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I think all public authorities should be adding spears to signs to make them more memorable and to emphasise the absurdity of the prohibited action
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I think all public authorities should be adding spears to signs to make them more memorable and to emphasise the absurdity of the prohibited action
Please don't sit down as that would impede the flow of people
November 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Please don't sit down as that would impede the flow of people
And the only reason he didn't find out about ACM cladding was because the TMO hid the information from residents.
(Incidentally first article I've seen that doesn't parrot the inquiry line that he should have been more conciliatory.)
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
(Incidentally first article I've seen that doesn't parrot the inquiry line that he should have been more conciliatory.)
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
And the only reason he didn't find out about ACM cladding was because the TMO hid the information from residents.
(Incidentally first article I've seen that doesn't parrot the inquiry line that he should have been more conciliatory.)
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
(Incidentally first article I've seen that doesn't parrot the inquiry line that he should have been more conciliatory.)
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Bonus points if the inquiry then says the following about a resident who'd correctly predicted both the tragedy and many of its key aspects. Not a single article in his defence after the inquiry report was published.
Vs his track record:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
Vs his track record:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Bonus points if the inquiry then says the following about a resident who'd correctly predicted both the tragedy and many of its key aspects. Not a single article in his defence after the inquiry report was published.
Vs his track record:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
Vs his track record:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
They're going down where I live?
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
They're going down where I live?
The acknowledgement couldn't be more perfect
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The acknowledgement couldn't be more perfect
EV adoption in Norway has been off the charts compared to other European countries, but I always assumed that was just Nordic environmentalism (*cough* Statoil *cough*) plus cheap hydro.
Did the campaign actually have a measurable impact?
Did the campaign actually have a measurable impact?
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
EV adoption in Norway has been off the charts compared to other European countries, but I always assumed that was just Nordic environmentalism (*cough* Statoil *cough*) plus cheap hydro.
Did the campaign actually have a measurable impact?
Did the campaign actually have a measurable impact?
I rejected Temple Meads the first time around, but then looked at it again and realised the outer platforms could work, plus a few photos on the web matched the triangular lattice beams and corrugated sheets (in sections without glass panels, but I knew those had to be there from satellite pics), eg
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I rejected Temple Meads the first time around, but then looked at it again and realised the outer platforms could work, plus a few photos on the web matched the triangular lattice beams and corrugated sheets (in sections without glass panels, but I knew those had to be there from satellite pics), eg
Incidentally this area factor is also why lungs are fractal and have a very large surface area contained within a comparatively small volume - same trick as eg the Koch snowflake (finite area but infinite perimeter).
I wonder if we could make fractal masks?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_sn...
I wonder if we could make fractal masks?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_sn...
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Incidentally this area factor is also why lungs are fractal and have a very large surface area contained within a comparatively small volume - same trick as eg the Koch snowflake (finite area but infinite perimeter).
I wonder if we could make fractal masks?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_sn...
I wonder if we could make fractal masks?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_sn...
I've just come across these in a random archaeology video I'm watching. From 6th century BC, found in East Yorkshire in 1836 and immediately buried in the deepest museum vault by the Victorians, so no one's ever heard of them... which is a pity, I think?
www.hullmuseums.co.uk/homepage/110...
www.hullmuseums.co.uk/homepage/110...
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I've just come across these in a random archaeology video I'm watching. From 6th century BC, found in East Yorkshire in 1836 and immediately buried in the deepest museum vault by the Victorians, so no one's ever heard of them... which is a pity, I think?
www.hullmuseums.co.uk/homepage/110...
www.hullmuseums.co.uk/homepage/110...
That's pretty bad. In Andalusia (southern Spain), the solar noon is around 2.20 pm during the summer, which really confuses all the tourists and can be a problem if you're trying to avoid sunburn - you'd think that 3pm was reasonably safe, but it's the opposite.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
October 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
That's pretty bad. In Andalusia (southern Spain), the solar noon is around 2.20 pm during the summer, which really confuses all the tourists and can be a problem if you're trying to avoid sunburn - you'd think that 3pm was reasonably safe, but it's the opposite.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
Not in the UK - summer time over, we're now back on the astronomically correct GMT. (Well, correct-ish... solar noon currently at 11:44 am in London.)
In Europe the clocks go back a week earlier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...
In Europe the clocks go back a week earlier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Not in the UK - summer time over, we're now back on the astronomically correct GMT. (Well, correct-ish... solar noon currently at 11:44 am in London.)
In Europe the clocks go back a week earlier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...
In Europe the clocks go back a week earlier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayligh...
Yep, something weird going on
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Yep, something weird going on
In Czechia there's a long history of 🇷🇺 stooges 'accidentally' wearing 🇷🇺 colours
1st pic - Miloš Zeman in 2013 during his inauguration as Czech president
2nd pic - Andrej Babiš in 2019 (during his first term as Czech PM), 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
1st pic - Miloš Zeman in 2013 during his inauguration as Czech president
2nd pic - Andrej Babiš in 2019 (during his first term as Czech PM), 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
In Czechia there's a long history of 🇷🇺 stooges 'accidentally' wearing 🇷🇺 colours
1st pic - Miloš Zeman in 2013 during his inauguration as Czech president
2nd pic - Andrej Babiš in 2019 (during his first term as Czech PM), 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
1st pic - Miloš Zeman in 2013 during his inauguration as Czech president
2nd pic - Andrej Babiš in 2019 (during his first term as Czech PM), 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution
No worries, I mostly wanted to see where he's from and what else he's done. Apparently a bit of celebrity in Brazil (and China!) and uh somewhat controversial opinions ...
xcancel.com/Vinheteiro/s...
xcancel.com/Vinheteiro/s...
October 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
No worries, I mostly wanted to see where he's from and what else he's done. Apparently a bit of celebrity in Brazil (and China!) and uh somewhat controversial opinions ...
xcancel.com/Vinheteiro/s...
xcancel.com/Vinheteiro/s...
September 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
you haven't eaten egg until you've tried century egg
September 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
you haven't eaten egg until you've tried century egg
So apparently the northernmost land point in Estonia is this place called Vaindloo Island and UK troops have visited it in the past ...
www.raf.mod.uk/news/article...
Sadly I can find no mention if a vindaloo has ever been consumed on the island, which... BRB booking a trip 🇪🇪
www.raf.mod.uk/news/article...
Sadly I can find no mention if a vindaloo has ever been consumed on the island, which... BRB booking a trip 🇪🇪
September 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So apparently the northernmost land point in Estonia is this place called Vaindloo Island and UK troops have visited it in the past ...
www.raf.mod.uk/news/article...
Sadly I can find no mention if a vindaloo has ever been consumed on the island, which... BRB booking a trip 🇪🇪
www.raf.mod.uk/news/article...
Sadly I can find no mention if a vindaloo has ever been consumed on the island, which... BRB booking a trip 🇪🇪
Hasn't lost a draft in 2000 years because ...
September 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Hasn't lost a draft in 2000 years because ...
Grenada! Whoever came up with this was a serious flag aficionado ...
September 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Grenada! Whoever came up with this was a serious flag aficionado ...
The Roma flag! Not many people know that one ...
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Roma flag! Not many people know that one ...
Have you tried hummingbirds?
And speaking of hawk moths, apparently they migrate thousands of kilometres every year... and this article makes it sound as if it's one generation there and the next one back, ie each individual flying thousands of kilometres?!
kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/api/c...
And speaking of hawk moths, apparently they migrate thousands of kilometres every year... and this article makes it sound as if it's one generation there and the next one back, ie each individual flying thousands of kilometres?!
kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/api/c...
September 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Have you tried hummingbirds?
And speaking of hawk moths, apparently they migrate thousands of kilometres every year... and this article makes it sound as if it's one generation there and the next one back, ie each individual flying thousands of kilometres?!
kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/api/c...
And speaking of hawk moths, apparently they migrate thousands of kilometres every year... and this article makes it sound as if it's one generation there and the next one back, ie each individual flying thousands of kilometres?!
kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/api/c...