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There’s a vacancy for a Royal LaTeX typesetter at Hampton Court Palace: #LaTeX
Crossed into Serbia this morning. The border guards greeted me with “Hello Mark”, they are following the race and had seen me approach 😂 #TCRNo11 #TCRNo11Cap125
Amazing work by @standupmaths.bsky.social & @bechillcomedian.bsky.social brainstorming replacements for master/slave. Also amazed they didn't pick boss/goon! I want to write "The boss spins up goons to handle the incoming jobs" in documentation.
Matt Parker (@standupmaths.bsky.social)

That maths guy from the internet.

Bluesky Social
Finally got Bridgy Fed working! Follow my Bluesky feed at @toaster.codes
(I’ll sort out one of the actual crossposter tools one day…)
At #PyDataLondon2025! The GF breakfast option is so fancy I can’t even tell what some of it is. Private sector conferences ;_;
Un mallard real
🟥 We are happy to announce that the Software Sustainability Institute has received £4.8m from UKRI to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund.
This new initiative will play a crucial role in strengthening research software maintenance in the UK, ensuring essential tools remain available to the research community.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-awards-software-sustainability-institute-ps48m-strengthen-research-software-maintenance
UKRI awards the Software Sustainability Institute £4.8m to strengthen research software maintenance in the UK | Software Sustainability Institute

The SSI has launched the Research Software Maintenance Fund, a new funding initiative offering £4.8 million to support existing research software.

Found the building version of this meme in Seville?
There are SIX dedicated gluten-free bakeries in Seville. SIX. I physically cannot eat enough cake this week to do them justice.