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Mike Birtill

@mikebirtill.bsky.social

Welsh, Northern, Happiest on a bicycle. Writing about AI & Futher Education. Interested in Pedagogy, digital transformation, engineering & STEM

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Fuck me. I’ve been away from the Uk for four weeks and the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social government has gone full nazi with the idea of removing asylum seeker’s jewellery. Can’t support or vote for them again. Vote @greenparty.org.uk in England.

17.11.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a note on this. Cleveland was not a historic county. It was a 1974 invention. The historic county is Yorkshire, north riding, now North Yorkshire

14.11.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cant we have them for PM & Chancelor? Radcliff & Maconnie can take turns at the foreign office.

10.11.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Affinity is good, but theyve just launched their new product which is free but now containts AI add ons….

10.11.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The tech might be quick but its trueky a scandle that we got plaid , voted to leave the eu, and politicians wwnt for rhe mosy extreme version they could manage

21.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Correct number of bikes to own is n+1

10.10.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a tote bag with printed text "Distrusting educational technology" and stickers reading "Get AI out of education" and "Ed-tech is full of bullshit"

Photo of a tote bag with printed text "Distrusting educational technology" and stickers reading "Get AI out of education" and "Ed-tech is full of bullshit"

Cool parcel in the post of an "Ed-tech Agitprop Pack" unexpectedly sent by @neilselwyn.bsky.social

"The ed-tech that we're currently dealing with is not a done deal!" as the accompanying note says.

02.10.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I want T shirts of this

02.10.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the York flagshaggers call themselves β€œFlaggers and Litter Pickers” and the Scarborough branch is β€œSqueaky Clean Scarborough” and they probably tell themselves it’s subtle and not the massive dog whistle it is

23.09.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)
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Are we all still here? youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...

23.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that all they’ve got

02.09.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There goes all the rest of the Labour supports to Zak and the greens then. Ffs . Starmer needs to stop being a shit

02.09.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shhh! It’s a way of getting high speed rail to the north , sleight of hand , def not hs2 , completely different etc etc

02.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ffs she’s wrong

31.08.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s very depressing, and quite interesting as the growth in renewable jobs are in Hull and Lincolnshire that have , you’ve guessed it, reform mayors. So are they going close all that and put their voters out of work? It’s f-ing insane policy or lack thereof

31.08.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Christ, they are really scraping the bottom of the policy barrel. Total madness but a sound bite to try an out reform reform.

31.08.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to say the same tho g. I mean you’d practice until you could get it bang on

18.08.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly, you went to the wrong university

18.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sori. Had autocorrect set to Cymraeg . But you get the idea

09.08.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If it wws rupret lowe it would about migrants trying to get to aberdar libary by paddlibg up the taf & cynon which actually turned out to be ex Royal Marines from Cardiff doings sponsored paddle

09.08.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The article is incorrect about the exam requirements for being an electrician. The L2 diploma does not qualify you, in fact you have to sign a disclaimer as part of that qual. You need L2 & L3 diploma + nvq + am2. This can been done either as an apprenticeship or via an experienced workers route

05.08.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pmsl

05.08.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had some red or dead thick sole (almost platform ) shoes and a red or dead leather jacket. My daughter still wears the jacket.

05.08.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve just burst out laughing reading this

05.08.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Though maybe it should be the autotune that allows everyone to be a bullshitter

02.08.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m liking the autotune for bullshitters

02.08.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the phrase I’m using is bullshit generator. I’ve been researching this for the last two years again the issues haven’t changed even though governments and others have become more beguiled with the tech

02.08.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know a an ex marine who who say that the Royal Navy went down hill when they axed the run rations

02.08.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is as my question of you. What are we talking about. As I might have something of interest to contribute

02.08.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What context

02.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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