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They/them. Someone who can be found getting overly excited about a multitude of things.
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Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
"A system built on specialisation, efficiency", that right there is the death knell for the current university system in the UK, if (big if) government pushes it through. They actively don't want HE to grow, they will intervene, apparently, to help it shrink.
per this morning's education committee.
per this morning's education committee.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dave watched this government Education Committee meeting so you didn’t have to. But you do have to read his summary (if you have any interest in the future of HE)
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It is announcement season at Ki - we are thrilled to welcome @peat.bsky.social and his epic fantasy murder mystery to the agency. Peat is represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It is announcement season at Ki - we are thrilled to welcome @peat.bsky.social and his epic fantasy murder mystery to the agency. Peat is represented by @knifewitch.bsky.social
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/peat-lo...
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Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Here we are then, the article I have been whining about for well over a year. Written with @robinskyer.bsky.social, our article explores failure and crip temporalities in UKHE and is published today with the Sociological Review
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
doi-org.soton.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0038...
#bipolar #Sociology
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This essay is beautiful and painful.
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This essay is beautiful and painful.
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My feelings about the BBC are largely in line with my feelings about the NHS.
I think it is vital we have a publicly owned and funded broadcaster and its enemies are my enemies, but I *detest* the way it's talked about as some gift to the peasantry we're supposed to be fawningly grateful for.
I think it is vital we have a publicly owned and funded broadcaster and its enemies are my enemies, but I *detest* the way it's talked about as some gift to the peasantry we're supposed to be fawningly grateful for.
Revealing division in my timeline between (1) my insider friends who have lived privileged lives who are very keen that we defend the BBC and think it's important it survives and (2) my outsider friends who feel (at best) ambivalent about the BBC's survival.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
My feelings about the BBC are largely in line with my feelings about the NHS.
I think it is vital we have a publicly owned and funded broadcaster and its enemies are my enemies, but I *detest* the way it's talked about as some gift to the peasantry we're supposed to be fawningly grateful for.
I think it is vital we have a publicly owned and funded broadcaster and its enemies are my enemies, but I *detest* the way it's talked about as some gift to the peasantry we're supposed to be fawningly grateful for.
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This is a delightful read about a really fun, not uniquely British phenomenon but definitely not a worldwide one, on Hollow Ways, which I personally consider to be deeply sacred spaces
There’s a lovely article here about them. Just if you’re interested. I bet goats have fallen on cars. Probably out of sheer belligerence.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
England's mysterious sunken roads
A new mapping project by Natural England will help unearth the deep history and mystery of this ancient network of subterranean tracks.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is a delightful read about a really fun, not uniquely British phenomenon but definitely not a worldwide one, on Hollow Ways, which I personally consider to be deeply sacred spaces
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Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships.
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
Discover Project Hanuman: A Unique Sci-Fi Adventure
Discover 'Project Hanuman', a thrilling adventure of galactic civilizations, survival, and community. Get your copy now!
stewarthotston.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships.
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
#spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction
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The legislation is so ludicrous, even the police look embarrassed when called upon to enforce it.
Hundreds of elderly people charged under anti-terrorism laws because of a cardboard sign.
Hundreds of elderly people charged under anti-terrorism laws because of a cardboard sign.
Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
New advice could undermine the Palestine Action ban
www.newstatesman.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The legislation is so ludicrous, even the police look embarrassed when called upon to enforce it.
Hundreds of elderly people charged under anti-terrorism laws because of a cardboard sign.
Hundreds of elderly people charged under anti-terrorism laws because of a cardboard sign.
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For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Schools cannot solve all our problems
The limits of ‘put it in the curriculum’ politics
howtorunacountry.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
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“Pup in Flight” - pastels, charcoal, and removed signpost nubbin, drawn by David Zinn on January 25, 2018
This and many other ephemeral creatures can be found in Underfoot Menagerie, available now at zinnart.com!
zinnart.com/products/und...
This and many other ephemeral creatures can be found in Underfoot Menagerie, available now at zinnart.com!
zinnart.com/products/und...
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Pup in Flight” - pastels, charcoal, and removed signpost nubbin, drawn by David Zinn on January 25, 2018
This and many other ephemeral creatures can be found in Underfoot Menagerie, available now at zinnart.com!
zinnart.com/products/und...
This and many other ephemeral creatures can be found in Underfoot Menagerie, available now at zinnart.com!
zinnart.com/products/und...
I am awake and deeply unimpressed about it. This is particularly galling as I've spent the last two hours trying to sleep and getting *more* awake rather than less.
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I am awake and deeply unimpressed about it. This is particularly galling as I've spent the last two hours trying to sleep and getting *more* awake rather than less.
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November has started - suit up, hop aboard and blast off with us for a month of sharing our love for all things SF! #ScifiMonth2025
ScifiMonth 2025: freestyling
Close your eyes. Feel that strange sensation whooshing over your skin? That's the dislocating feeling of being whirled away to another place and time. November is here, which means ScifiMonth when we share our love of a favourite genre with an amazing crew of geeks across the verse. Let's do this!
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November 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
November has started - suit up, hop aboard and blast off with us for a month of sharing our love for all things SF! #ScifiMonth2025
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Dogs may have a more profound impact on reducing human stress levels than previously thought. They regulate both major stress pathways in the brain, keeping us in a healthy "sweet spot" for handling stress, according to researchers. theconversation.com/dogs-are-hel...
Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
A new study finds that dogs’ mitigation of human stress is more biologically complex than scientists previously understood.
theconversation.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Dogs may have a more profound impact on reducing human stress levels than previously thought. They regulate both major stress pathways in the brain, keeping us in a healthy "sweet spot" for handling stress, according to researchers. theconversation.com/dogs-are-hel...
Seeing 5am without choosing to sucks. I did eventually get to sleep but I feel like my day has been all thrown out of whack and Sunday blues struck early.
July 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Seeing 5am without choosing to sucks. I did eventually get to sleep but I feel like my day has been all thrown out of whack and Sunday blues struck early.
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one final weekend bump for this!
New fic from me! And That's Why We Don't Joke About Necromancy, my Fandom Trumps Hate fic:
💙fake documentary / artifact fic
❤️11.5k, T and up
💙WangXian, Yanli/Zixuan, and a hint of Chengqing
❤️surprise appearances throughout
archiveofourown.org/works/67967221
💙fake documentary / artifact fic
❤️11.5k, T and up
💙WangXian, Yanli/Zixuan, and a hint of Chengqing
❤️surprise appearances throughout
archiveofourown.org/works/67967221
And That's Why We Don't Joke About Necromancy - twigofwillow - 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
July 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
one final weekend bump for this!
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#Booksky Looking for #Fridayreads #Weekendreads and/or #PrideMonthreads? Check out the Pride StoryBundle for 14 terrific queer books for $25 and help support Rainbow Railroad too!
#Booksy In the mood for some terrific queer romantic fantasy and more? We got you! Check out the Pride StoryBundle for these great titles by Ginn Hale and Seth Haddon plus sapphic cyberpunk, queer short fiction, mysteries and more! storybundle.com/pride
June 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#Booksky Looking for #Fridayreads #Weekendreads and/or #PrideMonthreads? Check out the Pride StoryBundle for 14 terrific queer books for $25 and help support Rainbow Railroad too!
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“Because technology is so ubiquitous, TFA [tech-facilitated abuse] occurs in most cases of intimate partner violence. And those whose jobs entail protecting victims and survivors and holding abusive actors accountable struggle to get a handle on this multifaceted problem.”
The quest to defend against tech in intimate partner violence
From remotely-controlled smart cars to menacing Netflix messages, tech-facilitated abuse is keeping up with the times.
www.technologyreview.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Because technology is so ubiquitous, TFA [tech-facilitated abuse] occurs in most cases of intimate partner violence. And those whose jobs entail protecting victims and survivors and holding abusive actors accountable struggle to get a handle on this multifaceted problem.”
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Several Collected Threads On Ace Representation in Literature
What it says on the tin. Three threads I did on ace rep in literature!
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You can support more research on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/do...
What it says on the tin. Three threads I did on ace rep in literature!
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You can support more research on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/do...
Several Collected Threads On Ace Representation in Literature | by S.L. Dove Cooper | Apr, 2025 | Medium
Note: This is a series of related threads I did on Bluesky on April 15th, 2025. Now in a more accessible and less ephemeral format! Let’s talk ace rep and literature! I’m going to assume you’ve all…
dovelynnwriter.medium.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Several Collected Threads On Ace Representation in Literature
What it says on the tin. Three threads I did on ace rep in literature!
dovelynnwriter.mediu...
You can support more research on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/do...
What it says on the tin. Three threads I did on ace rep in literature!
dovelynnwriter.mediu...
You can support more research on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/do...
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Oh LOOK it's more Witcher 4 horse hot takes from yours truly, this time on Rock Paper Shotgun 😱💖
www.rockpapershotgun.com/could-the-wi...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/could-the-wi...
June 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Oh LOOK it's more Witcher 4 horse hot takes from yours truly, this time on Rock Paper Shotgun 😱💖
www.rockpapershotgun.com/could-the-wi...
www.rockpapershotgun.com/could-the-wi...
Went to see the cinema screening of the Met's performance of the Barber of Seville yesterday. While it looked like a wonderful version of it, my head is still screaming at me as the sound and the subtitles and the picture were out of sync for the entirety of the performance.
June 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Went to see the cinema screening of the Met's performance of the Barber of Seville yesterday. While it looked like a wonderful version of it, my head is still screaming at me as the sound and the subtitles and the picture were out of sync for the entirety of the performance.
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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com
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"Staged at London’s The Space Theatre, the reading will be broadcast globally via a livestream. All profits are going to the UK-based trans charity, Not A Phase." They even have group rates if you want to do a watch party
“This production makes that queerness explicit, reclaiming the story through the lived experiences of trans and nonbinary artists.” #TransRightsAreHumanRights www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/28/s...
Sir Ian McKellen to open all-trans production of Shakespeare classic
Sir Ian McKellen is to open a new production of the Shakespeare classic Twelfth Night that will feature all trans and non-binary performers.
www.thepinknews.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"Staged at London’s The Space Theatre, the reading will be broadcast globally via a livestream. All profits are going to the UK-based trans charity, Not A Phase." They even have group rates if you want to do a watch party
I might have been a tad optimistic thinking I would be in good enough shape to go listen to live music the same day as 2 trains. If nothing else I will definitely need to be horizontal for a few hours.
May 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I might have been a tad optimistic thinking I would be in good enough shape to go listen to live music the same day as 2 trains. If nothing else I will definitely need to be horizontal for a few hours.
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Hansard transcript of yesterday's debate on the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the UK House of Commons hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
Docs bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
#DUABill #DataBill #digitalID #transrights #AIlaw #genAI etc.
Successful amendments go back to the Lords next week.
Docs bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
#DUABill #DataBill #digitalID #transrights #AIlaw #genAI etc.
Successful amendments go back to the Lords next week.
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Hansard transcript of yesterday's debate on the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the UK House of Commons hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
Docs bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
#DUABill #DataBill #digitalID #transrights #AIlaw #genAI etc.
Successful amendments go back to the Lords next week.
Docs bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/p...
#DUABill #DataBill #digitalID #transrights #AIlaw #genAI etc.
Successful amendments go back to the Lords next week.