James A
@exeterdormouse.bsky.social
Drinks tea. Writes a bit. Prone to accidental hibernation. Nests with @literatelady.bsky.social & a cat.
#TheArchers
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Huge numbers at the Exeter is for Everyone rally to show that Exeter stands for hope not hate.
Lovely to bump into friends, including Cllr Kevin Mitchell.
#Exeter #refugeesarewelcomehere #antiracist #antifascist
Lovely to bump into friends, including Cllr Kevin Mitchell.
#Exeter #refugeesarewelcomehere #antiracist #antifascist
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Huge numbers at the Exeter is for Everyone rally to show that Exeter stands for hope not hate.
Lovely to bump into friends, including Cllr Kevin Mitchell.
#Exeter #refugeesarewelcomehere #antiracist #antifascist
Lovely to bump into friends, including Cllr Kevin Mitchell.
#Exeter #refugeesarewelcomehere #antiracist #antifascist
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Can't tell whether I'm at that stage of life where new things often seem outlandish or whether it is actually bizarre that a significant new public policy concern is safeguards on artificial intelligence being thwarted by "adversarial poetry".
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Can't tell whether I'm at that stage of life where new things often seem outlandish or whether it is actually bizarre that a significant new public policy concern is safeguards on artificial intelligence being thwarted by "adversarial poetry".
Very useful summary of yesterday's Parliamentary Debate on ME/CFS, courtesy of Polly West
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Very useful summary of yesterday's Parliamentary Debate on ME/CFS, courtesy of Polly West
Please finish the joke.
A man walks into a police station, clutching a copy of "Five Held on Suspicion of Murder" and says...
A man walks into a police station, clutching a copy of "Five Held on Suspicion of Murder" and says...
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Please finish the joke.
A man walks into a police station, clutching a copy of "Five Held on Suspicion of Murder" and says...
A man walks into a police station, clutching a copy of "Five Held on Suspicion of Murder" and says...
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Council Leader Phil Bialyk has spoken out in support of Exeter’s diverse communities ahead of planned demonstrations in the city centre this Saturday.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/council-lead...
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/council-lead...
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Council Leader Phil Bialyk has spoken out in support of Exeter’s diverse communities ahead of planned demonstrations in the city centre this Saturday.
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/council-lead...
More: news.exeter.gov.uk/council-lead...
Forget jam-first vs jam-on-top.
This is one of the bigger questions of our time...
This is one of the bigger questions of our time...
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Forget jam-first vs jam-on-top.
This is one of the bigger questions of our time...
This is one of the bigger questions of our time...
I swear meteorologists make up a sexy technical term every now and again just for attention.
(Not saying they're unique in that!)
(Not saying they're unique in that!)
With the chance of thundersnow in the forecast this week, why not find out more about it here ⤵️
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/... ⛈️
weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/... ⛈️
Thundersnow
When thunderstorms form in wintry conditions they can sometimes give rise to heavy downpours of snow which are often called 'thundersnow'.
weather.metoffice.gov.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I swear meteorologists make up a sexy technical term every now and again just for attention.
(Not saying they're unique in that!)
(Not saying they're unique in that!)
Reminds me of a former academic colleague who used the same flawed research method, except with good intentions (to explore potential discrimination).
GB News broadcasted a package last week on analysis of people with "foreign sounding" names.
Peddling unverified and racist statistics on national TV is dangerous and we must call it out.
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Ofcom to investigate and take swift action.
Anna Sabine MP
Peddling unverified and racist statistics on national TV is dangerous and we must call it out.
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Ofcom to investigate and take swift action.
Anna Sabine MP
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reminds me of a former academic colleague who used the same flawed research method, except with good intentions (to explore potential discrimination).
Cold but beautiful day. Ayla is wearing her best fleece
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Cold but beautiful day. Ayla is wearing her best fleece
Tessa Munt MP calls for the government to fund research into ME (including CFS and related Long Covid conditions).
"Don't think of this as a sunk cost but as investment in a group of people who are *desperate* to contribute to society"
"Don't think of this as a sunk cost but as investment in a group of people who are *desperate* to contribute to society"
Parliamentlive.tv
Westminster Hall
www.parliamentlive.tv
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tessa Munt MP calls for the government to fund research into ME (including CFS and related Long Covid conditions).
"Don't think of this as a sunk cost but as investment in a group of people who are *desperate* to contribute to society"
"Don't think of this as a sunk cost but as investment in a group of people who are *desperate* to contribute to society"
#TheArchers
Natasha said "I will get another tattoo one day..."
What are we thinking she's got at the moment?
(Boring answer is the matching hiraeth tattoo she and Tom got)
Natasha said "I will get another tattoo one day..."
What are we thinking she's got at the moment?
(Boring answer is the matching hiraeth tattoo she and Tom got)
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
#TheArchers
Natasha said "I will get another tattoo one day..."
What are we thinking she's got at the moment?
(Boring answer is the matching hiraeth tattoo she and Tom got)
Natasha said "I will get another tattoo one day..."
What are we thinking she's got at the moment?
(Boring answer is the matching hiraeth tattoo she and Tom got)
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A great video about the vital work that St Petrock's does for those who are homeless in Exeter.
If you're in a position to donate money or your time, please consider St Petrock's.
youtu.be/i4Z3moucVDQ
If you're in a position to donate money or your time, please consider St Petrock's.
youtu.be/i4Z3moucVDQ
Christmas Appeal 2025
YouTube video by St Petrock's Exeter
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A great video about the vital work that St Petrock's does for those who are homeless in Exeter.
If you're in a position to donate money or your time, please consider St Petrock's.
youtu.be/i4Z3moucVDQ
If you're in a position to donate money or your time, please consider St Petrock's.
youtu.be/i4Z3moucVDQ
#TheArchers
We've had wild beavers back in Devon for a few years now.
Now wildcats might return.
Could Borsetshire be next?
I can't imagine Ambridge's shooting fraternity would approve of the threat to their birds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We've had wild beavers back in Devon for a few years now.
Now wildcats might return.
Could Borsetshire be next?
I can't imagine Ambridge's shooting fraternity would approve of the threat to their birds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Once-extinct European wildcats set to make a comeback in England
Fifty wildcats could be reintroduced to the countryside in south west England, conservationists say.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#TheArchers
We've had wild beavers back in Devon for a few years now.
Now wildcats might return.
Could Borsetshire be next?
I can't imagine Ambridge's shooting fraternity would approve of the threat to their birds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We've had wild beavers back in Devon for a few years now.
Now wildcats might return.
Could Borsetshire be next?
I can't imagine Ambridge's shooting fraternity would approve of the threat to their birds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#TheArchers
TONY: "What a lovely chap!"
HELEN: "Yes, I can't imagine anyone would think Finlay is some kind of traitor"
TONY: "What a lovely chap!"
HELEN: "Yes, I can't imagine anyone would think Finlay is some kind of traitor"
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#TheArchers
TONY: "What a lovely chap!"
HELEN: "Yes, I can't imagine anyone would think Finlay is some kind of traitor"
TONY: "What a lovely chap!"
HELEN: "Yes, I can't imagine anyone would think Finlay is some kind of traitor"
#TheArchers
Is anyone filling in the details of the logistics of everyone's movements for this holiday on some kind of planning tool?
I feel there must be some kind of inner meaning we're missing...
Is anyone filling in the details of the logistics of everyone's movements for this holiday on some kind of planning tool?
I feel there must be some kind of inner meaning we're missing...
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#TheArchers
Is anyone filling in the details of the logistics of everyone's movements for this holiday on some kind of planning tool?
I feel there must be some kind of inner meaning we're missing...
Is anyone filling in the details of the logistics of everyone's movements for this holiday on some kind of planning tool?
I feel there must be some kind of inner meaning we're missing...
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My Dad escaped the Nazis in 1939 on the Kindertransport.
He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector.
Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported.
100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social
He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector.
Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported.
100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My Dad escaped the Nazis in 1939 on the Kindertransport.
He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector.
Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported.
100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social
He went to night school then University, trained as a physicist. Married my mum, brought up 3 kids, all work in public sector.
Under these proposed rules, he would have been deported.
100% 'performatively cruel' @stellacreasy.bsky.social
The insensitivity of this Labour Government to history still has the power to shock, and that's even after the Prime Minister deployed the phrase "island of strangers"
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The insensitivity of this Labour Government to history still has the power to shock, and that's even after the Prime Minister deployed the phrase "island of strangers"
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I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"KEEP THE !@#$%* OFF MY FRIES!" 🤬
A vital new research finding in *the* major issue of our times.‡
‡ other major issues are available.
newatlas.com/biology/seag...
A vital new research finding in *the* major issue of our times.‡
‡ other major issues are available.
newatlas.com/biology/seag...
Seagulls don’t respect you until you speak up, according to science
You won't find us endorsing aggression towards animals very often, however, scientists have discovered that raising your voice to seagulls – especially if you're male – will make them think twice abou...
newatlas.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"KEEP THE !@#$%* OFF MY FRIES!" 🤬
A vital new research finding in *the* major issue of our times.‡
‡ other major issues are available.
newatlas.com/biology/seag...
A vital new research finding in *the* major issue of our times.‡
‡ other major issues are available.
newatlas.com/biology/seag...
Don't look up 😞
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Don't look up 😞
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It sounds a bit like the end of a John Le Carré or a Graham Greene, depending on whether being a spy or an adulterer weighed more heavily on the conscience
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
While promoting new film Eternity, the actor outlined a specific end-of-life scenario that should be cold, wet and include one cheese shop
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It sounds a bit like the end of a John Le Carré or a Graham Greene, depending on whether being a spy or an adulterer weighed more heavily on the conscience
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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It’s not just pets that are distressed by all these sodding fireworks ALL week.
Wild life should have a right to live in peace too.
Wild life should have a right to live in peace too.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It’s not just pets that are distressed by all these sodding fireworks ALL week.
Wild life should have a right to live in peace too.
Wild life should have a right to live in peace too.