Simon
@uncriticalsimon.bsky.social
I am a Simon who doesn’t matter.
I am only on here for backup but grateful that the username actually resolves into a URL.
I am only on here for backup but grateful that the username actually resolves into a URL.
Consecutive posts on my X feed - is it really the UK right wing who are lost, not the BBC?
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Consecutive posts on my X feed - is it really the UK right wing who are lost, not the BBC?
This seems to be excessive cheek, otherwise Liz Truss would have lasted longer than 50 days!
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This seems to be excessive cheek, otherwise Liz Truss would have lasted longer than 50 days!
Why is Starlink so expensive? (I actually have two more conventional Internet lines, one is 5G and one is fibre.)
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Why is Starlink so expensive? (I actually have two more conventional Internet lines, one is 5G and one is fibre.)
IMPORTANT
The rule saying that you can't stop short/skiplag on a GB rail advance ticket should not be enforced absence evidence of intent to avoid the fare. internal.nationalrail.co.uk/ikb/advance-...
The rule saying that you can't stop short/skiplag on a GB rail advance ticket should not be enforced absence evidence of intent to avoid the fare. internal.nationalrail.co.uk/ikb/advance-...
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
IMPORTANT
The rule saying that you can't stop short/skiplag on a GB rail advance ticket should not be enforced absence evidence of intent to avoid the fare. internal.nationalrail.co.uk/ikb/advance-...
The rule saying that you can't stop short/skiplag on a GB rail advance ticket should not be enforced absence evidence of intent to avoid the fare. internal.nationalrail.co.uk/ikb/advance-...
This seems very different from US health insurance!
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This seems very different from US health insurance!
@nominalthoughts.bsky.social Who bought your X account and how much did you get?
September 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
@nominalthoughts.bsky.social Who bought your X account and how much did you get?
He is the right one and being called Daniel makes @danielbiss.bsky.social more awesome than he would be anyway.
September 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
He is the right one and being called Daniel makes @danielbiss.bsky.social more awesome than he would be anyway.
You could call Winslow to actually buy a life raft!
Otherwise use the alarm (there is a penalty for improper use).
Otherwise use the alarm (there is a penalty for improper use).
September 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You could call Winslow to actually buy a life raft!
Otherwise use the alarm (there is a penalty for improper use).
Otherwise use the alarm (there is a penalty for improper use).
Swiss law still bans the FA from *ever* bidding to host the FIFA World Cup, as such a bid contravenes the Swiss public procurement legislation.
www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2020/...
www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2020/...
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Swiss law still bans the FA from *ever* bidding to host the FIFA World Cup, as such a bid contravenes the Swiss public procurement legislation.
www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2020/...
www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2020/...
Why are there only 6 trains a day from London ON to Toronto, when there are (a) 6 flights a day from London Heathrow to Toronto and (b) 3 trains per hour from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston?
September 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why are there only 6 trains a day from London ON to Toronto, when there are (a) 6 flights a day from London Heathrow to Toronto and (b) 3 trains per hour from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston?
5000 seems a fairly low threshold for "high exposure", as e.g. Bamber Bridge Station Road level crossing's exposure is about a million. Not that this excuses Brightline, of course. Hospital Inn is about 400K. Both are full barrier crossings, and the trains are rather slower.
September 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
5000 seems a fairly low threshold for "high exposure", as e.g. Bamber Bridge Station Road level crossing's exposure is about a million. Not that this excuses Brightline, of course. Hospital Inn is about 400K. Both are full barrier crossings, and the trains are rather slower.
You really think this is a suitable roundabout for cycling?
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You really think this is a suitable roundabout for cycling?
I saw this on the less good app.
At best the NEC is 5 tph intercity (not counting commuter).
The WCML is *9 tph* intercity, and this is one of only five intercity lines out of London (the GWML is 8 tph, the MML and ECML seem to be 6 tph, and the GEML is 2 tph).
At best the NEC is 5 tph intercity (not counting commuter).
The WCML is *9 tph* intercity, and this is one of only five intercity lines out of London (the GWML is 8 tph, the MML and ECML seem to be 6 tph, and the GEML is 2 tph).
March 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I saw this on the less good app.
At best the NEC is 5 tph intercity (not counting commuter).
The WCML is *9 tph* intercity, and this is one of only five intercity lines out of London (the GWML is 8 tph, the MML and ECML seem to be 6 tph, and the GEML is 2 tph).
At best the NEC is 5 tph intercity (not counting commuter).
The WCML is *9 tph* intercity, and this is one of only five intercity lines out of London (the GWML is 8 tph, the MML and ECML seem to be 6 tph, and the GEML is 2 tph).
Even the price of eggs was a lie.
A dozen large eggs at Walmart is $7.42. A dozen large eggs at Asda (part-owned by Walmart), or for that matter at Sainsbury's or Tesco, was $3.89 when I checked (or £3.15).
A dozen large eggs at Walmart is $7.42. A dozen large eggs at Asda (part-owned by Walmart), or for that matter at Sainsbury's or Tesco, was $3.89 when I checked (or £3.15).
January 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Even the price of eggs was a lie.
A dozen large eggs at Walmart is $7.42. A dozen large eggs at Asda (part-owned by Walmart), or for that matter at Sainsbury's or Tesco, was $3.89 when I checked (or £3.15).
A dozen large eggs at Walmart is $7.42. A dozen large eggs at Asda (part-owned by Walmart), or for that matter at Sainsbury's or Tesco, was $3.89 when I checked (or £3.15).
Why isn’t US car insurance automatically ∞/∞/25000, which is approximately what UK car third party insurance provides as standard?
December 4, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Why isn’t US car insurance automatically ∞/∞/25000, which is approximately what UK car third party insurance provides as standard?
The first and sixth items on this list seem egregious. The other four I accept they should have been treated as civil matters.
December 3, 2024 at 10:39 PM
The first and sixth items on this list seem egregious. The other four I accept they should have been treated as civil matters.
I think this is explicitly wrong? (Of course Gareth Dennis is right.) The railways standardised on a 215 mm step from platform to train.
November 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM
I think this is explicitly wrong? (Of course Gareth Dennis is right.) The railways standardised on a 215 mm step from platform to train.
Apparently the right think we don't know what tariffs are!
The EEC's Marbury v Madison moment was over tariffs on urea formaldehyde.
The EEC's Marbury v Madison moment was over tariffs on urea formaldehyde.
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Apparently the right think we don't know what tariffs are!
The EEC's Marbury v Madison moment was over tariffs on urea formaldehyde.
The EEC's Marbury v Madison moment was over tariffs on urea formaldehyde.
Saw this on the other side.
Accepting that abortion may in some cases be needed is not "far-left"!
BTW I actually have a "pro-life centre" near me. I don't think I have ever seen anyone go in.
Accepting that abortion may in some cases be needed is not "far-left"!
BTW I actually have a "pro-life centre" near me. I don't think I have ever seen anyone go in.
November 19, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Saw this on the other side.
Accepting that abortion may in some cases be needed is not "far-left"!
BTW I actually have a "pro-life centre" near me. I don't think I have ever seen anyone go in.
Accepting that abortion may in some cases be needed is not "far-left"!
BTW I actually have a "pro-life centre" near me. I don't think I have ever seen anyone go in.
I saw this on the other place.
Who in their right mind would commute by car from NJ to Manhattan, even now?
Who in their right mind would commute by car from NJ to Manhattan, even now?
November 19, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I saw this on the other place.
Who in their right mind would commute by car from NJ to Manhattan, even now?
Who in their right mind would commute by car from NJ to Manhattan, even now?
OK but the NHS drug tariff is too complicated for me to decide what insulin actually costs (I think this is only half the list of the insulins).
It is free to the patient in any case.
It is free to the patient in any case.
November 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
OK but the NHS drug tariff is too complicated for me to decide what insulin actually costs (I think this is only half the list of the insulins).
It is free to the patient in any case.
It is free to the patient in any case.
I am pretty sure this is unlawful and unconstitutional.
In the UK, there are provisions for schools to have to provide worship and religious education. Many object to that. But in the US it's surely just not allowed?
In the UK, there are provisions for schools to have to provide worship and religious education. Many object to that. But in the US it's surely just not allowed?
November 16, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I am pretty sure this is unlawful and unconstitutional.
In the UK, there are provisions for schools to have to provide worship and religious education. Many object to that. But in the US it's surely just not allowed?
In the UK, there are provisions for schools to have to provide worship and religious education. Many object to that. But in the US it's surely just not allowed?
Saw this on Twitter. (Sam, join us!)
But NJ has no business whatsoever in what charges NY State, or NYC, or Manhattan, charge for driving in NY, whether it be a congestion charge, an ultra-low emissions charge, or anything else.
Also, aren't there bridge tolls?
Take the train!
But NJ has no business whatsoever in what charges NY State, or NYC, or Manhattan, charge for driving in NY, whether it be a congestion charge, an ultra-low emissions charge, or anything else.
Also, aren't there bridge tolls?
Take the train!
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Saw this on Twitter. (Sam, join us!)
But NJ has no business whatsoever in what charges NY State, or NYC, or Manhattan, charge for driving in NY, whether it be a congestion charge, an ultra-low emissions charge, or anything else.
Also, aren't there bridge tolls?
Take the train!
But NJ has no business whatsoever in what charges NY State, or NYC, or Manhattan, charge for driving in NY, whether it be a congestion charge, an ultra-low emissions charge, or anything else.
Also, aren't there bridge tolls?
Take the train!
Why TF is (a) there a McDonald's drive thru so close to the Magnificent Mile and (b) why so popular?
The equivalents in the much smaller British cities of Newport and Preston are in pedestrian zones.
The equivalents in the much smaller British cities of Newport and Preston are in pedestrian zones.
November 11, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Why TF is (a) there a McDonald's drive thru so close to the Magnificent Mile and (b) why so popular?
The equivalents in the much smaller British cities of Newport and Preston are in pedestrian zones.
The equivalents in the much smaller British cities of Newport and Preston are in pedestrian zones.