Jim Stanton

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Engineer, mostly railway bridges. 
Civil engineering, cycling, and chickens, in no particular order. 
Newcastle, UK
The sun is shining, the wind is blowing a gale, and just 2.4% of British electricity is coming from fossil fuels. See the live data at https://grid.iamkate.com.
Too many Henry vacuum cleaners live in cramped, appalling conditions. Good to see this guy taking his for a walk #freeTheHenries
Breaking: Reuters reveal true identity of The Stig

allo la lune – ici la terre – répondez !

French acrobat Bastien Dausse created a device that simulates lunar gravity / Tintin
tags : un peu de légèreté, #birds #moon #art

Brilliant news! The UK's Labour Government are going to make "plug in solar" legal.

Grab some panels from Lidl, hang them off your balcony or out your window, plug them in to your mains. Done!

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure

#Solar

Government to go “further and faster” in becoming energy secure

The Energy Secretary outlines measures to protect consumers and make Britain energy secure.

GOV.UK

/r/twosentencehorror

"well, it looks like we both escaped without being infected by the gpT-Virus", i said, breathing a sigh of relief. "you're absolutely right," my partner responded.

Auch Beton wächst nach oben. A9, Saalebrücke, Thüringen-Bayern.
Even concrete reaches upward.

#Saalebrücke #A9 #Thüringen #brutalism #architecture #bridge #concrete #Beton #minimal
What's My JND?

Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

that's right! it goes in the DOWNLOADS folder