Guth nan eun gar dùsgadh bho chadal, àillidh, ciùin Moch is deiseil 'son an t-slighe The voice of the birds Awakening us from the sleep of peace Early and prepared for the journey

Why are you threatening #UCU staff with pay deductions for ASOS? UCU policy is to oppose punitive deduction for ASOS And why are you asking staff to fill out a form when UCU members at QMUL were advised not to do this?

Watching what our own @ucu.org.uk union is doing to @uniteucu.bsky.social workers is making me relive a lot of hurt from when QMUL did this to us (I wasn't quite aware of how much this was still live trauma but whew...) Absolutely unconscionable that *our own union* is causing this long-term harm.

QMUL deducted a lot of people it shouldn't have deducted, such as people on bereavement leave or sick leave who didn't check their email. It's a toxic tactic and note one any decent employer should engage in.

Superb on the mechanics of how knitted fabrics behave & how this influences design. Observe the behaviour of the knit > iterate the design. E.g. workwear such as fisherman's sweater (gansey) where at cuffs, therefore knitting sleeves shoulder to cuff faciltates repair of the part that wears first

You know those parents who have the really gifted (normal) child for whom they do not set boundaries (annoying)? And they would really like you to spend time with him because it's good for his development to be around other adults? (They are exhausted) That's Microsoft in your workplace with CoPilot

Use AI to increase work but with added insincerity.

Potential app: Tinderware. Like Tinder but for single & separated tupperware to find their matching lid / base. And or compatible stacking set for the polyamarous.

How much money do I need when I retire? I found this table in this article moneyweek.com/personal-fin... Based on a gap between state pension (12,014) and minimum retirement (13,400) of £1,386 that looks doable. 2x state pension already covers the minimum for a couple/ 2 person household. 1/6

www.theactuary.com/2024/11/08/l... Excellent article on the pension gap(s) that was linked to from @henrytapper.bsky.social 's blog.

If you are able to give and prefer to give to a group than an individual. Verified by Molly Shah. 🕊

I must apologise for my recent mocking post about LLMs www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-c...

Chapeau to whoever did this... (credit: a still from BBC News) #TheArchers

Turn those abs from flab into FABS!! With new improved Freshers Flu 25. Much like FF'24 but with added phlegm.🤒 Why do crunches when you can just cough cough cough your way to a flatter firmer stomach?💪 Program lasts between 3 days to 3 months depending on recovery time 🤧 #uniLife #freshersFlu

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/15/u... Funnily enough, did not need an LLM to predict this.

We must stand together against division, extremism and hatred: wherever it comes from. Our democracy is not for sale. And it is not for sabotage. 5/5

#theArchers Tom, not the principle, just salty he wasn't one of the ones getting paid. Don't they know he has TWINS and a House!

Wee Bobby Jenrick and his little thumb.

I see the flagbams have been out in Edinburgh with flags sent from Engerland 1) it's dangerous to road users to put flags on lampposts 2) they are at half mast- who are we mourning other than the common sense of the wee men wi wee ladders? 3) it's an offence to misuse the lion rampant. Get tae.

Important that it is not *only* about pay. The local disputes, where colleagues are organising against redundancies and worsening conditions (including: fire & rehire...) are part of this larger dispute. #UKHE

🐩📷 + 🐟📷 = 🛁 Second bath in week #stinkyPuppy brought it on herself #dogs Whoever left that rotting dead fish there. Gonnae no dae that😕

She has seen boxes and bags and detected that someone in the household is going somewhere and she is not impressed. That and the bath that happened earlier.

So they landed a plane with a paper map!?! Which means- they have paper maps in planes, how many? What coverage? And it's possible not only to have a map that makes sense from plane height, but to read it while flying well enough to land. Pilot, an occupation with very binary excitement levels?

There's a decent chance of seeing the aurora tonight - it may be visible as far south as the Midlands (perhaps even further south) 🌃

Labour could have made the case for a humane immigration system that treats refugees with dignity and respect. Instead, they have fanned the flames of racism and emboldened the far-right. My piece for @tribunemagazine www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/labour-is-paving-the-path-to-fascism

🔴 NEW: Anti-migrant protests are becoming more common in Scotland. We investigated the groups attending, the messages being shared, and what’s at stake. Here's what we found: theferret.scot/far-r...

Bella Ciao, #Falkirk E questo è il fiore del partigiano We are all Jock Tamson's bairns #refugees are welcome here.

"design choices on accrual and adjustment rules create transfers. In short, Canada has a clear legal chassis for collective plans, but fairness still depends on the rulebook each plan adopts" Also true for any scheme considering CI. Or with custom rules for revaluation on ceasing contributions #USS

The BBC keeping up their relentless promotion of Farage, and far right talking points. Hope they realise that were they far right to gain power the BBC as a funded service is over.

Someone at the Perth demo where they attempted to intimate a group of people including survivors of warzones in their own home, had a flag saying "Lest we forget" Forget? We forgot. Afghan who?

Beautiful evening at Wardie #wildSwimming #openWater

henrytapper.com/2025/08/25/u... Article on @henrytapper.bsky.social site by @mikeotsuka.bsky.social about USS Rule 10 and why Mike considers USS has breached rules.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncer... Very helpful diagram #theArchers

Bidh silidh tric air an doras agam (agus anns a h-uile àite) Mar as trice is mise a rinn e ach a dh’ aithghearr bidh mo chlann nach eil cho beag air falbh a’ fàgail mise nam aonar leis an t-silidh agam.

Outnumbering the fash by over 2:1 in Perth earlier today #NaePasaran #RefugeesWelcomeHere

Stand Up Fight back Refugees are welcome here #PerthAgainstRacism uk.news.yahoo.com/perth-asylum...

Reposting this to go with the article this morning to give some additional info on USS Rule 10, when it applies and what it is.

#USS pension: #UCU members received an email about 'Rule 10' revaluation at retirement or deferral. 1/4 If you are in USS this will probably affect you one day and for the rest of your life. Jackie Grant & I have written a blog about it here: josstification.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/t...

Jackie Grant on why, under Rule 10, you could even be making yourself worse off by staying in USS into the year when you are going to cease pensionable service.

www.pensions-expert.com/defined-bene... Surplus release, discretionary increases. Who decides? How? And when? All very important decisions for members of the schemes involved.

Excel: avoid using COPILOT for: Numerical calculations: Use native Excel formulas (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE, IF) for any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility.

PAN submitted for a data centre on a 24 hectare site north of Heriot-Watt's Riccarton Campus: bit.ly/3HgXUKJ Public consultation: 28th August 2025 (3pm - 8pm) & 2nd October 2025 (3pm - 8pm) - The National Robotarium, Heriot-Watt University, Boundary Road North, Third Gait, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.

Pottery work in progress Top tip - do not experimentally put your leather hard greenware pot in the air fryer for 5 minutes to see if it will dry a bit quicker

#USS pension: #UCU members received an email about 'Rule 10' revaluation at retirement or deferral. 1/4 If you are in USS this will probably affect you one day and for the rest of your life. Jackie Grant & I have written a blog about it here: josstification.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/t...

I’m really excited to read the Mohammed el-Kurd book Perfect Victims because one of the things I hate about promoting Palestinian account is I feel like I have to say *why* they are worthy of help and care and not to live in occupation and genocide- but the reason is- because they are people

#wednesdayWIP #showmeyourknits #knitting A day late The sewing in of end on the multi-stranded brioche jumper continues A Highland cow starts to emerge from some slightly tricky eyelash yarn

My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.

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