@simonproven.bsky.social
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Non-US authors get zero compensation from the #Anthropic ruling/fine. Anyone know of any Europe-based class-action lawsuits?
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Non-US authors get zero compensation from the #Anthropic ruling/fine. Anyone know of any Europe-based class-action lawsuits?
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
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The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The bumper says 'rugged working man'.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.
Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.
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All books now on KINDLE UNLIMITED
Readers say:
- "A wonderful masterpiece"
- "Definitely recommend if you’re into fresh, queer stories with lots of feels!"
- "Sits equally well beside Tom Sharpe or Douglas Adams"
- "An amazing book"
- "A feat of writing genius"
- "Brilliantly funny"
📚👀🌈📚💙📚
Readers say:
- "A wonderful masterpiece"
- "Definitely recommend if you’re into fresh, queer stories with lots of feels!"
- "Sits equally well beside Tom Sharpe or Douglas Adams"
- "An amazing book"
- "A feat of writing genius"
- "Brilliantly funny"
📚👀🌈📚💙📚
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
All books now on KINDLE UNLIMITED
Readers say:
- "A wonderful masterpiece"
- "Definitely recommend if you’re into fresh, queer stories with lots of feels!"
- "Sits equally well beside Tom Sharpe or Douglas Adams"
- "An amazing book"
- "A feat of writing genius"
- "Brilliantly funny"
📚👀🌈📚💙📚
Readers say:
- "A wonderful masterpiece"
- "Definitely recommend if you’re into fresh, queer stories with lots of feels!"
- "Sits equally well beside Tom Sharpe or Douglas Adams"
- "An amazing book"
- "A feat of writing genius"
- "Brilliantly funny"
📚👀🌈📚💙📚
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Posting again just to underline the fact that the X algorithm is VERY CLEARLY DESIGNED to feed far right material to new users…
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Posting again just to underline the fact that the X algorithm is VERY CLEARLY DESIGNED to feed far right material to new users…
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
It is straight up a propaganda tool and decent people need to LEAVE it.
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That's because Chris Mason is too busy explaining why David Lammy is responsible for all the failings of our prison system because he has now been on his role for two months.
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
That's because Chris Mason is too busy explaining why David Lammy is responsible for all the failings of our prison system because he has now been on his role for two months.
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Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
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Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
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“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Now Scientific American has updated and re-released what it calls the “classic graphic” that shows that a human on a bicycle—able to coast, or freewheel, without pedaling—remains the world’s most energy effecient traveler.” @carltonreid.com on the re-release of the iconic graph in @forbes.com.
Hello Bristol. When are you going to be doing this?
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hello Bristol. When are you going to be doing this?
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Plastic skeletons have a very high carbon footprint, so over Halloween, stick with hanging out the bones of those who wronged you.
October 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Plastic skeletons have a very high carbon footprint, so over Halloween, stick with hanging out the bones of those who wronged you.
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We’re just normal men
October 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We’re just normal men
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This is the face of a man whose nation have just scored a great goal to take the lead in a World Cup qualifier in his record-breaking game as manager. 🥳 #NoScotlandNoParty
October 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is the face of a man whose nation have just scored a great goal to take the lead in a World Cup qualifier in his record-breaking game as manager. 🥳 #NoScotlandNoParty
I’d love to know what Steve Clarke says before games. Just to make sure I know what never to say if I want to motivate someone. So flat on Thursday and again today.
October 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’d love to know what Steve Clarke says before games. Just to make sure I know what never to say if I want to motivate someone. So flat on Thursday and again today.
Our flat pack cat hasn’t been assembled correctly.
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our flat pack cat hasn’t been assembled correctly.
Searching for “search is broken” turned up no results. Guess it must be just me.
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Searching for “search is broken” turned up no results. Guess it must be just me.
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# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
The Guardian: 1st paragraph
BBC: 4th paragraph
AP: 5th paragraph
Time: 6th paragraph
Politico: 8th paragraph
NPR: 9th paragraph
CNN: 10th paragraph
NBC: 12th paragraph
Fox News: never mentions
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I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
September 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet
and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains
forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad
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This is the most wonderfully Welsh clap back at the flag bullshit.
“Flags, is it?”
“Flags, is it?”
September 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
This is the most wonderfully Welsh clap back at the flag bullshit.
“Flags, is it?”
“Flags, is it?”
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They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
Went for a bike ride strava.app.link/pKB3h35SrWb
strava.app.link
September 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Went for a bike ride strava.app.link/pKB3h35SrWb
Al fresco dining uk version
September 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Al fresco dining uk version
In the space of a few hundred metres in Bristol I’ve been splashed with dirty water by an inconsiderate driver and come across this selfish obstruction of the footway.
September 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In the space of a few hundred metres in Bristol I’ve been splashed with dirty water by an inconsiderate driver and come across this selfish obstruction of the footway.