Cluster Block🌈 🍉
@clusterblock.bsky.social
Food, buildings and idiosyncratic left opinions. Mostly harmless.
He/him. East London gay.
Dysgwr Cymraeg.
He/him. East London gay.
Dysgwr Cymraeg.
The proposed UK ban on u16s social media seems downstream of transphobia, doesn’t it.
Cass was talking about people getting unrealistic transition goals from it, and that you can catch being trans off the internet seems to be Esther Ghey’s whole schtick.
Cass was talking about people getting unrealistic transition goals from it, and that you can catch being trans off the internet seems to be Esther Ghey’s whole schtick.
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The proposed UK ban on u16s social media seems downstream of transphobia, doesn’t it.
Cass was talking about people getting unrealistic transition goals from it, and that you can catch being trans off the internet seems to be Esther Ghey’s whole schtick.
Cass was talking about people getting unrealistic transition goals from it, and that you can catch being trans off the internet seems to be Esther Ghey’s whole schtick.
Engineering in SI units is easy.
For example a U-value tells you how many Watts of heat pass through a bit of building, per square meter of surface, per degree of temperature difference.
Everything fits together neatly.
With American units, it’s all obscured by a blizzard of conversion factors.
For example a U-value tells you how many Watts of heat pass through a bit of building, per square meter of surface, per degree of temperature difference.
Everything fits together neatly.
With American units, it’s all obscured by a blizzard of conversion factors.
Celsius is the scientist temperature measurement in that it’s the most conceptually coherent , Fahrenheit is the engineer temperature measurement in that it’s actually optimized to be useful for it’s main use case of communicating everyday temperatures.
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Engineering in SI units is easy.
For example a U-value tells you how many Watts of heat pass through a bit of building, per square meter of surface, per degree of temperature difference.
Everything fits together neatly.
With American units, it’s all obscured by a blizzard of conversion factors.
For example a U-value tells you how many Watts of heat pass through a bit of building, per square meter of surface, per degree of temperature difference.
Everything fits together neatly.
With American units, it’s all obscured by a blizzard of conversion factors.
It’s social media’s impact on the over 16s I’m worried about.
The over 40s especially.
The over 40s especially.
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
It’s social media’s impact on the over 16s I’m worried about.
The over 40s especially.
The over 40s especially.
At least no one is blaming the Welsh for America.
February 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
At least no one is blaming the Welsh for America.
This week my Mum has seen three (3) ballets beamed in to Theatr Gwaun from the Royal Ballet, a talk about refloating a grounded ship, and a fun Vietnamese film called In the Nguyen Kitchen.
Culture seems so much less accessible in London!
Culture seems so much less accessible in London!
Going to Fishguard in a couple of days, so we can catch up on the latest London plays, beamed into Theatr Gwaun from the National Theatre.
It’s only £11 there, instead of about £60 and the same in g&ts if we were to go in London.
It’s only £11 there, instead of about £60 and the same in g&ts if we were to go in London.
February 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This week my Mum has seen three (3) ballets beamed in to Theatr Gwaun from the Royal Ballet, a talk about refloating a grounded ship, and a fun Vietnamese film called In the Nguyen Kitchen.
Culture seems so much less accessible in London!
Culture seems so much less accessible in London!
We’re going to make three cakes this afternoon.
Dundee, blood orange and polenta, and bara brith.
That will help morale, surely.
Dundee, blood orange and polenta, and bara brith.
That will help morale, surely.
February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
We’re going to make three cakes this afternoon.
Dundee, blood orange and polenta, and bara brith.
That will help morale, surely.
Dundee, blood orange and polenta, and bara brith.
That will help morale, surely.
When i was nine we moved from sunny south Wales to Helensburgh, the rainiest town in Scotland (presumably).
At some you just had to accept that the rain was a permanent condition and go out and play in it anyway.
At some you just had to accept that the rain was a permanent condition and go out and play in it anyway.
February 15, 2026 at 9:55 AM
When i was nine we moved from sunny south Wales to Helensburgh, the rainiest town in Scotland (presumably).
At some you just had to accept that the rain was a permanent condition and go out and play in it anyway.
At some you just had to accept that the rain was a permanent condition and go out and play in it anyway.
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I can never not repost this
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I can never not repost this
I’ve read several articles saying that abstract nouns (architecture, public space etc) need to be “queered” but i am none the wiser as to what (if anything) this means.
Maybe it’s like “holding space” a few years back.
The purpose is more to look clever and progressive than convey meaning?
Maybe it’s like “holding space” a few years back.
The purpose is more to look clever and progressive than convey meaning?
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I’ve read several articles saying that abstract nouns (architecture, public space etc) need to be “queered” but i am none the wiser as to what (if anything) this means.
Maybe it’s like “holding space” a few years back.
The purpose is more to look clever and progressive than convey meaning?
Maybe it’s like “holding space” a few years back.
The purpose is more to look clever and progressive than convey meaning?
I had forgotten sunshine was even a possibility.
So nice to see it.
So nice to see it.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I had forgotten sunshine was even a possibility.
So nice to see it.
So nice to see it.
Not quite transatlantic food discourse but this interesting on how capitalists subverted democracy to turn “food” into America’s number 1 killer.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/z...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/z...
The #1 diet change to make today to fight chronic disease | Dr Mark Hyman
Podcast Episode · ZOE Science & Nutrition · 12/02/2026 · 1h 1m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not quite transatlantic food discourse but this interesting on how capitalists subverted democracy to turn “food” into America’s number 1 killer.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/z...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/z...
What are those big gigs at Crystal Palace Park like? Kneecap are playing in the summer.
The gigs I've been to in Victoria Park I though were a bit too quiet for the neighbours' benefit, and it made them feel a bit flat.
The gigs I've been to in Victoria Park I though were a bit too quiet for the neighbours' benefit, and it made them feel a bit flat.
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
What are those big gigs at Crystal Palace Park like? Kneecap are playing in the summer.
The gigs I've been to in Victoria Park I though were a bit too quiet for the neighbours' benefit, and it made them feel a bit flat.
The gigs I've been to in Victoria Park I though were a bit too quiet for the neighbours' benefit, and it made them feel a bit flat.
Overheard a man on the phone clarifying that “it’s just a pretend dragon” for Chinese New Year.
Reassuring.
Reassuring.
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Overheard a man on the phone clarifying that “it’s just a pretend dragon” for Chinese New Year.
Reassuring.
Reassuring.
Worrying. SEW are the choice of unsophisticated clients who hate the modernist architecture they're the custodians of, and want some crass colourful scribbles to 'update' it.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/studio-...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/studio-...
Studio Egret West and Rural Office to retrofit ‘Brutalist’ Swansea Civic Centre
Studio Egret West (SEW) and Rural Office are set to retrofit a 1980s Brutalist civic centre in Swansea
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Worrying. SEW are the choice of unsophisticated clients who hate the modernist architecture they're the custodians of, and want some crass colourful scribbles to 'update' it.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/studio-...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/studio-...
I keep seeing comments, i think from Americans, who have been so terrified of STIs that they’re too scared to have sex.
It’s like paranoia about copping a dose of clap is - really effectively - being used as a tool of queerphobic social control.
It’s like paranoia about copping a dose of clap is - really effectively - being used as a tool of queerphobic social control.
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I keep seeing comments, i think from Americans, who have been so terrified of STIs that they’re too scared to have sex.
It’s like paranoia about copping a dose of clap is - really effectively - being used as a tool of queerphobic social control.
It’s like paranoia about copping a dose of clap is - really effectively - being used as a tool of queerphobic social control.
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At this point Labour is an objectively pro-child abuse party.
The UK just proposed new school guidance that effectively bans even social transition for trans students (using a different name, pronoun or haircut). It implements a full bathroom ban while requiring mandatory outing of trans youth if a teacher suspects they are trans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Vast majority' of parents should be involved if children question gender, schools told
School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
At this point Labour is an objectively pro-child abuse party.
NW: This is Spinal Tap, which my husband has never seen before.
Turning the sound on the laptop up to 11.
Turning the sound on the laptop up to 11.
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
NW: This is Spinal Tap, which my husband has never seen before.
Turning the sound on the laptop up to 11.
Turning the sound on the laptop up to 11.
Why am I so tired, I wonder, having been to the gym three mornings in a row.
February 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Why am I so tired, I wonder, having been to the gym three mornings in a row.
This was really good policy before it was killed by Nimbys.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/axed-cr...
Gentle densification and opportunities for SME developers.
Its brief life shows that it really is the planning system that's the reason for the housing crisis, but also a model for change.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/axed-cr...
Gentle densification and opportunities for SME developers.
Its brief life shows that it really is the planning system that's the reason for the housing crisis, but also a model for change.
Short-lived Croydon policy led to infill housing boom, research shows
A short-lived ‘experiment’ to densify housing on small sites in Croydon led to a boom in new homes and is now being touted as an example for other London boroughs, according to research by the think t...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This was really good policy before it was killed by Nimbys.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/axed-cr...
Gentle densification and opportunities for SME developers.
Its brief life shows that it really is the planning system that's the reason for the housing crisis, but also a model for change.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/axed-cr...
Gentle densification and opportunities for SME developers.
Its brief life shows that it really is the planning system that's the reason for the housing crisis, but also a model for change.
Labour -47.9 lol
Fishguard North East (Pembrokeshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Labour -47.9 lol
This is tomorrrow.
The reform leaflet is very glossy and according to our cousin is in a high standard of Welsh.
Apparently the Reform candidate is “a nice guy”.
“Contradiction in terms!” according to my Mum.
The reform leaflet is very glossy and according to our cousin is in a high standard of Welsh.
Apparently the Reform candidate is “a nice guy”.
“Contradiction in terms!” according to my Mum.
A byelection in my parents’ ward, after respected Labour cllr, who defected to Your Party, sadly died.
Apparently it’s between Plaid and Reform, who are popular with the northern English retirees in the big bungalows.
Apparently it’s between Plaid and Reform, who are popular with the northern English retirees in the big bungalows.
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Going to cycle to the gym, or possibly to put a load of traffic cones on the motorway.
February 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Going to cycle to the gym, or possibly to put a load of traffic cones on the motorway.
Fun to discover that the ecommerce platform has added a load of false hallucinated AI data to our products!
Great use of my time having to check over everything! Thanks so much!
Great use of my time having to check over everything! Thanks so much!
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Fun to discover that the ecommerce platform has added a load of false hallucinated AI data to our products!
Great use of my time having to check over everything! Thanks so much!
Great use of my time having to check over everything! Thanks so much!
Age verifiction?
I have smoked cigarettes on a plane.
I have smoked cigarettes on a plane.
Age verification?
I remember when the Berlin Wall came down
I remember when the Berlin Wall came down
Age verification?
I used to play role playing games by POST.
I used to play role playing games by POST.
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Age verifiction?
I have smoked cigarettes on a plane.
I have smoked cigarettes on a plane.