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Cycling, Science and the Political Economy, my personal contentions. Off-beat music soundtrack. Oxford, UK.

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And this development is literally right across the road from one of the best served bus station/stops in all of Oxfordshire.

13.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone.

High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence zurl.co/0L00F

13.03.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 15

Such a dismal tale about the UK govt: so obsessed w competing with far-right to keep out foreigners that it won’t let in the brightest & best from war-torn countries even when they’re hand-picked by the FCDO, lest they ask to stay. Soft power sacrificed, but how many Reform voters will it convert?

13.03.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 11

I mean, based on current administration policy, it's the appropriate symbolism.

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Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman Footage shows a humanoid robot being escorted away by police officers after it reportedly frightened an elderly pedestrian.

incredible image

futurism.com/robots-and-m...

12.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

The political culture of the contemporary GOP is indistinguishable from that of the school shooter community

12.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 4020 πŸ” 957 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 30

Spoiler alert… it absolutely is.

It doesn’t have to be this way, though. We could redesign the system tomorrow if we chose.

12.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir
www.bmj.com/content/392/...

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Screen on Train β€œThis service is delayed 24 minutes due to a road vehicle colliding with a bridge”

Screen on Train β€œThis service is delayed 24 minutes due to a road vehicle colliding with a bridge”

Wondering if the driver’s insurance will have to pay for the passenger refunds… (it was 36 minutes in the end so that means 1/2 of single fare is refundable.)

12.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
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Chief Nerd CHIEF NERD @TheChiefNerd X.com SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter." 1:22 3:36 AM β€’ 3/12/26 β€’ 1.7M Views

Upside down, by the ankles, and then treat him like a piΓ±ata.

12.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 7010 πŸ” 1649 πŸ’¬ 334 πŸ“Œ 586

Yes please!
(And you're being overly kind here obscuring the number plate)

12.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

here’s a crazy fact: more Americans have been killed in disputes over parking spots than on the NYC subway this year

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Calls for hospital to contribute to bus services as part of major redevelopment Oxfordshire County Council has asked for millions to be contributed towards bus services if plans to redevelop Warneford Hospital go ahead.

Good to see @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social and @greenpartyemma.bsky.social and Cllr Susanna Pressel calling for better public transport and options for active travel from developers of Warneford hospital in Oxford.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2592815...

12.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I think you'll find we started the Stupid Politics. All others are imitations.

12.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And who could forget Horse in Motion, the original #chronophotography
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hor...

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In escapable irony... as AI bots take down the archive for humans.. but this is indeed the future as imagined by the Tech-Oligarchy

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Cheshire van driver cleared of dangerous driving after four-year-old's death Four-year-old EsmΓ© Rose Weir was run over as she rode her scooter along the pavement to pre-school.

In the news today, a cyclist on the pavement who killed a man is charged with manslaughter.

By contrast, here's a van driver who killed a little girl. He was driving on the pavement: common, and illegal. Killed her. Only charged with dangerous driving. Fully let off.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

11.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Dire Straits

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Spain really seems to be the post child for heterodox inflation policy, with a focus on supply-side measures, price regulation and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/s...

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we dare you to find a museum more ready

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One of the dumbest narratives that has emerged about the UK economy is that net zero is what’s holding it back. I’m not sure how anyone can thinking switching to renewable energy is a cost at this stage

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the result of massive bot activity, downloading data at a scale which our infrastructure has found challenging. We have been finding this across all our metadata resources in recent months.

11.03.2026 06:57 πŸ‘ 428 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 28

A better line would be "Labour are willing to put nature on our money, but they won't put our money on nature. The UK is missing 19 of 23 globally agreed targets for nature restoration. Nature needs more than symbolic gestures."

11.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

very, mind-blowing bad, and possibly the future given this Labour government is determined to run us into the ground:

if you're not REFable, you're precariously employed by a firm that subcontracts your teaching to the university.

11.03.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition Save the Ultimate Picture Palace

Save the Ultimate Picture Palace
The future of Oxford's much loved independent cinema, the UPP, is at great risk. Our landlord, Oriel College won't commit to a new lease because our building is in the footprint of their plans for a 'Fifth Quad'
Read on, sign & share www.change.org/p/save-the-u...

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Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Well this piece certainly delivers and the last par is 😬

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

10.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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I saw a group post this and have to say that it is amazing.

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🚨 WATCH: Labour MP Charlotte Nichols reveals she was raped as an MP as she opposes the jury trial reforms

"I waited 1,088 days to go to court. We've been told [by the Government] that if we have concerns about this Bill, it's because we've not been raped"

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