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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 11h

If you write it in base three then I think it is 222222/111111

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Michael Emonds @michaelje67.bsky.social · 3d

Well said, Gary Neville! 👏

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 1d

A paean to privatised public transport.

Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket

Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury

The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.

So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 1d

🗳 From 13 Oct, members in around 100 FE branches will be balloted for industrial action.

The AoC’s 4% offer fails to fix low pay, unmanageable workloads or broken bargaining.

VOTE YES for a #NewDealForFE 💪
✅ Fair pay
✅ Manageable workloads
✅ Binding national bargaining

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 2d

This video covers things nicely
youtu.be/mH0oCDa74tE?...

Group theory, abstraction, and the 196,883-dimensional monster

YouTube video by 3Blue1Brown

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 2d

The structure idea. Example: the group of symmetries of an equilateral triangle is identical to the group of permutations on 3 things. By forgetting about triangles and permutations and studying the group we can find results that will be true in both settings.

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 2d

The periodic table is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classif...
It says every finite group is made up of groups that are well known, so every group is like a compound and we know ALL the building blocks.

Classification of finite simple groups - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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David Herdson @davidherdson.bsky.social · 2d

This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.

Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.

(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 2d

I would say that Groups are ways of connecting different areas of maths. By studying the structures due to how elements interact we can prove results in multiple applications all at once. That and the 'periodic table' of all groups.

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 2d

This new study in Nature provides a comprehensive update to the "doughnut" framework.

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 2d

@thewaroncars.bsky.social I love these guys

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 2d

Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year

Two protesters holding up a sign saying “pedestrianise the M6”

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 2d

💥 WIN 💥

Remember Ofcom’s investigation into GB News’ homophobic comments?
Well, they’ve finally got back to us 👀

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 2d

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 places to attend the teacher day at ICTMT17 in London on 22 Oct buff.ly/piLruty

Take part in workshops, meet sector leaders, hear MEI’s Tom Button & Natalie Vernon on using Desmos

Apply: buff.ly/mnzr2N5

#ICTMT17 #MathsEd

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 7d

#alevelmaths
#extrapure
Today we looked at a group on subsets of a set. Lots of discussions about the validity of a proof. And a great question: if I can find an identity for a single element and state that identities are unique then does this show we have an identity for the group?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 7d

Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.

Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.

The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro

news.sky.com/story/firm-l...

Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone must pay nearly £122m after it breached PPE contract

A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.

news.sky.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 7d

“Our women, our daughters are scared to walk the streets,” claimed Tommy Robinson at the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally.

Suddenly, the radical right seems concerned about women’s safety - but this isn’t genuine care. They’re recycling an old, racist trope.

Watch and share.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7d

Apparently 5% of Reform voters think they are racist.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

Public views of Reform,July 2024

Need to do more to keep out candidates with racist views:
64% to 9% (+55)

Risk bringing prejudice to immigration debate
51% to 20% (+31)

Say things they shouldn't say
45% to 24% (+21)

Mainly dangerous + divisive
43% to 28% (+15)

Racist
41% to 30%
29% on fence

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 8d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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Dave Jones @davegjones.bsky.social · 8d

open.spotify.com/show/0JckSqR... I really, really enjoyed this chapter on the actual history of democracy in all its different forms. Representative democracy is not the only way, or even that good a way, people can run things.

History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity

open.spotify.com

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 8d

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @chadbourn.bsky.social @ottoenglish.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9d

Amazing bit of 2019 footage this.

Frei doing a great job of trying to hold Farage to account as he and Nathan Gill go walkabout.

And I suspect Farage will come to regret his quip at the end about Russians if it does the rounds again.

The Secret Labuor MP🥀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @secret-labour-mp.bsky.social · 9d

Nathan’s mate Nigel sure did seem to want to brush it all away when questioned by Matt Frei back in 2019.

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 9d

MEI’s first National Online Event for FE maths teachers is now live and available for bookings!

22 October | 14:00 - 15:30pm
How can we help students tackle maths gaps post-diagnostics?

Book now: buff.ly/1vCG820

#FEMaths #Post16Education

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