Chris Dale
@chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social
Solicitor who promoted eDiscovery/eDisclosure in England and Wales and elsewhere. Now retired to my photographs of places, birds, and the dog. In Oxford.
The name "Kairos" is fated to be linked to sinking ships. This time it is the name of the ship itself. In 2016 it was the name of the owner of another ship which, the High Court in London found, was scuttled. An "aggregation of unlikelihoods" undermined the owners' insurance claim.
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The name "Kairos" is fated to be linked to sinking ships. This time it is the name of the ship itself. In 2016 it was the name of the owner of another ship which, the High Court in London found, was scuttled. An "aggregation of unlikelihoods" undermined the owners' insurance claim.
The western sky across the meadow this evening.
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The western sky across the meadow this evening.
Varying the meme - 5 wild animals or birds seen without leaving the house:
1) Badger fighting a 2) hedgehog and bowling a food bin down the road
3) Fox skip-diving
4) Rats (quite endearing but quickly seen off).
5) Sparrow hawk during and after eating a sparrow.
1) Badger fighting a 2) hedgehog and bowling a food bin down the road
3) Fox skip-diving
4) Rats (quite endearing but quickly seen off).
5) Sparrow hawk during and after eating a sparrow.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Varying the meme - 5 wild animals or birds seen without leaving the house:
1) Badger fighting a 2) hedgehog and bowling a food bin down the road
3) Fox skip-diving
4) Rats (quite endearing but quickly seen off).
5) Sparrow hawk during and after eating a sparrow.
1) Badger fighting a 2) hedgehog and bowling a food bin down the road
3) Fox skip-diving
4) Rats (quite endearing but quickly seen off).
5) Sparrow hawk during and after eating a sparrow.
If this site had been developed for housing when it first fell vacant, a couple then moving into a new home here could by now be seeing their first child off to university or work.
The Hong Kong-based landowners of Jericho Wharf have “finally conceded they had no new scheme”, according to the Jericho Wharf Trust. The Trust is lobbying for Oxford City Council to compulsorily purchase the derelict site on the Oxford Canal.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If this site had been developed for housing when it first fell vacant, a couple then moving into a new home here could by now be seeing their first child off to university or work.
@fkrougman.bsky.social Hello, Fabian, and thank you. I'm not licensed to chat here, but saw your message in preview. Do come and see us - new resident grandchild plus a dog who prefers home to travel means that we are almost always here.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@fkrougman.bsky.social Hello, Fabian, and thank you. I'm not licensed to chat here, but saw your message in preview. Do come and see us - new resident grandchild plus a dog who prefers home to travel means that we are almost always here.
Shades of grey and a bit of orange.
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Shades of grey and a bit of orange.
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“French Crabbers”
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“French Crabbers”
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
Harold Harvey (1930)
The boats were probably from the port of Douarnenez, near Brest, in Brittany, #France
@penleehousegallery.bsky.social
#Penzance #Cornwall
#NewlynSchool #HaroldHarvey
For @horatioforever.bsky.social
This week in 2023: across the River Clyde after dark
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This week in 2023: across the River Clyde after dark
"Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it."
Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it."
Not much changes: OTD in 1662, Pepys watches the English mocking the entourage of the Russian ambassador because they "look strange".
But Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Not much changes: OTD in 1662, Pepys watches the English mocking the entourage of the Russian ambassador because they "look strange".
1988: Mass poisoning from North Cornwall reservoir (where we go on holiday).
1989: Cryptosporidium in Farmoor Reservoir (we live there).
1990: Health Visitor: "You're taking your children to France!? Don't forget to boil the water!"
1989: Cryptosporidium in Farmoor Reservoir (we live there).
1990: Health Visitor: "You're taking your children to France!? Don't forget to boil the water!"
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
1988: Mass poisoning from North Cornwall reservoir (where we go on holiday).
1989: Cryptosporidium in Farmoor Reservoir (we live there).
1990: Health Visitor: "You're taking your children to France!? Don't forget to boil the water!"
1989: Cryptosporidium in Farmoor Reservoir (we live there).
1990: Health Visitor: "You're taking your children to France!? Don't forget to boil the water!"
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, built in 1936, heads into Oxford in December 2023
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, built in 1936, heads into Oxford in December 2023
Yesterday in 2023 - off the night train to Glasgow, and straight up to the Necropolis as the sun lightened the morning sky.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yesterday in 2023 - off the night train to Glasgow, and straight up to the Necropolis as the sun lightened the morning sky.
I agree with this. I was once hunting dog poo in autumn leaves when a kind lady came along with her little girl. "Have you lost something?" she asked. "Can we help?"
"What is it that you are looking for?"
"What is it that you are looking for?"
Dead leaves on the ground make picking up dog poop a more challenging pattern-recognition task, helping keep my mind sharp as I age. It’s like doing nature sudoku. Thank you to everyone involved
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I agree with this. I was once hunting dog poo in autumn leaves when a kind lady came along with her little girl. "Have you lost something?" she asked. "Can we help?"
"What is it that you are looking for?"
"What is it that you are looking for?"
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🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.
This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”
Deadline: 17 Dec 2025
Please share widely!
Reposted by Chris Dale
Liberation and Battle of France: Battle of Tilly. DLI going into action from the village of Lingevre, 14th June 1944 with destroyed Tiger and Sherman tanks in the foreground, by Anthony Gross.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4465)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4465)
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Liberation and Battle of France: Battle of Tilly. DLI going into action from the village of Lingevre, 14th June 1944 with destroyed Tiger and Sherman tanks in the foreground, by Anthony Gross.
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4465)
IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4465)
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Lord Falconer on Today saying that the backlog justifies the virtual abolition of jury trial is like saying if there is a fire in your house you should blow it up rather than extinguish the fire. The backlog is temporary, jury trial should be forever.
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lord Falconer on Today saying that the backlog justifies the virtual abolition of jury trial is like saying if there is a fire in your house you should blow it up rather than extinguish the fire. The backlog is temporary, jury trial should be forever.
Woman and dog beside water at last light (a pale version of a picture posted earlier)
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Woman and dog beside water at last light (a pale version of a picture posted earlier)
A woman looks at the sun setting across the meadow, her dog beside her.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A woman looks at the sun setting across the meadow, her dog beside her.
Reposted by Chris Dale
A 39-year old man from the Guildford area has been arrested in connection with the Kidlington fly tip, following investigations by the Environment Agency and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. EA director Anna Burns called it “the first step in delivering justice for residents”.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A 39-year old man from the Guildford area has been arrested in connection with the Kidlington fly tip, following investigations by the Environment Agency and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. EA director Anna Burns called it “the first step in delivering justice for residents”.
Reposted by Chris Dale
Somebody posted an old photo in a Facebook local group and asked if anyone could clean it up. Well-meaning people turned to #AI. Lots of responders seemed happy with the results, but this is how you destroy historical records.
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Somebody posted an old photo in a Facebook local group and asked if anyone could clean it up. Well-meaning people turned to #AI. Lots of responders seemed happy with the results, but this is how you destroy historical records.
Reposted by Chris Dale
For the knitters and crocheters among you. Generative AI patterns, why they're a problem, and how to spot them.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here’s why that’s happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
For the knitters and crocheters among you. Generative AI patterns, why they're a problem, and how to spot them.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
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Heads up that there’s a generous Interrail sale for the next 21 days - 25% off all passes, making it an even bigger bargain than usual. Passes can be activated at any point up to 11 months after purchase. From all your usual retailers. www.interrail.eu/en
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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Heads up that there’s a generous Interrail sale for the next 21 days - 25% off all passes, making it an even bigger bargain than usual. Passes can be activated at any point up to 11 months after purchase. From all your usual retailers. www.interrail.eu/en
The other end of Port Meadow. And rather earlier than my daily walk. Lovely.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The other end of Port Meadow. And rather earlier than my daily walk. Lovely.
Red letter box in an otherwise empty road in Oxford OTD in 2024
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Red letter box in an otherwise empty road in Oxford OTD in 2024