Oh dear. I was an AIM user.

Down to six now. I can almost taste the freedom.

That's nice, but it's a shame the West of England's free birthday bus pass offer specifically excluded travel on this service, even when Bristol P&R buses were included.

It's gotten a lot better recently. You should see the amount of sushi and noodles our academic team get through! We're also about to move to a new and very well-equipped lab next to Bristol Temple Meads... alongside the cryptography and smart internet labs. 😉

The UK has a very active Cyber Security academic community. Come and work for one of the universities here (preferable ours) and teach what you know while researching whatever takes your interest.

To get this process started would require someone in Parliament to address the House and get the ball rolling.

CC'ing my local MP:
@werahobhouse.bsky.social

This means every UK institution moving to #ActivityPub platforms (backed by the #W3C) such as #Mastodon, #PixelFed, and #PeerTube. Having accounts here on BlueSky should be a secondary option, but the servers should be self-hosted AT instances so that we can moderate content.

I'm on a slightly smaller instance that has a lot of UK users: mstdn.social/tags/UKSnow....

I think it only aggregates from this particular instance, and any accounts that are followed by users of this instance. Given that it's the biggest Mastodon server, it may be a good starting point. UK users will start posting UKSnow updates once they know it's being indexed by you.

That's good to hear. Do you have any plans to add Mastodon instances as a source for UKSnow? They make hashtags available via RSS reeds: mastodon.social/tags/UKSnow....

Not helped by Windows still hiding known file extensions by default. Filename.jpg.exe 🤦‍♂️

It’s one of the first things I turn off in File Explorer.

Could also connect Avon Valley Line to GWR Mainline near Newton St Loe and run trains into Bath Spa railway station.

Avon Valley Line gets funding boost for using their rails. They can operate the line and run steam trains at weekends (bringing in more tourists). Villages of Saltford, Bitton, Oldland Common, and Warmley get better transport options to both Bath and Bristol. Alternate route for those in N Bristol.

Example: From Bath city centre, catch P&R bus to Newbridge, which continues over the river to a new stop by the Roots allotments. Here, build a new railway station and connect it to the Avon Valley Line. Ride this towards a new Mangotsfield P&R station near A4174. From there, bus into Bristol.

The problem is the Brunel-era two-track railway into Bristol and antiquated signalling, which act as a bottleneck preventing more services from running between Bristol & Bath.

We need to get creative with solutions that use alternative routes.