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Tim Mockford

@moth754.bsky.social

Science teacher and data geek at an AP in the South West. Dad, runner, race timer and radio technician too! Generally over shooting deadlines after taking things on as "it looks interesting"

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Excel using a lot of memory

Excel using a lot of memory

I new the dataset was big... But 5GB+ RAM big?

Time to set excel to recalculate only on demand...

30.10.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ouch. Hope you can get back out soon

27.10.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning #teacher5clockclub ! Last day for me as I'm off tomorrow to head North for #OMM2025 .

Lots of data and assessment bits, and hopefully a bucket of tea, to get through.

Still no cycling ☹️ . Hopefully back on the bike after half term when the hand works again πŸ˜„

23.10.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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22.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Last day of lessons for this half term. First up, find three working microscopes.

Have a good day all β˜•

22.10.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Making herself comfortable

17.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope she gets better soon!

17.10.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Up early trying to get on top of yesterday afternoon's email avalanche.

Have a good day all β˜•

17.10.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning Sir!

16.10.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OotD at Burrator Reservoir for Trevi House's Warrior Women's walk. Warm sunny day and an unexpected chance to catch up with friends.

#Dartmoor
#RaceTiming
#webscorer

12.10.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Day of computer jobs to work through. Might even finish the excel job I started two weeks ago!

Have a good day all β˜•

06.10.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Happy #Hacktoberfest! For the entire month of October, we celebrate the power of open source. Whether you're a maintainer or a first-time contributor, thank you for being part of the community. Let the contributions begin!

Happy #Hacktoberfest! For the entire month of October, we celebrate the power of open source. Whether you're a maintainer or a first-time contributor, thank you for being part of the community. Let the contributions begin!

Happy #Hacktoberfest! πŸŽƒ πŸ’»

04.10.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll add that to the iPlayer list. Currently catching up on last night of the proms.

04.10.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out it is a bad idea to catch a falling razor sharp auger bit. 18 stitches later....

Staff at Cumberland Centre were amazing, especially considering I showed up just before closing time!

04.10.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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02.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#preproompigeon update - they have finally fledged and left the building!

02.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A very late check in to #teacher5oclockclub , after the morning commute.

Five lessons. Time to go and collect a tray of mid for soil safari with year 10. Always goes down well!

01.10.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prep room pigeons upping the activity today... Looking forward to them fledging

30.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Late check in due to indecision about where to work from today - decided it's a work from home so no one else needs to suffer me shouting at the computer kind of day.

Right... Budget BI dashboards here we come!!!

29.09.2025 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tolerating defrosting eyeballs for dissection in the fridge too....

28.09.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today involved two computing lessons, one involved me being completely destroyed in a coding challenge by a 16 year old. Everyone found it hilarious and I think I need to improve my @python.org !

The other involved PRIMM work via a translator. It worked and I am happy 😊 (but need a beer).

#edusky

26.09.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you are feeling better soon!

26.09.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Prepping for my KS4 computing lesson today. Not my usual Friday job but should be good.

Have a good day all β˜•

26.09.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will have a look, thanks

26.09.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! A very excel themed day ahead. Rebuilding our dashboards outside of powerbi to avoid licensing shenanigans.

Have a good day all β˜•

25.09.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Noise cancelling headphones πŸ˜‚ ?

20.09.2025 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In London, hate will never win.

17.09.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7719    πŸ” 2201    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 333

Morning #teacher5oclockclub ! Damp commute then a day of computer driving. May do break duty to avoid the screen for a bit!

Have a good day all β˜•

15.09.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad kit" - managed to have both on #Dartmoor this morning but the boys didn't mind!

It's evidently waterproof trousers season.

14.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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