Peter Ellis
@pjie2.bsky.social
Father, husband, scientist, singer. Prone to getting over-excited about nerdy stuff in public. He/him.
Look shit up before you shoot your mouth off
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Look shit up before you shoot your mouth off
Hor Mojosty the Quoon
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hor Mojosty the Quoon
"We will also take actions to recover support costs in scenarios where any assets are not convertible into cash..."
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"We will also take actions to recover support costs in scenarios where any assets are not convertible into cash..."
Muskehounds are always ready
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Muskehounds are always ready
In the interests of preserving several friendships, I should make abundantly clear that I most certainly HAVE NOT cooked paella. I have made saffron rice with bits in. Bits that include chicken, chorizo and prawn. Using Italian rice. In a wok.
May shame follow me and my descendants for seven ages.
May shame follow me and my descendants for seven ages.
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In the interests of preserving several friendships, I should make abundantly clear that I most certainly HAVE NOT cooked paella. I have made saffron rice with bits in. Bits that include chicken, chorizo and prawn. Using Italian rice. In a wok.
May shame follow me and my descendants for seven ages.
May shame follow me and my descendants for seven ages.
I am perfectly prepared to believe LLMs are more intelligent than the average AI pioneer.
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I am perfectly prepared to believe LLMs are more intelligent than the average AI pioneer.
Sharing for those that haven't seen it
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sharing for those that haven't seen it
Looking at the actual paper, it seems they looked at several models and discuss the caveats - shame the Washington Post doesn’t reflect that.
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Looking at the actual paper, it seems they looked at several models and discuss the caveats - shame the Washington Post doesn’t reflect that.
These statements seem massively self contradictory. There have been five of these in the last 12 years, but they’re saying that with 1.5 degrees of warming (more than today) the annual chance of one is just 2 percent?
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
These statements seem massively self contradictory. There have been five of these in the last 12 years, but they’re saying that with 1.5 degrees of warming (more than today) the annual chance of one is just 2 percent?
Getting better at images too:
October 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Getting better at images too:
Will be discussing ChatGPT with students this week - decided to populate my sidebar with a couple of silly queries for them to spot when I share the window. Have to say it knocked this one out the park - particularly point 2.
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Will be discussing ChatGPT with students this week - decided to populate my sidebar with a couple of silly queries for them to spot when I share the window. Have to say it knocked this one out the park - particularly point 2.
Does the game have to provide both the stakes and the comfort? The world is giving us quite enough stakes at the moment. This argument feels to me at least as much about escapism as cosiness - and Tolkien had a very perceptive comment about that.
October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Does the game have to provide both the stakes and the comfort? The world is giving us quite enough stakes at the moment. This argument feels to me at least as much about escapism as cosiness - and Tolkien had a very perceptive comment about that.
When you're designing an assessment where AI is permitted...
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When you're designing an assessment where AI is permitted...
“Ok, happy to accept the quote for the guttering.”
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“Ok, happy to accept the quote for the guttering.”
Getting the hang of this I think
October 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Getting the hang of this I think
The mole is defined in relation to carbon-12, so one mole equates to a ~60 carat diamond. Clearly we should produce a new standard artifact which could be used as the reference for both mass and molarity.
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The mole is defined in relation to carbon-12, so one mole equates to a ~60 carat diamond. Clearly we should produce a new standard artifact which could be used as the reference for both mass and molarity.
That depends. If the question is ‘who the fuck caused all these problems?’ then she may well be the answer.
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
That depends. If the question is ‘who the fuck caused all these problems?’ then she may well be the answer.
Next post on my TL is this one, which is also not Halloween knickers.
October 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Next post on my TL is this one, which is also not Halloween knickers.
Clare College bridge - oldest and prettiest on the Cam. Spectacular sunset views at precisely 7:20 pm in the middle of the autumn term, as you cross it being *not quite* late for a choir rehearsal.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Clare College bridge - oldest and prettiest on the Cam. Spectacular sunset views at precisely 7:20 pm in the middle of the autumn term, as you cross it being *not quite* late for a choir rehearsal.
traditionalpuntingcompany.com/wp-content/u...
traditionalpuntingcompany.com/wp-content/u...
<virtuous brain engage>
September 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
<virtuous brain engage>