Bruce
@davisonbruce.bsky.social
posting random stuff on cycling, climate change, sustainability, west London, Leeds United and occasional photography. Day job involves orchestrating the provision of data, currently environmental data
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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
I cannot be convinced that residents of car-dominated streets in the UK wouldn't prefer this type of arrangement.
Bollards & one-way systems stop through traffic. Play signs tell drivers kids are in the street. Paving, build-outs & planting slow cars. People add benches, hang out, share drinks. The street becomes an extension of home - a social space, not a shortcut. This is what neighbourhoods should feel like
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I cannot be convinced that residents of car-dominated streets in the UK wouldn't prefer this type of arrangement.
Batteries providing grid stability #2
Now, 10,000 EV drivers in Finland are contributing to grid stability. The smart charging service Synergi, which already optimises EV charging according to dynamic power prices, now provides FCR support to the national grid using this aggregated fleet.
Finland’s first EV virtual power plant goes live
With the launch of its smart charging service, over 10,000 Finnish households can earn monetary rewards by allowing Synergi to optimise their home EV charging during grid-friendly hours.
tech.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Batteries providing grid stability #2
Batteries providing grid stability #1
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Batteries providing grid stability #1
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"The great majority of users have no awareness [that] their chats are being grabbed off their screen, sent over a network, packaged, and resold"
AI chats aren't private? 🤔
Profound is allegedly collecting & licensing sensitive ChatGPT & Google Gemini prompts via extensions, selling the data privacy risk to marketers. #AIChatbots #TechNews
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/3LyZz0g
Profound is allegedly collecting & licensing sensitive ChatGPT & Google Gemini prompts via extensions, selling the data privacy risk to marketers. #AIChatbots #TechNews
Read more on PCMag 🔗 bit.ly/3LyZz0g
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"The great majority of users have no awareness [that] their chats are being grabbed off their screen, sent over a network, packaged, and resold"
Exactly this.
There is no logic to stopping a car that's going to pass in 1 minute instead of the one passing in 10 seconds.
There is no logic to stopping a car that's going to pass in 1 minute instead of the one passing in 10 seconds.
Why should pedestrians in Brum have to wait nearly a minute for a driver travelling from over half a kilometre away?
We deserves better!
Ask 2: Upgrade crossings and cut wait times so people can cross safely and quickly
✍🏼 Please co-sign the asks:
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/10-asks-to-a...
We deserves better!
Ask 2: Upgrade crossings and cut wait times so people can cross safely and quickly
✍🏼 Please co-sign the asks:
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/10-asks-to-a...
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Exactly this.
There is no logic to stopping a car that's going to pass in 1 minute instead of the one passing in 10 seconds.
There is no logic to stopping a car that's going to pass in 1 minute instead of the one passing in 10 seconds.
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Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
Illinois to add 3 GW of batteries, saving consumers $12 billion over 20 years
Illinois is set to issue procurements for 3 GW of battery storage, under a bill expected to be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. Transmission improvements to speed renewable deployment are also in the w...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs.
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this.
pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...
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L'Uomo in Bici (The Man on a Bike)
Naples, 1953
📷Piergiorgio Branzi
Naples, 1953
📷Piergiorgio Branzi
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
L'Uomo in Bici (The Man on a Bike)
Naples, 1953
📷Piergiorgio Branzi
Naples, 1953
📷Piergiorgio Branzi
So is this where the populists, right wingers , MAGA , Reform dog whistling xenophobes, and opinion columns...
Complain about foreigners who weren't even born in the country coming over not paying tax and sponging off government handouts ??
No? I wonder why not?
Can someone help me out here
Complain about foreigners who weren't even born in the country coming over not paying tax and sponging off government handouts ??
No? I wonder why not?
Can someone help me out here
Shareholders of an epically overvalued company that’s epically taxpayer-subsidized overpay an epically overrated & unengaged CEO who epically underpays taxes while the U.S. faces an epic economic disparity, affordability & hunger crisis fuelled by that CEO’s epically evil actions.
“USA, USA, USA…”
“USA, USA, USA…”
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So is this where the populists, right wingers , MAGA , Reform dog whistling xenophobes, and opinion columns...
Complain about foreigners who weren't even born in the country coming over not paying tax and sponging off government handouts ??
No? I wonder why not?
Can someone help me out here
Complain about foreigners who weren't even born in the country coming over not paying tax and sponging off government handouts ??
No? I wonder why not?
Can someone help me out here
Well not being disappointed by this government lasted about 24 hours
Hot on the heels of actually getting something right (trains)
They go do something stupid and cruel by ditching low income supporting energy efficiency eco literate scheme with something straight out of the daily mail
Hot on the heels of actually getting something right (trains)
They go do something stupid and cruel by ditching low income supporting energy efficiency eco literate scheme with something straight out of the daily mail
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Well not being disappointed by this government lasted about 24 hours
Hot on the heels of actually getting something right (trains)
They go do something stupid and cruel by ditching low income supporting energy efficiency eco literate scheme with something straight out of the daily mail
Hot on the heels of actually getting something right (trains)
They go do something stupid and cruel by ditching low income supporting energy efficiency eco literate scheme with something straight out of the daily mail
Appears bluesky has added a sensitivity filter,
may hide posts from people you follow if they say naughty words
may hide posts from people you follow if they say naughty words
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Appears bluesky has added a sensitivity filter,
may hide posts from people you follow if they say naughty words
may hide posts from people you follow if they say naughty words
Fair play.
This seems like a genuinely good move by the government
Maybe making public services and utilities better could be something they focus on more.
Next stop water companies 🤞🏻
This seems like a genuinely good move by the government
Maybe making public services and utilities better could be something they focus on more.
Next stop water companies 🤞🏻
Railways Bill looks like it's going to be pretty positive. From a London perspective, hopefully it will recognise value of TfL run services (eg not just prioritising GBR services over TfL where they share same track & being open to further devolution to TfL)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Journey to Great British Railways gathers steam with landmark legislation
Bill includes fare and ticketing reform and a strengthened passenger watchdog to create a better, more inclusive railway for all.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Fair play.
This seems like a genuinely good move by the government
Maybe making public services and utilities better could be something they focus on more.
Next stop water companies 🤞🏻
This seems like a genuinely good move by the government
Maybe making public services and utilities better could be something they focus on more.
Next stop water companies 🤞🏻
Global geological processes make me think this curve ain't flattening any time soon.
It gets scary when the x axis goes> 2 years
It gets scary when the x axis goes> 2 years
423.82 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 03-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Global geological processes make me think this curve ain't flattening any time soon.
It gets scary when the x axis goes> 2 years
It gets scary when the x axis goes> 2 years
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
To top off the weekend I had to take a detour on the way home from the mother in law's today
Along the A27, straight past the Amex
#lufc
Muttered obscenities to myself like a madman
Along the A27, straight past the Amex
#lufc
Muttered obscenities to myself like a madman
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
To top off the weekend I had to take a detour on the way home from the mother in law's today
Along the A27, straight past the Amex
#lufc
Muttered obscenities to myself like a madman
Along the A27, straight past the Amex
#lufc
Muttered obscenities to myself like a madman
#lufc I feel with Farke what is his strength is also his weakness
He sticks with players and system, and trusts in the process. He doesn't do proactive.
When it's working it's great. When you're in a tough league it can look bereft and reactionary. Because he'll only change when things go wrong
He sticks with players and system, and trusts in the process. He doesn't do proactive.
When it's working it's great. When you're in a tough league it can look bereft and reactionary. Because he'll only change when things go wrong
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#lufc I feel with Farke what is his strength is also his weakness
He sticks with players and system, and trusts in the process. He doesn't do proactive.
When it's working it's great. When you're in a tough league it can look bereft and reactionary. Because he'll only change when things go wrong
He sticks with players and system, and trusts in the process. He doesn't do proactive.
When it's working it's great. When you're in a tough league it can look bereft and reactionary. Because he'll only change when things go wrong
Well I fell into the trap of thinking positive thoughts pre me match.
Then the first 5 mins happened
We were nowhere near getting anything.
They'll be better days, but crikey we need tactics to give us a chance.
#lufc
Then the first 5 mins happened
We were nowhere near getting anything.
They'll be better days, but crikey we need tactics to give us a chance.
#lufc
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Well I fell into the trap of thinking positive thoughts pre me match.
Then the first 5 mins happened
We were nowhere near getting anything.
They'll be better days, but crikey we need tactics to give us a chance.
#lufc
Then the first 5 mins happened
We were nowhere near getting anything.
They'll be better days, but crikey we need tactics to give us a chance.
#lufc
If politicians cannot honestly (without rhetorical or strawman arguments) win an argument that fptp gives most people a democratic say.
They should ditch it.
They know generations have had no meaningful say because of the constituency they live in
They know it suits parties in power not voters
They should ditch it.
They know generations have had no meaningful say because of the constituency they live in
They know it suits parties in power not voters
Labour whining that PR will give Reform "legitimacy" is hilarious when current opinion polls give Reform the largest party in parliament on less than a third of the vote.
FPTP is a failed system that discourages democracy, I want to vote FOR a party, not AGAINST parties. Can't do that with FPTP.
FPTP is a failed system that discourages democracy, I want to vote FOR a party, not AGAINST parties. Can't do that with FPTP.
So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....
Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.
It's time for Proportional Representation.
www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.
It's time for Proportional Representation.
www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
October 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If politicians cannot honestly (without rhetorical or strawman arguments) win an argument that fptp gives most people a democratic say.
They should ditch it.
They know generations have had no meaningful say because of the constituency they live in
They know it suits parties in power not voters
They should ditch it.
They know generations have had no meaningful say because of the constituency they live in
They know it suits parties in power not voters
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing
The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly
(Also on brand for bluesky)
#photography
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Public health message for men
Basically, if you have issues with taking a piss, (frequency, duration, starting or stopping etc) complete this short questionnaire and have a chat with your GP.
www.med.unc.edu/menshealth/c...
Better to be in front of these things than behind the curve
Basically, if you have issues with taking a piss, (frequency, duration, starting or stopping etc) complete this short questionnaire and have a chat with your GP.
www.med.unc.edu/menshealth/c...
Better to be in front of these things than behind the curve
www.med.unc.edu
October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Public health message for men
Basically, if you have issues with taking a piss, (frequency, duration, starting or stopping etc) complete this short questionnaire and have a chat with your GP.
www.med.unc.edu/menshealth/c...
Better to be in front of these things than behind the curve
Basically, if you have issues with taking a piss, (frequency, duration, starting or stopping etc) complete this short questionnaire and have a chat with your GP.
www.med.unc.edu/menshealth/c...
Better to be in front of these things than behind the curve
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter