Carl Jones
@carlmjones.bsky.social
Lecturer in Software Engineering at Cardiff University. Cardiff Rugby, Glamorgan CCC and Spurs fan so consistently disappointed.
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Greetings from Greenland.......
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Greetings from Greenland.......
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“My concern is not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity.
I think that's what drives most of the world's worst features.”
- Guillermo del Toro
I think that's what drives most of the world's worst features.”
- Guillermo del Toro
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
“My concern is not artificial intelligence, but natural stupidity.
I think that's what drives most of the world's worst features.”
- Guillermo del Toro
I think that's what drives most of the world's worst features.”
- Guillermo del Toro
#hootenanny Jessie J channelling a lot of Shirley Bassey there. Impressive version of "My Way"
January 1, 2026 at 1:21 AM
#hootenanny Jessie J channelling a lot of Shirley Bassey there. Impressive version of "My Way"
Well played @dragonsrfc.bsky.social. Great comeback.
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Well played @dragonsrfc.bsky.social. Great comeback.
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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A decision by the Welsh Government to withdraw funding from a flagship digital skills programme and replace it with an English university’s scheme has sparked an angry response
Row over axing of Technocamps funding as Welsh universities lose out to English provider
A decision by the Welsh Government to withdraw funding from a flagship digital skills programme and replace it with an English university’s scheme has sparked an angry response. For more than a decade...
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October 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A decision by the Welsh Government to withdraw funding from a flagship digital skills programme and replace it with an English university’s scheme has sparked an angry response
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Please, if good television matters to you, repost or repackage this video until everyone you follow has seen it
#televisionmatters
#televisionmatters
October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Please, if good television matters to you, repost or repackage this video until everyone you follow has seen it
#televisionmatters
#televisionmatters
Sorry Mrs Jones, but Prof. Mahmood had to leave, but Deano is quite handy with a Stanley knife so he'll be doing your C-section. #reform-logic
September 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sorry Mrs Jones, but Prof. Mahmood had to leave, but Deano is quite handy with a Stanley knife so he'll be doing your C-section. #reform-logic
Wow...Chris Mason doesn't like the truth does he?
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Wow...Chris Mason doesn't like the truth does he?
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We love this how to detect bulls**t – "the Carl Sagan way" guide made by our friends at @humanists.uk! Being able to detect "baloney" is increasingly important in this day and age! 🙌
September 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We love this how to detect bulls**t – "the Carl Sagan way" guide made by our friends at @humanists.uk! Being able to detect "baloney" is increasingly important in this day and age! 🙌
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EXCLUSIVE- The Reform Conference Diary - Day 2
"09:15 - a motion is passed stating that the only people with an automatic right to UK residency should be those with pre-Saxon Romano-British DNA."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
"09:15 - a motion is passed stating that the only people with an automatic right to UK residency should be those with pre-Saxon Romano-British DNA."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
THE REFORM CONFERENCE DIARY - DAY 2
More incredible undercover insights from deep inside the Reform machine
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
EXCLUSIVE- The Reform Conference Diary - Day 2
"09:15 - a motion is passed stating that the only people with an automatic right to UK residency should be those with pre-Saxon Romano-British DNA."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
"09:15 - a motion is passed stating that the only people with an automatic right to UK residency should be those with pre-Saxon Romano-British DNA."
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
The cycling coverage on @discoveryplusuk.bsky.social is ruined by the long ad breaks. Have to question the value for money?
July 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The cycling coverage on @discoveryplusuk.bsky.social is ruined by the long ad breaks. Have to question the value for money?
Just seen Rory Bremner at the Sherman Theatre. A trip down memory lane plus some new "victims". Must be 30 years since we first saw him at Cardiff SU. Fantastic show...and Miles Jupp was an excellent host.
June 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just seen Rory Bremner at the Sherman Theatre. A trip down memory lane plus some new "victims". Must be 30 years since we first saw him at Cardiff SU. Fantastic show...and Miles Jupp was an excellent host.
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The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
Pretty much aligns with what I've read and thought...and my change management knowledge is limited to Switch by the Heath brothers.
The announcements on January 28 seriously damaged Cardiff University’s reputation domestically and internationally, undermined the contract of trust with staff, and sent morale through the floor ✍🏻 Leighton Andrews wp.me/p8Mk4U-Wn9
How to trash a University's reputation And demotivate the people you need to help you succeed
Leighton Andrews Hey, please come to the ‘reshaped and reduced Cardiff Business School’! It’s not the most obvious marketing slogan, is it? Nor is it a motivating mantra for our academic staff, whatev...
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March 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Pretty much aligns with what I've read and thought...and my change management knowledge is limited to Switch by the Heath brothers.
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Mathematics Professor here is just brilliant!
February 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Mathematics Professor here is just brilliant!
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#FRAWAL Wales outplayed. Paul Williams is a fantastic tribute act ref. Bit like Eric Morecambe. Says all the right things,just not at the right time.
January 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
#FRAWAL Wales outplayed. Paul Williams is a fantastic tribute act ref. Bit like Eric Morecambe. Says all the right things,just not at the right time.
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‘If an institution’s ability to function is contingent on the financial choices of students from overseas, rather than the needs of the communities it serves, then it isn’t a sustainable or just system’ ✍️James Downs
Cardiff University cuts: When education serves the market, society pays the price
James Downs, Mental Health Campaigner Cardiff University’s recent announcement that it plans to cut 400 jobs – around 10% of its total workforce – alongside course closures and departmental mergers,…
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January 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘If an institution’s ability to function is contingent on the financial choices of students from overseas, rather than the needs of the communities it serves, then it isn’t a sustainable or just system’ ✍️James Downs
Let's design a university!
a cartoon of homer simpson driving a green car
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January 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Let's design a university!
Out of #whamageddon thanks to #sundaybrunch.
December 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Out of #whamageddon thanks to #sundaybrunch.
Surely someone has to remake the Spitting Image "Thatcher's Steak" sketch now?
December 12, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Surely someone has to remake the Spitting Image "Thatcher's Steak" sketch now?