Tom Kempton

Mathematician and AI researcher. This account is largely inactive.

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

Neither of these aircon units are necessary, is it possible to get them turned off (and not turned on automatically every morning)? The one in the zoom room has controls,I can't find controls for the other one.

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@UoYLibrary every morning when I come into the fairhurst library the air conditioning is cooling room LFA201 and the windows are open. Five metres away, through an open door, the air conditioning is heating the area next to the square comfy chairs, again next to open windows

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

Today I bought my first computer game in years (#ManorLords). Everything's installed and ready to go, just need to avoid falling asleep while reading the three year old his bedtime story...

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@KPSFeed will you be having an open day for prospective new starters this autumn, and if so do you know the dates yet. Thanks

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@divbyzero Apologies for explaining things I'm sure you know, I'm very enthusiastic about the fact you shared!

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@divbyzero By 'can' I mean 'should be able to'. I tried and failed to do it in my head.... Suspect you need some rotations in the expression of the cube as a self similar set.

[Natalie Haynes @officialnhaynes]

Thread for #MothersDay! Demeter is the mother of agriculture, who sustains us all with her grain. She is also the mother of Persephone, who is kidnapped by her uncle and taken to the Underworld to be his wife. Demeter travels the whole earth, night and day,

[Chris Grocott @DrChrisGrocott]

Today’s HEC did not vote to rejected the employer’s offer in #ucuRISING. it voted to not give members a say on that offer. The vote was 22-19. Those 22 people are now effectively running the dispute. You will get a say when they say you can have one. 1/2

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@ucu Thoroughly disheartened by this decision. Spending the weekend considering whether ucu is the right place for me.

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

If taking mandatory university data protection and cyber security training make sure to set aside half an hour to work out how to disable security systems on your browser so as to allow the university to install tracking cookies to check compliance with having done the course...

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@SCFGallagher @LenniCoffey You will need to go through passport control, but it's usually fine. If you miss your flight klm will put you up and book your onward flight.

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

@SarahJacobsonEc Do you have a reference for this result or know what context the study was done in? Thanks

[Alex Sakalis @alexsakalis]

Cut off from the rest of the world by barriers until 1995, the Muslim villages of northern Greece are some of the most mysterious places in Europe. Last summer, I visited them for @newlinesmag https://t.co/O4KfxhYsag

[Uubzu v4 @uubzu]

Anyone looking for guaranteed admission to the university of your choice? I got you fam

[Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis]

Another beautiful “Bella Ciao” in Farsi. The song is catching on as Iranian women lead a revolt, standing against a repressive theocratic dictatorship.

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

Holding firm on my boycott of estate agents who do not include floorplans on their property listings.

[C.P. Cavafy @CCavafy]

“At least try as much as you can
not to degrade it.”

– C.P. Cavafy, “As Much As You Can”, translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard.

#poetry #cavafy

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

People at Apple must have been so embarrassed when they realised they'd forgotten to put a delete key on the keyboard

[Tom Kempton @UncleKempez]

Foolishly allowed my colleagues to talk me into getting a Mac for my new work computer. Looking forward to a morning spent googling 'how to right click on apple' and the like.