Justin Cormack
@justincormack.bsky.social
Tech and pictures of nature. Suffolk, UK
My first London primary school, Highbury Quadrant, closed last year www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/its-... - although my memories of the school dinners were not those of the people quoted in the article! The teachers were great though.
It's a last look around the old school before primary closes forever
Islington Council said Highbury Quadrant had to shut due to a shortage of pupils
www.islingtontribune.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 10:25 AM
My first London primary school, Highbury Quadrant, closed last year www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/its-... - although my memories of the school dinners were not those of the people quoted in the article! The teachers were great though.
“Toto is not the first ostensibly non-tech company in Japan that has become part of the AI boom. Ajinomoto, better known for soup stocks, uses resin derived from its expertise in umami flavourings to make insulation material between chips and motherboards.” www.ft.com/content/4252...
Japan’s largest toilet maker is undervalued AI play, says activist investor
Toto should invest more in its sideline in the chip supply chain, Palliser urges
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
“Toto is not the first ostensibly non-tech company in Japan that has become part of the AI boom. Ajinomoto, better known for soup stocks, uses resin derived from its expertise in umami flavourings to make insulation material between chips and motherboards.” www.ft.com/content/4252...
Thanks to @cedricchin.bsky.social for arranging a group call with @davidbessis.bsky.social definitely going to be reading his book about how maths is really done, see davidbessis.substack.com/p/thinking-f... for a taste
Thinking fast, slow, and super slow
How mathematicians train their intuition
davidbessis.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Thanks to @cedricchin.bsky.social for arranging a group call with @davidbessis.bsky.social definitely going to be reading his book about how maths is really done, see davidbessis.substack.com/p/thinking-f... for a taste
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My favorite: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooo...
Potoooooooo - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
My favorite: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooo...
A very unexpected primrose in the churchyard for #wildflowerhour
December 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A very unexpected primrose in the churchyard for #wildflowerhour
Evening, from a few days ago.
December 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Evening, from a few days ago.
WInters day by the sea
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
WInters day by the sea
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Fluffy toys spouting CCP talking points in response to questions is decisive evidence in favor of my "Philip K. Dick as greatest prophet of our era" shtick. www.bostonreview.net/articles/hen...
December 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fluffy toys spouting CCP talking points in response to questions is decisive evidence in favor of my "Philip K. Dick as greatest prophet of our era" shtick. www.bostonreview.net/articles/hen...
"The black line merely exposes the darkness inside the toy" ok wikipedia thats a bit much en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch_A_...
Etch A Sketch - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"The black line merely exposes the darkness inside the toy" ok wikipedia thats a bit much en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch_A_...
Had not seen this painting by Constable before, Rainstorm over the Sea. (in the Tate exhibition, must go)
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Had not seen this painting by Constable before, Rainstorm over the Sea. (in the Tate exhibition, must go)
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Welcoming our new Board members, @chira001.bsky.social, Ashley Ward, Clare Schramm, @justincormack.bsky.social, Margherita Di Cerbo, Maria Lema, @mathewlodge.com, and @mikemcquaid.com, to strengthen our existing OpenUK Board. openuk.uk/newboardmemb...
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Welcoming our new Board members, @chira001.bsky.social, Ashley Ward, Clare Schramm, @justincormack.bsky.social, Margherita Di Cerbo, Maria Lema, @mathewlodge.com, and @mikemcquaid.com, to strengthen our existing OpenUK Board. openuk.uk/newboardmemb...
"Even after applying weights to ensure the reported demographics of respondents match up to the target population, 12 per cent of young adults in the sample declared they had a licence to operate a nuclear submarine." www.ft.com/content/1298... by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
The AI Shift: Is AI about to break polling?
Online surveys are susceptible to bogus respondents and synthetic samples warrant scepticism
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Even after applying weights to ensure the reported demographics of respondents match up to the target population, 12 per cent of young adults in the sample declared they had a licence to operate a nuclear submarine." www.ft.com/content/1298... by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Morning walk by the vineyards
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Morning walk by the vineyards
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🔥✨🤩🫣⬇️ Want to get more involved in OpenUK and become a part of the team? openuk.uk/ambassadors/
#opensource #opendata #openhardware #opensourcesoftware #openuk #ambassador
#opensource #opendata #openhardware #opensourcesoftware #openuk #ambassador
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🔥✨🤩🫣⬇️ Want to get more involved in OpenUK and become a part of the team? openuk.uk/ambassadors/
#opensource #opendata #openhardware #opensourcesoftware #openuk #ambassador
#opensource #opendata #openhardware #opensourcesoftware #openuk #ambassador
"China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind"
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind"
For #wildflowerhour some wild snapdragons from Spain where I was earlier this week. Back home its more shaggy inkcap weather and slime mold bsky.app/profile/just...
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For #wildflowerhour some wild snapdragons from Spain where I was earlier this week. Back home its more shaggy inkcap weather and slime mold bsky.app/profile/just...
I was re-perusing @komorama.bsky.social organizations are like slime molds piece komoroske.com/slime-mold/ and then ran into a whole lot of the tastefully named "dog's vomit slime mold" up the road - slime molds are weird!
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I was re-perusing @komorama.bsky.social organizations are like slime molds piece komoroske.com/slime-mold/ and then ran into a whole lot of the tastefully named "dog's vomit slime mold" up the road - slime molds are weird!
