Usagi
@usagi3939.bsky.social
Trainee business analyst (final written exam complete, one interview to go); researcher. There'll be a lot of chat about EVs and national/international security.
I mix cocktails better than I cook dinner.
I mix cocktails better than I cook dinner.
That in itself brings unusual problems through uneven distribution from north to south.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
That in itself brings unusual problems through uneven distribution from north to south.
Though it does sound awfully familiar.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Though it does sound awfully familiar.
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This point creased me - I'm as guilty of it at times, but it's unfortunately a by-product of sometimes hanging around X and Bluesky too much where it's quite prevalent.
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This point creased me - I'm as guilty of it at times, but it's unfortunately a by-product of sometimes hanging around X and Bluesky too much where it's quite prevalent.
Of course, workforce teams could ask an AI tool how to best deploy itself to their advantage, but that negates the fact of low-trust interfaces. Some things still need a human touch.
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Of course, workforce teams could ask an AI tool how to best deploy itself to their advantage, but that negates the fact of low-trust interfaces. Some things still need a human touch.
Not sure if it's already a thing in the private sector but certainly for the public sector/civil service, I'd like to see more relevant training for AI uptake to complement the generic e-learning concerning ethical interfaces and legal data handling responsibilities. www.thetimes.com/article/3bed...
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Not sure if it's already a thing in the private sector but certainly for the public sector/civil service, I'd like to see more relevant training for AI uptake to complement the generic e-learning concerning ethical interfaces and legal data handling responsibilities. www.thetimes.com/article/3bed...
I don't think i'm being hyperbolic to say that all the talk of fierce deregulation in this country gives me the chills because of events like Grenfell. Add this story from Hong Kong to that equation. www.thetimes.com/article/dff3...
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I don't think i'm being hyperbolic to say that all the talk of fierce deregulation in this country gives me the chills because of events like Grenfell. Add this story from Hong Kong to that equation. www.thetimes.com/article/dff3...
How much of a tool do you have to be to tie up two of your elites to support the nepotism of your boss.
Cheese!
Cheese!
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
How much of a tool do you have to be to tie up two of your elites to support the nepotism of your boss.
Cheese!
Cheese!
Not the greatest point of the budget but presumably added costs to retailers/e-commerce will be passed onto consumers along with loss of de minimis when that comes in.
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not the greatest point of the budget but presumably added costs to retailers/e-commerce will be passed onto consumers along with loss of de minimis when that comes in.
VED - particularly with its introduction for EVs this FY - isn't hypothecated for roads maintenance, nor for EV infrastructure.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
VED - particularly with its introduction for EVs this FY - isn't hypothecated for roads maintenance, nor for EV infrastructure.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Extension of the EV grant won't only counter the effect of a pay-per-mile scheme. It's also to promote extended domestic take-up of greener, OZEV compliant vehicles, and to persuade motorists to favour home brands over Chinese marques like BYD. www.thetimes.com/article/121a...
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Extension of the EV grant won't only counter the effect of a pay-per-mile scheme. It's also to promote extended domestic take-up of greener, OZEV compliant vehicles, and to persuade motorists to favour home brands over Chinese marques like BYD. www.thetimes.com/article/121a...
"Mayors will be able to spend the revenue raised from the measure on anything that 'supports local economic growth', and will not be limited on services tourists use."
I must say, I have my reservations. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
I must say, I have my reservations. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
November 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"Mayors will be able to spend the revenue raised from the measure on anything that 'supports local economic growth', and will not be limited on services tourists use."
I must say, I have my reservations. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
I must say, I have my reservations. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Neat little walk through the origins of the Laffer curve, with its lessons for contemporary governments on behavioural Incentivisation through balanced taxation.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Neat little walk through the origins of the Laffer curve, with its lessons for contemporary governments on behavioural Incentivisation through balanced taxation.
Even taking into account the revelation that Professor Murphy's research on repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region of China had been muted, the failure to recognise basic legislative parameters of the NSA 2023, or indeed any form of complicity in HSA, is mind-boggling.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Even taking into account the revelation that Professor Murphy's research on repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region of China had been muted, the failure to recognise basic legislative parameters of the NSA 2023, or indeed any form of complicity in HSA, is mind-boggling.
This story blew my mind yesterday. I think there are principles around national security and engagement with foreign entities that need to be developed further within academic environments to promote understanding of why this communication is a red flag.
www.thetimes.com/article/383b...
www.thetimes.com/article/383b...
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This story blew my mind yesterday. I think there are principles around national security and engagement with foreign entities that need to be developed further within academic environments to promote understanding of why this communication is a red flag.
www.thetimes.com/article/383b...
www.thetimes.com/article/383b...
Because the last attempt to convince the PLP that living within our means was a worthwhile endeavour went so well, it's worth trying again with bells on. www.thetimes.com/article/204a...
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Because the last attempt to convince the PLP that living within our means was a worthwhile endeavour went so well, it's worth trying again with bells on. www.thetimes.com/article/204a...
Colour me very sceptical. www.thetimes.com/article/a6ca...
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Colour me very sceptical. www.thetimes.com/article/a6ca...
Between this and Reform's general economic incompetence, the Conservatives might have a field day. www.thetimes.com/article/760c...
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Between this and Reform's general economic incompetence, the Conservatives might have a field day. www.thetimes.com/article/760c...
There's a lot to be said for coralling subjects of interest into one open location and - given recent stories of repressed research in British
universities on topics such as modern slavery in China - an embassy is hardly the most convenient route for exhorting CCP control.
universities on topics such as modern slavery in China - an embassy is hardly the most convenient route for exhorting CCP control.
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
There's a lot to be said for coralling subjects of interest into one open location and - given recent stories of repressed research in British
universities on topics such as modern slavery in China - an embassy is hardly the most convenient route for exhorting CCP control.
universities on topics such as modern slavery in China - an embassy is hardly the most convenient route for exhorting CCP control.
Trump's capitulation to Russian advances is hardly going to put a stop to future incursions on independent nations. At least with China we have a nod towards a defined timeline.
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Trump's capitulation to Russian advances is hardly going to put a stop to future incursions on independent nations. At least with China we have a nod towards a defined timeline.
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
Let's not forget that particular invasion began on the pretext of similar military exercises which now surround Taiwan's Kinmen Island, off the coast of the Chinese mainland.
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Let's not forget that particular invasion began on the pretext of similar military exercises which now surround Taiwan's Kinmen Island, off the coast of the Chinese mainland.
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
www.thetimes.com/article/0f8c...
Personally looking forward to the day Trump is forced to eat his words when faced with trade blockades around Taiwan when the latter is invaded by China.
www.thetimes.com/article/010e...
www.thetimes.com/article/010e...
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Personally looking forward to the day Trump is forced to eat his words when faced with trade blockades around Taiwan when the latter is invaded by China.
www.thetimes.com/article/010e...
www.thetimes.com/article/010e...