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Tarquin 'Howling Mad' Holmes
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Oxford Law Research Admin, dabbler in history, philosophy & sociology of the life sciences & medicine.
"Shacking up with a Fijian Hunk - But will Our Captain Get the Whale of His Dreams?"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"The principle fudging occurred in the judging"
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Last Positivist is fallen. All hail the First Negativist!
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I think the problem is there's too much bias and a lack of objectivity in who we're cruel to, and I think we should therefore bring in neutral observers to adjudicate on the matter

*Opens Lament Configuration*
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Reposted by Tarquin 'Howling Mad' Holmes
Springer-Nature statement

“Whilst the details of peer review are confidential, we can confirm that the article underwent two rounds of review from two independent peer reviewers, supporting an accept decision.”

How am I now expected to believe that two people looked at the paper twice and DGAF?
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Rallidae are my favourite family of borbs.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
(I for one welcome Millwall, Leeds United and Southampton-but-not-Portsmouth being banned on these grounds)
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I mean, if this was the standard for proscription, most of the Football League would be proscribed as terrorist organisations based on what their supporters get up to wearing their apparel.
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hobby Lobby's Museum of the Bible isn't a bad start
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-u...
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"I'm familiar with the bands of the late '90s Brit pop scene, thank you"
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"...not to be confused with Deicide's new single that coincidentally has the same name"
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Kemi, we're polling at 10%"

"Ah, my mortal nemesis, the soft bigotry of low expectations, strikes again! I demand a regrade!"
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Monday's next job could be in ballet
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
(First= most recent, last= first gig; non-metal list but most gigs I've been to have admittedly been metal)
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The whole leasehold system is massively corrupt. Whilst their service charges weren't awful, my parents' old place before moving was run by a negligent company that only deigned, after years of complaints, to do essential pointing when masonry fell in the street that could easily have killed someone
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Outside the main family, maybe Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel - both formerly idealistic educators worn down to disillusioned cynicism by worklife and one Bart Simpson.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tired: "Is this computer sentient?"

Wired: "Should we have first thought to ask the sand if it was OK with this before we tortured it into chip-shape?"
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Death by lightning, eh? Should have stuck in the slow lane, Garfield"
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM