I think this is true but analytic philosophy systematically trains you to try anyway. When I say I think we have bad stylistic norms as a field it's to a very large extent the fact that we write as if this were false which I believe lies behind it.

Just a reminder to everyone: join a trade union. And if you're already a member, please be active. Vote, volunteer, become a rep or an officer. You are the union. The larger the union membership the more strength and agency we have.

Well, I think Ann Droid is excellent

Not Trans Not a Drag Queen ANOTHER white cis-het man in a position of power.

Three separate men attempting to bully me today, one very loudly misogynistic and unhinged, the other two more "calm down dear" stuff but got nasty when I didn't submit. I sense it's been worse the last couple of years but of course woman hate isn't reportable as a hate crime so who knows.

I used to think that in response to historical epistemic injustice people had overshot into epistemic deference to women and people of color. But no. People have just decided they can demand epistemic deference from others to any Black person (real or imagined) they happen to agree with.

You did it you blind Greek oral poet, you finally did it

Today’s sign is: #Guess #The #Sign #🤔! Curious to learn more? I share a new BSL sign every day – perfect for beginners, learners & sign lovers! P.S. I was born in South UK, so signs might be regional! Let’s celebrate the power of BSL & inclusion together #BritishSignLanguage

Looks like @skywatch.blue has had a glitch again, loads of real person accounts being labelled spam today including @levparikian.bsky.social

Quick reminder: £10 billion is TEN THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS

Couple of times I've texted British Transport Police as all the ads tell us to, to report harassment that didn't merit a 999 call. No response beyond "our team is dealing with your text". Do they get recorded (the reason I send them)? Seems unlikely they can be useful without follow up questions.

Today’s sign in British Sign Language is: #Spain #🇪🇸 ! I share a new BSL sign every day - perfect for beginners, learners, and sign lovers! #worldcup #football P.S. I was born in South UK, so signs might be regional! Let’s celebrate the power of BSL & inclusion together #BritishSignLanguage

Can concur. Best since Icke. Now 3h30m but riveting: flew by. Go! #TheOresteia @bridgetheatre.bsky.social

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Furzedown House, which was a training college for teachers between 1915 and the 1970s, and where my mum, @dozzaj.bsky.social, studied If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

I’m reading the fascinating and beautiful Q is for Garden by my brilliant friend @jennychambles.bsky.social; it’s a wonderful exploration of the queer world of plants, ground and gardens, and a deeply personal memoir.

Can God create a Cheeto so hot that he can't eat it?

Live de ma salle de bain à Fontainebleau.

Director #BillyWilder is the subject in this informative documentary series. THE DIRECTORS (2018) 5:30pm #TPTVsubtitles

"Nearly 60% of excess elderly mortality is driven by localized exposure differences" Link to paper: docs.iza.org/dp18601.pdf

TIL You can still buy stencils etc from Standardgraph. Long may they continue

As someone with a stutter, I am v sensitive about use of these tools & even though I turn up to most meetings where they are used as an equal partner, consent processes are all over the place. Accuracy for anyone with "non-standard" speech (disability, ESOL, heavy accents) is v variable

People are rightly remembering Sam Neill for Jurassic Park, but it's also worth remembering him in one of my favourite films ever. A terrific watch.

my god, this is amazing. apparently from a NY Times interview with Neill and Goldblum. Resharing with alt text so everyone can enjoy

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

to make an æ on your keyboard you type a and e in sequence really fast. if it's not working for you, you're not doing it fast enough

shut the door, Pret a Manger

Cheerio Bonnie Tyler, and thanks for making this possible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgW...

fascinatingly* the French news is translating "Count Binface" as « le Compte Tête-de-Poubelle » rather than « Visage-de-Poubelle) which is, in fairness, more accurate (his entire head is a bin, not just his face) typical British media not asking the important underlying questions * ta gueule

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The Government must block Nigel Farage’s resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts. If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project.

Very strong “fraudulent timeshare salesman who pocketed millions tracked down in his Costa Del Sol hideaway by Roger Cook” vibes here

Troll sleeps — At night In — Boulder — Form — Then Rolls — Downhill When Air — Is Warm Between — Two Posts — Our Troulder Goes He Butts — The Sun — Makes Day — The Goal

The prison population rose this week and now stands at 85,840. The prison estate should not hold more than 81,865 people, the population currently exceeds this level by 3,975.

So grateful to the person who honked their car horn last night every time England scored, otherwise I might foolishly have got some sleep ahead of this next round of heat

This is what happens when you prioritize optics over common sense. Slapping a 'terrorist' label on an elderly woman doesn't make anyone safer; it makes the system look completely unhinged. This isn't justice; it's an institutional meltdown.

Today’s sign in British Sign Language is: #Film #🎬 ! I share a new BSL sign every day – perfect for beginners, learners, and sign lovers! #cinema #movie P.S. I’m from South UK, so some signs might be regional! Let’s celebrate language and inclusion together #BritishSignLanguage

No, YouTube, I do not want an ‘autodubbed’ version of anything at all. Thanks. (Solution is to select all languages as ’preferred’, it seems)

The other week my council emailed asserting that the libraries would be ‘cool spaces‘. Then they closed the ones nearest me for a few days at peak heat. I’ve now done a recce of the closest to find it overheated on a normal sunny day, with a fleet of swamp coolers adding to the sense of doom. ☹️

Man Alive: Hyde Park (1971) — John Pitman reports on a day in the life of Hyde Park. (1971)

This, always

Il y a trois jours, j’avais publié un message que j’ai finalement supprimé. Je le trouvais trop émotionnel, et pas assez solide face aux incertitudes sur l’intensité de cette troisième canicule. J’ai eu tort. 1/6

UK followers: this neat bot flags up BBC repeats where the previous broadcast was more than 10 years ago.

[on how to make friends in yr 30s] additional advice, taken from Feynman: you usually gotta go somewhere three times in reasonably quick succession for people to recognise you and feel comfortable around you and want to be friendly. it takes a while and that's okay, don't feel rejected straight off

Venus and Serena, or as they're collectively known, the Tennisy Williams

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the old Royal Navel College, which now houses @uniofgreenwich.bsky.social and Trinity Laban too Also used as a location in Thor: The Dark World If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

The oceans are hot, this should be all we talk about today

Can we just do a death match between the Lime bikes and the delivery bots? I'll gladly bury some bodies