Neil Turner
@neilturner.me.uk
Millennial Yorkshire queer partially deaf geek dad/husband. Works in university admissions, specialising in PhD and MBA. Likes photography and social media, doesn't like writing in the third person. He/him 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️#LGBwiththeT https://neilturner.me.uk
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Neil Turner
@neilturner.me.uk
· Nov 16
Hello. - Neil Turner's Blog
I’m Neil Turner, a UK-based queer higher education professional with interests in technology, social media and photography, and this is my presence on the web. I have a blog (here), and I am also on t...
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I guess it's time for another #introduction post? I'm Neil, I work in Higher Education and have been *very* online for a long time. Currently a co-chair of LGBTQ+ staff network at work, hearing aid user, interested in transport and live in Yorkshire. Blog at neilturner.me.uk updated every other day.
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I think another factor is that for most users, old devices are still perfectly capable. SSDs are less failure prone, most PCs and phones can handle web browsing and streaming, and most applications can run easily evem om 10 year old devices.
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I think another factor is that for most users, old devices are still perfectly capable. SSDs are less failure prone, most PCs and phones can handle web browsing and streaming, and most applications can run easily evem om 10 year old devices.
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“My ‘I am not a wife beater’ shirt seems to provoke more questions than it answers”
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“My ‘I am not a wife beater’ shirt seems to provoke more questions than it answers”
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Two ways to tell a story
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two ways to tell a story
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Can’t breathe
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Can’t breathe
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This will never be me - I bought an M4 Mac Air just before my book tour - but I think the premise of "device hoarding" here is ridiculous. With every major purchase, buy as well as you can and then use that thing until you can't use it any more. That's just sensible.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This will never be me - I bought an M4 Mac Air just before my book tour - but I think the premise of "device hoarding" here is ridiculous. With every major purchase, buy as well as you can and then use that thing until you can't use it any more. That's just sensible.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
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my campaign to have radio included in the baftas has once again been rejected on the grounds that “british academy radio, film and television awards” makes for a “frankly upsetting” acronym
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
my campaign to have radio included in the baftas has once again been rejected on the grounds that “british academy radio, film and television awards” makes for a “frankly upsetting” acronym
New Post: Getting ready for Christmas
Getting ready for Christmas - Neil Turner's Blog
Well, it’s the 25th November, and so Christmas Day is only a month away. We’ve already put our Christmas tree up – indeed, it’s been up since the Saturday before last. Now that is exceptionally...
neilturner.me.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New Post: Getting ready for Christmas
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I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
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Still the greatest rule in any wargame in history.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Still the greatest rule in any wargame in history.
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I know nothing about cars so when my car was playing up I asked my neighbour, who also knows nothing about cars and he said "it's completely broken, you should scrap it and get another one".
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November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I know nothing about cars so when my car was playing up I asked my neighbour, who also knows nothing about cars and he said "it's completely broken, you should scrap it and get another one".
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this is also a symptom of the bad, bitter taste the state suffers from. they pull Black drivers over because the 17 plate BMW looks 'suspicious' lol. It tells you something about their low aspirations and standards. Their definition of luxury is very mid
Rachel Reeves has removed Audi, BMW, Mercedes from the motability scheme because disabled people aren’t allowed nice things ignoring the better resale values and the fact cars like the Audi A1 and BMW 1-series are hardly limos www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/con...
UK's Motability scheme no longer includes premium brands such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes | Autocar
Announcement comes just weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to axe luxury models from the programme
www.autocar.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
this is also a symptom of the bad, bitter taste the state suffers from. they pull Black drivers over because the 17 plate BMW looks 'suspicious' lol. It tells you something about their low aspirations and standards. Their definition of luxury is very mid
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In the span of a hour, they stealth edited the article from trans woman to "biological male who identifies as a woman." The BBC isn't fit for purpose.
It looks like that BBC page has been updated in the last few minutes, so that's no longer the last sentence. I think part of it has been moved to this paragraph in the middle of the article, and the age is no longer mentioned:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In the span of a hour, they stealth edited the article from trans woman to "biological male who identifies as a woman." The BBC isn't fit for purpose.
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I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
underrated feature of old twitter was people with a decent following being able to bully brands into acting right
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I once live-tweeted our attempt to cancel a mis-sold Virgin Media contract.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
It went viral to such a level that eventually the CEO had to call me personally to apologize for how fucking awful they are. Just to give them some modicum of a PR save they could use to counter the massive negative press.
As a parent of an almost 10 year old, this is hilarious.
Starmer apologises for leading pupils in 6-7 dance
The prime minister performed a version of the viral dance with primary school children, before being told it was not allowed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
As a parent of an almost 10 year old, this is hilarious.
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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Because people *still* don’t understand that overseas students subsidise home students. This is punishing everyone involved.
With Rachel Reeves reportedly set to apply a new tax on tuition fees paid by overseas students, most Britons support such a move at the previously mooted level of 6%
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Support: 57%
Oppose: 18%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Because people *still* don’t understand that overseas students subsidise home students. This is punishing everyone involved.
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
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Dunno where this is from but it was saved to my phone
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Dunno where this is from but it was saved to my phone
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They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
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That’s what I call fusion cuisine - Chinese combined with Lancashire
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
That’s what I call fusion cuisine - Chinese combined with Lancashire
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Wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers are thrilled with this news which means users will be using it for longer
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People who stop using Mounjaro suffer reversal of health benefits, says study
Ceasing use of jabs brings regained weight plus loss of benefits regarding ‘bad’ cholesterol and blood pressure
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers are thrilled with this news which means users will be using it for longer
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM