Really struggling to see how Octopus Energy gets its Which? reputation for good customer service. I reported a failed smart meter over 6 weeks ago; it’s been 3 weeks since they promised to “prioritize resolving this issue as soon as possible”; still absolutely nothing from them

Loved Lloyd Cole at Brighton Dome tonight. That is all.

5 years ago Milton Keynes was dubbed ‘tent city’ by the media. Today, no one needs to sleep rough on our streets. How did we do it? A thread by the Cabinet Member responsible 👇

Great to see Sky Sports Cricket engaging with the science of air quality today… @icc needs to do better

Don’t know how I’m going to cope with no world cup cricket for 2 whole days now.

So looking forward to this!

Yeah that worked 😁

Bought and read this on the basis of a) the author’s admirable self-confidence and b) the Denny endorsement. Can confirm, it is indeed a fucking great novel

Oh FFS…Revealed: the homeopath in charge of the King’s health thetimes.co.uk/article/77fdb2…

If you're after some curiosity filled entertainment this weekend, the last wee batch of tickets for #NineLessons are going fast! Some left for Sat matinee & Sun evening, but the rest are gone! Get in now! All profits to charity & AMAZING lineups each night kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nine-…

(With lots of great steerage from Daniel Cossins)

The usual wonderful eclectic geeky fun that is @robinince Christmas tradition for us. Thanks chrislintott Marcus du Sautoy Grace Petrie Michael Brooks and everyone else!

As you celebrate the birth of the baby on the left, don’t turn a blind eye to what’s happening to his brother on the right.

Some more best reads of 2023 for you, this time courtesy of Bec Hill, @soozaphone, Yang-Hui He, @TreacherousBuzz, Michael Brooks and Dr Clara Barker 🔬🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 youtu.be/jsUHJ6BlaKE?si…

'The problem of noise might finally be on the ropes.' Great overview from Michael Brooks on the challenges & importance of #quantum error correction with insights from our very own VP #quantumscience Earl T Campbell technologyreview.com/2024/01/04/108… MIT Technology Review

OMG this thread

Just come out of a preview screening of Ep 1 of this, and it is PHENOMENAL. (I’ve been helping out with the science side of the story, so I might be biased) 🤷🏽‍♂️. Eps 1-3 out on Wednesday. youtu.be/4dAaLbsQSzI?si…

Mahnoor Fatima @kazbarwrites @mcnaughton_sa John Matthew Donohue Michael Brooks Spiros We invite you to cast your vote for the People’s Choice prize! 🏆 Voting is now open and closes at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 March 2024. 🗳️ bit.ly/2WvKQa4

💬 Michael Brooks: “The stories were truly engaging: sometimes touching, sometimes funny, sometimes ingenious, sometimes just hilariously crazy! I had great difficulty choosing my favourites, as all of them had something to offer a curious reader.” bit.ly/3TrNCuQ

Ice cream van outside is playing its bastardised version of “just one cornetto” and am wondering how many people still know it as that, and how many think it’s just the weird music ice cream vans play