Daniel J
@danielj.uk
Grant Wrangler, erstwhile evolutionary biologist and bioinformatician. Tinkerer. Knows some stuff about old computers. Quite likes to take a photo from time to time. Dislikes cryptobores.
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The Marge Simpson bollard.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
September 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The Marge Simpson bollard.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
Current reporting across the piece on these donations is making my head spin. Are journos not reading anything anymore? Reporting that the Government is suddenly looking at changing the laws it's passing to stop these donations. It's not! It's been in the Bill since Rycroft earlier in the year...
Representation of the People Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Current version of Representation of the People Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses
bills.parliament.uk
September 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Current reporting across the piece on these donations is making my head spin. Are journos not reading anything anymore? Reporting that the Government is suddenly looking at changing the laws it's passing to stop these donations. It's not! It's been in the Bill since Rycroft earlier in the year...
@francesmao.bsky.social - Parliament isn't looking into new laws though, the Bill has cleared the Commons and is currently in the Lords, this isn't new. Parliament is currently in the process of passing a Bill that will apply retrospectively. And Reform know it. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Robert Jenrick faces questions after Reform nets £72m in donations in just 24 hours – UK politics live
Reform UK’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ for the party
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
@francesmao.bsky.social - Parliament isn't looking into new laws though, the Bill has cleared the Commons and is currently in the Lords, this isn't new. Parliament is currently in the process of passing a Bill that will apply retrospectively. And Reform know it. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Why has my laptop got a #twinpeaks button?
September 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Why has my laptop got a #twinpeaks button?
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Please sign and share this petition if you agree our life boat ppl are worth keeping
Remember all of them are volunteers
38d.gs/jpcf
Remember all of them are volunteers
38d.gs/jpcf
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
38d.gs
September 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Please sign and share this petition if you agree our life boat ppl are worth keeping
Remember all of them are volunteers
38d.gs/jpcf
Remember all of them are volunteers
38d.gs/jpcf
"Legitimate concerns" can FRO. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame
Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Legitimate concerns" can FRO. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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This update is very welcome and will definitely reduce confusion.
![[A phonetic alphabet reference poster displaying letters A through Z alongside Morse code, semaphore clock positions, and maritime flags.]
"phonetic alphabet
A Aisle / B Bravo / C Cue / D Double-u / E Eye / F Four / G Gnat / H Honor / I Ian / J Jalapeno / K Knight / L Lima / M Mnemonic / N Nine / O Ouija / P Phrase / Q Queue / R Row / S Sea / T Tsunami / U Urge / V View / W Why / X Xylophone / Y You / Z Zoo
With this NATO alphabet chart you will no longer use "M as in Mancy" during a support call with your mom, or while defusing a bomb."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreicxyguwa5l7bmknq6zwztkwbf76smumkcopfjonplq4y2zcgs6gzu)
September 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This update is very welcome and will definitely reduce confusion.
This. Then this again. And probably at least three more times.
The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity, says the Guardian’s deputy music editor, Laura Snapes
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM
This. Then this again. And probably at least three more times.
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What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass
"At a time when no American celebrity seems immune from the country’s many divisions, Dolly Parton was a crossover icon who stayed neutral in the culture wars while still speaking her mind," writes Zachary B. Wolf. | Analysis
Analysis: Dolly Parton was the one person who could unite a deeply divided country
www.cnn.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass
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Oh, nice, we’ll just be handing tech firms a bit more freedom to do exactly what they want with our data. What could possibly go wrong?
Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”.
Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”.
August 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Oh, nice, we’ll just be handing tech firms a bit more freedom to do exactly what they want with our data. What could possibly go wrong?
Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”.
Also, one small point: if we substantially diverge from EU data-protection standards, the big win for small businesses wouldn’t be “freedom from red tape”.
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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
August 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Surely the correct tense here is "would" rather than "will": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social (Newsnight tagged as the rest of the BBC's news function seems not to bother with bluesky)
Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
www.bbc.co.uk
August 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Surely the correct tense here is "would" rather than "will": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social (Newsnight tagged as the rest of the BBC's news function seems not to bother with bluesky)
Just one from last night.
August 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Just one from last night.
This just absolutely 🤯 me - I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that it's actually real... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis
When my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This just absolutely 🤯 me - I'm struggling to get my head around the fact that it's actually real... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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THANK YOU AUNTIE BEEB FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS BIRTHDAY PRESENT
August 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
THANK YOU AUNTIE BEEB FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS BIRTHDAY PRESENT
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I didn’t discuss Jason Arday on my show for this exact reason. If he had been white and behaved unprofessionally it would have been handled internally by his employers. As it is, it became clear that certain commentators wouldn’t be satisfied until he was dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I didn’t discuss Jason Arday on my show for this exact reason. If he had been white and behaved unprofessionally it would have been handled internally by his employers. As it is, it became clear that certain commentators wouldn’t be satisfied until he was dead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you want to see THE ODYSSEY in IMAX 70mm, Vue at Manchester has just added 08:00 showings from the beginning of September...
August 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you want to see THE ODYSSEY in IMAX 70mm, Vue at Manchester has just added 08:00 showings from the beginning of September...
I'm starting to lose count of the number of things the armed services are apparently sorting out for Reform... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
August 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I'm starting to lose count of the number of things the armed services are apparently sorting out for Reform... www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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In which I examine how my thinking about AI has changed:
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beeb6502.com/blog/how-i-l...
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (at least a little) | beeb6502.com
A site for retro computing related ephemera
beeb6502.com
August 4, 2026 at 6:32 AM
In which I examine how my thinking about AI has changed:
beeb6502.com/blog/how-i-l...
beeb6502.com/blog/how-i-l...
Nice to see the MEN declaring the result on the basis of the Manchester district results... 🫠
July 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Nice to see the MEN declaring the result on the basis of the Manchester district results... 🫠
Oooh, apparently 20 minutes until results announced. #gmcaelection (who knows what the hashtag is meant to be...)
July 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Oooh, apparently 20 minutes until results announced. #gmcaelection (who knows what the hashtag is meant to be...)
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The story of Acorn Computers from their first employee. Fascinating to see how this inspired a generation of scientists and engineers through the cooperation with the BBC Computer Literacy Project
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Acorn Computers Employee #1 - Chris Turner | TNMoC Talks
YouTube video by TNMoC
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July 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The story of Acorn Computers from their first employee. Fascinating to see how this inspired a generation of scientists and engineers through the cooperation with the BBC Computer Literacy Project
youtu.be/itGd11j3HdI?...
youtu.be/itGd11j3HdI?...
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Been a very hectic and devastating day. Many thanks for the very many lovely messages of support for our work. Here's a flash back to 2008 #savejodrellbank youtu.be/cWWbA4OYG3Y?...
The Jodrell Bank Song
YouTube video by silkfm
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July 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Been a very hectic and devastating day. Many thanks for the very many lovely messages of support for our work. Here's a flash back to 2008 #savejodrellbank youtu.be/cWWbA4OYG3Y?...
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“That’s the thing about a Burnham premiership: the right is scared he will fulfil his promises and the left is afraid he won’t.”
My col. on what real change means - and why much of the right gets hysterical when ordinary people’s lives might improve a bit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on what real change means - and why much of the right gets hysterical when ordinary people’s lives might improve a bit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Andy Burnham has made a bold start – but convincing people that change is possible will take much more | Frances Ryan
The new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days ahead, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2026 at 8:09 AM
“That’s the thing about a Burnham premiership: the right is scared he will fulfil his promises and the left is afraid he won’t.”
My col. on what real change means - and why much of the right gets hysterical when ordinary people’s lives might improve a bit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on what real change means - and why much of the right gets hysterical when ordinary people’s lives might improve a bit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...