Sam
@samdolan.bsky.social
Dad and son. Lecturer in Sheffield, UK. Physics, astronomy, maths, football (#ITFC), folk, fun and anti-fascism. D&D. Black holes and gravitational waves.
Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Re-watched "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" tonight. It really is a one-off. With an innocent, hopeful vision of a different world at its heart. It has influenced some much in film and TV since 1977, from Jurassic Park to Stranger Things.
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Re-watched "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" tonight. It really is a one-off. With an innocent, hopeful vision of a different world at its heart. It has influenced some much in film and TV since 1977, from Jurassic Park to Stranger Things.
How's work, you kindly enquire?
Well, when I received this all-staff missive from the Vice-Chancellor, I nearly threw my laptop across the room.
Otherwise all good, apart from all the redundancies.
Well, when I received this all-staff missive from the Vice-Chancellor, I nearly threw my laptop across the room.
Otherwise all good, apart from all the redundancies.
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
How's work, you kindly enquire?
Well, when I received this all-staff missive from the Vice-Chancellor, I nearly threw my laptop across the room.
Otherwise all good, apart from all the redundancies.
Well, when I received this all-staff missive from the Vice-Chancellor, I nearly threw my laptop across the room.
Otherwise all good, apart from all the redundancies.
(sniffle) goodbye old friend 🫡
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
(sniffle) goodbye old friend 🫡
Call me paranoid, but this statement seems a little bit fishy ...
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Call me paranoid, but this statement seems a little bit fishy ...
<This is clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at on the internet>
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
<This is clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at on the internet>
FOR SALE: Fixer-upper, downtown location, walkable neighbourhood. Historical legacy. Inspection advised. Rent $$$ competitive. Perfect for nihilists, squatters and foreign intelligence agencies.
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
FOR SALE: Fixer-upper, downtown location, walkable neighbourhood. Historical legacy. Inspection advised. Rent $$$ competitive. Perfect for nihilists, squatters and foreign intelligence agencies.
the Government statement here is so naive.
The Maccabi Ultras are committed hooligans.
To conflate Maccabi ultras with British Jews is offensive all round.
Please leave operational decisions to the police, and please don't imply that WM police decisions are coloured by anti-semitism.
The Maccabi Ultras are committed hooligans.
To conflate Maccabi ultras with British Jews is offensive all round.
Please leave operational decisions to the police, and please don't imply that WM police decisions are coloured by anti-semitism.
October 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the Government statement here is so naive.
The Maccabi Ultras are committed hooligans.
To conflate Maccabi ultras with British Jews is offensive all round.
Please leave operational decisions to the police, and please don't imply that WM police decisions are coloured by anti-semitism.
The Maccabi Ultras are committed hooligans.
To conflate Maccabi ultras with British Jews is offensive all round.
Please leave operational decisions to the police, and please don't imply that WM police decisions are coloured by anti-semitism.
"You've lost the news!"
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"You've lost the news!"
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Somewhere deep underground, thieves are shouting at the work-experience kid:
"Whaddaya mean you DROPPED the priceless crown of the Empress Eugénie??"
"Whaddaya mean you DROPPED the priceless crown of the Empress Eugénie??"
October 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Somewhere deep underground, thieves are shouting at the work-experience kid:
"Whaddaya mean you DROPPED the priceless crown of the Empress Eugénie??"
"Whaddaya mean you DROPPED the priceless crown of the Empress Eugénie??"
at this point Robert Jenrick is just a poor man's Naomi Wolf
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
at this point Robert Jenrick is just a poor man's Naomi Wolf
Mamdani: I want all New Yorkers to feel they belong
Cuomo: This guy is so divisive!
Cuomo: This guy is so divisive!
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Mamdani: I want all New Yorkers to feel they belong
Cuomo: This guy is so divisive!
Cuomo: This guy is so divisive!
the Skills Wallet is back, baby!
Let's party like it's 2019
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nationa...
Let's party like it's 2019
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nationa...
October 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the Skills Wallet is back, baby!
Let's party like it's 2019
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nationa...
Let's party like it's 2019
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nationa...
it is galling to read this when the pay rise for university staff was 1.4% this year.
October 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
it is galling to read this when the pay rise for university staff was 1.4% this year.
so much hype about AI knocking about.
Such poor-taste headlines were only a matter of time ...
Such poor-taste headlines were only a matter of time ...
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
so much hype about AI knocking about.
Such poor-taste headlines were only a matter of time ...
Such poor-taste headlines were only a matter of time ...
Shane Lowry, earlier today
September 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Shane Lowry, earlier today
Finally!
Liberté, égalité, cuppa-tèa
Liberté, égalité, cuppa-tèa
September 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Finally!
Liberté, égalité, cuppa-tèa
Liberté, égalité, cuppa-tèa
How athletics commentators imagine the life of a 26-year old veteran world champion
September 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
How athletics commentators imagine the life of a 26-year old veteran world champion
He's not named in the report, but his comments do seem to be of a piece with those of the SMT that the report highlighted ...
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
He's not named in the report, but his comments do seem to be of a piece with those of the SMT that the report highlighted ...
