chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I've read (and used to own) the lot, and there was something good in most of it, but so thin after Church and State that I gave everything after it to a charity shop. 010
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026An hour spent sat looking at the sky from about 11 tonight. Two planes, many bats, nine meteors (of which four were a bit slower with noticeable trails). It is a couple of years since I did this and 27 satellites seemed a lot higher than previously. 120
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging" www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukRough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealedThe government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging. 11644198
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Quick search on "Sassoon Redvers" brought up this, maybe what you were thinking of? bsky.app/profile/fasc... 000
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026@timharford.ft.com having enjoyed the repeat of the wales football question on More or Less it reminded me of the one I had. How many football professional football pitches (ie in size, slope, obstructions) could you fit into wales without demolishing houses or knocking down trees? 100
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026@timharford.ft.com More or Less today reminded me of a Technical Drawing exam where the first question was impossible. In the event it was removed and the marking rebalanced. Which is fine if you quickly realised, but many people wasted half the exam on it! 000
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It also always seems to be the greatest problem with the dismissal of proportional electoral systems on the grounds that we then have local representatives. They don't vote based on local issues, they just obey the party line instead. So you might as well have voted for a party (as most do anyway) 000
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialNew Scientist @newscientist.com · 13/04/2026A woman with three different autoimmune conditions had all of them treated simultaneously by genetically modifying her immune cells to kill off the rogue ones causing problemsnewscientist.comCAR T-cell therapy takes woman from bedridden to 'perfectly fine'A woman with three different autoimmune conditions had all of them treated simultaneously by genetically modifying her immune cells to kill off the rogue ones causing problems 052
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialTim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 18/03/2026How can we tell good AI from bad? as.ft.com/r/10e94b4b-d...as.ft.comHow can we tell good AI from bad?[FREE TO READ] More lessons from the jagged frontiers of new technology 12513
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Sadly this is common everywhere. Sellers get the bonuses, Delivery has to deliver the impossible without the necessary budget. 100
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/02/2026It is pointless trying to explain anything to a kleptomaniac using metaphors; they take things literally. 2036640
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialThe BMJ @bmj.com · 11/12/2025The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon! To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles. Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖 www.bmj.com/content/387/... #BMJChristmas 011048
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 20/11/2025How long after? Seems we are still waiting for measures to make air in shared spaces safe, reducing current and future disease transmission via air? 010
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialGeneration Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 22/10/2025UPDATE: We did it! The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly. This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating! 28725
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialRhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes. 13877621966
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Pretty sure dolphins are another. Though I suspect a lot wider and we just haven’t studied it enough 220
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 23/09/2025I will never not be amused that Motorhead‘s song, Motorhead, from their debut album, Motörhead, is a cover. 100
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 22/09/2025It is that time of year, the best (only nice?) flavour of fondant fancies is back! Weird they only seem to sell them in one chain each year. It’s Morrisons year. 010
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 16/09/2025@mortym.bsky.social Just watched your XCOM: Enemy Unknown video. I have the Bubonic achievement, if you haven't found anyone else with it! Can arrange to reinstall and play you in multiplayer. 100
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Those St Georges' crosses are getting everywhere these days! 020
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Can people stop painting St George’s crosses on mini roundabouts? I’m not the most patriotic patriot in the country, but I object to having to run my car over the nations flag. Same reason I wouldn’t stamp on it or set fire to it. 120
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 27/06/2025@qi.com on Rough and Ready it was stated that fax machines are secure. They aren’t. Years ago worked for a company modifying them to be secure for government use. I was told without the changes to reduce the electrical fields, the fax could be read from a mile away with the correct equipment! 000
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Got to love modern support tools. (In this case @vodafonegroup.bsky.social) Can only get support via a chatbot, which just (eventually, after going through it's script) says you can talk to an agent. But you can't, as they are all busy, so try later. No callback, no queue. 110
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialTim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 16/05/2025When the Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan appear, what kind of person stands up to them? on.ft.com/4dhIyRLon.ft.comWhat does it take to stand up to tyranny?[FREE TO READ] Why some people take extraordinary risks to save others 47335
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 29/04/2025@chrischirp.bsky.social don’t suppose you know of any experts in UK on ME / Long Covid interaction would could help Vlad? bsky.app/profile/vlad... 010
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 03/04/2025One of the more interesting discussions on the tariffs I’ve seen. 040
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialGiles Brown @polkapiquee.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Poor old Elon Musk. You can't even do two "Roman" salutes at a political rally, go out to bat for the AFD in Germany and advocate for the extreme nut job Rupert Lowe to be UK prime minister without the left labelling you as a nasty dangerous piece of work whose ego needs bringing down to size. 🙄 083
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Hank Green of Vlogbrothers perfectly explains what is going on with the US government right now. youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...youtu.beWhat Trump's DoingYouTube video by vlogbrothers 2638259
chrismwheeler.bsky.social @chrismwheeler.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I can't right now as I've recently given, but please do! 000
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...inews.co.ukLook at Musk's salute in context and you can see the future of the USThese people must not be normalised 501905382
Reposted by @chrismwheeler.bsky.socialAnna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I was once in a band called Homeopathy. We were like Placebo, but charged more. 201118212
