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Dave T-W

@davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy

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Just another worried little citizen of this modern-day Pompeii. Scatterbrain, interested in education, languages, Space and lots of disparate things. sorry. Happy […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.me.uk/@davoloid, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 5h

The attacks on Zack Polanski after the Holborn & St Pancras byelection are unjustified. You've got a well known activist, who's worked and lived in the area for many years, so not surprising she won. She's there to represent the constituency and voters went with that. This kind of attack on a […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Wake up babe, new #Christmas carol just dropped. Child of Bethlehem #music by Thomas Hewitt-Jones, words by Gordon Giles. youtube.com/watch?v=S16KCA9x3kI

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Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

"He doesn’t understand the people. He is a true Soviet KGB officer. A bit of an antisemite, a bit of a fascist. Not very intelligent. And he does not understand that people have rights. He is a president who simply doesn’t give a damn about his own citizens." - […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Sebastian Hans @sebhans.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

When complaining about bottlenecks, you should maybe also contemplate _why_ bottles have necks.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Sudden realisation that my role within the Department may be that of the licensed fool: "...a skilled performer who deliberately entertained through comedy, satire, music, juggling, and storytelling. These jesters were highly intelligent and could use sharp […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

Poster from a Xmas party from a while back, inspired by the TV show Severance. In the centre a hand holds a green laminated card with UCLCS Festive Music Experience (choose one). In the corner, a photo from the scene where two employees dance in a barren office, digitally embellished with Xmas decorations.
Graphic design is my passion.

Title card from the Computer Science Professional Services Social Quiz, based on the 80's edition of the BBC quiz show Blankety Blank. My head replaced Terry Wogan's.

Slide from last year's Departmental Away Day Quiz which included a round of "Famous Daniels" as we had a new Head of Department. The background image is the posted from "Being John Malkovich" where lots of people hold up a mask. However now the face on the mask is our new HoD.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Oh wow. Daytime disco at Outernet was awesome. Cocktails early afternoon, dancing from 3-8pm, and now a civilised dinner before bed. I love being middle aged.

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Hrefna (DHC) @hrefna.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

I think a lot of students—and unfortunately a lot of adults—think that what you learn in a degree is the _content_ of the degree, but really what you are studying is the _process_. Knowing what's in Canterbury Tales won't come up in your day to day life. As a rule no one is going to ask you to […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Just done my Patriotic duty and corrected a building entry on Historic England.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Inspired by @daveybot and @DJDarren We should pay more attention to what's around us and how we relate to buildings, otherwise developers can get away with discombobulating monstrosities. Or we miss deeper meanings in the form. I was going to post these on […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

Around the edge of the reflecting pool, the names of victims are engraved or cut out in the border, deep enough that someone placed a white rose in this one I spotted. Slight vignette, the new WTC building out of focus in the background.

Looking up at the new WTC building from the front. It's tapered on all 4 sides so that the visible lines of the building taper off to infinity.

The reflecting pools are in the vast footprints of the towers, with water spiling down from the edge, into the pool. This in turn empties into a deeper dark square that was the core, positioned so that we can't actually see the bottom.

There were lots of ceremonies on the day, and I happened to snap this NYPD officer holding the US flag, with his white gloves. The trees in the background from the memorial part around show the warm may sunlight. It was a very hot day with huge queues and we were lucky to get in.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

I was summoned to the garden yesterday to identify a weird insect. Up close it was clear it wasn't a bee, hornet (the thought occurred to me as my face was 20 cm away) or a bird. Seems it is a *Hummingbird Hawk #Moth * and it is *glorious*. I realise now what I've occasionally spotted out of […]

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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 28/08/2026

Modern Dependency Problems (with apologies and thanks to XKCD) Probably needs more arrows, tbh

The classic XKCD dependency stack cartoon, but relabeled. The image shows a huge pile of boxes representing "all modern digital infrastructure" precariously balanced atop each other. A label at the right (ha!) says "A project led by a guy who then turns out to be a fascist" and arrows point from that to boxes all over the diagram.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

Hoy salio el nuevo álbum de Mica Sotera. #Indiepop onírico y con ricas capas, en castellano / español. New album from Mica Sotera out today, another one of these lovely #Latinpop artists I've discovered recently. youtu.be/MA3sz29HXfw #music #musica #argentina

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Lo que me hizo reír hoy: lo ultimo descubrimiento en el mundo del #Latinpop, MJ Nebrada. Algunas canciones... picantes, incluyendo "Arepa", que les dejo descubrir por Tu mismo. Lo gracioso es ver cómo la gente usa la canción en sus reels de Instagram.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

I had to check that Zuckerberg's Irish castle wasn't the same one used in the movie High Spirits, a comedy in which a wealthy American buys a haunted irish castle and loses his wife to sexy ghost Liam Neeson. Watch out Priscilla!

Beverly D'Angelo and Liam Neeson in High Spirits (1988). A very young Liam Neeson, dressed in a vintage Jacobean white blouse and waistcoat, with period sideburns to match, leans against a stone wall, likely trying to seduce contemporary styled Beverly D'Angelo, who looks kinda taken by the approach.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Latest gem from the world of #Latinpop - Christopher Cross asked maye to cover his Yacht Rock classic in Spanish. It's absolutely lush. Mi última joya del mundo del #Latinpop: Christopher Cross le pidió Maye a que hicierar una versión en español de su clásico del *Yacht Rock*. El resultado es […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Having read #Arday's papers, it's terribly sad knowing what happened to him, to see those points being described almost to the letter. And disheartening, as recognise those experiences from my colleagues, and students I've known. And that's despite the solid work undertaken to define, describe […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

#Hivemind please help me identify this 90s #House banger which someone has mixed in with Cha Cha Slide. I'm sure it was on a compilation in 97 or 98 but cannot lock it down. @DJDarren You're a musical wizard, right?

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/a… Good to see local news and media being promoted as part of wider devolution strategy. Strengthens community identity and local news issues can then be relevant, properly […]

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James Smith 💾 @floppy.org.uk · 18/07/2026

I’ll be doing an #EMFCamp lightning talk on stage B in the 19:50 session, talking about a cool space mystery! Come along and find out more! www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/376-l…

Lightning Talks

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Kiddo is playing Oxenfree on the telly and it's a joy to watch: the gasps, excitement at the developing story.

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Fredrik Graver @fgraver.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-london-…

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Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign

“Billionaires could fund cures for cancer — so why are they funding glasses for perverts instead?" asked the protest group Everyone Hates Elon.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

#Photography question. I spotted an artefact yesterday on the way home, this tiny beam of sunlight focused reflecting on the hoardings. Took some snaps to capture someone in the beam as they passed, and this was the best result. (yeah, it was the phone, so not […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

Photo of a woman on a Forest bike passing a hoarding on the other side of the road. A bright beam of light is reflecting on the hoarding and she passes through it. I could possibly do something with the levels to enhance that contrast, but that's for another day.

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Gary @witewulf.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

UK folk, as we find ourselves in 30+C temperatures again, this is a reminder to check your medicines for appropriate storage temperatures. You’ll find that many of them shouldn’t be stored above 25C, so get them in the fridge 👍❄️💊

A squeezy tube of medication, with “Do not store above 25degC” part of the guidance printed on it.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026

On a real #latinpop binge at the moment. The Marias continue to delight and I keep finding songs that I'd skipped over find a new resonance. But they've also led me to Maye, Disco Bahia, RPLK, The Two Lips, Quelle Rox. If that is also your bag, here's Chloe Silva, a lovely evocative #Spanglish […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

I know #journalism and especially local news is under threat, and that's been going on since at least the 90's, but somewhere in this process a human is actively posting this copypasta bullshit and putting their name to it. You're doing a disservice to the community you claiming to represent […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026

Local news really is terrible clickbait now, isn't it? Earlier in the week an article in my neighbourhood reported on a Police incident, but with no substantial information. Worst of all, they posted a stock photo of a crime scene, rather than, say a Street View of the location, a social media […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/07/2026

One of the reasons I love working at #UCL Computer Science is events like this. Dr Katie Winkle of Uppsala University talking about her research in social #robotics, and the importance of joy in research. Followed by a fireside chat with Victoria Austin and Yvonne Rogers. Been thinking about […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Pleased to see talk about #Devolution from Burnham. So many of the problems we encounter seem to come from the hypercentralised power structure we have. Politics over the past couple of decades hasn't taken account of wider UK issues left over from half-hearted and disjointed approach […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

#Ecuador Vs #Germany: two of the finest national anthems you will ever hear.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Day trip to #Calais and was fascinated by the posters made during the German occupation in #WW2. Some are quite chilling and tell a story of the banality of martial law. I'm wondering what the reason is behind the diverse gorgeous #typefaces used for each […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

Chilling notice to the citizens of Calais, in German and French. All citizens had to give up their firearms to the Mayor, effectively immediately. To emphasise the severity, for every German soldier killed, ten citizens would be shot.

Notice of occupation and offences punishable by death. Each line seems to be in a different font, some of them quite fancy and slightly incongruous given the subject.

A fancy font, with the words sabotage, d'armes and prisonniers.

Another section of the poster with yet more fonts, possibly 6.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

A sad day. 888 came up as a raffle ticket but *nobody*, including people older than me, remembers this as being how you got subtitles on the telly.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Don't think we need this BS on campus thanks very much. With a edgy terf whiteboard to draw the punters in.

A white gazebo set up in the street proclaiming Turning Point UK. A whiteboard makes an edgy "Men don't belong in women's spaces" statement , and another sign tells passers-by that their disapproving looks are being filmed for the gram.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

The Marias are my current musical obession, along with some other latino #indiepop stuff which is awesome. (Maye, Rosalia, Alicia Te Quiero, Disco Bahia). Their music reminds me of early 90s bands like Sneaker Pimps, Dubstar, Massive Attack and Portishead. I miss the days when artists put out […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

I am not a big fan of #Cher but all the pointing and laughing about her #Grammys mistake seems to ignore that she's #Dyslexic, so reading a card which says Luther by Kendrick Lamar is understandably confusing.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026

Well shiver me timbers. The theme tune of "The Onedin Line" came on the radio the other day, and because ADHD brain does that sort of thing, I looked it up. My god it's glorious, and I can see why it was the biggest thing on UK TV in the 1970s. Instantly hooked. It's about a young chancer who […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/01/2026

#Islington Council logic in icy weather: 1) Lay down salt and grit throughout estate. 2) Send road sweeping vehicles to hoover up salt and grit throughout estate

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025

Architecture and modelling fans, just one week left of this free exhibit at The Building Centre, near Goodge St. Also a section about how sketching is used to plan designs. Nice to see if you're passing or on a lunchtime walk.

Several models and masterplans, some about the size of an apples some over a 1m tall in perspex cabinets. In the background, the letters "m a k e" in red

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2025

I am usually Scroogelike at Xmas but this year I'm in a better frame of mind. So here's the first song from my Festive playlist, songs that you don't hear played constantly over the next 5 weeks until you feel sick at the first two bars. Kicking off #Dadvent with Khruangbin's cover of the […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/11/2025

Oh I love texting customer service agents. Once I've got past the universally useless Chatbot, and get through to a human, I quickly find that they have *no idea* how to handle the query, and just keep passing it to the next specialist team. I am now talking to the 5th person in succession at Ebay.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 25/11/2025

Petition request, if you can. Kiddo started a Drama degree at #UALCSM in September, and their main teaching space, the Platform Theatre, is at risk. It seems that senior management have decided to get rid of the Theatre space, without notifying the incoming students. Risky move, of course in […]

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Radical Anthropology @radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 19/11/2025

Everybody welcome LIVE and ZOOM 🌒Tues Nov 25 🌓 18:30 (UTC London) 'The Flourishing Diversity Manifesto' Jerome Lewis LIVE Archaeology 612, 6th Floor Archaeology Institute, Gordon Square, WC1H 0PY ZOOM ID 952 8554 1412 passcode Wawilak

A group of Ashininka women and men sit in discussion by a river with a green hillside sloping behind. They wear woven robes and feathered headdresses.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/11/2025

Hard to see, but yes, it is time. #UKSnow 1/10

Midland Grand Hotel taken from the abeitish library, a grand red brick gothic cathedral that forms part of St Pancras station. There are a few white flecks visible falling from a wet grey sky.

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2025

Great night out yesterday to see #Litany, and artist I stumbled across only a few months back. Tiny local venue, a sold out end to her first album, "Sadgirl". Funky #indiepop with snappy lyrics, so much heart in her songs. Think she's got close to the big […] [Original post on mastodon.me.uk]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

youtu.be/jg7CnaYM83s

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

Re the #BBC witchhunt: I don't think there's anything wrong in this footage. The point of the report was to show how his speech could have been taken by the crowd as support for the insurrection. It is a matter of record that: 1) Trump had made many inflammatory remarks and allegations before […]

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Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025

Via an artistic redditor: Love #Yorkshire? Hate the fash? Then enjoy these flags, based on the monument to the Weiße Rose anti-fascist group, located in Munich. www.reddit.com/r/yorkshire/comments…

A stylised version of the Yorkshire flag, a white rose set against a blue background. But the elements of the rose are shaped like the leaflets of the Weiße Rose monument in Munich. This version has black and red diagonal stripes going from bottom left to top right behind the rose.

A stylised version of the Yorkshire flag, a white rose set against a blue background. But the elements of the rose are shaped like the leaflets of the Weiße Rose monument in Munich.

The Weiße Rose monument in Munich. Around the light grey blocks scattered to look like leaflets, some folderd, are standard dark cube paving blocks in a fan pattern. Unknown scale but the blocks look like common granite pavements as seen in many European cities.

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Thiago Ferrer Morini @tferrer.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 30/10/2025

Tras la última actualización, al 99% escrutado, la diferencia entre primero y segundo es de 1.667 votos. De DIEZ MILLONES. Tu voto cuenta. Siempre.

Dave T-W @davoloid.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2025

Watched #HouseOfDynamite yesterday and it is very good. Love the way it's structured. You get a view of the unfolding events from 3 different perspectives, which gives us a view of the big picture which the characters don't have. That just shows how chaotic it would be, despite the intelligence […]

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