Karl-on-Sea
@karlonsea.bsky.social
Audax, underbiking & velomobiles. Occasional tallbiking. Genius who brought you SPD Crocs, inventor of the Meths Martini & no longer allowed unsupervised lab access. Upsetting in an oddly lingering kind of way.
"....and in its final act it turns into Triumph of the Will".
Kermode deserves a knighthood for this. Or possibly a Nobel prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Kermode deserves a knighthood for this. Or possibly a Nobel prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"....and in its final act it turns into Triumph of the Will".
Kermode deserves a knighthood for this. Or possibly a Nobel prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Kermode deserves a knighthood for this. Or possibly a Nobel prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
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Make anyone with the ability to control a vehicle have to have a licence from the area they are controlling the vehicle.
A taxi licence would be appropriate as well.
A taxi licence would be appropriate as well.
Cities will micromanage an e-bike, but are fine with multi-ton cars being beta tested on our streets by remote workers overseas.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may switch control to the remote drivers. While some of...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Make anyone with the ability to control a vehicle have to have a licence from the area they are controlling the vehicle.
A taxi licence would be appropriate as well.
A taxi licence would be appropriate as well.
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If your first draft of an academic paper is free of profanity and rudeness, you're doing it wrong and the final version will be affected. This new trend of professors watching the process from start to finish in an futile effort to thwart AI is going to ruin everything.
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
If your first draft of an academic paper is free of profanity and rudeness, you're doing it wrong and the final version will be affected. This new trend of professors watching the process from start to finish in an futile effort to thwart AI is going to ruin everything.
Given the current state of the world, it’s not unreasonable for @theonion.com to have just given up on satire and transitioned into mainstream reporting.
Study: Majority Of Humans Happiest When Rest Of Family Still Asleep https://theonion.com/study-majority-of-humans-happiest-when-rest-of-family-1819579602/
February 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Given the current state of the world, it’s not unreasonable for @theonion.com to have just given up on satire and transitioned into mainstream reporting.
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The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THESE BICYCLES!!
Bollards save lives. End of story.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THESE BICYCLES!!
“Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
The scientists are mostly happy, engineering are confident. But this decision is way above my pay grade, so although it’s my recommendation to go ahead, YOU need to decide.
The scientists are mostly happy, engineering are confident. But this decision is way above my pay grade, so although it’s my recommendation to go ahead, YOU need to decide.
"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
"You're on mute, Dave."
"You're on mute, Dave."
"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
We should be able to test at a higher frequency next week, again (reader, we have still not been able to test at a higher frequency)
We should be able to test at a higher frequency next week, again (reader, we have still not been able to test at a higher frequency)
February 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
“Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work."
The scientists are mostly happy, engineering are confident. But this decision is way above my pay grade, so although it’s my recommendation to go ahead, YOU need to decide.
The scientists are mostly happy, engineering are confident. But this decision is way above my pay grade, so although it’s my recommendation to go ahead, YOU need to decide.
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Memories reminding me 3 years since Look Mum No Hands closed. I miss that place, I miss taking half days to watch GT stages (The closest I'd ever get to footy supporters watching in the pub). Son had his first coffee there. It shook me when it closed & tears were shed when I broke my mug
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Memories reminding me 3 years since Look Mum No Hands closed. I miss that place, I miss taking half days to watch GT stages (The closest I'd ever get to footy supporters watching in the pub). Son had his first coffee there. It shook me when it closed & tears were shed when I broke my mug
I see your mother has discovered Fesshole.
I was just having a good ball scratching session, and hit a spot that made me involuntary shake my leg in the air. I've never felt closer to my animal roots.
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I see your mother has discovered Fesshole.
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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Bloody cyclists
Bollards save lives. End of story.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Bloody cyclists
Watched Tron Ares tonight. Very good. Apart from the Alignment Problem just solving itself. And the pitifully low dimensionality of The Grid. Nevertheless worth watching.
February 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Watched Tron Ares tonight. Very good. Apart from the Alignment Problem just solving itself. And the pitifully low dimensionality of The Grid. Nevertheless worth watching.
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Simplified Map Of The The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Full numbers by country here: brilliantmaps.com/simplifie...
Full numbers by country here: brilliantmaps.com/simplifie...
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Simplified Map Of The The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Full numbers by country here: brilliantmaps.com/simplifie...
Full numbers by country here: brilliantmaps.com/simplifie...
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Who ever named that bird a peacock must have been like 13 years old
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Who ever named that bird a peacock must have been like 13 years old
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When I was doing triathlons, I had a stash of American blue Gatorade for mid-race pick-me-ups. I swear this stuff was actually produced by some sort of agrochemicals company, who'd got the recipe from the CIA's MKUltra files...
In related news: www.youtube.com/shorts/iV3VJ...
In related news: www.youtube.com/shorts/iV3VJ...
UK Fanta vs US Fanta
YouTube video by Red Bus Russ
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February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
When I was doing triathlons, I had a stash of American blue Gatorade for mid-race pick-me-ups. I swear this stuff was actually produced by some sort of agrochemicals company, who'd got the recipe from the CIA's MKUltra files...
In related news: www.youtube.com/shorts/iV3VJ...
In related news: www.youtube.com/shorts/iV3VJ...
@gazza-d.bsky.social : "I can't escape a feeling of being dirtied, contaminated… sullied by it."
Like the first time I saw a M*ulton up close.
Like the first time I saw a M*ulton up close.
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
@gazza-d.bsky.social : "I can't escape a feeling of being dirtied, contaminated… sullied by it."
Like the first time I saw a M*ulton up close.
Like the first time I saw a M*ulton up close.
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The 3-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is now at 1.53°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
Meanwhile, the Climate 8-ball is snookered again.
Meanwhile, the Climate 8-ball is snookered again.
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The 3-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is now at 1.53°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
Meanwhile, the Climate 8-ball is snookered again.
Meanwhile, the Climate 8-ball is snookered again.
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Not to downplay anyone's feelings or concerns, but surely HGVs mounting the pavement are an order of magnitude more dangerous than a cycle track at a bus stop. Odd how groups claiming to represent pedestrians and those with disabilities don't seem to be vocally exercised by this kind of thing eh?
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Not to downplay anyone's feelings or concerns, but surely HGVs mounting the pavement are an order of magnitude more dangerous than a cycle track at a bus stop. Odd how groups claiming to represent pedestrians and those with disabilities don't seem to be vocally exercised by this kind of thing eh?
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Well I don't think that's fine 🤬
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Well I don't think that's fine 🤬
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Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
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427.37 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 05-Feb-2026
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
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
427.37 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 05-Feb-2026
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu