We’re still a pioneer… just now it’s in the gender critical movement. We spawned in its leader.
It’s so sad that we’ve allowed this to become a political punching bag.
@paulthatjazz.bsky.social
Software Eng / Research Fellow in Nature-based Solutions @sussex.ac.uk
We’re still a pioneer… just now it’s in the gender critical movement. We spawned in its leader.
It’s so sad that we’ve allowed this to become a political punching bag.
Been thinking: millennials (and Gen Z) probably need a proper lobby group. We’ve inherited a housing crisis, stagnant wages, climate collapse—and even Labour, the party you'd expect to back us, is largely silent.
Feels like we’re all just meant to cope and tweet about it... shame we're all broke
Sheep and lambs in the sun
Lambs
09.04.2025 08:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"Poverty in Britain exists not because we don't have enough money to satisfy the needs of the poor, but because we don't have enough money to satisfy the greed of the rich."
My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on wealth tax and the new austerity.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Please lecture us more about free speech in Europe.
04.03.2025 12:43 — 👍 2291 🔁 588 💬 55 📌 13Cartoon of a room full of monkeys with typewriters, and a researcher coming through the door holding a pile of papers, saying, "No Shakespeare yet, but here's another copy of 'Art of the Deal'."
06.10.2023 21:54 — 👍 34 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1The Art of the Deal - a big fat MAGA wank.
youtu.be/Jk0nUUqG_Ag?...
An early morning dog walk really makes you appreciate things.
17.02.2025 07:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Super important listening. If we don't have more conversations like this then we are almost certainly seeing a Farage government. (and with it, austerity on steroids)
10.02.2025 16:27 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We need a better message for young men – speaking to JimmyTheGiant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCqf...
49% of Britons support introducing proportional representation, with just 26% backing first past the post
PR: 49%
FPTP: 26%
By party voted for in 2024
Green: 72% PR vs 15% FPTP
Reform UK: 67% vs 20%
Lib Dem: 61% vs 20%
Labour: 53% vs 27%
Conservative: 39% vs 42%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Landlords in England face ban on ‘outrageous’ upfront charges
Angela Rayner amends renters’ rights bill to limit rent that can be charged in advance
Landlords in England would be banned from charging more than a month’s rent upfront 👏
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
Elon calling for the invasion of the UK was not on my 2025 bingo card.
06.01.2025 09:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about 2024 in politics.
No paywall, as far as I can tell
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/26/2...
Wordle 1,287 2/6
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#VengeanceMostFowl solved the alignment problem, just don’t build robots with an evil setting. Simple.
What a watch though?!
A few potential words of the day:
Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc).
Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas.
Confelicity: joy in other people’s happiness.
Merry Christmas.
Is it worth sticking with paid GitHub co-pilot or is the free version good enough?
18.12.2024 22:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’ve just announced this year’s call for applications to our Sussex AI PhD studentships at the University of Sussex! This year we’ve included a few suggested project directions to give some inspirations tinyurl.com/2e3mxbch.
www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...
And the words: "Never ship on Friday" echoed in my mind.
#SoftwareDeveloper #ComputerScience #Programming
I’m in an abusive relationship with JavaScript.
07.12.2024 07:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What a nutty hat trick!
#EngVNZ #EngvsNZ #cricket
didn't like this one.
05.12.2024 00:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I just completed "Ceres Search" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/4
repo:
github.com/paulthatjazz...
My music taste is honestly quite a mixed bag.
#SpotifyWrapped #Spotify
Will the Scam Likely pin ever come back? 🥺
03.12.2024 22:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Always makes me happy to see the project get this kind of attention, thank you.
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