This is awful. Sympathy and solidarity to my trans and nonbinary friends. To those in Labour who think the matter is now closed, you have no idea how badly you've screwed up. This is your Section 28. And to everyone else, if you think you saw someone going into the "wrong" toilets, no you didn't.

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 21h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

The amazing 2017 BBC Proms performance of Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass' album "Passages" (sitar solo: Anoushka Shankar) is currently on iPlayer (until 10pm tomorrow). www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b091gmbb

BBC Proms - 2017: Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar

First transmitted in 2017. Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass's 1989 album Passages is performed live and in full for the first time.

bbc.co.uk

One of the most important issues of our time is that the future of humanity is presently being authored by people who have nothing but total contempt for humanity and seek the erasure of everything that gives being a human meaning. It’s not just annoying. It doesn’t just suck. It’s existential.

I’m not sure whether this is just a psychological difference or AI bros fundamentally don’t understand the nature of an artistic experience, but: I don’t want a personalised film/book/podcast. I want to see/read/hear the same one as everyone else, so I can read reviews or discuss it with my friends

So many James Bond villains have died this way.

My university's new visual branding, because they've screwed around with the coat of arms for no reason, and I've been a heraldry enthusiast since I was about 12. (It's not just a logo, it's a serious thing bestowed by the Sovereign, and you're not supposed to randomly swap bits of it round.)

Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 7d ago

What is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?

I love capturing those moments where London Underground trains line up perfectly with station posters. With a little patience and a bit of luck, you can end up with some wonderfully amusing and unexpected shots.

Full of despair today. Massive lay offs in social sciences and humanities across the country, Burnham puts out a video saying 'AI can write an essay', and my university is busy integrating co-pilot into all staff and student computers. We are being told we're defunct and there's no resistance.

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

Terrible news.

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

bbc.co.uk

Someone asked me what it's like having #adhd. I said it can be a bit like this: Me: "Hi, Dan. Got your message. So, fill me in; what's the super important thing we need to do today?" Dan: "Firstly, it's absolutely crucial that we... [Dan's voice fades into the distance]..." My brain:

Mornin'. An utterly glorious, joyous piece of noise, originally from Reddit, which still brings me stupid amounts of pleasure several years after it first appeared. Oh, I like this one...😎

This year is going the 20th anniversary of the best ever Edinburgh poster and Tim Vine’s best joke.

Whenever somebody complains that a long running series has become too political, what they really mean is that they were too young to notice before, or they didn't care when it was saying things that didn't criticise them

I'm a maths lecturer, but I'm not sure that really counts.

Jaunty Art@jaunty.art · 2w ago

I used to work as a hairdresser, but I couldn’t cut it.

there’s an entire essay in how ‘historically accurate’ and ‘nostalgia’ are just weaponised to mean ‘the world bigots wished they lived in’ and not something that has actually ever existed but i haven’t had enough coffee to write it yet

CE (Catie) Murphy@cemurphy.bsky.social · 2w ago

no no you don't understand madeline it would be the kind of historically accurate that *doesn't* have Black people in it 👀

Weeks ago, @chanda.blacksky.app sent me this declaration, written and signed by a bunch of mathematicians. But I only had time to read it yesterday, which ended up being right on time given a new round of hype falling exactly under the patterns this document notes.🧵 leidendeclaration.ai

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.

leidendeclaration.ai

"The newly appointed Minister for AI is expected to meet with the Minister for NFTs, Lord Blockchain and the Secretary of State for Pogs this afternoon."

Thing about British Steel being nationalised is there is no argument around nationalising it that doesn't also apply to the universities except "steel is boy coded :) and teaching is girl coded :("

There's a nice little independent crowd-funded publisher, called the Pound Project, whose books I sometimes buy. Their latest title is called "Not Everything Is Urgent", and I just got an email to say that delivery will be slightly delayed. I think that's lovely.

I do rather feel that they are attempting to set themselves up as sovereign citizens of Catholicism which, like, we already have they're called Protestants you can break away from the Catholic Church and do whatever you want, buddy. be the Henry VIII you wish to see in the world

Meg@marbenais.bsky.social · 3w ago

So that makes me wonder what’s the overlap with the Sovereign Citizen nutjobs

Happy 80th birthday to the great Derek Griffiths!

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 3w ago

He did a bit for iplayer quite recently. Seems hale and hearty!

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day. Did you know? The date was chosen because it sits exactly halfway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day, recognising that not everyone fits neatly into a binary understanding of gender. #InternationalNonBinaryPeoplesDay

Hey, I'm just Hamlet, And feigning crazy, But here's my uncle, I'll kill him maybe

Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.

Posting this again for the Brambly Hedge fans-a bank vole on my garden steps eating the breakfast I put out for her last spring. A blossom petal falls on her head & she’s then scared away by (to her) a large bird arriving. It was a bluetit 👀. See next post for pt II 👇🏼🧵

Well I’ve spent the whole of #NorEng drawing the three English lions on a tote bag, time well spent even if we don’t win

I, a human, wrote and drew this cartoon with my human body and sent it to human art printers who printed it with their human hands and you a human (?) can now buy a ltd edition print of it in my shop! Link in bio

On this day in 1981, Richard Cobb got an honorary degree from the University of Essex. That may not seem significant to you, but it makes this afternoon the 45th anniversary of one of the finest graduation addresses ever delivered 🧵