Richard Pacey
@richardpacey.bsky.social
Lanky Londoner banished to Scotland with an unhealth obsession with radio, tv, Disney, aviation, politics & technology. Loves food too & runs to offset. he/him
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Yeah. Two magnificent stags, antlers locked, in a battle to the death... by typing mean public messages to each other, like two teenage cheerleaders, who fell out over a boyfriend.
June 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yeah. Two magnificent stags, antlers locked, in a battle to the death... by typing mean public messages to each other, like two teenage cheerleaders, who fell out over a boyfriend.
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Matt Frei, "Everything everywhere all at once"
"From mayhem in the markets to chaos in global security"
"This is what 2.5 months of Trump the sequel have created so far"
Exceptional coverage by #C4News
"From mayhem in the markets to chaos in global security"
"This is what 2.5 months of Trump the sequel have created so far"
Exceptional coverage by #C4News
April 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Matt Frei, "Everything everywhere all at once"
"From mayhem in the markets to chaos in global security"
"This is what 2.5 months of Trump the sequel have created so far"
Exceptional coverage by #C4News
"From mayhem in the markets to chaos in global security"
"This is what 2.5 months of Trump the sequel have created so far"
Exceptional coverage by #C4News
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As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?
Large SUVs are too big for parking spaces and dangerously heavy in crashes - time to bring in weight and size based charges?
“In 2024, a record 1,213,385 cars wider than 1.8 metres were sold.”
“In 2024, a record 1,213,385 cars wider than 1.8 metres were sold.”
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?
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Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
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Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
February 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will tomorrow permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
Russia can no longer use energy as a tool of blackmail.
This is a victory for freedom and European unity.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Fewer than half of British people can name the 2022 British PM with a 5-letter surname starting with T. Politics can be more brutal than showbusiness sometimes.
January 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fewer than half of British people can name the 2022 British PM with a 5-letter surname starting with T. Politics can be more brutal than showbusiness sometimes.
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Watching the Inauguration coverage…
January 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Watching the Inauguration coverage…
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If a man can’t give a Nazi salute at a party for a racist convicted fraudster and proven sex offender, then what kind of sick world are we living in, I ask you.
January 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If a man can’t give a Nazi salute at a party for a racist convicted fraudster and proven sex offender, then what kind of sick world are we living in, I ask you.
Now Alex has been banished will we see under the beanie? @scottygb.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Now Alex has been banished will we see under the beanie? @scottygb.bsky.social
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Untranslatable Words from Swedish, German, Finnish, Latvian, Greek and French
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January 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Untranslatable Words from Swedish, German, Finnish, Latvian, Greek and French
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What being a pedestrian feels like when you’ve surrendered too much space to cars, leaving too little for everyone and everything else. Powerful llustration by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration.
December 21, 2024 at 3:47 PM
What being a pedestrian feels like when you’ve surrendered too much space to cars, leaving too little for everyone and everything else. Powerful llustration by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration.
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This opening paragraph really made me laugh 🤣
December 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
This opening paragraph really made me laugh 🤣
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“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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December 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the presidential election after declassified intelligence showed Russia ran a secret campaign on TikTok and Telegram to promote the Far Right first round winner Calin Georgescu, a complete outsider.
This is how you do it.
This is how you do it.
December 6, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the presidential election after declassified intelligence showed Russia ran a secret campaign on TikTok and Telegram to promote the Far Right first round winner Calin Georgescu, a complete outsider.
This is how you do it.
This is how you do it.
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Nice overview of the common heatpump myths and the reality here:
(And thanks for differentiating between the places ppl think of as cold and “very cold climates where winter temperatures routinely fall below -20C”)
(And thanks for differentiating between the places ppl think of as cold and “very cold climates where winter temperatures routinely fall below -20C”)
It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
December 4, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Nice overview of the common heatpump myths and the reality here:
(And thanks for differentiating between the places ppl think of as cold and “very cold climates where winter temperatures routinely fall below -20C”)
(And thanks for differentiating between the places ppl think of as cold and “very cold climates where winter temperatures routinely fall below -20C”)
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Lewis Carroll gave us both the word ‘portmanteau’ for these mashups and some of the best examples (chortle = chuckle + snort). But he wasn’t the first. Thomas Chaloner tried his luck with ‘foolosopher’ in 1549.
November 28, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Lewis Carroll gave us both the word ‘portmanteau’ for these mashups and some of the best examples (chortle = chuckle + snort). But he wasn’t the first. Thomas Chaloner tried his luck with ‘foolosopher’ in 1549.
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Since the 90s the % of UPFs in diets worldwide has grown & now account for more than half of the calorie intake in the USA & Britain ..Numerous studies show people who consume high UPF diets tend to have more health problems, incl. obesity, type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease & various cancers
November 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Since the 90s the % of UPFs in diets worldwide has grown & now account for more than half of the calorie intake in the USA & Britain ..Numerous studies show people who consume high UPF diets tend to have more health problems, incl. obesity, type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease & various cancers
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The Economist: "Acc. to the UN, the average daily food intake of a person in upper- & middle-income countries increased by about 40% btwn 1975 & 2021, to 3,300 kilocalories. In that time, obesity rates have more than tripled; today, nearly 1 in 3 people globally is either obese or overweight"
November 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The Economist: "Acc. to the UN, the average daily food intake of a person in upper- & middle-income countries increased by about 40% btwn 1975 & 2021, to 3,300 kilocalories. In that time, obesity rates have more than tripled; today, nearly 1 in 3 people globally is either obese or overweight"
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Incredible delivery, here. No notes.
November 25, 2024 at 8:24 PM
Incredible delivery, here. No notes.
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The Brian Blessed Dry Gin Martini
Ingredients:
Gordon’s
Olive
Ingredients:
Gordon’s
Olive
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
The Brian Blessed Dry Gin Martini
Ingredients:
Gordon’s
Olive
Ingredients:
Gordon’s
Olive
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Appreciate this may not be a universally popular opinion but the less you treat BlueSky as a crusade or cause, and the more you position it as simply a superior user experience with a better governance approach, the more sustainable the growth will be.
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Appreciate this may not be a universally popular opinion but the less you treat BlueSky as a crusade or cause, and the more you position it as simply a superior user experience with a better governance approach, the more sustainable the growth will be.
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Spending some time thinking about knowledge & ignorance. Loved listening to how their relationship helps us transcend both. Thank you RoryStewart
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August 27, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Spending some time thinking about knowledge & ignorance. Loved listening to how their relationship helps us transcend both. Thank you RoryStewart
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