Steve C
@sncarr.bsky.social
IT (retired). Classics. Standing in the rain on hills. For some reason, an interest in the history, archaeology, art, cultures of the Himalaya and Central Asia. The intersection between unintended consequences and undiscovered requirements. Or some cheese.
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"It increasingly looks as if Lucy Letby’s conviction was unsafe" www.economist.com/britain/2025... most shocking part of this saga to me is how belligerently defensive so many of the organisations involved have been
It increasingly looks as if Lucy Letby’s conviction was unsafe
The case of a nurse jailed for killing babies exposes deep problems with British justice
www.economist.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"It increasingly looks as if Lucy Letby’s conviction was unsafe" www.economist.com/britain/2025... most shocking part of this saga to me is how belligerently defensive so many of the organisations involved have been
Incredible (in a bad way). www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
"... inexperienced management... lacked sufficient anti-money laundering and regulatory expertise. Engineering teams, given responsibility for upgrading the systems and controls, were not told of the existence of the regulator’s order."
"... inexperienced management... lacked sufficient anti-money laundering and regulatory expertise. Engineering teams, given responsibility for upgrading the systems and controls, were not told of the existence of the regulator’s order."
‘Shockingly lax’: how soaring British bank Starling had its wings clipped
Launched as a challenger to traditional lenders, it profited from offering state-backed loans during Covid. But then the regulator came calling
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Incredible (in a bad way). www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
"... inexperienced management... lacked sufficient anti-money laundering and regulatory expertise. Engineering teams, given responsibility for upgrading the systems and controls, were not told of the existence of the regulator’s order."
"... inexperienced management... lacked sufficient anti-money laundering and regulatory expertise. Engineering teams, given responsibility for upgrading the systems and controls, were not told of the existence of the regulator’s order."
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Jasmin's run to the finish line (erm, gate) gets me every time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPzQ...
December 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Jasmin's run to the finish line (erm, gate) gets me every time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPzQ...
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London please help. I’m praying for a miracle, I’ve just got into the office and noticed my mums locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewellery is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated
November 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM
London please help. I’m praying for a miracle, I’ve just got into the office and noticed my mums locket (in all these photos) that I wear every day has fallen off my neck on my walk in. My mum died when I was seven and her jewellery is most of what I have of her. I’m devastated
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This piece by BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle on the replacement of NHS doctors with PAs is disappointingly misleading through omission of key context & reliance on those busy, yet always conveniently anonymous, 'NHS senior sources'. 1/n
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NHS physician associates and doctors locked in 'toxic' staffing row
A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 PM
This piece by BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle on the replacement of NHS doctors with PAs is disappointingly misleading through omission of key context & reliance on those busy, yet always conveniently anonymous, 'NHS senior sources'. 1/n
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICYMI (as it's unfortunately even more relevant now): On The Apprentice, Roy Cohn’s relationship with Donald Trump, and the connection between law, real estate, and right-wing politics from the 1950s and the present day. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. X
The Apprentice
The depicted relationship between Roy Cohn and Donald Trump links law, real estate, and politics, as well as establishing a lineage of the American right running from the 1950s to the present day.
academicbubble.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
ICYMI (as it's unfortunately even more relevant now): On The Apprentice, Roy Cohn’s relationship with Donald Trump, and the connection between law, real estate, and right-wing politics from the 1950s and the present day. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. X
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Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
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Whilst I’m not leaving X as yet, I would very much like to spend more time here.
So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!
So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!
November 14, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Whilst I’m not leaving X as yet, I would very much like to spend more time here.
So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!
So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!
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This is what happens when you hire a non-archivist to be the US National Archivist.
October 30, 2024 at 8:33 PM
This is what happens when you hire a non-archivist to be the US National Archivist.
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Outcomes are cataclysmic.
Allow my autistic daughter to put it in her own words, which she did with eloquence:
howtobeme59.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/t...
It costs more to do the wrong thing in the wrong way
Allow my autistic daughter to put it in her own words, which she did with eloquence:
howtobeme59.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/t...
It costs more to do the wrong thing in the wrong way
The System is Broken…and it almost broke me
Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash Ever since I started this blog, I knew I would write this article at some point. And I haven’t yet because it was too personal, too close to home. But now I…
howtobeme59.wordpress.com
October 22, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Outcomes are cataclysmic.
Allow my autistic daughter to put it in her own words, which she did with eloquence:
howtobeme59.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/t...
It costs more to do the wrong thing in the wrong way
Allow my autistic daughter to put it in her own words, which she did with eloquence:
howtobeme59.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/t...
It costs more to do the wrong thing in the wrong way
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Such vandalism everywhere.
"Our Arabic program is half a millennium old but couldn't withstand the corporatization of the contemporary university because it isn't nuclear engineering"
October 19, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Such vandalism everywhere.
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Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls repost
October 13, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls repost
Right now we are watching the Red Hot Chili Pipers and they are absolutely brilliant.
October 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Right now we are watching the Red Hot Chili Pipers and they are absolutely brilliant.
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Very sorry to hear that Professor Ross Anderson passed away last night. Aside from his (numerous) contributions to Information Security, he was a mentor to and advocate for many researchers in the field. He will be sadly missed but leaves behind a strong legacy.
Professor Ross Anderson, FRS, FREng Our dear friend and treasured long term campaigner for privacy and security, Professor of Security Engineering at Cambridge University and Edinburgh University, Lovelace Medal winner, died suddenly at home in Cambridge overnight.
March 29, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Very sorry to hear that Professor Ross Anderson passed away last night. Aside from his (numerous) contributions to Information Security, he was a mentor to and advocate for many researchers in the field. He will be sadly missed but leaves behind a strong legacy.
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The Royal Historical Society, of which I am a Fellow, has today issued a strongly-worded statement about the huge cuts to History at Oxford Brookes. While I cannot of course comment on the specifics, I would ask you to consider the implications and spread the word. royalhistsoc.org/history-at-o...
History at Oxford Brookes University – a statement from the Royal Historical Society | RHS
royalhistsoc.org
November 30, 2023 at 10:06 AM
The Royal Historical Society, of which I am a Fellow, has today issued a strongly-worded statement about the huge cuts to History at Oxford Brookes. While I cannot of course comment on the specifics, I would ask you to consider the implications and spread the word. royalhistsoc.org/history-at-o...