Chris Jones
@therealchrisjones.bsky.social
Oh you know, carbon-based life-form, bipedal. Trying to figure out how to spend his 4000 weeks most meaningfully while causing little-est damage. Likes medieval stuff, poems, books, history, walking, talking, radio, blankets, his family and dog. The usual.
End of semester gift from student:
April 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
End of semester gift from student:
Flowers from my students today: "we've been thinking of you professor".
April 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Flowers from my students today: "we've been thinking of you professor".
Middle-aged man date.
February 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Middle-aged man date.
Me and TQ aced the Guardian crossword (for 1st time ever) on Valentine's Day on Friday. Already feel that may be the high point of the whole of 2025. www.theguardian.com/crosswords/w...
Weekend crossword No 735
Weekend crossword No 735
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February 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Me and TQ aced the Guardian crossword (for 1st time ever) on Valentine's Day on Friday. Already feel that may be the high point of the whole of 2025. www.theguardian.com/crosswords/w...
Ten years old today.
February 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Ten years old today.
Industry that profited by the billions in secretly ripping off all other forms of human productivity and creative endeavour without seeking or gaining consent, is now upset that competitor has done the same to them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI ‘reviewing’ allegations that its AI models were used to make DeepSeek
ChatGPT creator warns Chinese startups are ‘constantly’ using its technology to develop competing products
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January 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Industry that profited by the billions in secretly ripping off all other forms of human productivity and creative endeavour without seeking or gaining consent, is now upset that competitor has done the same to them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Main teaching goal this semester: get students to stop calling plays "novels" or "books." Also stuck this on my door, hoping student will photograph, repost, someone else will stick on their door and we will soon have infinite regress of door posters on doors. Then retire.
January 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Main teaching goal this semester: get students to stop calling plays "novels" or "books." Also stuck this on my door, hoping student will photograph, repost, someone else will stick on their door and we will soon have infinite regress of door posters on doors. Then retire.
Sunday afternoon project. Possibly a political allegory? 1/6
January 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Sunday afternoon project. Possibly a political allegory? 1/6
Here's my 1st ever bsky post! And it's an internet tip (ikr, unlikely). Fed up with the AI generated summary at the top of every google search that no-one asked for and is killing the planet? Add the Ecosia extension to chrome to get rid of it: otherwise returns same results. www.ecosia.org/browser
The greenest browser on Earth
The Ecosia Browser has built-in green features that make it simple to be climate active every day. We produce 25Wh of renewable energy each day you browse.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here's my 1st ever bsky post! And it's an internet tip (ikr, unlikely). Fed up with the AI generated summary at the top of every google search that no-one asked for and is killing the planet? Add the Ecosia extension to chrome to get rid of it: otherwise returns same results. www.ecosia.org/browser