Mark Datko
@hippo57.bsky.social
Retired IT consultant
Currently learning Go & rust
Relearning Polish
Have written in most usual languages FORTRAN, C, C++, Java, Python, and some unusual ones Snobol , Unicon and Prolog
Have dabbled in Haskell and Lean
(markdatko57@gmail.com )
Currently learning Go & rust
Relearning Polish
Have written in most usual languages FORTRAN, C, C++, Java, Python, and some unusual ones Snobol , Unicon and Prolog
Have dabbled in Haskell and Lean
(markdatko57@gmail.com )
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A recent poll has put support for the Greens at 13%
Greens hit THIRTEEN per cent in bombshell poll
A new poll has suggested support for the Greens is soaring. According to the poll, 13 per cent of people currently intend to vote for the Greens. This is among the highest figures the Greens have ever...
bright-green.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A recent poll has put support for the Greens at 13%
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Happy National Hedgehog Day! Here’s a list of meanings of words for a hedgehog in eight languages...
Shrinking pig (Afrikaans)
Furry pig (Hungarian)
Thorned animal (Punjabi)
Cow sucker (Luxembourgish)
Adder eater (Polish)
Ouch mouse (Bahasa Adama)
Needle rat (Japanese)
Horrible little thing (Irish)
Shrinking pig (Afrikaans)
Furry pig (Hungarian)
Thorned animal (Punjabi)
Cow sucker (Luxembourgish)
Adder eater (Polish)
Ouch mouse (Bahasa Adama)
Needle rat (Japanese)
Horrible little thing (Irish)
February 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy National Hedgehog Day! Here’s a list of meanings of words for a hedgehog in eight languages...
Shrinking pig (Afrikaans)
Furry pig (Hungarian)
Thorned animal (Punjabi)
Cow sucker (Luxembourgish)
Adder eater (Polish)
Ouch mouse (Bahasa Adama)
Needle rat (Japanese)
Horrible little thing (Irish)
Shrinking pig (Afrikaans)
Furry pig (Hungarian)
Thorned animal (Punjabi)
Cow sucker (Luxembourgish)
Adder eater (Polish)
Ouch mouse (Bahasa Adama)
Needle rat (Japanese)
Horrible little thing (Irish)
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I questioned Ed Miliband on Monday on how the Govt. could possibly justify airport expansion when aviation has such a detrimental impact on the climate.
Today, the Govt. confirmed their support of Heathrow expansion, flying in the face of their own climate scientists' advice🤦
Today, the Govt. confirmed their support of Heathrow expansion, flying in the face of their own climate scientists' advice🤦
Rachel Reeves has confirmed the Government supports Heathrow expansion.
Analysis from @neweconomics.bsky.social shows airport expansion is unlikely to result in 'economic growth' and it would blow away the UK's climate commitments.
Who exactly does this benefit?
Analysis from @neweconomics.bsky.social shows airport expansion is unlikely to result in 'economic growth' and it would blow away the UK's climate commitments.
Who exactly does this benefit?
January 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I questioned Ed Miliband on Monday on how the Govt. could possibly justify airport expansion when aviation has such a detrimental impact on the climate.
Today, the Govt. confirmed their support of Heathrow expansion, flying in the face of their own climate scientists' advice🤦
Today, the Govt. confirmed their support of Heathrow expansion, flying in the face of their own climate scientists' advice🤦
A single temperature figure is hardly adequate to characterize climate change. The world is already into a "chaotic" phase, where amelioration is needed as more extreme weather phenomena occur. This should not include airport expansion.
This Government is crossing its fingers and praying that electric planes and sustainable fuel will materialise.
We cannot rely on underdeveloped technologies to decarbonise aviation. Ed Miliband knows this.
This is a test of climate credibility, and Labour is failing.
We cannot rely on underdeveloped technologies to decarbonise aviation. Ed Miliband knows this.
This is a test of climate credibility, and Labour is failing.
January 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A single temperature figure is hardly adequate to characterize climate change. The world is already into a "chaotic" phase, where amelioration is needed as more extreme weather phenomena occur. This should not include airport expansion.
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On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember those murdered during the Holocaust and all genocides.
January 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember those murdered during the Holocaust and all genocides.
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Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
go.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
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AI is like plastic — a lot of people hate it because it often comes across as fake and tacky, but it’s flexible and it’s cheap and there’s so many things that would be impossible or impractical without it.
And yes, a lot of AI will be junk. Just like everything else. (cf Sturgeon’s Law.)
And yes, a lot of AI will be junk. Just like everything else. (cf Sturgeon’s Law.)
January 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
AI is like plastic — a lot of people hate it because it often comes across as fake and tacky, but it’s flexible and it’s cheap and there’s so many things that would be impossible or impractical without it.
And yes, a lot of AI will be junk. Just like everything else. (cf Sturgeon’s Law.)
And yes, a lot of AI will be junk. Just like everything else. (cf Sturgeon’s Law.)
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Bien fait!
Si heureuse d'être partie il y a un an de ce réseau masculiniste, sexiste et toxique, de quitter cette dictature de l'urgence, de la réaction immédiate à tout.
Plutôt que de survivre dans cet égout nauséabond, les yeux rivés sur les likes, sortez-en, lisez, écrivez, débattez, c'est la démocratie !
Plutôt que de survivre dans cet égout nauséabond, les yeux rivés sur les likes, sortez-en, lisez, écrivez, débattez, c'est la démocratie !
January 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Bien fait!
Happy birthday to Don Knuth
thenewstack.io/donald-knuth...
thenewstack.io/donald-knuth...
Donald Knuth’s 2024 Christmas Lecture: 'Strong' Memories
Besides offering the comfort of a familiar face this year, Donald Knuth included some precious and personal looks back.
thenewstack.io
January 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Happy birthday to Don Knuth
thenewstack.io/donald-knuth...
thenewstack.io/donald-knuth...
My intention for the year is to write
2025 A Mathematical Odyssey:
Exuberant excursions into contemporary fields.
50 years ago I embarked on pure mathematics. Perhaps to end up an academic.
That never happened. Now , having "retired" from IT, I can look back, sideways & a little foward.
January 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
My intention for the year is to write
2025 A Mathematical Odyssey:
Exuberant excursions into contemporary fields.
50 years ago I embarked on pure mathematics. Perhaps to end up an academic.
That never happened. Now , having "retired" from IT, I can look back, sideways & a little foward.
My intention for the new year is to write
2025 A Mathematical Odyssey:
Exuberant excursions into contemporary fields.
January 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My intention for the new year is to write
2025 A Mathematical Odyssey:
Exuberant excursions into contemporary fields.
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This is a hilariously written summary of the Tory downfall of 2024, it's equally terrifying that it's all true!
"Liz Truss was like an actor who had been cast in a single episode of Star Trek, and then eked it out into a lifetime of Comic Con appearances."
"Liz Truss was like an actor who had been cast in a single episode of Star Trek, and then eked it out into a lifetime of Comic Con appearances."
🔴 2024 In Review: The Year The Tory Story Ended
@russincheshire.bsky.social takes a look back at how the 'worst parliament in history' came to its calamitous conclusion...
@russincheshire.bsky.social takes a look back at how the 'worst parliament in history' came to its calamitous conclusion...
2024 In Review: The Year The Tory Story Ended
Russell Jones looks back at how the ‘worst parliament in history’ came to its calamitous conclusion
bylinetimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:58 AM
This is a hilariously written summary of the Tory downfall of 2024, it's equally terrifying that it's all true!
"Liz Truss was like an actor who had been cast in a single episode of Star Trek, and then eked it out into a lifetime of Comic Con appearances."
"Liz Truss was like an actor who had been cast in a single episode of Star Trek, and then eked it out into a lifetime of Comic Con appearances."
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This week on BBC Rare Earth we look forward to 2025 with the help of Caroline Lucas, James Murray and Stuart Goldsmith, discussing critical upcoming moments for climate/environment.
It's the last of this series but we'll be back on air at the end of February.
Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
It's the last of this series but we'll be back on air at the end of February.
Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Rare Earth - Reasons To Be Cheerful - BBC Sounds
How will 2025 shape up for the environment and wildlife?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
This week on BBC Rare Earth we look forward to 2025 with the help of Caroline Lucas, James Murray and Stuart Goldsmith, discussing critical upcoming moments for climate/environment.
It's the last of this series but we'll be back on air at the end of February.
Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
It's the last of this series but we'll be back on air at the end of February.
Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...
Happy birthday to a young engineer and pilot
@carolvorderman.bsky.social !
@carolvorderman.bsky.social !
December 24, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Happy birthday to a young engineer and pilot
@carolvorderman.bsky.social !
@carolvorderman.bsky.social !
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@greenjennyjones.bsky.social Please circulate and sign a petition to save the Latin Excellence Programme funding in English state schools at chng.it/M4gYrK25YV
We Can Make an Impact.
Save the Latin Excellence Programme - keep teaching Latin in state schools
chng.it
December 23, 2024 at 6:36 AM
@greenjennyjones.bsky.social Please circulate and sign a petition to save the Latin Excellence Programme funding in English state schools at chng.it/M4gYrK25YV
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Celebrating the genius of #SrinivasaRamanujan on the anniversary of his birth, which is #NationalMathematicsDay in India!
#MultiverseOfMathness #ITeachMath #MathSky
#MultiverseOfMathness #ITeachMath #MathSky
December 22, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Celebrating the genius of #SrinivasaRamanujan on the anniversary of his birth, which is #NationalMathematicsDay in India!
#MultiverseOfMathness #ITeachMath #MathSky
#MultiverseOfMathness #ITeachMath #MathSky
Today is Indian Mathematics day. I think the UK should have its own. Suggestions welcome for 2025
December 22, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Today is Indian Mathematics day. I think the UK should have its own. Suggestions welcome for 2025
One thing that I can extract from my midnight insomnia is a Plan for 2025. Helpful that 2025 is like 1936.
Whatch this handle for further details before the 31st
Whatch this handle for further details before the 31st
December 10, 2024 at 12:50 AM
One thing that I can extract from my midnight insomnia is a Plan for 2025. Helpful that 2025 is like 1936.
Whatch this handle for further details before the 31st
Whatch this handle for further details before the 31st
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A bit of light relief - I'm on Celebrity University Challenge, the Christmas Special! 🎄
You can watch our all-woman dream team @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Tracey Macleod, Liz James and yours truly, 'Durham Denyer', on 23rd December, BBC Two, 8:30pm!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
You can watch our all-woman dream team @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Tracey Macleod, Liz James and yours truly, 'Durham Denyer', on 23rd December, BBC Two, 8:30pm!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
December 8, 2024 at 5:37 PM
A bit of light relief - I'm on Celebrity University Challenge, the Christmas Special! 🎄
You can watch our all-woman dream team @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Tracey Macleod, Liz James and yours truly, 'Durham Denyer', on 23rd December, BBC Two, 8:30pm!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
You can watch our all-woman dream team @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Tracey Macleod, Liz James and yours truly, 'Durham Denyer', on 23rd December, BBC Two, 8:30pm!
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
A reminder that my Mathematical advent puzzles with emoji and unicode are on Medium
December 7, 2024 at 8:39 AM
A reminder that my Mathematical advent puzzles with emoji and unicode are on Medium
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WH Smiths in Marylebone
Station.
Station.
November 23, 2024 at 7:24 PM
WH Smiths in Marylebone
Station.
Station.
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Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks' stolen pie van found in Middlesbrough
Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks' stolen pie van found in Middlesbrough
The van owned by Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks contained "nearly a tonne" of pies when it was stolen.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks' stolen pie van found in Middlesbrough