Alan Nobleman
@duneslack.bsky.social
Keen on places.
Marshall of the Pomeranian Voivodship manqué.
Marshall of the Pomeranian Voivodship manqué.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Edinburgh Council is not proposing the 'destruction of a park', it's proposing the restoration of a former railway line to meet climate targets, reduce congestion, improve air quality, provide economic opportunities, enhance mobility and reduce social inequality.
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Roseburn Path: What is the row over a new Edinburgh tram line about?
A public consultation on plans to build a new tram line along a popular cycle route closes on Monday.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Edinburgh Council is not proposing the 'destruction of a park', it's proposing the restoration of a former railway line to meet climate targets, reduce congestion, improve air quality, provide economic opportunities, enhance mobility and reduce social inequality.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
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Can Highland Perthshire cope with 'unprecedented' tourist demand?
Local businesses rely on visitors coming to Dunkeld, but some residents worry the town can no longer cope.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
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Would it be so bad to eat rice pudding every evening?
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Would it be so bad to eat rice pudding every evening?
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From hard-to-abate to ready-to-innovate: Heineken has just announced a major step toward decarbonising industrial heat:
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
Cold beer, hot bricks: Heineken signs deals for 100MWh thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage (TES) startup Rondo Energy has announced its second 100MWh project within a matter of weeks, at a brewery in Portugal.
www.energy-storage.news
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
From hard-to-abate to ready-to-innovate: Heineken has just announced a major step toward decarbonising industrial heat:
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
The company will install a 100 MWh thermal energy storage system near Lisbon, in partnership with @rondoenergy.bsky.social and EDP.
www.energy-storage.news/cold-beer-ho...
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I had my political differences with Dick Cheney, but in person I found him warm, funny, a gracious host and surprisingly knowledgeable about music. Seeing The Jesus Lizard with him in 2009 was a blast, and he didn't hesitate to wade into the pit despite a few sidelong glances.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I had my political differences with Dick Cheney, but in person I found him warm, funny, a gracious host and surprisingly knowledgeable about music. Seeing The Jesus Lizard with him in 2009 was a blast, and he didn't hesitate to wade into the pit despite a few sidelong glances.
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Is this the end of chocolate as you know it? @lararhiannon.bsky.social went to an Amsterdam lab to find out: bloom.bg/4hI1Fqj
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Is this the end of chocolate as you know it? @lararhiannon.bsky.social went to an Amsterdam lab to find out: bloom.bg/4hI1Fqj
And yet, whilst at university, I never saw her at a Stretchheads gig.
Closest comparison I can think of in the UK is Sturgeon.
Grew up in Irvine, doesn’t mind sport, you could never imagine her in Eton. Unionist politicians were absolutely terrified of her.
Grew up in Irvine, doesn’t mind sport, you could never imagine her in Eton. Unionist politicians were absolutely terrified of her.
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And yet, whilst at university, I never saw her at a Stretchheads gig.
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It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
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No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quite surprised the council agreed to this. While print media is a good thing, the last thing Portobello prom needs is more clutter.
We have a brand new dispenser on Porty Prom filled with 200 papers for you to pick up and read. New November issue out now.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Quite surprised the council agreed to this. While print media is a good thing, the last thing Portobello prom needs is more clutter.
Did anyone else notice the veil between this world and the spirit realm getting thicker this morning?
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Did anyone else notice the veil between this world and the spirit realm getting thicker this morning?
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Very pleased for the appreciation of Paterson here. I think about it more than most films I’ve see. This century and would happily watch on a holiday or a quiet weekend.
Enjoyable list of unscary films: some undeniable greats, a deserved number one and many films I now want to see. But I think Stuart Heritage has forgotten the Vietnam reminiscence scene in The Straight Story and the various allusions to people burning to death www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
The least frightening films ever – ranked!
A Halloween screening doesn’t have to mean being scared witless. From serene sushi-making to a shell with shoes on, we run down the finest films for those of a nervous disposition
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November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Very pleased for the appreciation of Paterson here. I think about it more than most films I’ve see. This century and would happily watch on a holiday or a quiet weekend.
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🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
This is just cool. I wonder if Scottish bats do the same? I can add a UV light to the strobe I have on in the garden on dark evenings.
Six species of North American bats glow under UV light, adding to growing list of fluorescent mammals
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Six species of North American bats glow under UV light, adding to growing list of fluorescent mammals
Glowing bats may sound like Halloween decor, but researchers in Georgia have discovered certain species of North American bats that are capable of the unusual trick.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is just cool. I wonder if Scottish bats do the same? I can add a UV light to the strobe I have on in the garden on dark evenings.
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I don’t need a movie about Bruce Springsteen. I need a movie about what the hell happened to the chicken man.
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I don’t need a movie about Bruce Springsteen. I need a movie about what the hell happened to the chicken man.
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Today’s Halloween poem is called ‘Come, take this hand in yours’.
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today’s Halloween poem is called ‘Come, take this hand in yours’.
If this a. keeps going and b. I come into money, I would like to sail across to America on this vessel.
Sail Cargo Ship Neoliner Completes Difficult First Atlantic Crossing
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Sail Cargo Ship Neoliner Completes Difficult First Atlantic Crossing
The world’s first large, commercial wind-propelled cargo ship, the Neoliner Origin, completed its first Atlantic crossing during the evening on Octobe...
maritime-executive.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
If this a. keeps going and b. I come into money, I would like to sail across to America on this vessel.
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It's been a few years since I've seen the remnants of the 1788 Portobello harbour exposed. As you'd expect, there's an interesting thread on this export infrastructure of pottery and bricks by @threadinburgh.scot: threadinburgh.scot/2022/09/30/t...
October 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's been a few years since I've seen the remnants of the 1788 Portobello harbour exposed. As you'd expect, there's an interesting thread on this export infrastructure of pottery and bricks by @threadinburgh.scot: threadinburgh.scot/2022/09/30/t...
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1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
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October 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵
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‘Western Australia continues to defy conventional wisdom about the running of electricity grids, reaching levels of 84 per cent penetration of wind and solar on almost a daily basis.’ 😱
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Death of baseload: World's biggest isolated grid is reaching 84 pct wind and solar almost daily
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October 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
‘Western Australia continues to defy conventional wisdom about the running of electricity grids, reaching levels of 84 per cent penetration of wind and solar on almost a daily basis.’ 😱
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Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
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I lived in Tollcross throughout the 1980s. This picture is the junction of Home Street and Gilmore Place at the Kings Theatre.
October 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I lived in Tollcross throughout the 1980s. This picture is the junction of Home Street and Gilmore Place at the Kings Theatre.
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Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.
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Fun fact: despite the enormous land mass, the population-weighted density of Canada — basically the density experienced by the average person — is the same as Denmark and close to the Netherlands.
Canada and Denmark are 3,000 people per km², while the Netherlands is 3,400/km².
Canada and Denmark are 3,000 people per km², while the Netherlands is 3,400/km².
Mapping Population Density Across the Globe
Explore the detailed geography of population across the globe with interactive mapping and statistics. Identify global megacity regions and the growth and diversity of urban forms. Data is from the Gl...
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October 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Fun fact: despite the enormous land mass, the population-weighted density of Canada — basically the density experienced by the average person — is the same as Denmark and close to the Netherlands.
Canada and Denmark are 3,000 people per km², while the Netherlands is 3,400/km².
Canada and Denmark are 3,000 people per km², while the Netherlands is 3,400/km².