Chris R. Langley
@chrislangley.bsky.social
Historian at the Open University
Thanks, Margaret. I think there is something missing from the article!
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Thanks, Margaret. I think there is something missing from the article!
Hi Margaret, thank you for sharing this story. May I ask: on what basis is Ancestry demanding access to the records gratis?
September 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hi Margaret, thank you for sharing this story. May I ask: on what basis is Ancestry demanding access to the records gratis?
This is such a big step for you, but I know few other people that would represent people with such compassion and respect. And, as we all see around us, those are two values that we should promote more than anything else whatever our political views.
Good luck and soak up the experience!
Good luck and soak up the experience!
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is such a big step for you, but I know few other people that would represent people with such compassion and respect. And, as we all see around us, those are two values that we should promote more than anything else whatever our political views.
Good luck and soak up the experience!
Good luck and soak up the experience!
There’s some fascinating analysis done by Ed Zitron about this stuff (and it’s even more intolerably preachy than me): www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There’s some fascinating analysis done by Ed Zitron about this stuff (and it’s even more intolerably preachy than me): www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
Peter, we need voices like yours to articulate clearly the risks of this sort of thing. It’s bloody disheartening but we need people who can argue against the marketing BS & the endless parroting of Venture Capital talking points by elected leaders
September 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Peter, we need voices like yours to articulate clearly the risks of this sort of thing. It’s bloody disheartening but we need people who can argue against the marketing BS & the endless parroting of Venture Capital talking points by elected leaders
Rubio furiously doodling…
August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Rubio furiously doodling…
Thought you might be hiding from the Forest chairman?!
May 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thought you might be hiding from the Forest chairman?!
That sounds ominous! I look forward to finding out what you have planned!
May 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
That sounds ominous! I look forward to finding out what you have planned!
Sad it isn't a story but we're now numb to voter apathy in LE elections. Is the average turnout in local authority and mayoral elections in England for the past few elections about 33%?
May 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Sad it isn't a story but we're now numb to voter apathy in LE elections. Is the average turnout in local authority and mayoral elections in England for the past few elections about 33%?
Fantastic visualisation! Where are you going to go with it next?
May 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Fantastic visualisation! Where are you going to go with it next?
This is a bit hyperbolic but I despise that piece of software. You've given me another reason to dislike it!
So long as you don't need serious annotation functions, try Okular by KDE. Good performance, open source and no machine learning bloat.
So long as you don't need serious annotation functions, try Okular by KDE. Good performance, open source and no machine learning bloat.
April 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is a bit hyperbolic but I despise that piece of software. You've given me another reason to dislike it!
So long as you don't need serious annotation functions, try Okular by KDE. Good performance, open source and no machine learning bloat.
So long as you don't need serious annotation functions, try Okular by KDE. Good performance, open source and no machine learning bloat.
Oh my word. Is this message in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Peter?
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh my word. Is this message in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Peter?
That staircase…
Hope it’s a productive stay for you!
Hope it’s a productive stay for you!
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
That staircase…
Hope it’s a productive stay for you!
Hope it’s a productive stay for you!
You've been to my papers, haven't you...
March 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You've been to my papers, haven't you...
An appropriate typo, but a typo nonetheless! Congratulations, Amy!
March 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
An appropriate typo, but a typo nonetheless! Congratulations, Amy!
Congregations, Amy!
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Congregations, Amy!
Try UBlock Origin on your browser. Works wonders for other sites so might help: plus free and open source
March 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Try UBlock Origin on your browser. Works wonders for other sites so might help: plus free and open source
I'm already imagining possible titles for your next article!
March 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm already imagining possible titles for your next article!