#Weeknotes for Connected by Data recognising mistakes, re-watching an inspirational video, researching honorarium, and preparing for the Libraries Connected Annual Seminar next week.

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#FinishedWatching London has fallen.

Re-watch, second in the trilogy and I enjoy the crash, bang, wallop amongst familiar sights.

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#FinishedWatching Spider-man: Homecoming.

Have always said I’m not a fan of Spider-man and kind of avoided watching the films (though I like what I see of Tom Holland and Spider-Man in Avengers).

Found myself with no choice and actually enjoyed this one.
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A utterly marvellous weekend with Tabitha Witherick et al being spoilt by chums in East Sussex including some parkrun UK tourism at Wakehurst parkrun’s sixth event, and an afternoon in Brighton.

Yes. This cat is on a train. #Caturday

The moment we stopped watching Bridgerton

Let us explain ...

Things were going great and we were really getting into Season 3.

That is until we watched this scene unfold before our eyes ....

I don't get to vote in the general election, but I do have to live with whoever you elect. No pressure.

Lots of people asking me where I was when Sunak announced the election. I was inside, because it was raining. Only an idiot would have gone out in that... #GeneralElection

*If* election rumours are true...

Imagine the govt used wash-up to rush through 'draconian', 'dangerous', 'mass algorithmic suspicionless surveillance' on benefit (inc pensions) claimants' bank accounts, which could affect 40% of the population.

Imagine.

Great to spend the day with my Connected by Data chums. We talked community campaigns, games, conversations, fundraising, AI safety summits and snooze fests.

(Author seen here repping a Careful Trouble tee, “Let’s make AI work for 8 billion people, not 8 billionaires”.

#Caturday

'We can’t shut the door once the horse has bolted' says June, a member of the People's Panel on #AI .

She has written a guest blog for us reflecting on the experience and how she thinks about AI now.
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My #Weeknotes for Connected by Data in which I’m challenged on “diversity”, reading again and frustrated by coffee and cake (or lack of) in Brussels.
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On the Somerset Spurs Official coach, on my way to Tottenham Hotspur’s last home match of this season (vs Man City) I’m reminded of this blog I wrote ten years ago - still true today. #COYS #TogetherTHFC

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Volunteering at Junior parkrun UK this morning with Longrun Meadow.

I’ve got hi-vis and the word “manager” in my role title…living my best life!

#FinishedWatching Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall.

Disney. Musicals singing. Sold.
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#FinishedWatching Captain America: Civil War.

Re-watch of course and whilst I don’t like them fighting amongst themselves I do enjoy this film, lots of action and some great dialogue / character interactions.
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#FinishedWatching Young Sheldon.

It’s taken me a while but I’ve caught up just in time for the final season to be released. As a big Big Bang Theory fan I was going to love this if it felt right. And it did and I did.
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In my company, we have a ‘time-back’ rule.

If you work late, you start late. You cannot work the following morning.

Short-term, it might not seem necessary or significant.

Long-term, it’s essential for people to take the rest they need.