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  One of the best pre class learning recommendations I ever made was recommending incoming MSc Data Science students take whatever typing course was available to them so that they learned to touch type. The cognitive load reduction that touch typing made was noticeable. Not "hunt and peck" typing in labs meant that they could process information. Eyes were raised the first time I put it in as a recommendation. But chatting to Comp Sci colleagues after led to others adopting it...

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  Cork Airport is so poorly served by public transport. You wouldn't want to be on a tight schedule relying on the 225 or 226. That there are no routes that go just from the airport to the city is daft.

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  My very cold take. Bus shelters at a hospital should have proper benches. Not a perch. Especially not a soggy perch.

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  Am really struggling to rank candidates in the Royal Statistical Society election for council members. Excellent candidates with histories of engagement with local sections and/or interest groups, which is a great sign.

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  Definitely the best headline regarding my CSO publication yesterday goes to the Irish Daily Mirror "A Shocking Surge in Electric Prices" (although I would have used Electricity rather than Electric, but I don't know the space constraints on the physical format). We get a compilation of media coverage relating to what the CSO does twice daily. It is interesting to see how things are covered. With a year on year increase of 76.9% of wholesale electricity prices I wasn&am...

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  For some reason the YouTube algorithm has seen fit to once again bless my feed with BobbyFingers diorama builds. If you have never experienced these, you are in for an experience https://youtube.com/@bobbyfingers

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  Landed in AMS. Announcement by cabin crew that its raining outside so "you might want to wear your coat" provokes a giggle from several passengers.

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  Got three waves of acknowledgement from bus drivers this morning for taking a half step back while waiting at (different) junctions. Each gave me a little pep in my step.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@superboreen/117523087978042709 Nicely reminding people where the names of #RStats releases come from. Pretty much the definition of a #FunFact when I was teaching.

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  If any of my friends have some time to spare in Delft, this looks like a fascinating collection (non Dutch speakers will need to use the auto translated closed captions) https://youtu.be/RHFF6LEOlNA

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  Really enjoying finding family (and extended connections) in the #1926Census records. I seem to be finding them faster/easier than other family members so I have some tips. Use first letter of first name as a search term (too many name variants over time mean that fixing the first name too early can make you miss it). If using initial of 1st name, also include sex in the search to narrow it down. As does knowing approx age. (1/2)

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  Urban cyclists of Ireland: Any recommendations for route planning apps? Especially ones that allow you to see options for: 1. Protected cycle lanes 2. Quiet streets / bus lanes 3. Minimise hills (I'm in Cork, so this matters more as a feature than it would in Dublin). If it is a paid app, ideally I would prefer if it had a free trial period so I could test if it works for me. #cycling #commuter #cycletowork