David Weir

Oh wait, that's not Down On The Corner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd-TcsB871M

My partner brought home a cute but immensely frustrating English-language toddler board book from the library the other day. Part of a series basically about how to be polite if you want stuff.

(I don't want to be more specific as I think it's a perfectly good book, just symptomatic of a […]

A single green seat on a tram, photographed from the side. Outside a rainy night in Helsinki can be seen. There are two perfect, clean, wet footprints in front of the seat, and no sign of the person they belonged to.

For spooky season: a ghost passenger on the tram:

A single green seat on a tram, photographed from the side. Outside a rainy night in Helsinki can be seen. There are two perfect, clean, wet footprints in front of the seat, and no sign of the person they belonged to.

For spooky season: a ghost passenger on the tram:

Our university published an AI chat bot that gives guidance on how to apply for funding from the Academy of Finland.

When it gives wrong information, it's the responsibility of the applicants who were mislead and whose applications were rejected.

I don't understand how a university would want […]

Vaakapylväskaavio eri ryhmien ostovoimasta vuosien varrella (2024-2027). Eniten laskenut on yksinhuoltajien ostovoima, kun taas esimerkiksi hyvätuloisten perheiden ostovoima on vakaasti kasvanut.

[fipol]

Ai tuo natina? Se on vaan suomen gini-kerroin pikkuhiljaa kasvaamassa.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20188285

Suddenly all the leaves are gone from the whitebeams, leaving the red berries behind.

Seems to me like there really aren't so many berries this year as usual. I don't think the waxwings will be impressed.

[fedi pondering]

I just went through my follows/followers. I unfollowed people who haven't posted in years and whom I don't know IRL. And I followed some new people (hi!). I might do some more following later on.

The thing about Fedi is how much churn there is. People join up, get bored, find […]

Dagens intressanta tråd skulle kunna vara en tråd med rubriken:

"Saker jag lärt mig på internet som visat sig vara sanna/nyttiga/bra att veta".

Jag kan börja:

Alla lakan har sin informationslapp påsydd i det vänstra nedre hörnet. Kolla var lappen sitter innan du breder ut lakanet när du byter […]

An old newspaper clipping from 1935. On the right a story "Opening of the Mills Observatory. Formally handed Over with £4000 to Council. Highly Efficient and Going Concern." On the left "People in the News; Earl Howe's Daughter Engaged" with an image of a glamorous woman, in a hat, with a large mink fur ruff adorning her shoulders. It says "Motor Racing Families' Romance" - which sounds very racy!

Searching 1935 Newspaper archives in prep for the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mills Observatory 90th bday party & 😲 it was opened with a kitty of £4000 (£¼ million today)! Philanthropist John Mills sure gave #Dundee a fine gift. Also 🥰 the Earl's glamourous daughter!🔭
Mon 27th Oct 🎟️: www.dundeecity.gov.uk/events/event...

Hyvää Euroopan kuurosokeiden päivää!

#kuurosokea #deafblind #vammaisuus #Disability

The book cover of the second edition of geocompr.

📚 I have a few misprinted (black and white) hardcovers of Geocomputation with R.

Happy to send them to readers in Europe.

Email me if you’d like one — if there’s lots of interest, I’ll draw randomly. Shipping costs optional.

#Gischat #Giveaway #RStats #RSpatial #geocompr

Vihertävästä tulipallosta kymmeniä havaintoja – tähtiharrastaja: ”Tämä on se iso, mitä on odotettu” Sunnuntai-iltana nähdystä tulipallosta on kirjattu Ursan Taivaanvahti-palveluun useita kymmeniä havaintoja. Se tallentui vaasalaisen tähtiharrastajan katolla oleviin valvontakameroihin.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20189219

Stjärnorna (av Edith Södergran)

När natten kommer
står jag på trappan och lyssnar,
stjärnorna svärma i trädgården
och jag står i mörkret.
Hör, en stjärna föll med en klang!
Gå icke ut i gräset med bara fötter;
min trädgård är full av skärvor.

Vihertävästä tulipallosta kymmeniä havaintoja – tähtiharrastaja: ”Tämä on se iso, mitä on odotettu” Sunnuntai-iltana nähdystä tulipallosta on kirjattu Ursan Taivaanvahti-palveluun useita kymmeniä havaintoja. Se tallentui vaasalaisen tähtiharrastajan katolla oleviin valvontakameroihin.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20189219

Stjärnorna (av Edith Södergran)

När natten kommer
står jag på trappan och lyssnar,
stjärnorna svärma i trädgården
och jag står i mörkret.
Hör, en stjärna föll med en klang!
Gå icke ut i gräset med bara fötter;
min trädgård är full av skärvor.

Olen ollut täällä jo usean vuoden mutta ehkä #esittely on paikallaan varsinkin kun vaihdoin instanssia tänä vuonna.

Olen aika tuore eläkeläinen, työskennellyt ohjelmisto-insinööreilyn parissa. Siitä viimeiset 15 vuotta open source -maailmassa, LibreOfficen parissa. Nykyään harrastan löhöilyä […]

A chocolate loaf cake on a chopping board. The end has clearly been eaten already, as it has a distinctly asymmetrical appearance. Part of the agreeably hento pink loaf tin is visible at the top.

[food, baking]

Inspired by @sinituulia here is my very lazy Sunday baking, a chocolate loaf cake. We have seriously out-of-date (but still happy) buckwheat flour, so one third of the flour is buckwheat (I am channelling my inner Breton). And I was too […]

[Original post on mementomori.social]

A chocolate loaf cake on a chopping board. The end has clearly been eaten already, as it has a distinctly asymmetrical appearance. Part of the agreeably hento pink loaf tin is visible at the top.

[food, baking]

Inspired by @sinituulia here is my very lazy Sunday baking, a chocolate loaf cake. We have seriously out-of-date (but still happy) buckwheat flour, so one third of the flour is buckwheat (I am channelling my inner Breton). And I was too […]

[Original post on mementomori.social]

This should have been big news!

Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]

Nestled deep within a lush, verdant forest, this narrow trail invites hikers into a world of tranquil solitude and natural beauty. The path, a winding ribbon of earthy brown, is gently bordered by moss-covered rocks and boulders, their vibrant green hues suggesting centuries of undisturbed growth. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy above, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow across the forest floor, where fallen leaves and pine needles create a soft, rustling carpet.

Moss blankets the forest floor and climbs up the sides of ancient trees, its vivid green hues contrasting beautifully with the darker bark and scattered brown leaves. Ferns, delicate and intricate, emerge from the undergrowth, their fronds swaying gently in the light forest breeze. A small, trickling stream crosses the path, its rocky bed glistening with moisture, adding a soothing soundtrack to the tranquil scene.

Nestled deep within an ancient forest, this enchanting trail winds its way through a lush, green sanctuary. The path, a narrow ribbon of earthy brown, is softly bordered by vibrant moss-covered mounds that seem to glow with an almost magical luminescence. The moss, a rich emerald green, blankets the rocks and ground, creating a plush carpet that adds to the forest's serene ambiance. Towering trees, their trunks dark and sturdy, rise majestically on either side of the trail, their branches weaving a dense canopy overhead. Filtered sunlight dances through the leaves, casting dappled shadows and bathing the forest floor in a soft, ethereal light. Ferns and other undergrowth add layers of texture and depth, their delicate fronds swaying gently in the light forest breeze.

Last photos from that day in the #schwarzwald . We were pretty surprised when we came to the part shown in the last photo. The #moss was so thick there - like a real carpet! I've never seen such before. I found it pretty hard to get a photo that pays the […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

On aurinkoista ja hieman utuista, aurinko paistaa kuvaajan takaa. Etualalla moottoritiellä seisovia autoja, joiden keskellä kävelee pelastustyöntekijä. Taustalla puita sekä taivasta. Taivaalla on vaalea kaari, joka on liian leveä ja liian väritön ollakseen sateenkaari. Vasemmassa yläkulmassa Ylen logo.

Mikähän ilmiö on tuo taivaalla näkyvä kaari?

Kuva tämän uutisen videosta: https://yle.fi/a/74-20189089

#valoilmiö

Screenshot of the Thermal Trace app, linked in the post. Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia are visible in the map window. Overlaid is a heatmap showing the “annual minimum feels-like temperature” for the year 2020. The colours of the map are (hopefully perceptually uniform, colour-blind accessible) purples and oranges. South west ish Finland (Varsinais-Suomi, Pohjanmaa, Häme, Uusimaa) is sort of orangey purple, the rest is a deeper purple, while northern Finland and Sweden (i.e. Sápmi) are a pleasant violet colour (although given this represents minimum feels-like temperatures down in the -40s, probably not pleasant itself).

Apropos of the last-but-one boost

If you want to go straight to the heat- and cold stress maps, visit:
https://thermaltrace.climate.copernicus.eu/

AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.

South Korea pushed AI hard in schools. The national program was aborted within months, following massive pushback from students, parents and teachers, after a fortune had already been spent by both the government and education publishers
restofworld.org/2025/south-k...

[scotpol]

Heard part of an interview with Ross Greer (Scottish Greens) on BBC Radio Scotland this morning. I have to say I was very impressed; no waffle and he seemed better informed than the interviewer. Of course it’s easy to defend your record when you’re in opposition (and were essentially […]

A selfie of a person on top of a slightly icy mountain. They look dressed for coolish weather, with a fetching turquoise wool hat and a red soft shell, as well as a black neck thingy. A metre-high cairn of stones is visible behind them, and beyond slightly (but not very) pointy hills stretch into the distance. It is a cloudy, but not particularly dull day.

[Selfie, ec]

On this day, at about this time, four years ago, I was apparently on the top of Bynack More in the Cairngorms.

Screenshot of part of my CV: - Surname: Weir - First names: David James: - Researcher identifier (ORCID): [url cut off] - Date of CV: 22.9.2024

You can tell when I last submitted a funding application because my CV on my personal website will be exactly that old.

Sure, I am a German (and a UK) citizen. But English is my mother tongue, and the language that the vast majority of my audience on Mastodon uses. I actually see my role as part translator of what is said in the German language environment into something non-Germans can use.

And use whatever […]

Ah.

Being told this morning to write in German about a Berlin transport story rather than in English.

And when I tell the person in no uncertain terms I will post in whatever language I like, thank you, and whatever is most appropriate to my audience, I am then told I am using imperialist […]

Graph showing wind power supply and electric district heating boilers matching each others.

District heating in Finland has started using electric boilers and heat pumps as source for household heating in cities. Thus electricity replaces using Fossil fuels (or biomass) when electricity is cheap - which happens when the winds are strong.

#renewables #electrification #districtheating

"Well that wouldn't have happened to you if you used (my pet products or software or services)" is about the same as saying "well it's all your fault for falling for this scam".