Gloucestershire Council / Highways Agency are going to spend £363mn upgrading jn10 of the M5 to make it two way Re-opening my local station would cost £25mn but no one wants to fund it

Hello everyone! Missing us? We'll be back on Friday 30 January. Just to say our advertising department (me) is taking bookings for Jan/Feb. Ads are £50/week or two weeks for £75. Ads are capped at five per issue to ensure eyeballs see 'em. Who's in? Your soaraway Moonbuilding Weekly depends in it.

Not 42 days any more, now only 40, yes Forty, days. And only 30 In-Person tickets left…

Finally got my Covid booster done after last week’s palaver

Another shout out for @gailmyerscough.co.uk who very kindly sent some customers my way, so I'd like to send her some in return. If you love the retro vintage vibe, do go and have a look at her website. If you get in quick you might be able to grab a bargain in her sale :) www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

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Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???

If you didn't get cookies from the trans scouts @erininthemorning.com posted the other day (or even if you did. They freeze well!), NYC's troop 6000 is now open for cookie sales. Troop 6000 is made up of scouts living in NYC shelters. digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/sixk34...

Great news for Newcastle!! Since Labour came into power, NHS waiting lists have fallen by 15,309 at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust - and by more than 312,000 nationally. You voted for Labour, you get Labour.

The use of the changing room by Rose was ruled *not* to be harassment, and that aspect of the claim was dismissed. (Paragraph 3) This looks like the usual case, as we see so often in these judgements, of one side getting carefully crafted quotes and press releases out first to spin the narrative.

In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.

Follow-up to the FT's SF-based report on Google's AI commerce stitch-up earlier this week (access-churnalism that reprinted a Google press release and compared its timing to another tech company) Here's an <analysis> of what the "Universal Commerce Protocol" actually means. Do better, FT.

Did you know it’s surprisingly easy to see which web platform features users browsers support? 1. Visit caniuse.com 2. Settings ⇢ Add from Analytics ⇢ Google Analytics or Simple Analytics Can I use shows percentage support based on your site’s audience. Build using data, not outdated ideas.

Relatedly, if you "like" web performance and want to give a talk at @nywebperf.com, or just want to learn more, feel free to DM me. Or, just head right to bit.ly/speak-at-nyw... ⚡️

We argue that healthy coastal ecosystems such as seagrass meadows are not optional extras, but essential infrastructure for resilient societies. Read more in our article in The Conversation: theconversation.com/seagrass-mea...

Thursday lunchtime experiment… will lactase allow me to eat cheese on toast again? @ninjanails.bsky.social bought me some lactase and cheese for Christmas (unfortunately I left the cheese in her fridge so had to buy more)

Right Wing parties: we hate the sight of solar farms and wind turbines, let's frack instead! What fracking actually looks like:

Experts have been saying “the WCML is full” for years and “to increase capacity we need more rail” which is exactly the problem HS2 was designed to solve. I cannot estimate how many eggs rejected that premise with no suggestions. “Just run more trains somehow.” www.railmagazine.com/features-lan...

As a sponsor of this year's State of the Browser conference, I have one online ticket to give away. I'd love to give it to a student or some who otherwise can't afford it. If your interested, send me DM. :) 2026.stateofthebrowser.com

UPDATED – Factcheck: How ‘scary-sounding numbers’ are being used to mislead the UK about net-zero | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA

I ran the maths on our solar and battery install at home for all of 2025, and here are the results! scotthelme.co.uk/what-a-year-...

FFS there’s an hour I’m never getting back… Booked a Covid booster, drive to Gloucester only to find the pharmacist who’s qualified to give it is ill They’ve been sending me reminder text for three days… could they have not called or texted to cancel the appointment?

If you or someone you know can't afford an Internet connection, get in touch with the National Databank. They provide free SIMs for people who are eligible. https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/our-services/national-databank

Just read John Harris in the Guardian on the collapse of the UK high street - and why Reform is feeding on the wreckage. It reads like a crime story. So let’s analyse it like TV detectives do: Means. Motive. Opportunity. 🧵

I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?

AI summaries… so confident and yet so wrong… Bristol Bears beat the Bulls 61-49!

Hello newbies! Have a starter pack of UK(ish) electronica(ish) artists… go.bsky.app/RRUFxTR

What if using American cloud services becomes untenable for Europe due to deteriorating geopolitics? It's hypothetical for now, but no longer unthinkable. By @quentinsf.com: statusq.org/archives/202... Local-first software to the rescue?

@ericlawrence.com Doesn’t look like your luck is about to change giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Latest drone from East West Road [credit: Wandering Northerner] I'm sure there is a reason why these cause less pushback than rail equivalents. It must be because they are wider, dirtier and more intrusive?

Two tax returns done… only my son's left to do now Don't find the returns hard to complete but wish HMRC would include what you've already paid on account when showing what you need to pay by Jan 31st You have to go hunting for the current credit balance and then work out the payment by hand

if you still use Twitter please understand that you are enabling and supporting this. It’s only going to get worse, so you may as well leave now and start rebuilding your “following” anywhere else.

Happy New Year! 🎆 As expected, sadly, the radars once again lit up with MILLIONS of birds fleeing from #fireworks. GIF of the @knmi.nl Herwijnen radar See other years: horizon.science.uva.nl/fireworks/ Thread and more science below 🧪🪶

Rare butterfly numbers reach record levels. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Feeling like crap so I did my tax return… took me ten minutes from start to ready for submission – not submitting it until I feel well though Still need to do my wife and son's returns but not today!

We have a diversity scheme for State of the Browser. This is for Students, people new to our industry, people from under-represented groups, unemployed, or anyone who feels they fit (we don't ask for proof we just trust people) 2026.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/#div... Please share

Those nice folks at RUMVision sent me a tree to hang on my tree!

Whether it’s the Tory government mismanaging the Elizabeth Line 30 years ago, or the Labour government mismanaging HS2 today, the conservative playbook remains the same. No matter what we need, negotiate into the ground to keep tax low, to the economic ruin of the country.

Don’t really agree with MBEs, OBEs and the whole honours thing but … How the fuck do you decide to only award honours to some members of a world cup winning team?

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

We are now at 75k signatures, with many messages of support on Instagram, Facebook and here. This is a genuine groundswell of love over hate, and a call to focus on the real harms faced by women and girls. Thank you all who’ve signed and shared. Let’s keep it going 💜 notinourname.org.uk

You get more fruit and you get energy The coming solar revolution is a path toward bargains that, in other ages, would look like miracles theconversation.com/the-gift-tha...

Was supposed to be going to see my parents for a couple of days but both me and Mrs D have raging fevers…

Happy Christmas! Can fully recommend going to your adult kids for a relaxing time

Many of you will have started your christmas breaks, but trust me, this 30mins is worth it. @sachajudd.com's closing from #FFConf is now live. It's not your usual nostalgia/look at what it was, but real meaty inspiration as to what we can do now. Treat yourself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-s...

New Zealand just recorded its first-ever day of zero coal- or gas-fired electricity. In fact two days, 20 & 21 December. (Still some co-gen, about 1.8%.)

The Luddites were not actually opposed to progress or innovation: they were opposed to being exploited. But the term "Luddite" as most people understand it -- a stick-in-the-mud who dislikes change and cleverness for their own sake -- is really useful! Can we have another word which does mean that?

Interesting reframing. Cost of aid to #ukraine in cups of coffee per month. (by @topleadEU)

O… Y… O… Y… O… Y… DevTools… (Notice there's no option to say go away and don't darken my door again)