First year's heat pump calcs are in. The overall bill is about the same as when we had gas. HOWEVER, I averaged about 16C through the heating season, vs 19C now. The quality adjusted gain is about £600 a year - ie, that's how much the gas to keep the house at 19C would've cost.

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Getting rid of Radio 4 Extra is a terrible, terrible decision.

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Rather excited to be going to see Judi Dench tonight, chatting with her writing partner Brendan O'Hea about her shortly-to-be-released memoir! Tales from a 7-decade career and celebrated life, 'Is it too Late to Make a Run for it?' is published 22 Oct. My ticket tonight comes with an early copy! 🌟📕

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Kneejerk response to this is nuts. My relative is alive because this summer, out of desperation, we keyed his symptoms (that had baffled NHS consultants) into Claude. It diagnosed a rare but simple inter-disciplinary issue. NHS docs swiftly did lifesaving surgery. AI is good at pattern recognition!

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For #OAweek, our Executive Director Professor Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social) spoke to SPARC about the @ojcollective.bsky.social, inspired by the Open Library of Humanities, and what motivates her to challenge academic publishing cultures. Read the interview 👇

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