Business archivist by day; rowing club archivist by night. So, quite a lot of 19th and 20th century British history, and grumbling about digital and A/V preservation. Not the UNICEF spokesman. Be nice, I'm trying my best.https://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvphwvtits2eI would like to know if I'm the only person watching Silo who has linked Per Stensen's worldview to the AI Safety, Effective Altruist and Longtermist ideas that have suddenly been getting a lot more interest this week.17 Sep 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvphwvtits2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvmomnftm226Hmm. https://putney.news/2026/07/12/tfls-500000-fix-for-the-wimbledon-branch-has-failed-three-times-already/16 Sep 2026 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmomnftm226https://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvmmniceek26Is there a TfL page where they explain what’s going in with particular lines - eg why have service frequencies on the Wimbledon Branch in rush hour dropped so badly?16 Sep 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmmniceek26https://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvmmdartg226The combination of the District Line Wimbledon Branch and the Piccadilly Line is not making for a fun commute at present. Delays, service suspensions or planned engineering works seemingly every day.16 Sep 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmmdartg226https://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvl6xltrdwncSome things are still good! https://youtu.be/iLKGXt5JHKk?is=q_jJxv7iep5uPizZ15 Sep 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl6xltrdwnchttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvg56bo4gc2lOh my God, I was just reading the RationalWiki article about Effective Altruism for reasons, and just found this:13 Sep 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg56bo4gc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvk6aiw62c2zThis does make a lot of sense to me. The campaign to secure Four Digital Rights For Memory Institutions. ourfuturememory.org15 Sep 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk6aiw62c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvgd3oqv5s2rI do enjoy the entirely gratuitous drone shots of Cambridge in Ludwig.13 Sep 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgd3oqv5s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvg56bo4gc2lOh my God, I was just reading the RationalWiki article about Effective Altruism for reasons, and just found this:13 Sep 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg56bo4gc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvfpdvk7bs2bAretha’s cover of The Long And Winding Road is good isn’t it?13 Sep 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfpdvk7bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvf7yjz2vc2bIs it me who finds almost all of the Guardian’s TV writing irritating to the point of unreadability? It’s not just Lucy Mangan, it’s all of them.13 Sep 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf7yjz2vc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvdtpsyau3dbThis looks like quite something. https://youtu.be/ESnX3LQbCVI?is=u5bFPQl_Juu15MZH12 Sep 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdtpsyau3dbhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvd3xcodms2qTraffic flowing down Putney Hill and on to the High Street as well as usual then - I didn’t count but there were more than a dozen buses stationary. Root cause is the lights by Putney Bridge and also, I guess, the Wandsworth Bridge works and the ongoing lack of Hammersmith Bridge.12 Sep 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd3xcodms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvcuv5jwjk2vOoh, something else to read: “This book documents practical AI design patterns for information professionals — librarians, archivists, journalists, charity analysts, records managers, and anyone working with large collections of documents or data without a dedicated machine learning team.” https://danielvanstrien.xyz/ai-patterns-for-glam/12 Sep 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcuv5jwjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvbbb53gw7fhRUN! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbbb53gw7fhhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mvaavw2bek2bWell it led to the deeply irritating habit of men who spend too much time debating politics and economics in online forums to use “motte and bailey” as a metaphor about positions in arguments. Can’t blame the Normans for strawman and steelman though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaavw2bek2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3mv65p7ep6wjpI still don’t understand why the BBC didn’t take the very popular successful explainer model developed by Ros Atkins and run with it on YouTube. I think it could have really helped with credibility and relevance. Instead they have ceded that ground to the likes of TLDR News.10 Sep 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv65p7ep6wjphttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3muwybmitic2lI don't know if a rights or residuals issue, but I still find it a bit odd that the BBC has allowed the 26 episodes of People's Century to largely disappear, in terms of high-quality 'official' copies. Contrast with The World At War which is on disc and streaming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Century07 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwybmitic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3muwvqbgudc2gThere is absolutely no way in the world that I will watch that Nathan Fielder/Elizabeth Holmes documentary.07 Sep 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwvqbgudc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3muu5astkfo5pI enjoyed De Gaulle: Resistance. Hokey in places and a little heavy-handed in others, but great performances from all the leads and a very nuanced portrayal of both De Gaulle and Churchill and their respective motivations and personalities. Will go to see the second part in a month’s time.06 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5astkfo5phttps://bsky.app/profile/jameselder.bsky.social/post/3muosfassvc2pEnabling Act of 1933 vibes [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:barwgjd2bjjqacm3uinp3a4h/app.bsky.feed.post/3muosfassvc2p