (which word or concept has a relationship with another) is very much dependent on the text that's input as training. General purpose LLM input is primarily US originated at the moment, but there's nothing to stop anyone using a restricted set.
If you're still thinking 'when' you're a little too late as Large Language Models (LLMs) are already being used for 'research' and as the back end of chat bots. paratext.org
Paratext Homepage - Paratext
From studying and drafting, through checking and revising, and on to publication, Paratext supports translating God's Word into the heart languages of people
paratext.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
If you're still thinking 'when' you're a little too late as Large Language Models (LLMs) are already being used for 'research' and as the back end of chat bots. paratext.org
In the music industry it's 'where there's a hit there's a writ'.
March 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In the music industry it's 'where there's a hit there's a writ'.
As we still appear to be keeping the state visit card in play it's probably time for someone to poke a few reminders of the King's son's service in Afghanistan into Trump's narrow attention slot.
March 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
As we still appear to be keeping the state visit card in play it's probably time for someone to poke a few reminders of the King's son's service in Afghanistan into Trump's narrow attention slot.
It's very tempting to hope that it's all diplomatic 4D chess at the moment, but I have a feeling that everyone's really just dodging asteroids like they're piloting the Millennium Falcon.
March 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It's very tempting to hope that it's all diplomatic 4D chess at the moment, but I have a feeling that everyone's really just dodging asteroids like they're piloting the Millennium Falcon.
A feature of the 1885 OS sheet? Pleasingly, you can still trace the path of that original estate road by the trees.
March 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A feature of the 1885 OS sheet? Pleasingly, you can still trace the path of that original estate road by the trees.
