Prof Ben Pohl

Imagine a world in which the House of Lords represents the voice of reason… crazy times! But good on them!

Finally had a chance last night to explore Bristol Metal Quarter by browsing some hard n heavy vinyl at Black City Records followed by a cheeky pint at The Gryphon, Bristol’s legendary metal pub 🤘🤘

“They were bought by the same anonymous collector from the United States”…never to be seen or made available to scientific research again.

Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces asylum plans Home secretary’s proposals to overhaul immigration system include end to permanent refugee status

What an absolute bloody disgrace this govt is.

Do you mean offa’ed? 😏 I know, I know: show some Mercia!

I am both delighted and deeply touched to find in my pigeon hole a copy of @gabpassabi.bsky.social’s book on Robert of Torigni, complete with the most lovely note of dedication. This is what scholarship is about: mutual support, friendship, and community. I cannot wait to read it!

That’s an Offaly large stack of books! (Congratulations, Rory!)

With 200+ tickets claimed for my public lecture on the Bayeux Tapestry on 30 April, there are only a few spaces left! Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec.... When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Chewing over the Norman Conquest: the Bayeux Tapestry as monastic mealtime reading* Abstract. This article offers a new contextualization of the Bayeux Tapestry by exploring its use as mealtime reading in a monastic refectory. This concept

St Augustine’s embroidery, to be precise… 😉 academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

Schöne Grüße zurück, auch an die üblichen Verdächtigen! 😉

The ‘Germanic footnote’ is a thing of beauty.

With 200+ tickets claimed for my public lecture on the Bayeux Tapestry on 30 April, there are only a few spaces left! Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec.... When they’re gone, they’re gone!

If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...

Rarely, if ever, have I felt this embarrassed by a German chancellor’s clue- and gutless behaviour on the world stage. Shameful.

Most Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate

There's been a huge failure in our education system if this many people believe that only white people can be British. It's the bigotry of the worst form.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Foto von Merz bei Trump Überschrift Unbedarfter Tourist in Krisengebiet gestrandet. Erwartbare Hochnotpeinlichkeiten bei Trip nach Washington. Der Deutsche hatte die Reisewarnungen ignoriert. Regierung holt ihn trotzdem ab.

Darum taz.

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This should be mandatory reading for anyone considering investment in, or even engagement with, AI.

One more time: this is not a bug; this is not something that will be fixed in the next version - this is inherently how an LLM works. A technology built as a word guessing machine can get better at guessing words, but never deals in 'facts'

My heart bleeds like a runny golden chocolate and mascarpone egg…

‘Winc[e]s’ is also, incidentally, my reaction whenever I encounter that abbreviation…

Why the censorship? They posted it in the public domain, no?

When will the UK government wake up to the wholesale destruction of HE that's happening?
This affects towns and cites across the UK, our businesses, the NHS, schools, young people, our global standing, everything! Higher Education, Universities, contribute over £265 BILLION to the economy.

To quote Jon Bon Jovi: whoooaaa, we’re halfway there… 50% of FREE tickets claimed in just under a week! 🔥🔥🔥 Get yours here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

To quote Jon Bon Jovi: whoooaaa, we’re halfway there… 50% of FREE tickets claimed in just under a week! 🔥🔥🔥 Get yours here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec...

Actually, I think they might, but I fear they'll likely draw the wrong conclusion from it and double-down to become Reform-max...

Finally! Time for the humble herring—king of fishes!—to shine!

#MattBadlose