Jamie Gilmour
@jamiegilmour.bsky.social
Greater Manchester resident, planetary scientist, European, Dysgwr Cymraeg.
In the 1970s we (the UK) had the BBC (no ads) and ITV (with ads) - you had to pay a licence fee to use a TV, after that it was free. Now we basically have a number of different ITVs (with ads) that we pay monthly for as well.
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In the 1970s we (the UK) had the BBC (no ads) and ITV (with ads) - you had to pay a licence fee to use a TV, after that it was free. Now we basically have a number of different ITVs (with ads) that we pay monthly for as well.
True, but many are scheduled for 4 or 6 carriages, and regularly run with 2 or 3.
January 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
True, but many are scheduled for 4 or 6 carriages, and regularly run with 2 or 3.
...including some reponsibility taken by whoever runs the former Northern Rail and the DfT to make short term improvements. Because it feels like nobody involved has ever relied on a train.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
...including some reponsibility taken by whoever runs the former Northern Rail and the DfT to make short term improvements. Because it feels like nobody involved has ever relied on a train.
All fine, but as a Greater Manchester rail commuter struggling with delays, cancellations, degrades in rolling stock, and trains only half the length they're supposed to be, I'd like to see the plan to make improvements to the existing system on a shorter timescale...
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
All fine, but as a Greater Manchester rail commuter struggling with delays, cancellations, degrades in rolling stock, and trains only half the length they're supposed to be, I'd like to see the plan to make improvements to the existing system on a shorter timescale...
If they just give you posts from accounts you follow in time sequence then they aren't publishers and don't have to review everything. Once they start deciding which posts you see, they're publishers and responsible for the content they deliver. Can't have it both ways, though.
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
If they just give you posts from accounts you follow in time sequence then they aren't publishers and don't have to review everything. Once they start deciding which posts you see, they're publishers and responsible for the content they deliver. Can't have it both ways, though.
I suppose I'm thinking of people from far outside the US academic system, where cvs in that format may be the norm. Adding an extra hoop for them to "jump through" seems like introducing a different form of bias to me.
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I suppose I'm thinking of people from far outside the US academic system, where cvs in that format may be the norm. Adding an extra hoop for them to "jump through" seems like introducing a different form of bias to me.
Is it reasonable for any of the burden of avoiding bias to fall on the applicants?
January 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Is it reasonable for any of the burden of avoiding bias to fall on the applicants?
Surely it serves the same purpose as alt text, it makes the story more accessible.
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Surely it serves the same purpose as alt text, it makes the story more accessible.
Should I stop listening to the shipping forecast, or just mute Thames, Dover, Wight and perhaps Portland?
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Should I stop listening to the shipping forecast, or just mute Thames, Dover, Wight and perhaps Portland?
I was sure this must be a joke, but the tweet seems to exist.
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I was sure this must be a joke, but the tweet seems to exist.
I hope the maths/science graduate would raise questions about biases between fields (response rate was 35%) and whether the differences were significant.
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I hope the maths/science graduate would raise questions about biases between fields (response rate was 35%) and whether the differences were significant.
The rhetoric around these announcements has been completely unacceptable. It's a resignation issue for me. Yesterday we had the "automatic" right to residency and citizenship, later edited out, I think, but should never, ever have made it into an official announcement.
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The rhetoric around these announcements has been completely unacceptable. It's a resignation issue for me. Yesterday we had the "automatic" right to residency and citizenship, later edited out, I think, but should never, ever have made it into an official announcement.
One is an area and the other is a volume?
August 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One is an area and the other is a volume?