Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Feel duty bound to note that young Robert has noted several times that this is not in fact his hood. 110
Reposted by AnyaOwen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If I follow this correctly, DCMS ministerial briefs have been announced on X by somebody from techUK. DCMS itself continues to boycott X, but the platform is apparently still a better source for the latest official info than GOV·UK – where DCMS hasn't yet published the briefs? #techpolicy #govcomms 155
Reposted by AnyaNaomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Found via the Recommendo newsletter this is really fun: a site that tells you what places near you are mentioned on Wikipedia: en.nearbywiki.org/map/#18/50.8...en.nearbywiki.orgNearbyWiki: Wikipedia places nearbyExplore interesting places nearby listed on Wikipedia. Discover sights and destinations in your area or a travel destination. 35112
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I remember this! I also recall that smoking was allowed on one side of the glass only. 120
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The user journey from a Patients Know Best email alert to the dot com page at least proves the hypothesis of the brand, but not in a good way. 040
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I have also eaten my own lunch 141
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Exciting news for the enabling powers contingent. Librarian Jayne and I have expanded the functionality of our Procedure Browser bookmarklet which now handles both Acts and SIs api.parliament.uk/procedure-br...api.parliament.ukBookmarkletsBookmarklets. 134
Reposted by AnyaAndrew @generalising.bsky.social · 17/06/2026the data on this is mesmerising - other things there are more of than miners: * tyre/exhaust/windscreen fitters * debt collectors * undertakers * politicians * optometrists * podiatrists www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/aps... 121
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Exciting news: two dumps of weeknotes in two days. Random ramblings on AI and "the commons" and some other stuff off the back of a conference @anyaso.bsky.social and I went along to last week. CONTENT WARNING: yes, AI. Sorry ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 22 - Tragedy?Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 193
Reposted by AnyaUCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Reforming the Commons: The backbench MP's guide to achieving procedural change Our new guide, published today, says that procedural reform is important, but changing how the House of Commons operates can appear daunting. It aims to help backbench MPs, and others, who want to do this. Read it 👇ucl.ac.ukConstitution Unit publishes guide to help backbench MPs reform the House of CommonsThe Constitution Unit has today published Reforming the Commons: The backbench MP's guide to achieving procedural change by Hannah Kelly, Lisa James and Meg Russell. 188
Reposted by AnyaMartyn Atkins @martynpatrick.bsky.social · 31/05/2026My next stage will be a little different. In early July I join nine other volunteer drivers to take a convoy of much-needed medical vehicles and supplies to #Lviv. The convoy is organised by the excellent Medical Life Lines Ukraine in association with Ukraine Charity . 121
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Let’s face it, we’re all a little old to spend our Saturday nights clubbing. And a little young to be sat staring at the old wazzock lantern. Why not spend Saturday night reading the latest edition of weeknotes from @anyaso.bsky.social and I? ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 19Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 162
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 21/04/2026More #WeeknotesOfDistinction from @anyaso.bsky.social and I: ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 15Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 372
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I've asked Librarian Anna; she reports all should be well. There was a bit of a clean up when importing They Work For You IDs to Rush, and there's a scheduled quarterly peek at wikidata trello.com/c/gmp2niJotrello.comTrelloOrganize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a pro... 110
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I think this thread is somehow a salve to a recent post by @bobmelling.bsky.social and I am committing the crime of tagging a person and not bothering to make the joke. 120
Reposted by AnyaAlex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I think one of the most important things we can do at the moment is insist on high standards from representatives - the Standards Committee contains both MPs and members of the public: if you know someone who would be good at this, encourage them to apply committees.parliament.uk/committee/29...committees.parliament.ukThe Committee on Standards are recruiting for two new Lay Members to sit on the Committee - Committees - UK ParliamentAs part of a system designed to champion openness, accountability, and public trust, the Committee’s lay members hold full voting rights and make a vital contribution to strengthening ethical standards in Parliament. 148
Reposted by AnyaElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 08/04/2026So, I'm looking for someone (or a group) to do a 'Guest Residency' of ElectionMapsUK to cover the 2026 Local Elections while I'm away! If you, or a group of you would like to apply to do this, it would be much appreciated if you could fill out the form below. forms.gle/ewF1HypMUz5M...forms.gle 22112
Reposted by AnyaChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Please enjoy the two minute crucible that is this turtle trying to get on to a log that other turtles are on. 291213374
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 29/03/2026At this point in the calendar, one can only assume our dear reader is thinking, what's happened to @anyaso.bsky.social and Arthur? I hope they're not poorly. They haven't published one of their MASSIVE WALLS OF TEXT in weeks. Fret not, dear reader, WE'RE BACK! ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 13Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 153
Reposted by AnyaPaul Evans @courtenayilbert.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Just completed the DCMC BBC charter review survey. It's not exactly quick work but it is a labour of love and I would encourage others to give it a go before the closing date on Tuesday. www.gov.uk/government/c...gov.ukBritain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultationThe government is consulting the public to aid decision-making on the terms for the BBC Charter’s renewal and any changes needed to help the BBC to continue to serve the public. 011
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Are you sitting comfortably? Are you comfortable with how you’re sitting? 010
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The other Michael Smethurst! Who knew. www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...thetimes.comMichael SmethurstMICHAEL SMETHURST held a series of senior positions in university libraries before moving to the staff of the British Library, which he prepared for the immense upheaval of its move from the British 320
Reposted by AnyaLibrarian by Day 🏳️🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social · 26/02/2026... hired a librarian for his research group to help organize citations and support literature searches. The collaboration was hugely helpful. So helpful, in fact, that his colleagues started asking to ‘borrow’ the information specialist for their own projects. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhy every scientist needs a librarianLibrarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open. 02512
Reposted by AnyaRussell Garner @rgarner.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Semantic ablation is the algorithmic erosion of high-entropy information. Technically, it is not a "bug" but a structural byproduct of greedy decoding and RLHF (reinforcement learning from human feedback). PARKLIFEtheregister.comSemantic ablation: Why AI writing is boring and dangerousopinion: The subtractive bias we're ignoring 2155
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 19/02/2026You may not have got “expert” but you did get opening bantz from the AI. It didn’t review Michael’s question… 220
Reposted by AnyaJennifer Davey @jhdavey.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The skeleton & House of Lords Reform…. 011
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Another week closer to the end of "Q4". More notes on progress and lack thereof from @anyaso.bsky.social and I ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 7Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 023
Reposted by Anyasteve @visitmy.website · 11/02/2026We have DORA metrics for measuring team performance, but what if teams can’t execute on strategy because leadership is poor? What would it look like to measure leadership health? A thought exercise in what accountable leadership might look like. visitmy.website/2026/02/11/l...visitmy.websiteLeadership health metricsTeam health metrics focus on team performance, but leadership’s impact on teams is often overlooked. What if a leadership team’s effectiveness was measured too? 4142
Reposted by AnyaAndrew @generalising.bsky.social · 08/02/2026A thing I did not discover until today but somehow makes perfect sense: in the 60s local papers would report their own local record charts, by the same method as the national ones: ring up the shops (sometimes, shop) and ask what's selling well. 1133
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. “Ah, amazing, now we know. So … have you updated the documentation?” 011
Reposted by AnyaMichael Ekstrand @md.ekstrandom.net · 07/02/2026This is another reason why I think the information retrieval push, even pre-LLM, to shift from 10 Blue Links to retrieving contents, answering questions, etc. may be a mistake. We lose important things when we unmoor information from authorial & organizational grounding (and cites aren’t enough). 49421
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Heh. You are not wrong and I was too lazy to take a screenshot of the photo. My apologies. 110
Anya @anyaso.bsky.social · 27/01/2026www.instagram.com/p/BwLIFcLggW...instagram.comAnya on Instagram13 likes, 1 comments - wisht on April 12, 2019 120
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Quite clearly we’ve all got other things to read and worry about right now. Nevertheless, first weeknotes for 2026 from @anyaso.bsky.social and I ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2026 - Week 4Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 241
Reposted by AnyaBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/01/2026well well wellfortune.comAI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune"Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as good news. 852945741
Reposted by AnyaJohn Curtis @johncurtis.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I’ve published a short briefing on the US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro I’m sure it will need updating soon… commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...commonslibrary.parliament.ukThe US capture of Nicolás MaduroThis briefing looks at the January 2026 US military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, statements by President Trump and US officials, the UK and international response, and questi... 043
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 01/01/2026In which @anyaso.bsky.social straps on her Joanna Lumley wig and Young @robert-brook.com and I don our Little and Large costumes for one of those scripted unscripted year in review type shows ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2025 - Week 51Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 153
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Yeah, yeah, facilitated workshops (to the the tune of Industrial Estate). More weeknotes from @anyaso.bsky.social and I: ukparliament.github.io/ontologies/m...ukparliament.github.io2025 - Week 49Work in progress to design data models for UK Parliament 131
Reposted by AnyaNia Campbell @niacampbell.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Sunday thoughts on small acts of maintenance. medium.com/@niacampbell...medium.comSmall acts of maintenanceMaintenance is work, but it’s also care. 2217
Reposted by AnyaArthur C. Clerk's Mysterious World @fantasticlife.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I’m not one to argue with scientific Americans, but I’m not convinced today’s outage shows the internet to be empheneral. If I had a boat in this race, I’d probably make a point about single points of failure being endemic to a version of capital with little competition 311