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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 24/08/2026

2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing 10th-11th September Come visit us at Lancaster, or join us online 😸 lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 12/06/2026

I've just release two more UCREL CRS videos for your delectation 😀 youtu.be/ySnJ8ZSyOKs An invited talk from Yann Le Beux and colleagues from Yux (www.yux.design/services)

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UCREL CRS: Co-Creating & Evaluating AI Models in the African Context - Yann Le Beux & Colleagues

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 16/04/2026

We were excited to host a well-attended workshop on Tuesday at CHI 2026 in Barcelona. The workshop explored how design and manufacturing expertise is shared in open-source hardware communities, including discussion of common challenges and solutions. Learn more: lnkd.in/e_3yPiFk #CHI2026 #HCI

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 12/04/2026

2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing The LOCO workshop provides a forum for radical ideas, early work, and critical perspectives that aims to reduce the emissions from computing. Open for submissions! lancaster-university.github.io/loco2026/

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About LOCO - 2nd International Workshop on Low Carbon Computing

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 08/04/2026

Now accepting applications for our 3½ day, hands-on summer school at @lancasteruni.bsky.social! 30 places available with accommodation, meals & course content for just £100, plus thousands in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation. Learn more & apply now: lnkd.in/etb-b6jC

Text on a white background reads '14-17 July 2026 Device Prototyping Lancaster University Summer School', Apply by the 13th of May. Below are the EPSRC, Lancaster University and pro2 network+ logos.

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Dr Heather Shaw @hshawberry.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Introducing Rib:bit! Our brand new wearable sensing badge for research. Made to be very versatile for many research projects. Documentation to come. Developed by @johnvidler.co.uk Watch us send emojis between badges!

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 11/12/2025

Another UCREL Corpus Research Seminar upload before the end of the year :) "Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI" - Javier Lima youtu.be/oZ91nmgMuto

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UCREL CRS: Trends in interpreting technology development and the role of AI - Javier Lima

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 09/12/2025

I've recently started a project to provide stable identifiers for 'artifacts' (mostly maker/research/hobby electronics) to help combat link rot and aid discoverability. It works much like DOIs for papers, but is based on an open index maintained on GitHub - see hwidx.org for details :)

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Hardware Index

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 09/12/2025

We have three new UCREL ( @ucrelnlp.bsky.social ) Corpus Research Seminar (CRS) videos out today; these were recorded some time ago, but our editor (me!) and approvals to release took a little while :)

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Corpora & Discourse Conference 2026 @corporadiscourse.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

We are excited to announce that our final speaker is... Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social from Lancaster University! You can read more about Elena and her work here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/... #CAD2026

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 15/07/2025

Today marks the start of the 2025 @prosquared.org Workshop at Lancaster University! See you all there soon 😁

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 12/06/2025

Very proud to have been sponsors of this year's Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh! Two action-packed days full of fascinating people and talks, including a presentation on an accessible one-handed keyboard by our very own @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @oshwassociation.bsky.social #OHS2025 #OpenSource

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 08/07/2025

So excited that The Usuals will be joining us again at the 2025 Device Prototyping Summer School! Attendees can catch their rock/indie/pop cover show live on 15 July. Want a sneak peek before the show? Visit theusuals.co.uk #pro2summerschool2025 @lmcunderwood.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 25/06/2025

Ffffffff... I just spent many hours working on what I thought was an embedded serial port bug when in fact it was just using dead batteries the whole time. ... Aaaargh!

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 15/05/2025

... So a "DHLEvri" company ... ? 😸

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 06/05/2025

Well this quote from an article I'm reading this morning hits a _little bit_ too close to home 😬 "... I started a spreadsheet, which is what middle-class professionals do when faced with systemic problems ..."

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 10/04/2025

Registration now open for our 3.5 day, hands-on summer school at Lancaster University this July! 30 places available with accommodation, meals and all course content for just £50, plus £4000 in prizes. Open to all interested in low-volume device creation. Learn more & apply: buff.ly/mX7ihRV

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/04/2025

What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees? Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with MinuteEarth! youtu.be/WH4g1ptJ-70

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What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees?

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pro² network+ @prosquared.org · 19/03/2025

Save the dates! Learn to make refined digital devices quickly & easily with hands-on instruction from global experts. 🍎 Open to all experience levels ⚙️ 30 spots available for £50 including accommodation, meals, & instruction 🏆 Prize competition! Registration opens soon. Learn more: buff.ly/nZAawVm

On a white background, yellow brackets enclose black text reading 'Device Prototyping Lancaster University Summer School, 15th-18th July 2025' with the EPSRC, Lancaster University and pro2 network+ logos below.

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Dr Lorraine Underwood @lmcunderwood.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Dr Underwood enjoying her first drink #PhD Passed my viva with minor corrections 🎉🎉

Me enjoying an alcoholic drink after my PhD viva

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Paul Rayson @perayson.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Exciting news: there'll be a wmatrix & PyMUSAS workshop at @cl2025.co.uk in Birmingham on 29th June run by me, @johnvidler.co.uk and Daisy Lal including discussions about open source software and #corpuslinguistics #CL2025

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Paul Rayson @perayson.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

After a soft launch in the last couple of weeks, #wmatrix version 7 is now completely freely available worldwide for academic users plus UK government and NHS email addresses. This is the largest revision of the software since it was created 25 years ago: ucrel.lancs.ac.uk/wmatrix/

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Wmatrix corpus analysis and comparison tool

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 16/01/2025

1. Don't code when you're tired. 2. Don't login as root on your Linux/Unix boxes when you're tired, guys. 3. See # 1 again. 4. With time you will forget these rules again. #programming #life #IT #devlife #wisdom

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James Cheese @tr00st.co.uk · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! Hope your year has been a wonderful one!

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Will Daniel @wdaniel127.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🔈Job Alert 🔈 I’m looking for a Research Assistant to work with me part-time in Spring 2025 (ca. February to July) on my new Leverhulme Trust-funded project on LGBTQIA+ politicians and political polarization in Europe.

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Dr Lorraine Underwood @lmcunderwood.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Just submitted a couple of lightning talks to @oshwassociation.bsky.social It's sooo close (geographically) in Edinburgh and plenty of time away (May 2025) for you to build the thing you want to talk about 😀 Doooo it! I know ALL of you can talk for 5 minutes about your cool open hardware projects

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2025 Open Hardware Summit

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 21/12/2024

Finally had some time to progress the ACE+mk3s project and... it moooooves! I'm 'blind feeding' the filament through, but the combined runout/select sensor is in place, and the ACE can definitely keep up even with my terrible driver code: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pidx...

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Initial tests integrating an Anycubic ACE Pro with a Prusa mk3s

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Job market people: A reminder that I am searching for a postdoctoral fellow this year. postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/...

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Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Anne Charity Hudley | Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The final #ISLE Forum of the year focuses on English #Linguistics in Japan and Australia. Join Martin Schweinberger (moderator), Laurence Anthony, and Peter Crosthwaite on December 19 (10am CET). Zoom link available at www.isle-linguistics.org/activities/o... As always, open to non-ISLE members

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Florent Moncomble @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org · 02/12/2024

🗣💬 Major update: the corpus collection tool BlueskyScraper now comes with a live stream module which lets you collect posts in real time, either randomly or through filters, then download the results as a file in the format of your choice. 🔗 Info: fmoncomble.github.io/blueskyscrap...

Screenshot of the BluesyScraper live stream module's interface, displaying the available filters (by language, by user, by keywords, including regular expressions) and the "start streaming" button.

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Carlos @carlosperate.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Researchers have found a way to turn off a webcam LED while in use. This is why it was so important during the #microbit design to ensure the mic🎙 LED was wired to its power instead of GPIO. It’s crucial to teach the next gen about privacy & security (or their absence) in the tech they use every day

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A screenshot of the micro:bit schematics, showing the microphone circuit. It shows the microphone LED will always light up if the microphone is turned on.

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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Hi, so I've spent the past almost-decade studying research uses of public social media data, like e.g. ML researchers using content from Twitter, Reddit, and Mastodon. Anyway, buckle up this is about to be a VERY long thread with lots of thoughts and links to papers. 🧵

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 23/11/2024

Sorry to anyone attempting to contact me on any platform since Thursday... I've been in the emergency room with my daughter for most of the time until yesterday night. Thankfully everyone is ok now, but I'm utterly dead on my feet.

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Dr. John Vidler @johnvidler.co.uk · 22/11/2024

So apparently you can have your domin be your handle on here. Neat!

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Department of Linguistics and Communication @UoB @lcuob.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi Bluesky: the department of Linguistics and Communication at the University of Birmingham is now on Bluesky! Who else from our department is here? @jeannettel.bsky.social @matteofuoli.bsky.social @adamcschembri.bsky.social @bodowinter.bsky.social @gregwoodin.bsky.social

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Jonny Austin @jonnya.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation just launched micro:bit #CreateAI 🎉! microbit.org/ai/. I love it for playful, physical & creative learning about ML. Use movement data to train/test a model, then use that model in #MakeCode to make an AI thing! Mad excited to see what people make! #microbit

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Dive deeper into micro:bit CreateAI

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Jonny Austin @jonnya.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

www.youtube.com/watch?v=asji... This is such a beautiful and clever solution by @loretod.bsky.social, Bill Siever and PrintLab. I love that the micro:bit gets to go inside and play a part. For others that still love text see Loreto's blog www.zeroday.camp/empowering-a... #accessibility #microbit

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Micro:bit Assistive Technology Dual Switch | Tap

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Lily Zhou @lilyzhou.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

As a huge fan of corpus linguistics, I thought it would be helpful to create a starter pack dedicated solely to this amazing field! go.bsky.app/RmFQ5NJ

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