I had professional experience that helped me chair those 3 days of discussion as neutrally as possible, but if I'd been biased I could really have influenced the outcome. I left thinking that it would have been a lot fairer to let the very experienced judge make a decision
But they proceeded to deliberate on the case based far more on their various life experiences, beliefs around the justice system, prejudices, views on the victim and suspect's life choices etc than on any of the evidence we heard. I had to work very hard to keep discussion on track and relevant
The jury trial question is complex, but I have to say my experience as forewoman of a murder jury (15 years ago, to be fair) really destroyed my faith in jury trial as best practice. The process did work well in putting a very diverse group of people together 1/3
Strozzapreti! But the orecchiette were excellent
Triceratops bootees sent by @devbondarin.bsky.social all the way from New York!
Her mum (me) descended from the Moodie family of Hoy in Orkney, which traces back eventually to the Earls of Moray and an illegitimate son of James I
And every time you use ChatGPT, an artist dies a little.
If you borrowed a book from someone years ago and think they’ve forgotten that you have it, trust me… THEY HAVEN’T
Me, actually, I'm quite fond of it - now it's spawned a whole genre and thereby become less interesting, but originally it was one of those rare ideas that's so good that once someone's had it, it seems obvious. But in the mid-90s it was startling. A lot of it is very cleverly thought through.
He still hadn't looked at the menu, obvs
No, they kept coming round to take an order and he kept saying gosh, sorry, we've been chatting so much I haven't looked at the menu, while I was thinking 'I'm starving, when is he going to look at the menu', and then they came round and said sorry, it's 11pm and we're closing
Hosepipe bans in a drought are very 20th century, how about an AI ban? : England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade as experts call for hosepipe bans www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Which is your favourite??
Love the dragon house!!
@foozzzball.bsky.social one for you!
The government would never propose changing the law so that people have the right to steal your belongings unless you have applied to opt out of being burgled. Or expect you to be responsible for checking if burglars are using your stolen items. How can it be ok to suggest for intellectual property?
Yes! I'm so depressed when I see schoolchildren now assigned to read a certain number of pages of their book as homework - I used to read tons more than that but thank goodness no-one ever told me to do so. Or I think my relationship with reading would be different and less intimate
Happy birthday Stella! Xx
the description of a computer powerful enough to play itself at chess 9 million times in one second, did not summon awe as expected, but rather an image of the end of the world; a burned planet where this device alone was still working, bunkered grimly in solipsistic forever tournament
We have to define what we mean by “AI.” Because the model that advanced our understanding of protein folding and the LLMs that churn out the nonsense slop that fills the internet both get called “AI.” And the latter is co-opting the usefulness of the former to create this exactly perception.
Omg 😂
Transport planner
Annual plea: if you're putting up Christmas lights in a public area or window facing the street, please consider setting them to 'steady' not 'flash'! December is a nightmare for those of us with photosensitive epilepsy
Promotional poster for The Purists at the Kiln Theatre
An afternoon of beats and rhymes at the Kiln Theatre today, watching a stellar cast probe the vagaries of life, love & music in #ThePurists. Wickedly funny & definitely fly, don’t miss @jasperbritton.bsky.social, Tiffany Gray, Emma Kingston, Richard Pepple & Sule Rimi hanging out on the stoop
What are we saying instead of tweeting here?? I vote 'fluttering'. Anyway, follow Jo if you for some reason want live-fluttering of our days out (also because he's quite witty actually)
Me too please 🥰
The poor cake is definitely getting a bit lopsided, I'll have to do some rail replacement on arrival
It's worth putting some time and energy into finding a day job that doesn't drain you too much and doesn't have crazy hours. Temping helped me find longer term money jobs that fitted and get a way into those roles. A regular routine helps you identify and protect your writing time.
Yes, I made him to accompany my husband @politicanimal.bsky.social on trips!
Crocheted turtle
That is EXTREMELY professional - I tend to make toys
