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abelian.bsky.social
Trying to commute less these days.
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A missed opportunity. Seven year olds would do it for free. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/18-y...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

On the Dangers of Stochastic Poirots.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Drinking in bars in Latvia/Lithuania these last 10 days-ish has meant seeing first-hand how fast American cultural soft-power has vanished.

submitted 25 days ago • 6 comments

I have bad news for them about 21st century offices.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Never pick a fight with penguins.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

The Prosecco Stormfront moniker has always been the best description of the UK TERF movement, both on Mumsnet and off of it.

submitted 30 days ago • 7 comments

A little music for Good Friday evening. youtu.be/xW19qNYQDXQ?...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

If normal voters are shouting at you, that should be reassuring. It means they still have hope that you might do better. Ask the Tories what it means when the electorate think you aren't worth wasting their breath on.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Cabinet (in unison): we're all individuals! Powell: I'm not! Cabinet: Sssh...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

As the bus stop bypass argument restarts, a hard-won reminder for cyclists and pedestrians who volunteer: There are many worthwhile charities. You are under no obligation to volunteer with an organisation if it supports a campaign to make your family's life more dangerous. Your health matters too.

submitted 161 days ago • 0 comments

This got little attention. Even the Green party voting in the Lords with Tories for more dead cyclists, @greenjennyjones.bsky.social saying: “You cannot justify limiting one group’s opportunities by giving another group more opportunities” This could be straight from the car lobby. 😔

submitted 41 days ago • 23 comments

A good clear article with some sensible ideas. I don't share the author's geographic fatalism - in knowledge services, it's people that are good at things, not places.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

A number of these organisations fought tooth and nail against HS2. They won, thanks to Sunak; for my lifetime we will have more cars and HGVs instead. But yes, these people can absolutely be trusted when they sound off about "win-win" development.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

If we're going to do this sort of thing, wouldn't it be more useful to use it to predict the identity of the murder victims so they can run away? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Coming Up for Air makes so much more sense now.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

"The next Labour leader must be a woman." "Why are senior female ministers briefing against each other?" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

We were a bit vague about some of them at the time.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

‘At It’ - #RSThomas (Frequencies, Macmillan) #Bardd #Barddoniaeth #Cerdd #Poet #Poetry #Poem

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