Julian Schwarzenbach

jschwa1@mastodonapp.uk

Trying to stay sane and make sense of a world gone mad. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/assetmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#assetmanagement</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/skiing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#skiing</a> UK based

Posts

Post #1714660
coromandel #photography
Post #1559190
Brilliant comment in the FT
Post #1109840
Old Albert, a Moreton Bay Fig Tree in Devonport, NZ #thicktrunkthursday
Post #733976
If you are interested in #dataquality and #ai, then this free webinar tomorrow may be of interest/ use: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-webinar-series-data-quality-in-an-ai-world-with-julian-and-tim-tickets-1981419239283
Post #698423
@helenclayton@mas.to Whilst in Milford Sound in NZ, the tour guide described them as 'rock sausages'. That name has stuck in our family!
Post #515665
@dave@europhiles.uk Two points: 1. The original plan was for HS2 to be the start of a network of high speed rail in the UK going to Manchester, Leeds, the north etc. Sunak at the stroke of a pen cut it to a shuttle service between London and Birmingham - economic vandalism 2. The main driver for the first part of HS2 is capacity - the West Coast Main Line is nearly full and the lines in to Birmingham are heavily congested so need a new line In the UK, engineers can build infrastructure, but poli...
Post #514957
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net Putting the words "Trump's regime" and "thought" in the same sentence! Don't think he/they are capable of thought that doesn't impact (benefit) themselves directly
Post #316611
@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social Why the exclusion of people from Pakistan, Ethiopia and Nigeria?
Post #315406
I'm marking some student assignments at the moment and one yesterday stood out, but not for the right reasons. The language was professional sounding and articulate, polished even, but the flow of meaning meandered all over, repeated itself and lacked structure. Overall, the assignment did not impress (whilst superficially using impressive sounding, professional language). Then at the end of the references a statement that ChatGPT had been used to tidy up language, improve phrasing etc. &qu...
Post #306400
@PabloMartini@climatejustice.social @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us Yet another toxic legacy of the Tories
Post #249015
@tero@rukii.net #dataquality is key to much of AI. The old 'Garbage In, Garbage Out' maxim has never been more relevant. However, sadly, for many organisations, it has become 'Garbage In, Gospel Out' where the outputs are overly trusted because there is too much belief in the infallibility of the tech
Post #208506
@grb090423@mastodon.social They may also have wondered if a caustic article from either of them might encourage the Tangerine Tyrant to sue the Guardian
Post #194755
Cracking review of “Melania" in the Guardian. So bad it’s good???? Nahhh, will go and watch some paint dry instead for more excitement! https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/melania-review-trump-film-is-a-gilded-trash-remake-of-the-zone-of-interest