Dan Burrill
@danburrill.bsky.social
Teaching Fellow in Disability Access, UEA.
Researcher in disability access solutions.
Liberal Democrat activist and former councillor.
Freelance technical consultant.
I drink coffee and I know things.
Norfolk, UK
All the ADHD, He/him
All views are my own.
Researcher in disability access solutions.
Liberal Democrat activist and former councillor.
Freelance technical consultant.
I drink coffee and I know things.
Norfolk, UK
All the ADHD, He/him
All views are my own.
I've just heard that a number of US based research databases (such as PubMed, etc), have started returning results of searches that include terms that relate to DEI that are missing references compared to previous, similar searches.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
March 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I've just heard that a number of US based research databases (such as PubMed, etc), have started returning results of searches that include terms that relate to DEI that are missing references compared to previous, similar searches.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
This might seem small, but it's digital book burning.
So, I don't think the UK should have a monarch, however since we do, it's good to see him being put to work properly.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
March 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
So, I don't think the UK should have a monarch, however since we do, it's good to see him being put to work properly.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
Anything you need, President Zelensky?
How about a quick helicopter trip to Norfolk and a cosy photo op with Charles?
No problem, Mr. President.
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Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
February 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Why is there a witch hunt against Rachel Reeves?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Rishi Sunak who was also Chancellor literally made his fortune in the financial crash at everyone's expense 🤷♂️
Inflating small indiscretions beyond all measure of proportion, that's toxic
Is this really the type of society we want to live in?
Good bye Berlin, it's been a really good week, although a bit hectic. Currently on a train for the next four and a half hours, which will take us most of the way across Germany.
February 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good bye Berlin, it's been a really good week, although a bit hectic. Currently on a train for the next four and a half hours, which will take us most of the way across Germany.
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UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x
UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap
The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes o...
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
UW-Madison on proposed NIH indirect cost cap: “This proposed change to NIH funding–UW–Madison’s largest source of federal support–will significantly disrupt vital research activity and delay lifesaving discoveries and cures related to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and much more.” 1/x
So, @katherinedeane.bsky.social and I are in Berlin, ready to present at the Berlin Institute of Health later in the week. Yesterday we got off the ferry at 7am, and got to our hotel about 6:30pm, changing trains in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. A tiring day, but feeling a lot better this morning.
February 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
So, @katherinedeane.bsky.social and I are in Berlin, ready to present at the Berlin Institute of Health later in the week. Yesterday we got off the ferry at 7am, and got to our hotel about 6:30pm, changing trains in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. A tiring day, but feeling a lot better this morning.
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BREAKING: The President-elect celebrates the victory he gained by scapegoating LGBTQ+ people — by dancing with six gay men to a song about homeless men turning tricks to survive.
January 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: The President-elect celebrates the victory he gained by scapegoating LGBTQ+ people — by dancing with six gay men to a song about homeless men turning tricks to survive.
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Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Share your experience of long Covid
We’d like to hear from people who have long Covid and how it has affected their lives
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Heads-up: Guardian is looking for firsthand #LongCovid stories: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
In an effort to reduce immigration figures, the Tories made coming to the UK as a student really hard (no family or dependents visas, just for starters), and Labour haven't got the guts to reverse it. Teaching UK students loses money, as course fees have been capped for over a decade
January 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In an effort to reduce immigration figures, the Tories made coming to the UK as a student really hard (no family or dependents visas, just for starters), and Labour haven't got the guts to reverse it. Teaching UK students loses money, as course fees have been capped for over a decade
It's a bit of a bloodbath in the UK higher education sector at the moment. My wife's job is currently at risk, despite bringing in £9.2 million in research funding this year alone. I left my paid role at the university as three years of doing two people's jobs had worn me out.
January 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It's a bit of a bloodbath in the UK higher education sector at the moment. My wife's job is currently at risk, despite bringing in £9.2 million in research funding this year alone. I left my paid role at the university as three years of doing two people's jobs had worn me out.
I think I'm also using it in a fundamentally different way. I'm using it more to find people doing stuff related to what I'm doing, and making contacts. I'm not actually using it as a way to get work directly.
January 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I think I'm also using it in a fundamentally different way. I'm using it more to find people doing stuff related to what I'm doing, and making contacts. I'm not actually using it as a way to get work directly.
I forgot, the place that's been full of bots and spammers for me for the past couple of weeks is here. Over half of my new followers are apparently single young women looking for 'fun', or trying to drive business to their Onlyfans site.
January 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I forgot, the place that's been full of bots and spammers for me for the past couple of weeks is here. Over half of my new followers are apparently single young women looking for 'fun', or trying to drive business to their Onlyfans site.
It depends, at least in the sectors I work in, the signal to noise ratio is pretty good most of the time.
January 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It depends, at least in the sectors I work in, the signal to noise ratio is pretty good most of the time.
Well it's embarrassing for Farage, and is likely to prove quite awkward for Musk. I suppose it does mean that he's manufactured a good excuse not to follow through with his offer of $100 million to Reform UK, at least while Farage is leading them.
January 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Well it's embarrassing for Farage, and is likely to prove quite awkward for Musk. I suppose it does mean that he's manufactured a good excuse not to follow through with his offer of $100 million to Reform UK, at least while Farage is leading them.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
I agree that he was definitely too naïve with regards to the 2010 coalition agreement.
At the time I gave it grudging support, however with hindsight (and a lot more knowledge of politics and psephology), I can appreciate now how bad a deal it was.
At the time I gave it grudging support, however with hindsight (and a lot more knowledge of politics and psephology), I can appreciate now how bad a deal it was.
January 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I agree that he was definitely too naïve with regards to the 2010 coalition agreement.
At the time I gave it grudging support, however with hindsight (and a lot more knowledge of politics and psephology), I can appreciate now how bad a deal it was.
At the time I gave it grudging support, however with hindsight (and a lot more knowledge of politics and psephology), I can appreciate now how bad a deal it was.
I mostly agree, in hindsight, the reliance on naval power to secure a distant empire meant that the UK was obliged to join an unsustainable arms race. Dreadnought may have been the first of her type, but all big gun battleships could easily have been named South Carolinas, or Satsumas.
January 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I mostly agree, in hindsight, the reliance on naval power to secure a distant empire meant that the UK was obliged to join an unsustainable arms race. Dreadnought may have been the first of her type, but all big gun battleships could easily have been named South Carolinas, or Satsumas.
I'm not sure how the UK is classed as a 'full democracy' when our second legislative chamber is entirely appointed and includes both 92 people there by virtue of their birth, and 19 senior members of the state religion. It's also the second largest in the world, with over 800 members.
January 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I'm not sure how the UK is classed as a 'full democracy' when our second legislative chamber is entirely appointed and includes both 92 people there by virtue of their birth, and 19 senior members of the state religion. It's also the second largest in the world, with over 800 members.
I know it wasn't the intention in this case, but politicians buying the whole pub a round has such a dodgy history in the UK that it's an offense during an election campaign (it's classed as 'treating').
January 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I know it wasn't the intention in this case, but politicians buying the whole pub a round has such a dodgy history in the UK that it's an offense during an election campaign (it's classed as 'treating').
To be fair, Nick Clegg's political ambitions were rather derailed by the 2017 general election.
I can't really object to somebody losing their job unexpectedly, then taking an obvious attractive job offer shortly afterwards.
In life, you play the hand that you're dealt.
I can't really object to somebody losing their job unexpectedly, then taking an obvious attractive job offer shortly afterwards.
In life, you play the hand that you're dealt.
January 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
To be fair, Nick Clegg's political ambitions were rather derailed by the 2017 general election.
I can't really object to somebody losing their job unexpectedly, then taking an obvious attractive job offer shortly afterwards.
In life, you play the hand that you're dealt.
I can't really object to somebody losing their job unexpectedly, then taking an obvious attractive job offer shortly afterwards.
In life, you play the hand that you're dealt.
There has been (and continues to be) a massive decline in the UK hospitality industry. Part of that is undoubtedly due to the smoking ban. Plenty of other good reasons though, and it's the combination that's been so hard for businesses to deal with.
January 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
There has been (and continues to be) a massive decline in the UK hospitality industry. Part of that is undoubtedly due to the smoking ban. Plenty of other good reasons though, and it's the combination that's been so hard for businesses to deal with.
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Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care.
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
January 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Since 1997 there have been no less than 25 commissions, select committee inquiries & white papers on social care.
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
Labour - who admit social care is in crisis, & that the NHS cannot be fixed without it - just responded by...
... announcing the 26th one 😳
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The German attacker was anti Muslim, pro Musk, pro Robinson & pro AFD. He carried out attack hours after Musk tweeted an endorsement of the AFD. No suggestion of a direct link but Musk as with his “civil war is inevitable” tweet regards the UK riots appears to find himself supporting the far right.
Elon Musk endorses the AFD. A far right German party whose members have been accused of being anti semitic, anti Muslim, anti same sex marriage and advocating “old gender roles”. Musk is arguably the second most important person in the west.
December 21, 2024 at 6:43 AM
The German attacker was anti Muslim, pro Musk, pro Robinson & pro AFD. He carried out attack hours after Musk tweeted an endorsement of the AFD. No suggestion of a direct link but Musk as with his “civil war is inevitable” tweet regards the UK riots appears to find himself supporting the far right.