Most data management software is unusable within 10 years.

I spent a lot of time trying to find the right data management / database software for my thesis. Ultimately ended up using spreadsheets and colour coding individual cells to sort my information. Works better for me and is future proof -as are index cards.

Dissecting the Polycrisis, Charting the Conceptual Terrain of Enquiry - Progress in Political Economy (PPE) How can we dissect the conjunctural appearances of crisis from the deep structural conditions of crisis shaping global capitalism today?

New article from @abieler.bsky.social on the empiricism of polycrisis debate and how to parse structural and conjunctural analysis @adamtooze.bsky.social

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Congratulations, UM is very lucky to have you!!

The fourth season is excellent but emotionally gruelling - above and beyond that of the other seasons

The 21st century’s Rougon-Macquart! I keep intending to rewatch but don’t know whether I could make it through the fourth season again.

State Library abandons controversial restructure plan Ahead of a planned public protest on Saturday, a reorganisation of Victoria’s most significant public library has been dropped.

Good news for now from the State Library of Victoria (SLV), which once was one of the world's great libraries. A respite at least until the next external consultant comes along to vandalize the institution, with the support of its 'management'

Dongs of Sevotion and Red Apple Falls are great places to start. Enjoy!

The RIBA Collections Move: An Update - Sep 2025 - SAHGB The Society has sought some further information about access to archival material during the interim closure period of the RIBA Study Room.

Important new update on RIBA collections move on @thesahgb.bsky.social website. www.sahgb.org.uk/features/the...

Vincent Scully’s 1950 modernist house in Woodbridge, CT listed in the National Register last week 👍👍👍

He designed it himself. portal.ct.gov/-/media/decd...

A History of Displaced Knowledge: Austrian Refugees from National Socialism in Australia "A History of Displaced Knowledge: Austrian Refugees from National Socialism in Australia" published on 07 Apr 2025 by Brill.

New book by Philipp Strobl
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That’s rough, but it’s better to be in the ball park than out of it? For what it’s worth I believe in you and your work and hope it’s just a matter of time between you and the next position.

Really sorry to hear this, the HE job market sucks.

We were very pleased to get the news today that the Australian National Dictionary Centre will be saved, thanks to an anonymous donation and the halt on involuntary redundancies under the Renew ANU plan. We thank everyone for their generous support through these difficult times.

This paper consolidates a series of articles on AI detectors in education based on collaborative work with Wayne Bradshaw, Hannah Bornsztejn, Alyce Hogg, Kane Murdoch, Bridget Pearce, and Colin Webber, PFHEA.

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I’m guessing that St George’s Rd‘s proximity to Merri Creek meant it developed differently. The creek used to flood, and there was lots of industry along it. There doesn’t appear to be much housing built along the western side of the road until the interwar years.

💫Released August 1981💥

Superb

#musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicmoments #musicthread #musicproduction #onthisday

It is with great sorrow that the Society shares the news of the death of Professor Andrew Saint. We deeply mourn the loss of a great scholar and a much loved companion. Read more: bit.ly/457fEQJ

An obituary will appear in the November edition of The Victorian, our membership magazine.

#heritage

The Bloomsbury Global Encylopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2020 is now online! A huge achievement by Karen Burns & Lori Brown. Pleased to have had the chance to write some of the entries. preview31.sspbloomsbury.co.uk/bloomsbury-g...

📣 CFP APSA T&L Workshop AI & Digital Literacy in Political Studies
📍UNSW Sydney | 11–12 Sept 2025
Explore how politics grads can thrive in an AI world: curriculum, ethics, and teaching innovation.
🔹 15-min papers & 5-min showcases
🔹 ECR & EF travel support
🔹 Due 25 July forms.office.com/r/nerxX94yqH

Examples of broad topics:
• explorations of AI use for policy analysis & research;
• hands-on data visualizations for politics/IR/policy teaching;
• teaching critical use of AI tools, including bias detection & explainability tests; &
• designing AI & data ethics assessments for students.

#Becoming the #UIA2026BCN World Congress of Architects in Barcelona, is shaping up to be a great conference. I am happy to share that I accepted the invitation to join the Evaluation Committee in the Critical Essay category.

Read the call for papers and consider attending next year: uia2026bcn.org

Looks like the NAA has put RecordSearch behind Cloudflare browser checks, so all my scrapers are broken. Not a surprise given the current environment, but that's another 15+ years work down the drain. I'm having a good year...

This is very disappointing to hear. Your work should be celebrated not terminated.

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📸 Lynn Goldsmith

!!! pretty depraved algorithm that doesn’t consider this hate speech

I absolutely loved Kathleen Hannah’s (Bikini Kill & Le Tigre) autobiography. Also Will Sergeant and Stephen Morris have each written two great autobiographies each. Will’s capture life in northern England superbly even if you are entirely disinterested in Echo and the Bunnymen.

I’m also feeling profoundly stupid in my writing - but didn’t have the sense to get my self a good lunch.

Clearly not stupid if that’s your lunch!