Mr. B @M@glasgow.social

#15yrsago UK institutes ridiculously difficult English-proficiency test for English-speaking immigrants https://boingboing.net/2004/08/22/uk-institutes-ridicu.html

@M This is the laptop I'd recommend as an inexpensive workstation, Thinkpad X230 - £99. 4Gb RAM, solid little machines, very compatible with Linux.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-X230-Core-i5-2-6Ghz-4Gb-320Gb-HDD-Windows-7-Pro-Laptop/312589684803
#opensource

🧠 "To cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate: That’s why I’m giving... my lab’s standard methods away — making them available to anyone who would like to access them." @ThomasDurcan@twitter.com of @TheNeuro_MNI@twitter.com

https://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/to-cure-brain-diseases-neuroscientists-must-collaborate-thats-why-im-giving-my-data-away/

#OpenNotebook #Science #OpenScience #OpenData #brain #diseases #collaborate

Great seats at Rocky Horror Show in Kings Theatre tonight. I was getting worried about the balcony collapsing when they played Timewarp though 😂

Finally a (subdued) action shot of the #robots taking over #Botanics 🤗

Just got news that work on my future flat is going ahead, now it's just a matter of time 😁

The Reality Bubble: how humanity's collective blindspots render us incapable of seeing danger until it's too late (and what to do about it) https://boingboing.net/2019/05/23/blind-spots-vs-biology.html