Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026With the celebs I’m finding it easier to ignore the issues with the game itself by believing that some of the decision tue celebs make have half an eye on the drama/ fun of it (e.g. don’t vote out REG because he’s going to make great TV!) 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Hi Bored, I’m Dad” . It’s a genuine compulsion 2121
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A detail which struck me was how comfortable he was talking about what was clearly dodgy while a Claridge’s waiter was at their table 001
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Well said! For many years I have, in an amateur-ish but enthusiastic way, pondered the whole death of the artist thing. This gen-AI rise has really brought home that my deep belief is that all art is human to human communication 020
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 21/02/2026First screenshot: He’s soooo close to understanding this… Second screenshot: Oh, no. No he isn’t. 041
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 17/10/2025It’s (rightly) framed as transphobic because it does barely anything to further protect women (single sex spaces still exist) from male violence but it significantly increases the risk of male violence against trans women and trans men 080
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 06/08/2025The villain character is the give away. Perfection! 010
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I can’t quite get over how good this is! Surely something that could only have been made by a massive Columbo fan? 160
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 17/07/2025But it does explain why a party should be allowed to do it, which is what you asked for 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Woah you’re right, parenthood really is a lot like following English cricket. Right down to to the times when you worry an Australian dog does it better than any of us can 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 22/06/2025That’s right, it’s not a direct funding thing (like pupil premium) but the funding formula has a weighting based on EAL proportion so higher EAL = more funding. I hate to think how the Mail would twist that fact! 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Actually I take that back slightly having re-read yours - the school would record them as being native English and German speakers. But on the census return would likely only submit them as being native German speakers. 110
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 21/06/2025As ever there’s nuance here but essentially yes, although it is fundamentally the parent that would decide what to tell the school is the child’s “first” language. The school would/can record all languages but only one would be submitted in the census 120
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 21/06/2025This is hardly the biggest issue with the article but the school census only records one language per pupil. So all/most/some/none (who knows!) of the pupils might speak fluent English either bilingually or as an additional language 130
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Oof, this was grim! But I thought you both did amazingly well to rise above the barrage of nonsense and nothingness from the other side and make some really compelling arguments 180
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 11/05/2025I forget where I read it but to paraphrase/mangle: LLMs are highly trained human pleasing machines. That’s it. That is almost literally how they are trained - the only thing they really “know” is what we have told them a good output looks like. 060
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 10/05/2025The hardest I’ve laughed when not influenced by other people was a Ted Lasso joke: Rebecca: “I spoke to the owner of the Sun” Ted: “YOU SPOKE TO GOD?! 2651
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 23/03/2025I enjoyed “we didn’t stay inside.” I’m guessing they were playing Mario kart and recording from the radio for hours in the garden? 050
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Finding out Keith Dunn is on Bluesky has just made my day! Love a bit of Berkeley madness. Will be tough to top last year’s drama 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Ditto under pressure/Bambos Charalambous if I’m remembering that right. True genius 100
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Were you also responsible for Living on a Prayer/Thangam Debbonaire or was that a fever dream? I think about it/chuckle every time I hear that song! 100
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Spot on. Alexander called this on uncloaked, it just turned it into a classic prisoners dilemma so that it will always just essentially be a series of coin flips until they’re down to 2 030
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 25/01/2025I’d agree with you…if I hadn’t been introduced to the TimTam Slam. Turns an average Bickie into a spiritual experience 120
Reposted by Jonny SaundersJon Gomm @jongomm.bsky.social · 28/11/2024People sharing this on BlueSky. Ok now it really feels like old school twitter. 🙏🤍 148319
Reposted by Jonny SaundersElizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024"'How are you?' These are the three most useless words in the world of communication." This compelling (but wrong/daft) assertion is based on #communication myth rather than how we actually talk 🧐 And asking "how are you" can even save lives... 🧵 1/15 [Bringing #EMCA threads to Bluesky!] 1013052
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 17/11/2024It seems fairly reasonable to not listen to someone who you think isn’t communicating in good faith 000
Reposted by Jonny SaundersCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 15/11/2024This kid's reaction to Lamar Jackson's scramble last weekend is the best (via Ravens) 341377250
Reposted by Jonny SaundersHilary Goldsmith @sbl365.bsky.social · 14/11/2024First post. Looking for refugees from the other place #sbl #sblconnect #edutwitter #naht #womened 3132
Reposted by Jonny SaundersLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 09/11/2024How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...youtube.comTESLA = TRUMPYouTube video by Led By Donkeys 18540172219
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 09/11/2024I think Scafell Pike in England might be the ultimate example: Tourist>”Scaffle”, Brit>”Scar-fell”, Someone in the know>”Scaw-fell, Local>”Scoffle” 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 09/11/2024I think Scafell Pike might be the ultimate example: Tourist>”Scaffle”, Brit>”Scar-fell”, Someone in the know>”Scaw-fell, Local>”Scoffle” 010
Reposted by Jonny SaundersBig Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2024Hey Bluepals. I have ANOTHER #buyastrangerabook offer. @mrsbooga.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of The Time-Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. It's a cracker! If you'd like it, get in touch. 196
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 29/10/2024I might have got wires crossed here, but yes I totally agree that nuance is what is needed. The fear would be that the system is not equipped to provide the nuance, maybe? I guess I’m saying OfSted should judge (mainly) attendance improvement systems, not solely published attendance figures 000
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 29/10/2024I’d say the argument would more along the lines of “some schools might *unfairly* not do very well” since it is a complex thing to evaluate. Would you trust the system to routinely produce statements like “this school has excellent systems for improving attendance but figures remain low”? 000
Reposted by Jonny SaundersKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/07/2024Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵 331278512
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 20/10/2024“A geek in your life who deserves something nice for Christmas” - that’s my wife! Big thanks for the tip 010
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 20/10/2024New life hack: casually deleted the Twitter app and moved the Bluesky app to the same place on my phone…a day later and it already feels like the Twitter habit is broken 010
Jonny Saunders @jonnysaunders.bsky.social · 18/11/2023Feeling the strong urge to stop looking at Twitter for good but inertia keeps taking me back there. Perhaps posting here for the first time will help nudge me over? 060
Reposted by Jonny SaundersJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 03/11/2023Always, *always* idea first! Data first is a recipe for one of two disasters: • You spend three days digging into the data and find there’s nothing interesting • You find a striking trend, and then a subject matter expert points out that it’s because the definitions changed 37113