Phil Gorman
@philbgorman.bsky.social
Librarian. Parliamentary data person. Taxonomist, but only just. Tinkering in Python.
I'm running 100 miles this November for @pancreaticcanuk.bsky.social. Day 17/30 and I'm 46 miles down so far. You can keep track of my progress (plodding and fundraising) here www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
100 Miles in November for Pancreatic Cancer UK
Help Philip Gorman raise money to support Pancreatic Cancer UK
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November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'm running 100 miles this November for @pancreaticcanuk.bsky.social. Day 17/30 and I'm 46 miles down so far. You can keep track of my progress (plodding and fundraising) here www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
(I have not logged into LinkedIn in months)
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
(I have not logged into LinkedIn in months)
"Hello everyone, today I'm here to talk about how AI will supercharge productivity across the organis--
Sorry, could you all mute your mics please?
-- across the org. Next slide please. N-no, the one after that. Thanks.
1/
Sorry, could you all mute your mics please?
-- across the org. Next slide please. N-no, the one after that. Thanks.
1/
September 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Hello everyone, today I'm here to talk about how AI will supercharge productivity across the organis--
Sorry, could you all mute your mics please?
-- across the org. Next slide please. N-no, the one after that. Thanks.
1/
Sorry, could you all mute your mics please?
-- across the org. Next slide please. N-no, the one after that. Thanks.
1/
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Too many stories in Ireland have gone unheard. Many a lot like this one. Acclaimed Poet Damian Gorman and Master Uilleann Piper Leonard Barry give it voice through poetry and music – a stunning performance of courage, resilience & hope. 🗓️ Fri 19 Sep 2025 irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/b-o-y-...
B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A - Irish Cultural Centre
Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out B O Y - an unforgettable life in words and music: Followed by a Q&A. Book your tickets today!
irishculturalcentre.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Too many stories in Ireland have gone unheard. Many a lot like this one. Acclaimed Poet Damian Gorman and Master Uilleann Piper Leonard Barry give it voice through poetry and music – a stunning performance of courage, resilience & hope. 🗓️ Fri 19 Sep 2025 irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/b-o-y-...
Signalling fault, points failure AND trespassers on the line? It's the Commuter Hell Trifecta!
March 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Signalling fault, points failure AND trespassers on the line? It's the Commuter Hell Trifecta!
You know what mum's need? Less.
March 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
You know what mum's need? Less.
Not everything needs a comments section.
March 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Not everything needs a comments section.
Imagine being this author, seeing your article and then seeing that your organisation has so little faith in your ability to write that it prompts readers to AISloppify your carefully chosen words into a couple of dreary paragraphs.
March 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Imagine being this author, seeing your article and then seeing that your organisation has so little faith in your ability to write that it prompts readers to AISloppify your carefully chosen words into a couple of dreary paragraphs.
What time is it? Time for bed, I guess.
March 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
What time is it? Time for bed, I guess.
Parliamentary Pudding Club ventured outside the Estate walls for today's pud. Whilst tasty, it lacked three important details:
1. Custard
2. A table around which we could all convene
3. The venerable @fantasticlife.bsky.social
1. Custard
2. A table around which we could all convene
3. The venerable @fantasticlife.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Parliamentary Pudding Club ventured outside the Estate walls for today's pud. Whilst tasty, it lacked three important details:
1. Custard
2. A table around which we could all convene
3. The venerable @fantasticlife.bsky.social
1. Custard
2. A table around which we could all convene
3. The venerable @fantasticlife.bsky.social
Employee satisfaction scores for office workers should be taken with a pinch of salt - over 30% of their job satisfaction on any given day will be directly tied to the number of times they had to authenticate into Microsoft products.
February 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Employee satisfaction scores for office workers should be taken with a pinch of salt - over 30% of their job satisfaction on any given day will be directly tied to the number of times they had to authenticate into Microsoft products.
Did you know as a grown adult you can just buy yourself a bag of chocolate coins? You don't have to wait to find them in your stocking on Christmas morning?
December 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Did you know as a grown adult you can just buy yourself a bag of chocolate coins? You don't have to wait to find them in your stocking on Christmas morning?
Sounds about right.
December 4, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Sounds about right.
@kentonline.co.uk, saying the quiet part out loud on their ad for a premium subscription
December 4, 2024 at 9:25 AM
@kentonline.co.uk, saying the quiet part out loud on their ad for a premium subscription
Request for @bsky.app to introduce collapsing reply threads, a la Reddit. Scrolling for days at the moment, trying to read replies to popular posts.
November 19, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Request for @bsky.app to introduce collapsing reply threads, a la Reddit. Scrolling for days at the moment, trying to read replies to popular posts.
Hello new followers! Chances are if you're following me you're also interested in data on MPs.
I've recently been looking at the data available on MPs in Wikidata, the free, open knowledge base that supports the Wikimedia sites.
Starting a thread on Wikidata queries for MP data:
I've recently been looking at the data available on MPs in Wikidata, the free, open knowledge base that supports the Wikimedia sites.
Starting a thread on Wikidata queries for MP data:
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Hello new followers! Chances are if you're following me you're also interested in data on MPs.
I've recently been looking at the data available on MPs in Wikidata, the free, open knowledge base that supports the Wikimedia sites.
Starting a thread on Wikidata queries for MP data:
I've recently been looking at the data available on MPs in Wikidata, the free, open knowledge base that supports the Wikimedia sites.
Starting a thread on Wikidata queries for MP data:
Gravesend has introduced butt bins, complete with promotional duck mascot. The signs pointing to the bins are meant to be duck feet, but they've ended up looking like arrows pointing directly away from the bins.
November 18, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Gravesend has introduced butt bins, complete with promotional duck mascot. The signs pointing to the bins are meant to be duck feet, but they've ended up looking like arrows pointing directly away from the bins.
We should all collectively make more use of the words nibling (niece or nephew) and pibling (uncle or aunt).
"who is your favourite uncle or aunt?"
Too many words.
"who is your favourite pibling?"
Much more efficient.
"who is your favourite uncle or aunt?"
Too many words.
"who is your favourite pibling?"
Much more efficient.
November 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM
We should all collectively make more use of the words nibling (niece or nephew) and pibling (uncle or aunt).
"who is your favourite uncle or aunt?"
Too many words.
"who is your favourite pibling?"
Much more efficient.
"who is your favourite uncle or aunt?"
Too many words.
"who is your favourite pibling?"
Much more efficient.
Not even 7 o'clock and I've had to explain that the man on the (children's!) radio show is talking about something that happened a long, long time ago at daddy's work, and I'm not in any danger.
November 5, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Not even 7 o'clock and I've had to explain that the man on the (children's!) radio show is talking about something that happened a long, long time ago at daddy's work, and I'm not in any danger.
"if you want to feel confident at work, dress like you belong there"
Right, got it:
Right, got it:
September 16, 2024 at 11:57 AM
"if you want to feel confident at work, dress like you belong there"
Right, got it:
Right, got it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2... reminded of this today.
Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2024 at 11:36 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2... reminded of this today.
Great reporting, I like how they scrutinised the data collection practices of the McDonald's survey and looked in the whole at the percentage of pay each generation is spending on different goods and services*.
*Reader, they did not do any of that.
*Reader, they did not do any of that.
September 5, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Great reporting, I like how they scrutinised the data collection practices of the McDonald's survey and looked in the whole at the percentage of pay each generation is spending on different goods and services*.
*Reader, they did not do any of that.
*Reader, they did not do any of that.
First jerk chicken of the new Parliament (for me, anyway). Will keep you posted on whether it still lives up to the hype.
August 29, 2024 at 12:38 PM
First jerk chicken of the new Parliament (for me, anyway). Will keep you posted on whether it still lives up to the hype.