Data Scientist at the BBC. 🏳️🌈 things, data things, pop culture things, and anybody that does any combination of those things. All views are my own.
London, UK
Joined January 2010
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I know there are bigger conversions to be had but what does one wear to work when in national mourning?
Simon Burfoot (he/him) retweeted
The British still think heatwaves are fun. We won’t for much longer on.ft.com/3o3eH6N
This morning a fellow pedestrian tried to outwalk me and, long story short, I'm at the office 20 minutes early
*Winds down with candles, yoga, and Alice in Wonderland audiobook*
*Dreams of harrowing exams from 10 years ago, total ostracism from all friends and acquaintances, imminent death by unstoppable asteroid*
#backtowork
Another good thing about Covid testing every day is the endless opportunity for reporting results in faintly amusing ways
Simon Burfoot (he/him) retweeted
When Excel asks me if I still want to paste text knowing it will cause some cells to unmerge
New study* finds that runners who identify as "off to a slow start" can shave off 10-15% of their time by listening to 'Run Boy Run' by @Woodkid
* P < 0.001, sample size = 1**
** That person was me
I am transported to so many episodes of The Thick of It. Cue verbal savagery from Malcolm Tucker. #danielrashford
Good to see @MattHancock finally giving credit to footballers and Daniel Rashford in particular
Finally got around to getting a collar for Cat. Decided to have some fun with it, so now he's called Cat Slater
"That just the way it is. Some things will never change. That's just the way it is. But don't you believe them." - Malorie Blackman
One of the tricky things about lockdown is trying to balance the urge to check on every last acquaintance who is vulnerable, living alone, a nurse, a carer, furloughed- anybody, really- without compromising the preservation of one's own energy levels
Until a few years ago I thought "knee-jerk reaction" was just people saying "immediate reaction" weirdly and today I woke up at 3am to reflect on this for a while 🙃
I've just got onto Alex's Spotify and queued All This Time on repeat for the next 20 songs, and I'm waiting for him to realise. We're currently on listen #2
