Bodeganights · 23/07/2024 20:06

Placemarking as I think this thread might blow up with the Aston uni banning all research using the data.

Also name changed for no reason, twirls. Missed a lot of the last thread, covid is shit sometimes, or a really nasty cold, whichever it kept me off tinternet for a while. So as I missed like 27 pages, im just not going to catch up. Dont think I need to catch up like, itll all be fine.

lcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2024 19:58

It looks awesome.

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:58

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:52

Correct! He is a middle aged white guy called Nigel (not his actual name but suits him just as well as his actual name)

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And can I just say Aston if I can find a photo on the internet of a bloke to confirm to myself he was a middle agreed white guy with just he/him pronouns to go on and three sentences in an email do you honestly think you could anonymise (how do you spell that??) vast quantitiess of posts? Get a grip!!

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:53

RumNotRun · 23/07/2024 19:52

This came up on my FB in an Amazon ad. I thought it was very appropriate and kind of cool.

I want one! Does it have an item name.(my Amazon searches are confused enough as it is!)

RumNotRun · 23/07/2024 19:52

This came up on my FB in an Amazon ad. I thought it was very appropriate and kind of cool.

Aston, scraped vipers, gerbils and much more

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:52

lcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2024 19:49

Miss...miss...stale, male, pale! 🙋‍♀️

Correct! He is a middle aged white guy called Nigel (not his actual name but suits him just as well as his actual name)

lcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2024 19:49

Miss...miss...stale, male, pale! 🙋‍♀️

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:45

Ooh I've just discovered who the he/him is in my SAR. Anyone want to guess the sex, colour and age range of the he/him. (I'll give you a clue they are the head of a department)

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:19

GrimbutGerbil · 23/07/2024 19:18

To get back to where this all started, a well-connected gerbil tells me that Aston have sent out an update to their research ethics framework which says that the use of social media data sets in research is prohibited until further legal guidance is issued.

Will report this post so MN see it...

On my! Such fun!

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GrimbutGerbil · 23/07/2024 19:18

To get back to where this all started, a well-connected gerbil tells me that Aston have sent out an update to their research ethics framework which says that the use of social media data sets in research is prohibited until further legal guidance is issued.

Will report this post so MN see it...

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Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:12

So my co pilot doesn't understand film poster! I got this!

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:07

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:38

I don't remember dinos in the sweatshop, or MIss Gerbil 2024! How d'you get the AI to spell properly? It won't do it for me. Btw, have you tried film posters? I made some for a film about our short-lived but fondly remembered marriage & would put them up but the AI invented people & words & I'm a bit worried in case they're rude in other languages. I don't trust that AI.

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And there's film posters????

Now come on! You can't say that and not show us!

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 19:06

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:38

I don't remember dinos in the sweatshop, or MIss Gerbil 2024! How d'you get the AI to spell properly? It won't do it for me. Btw, have you tried film posters? I made some for a film about our short-lived but fondly remembered marriage & would put them up but the AI invented people & words & I'm a bit worried in case they're rude in other languages. I don't trust that AI.

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The dinosaurs were short lived. Just the thought of the loss of one gerbil life because Derek tripped over his own feet was to much for Grimbut!

And the spelling... I think the AI took pity on me! It didn't last long

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:58

But in these you seem to be taking part in the Philadelphia Experiment (80s version). Oh dear!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:56

Here you are escaping!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:44

GCLabRat · 23/07/2024 17:25

I mayd a grumpee chocklit ratty fur meself.

That's lovely! I made you thoughtful in a colourful universe (labs are such boring places visually).

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:40

lcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2024 18:32

I walked into the living room at the weekend, my fella and eldest sprog nearly gave me heart failure. They were talking about how they supported Aston and hoped to see Aston doing better! Then I remembered they'd been watching F1

Must admit I look round & spit on the ground every time Birmingham gets mentioned. Fortunately that's not often.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 18:38

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:11

I went to Post it for you. Then realised I'm on the wrong tablet. This one just had older pictures of cats and gerbils.

Back in a tick

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I don't remember dinos in the sweatshop, or MIss Gerbil 2024! How d'you get the AI to spell properly? It won't do it for me. Btw, have you tried film posters? I made some for a film about our short-lived but fondly remembered marriage & would put them up but the AI invented people & words & I'm a bit worried in case they're rude in other languages. I don't trust that AI.

lcakethereforeIam · 23/07/2024 18:32

I walked into the living room at the weekend, my fella and eldest sprog nearly gave me heart failure. They were talking about how they supported Aston and hoped to see Aston doing better! Then I remembered they'd been watching F1

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:27

ifIwerenotanandroid · 23/07/2024 11:47

The AI wouldn't put you on a cake, but these are neat anyway.

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If you could buy these in real life it would be so hard trying to decide whether to keep it as art or eat it!

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:25

GCLabRat · 23/07/2024 17:25

I mayd a grumpee chocklit ratty fur meself.

😍💝

GrimbutGerbil · 2024-07-21T09:11:44+00:00

As ever, the gerbils are yours to command...

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:23

And just as a reminder of what this thread is about...

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:20

I'm just having a break from my SAR document sorting (only ever do an ombudsman complaint and a SAR to help said ombudsman complaint if you are really really REALLY pissed off is all I can say!) And I would currently like to hug the he/him (they redacted his name but not his pronouns??) Who so far (and this starts in July and I'm now into October) is the only person to show the slightest slither of having two brain cells to rub together. The rest of them seem to be job sharing the one brain cell.

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:13

MarieDeGournay · 23/07/2024 11:03

The image I'm referring to won't copy for some reason - it was on the last page of the old thread and it was happy little gerbils with new threads.. lovely to see them so happy, they have a lot on their furry little shoulders

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Right, I'm on the other tablet...

was it one of these ones?

Boiledbeetle · 23/07/2024 18:11

MarieDeGournay · 23/07/2024 11:03

The image I'm referring to won't copy for some reason - it was on the last page of the old thread and it was happy little gerbils with new threads.. lovely to see them so happy, they have a lot on their furry little shoulders

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I went to Post it for you. Then realised I'm on the wrong tablet. This one just had older pictures of cats and gerbils.

Back in a tick

Aston, scraped vipers, gerbils and much more

😍💝