John B
@johnbrox.bsky.social
Dry old git. Fan of 6music, Raspberry Pi and other things
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So, Hounslow council have banned Lime bikes, and licensed Forest and Voi; neighbouring Richmond has licensed Lime and banned the others. So every bridge over the Thames is now Checkpoint Charlie, with loads of Lime bikes parked on one side and loads of Forest and Voi on the other. Top work everyone!
August 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So, Hounslow council have banned Lime bikes, and licensed Forest and Voi; neighbouring Richmond has licensed Lime and banned the others. So every bridge over the Thames is now Checkpoint Charlie, with loads of Lime bikes parked on one side and loads of Forest and Voi on the other. Top work everyone!
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We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
Eight babies born after Mitochondrial donation
The UK’s pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, published research shows.
www.ncl.ac.uk
July 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
We're proud to announce our work developing a ground-breaking mitochondrial donation IVF treatment has now seen eight healthy babies born 👶
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
Find out more 👇
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
#WeAreNCL #Health #News #Mitochondria
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US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired
US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired
Some see an action to benefit Elon. The White House sees an agency obsessed with DEI
The head of the US Copyright Office has reportedly been fired, the day after agency concluded that builders of AI models use of copyrighted material went beyond existing doctrines of fair use.…
dlvr.it
May 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
US Copyright Office found AI companies sometimes breach copyright. Next day its boss was fired
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
Did anyone else find the #BBC radio streams weren't working this morning, then found BBC sounds is no longer supported on their (old) phone? Found this app, works on Android 5: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Radio Alarm Clock - Apps on Google Play
Radio Player & Clock Radio - no app-side ads, stations may broadcast ads!
play.google.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Did anyone else find the #BBC radio streams weren't working this morning, then found BBC sounds is no longer supported on their (old) phone? Found this app, works on Android 5: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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Can we get this to 100 000 in the next day or so, to force a debate in Parliament?
Now at 92 000
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#RejoinEU #BrexitDisaster
Now at 92 000
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#RejoinEU #BrexitDisaster
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Can we get this to 100 000 in the next day or so, to force a debate in Parliament?
Now at 92 000
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#RejoinEU #BrexitDisaster
Now at 92 000
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#RejoinEU #BrexitDisaster
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Is this the year you make a career change? I've gone from lab scientist to science communicator to freelance writer to agency founder, and told the story of my journey to @ananyo.bsky.social earlier this year: sciwri.club/archives/13336
Kat Arney on Science Communication and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Kat Arney is a multi-award-winning science writer, broadcaster, and public speaker. She is also the founder and Chief Creative Officer of the science communication agency First Create The Media…
sciwri.club
January 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Is this the year you make a career change? I've gone from lab scientist to science communicator to freelance writer to agency founder, and told the story of my journey to @ananyo.bsky.social earlier this year: sciwri.club/archives/13336
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I have no affiliation with this summer school, but it’s really taught by some of the best, and it’s free!! Fair warning, it’s highly competitive & merit based (I was rejected way back when 🤣). Postdocs and PhD in stat gen should absolutely apply! lpshg.com
LPSHG – Leena Peltonen Shool Of Human Genomics
lpshg.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I have no affiliation with this summer school, but it’s really taught by some of the best, and it’s free!! Fair warning, it’s highly competitive & merit based (I was rejected way back when 🤣). Postdocs and PhD in stat gen should absolutely apply! lpshg.com
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Deadline extended: 24 Jan!
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to participate in a FREE residential workshop and learn #scicomm skills from great tutors: @genotripe.bsky.social , @AlisonWoollard, @helen_keen & @FirstCreateMe!
genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to participate in a FREE residential workshop and learn #scicomm skills from great tutors: @genotripe.bsky.social , @AlisonWoollard, @helen_keen & @FirstCreateMe!
genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
January 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Deadline extended: 24 Jan!
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to participate in a FREE residential workshop and learn #scicomm skills from great tutors: @genotripe.bsky.social , @AlisonWoollard, @helen_keen & @FirstCreateMe!
genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to participate in a FREE residential workshop and learn #scicomm skills from great tutors: @genotripe.bsky.social , @AlisonWoollard, @helen_keen & @FirstCreateMe!
genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
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This is important.
'We don’t know what that company is for but if Musk did want to pour £100m into the next UK election, as it’s been reported, this is how he could do it.'
From the UK Government's website👇👀 find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1613...
'We don’t know what that company is for but if Musk did want to pour £100m into the next UK election, as it’s been reported, this is how he could do it.'
From the UK Government's website👇👀 find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1613...
January 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is important.
'We don’t know what that company is for but if Musk did want to pour £100m into the next UK election, as it’s been reported, this is how he could do it.'
From the UK Government's website👇👀 find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1613...
'We don’t know what that company is for but if Musk did want to pour £100m into the next UK election, as it’s been reported, this is how he could do it.'
From the UK Government's website👇👀 find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1613...
@katarney.bsky.social the bsky link in your tw*tter profile is missing .social so it doesn't work!
December 30, 2024 at 10:31 AM
@katarney.bsky.social the bsky link in your tw*tter profile is missing .social so it doesn't work!
Just heard on #BBC6music, the truth about Santa!
“Peace At Last” by Rotary Connection #nowplaying #6music
December 21, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Just heard on #BBC6music, the truth about Santa!
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I am looking for a PhD candidate interested in the genetics of language 🧬🧠🗨️ Get in touch if interested or please share with others who might be www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM
I am looking for a PhD candidate interested in the genetics of language 🧬🧠🗨️ Get in touch if interested or please share with others who might be www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Hey everyone! Glad to be here !
November 19, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Hey everyone! Glad to be here !
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Many were amused by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg's reaction to the news that Esther McVey had been made the minister for common sense. He was unimpressed by the title. "I don't believe in tokenistic phrases for government posts," said the former minister for Brexit opportunities.
November 16, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Many were amused by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg's reaction to the news that Esther McVey had been made the minister for common sense. He was unimpressed by the title. "I don't believe in tokenistic phrases for government posts," said the former minister for Brexit opportunities.
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New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover reworked Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
November 13, 2023 at 10:04 AM
New Order released Movement on this day in 1981. Peter Saville's beautiful cover reworked Fortunato Depero's Futurismo design from 1932
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Bandcamp has been taken over by a corporation called Songtradr, which announced that “50% of Bandcamp employees have accepted offers to join Songtradr”. As Bandcamp editorial contributor Marc Masters noted drily, this is “quite a way to say you laid off half your staff”. t.co/8ZHaAV64Es
The music site Bandcamp is beloved and unique. I shudder at its corporate takeover | Tom Hawking
The prospect of something so valuable becoming just another strip-mined corporate wreck inspires genuine grief
t.co
October 29, 2023 at 9:25 AM
Bandcamp has been taken over by a corporation called Songtradr, which announced that “50% of Bandcamp employees have accepted offers to join Songtradr”. As Bandcamp editorial contributor Marc Masters noted drily, this is “quite a way to say you laid off half your staff”. t.co/8ZHaAV64Es