Hugh Cayless
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Hugh Cayless
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DH Dev at Duke University Libraries.
Likes: Ancient / multilingual DH, Digital Preservation, TEI, Libraries, my brilliant colleagues, MUFC, UNC basketball, running.
Dislikes: talking to computers (does swear at them a *lot* though), mean people.
Then if you haven’t seen it, Slow Horses is also excellent, and you’d have a few seasons to watch.
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you have Apple TV, Down Cemetary Road is really good.
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I’m pathetically relieved that most people still seem to have a strong “no Nazi shit” policy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I think what that means is he ignored the large “Flight Connections” signs and went all the way out (iirc you can’t get to the trains otherwise). Normally you’d get a bus to T5. I’d be leery of only having 1.5 hours to connect at LHR. That’s barely enough time if switching terminals.
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
And to understand what it is the customer/product owner *actually* wants, which is often distinct from what they say they want.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sigh. Even when things went wrong, they were better. I remember being stranded in Minneapolis when LGA got closed because of weather. They gave us all hotel vouchers and ARRANGED FOR BUSES TO TAKE US TO THE HOTELS.
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’ve sent them a “you have fucked up massively and you need to try to fix it” message (both more polite and more cutting than that because I’m English) but not sure it’s fixable at this point.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
She was in touch with her counselor weeks before the deadline. And the poor kid’s just been betrayed by the adults who are supposed to help her it looks like.
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We’re old enough to have lead poisoning.
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
FedEx have not been doing well in my recent experience. And yeah, the investigation part is ineffectual.
October 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It was a running joke at the place I worked at like 20 years ago.
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I can’t say whether they’re in any way representative, but my kids (one recent college grad, one HS senior) think AI is absolute bs and would be very pleased by this.
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM