John Bibby

Semi-retired ex-statistician. Authored FunMaths Calendars, Open University courses, and lots of other uncited masterpieces. oh yes, he's modest too!!

[John Bibby @aa42john]

We're all applauding NHS workers.
Let's double their pay for the next 6 months.
Because they're worth it!
Please SHARE and TWEET

[John Bibby @aa42john]

@emahase_ How to surmount paywall?

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https://t.co/jW0VC2HYnz

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Why does BBC never even mention the possibility of a ** One ** State Solution for Israel/ Palestine? One Democratic State ODS, a federation perhaps, in which all religions are equal @BBCR4 @BBCTODAY @BBCNEWS

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Looking for some self awareness from Archbish Cottrell but found none. Just flippant comments about Dylan and My Fair Lady, and lots of reminders that "The Word was made Flesh".
Well, I'm afraid that Cottrell's word is crap.

[John Bibby @aa42john]

The Jewish Chronicle refers to
'former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who “believed that the ‘ideal Jew’ belonged to Jewish Voice for Labour, but if a Jew was a Zionist, they were the ‘wrong type of Jew'."
Where are their sources showing that Jeremy used these words or similar?

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Hannah Fry puts in a plug for the brilliant Roundabouts Appreciation Spciety. (I used to be a member but let it lapse.)

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Jewish Chronicle conflates a course on "The History of the Jewish Enlightenment in 19th Century Europe and the Development of Zionism" with one on the history of Israel.

https://t.co/Npq9zLkWBO

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@RachaelMaskell @GordonBrown Palliative care requires a massive investment. Assisted dying is cheap by comparison.
Gordon's references to loss of a child and to domestic abuse have no relevance to assisted dying. Voting against the Bill was tantamount to closing down all discussion on this much delayed topic

[���Rachael Maskell MP @RachaelMaskell]

Please read. @GordonBrown makes such a compassionate case affirming the importance of palliative care. Rather than advancing a Bill on assisted dying, 70.2% of the public believe a Commission on Palliative and End of Life Care must come first. https://t.co/ewHmKCnsn8

[MG @Gregom10]

Trump's win is a grim day for America, Ukraine, Europe and the free world.
Ex Ambassador to the USA Nigel Sheinwald just about sums things up through gritted teeth: "Hats will be thrown in the air in Israel, Russia and North Korea today."
Can't disagree with a word
#r4today

[John Bibby @aa42john]

God help the Palestinians!, as Israelis rejoice at Trump victory (along with Russia and North Korea - BBCR4Today).

[John Bibby @aa42john]

MathsJam in York. Why not? Please count me in

[John Bibby @aa42john]

"Great men" theory of mathematics being criticised at MathsJam. I recall a whimsical cartoon in M500 at Open University which showed "Mr and Mrs Pythagoras dancing to celebrate the discovery of their theorem".
I feel sure that ChatGPT could do better !

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Who's this guy Mike Tupp at #MathsJam. He keeps being announced as the next speaker, but then he never speaks! #BigMathsJam

[John Bibby @aa42john]

A dominant Israel and permanent worldwide antisemitism- this is Netanyahu's future.
I fear that Nick Cohen's prediction may be correct.

https://t.co/DavvmFrHjs

[Metablubba @metablubba]

4,2% Tax for @BonkEarn

The number 42 is iconic due to its pop culture and mathematical significance: In *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*, it's the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life." It's also a Harshad number, the sum of 6 primes, and divisible by numbers 1-7. #42

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@JComm_NewsFeeds Jerusalem Post all gung-ho about Israel's attack on Lebanon and 500 dead in one day. Civilians are "protecting Hezbollah" and so are legitimate targets. Israel is the victim!!

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Jerusalem Post all gung-ho about Israel's attack on Lebanon and 500 dead in one day. Civilians are "protecting Hezbollah" and so are legitimate targets. Israel is the victim!!

https://t.co/ZWpfs9lFSH

[John Bibby @aa42john]

Who would set thousands of booby traps which can only kill and injure hundreds of random civilians? Surely no-one but a group of terrorists.

But no-one calls them that.

Why?

Because it might be one of our greatest allies, Mossad.

#pagers Israel Lebanon

[John Bibby @aa42john]

For a VERY biased History of Jerusalem, see Sebag Montefiore in the Jewish Chronicle, who are renowned for having mendacious correspondents e.g. Elon Musk.
His book is much better!

https://t.co/gJiHS2qh0b