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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

"I went on Google". So you use a data-scraping search engine to research data-scraping? 😉 You have options, you know!! (talking of which, have you considered alternatives to Twitter/Bluesky?)

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Your (not my) Party has so comprehensively botched the roll out, that they should simply back gracefully out and never organise anything ever again.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thank you Parody. If only the real Keir Starmer could be so clear.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Cracking Podcast this week. Thank you.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

In 1968, there was no thought that France might try to recover the gift that bears the ironic inscription "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore"

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Top podcast. The Trump/health spot was total speculation though - by 'not doing too well' he meant his chances of elevation, not his health. Just as Mark Rutte was clearly making an analogy rather than directly calling the Don 'daddy'. Standin chap did a good job, but Alex's calming tones v missed

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

...but maybe someone did make this up? As a journalist, can you justify the juxtaposition of these images? Where is the white paint? The paint which was used most recently? Trust no-one. Be skeptical.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Already a favourite podcast. Most excellent discussion on Supreme Court 'clarification'. Thank you.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Not his finest moment - but nevertheless he is one of the good ones.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A lapse of language/judgement. He's one of the good ones. Also please criticise actions rather than what a person look like.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Sad to read this. A dose of reality. Look after yourself. A reader.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Well, I'm still browsing Twitter, and its still deeply disturbing. Does it reflect most people think? I doubt it. Still good to see what people are prepared to post, and it has the compulsion of immediacy which is less with Bluesky...but Bluesky is growing less calming. 1984?

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

In the short term, the US _can_ cut down its forests. Especially if pres allows violation of national parks. It may take decades to recover, but don't doubt that this administration will try it.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Plus there is no moral way to accumulation thousands of millions in one lifetime. It always comes at the expense of others. It may be _legal_ but profiteering to that extent is not right. It is a 'different' sort of human who aspires to such hoarding.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I've just rewatched the clip where Emma Barnett is astounded that her interviewee (L. Russell-Moyle) could possibly think that we shouldn't have BILLionaires in the UK. We shouldn't have billionaires. That's _thousands_ of millions. A few millions is enough for anyone.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

A dark side to social media is becoming increasingly apparent. Some wonder how it can be imitigated. Some don't. (Did Clegg jump, or was he pushed? Is this obeisance to the new Master?) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.com

Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content

Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I made the mistake of browsing Twitter today. Deeply disturbing.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Best Wishes for 2025! We're going to need all the luck we can get - but we have to deal with what is, rather than what-iffery. Any ideas?

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

"Joe Biden reduces all but three US federal death sentences to life imprisonment" Sky News. Not a definitive statement on the death penalty, then.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

You were right the first time. The interruptions, and whataboutery deflect. Goodall came across a shade off/def/ensive methinks.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

That you choose to travel (I could agree that you need to travel to a much greater extent than most) makes a statement. Where you choose to travel makes an additional statement. Disparaging comments about UK holidays really don't help. We need to travel less, be discriminating, interrupt less.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Lucky you. Of course I and my family would do the same if only we had the heritage. If only. 😞

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

My quote for today: "Every facet of AI feels like it's advanced by a decade in the last year" (From New Atlas daily newsletter)

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Folks reposting things* from Twitter seem to get a lot of engagement. And Enragement. Please don't turn this forum into Twitter. (*e.g. I see several recent repostings of stupid stuff by Musk.E.)

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It _is_ outrageous. But is promulgating and amplifying it on Bluesky the best response? This came from the Dark Side. If it must exist, it should stay there. Don't be a feeder of the Trolls.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

It's a toy. Catch-22: Short window of opportunity.

Product safety warning. Not suitable for under 3yrs. Not to be used by over 3yrs.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Mike Galsworthy. Reading the Dark Side so that we don't have to... But then reposting so that we do. 😞

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Imported from the dark side. Yes, It's horrid. You found it in a horrid place! Social media trending works because people can't stop themselves reposting horrid things. RESIST THAT URGE! Like some litter, best leave it where it was. Once you pick it up it becomes your responsibility.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Or maybe the BBC has left her. The BBC has left quite a few staff and viewers. Few are open about why. Non-disclosure methinks?

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Is that imported from the dark side? Like some litter, best leave it where it was. Once you pick it up it becomes your responsibility.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

NewsCast 26/11/24 (paraphrased). Adam Fleming "Millions of people are not working because of sickness benefits" Ben Chu "Millions of people are not working because they are sick" The difference matters. It changes the solution.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

You've been browsing on the Dark Side again Dr G.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Unless he only wants it until he gets voted in? !! 🤮 The trouble with electoral reform is that the governing party gets into power with the prevailing system!

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Impressive post. Thank you. I hope HMGovt are able to benefit the UK and themselves by adopting at least some of this advice (and presentation). 🤞

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Dan Neidle's thread on IHT/APR. Well thought-out and clearly presented. I'd like to think that the Govt can adopt some of these ideas, target reliefs and taxes more appropriately, and avoid continually shooting themselves in both feet.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Your first sentence is ambiguous! I was looking for the part of your tweet saying BBC Verify is rubbish. 😉 I found the BBC Verify article good, but BBC and others have been presenting IHT generally and APR specifically in a misleading and inflammatory way forever. Failing BBC /*duty to inform.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Worth a try? Surely. Hard selection, and an inevitably biased sample, but important to collect evidence. Sad for some when the funding runs out but we can bet that others will be back on their feet. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

theguardian.com

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

On the other hand, the Govt look likely to botch the whole debate so that the outcome will be unsatisfactory for all, but we won't be able to revisit it for a decade.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Today's news 2: Gordon Brown's tragic experience really doesn't address the issues pertaining to assisted dying of people who have lived their lives, are losing control, and may be in pain. State sanctioning remains fraught. 2 years ago I was sure, but recent experience has me really concerned.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Today's news 1: BBCR4 "... the world tries to head off catastrophe"(and keep within 1.5). The BBC has played its part in our shared failure to achieve that goal, and in enabling the political climate where it seems unlikely that real action can be taken any time soon.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Damn I wish that Bluesky and the eXplatform were more visually distinct! I've just been scrolling the wrong one. 🤪

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Article does not live up to the headline's promise.

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You could read it that he thinks that only those groups are enlightened, informed, and intelligent. 🙂 As a middle aged white bloke, I take exception!

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'd ask what was wrong with the original post, but your intervention reminds me of another place. So I'd ask others: How do we preserve civility in this forum, so that it remains preferable to the other one?

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Calculus @profcalculus.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Glad I found this. I'm not a bird expert, but walking along Pilning Wetland today (20/11/2024), Merlin declared Water Pipit. I'd heard and seen meadow pipits, so I put it down to a Merlin MisID. I don't expect to turn up anything rare. Seeing your post, maybe not?

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