Richard Taylor PhD
@r-c-a-d.bsky.social
all my writing is gluten-free, but may be subject to environmental contamination
Had a great GF fish and chips at the Brownlee Arms in Horsforth last weekend - thanks again brownleearms.co.uk
Home | Contemporary pub in Horsforth | Brownlee Arms
The Brownlee Arms is a contemporary pub in the leafy suburb of Horsforth. It was named to honour the Brownlee brothers who won medals at the 2012 Olympics and grew up in the local area. A cosy yet mod...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Had a great GF fish and chips at the Brownlee Arms in Horsforth last weekend - thanks again brownleearms.co.uk
TNT Sport continues to grab UK sports rights and put previously free-to-air events behind its giant paywall. I guess, like the Tour de France, I wont be watching the Commonwealth Games next year... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster
The subscription channel takes over from the BBC which had been the principal partner since 1954 and provided free-to-air coverage.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
TNT Sport continues to grab UK sports rights and put previously free-to-air events behind its giant paywall. I guess, like the Tour de France, I wont be watching the Commonwealth Games next year... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For the avoidance of any doubt, I am not the same Richard Taylor mentioned in this article, and I am a fan of Steve Coogan www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
I won’t apologise for The Lost King – Leicester University’s treatment of Philippa Langley is a profound injustice | Steve Coogan
I was sued over my film that gave a voice to the committed ‘amateur’ whose pivotal role in the search for the remains of Richard III was drowned out by louder voices in academia
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October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
For the avoidance of any doubt, I am not the same Richard Taylor mentioned in this article, and I am a fan of Steve Coogan www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Very informative video, with a great quote near the end "There's nothing to be gained from continuing to interact with people who are bringing negativity into your life" which for me right now means not clicking on "Trending" topics that I know are going to annoy me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
YouTube video by Veritasium
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October 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Very informative video, with a great quote near the end "There's nothing to be gained from continuing to interact with people who are bringing negativity into your life" which for me right now means not clicking on "Trending" topics that I know are going to annoy me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo...
Due to lack of interest and continued brain-fog I am going to take a potentially permanent hiatus from writing (again) www.patreon.com/posts/eddie-...
Eddie Shore Rides No More | Richard Taylor
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October 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Due to lack of interest and continued brain-fog I am going to take a potentially permanent hiatus from writing (again) www.patreon.com/posts/eddie-...
It was my birthday recently and a nice surprise was that my local pub has a GF beer on tap!
September 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It was my birthday recently and a nice surprise was that my local pub has a GF beer on tap!
This terrace in Birmingham caught my eye a couple of weeks ago - why have people made the upstairs windows smaller?
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This terrace in Birmingham caught my eye a couple of weeks ago - why have people made the upstairs windows smaller?
When you get your walk in before the day turns rainy, you've earned a nice little rest on the sofa
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
When you get your walk in before the day turns rainy, you've earned a nice little rest on the sofa
If you've suffered from long COVID then maybe don't try and do a 200km cycle ride. Easy mistake to make... richardtaylor.co.uk/threads/r_c_...
Long COVID and Brain Fog - Part 4
A significant setback and reset with long COVID and brain fog
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September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you've suffered from long COVID then maybe don't try and do a 200km cycle ride. Easy mistake to make... richardtaylor.co.uk/threads/r_c_...
I also came across this shop in Paris. I think the notice says they can fix anything from 1940 onwards?
August 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I also came across this shop in Paris. I think the notice says they can fix anything from 1940 onwards?
Didn't realise Paris did personalised tea pots, tea bags and sugar cubes
August 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Didn't realise Paris did personalised tea pots, tea bags and sugar cubes
I've been running my website richardtaylor.co.uk since 1999 ... so I must be at least 26 years old ... which is more than 18, got it?
Richard Taylor : Maths Tutor
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July 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I've been running my website richardtaylor.co.uk since 1999 ... so I must be at least 26 years old ... which is more than 18, got it?
Great to see @theprimitives.bsky.social on top form at Guilfest yesterday (and thanks for playing "Spacehead")
July 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Great to see @theprimitives.bsky.social on top form at Guilfest yesterday (and thanks for playing "Spacehead")
Every time you see a "celeb" getting free publicity on TV for their new book, think of all the unknown authors' dreams that just died a little bit richardtaylor.co.uk/threads/r_c_...
Cautionary Notes for Aspiring Writers
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July 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Every time you see a "celeb" getting free publicity on TV for their new book, think of all the unknown authors' dreams that just died a little bit richardtaylor.co.uk/threads/r_c_...
Whatever your views, "if civil liberties mean anything, they must survive protest that offends. Democracy can’t just tolerate disagreement, it must stomach defiance" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Palestine Action: if red paint is terrorism, what isn’t? | Editorial
Editorial: Labelling direct action as an act of terror criminalises dissent, chills speech and redefines nuisance as extremism under the banner of national security
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June 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Whatever your views, "if civil liberties mean anything, they must survive protest that offends. Democracy can’t just tolerate disagreement, it must stomach defiance" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Went to @boileroom.bsky.social last night and saw The Smiths Ltd play to a small but very enthusiatic crowd. Great night out! www.thesmithsltd.co.uk
The Smiths Tribute Band - The Smiths Ltd
The Smiths Tribute band, the Smiths Ltd are based in Manchester, the hometown of Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce.
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June 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Went to @boileroom.bsky.social last night and saw The Smiths Ltd play to a small but very enthusiatic crowd. Great night out! www.thesmithsltd.co.uk
I'm trying to learn HTR with Hyper-Parity ... I may be away for some time!
May 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I'm trying to learn HTR with Hyper-Parity ... I may be away for some time!
Scanning my old blog I realised that Google still owes me £20.55 more than 7 years after I closed my adsense account. I hope they are adding on interest... eddie-shore.blogspot.com/2022/04/unpa...
Unpaid balance on your AdSense account
The reason I removed ads from this blog (years ago) was that after several years of posting I still hadn't received enough revenue to get p...
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April 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Scanning my old blog I realised that Google still owes me £20.55 more than 7 years after I closed my adsense account. I hope they are adding on interest... eddie-shore.blogspot.com/2022/04/unpa...
Eddie Shore wrote this re-review of Revenge of the Sith over 11 years ago - he still stands by it - and I agree with him eddie-shore.blogspot.com/2014/10/reve...
Revenge of the Sith
In a moment of weakness I decided to watch Revenge of the Sith again last night. The only surprise was just how angry the terrible story st...
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April 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Eddie Shore wrote this re-review of Revenge of the Sith over 11 years ago - he still stands by it - and I agree with him eddie-shore.blogspot.com/2014/10/reve...
3 years ago today we brought Lyra home to start her chilled-out retirement with us. I'll be making my annual donation to a rescue charity today - to help other dogs abandonned by the cruel gambling industry.
April 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
3 years ago today we brought Lyra home to start her chilled-out retirement with us. I'll be making my annual donation to a rescue charity today - to help other dogs abandonned by the cruel gambling industry.
As if replacing authors with AI wasn't enough, the corporations stole everyone's existing books to build the AI in the first place! #metabookthieves www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’
Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models
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April 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
As if replacing authors with AI wasn't enough, the corporations stole everyone's existing books to build the AI in the first place! #metabookthieves www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
The biggest threat to humanity is not that AI becomes super smart and takes over. The biggest threat is that humanity becomes super dumb by trusting parrot machines to be correct all of the time [they are not].
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Richard Taylor : AI AI Oh
How do I fix this?
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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The biggest threat to humanity is not that AI becomes super smart and takes over. The biggest threat is that humanity becomes super dumb by trusting parrot machines to be correct all of the time [they are not].
richardtaylor.co.uk/stories/ai-a...
richardtaylor.co.uk/stories/ai-a...
Is this fallen tree trying to grow legs?
March 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Is this fallen tree trying to grow legs?
My manifesto on why AI companies should keep their fake hands off creative works. A lesson in how fiction will become fact in the coming flood of parrot machines trusted by fools richardtaylor.co.uk/stories/move...
Richard Taylor : Move Along Please
I do not grant any individual or commercial entity the right to use any work on this website for the purpose of training so-called AI models, or any other use for that matter beyond reading it in the ...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
My manifesto on why AI companies should keep their fake hands off creative works. A lesson in how fiction will become fact in the coming flood of parrot machines trusted by fools richardtaylor.co.uk/stories/move...