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Andrew Parry

@okimaths.bsky.social
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Maths teacher, mostly A level and further maths. Commodore 64 and Amiga fan.

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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I signed this petition #MECFS c.org/fhKpFjBNdZ
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Make ME/CFS learning mandatory for NHS staff
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk · 24/09/2026
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Graham Cumming @mathsnot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The “one-day ‘Investigating with Mathematics’ event” sounds like quite the innovation 🤔
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Ireland Could Destroy Its Secondary School Mathematics
The proposed Leaving Certificate reforms are incredibly concerning
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Love Fer Lopez's pointing to the badge celebration after scoring against WBA in front of the north bank, just like David Kelly in 94. #wwfc
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SeaYou #FBPE 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
RN = Russie Nouvelle Please RT.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For new and aspiring academics. Do not drink the AI Kool-Aid. Do not look for shortcuts. Do not skip the scholarship part of scholarship. The struggle is part of the training. Stay human and you will have a massive advantage in the future when (not if) the AI bubble bursts.
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Iain Mew @superchartisland.com · 14/09/2026
"For some reason the Americans wouldn't touch it." The UK's Ocean Software, though, happily turned an Oscar-winning film about the hell of war into a hit computer game. And the conflicted critical responses it got are fascinating. New post on Platoon, the game: www.superchartisland.com/platoon
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Platoon – “The first casualty of war”
Does this game-of-the-movie capture the coolest parts of the film? Was its development time (probably around three months) long enough to create a competent computer game? Are the graphics and soun…
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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
At just about every level of society, on a like for like basis the English (with a relatively low life expectancy for Western Europe) comfortably outlive the Americans. Why? The NHS, yes, but also better food and workplace safety standards, a stronger welfare safety net, less reliance on cars etc.
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The last three sub-parts on AQA AS FM P1 on geometry of complex numbers got an average of 0.1 marks each. That's to 1sf so maybe even lower. I don't see the point in them setting questions that almost no-one is able to answer. Mostly very good papers though.
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Oarschkrampe™ 📯🏆 @oarschkrampe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
R. I. P. Franco #Baresi 🕯️🖤😔
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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 15/07/2026
Finally it's my moment to shine
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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
At the risk of looking biased, I'll go ahead and say that when it is all done and dusted, the government-driven demise of the UKHE sector will be considered, along with Brexit, among the most senseless examples of collective social and economic suicide among Western nations
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sam Neil has so many great performances that it feels almost reductive to focus on one scene. Except it's one of the most iconic scenes in movie history and all of it, The groundbreaking CGI, the sweeping John Williams score *doesn't* work without the authentic joy and wonder of Neill's performance
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🕹RetroGuyBry🎮 @retroguybry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A bit more info has been released and it sounds promising… #Amiga #TheA1200 tinyurl.com/52vcyy9a
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THEA1200 features revealed: Workbench 3.1, USB loading and RTG support
Retro Games has now answered several of the biggest questions surrounding THEA1200, and the picture is becoming much clearer. This won’t be a machine that
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sam Coates somehow managing to turn current events into praising Farage. Dreadful excuse for a journalist
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Does anyone know of a place online with the old spec AQA A level maths papers on as allaboutmaths classic will be gone soon? #Alevelmaths
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My closing remarks at the European Movement conference. Brexit is dead - it has failed. It is now the future we focus on — — and *how* we set visions & plans for the UK as a full member of the EU.
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Mike Galsworthy Closing Remarks to European Movement UK event on 17 June 2026
YouTube video by European Movement UK
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Wonderful from Raul, and slightly similar to David Kelly vs Leicester many moons ago! #wwfc
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
From hedgehogs and bats to butterflies and newts, the UK’s wildlife is disappearing fast – and our government is letting it happen. I’ve just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for urgent action. Add your name: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
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Tell the government: act for nature before it’s too late
Add my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...
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Graham Cumming @mathsnot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Record numbers for A level Maths this year, just short of 110,000 (still No 1 by a long way, 3.9% up on last year) - and record numbers for A level Further Maths, topping 20,000 for the first time ever (an increase of 8.6% on last year)
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Marcus Hill @drmarcushill.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
There is a reliable way for a student to get higher predicted grades. Work hard throughout the year and treat revising for mocks as you would the real exams. Teachers have seen hundreds of kids who say "I didn't really try for the mocks, but I promise I will pull it all together". They don't. Ever.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The people who follow Reform, MAGA, AfD don't care whether their policies are working. Look at it. Trump's every policy failed, most admit Brexit was a mistake. Still Trump & Farage have substantial support. Bc they stand for xenophobia, deportations, anti-migration. That's what people vote for.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.
“A grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded. They've asked us not to. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstance. They make a simple plea of us as human beings to please not exploit that. That is their plea to us. 
“We all need to reflect on those words of Henry's father. My response, and the response of others to be fair, has been focused on the lessons to be learned so we can deliver justice. “His response has been to appeal for rage – rage. That's his response to a father who has lost his son and asked for that not to happen.
“Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances, but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don't is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is.”
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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Filtering the air may help prevent your own infection from becoming more severe If everyone in a household becomes infected with the same virus, does it help to isolate from each other and can you be a danger to yourself? Read on to find out... 🧪🧵1/ #AirQuality #IAQ #Ventilation #Infection #COVID
This grouped bar chart, titled "COVID Positive Abnormal Chest CT by Air Quality Setting", displays the percentage of abnormal chest CT scans among COVID-positive patients across three different tiers of air quality control. The graph compares overall and asymptomatic cases, illustrating a clear downward trend in the percentage of abnormal scans as air filtration and ventilation efficiency improve from household levels to high-efficiency aerosol control.
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What has happened to MathsGenie? The new version is horrible to use
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Not even bothering to pick up the phone to call the man who was in charge of HS1. Trying to reinvent the wheel ourselves instead of using the expertise of our continental neighbours who have much more experience with this sort of thing.
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Entropy Increases @entropyinc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Lol bsky.app/profile/elec...
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Eva Amsen @evaamsen.com · 13/05/2026
Reposting for my Canadian friends. (Who are just about waking up right now)
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The only specific thing they seem to moan about is being confused between 'linear factor' and 'real roots' not exactly stuff they shouldn't know. Surely there were specimen and practice papers ahead of the first sitting of a new spec.
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Pupils hopeless and crying after 'poorly worded' Higher Maths exam
More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the exam saying it was
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Year 12s are talking about an insane complex numbers loci question on todays AQA AS FM paper.
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Zero RFM in Wokingham #libdems www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-...
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Local government election results 2026
Results of local government elections 2026
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sarah boothby @swastrosarah.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The BMJ is one side of a war that is nothing but a total waste of everything (science, medicine, clinical, patient safety, time) where ME is concerned. But journalism is like that in "Britain".
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Please say sorry to Keith @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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AstridTheHorrorGirl @astridcraft.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Favorite Star Trek Actor in a Non-Star Trek Role Avery Brooks in 'American History X' An incredibly powerful movie, and while much has been said about what a powerhouse Edward Norton is in this film, Avery Brooks delivers a supporting role performance that felt truly unforgettable to me.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
People who vote for Reform may believe they are giving the establishment a kicking but in fact they are backing the establishment! Farage and his cronies are backed by overseas millionaires and billionaires who wouldn’t dream of paying their taxes in the UK. He’s on their side not yours!
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Thalamus Physical @thalamusdigital.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We're thrilled to announce that after 30 years, Return to Blacktooth is now available for Amiga & Atari ST! We've added a generous 25% launch discount, too! Amiga: thalamus.link/rtb-amiga Atari ST: thalamus.link/rtb-atarist #HeadOverHeels #FrontPorch #RetroGaming
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Daisy Cooper, "Please do not take a gamble on reform, because the donation that we were talking about a minute ago shows that Nigel Farage is playing by the Trump playbook" "We do not want our British politics funded by foreign bitcoin billionaires"
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Liam Kirkaldy @liamkirkaldy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I can't believe they got this interview with the walrus
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British Hedgehog Preservation Society @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Did you know...? Hedgehogs have been around for a LONG time… about 15 million years! 🦔 They’ve evolved along their own unique path and don’t have any close relatives today. A tiny survivor from an ancient world 💚 #DidYouKnow #BritishWildlife #FridayFact
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
In Carlo M. Cipolla’s brilliant book, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, he argued that it's impossible to define the percentage of stupid people in circulation. That's just changed because America has given us a number.
Trump's Approval Rating 

Approve - 33%

Disapprove- 67%
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
If anyone thinks about buying these: don't do it. They are not in AQA style and are for more difficult than anything on real papers. #ALevelMaths mmerevise.co.uk/shop/a-level...
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A-A* A Level Maths Practice Papers
Get access to the best A-A* A level maths practice papers to help top achieving students revise, or those wanting a challenge. MME Papers in exam format.
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Angelique @ladydelancelevee.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
He is only saying publicly what the rest of them are thinking quietly. If reform is elected we will say goodbye to the NHS. What replaces them will mean bankruptcy or death to most of us
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The Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 21/04/2026
Brexit Just Damages The NHS Time to #ExitBrexit
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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It was such a pleasure to be involved in this wee programme celebrating the enormous legacy of Joan Lingard. It airs at 4pm tomorrow on Radio 4. Here’s the link and info www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Hungary is partying like it’s 2026 The man dancing is Zsolt Hegedus, slated to become Hungary’s health minister. He is dancing to a club remix of the resistance song “The Hanging Tree” from The Hunger Games: The Mocking Jay.” How fitting!
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 07/04/2026
This is a grave and era-defining moment for the world. Donald Trump is making wilder and increasingly concerning threats by the hour.
“This is a grave and era-defining moment for the world. Donald Trump is making wilder and increasingly concerning threats by the hour.
“If Trump follows through and attacks civilian targets, Keir Starmer must immediately recall Parliament. The Prime Minister must also 
  withdraw US access to 
            UK bases now. 
               “MPs must be given 
               a chance to hold the 
              Government to 
             account and prevent 
           the UK from being 
         complicit in war crimes 
        and breaches of 
       international law.”
      ED DAVEY MP
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 07/04/2026
If Trump follows through with his wilder and increasingly concerning threats, Keir Starmer must immediately recall Parliament. The Prime Minister must also withdraw US access to UK bases now. This is a grave and era-defining moment for the world.
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“This is a grave and era-defining moment for the world. Donald Trump is making wilder and increasingly concerning threats by the hour.

“If Trump follows through with this, Keir Starmer must immediately recall Parliament. The Prime Minister must also withdraw US access to UK bases now.

“MPs must be given a chance to hold the Government to account and prevent the UK from being complicit in war crimes and breaches of international law.”
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@carletonhandley.bsky.social Is the Millie and Molly Catrap Edition on CSDB ok to download? I bought the original game in 2020 and would enjoy playing some more levels. I can't see it on itch.io so I am asking.
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Download the latest indie games
itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...
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Andrew Parry @okimaths.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It has happened before and it will happen again www.casio.com/uk/moflin/
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Moflin | CASIO
Moflin is a Smart Companion Powered by AI, with emotions like a living creature – designed to support, reassure, and grow with you through life’s everyday moments
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