Head of Comp Sci at Radley College. Robots. STEM and occasional nonsense. VEX evangelist. MIE. Ex-palaeoclimatologist. Photography on IG @augustvisual
Joined February 2017
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London is special case regarding taxi culture. I wonder what the same survey in other uk city might be like.
I‘m not surprised by this. The resistance to technology is strong where replacement, not augmentation is concerned.
Made it to Spain for totality. Not quite @AJamesMcCarthy but pleased to capture some corona and prominences. Quite the experience. And turned out to be a good omen for son‘s results too. #grateful
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In fact programming is particularly good at teaching you how to think. Programs are literally built out of ideas. Which is one reason it's still a good idea to study CS in the AI era. It's still important to be able to think well.
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Want to make a difference and help inspire the next generation of STEM leaders? 🤖 Volunteer for VEX Robotics Competitions through the @REC_Foundation! Check out what roles are available and see how you can bring your skill set to your local competitions: buff.ly/OJIel7z
ALT A volunteer checks the size of a VEX IQ robot.
What a pleasure to end up sat on a table all day with @mberry @suesentance and more talking AI education.
And thanks @Raspberry_Pi foundation for the invite! So much potential in this space.
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Our breakthrough work on an analog optical computer points to new ways to solve complex real-world problems with much greater efficiency. Super to see this published today in @Nature. news.microsoft.com/source/fe…
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ICYMI: Earth’s sea ice reached a new low in 2025. 🌊🧊
Arctic sea ice cover reached its lowest annual maximum on record and Antarctic sea ice cover was the second-lowest on record in March of 2025. go.nasa.gov/3Y7fZQX
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A couple weeks ago, 150 VIQRC & V5RC teams competed at the UK National Championship in Telford, England! 🌟 These teams showed the high caliber of robotics excellence in the United Kingdom! @VEXRoboticsUK
We look forward to greeting some of you at #VEXWorlds this May! ✈️🤖
Icarus and Ringo safely through to the semis. And one will advance to the final. The third year running for a Radley team in the finals. Outstanding!
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In a lovely moment, Ibex post a 26 skills to place 5th with the skills queue getting shorter and shorter. A great testament to their skill and a super contrast to a difficult qualification session.
Two teams in top 5 national skills. 👌
Of course fate is cruel. Ibex face off with Ringo in the first round and all Radley teams are on the same side of the draw.
So many good robots. I’m not guessing who wins this.
Good luck everyone! #omgrobots #vexuknationals
So. Qualifying ends. Ringo and Icarus in the top ten, Ibex having a tough two days lie in 32nd.
Icarus picked for 2nd seed by Int. Ringo swept up into 6th seed picked by Chaos. Ibex pick up a drive for 11th.
And finally on day one, despite some rotten luck in quals, Ibex are 5th in Skills with a super driven round of 46 - a season best for them.
