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College Fun Games @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 23h
We are running a Kickstarter in Spring for our adventure game Less Miserables, be first to hear when it goes live by following it here!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/collegefungames/less-misearbles-a-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables

#kickstarter #indiegame #indiedev […]
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 5d
So lucky to be back here, in a cottage looking out to turreted ruins and just in time for #fensterfrietag

#scotland #windowfriday
Looking out through two rectangular wooden framed windows, to grey skies, bright green grass, dark green trees and castle ruins. Four orange dots are reflections from a lit candles
drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 6d
Yup, GenAI is really bad at qualitative analysis:

"LLM chatbots consistently failed to code the data efficiently, accurately, reliably and comprehensively, or identify meaningful themes. ChatGPT, and the Qual-AI products built on it, are simply not designed nor fine-tuned to perform even the […]
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 8d
Using Microsoft cloud for Police Scotland violates data protection laws, will keep doing it anyway. Not sure why Microsoft always gets a pass on these things!

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366629871/Microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-Police-Scotland

#Microsoft #scotland #ukpol […]
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16d
Does London need ANOTHER extra runway? The contempt for locals is hilarious. Part of the 'mitigation' is to pay just the estate agent fees for people who have to sell their now worthless homes.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/21/gatwick-given-green-light-for-22bn-second-runway-plan […]
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quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 29d
Our next online tutorial for Quirkos Web is Tuesday 23rd September, 10am UK time. Set a reminder and watch at this link!

https://youtube.com/live/nxZ4rNxZMSI?feature=share
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17d
Really hoping I can get to this exhibition for research reasons...

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/sep/21/marie-antoinette-style-victoria-albert-london-exhibition-fashion

#MarieAntoinette #style #frenchrevolution
Why Marie Antoinette, the French queen of court-ure, is having a style moment – again
As the planet’s ruling class embraces displays of royal-adjacent wealth, a new exhibition about Marie Antoinette is opening at London’s V&A.; Why is the French fashion icon suddenly back in vogue?
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 19d
Social media and AI are becoming a cancer on our society, and need tight regulations:

https://www.ft.com/content/cce796d7-b097-4914-8e0e-d62fe25f103d

#noai #socialmedia #disinformation
The social media cancer on democracy
We have been naive about the internet, but we can still rein in the power of Big Tech
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 20d
Train window on the way to Dundee!

#Fensterfreitag #windowfriday #scotland #ForthBridge
View from train window of the Forth road bridge across blue water from the red iron bars of the Forth Rail bridge, Scotland
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21d
This is hilarious, the £150bn 'investment' into AI servers in the UK will work out at £15m per job... Most of the money will go to NVidia itself for the GPUs, and nicely timed to offset China's ban this week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2nllgl3q7o

#ai #ukpol #openai #Nvidia
US to invest £150bn in UK, promising thousands of jobs
The UK government is calling this the largest commercial deal of its kind and expects it to create more than 7,600 "high-quality jobs".
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26d
Ex IDF head confirms that the Israeli governments' strategy is to deceive the outside world

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/israeli-ex-commander-confirms-palestinian-casualties-are-more-than-200000
drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29d
Amazing insight into 1700 conversations between strangers for a research project

https://pudding.cool/2025/06/hello-stranger/

#research #social #conversations #qualitative
30 minutes with a stranger
Watch hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes, and track how their moods change
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quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 29d
Come find our stand in the coffee room in Brighton at the BERA conference! #bera2025
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29d
Another country rejecting right-wing governments: across the world they aren't what most people want

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/norways-labour-party-holds-narrow-lead-in-early-election-results

#goodnews #norway #democracy
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5
AI tools don't make government departments more productive

https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m365_copilot_uk_government/

#noai #ai #productivity #ukgov
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
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College Fun Games @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · Sep 4
We've got updates and a new website for our forthcoming game, Less Miserables! Today's a good day for indie game news, right??

https://www.lessmiserables.com

#indiegame #gamedev #pointandclick #adventuregame
Less Miserables: A point-and-click parody adventure game
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quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy @quirkos.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Sep 3
Recent updates to Quirkos Web have improved performance in larger projects, and added speaker identification to our automated transcription service!

https://www.quirkos.com/blog/post/updates-to-quirkos-web-and-transcribe-september-2025/

#qualitative
Updates to Quirkos Web and Transcribe - September 2025
It's been a busy summer of updates to the browser based version of Quirkos, making it better for all your qualitative analysis needs! The main focus has been on performance improvements, in particular in projects with large numbers of codes/Quirks. Previously, when you had more than 100 Quirks on
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Sep 2
Truly can't believe how little this is in the news, but the earthquakes in Afghanistan have now killed at least 1,400 people

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/02/afghanistan-earthquake-taliban-appeals-for-international-aid-as-rescue-teams-search-for-survivors

#afghanistan #earthquake #aid
Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes
Taliban appeal for aid, with casualties expected to increase as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Sep 1
Great article about visiting Cormac McCarthy's house

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/two-years-cormac-mccarthys-death-rare-access-to-personal-library-reveals-man-behind-myth-180987150/

#books #literature
Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth
The famously reclusive novelist amassed a collection of thousands of books ranging in topics from philosophical treatises to advanced mathematics to the naked mole-rat
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 29
Clouds in Scotland have been pretty, but not given much badly needed rain

#Fensterfreitag #windowfriday #scotland #clouds
Cracked open window, surrounded by pink hue, with blue sky and white and grey clouds visible. Silhouettes of Aloe and chili plants on the windowsill
drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 28
He should really step down and stand for Reform then: they only got 0.2% of the vote in his consistency last election!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr74kg1vg4jo

#scottishpolitics #scotland
Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform
Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage.
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 26
Running a very weird and wonderful workshop in Edinburgh this November: on creative and unusual ways to approach qualitative analysis, complete with wine tasting, and art appreciation!

Tickets now open, but places limited! […]
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 28
@floe I definitely don't get the same engagement with my bridged account to my native one, hashtags have worked really well for me in posts though
drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 26
Sometimes I forget these amazing machines are still out there, exploring other worlds, and getting better with age like the best of us!

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marking-13-years-on-mars-nasas-curiosity-picks-up-new-skills/

#science #jpl #mars #CuriosityRover
美国国家航空航天局（NASA）的“好奇号”探测器掌握了新技能。
NASA''s Curiosity picks up new skills (www.jpl.nasa.gov) 03:20  ↑ 100 HN Points
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drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy @drdanielturner.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · Aug 26
Running a very weird and wonderful workshop in Edinburgh this November: on creative and unusual ways to approach qualitative analysis, complete with wine tasting, and art appreciation!

Tickets now open, but places limited! […]
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