ambrosen
@ambrosen.bsky.social
One day I’ll work out what I talk about.
Some green stuff, some nature, some cities, some wonkish stuff.
Some green stuff, some nature, some cities, some wonkish stuff.
(I mean, that’s also clearly not the point, I realise)
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
(I mean, that’s also clearly not the point, I realise)
Plea bargaining is sheer evil, though.
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Plea bargaining is sheer evil, though.
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The last annual review concluded the SS Richard Montgomery was perfectly safe!
And as a demonstration of exactly how safe it is it also banned aircraft from flying anywhere near it in case, y'know, the wreck spontaneously makes itself a lot safer in a manner incompatible with continued aviation...
And as a demonstration of exactly how safe it is it also banned aircraft from flying anywhere near it in case, y'know, the wreck spontaneously makes itself a lot safer in a manner incompatible with continued aviation...
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The last annual review concluded the SS Richard Montgomery was perfectly safe!
And as a demonstration of exactly how safe it is it also banned aircraft from flying anywhere near it in case, y'know, the wreck spontaneously makes itself a lot safer in a manner incompatible with continued aviation...
And as a demonstration of exactly how safe it is it also banned aircraft from flying anywhere near it in case, y'know, the wreck spontaneously makes itself a lot safer in a manner incompatible with continued aviation...
Wildly racist about non-white British people (preview deleted because it's a screenshot of him being wildly racist on Twitter — the bsky account quoting him isn't actually bad)
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November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wildly racist about non-white British people (preview deleted because it's a screenshot of him being wildly racist on Twitter — the bsky account quoting him isn't actually bad)
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It’s pretty funny they’re doing that after Marvel’s pretty much collapsed from overmining that seam, though.
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It’s pretty funny they’re doing that after Marvel’s pretty much collapsed from overmining that seam, though.
I have to say I’m pretty pleased that he got sensibly rich and bought a nice house in a nice area. Just the ideal amount of musical success.
IIRC, I think I did buy his big album.
IIRC, I think I did buy his big album.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I have to say I’m pretty pleased that he got sensibly rich and bought a nice house in a nice area. Just the ideal amount of musical success.
IIRC, I think I did buy his big album.
IIRC, I think I did buy his big album.
Weather balloon? As far as I understand, it’s always weather balloons.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Weather balloon? As far as I understand, it’s always weather balloons.
One hopes.
And now I realise why the Dublin drone delivery startup is in south Dublin.
And now I realise why the Dublin drone delivery startup is in south Dublin.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
One hopes.
And now I realise why the Dublin drone delivery startup is in south Dublin.
And now I realise why the Dublin drone delivery startup is in south Dublin.
Yep, but maybe also transgressing class distinctions in order to seem aspirational.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yep, but maybe also transgressing class distinctions in order to seem aspirational.
I mean, it’s only 7% of people.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I mean, it’s only 7% of people.
OK, but the British Pork weird joint psychodrama family are lower middle, maybe skilled working class, aren’t they?
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
OK, but the British Pork weird joint psychodrama family are lower middle, maybe skilled working class, aren’t they?
Right? On the other hand, I really don't like the idea of the number of superfund* sites that'd be left if they all went bust.
*which won't get superfunding
*which won't get superfunding
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Right? On the other hand, I really don't like the idea of the number of superfund* sites that'd be left if they all went bust.
*which won't get superfunding
*which won't get superfunding
I mean, it sounds like a miserable job.
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I mean, it sounds like a miserable job.
Honestly, we need to get in practice ready for release of the grocery store Christmas TV adverts, which always have a few good class signifiers in them.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Honestly, we need to get in practice ready for release of the grocery store Christmas TV adverts, which always have a few good class signifiers in them.
Well, I sure hope that the country that produces 1 in every 6 barrels of oil globally at a breakeven cost of $70/barrel isn't provoking a trade war with China right now.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well, I sure hope that the country that produces 1 in every 6 barrels of oil globally at a breakeven cost of $70/barrel isn't provoking a trade war with China right now.
I imagine it does help that councils in Scotland have some management experience with private property, on account of being a shared space manager of last resort.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I imagine it does help that councils in Scotland have some management experience with private property, on account of being a shared space manager of last resort.
Always a joy to walk past*, thank you!
*and far too rarely to walk in. I need to fix that.
*and far too rarely to walk in. I need to fix that.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Always a joy to walk past*, thank you!
*and far too rarely to walk in. I need to fix that.
*and far too rarely to walk in. I need to fix that.
(This is not to place any equivalence between the political violence that killed 7 on January 6th and the corruption/malgovernance that caused Brexit)
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
(This is not to place any equivalence between the political violence that killed 7 on January 6th and the corruption/malgovernance that caused Brexit)
It’s more like demanding their heads because they say Brexit is a failure, given Trump certainly did incite the coup attempt.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s more like demanding their heads because they say Brexit is a failure, given Trump certainly did incite the coup attempt.
Although it’d be nice to see the Holyrood & Westminster taking a leaf out of BC’s notebook and getting the small (<20 seat) planes electrified.
www.harbourair.com/going-electr...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Although it’d be nice to see the Holyrood & Westminster taking a leaf out of BC’s notebook and getting the small (<20 seat) planes electrified.
www.harbourair.com/going-electr...
www.harbourair.com/going-electr...
Already APD exempt and, I think, operated under franchise.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Already APD exempt and, I think, operated under franchise.
Anyway, I can’t go to the (cheap, quick, easy, dietarily safe) jacket potato counter at the hospital cafe any more because I had a perfect script.
And then I drifted off in the queue, got to the front, panicked & blurted the entire script out verbatim without doing any interaction.
And then I drifted off in the queue, got to the front, panicked & blurted the entire script out verbatim without doing any interaction.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Anyway, I can’t go to the (cheap, quick, easy, dietarily safe) jacket potato counter at the hospital cafe any more because I had a perfect script.
And then I drifted off in the queue, got to the front, panicked & blurted the entire script out verbatim without doing any interaction.
And then I drifted off in the queue, got to the front, panicked & blurted the entire script out verbatim without doing any interaction.