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Chris Jobling

@cpjobling.bsky.social
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Senior lecturer (retired) at Swansea University.

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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
September 15, 2026 Letters from an american was seven years old yesterday. Congratulations from a recently recruited reader! heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 15, 2026
Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A thought provoking presentation from Fellienne Hermans given at Domain Driven Design (DDD) Conference Europe 2026 youtu.be/0-6-f94n_9M?...
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AI made me doubt everything about programming by Felienne Hermans - DDD Europe 2026
YouTube video by Domain-Driven Design Europe
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
blog.cpjobling.net/2026/09/01/g...
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Gotta make progress with emacs
I keep getting stuck! I want to learn and use Emacs for my reading and writing but I keep falling down the configuration rabbit hole. I have made a number of attempts to create a vanilla Emacs configu...
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Teresa MacKinnon @warwicklanguage.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/citizens...
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The Eye 01: Palantir's bid to run the West
Investigative journalists Max Colbert and Charlie Young launch our new newsletter, The Eye, tracking Big Tech's capture of the state
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Anoosh Chakelian @anooshc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Listen to our snap analysis, brought to at 4 in the morning on the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social pod, on the scene at the Makerfield count!
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Burnham wins Makerfield, what now? | The Politics Show
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Charlie Holland teaches Emacs newbies how to use Emac’s self-documentation features to learn Emacs www.chiply.dev/post-june-em... (hint: read the post in eww for an optimum immersive experience).
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Juneau Something? Emacs Teaches You How to Fish!
The folks who 'grok' Emacs aren't wizards. They don't learn Emacs, per se, but instead they learn the handful of built-in commands for asking Emacs about Emacs....
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Alex Spiers @alexspiers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts
Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
BlogMore now supports LaTeX math markup: blog.cpjobling.net/2026/06/08/b...
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Blogmore now supports LaTeX math markup
In a post published yesterday, Davep has announced that BlogMore v2.41.0 now supports mermaid diagrams and LaTeX mathematics typesetting.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
After it just announced that it was using AI for all searches, I just deleted the Google app from iOS. I’d already made DuckDuckGo my default search engine but I also disabled AI there too. See youtu.be/jQyKd1_e3Xg?... for more on my motivation.
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Google’s AI Search Just Exposed The Whole Sh*tshow
YouTube video by House of El - AI
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thanks@davep. My blogmore.yml was misconfured. Should be correct.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I've been an emacs newbie for ever but I finally have a project to move me forward. Here's a post about it blog.cpjobling.net/2026/06/01/e...
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Exploring Emacs' Markdown Mode
In my second tag-blogmore post (and first category-emacs post), I thought this would be a good opportunity to explore the BlogMore API as well as markdown mode.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I'm tentatively returning to blogging and using #BlogMore to update blog.cpjobling.net which is hosted by the nice people at @www.reclaimhosting.com. Expect the odd promotional post here.
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Fresh and Crispy - More (or less) original insights from an old blogger
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I am the other user who found the issue. Thanks to @davep.org for fixing it so quickly! #BlogMore
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Relaunched my Fresh and Crispy blog (blog.cpjobling.net) as a static website that is built with @davep.org's blogmore.
blog.cpjobling.net
Fresh and Crispy - More (or less) original insights from an old blogger
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I’m cutting back on lot’s of inputs: most social media; instagram; youtube channels; substack, patreon and podcast subscriptions. And possibly BlueSky too.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I’ve unsubscribed from most Apple services in support of US Democracy and in support of #ResistAndUnsubscribe (www.resistandunsubscribe.com). It’s time for Apple to stop taking the knee to Trump!
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Great new App! Personal twitter. apps.apple.com/us/app/journ...
Screen shot of the Journelly app
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Attending "AI in Assessment: How Universities Are Responding and Innovating" - digitally-enhanced-education-webinars from UKC. Recordings will be posted on YouTube soon: www.youtube.com/@digitallyen...
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I will try to audit this #LTHEChat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Quote of the week from @k8lister.bsky.social “[university] staff sat in a lecture hall while an expert on mindfulness explained that the reason we were all so stressed was because we were allowing ourselves to become so.” 1/2
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I just chipped in to fund a top secret stunt calling out Elon Musk - and telling him to butt out of UK politics. Will you join me?
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@lthechat.bsky.social has #LTHEchat moved away from X/Twitter now?
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LTHEchat (@lthechat.bsky.social)
A collaborative project to discuss learning & teaching in HE with the wider community via tweetchats, first #lthechat 29.10.14, Wed 8-9pm UK time, join us!
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I'm now also @cpjobling65@social.vivaldi.net (social.vivaldi.net/@cpjobling65) - a Mastadon server. So I have a bolt-hole when BlueSky goes bad.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Too late for me as I’m teaching for the last time this term. #LTHEChat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I can’t take it anymore!
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you’re posting or reposting about Trump or Musk I’m unfollowing you. It’s not personal. I need to look after my mental health.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Nice to visit #LTHEchat but I don’t think that I’ll be back. Quoting Roger Murtaugh … “I’m too old for this …..”
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q6. What role do students play in uncovering and addressing the Hidden Curriculum, and how can they be empowered in this process? #LTHEchat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Program directors - the role that institutions keep on giving responsibility to without power, reward or recognition. It’s a job I encourage my colleagues to say no to. #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q5. How can educators and institutions better support students in navigating the Hidden Curriculum? #LTHEchat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Participating in #LTHEchat makes me feel like a fraud. I’m glad that I’m retiring after nearly 40 years - and I’m sure that my students will be too.
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q4. Can you share strategies or examples of how to make the Hidden Curriculum more explicit in your educational setting? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q3. What impact do you think the Hidden Curriculum has on students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q2. How do you identify elements of the Hidden Curriculum in your educational setting? #LTHEchat
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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Q1. What does the Hidden Curriculum mean to you? #LTHEchat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Chris Jobling from Swansea lurking at #LTHEchat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum lthechat.com/2025/02/03/l...
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#LTHEchat 317: The Hidden Curriculum
Led by Professor Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr Richard Harris, and Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social The Hidden Curriculum The hidden curriculum in higher education shapes student…
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I am the @engprofcouncil.bsky.social webinar in GenAI for students (and teaching). Five minutes in and a useful book has been cited: promptlybooks.com/ai/ by @joshthorpe.bsky.social.
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AI for Students – Books for learning and leisure
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
@lthechat.bsky.social Will #LTHEchat 314: Generative AI (GenAI) lthechat.com/2025/01/13/l... be on BlueSky?
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#LTHE chat 314: Generative AI (GenAI)
Led by Dr. James Bedford, Education Specialist, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UNSW College, @jamesbedford.bsky.social 2025: The Year for Evidence-Based Generative AI in Higher Education The past tw…
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
This year (6 months from now actually) I will be retiring from academia. Tertiary education is in serious trouble and I will worry about its future: but I will be glad to have made my escape.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Ok, to seen the #LTHEChat questions you have to follow @lthechat.bsky.social. But then you can't see the answers. You need two browser tabs tiled side-to-side I think!
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Bluesky doesn't seem to be as easy to use for a tweet chat as Twitter used to be. The conversation is not flowing as it used to. Pity! #LTHEChat
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It's been an extraordinarily long time since I last dropped in on an #LTHEchat. Happy to see it on Bluesky where I have been lurking for some time. Nice to seem so old friends here.
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Jesus BlueSky is depressing too!
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 12/10/2024
Left Duolingo after 1001 days. I was just maintaining my streak by reviewing stories and had stopped making progress. Limitation of #gamification perhaps.
My Duolingo profile on the day I left the app
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Right, you MOFOs. Was up ALL night listening to the Trump/Musk binfire SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO and condensed it down to 20 sarcastic mins. So you better give it some love. "Time had no meaning in the infernal circle that was XSpaces last night. It was the intellectual equivalent of palliative care."
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Chris Jobling @cpjobling.bsky.social · 13/08/2024
Hello world!
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