Edith S

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A systems librarian in a government health library. From NE Scotland, living in SE London. A Complicated Woman / Big Man. Likes include #music, #nintendo, #crochet, #cats, #TradeUnions, #PublicTransport, #Japan. Posts auto delete after a year or so.
あまり日本語で書きません。
LocationLewisham, London
Dormant bloghttps://multifaceted.wordpress.com/
Pronounsshe/they
Show threadEdith S20h ago
@catnip Hope you feel better soon. Top tip for future London trips: the buses are more accessible, temperature stable (except on a hot day, then all bets are off) and lighting usually ok. Main downside is folk playing videos out loud on phones
Edith S1d ago
Sarah Dal2d ago

A sperm whale giving birth has been assisted by 10 other females in her social unit – the first time such an event has ever been observed in non-primates.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2521103-first-glimpse-of-sperm-whale-birth-reveals-teamwork-to-support-newborn/

First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the water and protected it from predators

New Scientist
Edith S1d ago
Jonathan Corbet2d ago
It's almost enough to make me want to get a cat.

https://soranews24.com/2026/03/27/japan-now-has-a-special-desk-for-people-who-work-at-home-with-a-pet-catphotos/
Japan now has a special desk for people who work at home with a pet cat[Photos]

The Neko House Desk understands who’s really in charge of your home, and helps you convince them to let you have some space too.

SoraNews24 -Japan News-
Show threadEdith SMar 18
@hanjabanja Wow. Hope you'reOK. At least you didn't have to waste time reviewing their application, I guess 🙃
Edith SMar 14
Sarah DalMar 13

Woah this is incredible "A major vulnerability in the Companies House website enabled free access to the “dashboard” of any of the five million registered companies" ... Just by pressing the back button on your browser twice. (They reported it to CH and waited for it to be resolved before posting this)

https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/03/13/companies-house-security-vulnerability-directors-addresses/

Companies House flaw exposed five million directors and enabled company hijacking

A major flaw in the Companies House website enabled free access to the “dashboard” of any of the five million registered companies. See it used in this video.

Tax Policy Associates
Edith SMar 3
@coral @rowmyboat I'm team SAML but last week at Access Lab mentioned a use case for IP that got the two OpenAthens techies in the room to say 'ah... no OpenAthens can't do that'. (Endnote Find Full Text, don't get me started)
Edith SFeb 26
hughrundle.netFeb 26

New post:

Does Clarivate understand what citations are for?
https://www.hughrundle.net/does-clarivate-understand-what-citations-are-for

Edith SFeb 23
TransActualFeb 23

Doctors at Barts Health are developing new education course to improve sensitive communication with trans patients using role play scenarios. This will be rolled out to medical students at Queen Mary University of London and doctors at Barts Health NHS Trust.

To ensure the scenarios are driven by lived experience, we are inviting trans and gender diverse people to take part in co-design focus groups.

Edith SFeb 18

RE: https://indieweb.social/@tg/116086401953523135

This sounds like a great take on a RSS reader, and I'm delighted Android / web view might be coming. @ben this sounds right up your street

Edith SFeb 10
ElizabethFeb 9
My Mario themed #crochet blanket is done!