George O. Wood
@gwood.dev
🧑💻 Computer Scientist
🎓 PhD Candidate @ epic.ncl.ac.uk
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📷 Photographer #LongLiveFilm
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🏳️🌈 Be Kind, Always.
🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini
🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
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🎓 PhD Candidate @ epic.ncl.ac.uk
🚑 First Responder
📷 Photographer #LongLiveFilm
💭 All Opinions Are My Own
🏳️🌈 Be Kind, Always.
🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini
🇵🇸 #FreePalestine
🪪 he/him/his
🗣️ /ʤɔːʤ wʊd/
🔗 gwood.dev
Ok MedSky, I’d appreciate your sage input on this.
Last night’s neurospicy Wikipedia expedition led me down the rabbit hole of prions. For the uninitiated, a prion is a pathogenic misfolded protein.
That’s not to say a virus, incidentally, as prions do not contain any genetic material.
Last night’s neurospicy Wikipedia expedition led me down the rabbit hole of prions. For the uninitiated, a prion is a pathogenic misfolded protein.
That’s not to say a virus, incidentally, as prions do not contain any genetic material.
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Ok MedSky, I’d appreciate your sage input on this.
Last night’s neurospicy Wikipedia expedition led me down the rabbit hole of prions. For the uninitiated, a prion is a pathogenic misfolded protein.
That’s not to say a virus, incidentally, as prions do not contain any genetic material.
Last night’s neurospicy Wikipedia expedition led me down the rabbit hole of prions. For the uninitiated, a prion is a pathogenic misfolded protein.
That’s not to say a virus, incidentally, as prions do not contain any genetic material.
Phoenix did some very unusual things with the low-pressure sodium lighting in York Station. I metered properly, exposed well, but the result was… rather green. 💚
📍 York, UK
📷 #PentaxK1000
🎞️ #HarmanPhoenix200
#LongLiveFilm #BelieveInFilm #Photography #FilmPhotography #Film #Architecture #Newcastle
📍 York, UK
📷 #PentaxK1000
🎞️ #HarmanPhoenix200
#LongLiveFilm #BelieveInFilm #Photography #FilmPhotography #Film #Architecture #Newcastle
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Phoenix did some very unusual things with the low-pressure sodium lighting in York Station. I metered properly, exposed well, but the result was… rather green. 💚
📍 York, UK
📷 #PentaxK1000
🎞️ #HarmanPhoenix200
#LongLiveFilm #BelieveInFilm #Photography #FilmPhotography #Film #Architecture #Newcastle
📍 York, UK
📷 #PentaxK1000
🎞️ #HarmanPhoenix200
#LongLiveFilm #BelieveInFilm #Photography #FilmPhotography #Film #Architecture #Newcastle
Always focussing on the most important issues, aren't they?
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Always focussing on the most important issues, aren't they?
Momentum, anyone?
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks on stage in Bristol
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Momentum, anyone?
Great compilation, but profoundly depressing when you realise this is real life.
The most mental things Trump did this week | Week 9
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Great compilation, but profoundly depressing when you realise this is real life.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social thinks that we should normalise hope again. That we should stop constantly fighting and arguing with each other. That we should be kinder and more compassionate. And that wealth, like power, should be shared evenly throughout the population. I agree. 💚 #HopeNotHate
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social thinks that we should normalise hope again. That we should stop constantly fighting and arguing with each other. That we should be kinder and more compassionate. And that wealth, like power, should be shared evenly throughout the population. I agree. 💚 #HopeNotHate
I was recently accused of using AI tools to write for me. The basis for this accusation was my reasonably frequent use of unspaced em dashes (—), the hyphen’s (-) longer cousin.
I’m told that AI tools are generally rather fond of the em dash, and so it’s a “giveaway”.
I’m told that AI tools are generally rather fond of the em dash, and so it’s a “giveaway”.
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I was recently accused of using AI tools to write for me. The basis for this accusation was my reasonably frequent use of unspaced em dashes (—), the hyphen’s (-) longer cousin.
I’m told that AI tools are generally rather fond of the em dash, and so it’s a “giveaway”.
I’m told that AI tools are generally rather fond of the em dash, and so it’s a “giveaway”.
The Oxford comma—an elegant, versatile, and sensible piece of punctuation—pleases me greatly, and is something I make heavy use of in my writing. This sentence, however, makes me feel bilious! 🤢 #CrimesAgainstGrammar
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Oxford comma—an elegant, versatile, and sensible piece of punctuation—pleases me greatly, and is something I make heavy use of in my writing. This sentence, however, makes me feel bilious! 🤢 #CrimesAgainstGrammar
“[Shabana Mahmood] is impressed that Denmark has driven down the number of successful asylum claims to a 40-year low - with the exception of 2020, amid pandemic travel restrictions.”
Or perhaps that means that the rate of vulnerable, persecuted people being turned away is at a 40-year high? Think.
Or perhaps that means that the rate of vulnerable, persecuted people being turned away is at a 40-year high? Think.
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“[Shabana Mahmood] is impressed that Denmark has driven down the number of successful asylum claims to a 40-year low - with the exception of 2020, amid pandemic travel restrictions.”
Or perhaps that means that the rate of vulnerable, persecuted people being turned away is at a 40-year high? Think.
Or perhaps that means that the rate of vulnerable, persecuted people being turned away is at a 40-year high? Think.
Happy (late) Halloween. 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Happy (late) Halloween. 🎃
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Gentle reminder that “usual suspects” is a dog whistle phrase meaning “non-white people” used by closet racists.
September 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gentle reminder that “usual suspects” is a dog whistle phrase meaning “non-white people” used by closet racists.
Now this… this is art.
New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice
The artwork, which shows a judge hitting a protester with a gavel, was confirmed by the elusive street artist.
www.bbc.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Now this… this is art.
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There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.
I abhor most of what Charlie Kirk stood for, but no one deserves to die like he did. No one.
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I abhor most of what Charlie Kirk stood for, but no one deserves to die like he did. No one.
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Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
The BBC are now reporting that Charlie Kirk has died.
Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at campus event in Utah, says President Trump
Kirk - an influential ally of the president, known for holding campus debates - was at a busy outdoor event when he was shot in the neck.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The BBC are now reporting that Charlie Kirk has died.
We must be better than them. We must do better than them. Do not stoop to them.
September 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We must be better than them. We must do better than them. Do not stoop to them.
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Deseret news reporter stating that the Utah speaker confirms that Charlie Kirk has died.
September 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Deseret news reporter stating that the Utah speaker confirms that Charlie Kirk has died.
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Leading a political party means leading the political conversation - being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
September 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Leading a political party means leading the political conversation - being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Nadine “Gonads” Dorries has jumped on the Reform bandwagon.
In other, more troubling news today, a village in Mid-Bedfordshire is appealing for information in the ongoing search for its idiot. Said idiot is easily identified by their brown nose and absent spine.
In other, more troubling news today, a village in Mid-Bedfordshire is appealing for information in the ongoing search for its idiot. Said idiot is easily identified by their brown nose and absent spine.
Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK
The ex-MP told the Daily Mail the Tory Party was dead and its members now "need to think the unthinkable".
www.bbc.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Nadine “Gonads” Dorries has jumped on the Reform bandwagon.
In other, more troubling news today, a village in Mid-Bedfordshire is appealing for information in the ongoing search for its idiot. Said idiot is easily identified by their brown nose and absent spine.
In other, more troubling news today, a village in Mid-Bedfordshire is appealing for information in the ongoing search for its idiot. Said idiot is easily identified by their brown nose and absent spine.
I've written a short essay containing some refelections on British politics and society of late.
"Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom"
"Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom"
Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom
Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom - Essay.md
gist.github.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I've written a short essay containing some refelections on British politics and society of late.
"Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom"
"Plagues, Flags, Follies, and Fascists: On Democratic Backsliding in the United Kingdom"
Doctors Deserve Better | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I was born in England. I grew up in England. I currently live in England. But I do not consider myself, and moreover have never considered myself, English; nor have I ever identified with St George’s Cross (🏴) as a national flag.
September 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I was born in England. I grew up in England. I currently live in England. But I do not consider myself, and moreover have never considered myself, English; nor have I ever identified with St George’s Cross (🏴) as a national flag.