Boards of Canada - Inferno has arrived in my music library. I’m not sure I have the courage to actually play it.
| Location | London / Northumberland / Reno / Kaohsiung |
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| Employment | Macrodata Refinement |
Robin C
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Here for the fresh inspiration and good manners. Hope to be surprised.
When a corporation loses all sense of proportion…
Patagonia sues drag queen Pattie Gonia for trademark infringement | Drag | The Guardian
Shameless admission: the Netflix Kylie is a delight; particularly the Nick Cave interviews and interactions.
“We shared bumper sticker wisdom on Twitter. LinkedIn became a public square to hawk faux expertise. This popsci compression of complex thinking into shareable nuggets, designed for distribution and optimized for engagement, was the next step in the self becoming a product.”
Urban Truth CollectiveRemember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic.
If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places.
Via Fred Kent & @[email protected]. #UrbanTruth
Arrived in the west highlands of Scotland to find refreshingly traditional weather. The space heater that is promising to warm my room is reading 13°.
There is also an intermittent wailing noise that I’m struggling to identify. Current possible explanations include the hotel’s reluctant plumbing, the wind blowing through the roof masonry, and an usually deep-voiced Banshee.
It’s possible that decades of life in lower latitudes have transformed me into a southern softy.
TIL of the Jane Goodall / The Far Side controversy (1987).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Goodall?wprov=sfti1#Gary_Larson_cartoon_incident
‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday | David Attenborough | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/08/david-attenborough-100th-birthday
Voting in London today? See which candidates have made statements on cycling provision courtesy of the London Cycling Campaign.
clarkiestarhttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762149
“Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system”
Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led review to build consensus for changing the electoral system for the Westminster Parliament.