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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 20d

“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”

Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette

Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.

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Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social · 28d

On Tuesday I launched my memoir 'This Is for Everyone' at
@cadoganhall.bsky.social

Available now @ thisisforeveryone.timbl.com & bookshops everywhere.

Special thanks to
Tania Bryer
@panmacmillan.bsky.social
@intelligence2.bsky.social

Tim Berners-Lee on stage with Tania Bryer seated opposite one another. Tim's face is expressive with his hands up in the air.

Tim Berners-Lee on stage with Tania Bryer seated opposite one another. You see Tania's face smiling at Tim who is holding one hand up.

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Open Data Camp @odcamp.uk · 29d

We’d like to thank our Silver sponsor, Oxford Insights @oxfordinsights.bsky.social, for helping to make Open Data Camp 10 possible.

oxfordinsights.com

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in Edinburgh.

We really appreciate the support from all our sponsors.

#odcamp #opendata

Oxford Insights | We make technology work for the public good

We help governments increase the impact of their public services through empowering teams and harnessing technology.

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Pants, Manchester @fantasticlife.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excellent news for roundhead colleagues. If you're lucky enough to work for a minister who'd like to exercise a delegated power or two before a certain date, but you're never sure how long an instrument has to sit before Parliament, our beloved egg timer (TM) now comes with a start date calculator.

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Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · Aug 9

Forgot to include a robots.txt, didn’t I. Guess it’s interesting to see how the bots pick up a new site then what they do, so I had a quick look at my logs and it was all a bit strange: dracos.co.uk/wrote/adlege...

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Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · Aug 1

Second blog post of the year! How I made a website to make UK legislation readable on mobile: dracos.co.uk/wrote/adlege...

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 30

It’s also not much known, I suspect, that legislation.gov.uk is the direct heir to and modern day home for all the publications / sources in S.19 (1)(a)-(c) www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/3...

Interpretation Act 1978

An Act to consolidate the Interpretation Act 1889 and certain other enactments relating to the construction and operation of Acts of Parliament and other instruments, with amendments to give effect to...

www.legislation.gov.uk

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’ve just read chapters 1 & 4 from @sarahlamdan.bsky.social’s book, @pentathlos.bsky.social. Of course lawyers use various information services here in the UK, but I think this para reflects where we are with sources: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...

Frederick Ayinde, R (on the application of) v The London Borough of Haringey - Find Case Law - The National Archives

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Oh gosh Andy. That’s high praise. I’m touched. The hard yards have been put in by the team relentlessly improving how they identify, record, research and apply amendments. That, and importing, then updating the Acquis / REUL / assimilated law ;-)

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Jacob Gifford Head @giffordhead.co.uk · Jul 29

I think it is hard to underestimate how important this website is for the Rule of Law in the UK. Before 2010, if you wanted to find out what statutes were actually in force you essentially needed a subscription to a very expensive commercial product like Halsbury's Statutes.

John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Turns out legislation.gov.uk is 15 years old today. How the time flies @jenitennison.com!

Legislation.gov.uk

The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present. This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Publishing all UK legislation is a core part of t...

legislation.gov.uk

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 29

I should also post a link to this news story: webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/201010...

UK Government Web Archive

This Page is [ARCHIVED CONTENT] and shows what the site page http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/478.htm looked like on 11 Oct 2010 at 09:02:18

webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Turns out legislation.gov.uk is 15 years old today. How the time flies @jenitennison.com!

Legislation.gov.uk

The official home of UK legislation, revised and as enacted 1267-present. This website is managed by The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Publishing all UK legislation is a core part of t...

legislation.gov.uk

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · Jun 15

GovCamp is looking for suggestions of solicitors or equivalent organisations who can help put us on a more formal legal footing. We'd like an ideally free initial consultation followed by us paying them to do the paperwork for the new org.

If you have positive recommendations please RSVP.

Thanks!

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Pants, Manchester @fantasticlife.bsky.social · Jul 9

We call it “legacy software” because “unmaintained software” is too close to home

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jul 5

Brilliant @dracos.co.uk! The desktop design is driving me nuts too ;-) I’ll share with the team. Also, please do pass on data and CSS suggestions, to [email protected] We’ve been figuring out a technical infrastructure for a new front end, so the timing is perfect for improvements.

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · Jun 27

Have you seen any of Jacques Tati’s films? Especially the satires of modernism, Mon Oncle and Playtime. I find myself wondering what he’d make of contemporary AI.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hurrah! My next book is instantiated, and in-the-world! Library Catalogues As Data: Research, Practice, Usage. Edited with Paul Gooding and @semames.bsky.social. Proud of this one! Official publication date soon… www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/...

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BIALL (British & Irish Association of Law Librarians) @biall.org.uk · Jun 11

Registration for #BIALL2025 is open from 10.30 this morning – see you soon! 🎉🎉🎉

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · May 24

That’s made me smile, Jeni. I enjoyed reading through this again :-) Article 1(4) especially, given what later happens to the UK Statute Book…

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · May 16

This is well worth reading if you have time. Great work by Ben and team.

Ben Pelling @benpelling.bsky.social · May 16

My first blog post at the Landecker Digital Memory Lab.

Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · May 15

Part 2 of our series on building the world's first living database of digital Holocaust memory projects is live! Research Fellow Dr Ben Pelling gives his insights on the back of our first round of user testing (thanks DCM platform/@irightsinfo.bsky.social

www.digitalmemorylab.com/building-a-l...

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Ben Pelling @benpelling.bsky.social · May 16

My first blog post at the Landecker Digital Memory Lab.

Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · May 15

Part 2 of our series on building the world's first living database of digital Holocaust memory projects is live! Research Fellow Dr Ben Pelling gives his insights on the back of our first round of user testing (thanks DCM platform/@irightsinfo.bsky.social

www.digitalmemorylab.com/building-a-l...

Building a Living Database, Part 2: Gathering and Preparing Content

On the back of our first round of user testing of our flagship resource the Digital Memory Database, Lab Research Fellow Dr Ben Pelling gives an insight into how we approach cataloguing, indexing, pre...

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · May 15

Listening to old favourites, a selection of recordings of Movement III, the Adagio, from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. No HIP here, for me, I’m afraid.

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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · May 9

it's #dpc #digitalpreservation #ff Follow Friday. This week I was delighted to discover the great @digivall.bsky.social on the blue sky. Valerie is co-Chair of iPRES this year and co-Convenor of NDF so has an eye for all the cool things in #digipres. Also a wonderful colleague! Highly recommend.

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John Sheridan @johnlsheridan.bsky.social · May 1

Enjoy your evening! :-)

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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · May 1

What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992

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