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Enjoying #Byrdle, but didn't understand the answer? Then this thread is for you! Each day, I'll add to this thread with the answer to the previous Byrdle, and (where applicable) an exciting fact. (Don't know what this is about? It's this: rbrignall.github.io/byrdle/) 0/∞
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I'm outta here ----> bsky.app/profile/rbrignall.b… So long, Twitter. 👋

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Philip Augar says: "Labour’s recent decision to allow a small increase in university tuition fees in England to £9,535 [...] sent a signal that the government is listening to the sector." ...yet the NI levy on Universities will dwarf this extra income! theguardian.com/commentisfre….
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Excitement is building for tomorrow's recording for @BBCRadio3 - an Epiphany Carol Service which will be broadcast in January, with music by @BenPonniah, Cecilia McDowall, Caroline Shaw, Mendelssohn, @Karakelcomposer, @annalapwood & @bednallmusic. 5:30-6:30 tomorrow-all welcome!
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Who remembers when you opened payslips by carefully tearing off the edges? Today, I was sent a video explaining how to access my (electronic) payslip, with troubleshooting tips when it doesn't work. This is not progress.
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So, @BritishGas, we must now add "didn't actually process the refund" to your list of transgressions. The screenshot below is from 2nd October. Do you want to sort this, or is it going to take a formal complaint?
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New from @EmpirePodUK - India's Empire of Numbers, part 2- FIBONACCI & 'THE NINE FIGURES OF THE INDIAS'
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Beautiful Bruckner this afternoon in the wonderful @stalfegechurch. 📍@Ely_Cathedral 📅 16 October 2024 ⏰ 7.30pm 📍@ChCh_Oxford 📅 17 October 2024 ⏰ 8pm 📍@orncgreenwich 📅 20 October 2024 ⏰ 6pm Pre-concert talk with Sara Mohr-Pietsch: 5pm
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Finally! A paper that has been 7 years in the making makes its way into the public...
David Bevan, Robert Brignall, Nik Ru\v{s}kuc: On cycles in monotone grid classes of permutations arxiv.org/abs/2410.05834 arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05834
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But now Nikita Gladkov, Igor Pak and Aleksandr Zimin have found a graph with 7222 vertices and 14442 edges for which the conclusion of the bunkbed conjecture does not hold!
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Replying to @BritishGas
@BritishGas I'm really, really disappointed with you today. A month ago, I paid and booked an engineer to service our boiler, scheduled for today. All ready, waiting at home this morning. Nobody comes. Then, a text message saying they couldn't get access. We're inside! 1/3
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We call customer services. Wait 30 minutes for a call back. Apparently engineer couldn't find our house. We're on a main road. Apparently engineer tried to phone us. We've no record of any call attempt. Phone person makes 1 attempt to call engineer, but can't get through. 2/3
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No further attempts to contact engineer offered or made. Instead, they simply offer to rebook. For... <drum roll> FEBRUARY 2025. I arranged this service to ensure our boiler is safe and working efficiently through the winter. I'll have my money back, please. 3/3
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