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I was just recently asked to look at a study of Facebook, made in 2012, for my online Ethics class at my local university. The Facebook 2012 study refers to the social media company’s manipulation of the feed of users to see if it affects the posting of positive of negative posts. “Posts were determined… Read more
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I went back to church yesterday (since it is now 3am the next day) for the first time in a long time. The service was the 1830 Sunday one. It was my local catholic church. There was the current serving priest, a middle aged man and also a young soon-to-be priest (he is being made… Read more
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A slightly funnier topic that I would of once been mortified to write about or admit is that of my Oban primary school and Oban high school nickname. Of course now my problems day to day are totally different to back then, 15-20 years ago. I believe it was originally invented by a girl (who… Read more
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One very much happy time of my childhood and teenage years was spending summers in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. My mother’s big sister had inherited the family cow farm that my mother had grown up on. My mother’s big sister had 3 children of similar ages to me and my 2 younger… Read more
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One problem I am increasingly confronted with in my adult life is lack of quality social contact, especially when I am not working. If it wasn’t for close family members who answer the phone in the evening I don’t know how I would cope. I firmly believe I am an introvert, however from my upbringing… Read more
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Introduction The subject of this essay is firstly about my learning journey with the programming language R and secondly how it is applicable to future work or study. Course Background In September 2024 I began an MSc in Data Science with the UHI. In the first semester I began the module ‘Intro to R and… Read more
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A very memorable year of my life was that of my 3rd university year in the city state of Singapore in Asia from August 2012 until around May 2013. To qualify for the year abroad at my home university you had to a certain grade average across your subjects. I remember at the end of… Read more
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I am just back from a 48 hour trip to Paris. My first impressions were that it was very busy with people. Clearly popular with tourists. I saw lots of beautiful architecture starting with my visit to the Louvre. Great food (certainly compared to the food here in Inverness). Clearly a city with a lot… Read more
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I get more pleasure from small moments interacting with service staff in cafes when I am on my own than the big social events. I mask well and service staff appreciate this. Everything works according to the social etiquette script. The unfamiliarity in a way is a shield for me. People are reserved because they… Read more
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