Ian Wakeman
@ianwakeman.bsky.social
Emeritus academic at the University of Sussex and Zhejiang Gongshang University interested in computer networks, football and the world.
'The Court’s judgement... is a devastating indictment of the impartiality and competence of the OfS, implicating its operations, leadership, governance, and strategy. It raises important and urgent questions for the government as it plans to grant ever more powers to the regulator.'
John Drury@profjohndrury.bsky.social · 5mo ago
I congratulate my former colleagues at Sussex on the victory in challenging the fine brought by a partisan Office for Students, one only ever intended to hurt, not help, free speech. As a firsthand witness of some of the events to which the fine related, it was clear the OfS was wholly without merit
Well done the Sussex legal team! "443 The fair-minded, informed and not unduly suspicious observer would in my view conclude that there was a real possibility that the decision-maker here was biased in the sense of having a closed mind to the legal and factual merits of the University’s position."
The University of Sussex, R (on the application of) v The Office for Students - Find Case Law - The National Archives
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Very excited by our new Sussex AI promotional video www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5dS...
Towards a Better Future: How Sussex Students are Using AI to Change the World!
YouTube video by University of Sussex
youtube.com
<phone rings> LIDINGTON: Hello? TRUSS <phone>: David! It! Is! I! LIDINGTON *sighs*: Hi Liz HAMMOND <next room>: Who is it? TRUSS: It! Is! I! Liz! Truss! LIDINGTON: It's Liz Truss HAMMOND: Cool. Tell her I said "Fuck off" LIDINGTON: Phil says hi. HAMMOND <shouts>: I didn't Liz! I said Fuck off! /1
Chris Washington@cwashington.bsky.social · last yr.This is going to be extremely funny.
FWIW, the most relevant recent post is www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/ , but I can't recommend Mr. Zitron's newsletter enough for keeping up with the current LLM insanity.
The Subprime AI Crisis
None of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or "hating," but a sober evaluation of where we are today and where we may end up on the current path. I believe that the artificial intel...
wheresyoured.at
If, like me, you cannot attend then here is the livestream bit.ly/HamedHaddadi... (don't worry I have checked and unlike most things here, the link does not go to onlyfans)
Ignacio Castro@ignactro.eurosky.social · 2y agoNetworky people in London might like www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-net...
Why did the Star Wars movies come out as 4,5,6,1,2,3? In charge of scheduling, Yoda was…
