Finally got my hands on a Galton board and I can't get over just how cool it is. And it's *such* a good teaching tool too. You could use it to teach anything from generative modelling, to distributional assumptions, to entropy. Magical!

It turns out that elections are really triangles. Who knew? jack-bailey.co.uk/writing/elec...

A cool thing about the effective number of parties is that you can compute it using a simple physics simulation. As particles collide, the ratio of *all collisions* to *collisions of the same colour* converges on the effective number of parties.

In 2024, 744 parties competed in the Indian general election, 10 times as many as in the UK. Yet we describe both as 2-party systems. Why? My new post explains how to count like a political scientist: using the *effective* number of parties. jack-bailey.co.uk/blog/what-is...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 23 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

If the UK had used MMP -- like Germany, New Zealand, or Scotland -- every party in Great Britain would have won more seats except for the Labour Party. jack-bailey.co.uk/writing/just...

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 24 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 31 May 2026 27% ➡️ Reform 20% 🌹 Labour 19% 🌳 Conservative 13% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 5% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

🇬🇧 UK Poll of Polls: 20 May 2026 28% ➡️ Reform 19% 🌹 Labour 18% 🌳 Conservative 14% 🍃 Green 12% 🐥 Lib Dem 6% 👽 Other 3% ✖️ SNP

Humein Desh Bachaana Hain,Vote To Khud Modi ji Hi Daal Lenge.

You know how the story is framed when Russian spy ships sail close to UK waters? Now watch how the story is framed when an RAF spy plane flies over the Black Sea.

#Ουκρανία: #Ρωσική πυραυλική επίθεση στο Ντνίπρο - 4 νεκροί και 27 τραυματίες

NATO Military Chief Giuseppe Cavo Dragone: We cannot think about a European army. It’s an oxymoron — ornonsense.

Israeli soldiers prevent Palestinian children from reaching their homes while covering a settler raid on the Old City of Hebron.

Mighty Final Fight Forever is an incredible remake by Bouncer Games of the classic NES game, with more playable characters (even Kyle Travers!) Thanks @belmonteiro.bsky.social for the coop Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=19VX... #finalfight #beatemup #openbor

The Republican Farm Bill protects companies like Monsanto that dump toxic, cancer-causing pesticides into our food, air, and water. It creates a brand-new liability shield to protect them from the court cases they keep losing. Why? Follow the money.

Fact Check: Jack Dorsey Has NOT Joined Anthropic -- Trending Joke Is Using Names Of Many Notable People #CheckTok #FactCheck #JackDorsey #AndrejKarpathy #KanyeWest #Anthropic leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Superman games never turn out well.

Episode 10 of The Discovery Pod with Eve airs today at 12 PM PST. Watch on YouTube or listen on all podcast platforms. m.youtube.com/watch?v=DGB9... Kathy Kolla and I talk with Samantha Lockwood about playing Mya in Sony Pictures A Line of Fire, her Hollywood legacy.

Update on Mobuoy strategy due on Muir’s desk this month with Derry meetings planned for May www.derryjournal.com/news/people/...

I know you realize just how unconscionable this is. Please, share this video, the more of us who stand up against this bullshit the better!

Busch Light Apple vs. Keystone Light Apple TASTE TEST SHOWDOWN

#AEWDynamite. Great Show. 🤙🏾💯

🎉🥳 The russian propagandist Anna Titiz drowned in a mountain river in Georgia (occupied South Ossetia), where she was presenting her documentary about the heroes of the Second Chechen War 😵 ⚰️ 🍾 ***Dear Karma, thank you! 😍 — Flea 🐶

Day 50 Post #TotalKneeReplacement Surgery Morning PT Exercises! Plus I got a new “toy” for my TKR recovery. It’s a Dyna-Splint and this one is set to help my extension. Working up the 3 hours (not all at once) a day!

It was great to visit Flourishing Faifley to congratulate them on securing £100,000 UK Government Pride in Place Impact Funding! Thanks to Tony & all the team for having me and I'm delighted this funding will help towards their ongoing plans in refurbishing the Faifley Pavilion.

I honestly didn't think that second pot would go in 😲 #PurePool #NintendoSwitch2

We Love her!! Let's fight!! #trump #rachelscott #abc

When @Charles Watts thought Nick Callow was Giovanni van Bronckhorst 🤣 Tune in to the HaytersTV YouTube channel tomorrow at 1pm to watch the full show as we find out what it is really like to be an Arsenal reporter 👀

#CanadaStrong #USBoycott #MarkCarney

Robert De Niro remains one of my heroes for speaking boldly against Trump. And when he calls people to take to the streets, I want to remind everyone that the next No Kings Day is March 28th! It needs to be the largest national and international protest against Trump & authoritarianism. 📹@reuters

We can't keep up with the amount of red cards in the NWSL this season 💀🟥

Trump appears to threaten Oman over Strait of Hormuz #donaldtrump #us #iran #oman #straitof #news #curiosfellow

RT @dejavucoder: pet roon

Neera Tanden: Trump created policies to help corporations then traded stocks to personally enrich himself, blatantly rigging the economy against the American people.

This Nigerian went to Moscow hoping to find work as a migrant laborer, but instead signed a Russian military contract—without knowing the language—and was sent to fight in Ukraine, where he was captured. He claims he only grasped that he had become a soldier during his deployment

A secret escaped from one person drifts with time and scatters into the world. New media art rooted in Japanese aesthetics. Exploring layered realities through digital collage. #takayukio #NYCArtist #NewYorkArt #collageart #digitalcollageart

Wylie & Nate📖🩵🔐 I Loved You Bravely by MK Morris is on Amazon and B&N!🩵 #booksky #romancebooks

Withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights would mean leaving the Council of Europe, warns @alain-berset.coe.int. Something only Russia and Belarus have done. The UK has been a member since the Council of Europe was founded in London in 1949. #ECHR #Migration #COE

I can relate… this was my life hanging in the balance when I was about 10 and banged my father’s car into the side of our house. My mother backed the car up and saved me.

New feature “Creative Blur” allows you to design a Radial or Tilt Shift and take this effect beyond in Beautify 3. Get it now at 50% OFF: https://bit.ly/KronnectDiscount #unity3d #indie #indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity #indiegames #assetstore #unity #unitydeveloper #games

Le niveau de contradiction journalistique lors de l’interview de Guillaume Faury (CEO d’Airbus) hier sur France Inter était TRÈS faible : il affirme sans encombre que « quand on pointe du doigt l’aviation comme la responsable du carbone, ce n’est pas du tout adapté ».

And in New York traffic.....😂 did he take the Porsche? 😄

At #TTDC26, WRI Africa’s Emmerentian Mbabazi emphasized the importance of integrated transport, which links different modes of travel to active and micro-mobility to increase access to opportunities and reduce emissions. Learn more 🚶 transformingtransportation.org

Short Vid: Sacramento May Vote on a Major Transportation Funding Plan A new Sacramento ballot proposal would fund safer streets, better transit, and road repairs across the region. #Sacramento #sacrt #BikeInfrastructure #UrbanPlanning #Transportation

The holidays can be confusing for people living with dementia. Simple moments, familiar traditions, and gentle presence matter more than perfect celebrations. 🔁 Share this with someone caring for a loved one #DementiaCare #HolidayWithDementia #CaregiverSupport #HolidayConnections #MCIandBeyond

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VIAJE A LA LUNA en inglés #viajealaluna #atriptothemoon Títulos de #peliculas

Jahaziel Martinez says he never expected to enjoy teaching ESL, but it turned out to be one of the most rewarding experiences of his life. Hear the full story on the new Culture and Belonging, available wherever you get your podcasts. buff.ly/OeyLSUE

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The most stunning bavovna on russian swamps! 🤩 Masterpiece from the AFU 🫠 Fingers crossed for no rain in Leninhradshchina today! 😈🙏 #GloryToUkraine #GloryToHeroes #russiaIsCollapsing #WarDay1489

Dirty plays are hurting basketball from coast to coast—constant fouling and physical tactics are slowing the game and killing its flow. Are these “dirty” strategies just part of winning, or are they making the game worse? #BasketballDebate #SportsCulture #Hoops

Russian soldier speaking out about being sent on suicide assaults !! #Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainewar #NAFO

It had to receive the Higher treatment

The youth know what’s up. Check out @janus.bsky.social's article in @theverge.com. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

sooooooo, I got married!

Rigging done, next i must learn how to actually animate! (i was actively moving this myself) #blender #ceruliaOnline #indiegame

The John Cena classic is still planned #prowrestling #RumoroftheDay

📺 El jonrón en solitario de Julio Rodríguez (13)