Hugh Shanahan

“Do you like my shoes?”
“Well. They are unique!”

I did that for a while and then suddenly the account was closed. Another stab to the heart.

Hmm yes but it’s the drop overall both ways that seems most noticeable.

GitHub - olihawkins/nicar-2026-polars: A Python project for demonstrating how to use Polars to analyze election data. A Python project for demonstrating how to use Polars to analyze election data. - olihawkins/nicar-2026-polars

If you use Python and are curious about learning Polars, you might like the workshop @eadehemingway.bsky.social and I delivered at #NICAR26: Analyzing election data with Polars and Python. The repo contains a detailed walkthrough of everything we covered in the session.

github.com/olihawkins/n...

Working on a q&a lecture for a class today: The story of robots is always a story about slavery. The story of LLMs labeled as AI is a story about class, and which humans pay the cost, including the physical toll on their bodies/minds, and the lack of water and electricity, so data centers can exist.

NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform while also advising company Matthew Swindells has been joint chair of four major hospital trusts in north west London since April 2022

This is really dirty. Palantir, Mandelson, Global Counsel. NHS. www.ft.com/content/6c54... NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform while also advising company

Awwww

On Linux forums I, a woman, would get ignored and disrespected. These days I ask my question, then switch to a fake account to give a completely wrong answer, then switch back again to thank them and praise their Linux knowledge. The experts show up right away. Sorted.

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It’s weirdly how rarely you hear what it actually feels like to be a Dad.

This answer to ‘who are you jealous of?’ from Bob Odenkirk had me blaming dust & onions.

The real lesson to take from Gorton and Denton is for the future of UK democracy | Institute for Government Westminster is dangerously underprepared for a multi-party future.

Everyone is analysing the implications of the byelection for Keir Starmer and Labour but the most important lessons are for democracy - my latest for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gort...

Try marmalade.

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Paul.
We're not angry....

Is there a significant difference in their foreign policy? Would TISZA be less difficult re Ukraine?

It’ll be fiiiiiine. 😬

For many AI is a synonym for magic.

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Yaaaaaay!!!!!!

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Sometimes when I'm a doubtful mood I also think that at their hearts there is a belief that things can be improved (through openness for OS, through standing back from Science in Metascience) rather than being more detached. #GloomySundayNightThoughts

Movements always fight hardest with the ones closest to them.
<Double sigh>

Really looking forward to your rematch with the CEO of Strategy.

“Wrong way Forrest!!”

I may be talking nonsense here but RO-crate might be what you’re looking for …

www.researchobject.org/ro-crate/tec...

Apologies if I have this entirely wrong.

It’s the way he’s looking for any excuse not to say it and her silence is shouting “GO ON!!”

Awwww

Crown 2: The quickening

‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question The graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think

Really good piece. The falling graduate premium is a consequence more than a cause of low growth

‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong question - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com

Basically the entire core of Microsoft pitch on AI is that it's the safe, responsible one that corporates and governments can use. So this is very much not what they needed to happen.