Mastodawn

this is incredibly niche but i'm reading an isekai set around the Second Schleswig War and I am completely thrown because they're drinking coffee out of mugs, the modern mug is an invention of WWII.

people before drank coffee in wide brimmed or demitasse half-cups.

Mike Prior-Jones 18h ago

"Miss Movie Masochist"18h ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nocontexttrek/116703711065722651

The "I have a secret mountain hideout" date is always awkward.

Mike Prior-Jones 4d ago

Kees van der Leun 4d ago

Trump regime takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network. Ships will be dispatched this month to remove the more than 900 deep-sea instruments that comprise the network, one of the world’s most trusted sources of climate and oceanic data. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-crucial-ocean-monitoring-network/

Trump administration takes aim at crucial ocean monitoring network

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade

Scientific American

Mike Prior-Jones 4d ago

Palletloads of stuff to go to Greenland!

Mike Prior-Jones 5d ago

Marieke van Vugt 5d ago

"When asked for the main reasons behind their decision to leave academic research, nearly half cited negative experiences with their supervisors as a factor. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01693-4

Poor supervision is pushing young researchers out of academia

A survey finds that academic supervisors can have a huge impact on their students’ mental health.

Mike Prior-Jones 6d ago

Phil M0OFX 6d ago

Are you looking to hire an experienced embedded software engineer?

- 15 years experience (industrial and consumer electronics)
- Embedded security - 15mo for work, plus *years* as a hobby
- C, C++, Python and currently learning Rust
- ARM, MIPS, PIC, AVR experience plus x86
- Looking for UK remote or hybrid, or within commuting distance of Leeds via bike or public transport.

Boosts appreciated, CV available on request.

GH: https://www.github.com/philpem
WWW: https://philpem.me.uk

#GetFediHired

philpem - Overview

Software engineer, maker, geek of all trades. philpem has 122 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

GitHub

Mike Prior-Jones 6d ago

niconiconi Sep 25, 2022

Q: Didn’t Read the Data Sheet
A: Then you shall have no pie.

Mike Prior-Jones 6d ago

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans May 31

Reposting for the Sunday morning reading crowd with a free-to-read link that isn't behind the Nature paywall! 🔭⚛️🧪👩‍🔬 📖: rdcu.be/floXQ

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ok3ms3dzop7gcwejp7lswhpi/post/3mmy75vcmuk2o

Mike Prior-Jones May 30

The FT has a lovely article about British food in France (gift link). https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/4a8945a4-00d1-4973-9954-a64ed53f7d75 How British comfort food won over the French

I have fond memories of going to a French student TV festival and making a film which began with an excellent bilingual joke:

Titles appear: “La cuisine anglaise” (French audience laughs heartily)

Brief pause

Subtitle “or how to make a cup of tea” (anyone with high school English laughs even more than the first time)

How British comfort food won over the French

Scones, fry-ups and strange savoury crumbles are newly à la mode

Financial Times

Mike Prior-Jones May 29

Things I love about polar research: working with wonderful people in beautiful and dramatic landscapes.

Things I dislike: Friday Night Logistics Drama. Two Fridays in a rowso far.

Personal webpage	https://www.randominformation.co.uk/
Work profile page	https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1439317-prior-jones-michael