Dr David Corney

Let's compromise and show Churchill dressed up in a badger costume. I see Austen as more of a rabbit and Turing as a squirrel. I think he'd like that.

What a beatiful creation!

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Strengthening Arab fact checking: lessons from partnering with the Arab Fact-Checking Network From 2023 to 2025, Full Fact partnered with the Arab Fact-Checking Network to pilot AI tools adapted for Arabic-language media environments. The tools reduced monitoring time, expanded coverage and en...

We built something that really really worked. Then watched it get switched off because we simply couldn't afford to keep the servers turned on

Civic tech is tough just now

Ooh, never tried this, but I do love listening to (classical) music while reading the score. Each medium enhances the other: the ink tells me what to listen for, and the sounds tell me what the ink sounds like. So I can (hear?) see the appeal.

AI Isn't as Powerful as We Think | Hannah Fry YouTube video by New Scientist

I love this from @fryrsquared.bsky.social: we should treat AI tools like they're "an Excel spreadsheet that's really capable." They're not god-like or sentient, but nor are they just spicy auto-complete (anymore). They are powerful tools that can be really, really useful (with many caveats).

i've written a few words about using AI to help my pal with cerebral palsy:

www.shardcore.org/spx/2026/02/...

i know a lot of you here may find ir difficult to stomach, but AI is not inherently evil, and can be used for good [at least some of the time]

Quite the twist in the (fascinating) tale!

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Happy pancakes, to those who celebrate #yumyum

Wow.

Who won?
(The map competition, not the war. I know that one...)

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Ideas are green
And colourless too

Everyone my age is in their 50's. This doesn't seem right or fair.

In praise of librarians

I got invited to a seminar called "Enrage with facts!" which sounded like a fun challenge.

On closer inspection it was "Engage with facts!" which is a lot more... worthy.

"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

sir ian mckellen's incredible performance of an obscure, but eerily relevant, shakespearean monologue

youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...

Happy February!

Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees
#BigFebruary

Ah, if that was *really* London, surely the fox would be on its phone too...

Best gas masks “How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.

me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...

Thank you Rob! I just spent 20 happy minutes watching you fill in a spreadsheet. But now I have to get back to work. Filling in a spreadsheet, but with renewed purpose.

I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!

Wonder what caused the slight dip in the year, er, 5006?

This investigation is fascinating and enraging, and exactly why I pay for a subscription to London Centric.

I'm not religious at all but this is a lovely and strangely hopeful story ❤️

Lovely! I'll listen to all his speeches like this from now on!

Tesco just arrived with my delivery. The driver handed me a bag and said ‘There’s a couple of substitutions, here’s your sprig of rosemary and haddock.’

I said to him ‘This isn’t the thyme or the plaice’

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

Makes me want an exoskeleton now 😢

"My bar is so high that the standards have to be extended to reach it" - genius writing!