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Daniel J

@danielj.uk
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Grant Wrangler, erstwhile evolutionary biologist and bioinformatician. Tinkerer. Knows some stuff about old computers. Quite likes to take a photo from time to time. Dislikes cryptobores.

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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 27/09/2026
I remember finding what might have been escapees on a rotting peach in someone's locker as an undergraduate... We were fairly convinced they didn't look quite wild type...
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 27/09/2026
(They mostly eat yeast so it's the products of fermentation that attract them)
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 27/09/2026
This is the way.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 24/09/2026
This is next level something from Suella... Not sure I have a word for it. But it's next level in an absolutely mind bending and appalling way.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 18/09/2026
He blocked me for saying this in response to him ranting about the scrapping of the ID scheme... bsky.app/profile/dani... - seemingly incapable of civil discussion, so not worth worrying about (or, frankly, listening to)
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Marge Simpson bollard. #WorldBollardAssociation
A concrete bollard painted to look like Marge Simpson.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
As a number have rightly pointed out, everyone seems to skirt over the fact that union donations to political parties are opt in by individuals (courtesy of Maggie). Members make the personal choice.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
Current reporting across the piece on these donations is making my head spin. Are journos not reading anything anymore? Reporting that the Government is suddenly looking at changing the laws it's passing to stop these donations. It's not! It's been in the Bill since Rycroft earlier in the year...
bills.parliament.uk
Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Current version of Representation of the People Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
@francesmao.bsky.social - Parliament isn't looking into new laws though, the Bill has cleared the Commons and is currently in the Lords, this isn't new. Parliament is currently in the process of passing a Bill that will apply retrospectively. And Reform know it. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
theguardian.com
Robert Jenrick faces questions after Reform nets £72m in donations in just 24 hours – UK politics live
Reform UK’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ for the party
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
It seems not. And that it was the Tories that brought this to pass back in the 80s.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
I suspect this is the intended play. As it seems highly likely that both of these donations will fall foul of the retrospective cap, and they'll know it.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Retrospective legislation
This Note explains what retrospective legislation is and provides some examples, in the context of the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012 and the Job-Seekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 13/09/2026
It happens sometimes, but it was made clear when the review was published that when the law was passed it would be retrospectively applied to the review date - so it's not like people didn't know it was coming.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026
(although I should add, I'm not clear on his status either, but I think he only registered to vote back in June)
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026
There's nothing stopping them from making any donation at the moment. If/when the bill becomes law they'd have to return the donations. Ergo (I'm not sure what Delo's status is), at least the Harborne one would seem to need to be repaid when the law comes into being. See pg 71:
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026
It explicitly prevents more than 100k of donations unless you've been resident in the UK for more than a year when you make the donation. That's the version that's with the Lords at the moment. And it's retrospective to March.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/09/2026
But the funding cap will be retrospective - bills.parliament.uk/publications... - so is all this just for show?
bills.parliament.uk
Representation of the People Bill
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 09/09/2026
100% this, yet the BBC frequently present him as if he does.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 09/09/2026
Why has my laptop got a #twinpeaks button?
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James FBSI 🐸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Fanatic) @toplandscaper.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Please sign and share this petition if you agree our life boat ppl are worth keeping Remember all of them are volunteers 38d.gs/jpcf
38d.gs
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 08/09/2026
Ah yes! Forgot about that one. I guess you can always ask Keir for a definitive answer!
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026
I just watched the Baby Yoda movie. And indeed it is.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026
"Legitimate concerns" can FRO. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame
Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026
www.discferret.com/wiki/DiscFer...
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DiscFerret:FAQ - DiscFerret
Disk drives that have been used with the DiscFerret:
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026
Suspect it was a bit of a play on @philpem.bsky.social's DiskFerret :D
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 07/09/2026
Glad to see you're rocking the command line!
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 06/09/2026
Rabid transcendent obsession. But not antisemites, honest.
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Thomas House @tah-sci.com · 05/09/2026
This update is very welcome and will definitely reduce confusion.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 04/09/2026
Just turned on R4 Today to it being discussed.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 03/09/2026
I think that's a bit of a stretch.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 31/08/2026
This. Then this again. And probably at least three more times.
theguardian.com
The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity, says the Guardian’s deputy music editor, Laura Snapes
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 26/08/2026
Oh, nice, we’ll just be handing tech firms a bit more freedom to do exactly what they want with our data. What could possibly go wrong? Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 26/08/2026
Like they don't abuse the current situation enough...
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 25/08/2026
And isn't Turkey in the customs union?
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 25/08/2026
Ah, shit 😞
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 23/08/2026
Surely the correct tense here is "would" rather than "will": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social (Newsnight tagged as the rest of the BBC's news function seems not to bother with bluesky)
bbc.co.uk
Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 22/08/2026
Just one from last night.
The Cure playing at Wythenshawe park, stage lit up in the darkness from fairly far back on the right.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 22/08/2026
This just absolutely 🤯 me - I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that it's actually real... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis
When my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 17/08/2026
This is the Best. News. For. Ages.
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Jenny Ainsworth @jennyainsworth.com · 17/08/2026
THANK YOU AUNTIE BEEB FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS BIRTHDAY PRESENT
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I didn’t discuss Jason Arday on my show for this exact reason. If he had been white and behaved unprofessionally it would have been handled internally by his employers. As it is, it became clear that certain commentators wouldn’t be satisfied until he was dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 12/08/2026
Giant hungry rhubarb.
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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you want to see THE ODYSSEY in IMAX 70mm, Vue at Manchester has just added 08:00 showings from the beginning of September...
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 10/08/2026
I'm starting to lose count of the number of things the armed services are apparently sorting out for Reform... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Colin Hoad @colinhoad.com · 04/08/2026
In which I examine how my thinking about AI has changed: beeb6502.com/blog/how-i-l...
beeb6502.com
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (at least a little) | beeb6502.com
A site for retro computing related ephemera
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/08/2026
(There is a huge amount of embedded arrogance and lack of self reflection)
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/08/2026
100% - it also applies to "I can't possibly be antisemetic, I'm anti-racist!"
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Daniel J @danielj.uk · 02/08/2026
Some of them are decidedly worse as they believe in their own virtue myths...
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