Prof of Geographic Data Science & HoD @ CASA, UCL. Python, Housing, Neighbourhoods, Industrial location, and Text. Sometime DB, MTB & 🍄 nerd. Co-auth: “Why Face-to-Face still matters” (http://bit.ly/3cW5gSr)https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mldzzr3tes2hOn a call with a cat adoption agency and, honestly, I think I’ve had job interviews that were less rigorous.08 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzzr3tes2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3ml6kfljtvs2tYeah right: biologists went to Mexico and bought as many different types of mezcal as possible in order to ‘confirm the type of worm’ in the bottle. https://scitechdaily.com/mezcal-worm-in-a-bottle-mystery-dna-testing-reveals-a-surprise/06 May 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6kfljtvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mkkinlprvk2wSadly, my use of social media is via the apps on my phone: https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/scroll-too-long-browser-large-093000780.html28 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkinlprvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mkkcmzljic23Handles instead of push-plates on the doors: does it address an accessibility issue of which I’ve been blissfully unaware or an attempt to keep anyone from entering or leaving the building because they have no idea which way they open?28 Apr 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkcmzljic23https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mkfsmeffwk25A propos of nothing: a lingering legacy of lockdown is that both my daughters still ask me, of all people, to cut their hair. Given the price of haircuts in London I’m happy, if bemused, to comply.26 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfsmeffwk25https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mkaccdbb2224Replacing the fully funded level 7 (MSc) apprenticeships is this inanity: strategic AI leadership at Level 5 (UG year 2) for just £750 https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeship-units/AU0009 The learning outcomes look like a full Masters module but don’t worry you can get all this in 30 hours!24 Apr 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaccdbb2224https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mk6byvn2o22mHave been using Claude Pro a bit this week. Hard to tell if I’m using it efficiently, but certainly is effective. Does it solve all my coding issues or find the best solution? No. Does it radically accelerate the speed with which I can reason about and apply solutions? Yes.23 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6byvn2o22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mjahnddhb227Can I just say how simultaneously amusing and heartwarming it is to get an invoice printed on a dot matrix printer with tear-off strips? My main interest here is which part of the process is still tied to 1986/7.11 Apr 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjahnddhb227https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mj4pobnccc2mA far more elegant and entertaining take from @wonkhe.bsky.social on the things going through my head as I read the HEPI paper. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4pobnccc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mj2mur3xys2fFascinating bit of history and demonstration of path dependency alongside contemporary public and energy policy: https://open.substack.com/pub/paradisecity/p/how-the-english-lost-their-taste https://open.substack.com/pub/paradisecity/p/how-the-english-lost-their-taste?r=2cktof&utm_medium=ios09 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2mur3xys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3miy6r72bas2sAnd @casaucl.bsky.social has a new home! Goodbye 90TCR and hello Maple House08 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy6r72bas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mixulfdpes2aMaybe if AI is the answer then you’re asking the wrong question? https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-innovation-2026-4-ref-managers-could-be-freed-up-for-creative-things-with-ai/ REF is ultimately storytelling masquerading as metrics. I have no issues with ‘tell me a story about your unit’ but pretending it’s quantifiable+objective is absurd.08 Apr 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixulfdpes2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mhxl4k5luc24Honestly, only thing worse than reimbursing academic visitors to the UK, is trying to claim money from a US university. Especially when you discover that #starlingbank only accepts transfers in GBP/EUR on personal accounts. Entire morning wasted. Now have #Revolut /ht @darribas.bsky.social26 Mar 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxl4k5luc24https://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mhx3xp7trk2gPowerful piece about how our obsession with ‘charismatic’ AI obscures (and breaks) institutional decisions and accountability https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying26 Mar 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx3xp7trk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jreades.bsky.social/post/3mhwyeotykk2pHonestly, right now I’m not advising anyone to pursue a career in academia. I’m working with amazing PhDs and post-docs who would have outstanding academic careers at any other time, but all we talk about is their Plan B. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:moanzqwiums5y3id5edfrodf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwyeotykk2p