ColinTheMathmo @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz

Repeatedly I am baffled by the Virgin Trains booking site. Here's another example where I'm unable to explain how they do this:

Sure there is ...

So we made a purchase, and it was going to be delivered. The company has been great about keeping us informed. Also, we got this in an email:

Oh look, today *has* started well:

Seen today - hard to disagree:

To the Times:

During my many years in the classroom my colleagues and I rarely noticed if the headteacher was not in school. However, if the tea lady was absent everyone knew.

Dr N Flavell, Sheffield

That's it - MathsJam is about to start. 176 delegates, 52 talks, Cakes, Competition Competition, MathsJamJam, and more : http://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/MathsJamBookings.png

https://www.mathsjam.com/gathering ...

Watch for the #MathsJam tweets.

Here's a nice little challenge - what's the first false positive from this routine?

Found the photo! I've always *hated* selfies, and never look good in them, but here I am with @TheAntonDuBeke - as I say, a lovely man.

Suddenly realised that we are pretty much at the limit for the MathsJam weekend - let me know if you want to come but haven't paid.

Very simple code to generate left-truncatable primes - what would you do differently?

It's ticket sorting time!

To assist @ChurchillHelp - who assure me that there won't be charges when I reply to their survey, here's a screenshot:

Michelle Goldberg writes for the NYT - here's an interview : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/becoming-a-columnist-in-the-age-or-trump.html : And a screenshot of one reply ...

The Tories claim they will create a meritocracy. Here's a response:

MathsJam weekend bookings looking very healthy. Also available here: http://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/MathsJamBookings.png

No spoilers please! Here's some text for your amusement:

Oh, for reference, here's the @MathsJam bookings chart "in line":

Bookings for the @MathsJam weekend gathering proceed apace: http://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/MathsJamBookings.png <- This will be updated regularly(ish)

Bookings for the MathsJam annual gathering going well: http://www.solipsys.co.uk/images/MathsJamBookings.png - in just a few weeks we'll open the talks booking page.

Um. Can anyone suggest why this is happening?