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@markjd84

Transport consultant (esp. developing countries) and data tools research he/him #Nottingham check out @citiesbot.bsky.social

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Even if you do search a recipe now, 90% of the top results are SEO slop

09.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I’ve got some Labour local gov’t types following me, so I want to say this clearly so that you can share it internally as appropriate: I will never again vote Labour while these policies, or Wes Streeting, are in place. I will not vote Labour at any level because of this.

09.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 731 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 13

Wonder what happens if you click 'disagree'...prob can't use the car 😐

09.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh very nice!

I don't know duckdb either really but that also seems like sthing i wd def use!

(you know, when i.... find a job! πŸ˜‰)

08.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh ive never tried Kepler, been meaning to for ages!

08.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Spatialite too, tho last time i used it it had some hilariously infuriating bugs

08.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you smell toast, you might be having a stroke... a stroke of luck that is. It’s toast time.

03.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3878 πŸ” 907 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 15

what is beautiful, gray, and wears glass slippers?

cinderelephant

03.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this related to the fact the new logo always looked like it had taken some disinterested owner 10 mins to knock together in MS Word

03.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft says stop calling it Microslop, or you're banned Microsoft is censoring the word "Microslop" on its official Copilot Discord server and reportedly even banning users for using it.

Well, I'm sure this will be the last we hear of it.

02.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 149 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
List of brewdog bars to close

List of brewdog bars to close

Shame to lose yet more pubs, but brewdog sometimes felt like marketing over substance

Their bars were nice but the beer was usually 'meh' for me

Nottingham's is on this list

02.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The only true β€œoff ramp” to this is socialism by the way

02.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 843 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7

There are so many penalties imposed by society for being the kind of person who drives a Cybertruck.

- You’re fined $80,000

- You have to drive a Cybertruck

- Everyone sees you driving a Cybertruck

- The word β€œCybertruck” is a central part of your life

- You become That Cybertruck Person

01.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2297 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 31
a bright motivational poster of the grim reaper in a car and the slogan "stop procrastinating, death's coming"

a bright motivational poster of the grim reaper in a car and the slogan "stop procrastinating, death's coming"

Just had another rejection letter, Tesco don't want to stock my motivational greetings cards.

01.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 360 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

01.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 4664 πŸ” 1072 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 52
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Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

" trying to compete with Reform on the right of politics not only feels inauthentic, at a time when authenticity is more prized in politics than ever, but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent."

Absolutely agree with this.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

01.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats Should Launch a β€œNuremberg Caucus” to Investigate the Crimes of the Trump Regime Administration officials and their collaborators must know that if they break the law they will be punished. There must not be impunity for those attacking our democracy.

Doctorow proposed that congressional Democrats launch a β€œNuremberg Caucus.” People need to be held responsible for the corruption, concentration camps, and executions of US civilians by federal goon squads. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

28.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4717 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
A map of Yangsan (μ–‘μ‚°μ‹œ)

A map of Yangsan (μ–‘μ‚°μ‹œ)

Yangsan (μ–‘μ‚°μ‹œ), population 335474.

28.02.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ME [flirting]: the doctors don’t know that I’ve escaped

23.02.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it would genuinely be the funniest thing in the world if one of the richest person in the worlds personal newspaper got overtaken in print memberships with a paper that has stuff like this in it

26.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2396 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 7

why does Jeremy Corbyn, a man who clearly does not enjoy leading political parties, keep running political parties

26.02.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 1341 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 15

Insightful post. I genuinely don't think he's an awful guy - maybe a little ego but that's not unusual for MPs.

But yes, unfortunately the inability to successfully lead doesn't seem to strike people as a problem

26.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ahahaha what do they think happened to all those horses that used to pull carriages? Did they all go to live on a farm upstate? πŸ˜‚

25.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 1113 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 92

all fun and games until someone gets the location wrong and accidentally tries to hit the Real Cartel Mansion

25.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"The men implicated in the Epstein files reinforces that I spend half my life explaining to men that their simplified, optimistic view of other men doesn’t line up with the experience of women and girls trying to dodge sexual harassment, assault and abuse attempts." - Leslie Morgan Steiner

24.02.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 4819 πŸ” 1712 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 71

Jorts Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

24.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
you wouldnt x a y meme : 'you wouldn't open an app'

you wouldnt x a y meme : 'you wouldn't open an app'

. @nationwideuk.bsky.social be like

24.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0