James
@jamesiest.bsky.social
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When a printer works without incident in a show/movie, is that fantasy or science fiction?
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When a printer works without incident in a show/movie, is that fantasy or science fiction?
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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People can and should have nice things.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
People can and should have nice things.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
If someone writes a report saying "we build transport that is too nice and that's why projects are expensive and that's why we don't build more of them" then not only should their analysis be discarded as junk but they should be pilloried.
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New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.
Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds
One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.
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I ended up rewriting everything in C++. Blueprint is a nightmare when it comes to refactoring or when something breaks because of redirector issues #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine
August 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I ended up rewriting everything in C++. Blueprint is a nightmare when it comes to refactoring or when something breaks because of redirector issues #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine
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The social benefits of Edinburgh’s excellent public transport system far exceed its financial returns. But of course, if you don’t believe in public transport and offer no solutions to the city’s congestion problems, it’s easy to criticise.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
Edinburgh Tram losses hit £64m despite record-breaking passenger numbers
2024 was the seventh loss-making year in a row for the tram company.
www.scotsman.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The social benefits of Edinburgh’s excellent public transport system far exceed its financial returns. But of course, if you don’t believe in public transport and offer no solutions to the city’s congestion problems, it’s easy to criticise.
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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⚠️ Wind farm Misinformation-ometer ⚠️
Over 1/4 people agree with half or more of false claims about wind farms (in US, UK, Australia) ⬇️
Myths and misinformation about climate tech and renewable is a behavioral challenge
Follow this thread for my thoughts 🧵⬇️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Over 1/4 people agree with half or more of false claims about wind farms (in US, UK, Australia) ⬇️
Myths and misinformation about climate tech and renewable is a behavioral challenge
Follow this thread for my thoughts 🧵⬇️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
⚠️ Wind farm Misinformation-ometer ⚠️
Over 1/4 people agree with half or more of false claims about wind farms (in US, UK, Australia) ⬇️
Myths and misinformation about climate tech and renewable is a behavioral challenge
Follow this thread for my thoughts 🧵⬇️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Over 1/4 people agree with half or more of false claims about wind farms (in US, UK, Australia) ⬇️
Myths and misinformation about climate tech and renewable is a behavioral challenge
Follow this thread for my thoughts 🧵⬇️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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It's called "pockets".
D1359.1
Magic object makes woman masterful.
Magic object makes woman masterful.
January 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
It's called "pockets".
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Tokyo Station is something special. A hub to the rest of Japan, a shopping paradise, a 5-star hotel, a museum, one of Tokyo’s brightest night drinking spots.
Sydney Central Station has a place to buy a meat pie, some “convenience” stores and a toilet, if sepsis is your thing.
Sydney Central Station has a place to buy a meat pie, some “convenience” stores and a toilet, if sepsis is your thing.
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tokyo Station is something special. A hub to the rest of Japan, a shopping paradise, a 5-star hotel, a museum, one of Tokyo’s brightest night drinking spots.
Sydney Central Station has a place to buy a meat pie, some “convenience” stores and a toilet, if sepsis is your thing.
Sydney Central Station has a place to buy a meat pie, some “convenience” stores and a toilet, if sepsis is your thing.
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Who knew that the white male rats chosen for being white, male, and rats are also wildly racist and sexist
New: A 2nd DOGE staffer has amplified extremists online, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate
www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...
www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...
Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online
One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Who knew that the white male rats chosen for being white, male, and rats are also wildly racist and sexist
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I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
January 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I refuse to shut up about this: NYC started charging $9 to bring a car into our most transit-rich zone, the haters & trolls predicted doom, but traffic evaporated instantly and here’s Times Square tonite (even after the holiday tourists have left). For a better future, build transit & price driving!
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January 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Well, this is incredibly cool
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This Map Lets You Plug in Your Address to See How It’s Changed Over the Past 750 Million Years www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...
This Map Lets You Plug in Your Address to See How It's Changed Over the Past 750 Million Years
The interactive tool enables users to home in on a specific location and visualize how it has evolved between the Cryogenian period and the present
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Well, this is incredibly cool
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EFF's team of technologists engineer solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, government surveillance, and more. Check out some of those tools here:
Tools from EFF's Tech Team
EFF’s team of technologists and computer scientists engineers solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, inconsistent encryption, and more. Where users face threats to their privacy and security on...
www.eff.org
December 23, 2024 at 8:48 PM
EFF's team of technologists engineer solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, government surveillance, and more. Check out some of those tools here:
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one option, pursued by VCs lo these many years, is to try and make every industry low capital cost and incredibly high margin like software. the AI industry dares to ask: what if we do the opposite, and make software incredibly capital intensive with terrible scaling properties
3-4 orders of magnitude (depending on how you bin Nvidia) between actual revenues and revenues implied by "as much energy use as Euro rail"
April 1, 2024 at 11:15 PM
one option, pursued by VCs lo these many years, is to try and make every industry low capital cost and incredibly high margin like software. the AI industry dares to ask: what if we do the opposite, and make software incredibly capital intensive with terrible scaling properties