Jamie・ジェイミ・ˈdʒeɪmi
@jspieve.bsky.social
Writer, reader, engineer, coder, would-be linguist
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
This is the funniest, stupidest and saddest thing I have read since ... Brexit, probably
There’s literally a Post on X saying that Helen’s father is canonically a white swan so it doesn’t make sense for her to be black.
I see the racists are mad that a black woman has been cast as Helen of Troy.
They're OK with her dad being Zeus and taking the form of a swan to rattle her mum, meaning she was born from an egg though.
They're OK with her dad being Zeus and taking the form of a swan to rattle her mum, meaning she was born from an egg though.
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This is the funniest, stupidest and saddest thing I have read since ... Brexit, probably
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this is vicious and correct www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
this is vicious and correct www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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I often find myself explaining something that is easy to take for granted, but should be evident: There is no reason why the program of Figuring Out Nature should proceed in time steps that are less than or comparable to the duration of one scientist’s career. (1/n)
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I often find myself explaining something that is easy to take for granted, but should be evident: There is no reason why the program of Figuring Out Nature should proceed in time steps that are less than or comparable to the duration of one scientist’s career. (1/n)
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Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Horrifying.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
I don't have the words.
I'm not sure any more are needed.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
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Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
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Except there is a document en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
Treaty of the Danish West Indies - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Except there is a document en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...
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Trump’s desire for Greenland is not for anything. Minerals, money, military control can all be had without its conquest. He just wants to own it. It’s a whim. He feels like it. He thinks it would be cool. That’s it.
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Trump’s desire for Greenland is not for anything. Minerals, money, military control can all be had without its conquest. He just wants to own it. It’s a whim. He feels like it. He thinks it would be cool. That’s it.
Guess who said this: "Scott Adams has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me"
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Guess who said this: "Scott Adams has passed away. He was a fantastic guy, who liked and respected me"
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I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
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Sigh. For the hundredth time, we are not judging his character, we are judging his actions. The RS position would be fine if it was a gentlemen's club, who can have who it damn well pleases. But it positions itself as represnting British science and scientists. Now an embarrassment, to be frank.
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Sigh. For the hundredth time, we are not judging his character, we are judging his actions. The RS position would be fine if it was a gentlemen's club, who can have who it damn well pleases. But it positions itself as represnting British science and scientists. Now an embarrassment, to be frank.
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Really weaksauce argument from Paul Nurse: "yes he's bad but other scientists have been bad too". Removing this kind of honour is the kind of sanction that actually land with and sting thin-skinned arseholes like Musk
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president ft.trib.al/tC0vaAa
Musk should remain member of UK Royal Society, says president
Paul Nurse tells FT that national science academy should avoid ‘making judgments’ about ‘character’ of fellows
ft.trib.al
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Really weaksauce argument from Paul Nurse: "yes he's bad but other scientists have been bad too". Removing this kind of honour is the kind of sanction that actually land with and sting thin-skinned arseholes like Musk
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My stepchildren's secondary school still has an account on X. I have just emailed them, saying that it is not appropriate for an educational institution to be part of that ecosystem.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My stepchildren's secondary school still has an account on X. I have just emailed them, saying that it is not appropriate for an educational institution to be part of that ecosystem.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
Maybe you could do the same for other schools and institutions.
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If you can't get to a local bookshop uk.bookshop.org are an alternative to amazon and they financially support local bookshops. I only found out about them why my local bookshop recommended them to me as an alternative to amazon.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookshops.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookshops.
uk.bookshop.org
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you can't get to a local bookshop uk.bookshop.org are an alternative to amazon and they financially support local bookshops. I only found out about them why my local bookshop recommended them to me as an alternative to amazon.
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An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
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An 'expert' is just another word for someone who knows what they are talking about.
Bari Weiss’s CBS News directly attacking academics, subject matter experts, in the promo for her new CBS Evening News.
January 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
An 'expert' is just another word for someone who knows what they are talking about.
Sean Bean’s real name is Shaun Bean
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sean Bean’s real name is Shaun Bean
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Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1)
Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1) - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Farthing: A Story of a World that Could Have Been (Small Change Book 1).
www.amazon.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Farthing, my alternate history mystery novel about why good people do bad things is $1.99 as an ebook right now in the US www.amazon.com/Farthing-Sto...
The train scene in Fandango. Perfect blend of tension and comic timing
December 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The train scene in Fandango. Perfect blend of tension and comic timing
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I saw some people in the piazza talking in sign language. One was on the phone, holding it in one hand and signing with the other. Does this limit what can be said, or how it's said? Is there an equivalent of textspeak? (a shorthand, if you'll forgive the pun)
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
#langsky #linguistics #signlanguage
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".