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Sunday, 25 February 2018

Why I'm striking for USS Pensions - And why I think you should too

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This post is inspired by, not as good as, and much much longer, than: a wonderful post  by Kate Cross about why she would encourage everyon...
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Thursday, 22 February 2018

The £5 million pound grant I'm not writing today

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I want to tell you about the 5 million pound grant I'm not writing today. I'm not writing it because I am on strike against my emp...
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Thursday, 10 August 2017

The Importance of Being Flawless: Lectureship Interview Talks Then and Now

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Recently my department - the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews - has been interviewing candidates for lectureships....
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Monday, 23 May 2016

Happy 10th Birthday to Deborah Underwood

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I'm not very good at birthdays, but I want to say this. Happy 10th Birthday, Deborah!   I was browsing Deborah Underwood's bibl...
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

When we used to be told half the population was asexual

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Nowadays one comes across articles in mainstream media about asexuality, such as this one at the BBC:  What's it like to date someone wh...
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Saturday, 20 February 2016

The Society For Not Letting Politicians Who Call Referendums Decide Their Rules

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News Release: 13:40 GMT, 20 Feb 2016, Cupar, Scotland I have two important announcements to make. First, I am pleased to announce the f...
Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Thanks Lisa, and Sorry

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In my  previous post ranting about BT , I said what I'd like the nice people from BT to say to me. Eventually I got a very nice woman ...