Les Carr
@lescarr.bsky.social
60 year old nerdy guy with a job researching AI and the science of online life at the University of Southampton, and a side hustle in standup comedy.
My university students interviewed me about LLMs and this is the key frame that they chose on YouTube.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My university students interviewed me about LLMs and this is the key frame that they chose on YouTube.
Me: my research demonstrates the benefits of large language models for qualitative research
Also Me: The Last Teams Meeting
Also Me: The Last Teams Meeting
September 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Me: my research demonstrates the benefits of large language models for qualitative research
Also Me: The Last Teams Meeting
Also Me: The Last Teams Meeting
Who says LLMs can’t do comedy? I just tried to use ChatGPT to convert my little #edfringe spreadsheet of shows into an ICS file for my calendar. It wrote a python program with a missing import module, and blamed my data formatting. Now that’s funny!
August 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Who says LLMs can’t do comedy? I just tried to use ChatGPT to convert my little #edfringe spreadsheet of shows into an ICS file for my calendar. It wrote a python program with a missing import module, and blamed my data formatting. Now that’s funny!
I’m just trying to organise my t-shirts for the summer.
You (a perfectly well-integrated member of society): what colour is in this season? How can I show myself part of the in-group?
Me (a socially awkward computer nerd): I’ll hedge my bets.
You (a perfectly well-integrated member of society): what colour is in this season? How can I show myself part of the in-group?
Me (a socially awkward computer nerd): I’ll hedge my bets.
June 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m just trying to organise my t-shirts for the summer.
You (a perfectly well-integrated member of society): what colour is in this season? How can I show myself part of the in-group?
Me (a socially awkward computer nerd): I’ll hedge my bets.
You (a perfectly well-integrated member of society): what colour is in this season? How can I show myself part of the in-group?
Me (a socially awkward computer nerd): I’ll hedge my bets.
Work colleagues: did you have a relaxing Christmas break?
Me:
Me:
January 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Work colleagues: did you have a relaxing Christmas break?
Me:
Me:
Kemi Badenoch: “I don’t have time for a lunch break. Sometimes a steak is brought to my desk.”
December 13, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Kemi Badenoch: “I don’t have time for a lunch break. Sometimes a steak is brought to my desk.”
Lynx “Musk” - the smell of free speech and cronyism
November 25, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Lynx “Musk” - the smell of free speech and cronyism
Eastleigh! Is this a celebration of Christmas lights, or The Witches Road?
November 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Eastleigh! Is this a celebration of Christmas lights, or The Witches Road?