Mark Goodge
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Buses, like trains, should have delay repay. Not necessarily every bus - it's not really necessary for high-frequency urban services when the next one will be along soon. But when there's only one bus an hour, and the bus is late (or cancelled), there should be some redress.
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Buses, like trains, should have delay repay. Not necessarily every bus - it's not really necessary for high-frequency urban services when the next one will be along soon. But when there's only one bus an hour, and the bus is late (or cancelled), there should be some redress.
I've been playing around with the Spotify API. here's a little project I've done with it. www.markgoodge.com/2025/10/seas...
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I've been playing around with the Spotify API. here's a little project I've done with it. www.markgoodge.com/2025/10/seas...
Watched the first instalment of the new David Attenborough series, Kingdom, this evening. One of the recurring features is a family of wild dogs. If they go the whole six episodes without once mentioning them crying out in the night, I will be very disappointed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Watched the first instalment of the new David Attenborough series, Kingdom, this evening. One of the recurring features is a family of wild dogs. If they go the whole six episodes without once mentioning them crying out in the night, I will be very disappointed.
So, what do we think of the new Taylor Swift album, then?
October 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So, what do we think of the new Taylor Swift album, then?
Football trivia. Tonight's match between Port Vale and Arsenal is the first domestic English game for more than 25 years where neither side is named after a place.
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Football trivia. Tonight's match between Port Vale and Arsenal is the first domestic English game for more than 25 years where neither side is named after a place.
Zero to 100% in three lines. Beautiful. Wordle 1,558 3/6*
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September 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Zero to 100% in three lines. Beautiful. Wordle 1,558 3/6*
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I don't think Angela Rayner's tax affairs are particularly morally culpable. Yes, she should have obtained professional advice, and yes, not doing so amounted to a breach of the ministerial code. So resigning was the right course of action. But...🧵1/6
September 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I don't think Angela Rayner's tax affairs are particularly morally culpable. Yes, she should have obtained professional advice, and yes, not doing so amounted to a breach of the ministerial code. So resigning was the right course of action. But...🧵1/6
This photo has started showing up on social media as if it's related to events of the past few days. It isn't. It's from the Vale of Evesham Asparagus Festival 11 years ago. The asparagus season traditionally starts on St George's day, hence the flag.
August 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This photo has started showing up on social media as if it's related to events of the past few days. It isn't. It's from the Vale of Evesham Asparagus Festival 11 years ago. The asparagus season traditionally starts on St George's day, hence the flag.
Apostrophe fans of the world. What are your thoughts on this?
August 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Apostrophe fans of the world. What are your thoughts on this?
Mildly amusing football fact. With the absence of East Anglian representation in the Premier League this year, the most easterly Premier League club is the slightly misleadingly (in this context) named West Ham.
August 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Mildly amusing football fact. With the absence of East Anglian representation in the Premier League this year, the most easterly Premier League club is the slightly misleadingly (in this context) named West Ham.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Ought to be a popular opinion: AI is absolutely useless at giving you facts. AI is absolutely brilliant at generating content based on facts you give it. Getting facts still needs proper research. But once you've got the facts, writing an encyclopedia article about them is just about the prompt.
July 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ought to be a popular opinion: AI is absolutely useless at giving you facts. AI is absolutely brilliant at generating content based on facts you give it. Getting facts still needs proper research. But once you've got the facts, writing an encyclopedia article about them is just about the prompt.
There are going to be a lot of people around the world complaining about localised spelling corruption today. Wordle 1,473 5/6
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July 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There are going to be a lot of people around the world complaining about localised spelling corruption today. Wordle 1,473 5/6
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I'm not entirely sure that this says what they think it means.
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I'm not entirely sure that this says what they think it means.
Llama 3, can you give me an example of the Streisand effect?
March 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Llama 3, can you give me an example of the Streisand effect?
If the Pope dies soon (which, it has to be said, does look increasingly likely), what are the odds that Trump will declare himself the best candidate to replace him?
March 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If the Pope dies soon (which, it has to be said, does look increasingly likely), what are the odds that Trump will declare himself the best candidate to replace him?
LinkedIn has just sent me an invitation to follow Lewis Hamilton.
Seems a bit pointless, really, I doubt I'd be able to keep up.
Seems a bit pointless, really, I doubt I'd be able to keep up.
February 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
LinkedIn has just sent me an invitation to follow Lewis Hamilton.
Seems a bit pointless, really, I doubt I'd be able to keep up.
Seems a bit pointless, really, I doubt I'd be able to keep up.
That was quick. Wordle 1,334 2/6
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February 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
That was quick. Wordle 1,334 2/6
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Nice nod to early noughties ambient dance in the football section of the Graun today
January 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Nice nod to early noughties ambient dance in the football section of the Graun today
Saw this advert on a website I just visited. My first thought was, I must have forgotten to turn personalised advertising off.
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Saw this advert on a website I just visited. My first thought was, I must have forgotten to turn personalised advertising off.
I picked right. Wordle 1,293 2/6
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I picked right. Wordle 1,293 2/6
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We're well into December now, so you're already hearing these on the retail and hospitality playlists. That means it's time to play Christmas Song Bingo.
December 3, 2024 at 9:49 AM
We're well into December now, so you're already hearing these on the retail and hospitality playlists. That means it's time to play Christmas Song Bingo.
I won't be participating in Whamageddon this year. I think it's time to call it a day on that one. It was fun for a while, but I get the feeling that too many people are taking it too seriously. And Last Christmas is a great song. It doesn't deserve that treatment. Just enjoy it.
December 2, 2024 at 9:15 AM
I won't be participating in Whamageddon this year. I think it's time to call it a day on that one. It was fun for a while, but I get the feeling that too many people are taking it too seriously. And Last Christmas is a great song. It doesn't deserve that treatment. Just enjoy it.
Sounds like a character created by Scott Adams.
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Sounds like a character created by Scott Adams.
I'm not entirely sure if this is up @apiln.bsky.social's street, but it's still a gorgeous mismatch of headline and photo.
October 4, 2024 at 8:05 PM
I'm not entirely sure if this is up @apiln.bsky.social's street, but it's still a gorgeous mismatch of headline and photo.