Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@qoto.org

First Privet Hawk-moth of the year, Sphinx ligustri, in our garden last night. The largest of the British moths, can be up to 120mm wingspan.

Some years I've seen several on the same evening along with a variety of the other Hawk-moths. But, 2024 is not proving a very good year for any of the moths here, so far :-(

Please repost: The Coupled Model Intercomparison Panel is explicitly searching for candidates who are based in countries not currently represented by the Panel (i.e. Australia, Japan, Europe, and North America) and particularly encourages applications from "Least Developed Countries", "Landlocked Developing Countries", and "Small Island Developing States" to join the CMIP Core Panel. Self-nominations are possible.

More details 👇
https://wcrp-cmip.org/open-call-for-cmip-panel-member/ for further details and how to apply.

Statements from countries in the global North about "regrettable" or "horrifying" outcomes occurring during a rolling genocide that they have either done nothing halt, or worse, have actively fueled, should be viewed as nothing more than counterrevolutionary propaganda. Please stop treating them as acts of bravery or indications of a policy reversal - it's ass covering at best, presumably so they can get back to the business of profiting off death.

Drawing to preserve memory, identities, and colour a dire reality that is doing everything to erase you.

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/5/27/palestinian-children-draw-memories-of-bombed-historical-buildings

#drawing #art #history #CulturalHeritage #Palestine

Please reboost!

Trying something new, everyone is guaranteed an interview! Open interviews! For a limited time no one will be skipped (except for clear cases of abuse).

So we still have about 10 more 100% remote positions to hire for full-time market-fair positions here at QOTO/CleverThis.

100% remote, work from anywhere, even the beach, market-fair offers. Ethics first, we treat our people like family.

We have an urgent need for Machine learning experts with a background in NLP and Deep Learning (Natural Language Processing and Neural Networks). There is a focus on Knowledge Graphs, Mathematics, Java, C, looking for Polyglots.

We are an open-source first company, we give back heavily to the OSS community.

We need everything from jr to sr, data scientist to programmer. If your IT and your good, you might be a fit.

I will personally be both your direct boss, and hiring manager. I am also the founder and inventor.

The NLP position can be found at this link, other positions can be found on the menu bar on the left:

https://docs.cleverthis.com/en/human_resources/organizational_structure/sr_data_scientist_(nlp)

If you would like to submit yourself for an interview, which for a limited time I am guaranteeing you will get a first stage interview, then you can submit your application here, and even schedule your interview as you apply, instantly!

https://cal.com/team/cleverthis/interview-stage-1

For those of you who cant schedule during core hours you can schedule in my free time if you’d like a chance (the company doesnt have fixed hours):

https://cal.com/team/cleverthis/interview-stage-1-extended

#Fedihire #NLP #MachineLearning #Job #jobs #hiring #Programming #IT #AI #AGI #KnowledgeGraphs #semanticweb #ML #ChatGPT

Okay, UK folks, it's on. Few of the choices are great, but the Tories have to go. Make sure you're registered to vote. Set up a postal vote if you'll be on holiday on July 4th. Make sure students are registered in the place where they'll be then, as uni terms will be over. Make sure you've got suitable ID. Especially make sure to do all of this if you are in a marginal constituency, cos that's where the election is decided. #UKPolitics #GE2024
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need

Fly people! My department (Oxford Biochemistry) invites Expressions of Interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for establishing an independent research group, as an externally funded research group leader. See https://www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/expression-of-interest-for-research-career-development-fellowships-2024

I grew up in apartheid South Africa. My formative years were spent watching it collapse. Which made me deeply opposed to fascism and racism. It also drove me to study the system.

I am deeply familiar with how apartheid worked.

On a regular basis people try to tell me there is no apartheid system in Israel.

Invariably their explanation for why Israel isn't an apartheid state, describes a policy South Africa also had, and frequently did more humanely.

In his paper Observations of two persistent degrees on a thermometer, Celsius recounted his experiments showing that the melting point of ice is essentially unaffected by pressure. He also determined with remarkable precision how the boiling point of water varied as a function of atmospheric pressure. He proposed that the zero point of his temperature scale, being the boiling point, would be calibrated at the mean barometric pressure at mean sea level.

#books #science #physics #thermometry

The "spell" Hitler cast is what we often call a "reality distortion field"—an ability to bend perceptions, convincing followers to believe the impossible and disregard facts and reason.

We've glorified this trait, especially in charismatic business leaders.

And it's a terrible mistake.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/the-reality-distortion-spell

In memory of Mum: my post about my forthcoming walk with my daughter Nadz to raise funds for Alzheimer's Society. (link now corrected!)

We've raised £2,803 so far, but the walk is still two weeks away and it would be wonderful to raise even more. So if you are able, please give generously!

https://coppolacomment.substack.com/p/in-memory-of-mum

Sunak’s great plan for the UK is to turn it into a research and innovation powerhouse by deterring foreign students from coming to the universities whose ability to research and innovate depends on their fee income.