When I studied economics nearly 30 years ago this was taught as a theory; that every individual had a price they were willing to pay for a specific product. I was used as an example by the teacher; I would be willing to pay more for a Fairport Convention record than anyone else in the class.

If y'all want to get your sci-fi groove on without having to buy into a streaming service... cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...

Excellent bento for lunch at Taro in Brighton today 🍜

ME AND WHO ME AND WHO ME AND WHOOOOO cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...

What could possibly go wrong?

My presentation skills haven't improved but that Valentine dinner was delicious. Not even boasting, most of it was down to the quality of the meat. Don't think I've ever had a steak that tender. 🍜

Another opportunity to own a really lovely book. I enjoyed this just as much as I enjoy the radio show.

Fossil fuel engines are a bit rubbish, aren't they?

I was very glad to be asked by @vittles.bsky.social to contribute to this weekend’s Six of One - Myanmar Special. I did so for two main reasons www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/six-of-one... (1/2)

Excellent work from Emma as always, featuring a dishonourable mention for the former #Lewes MP. She couldn't just go quietly...

Another short thread- To the left of the picture is Centre Point tower. When this picture was painted, Centre Point had been up a few years but was empty because landlord Harry Hyams insisted that it be let to a single tenant. So empty it remained, in a city as rife with homelessness then as now-

Really enjoyed this thread, and Mark said something familiar - it's not a technical issue, it's a political issue. You can say exactly that about the energy transition. We know what to do, we just need to get on and do it!

#BurnsNight dinner. I bloody love #haggis, really should have it more often. I went for gravy rather than the classic whisky cream sauce, just really fancied it (the Good Food veggie gravy recipe) 🍜

This is a genuinely lovely story, despite the beginning. I'm not religious but I'm deeply moved at the way Jay and the church looked after this unknown person.

A Bluesky crossover event - my clean energy nerds appear in AngryPILN. Top quality content.

NCC One Seven Zero One

I don't know a PARTICULAR reason. Let me think. Well, first, I hate bullies. So, fuck transphobes. Second, all the trans people I've met were awesome. I'm sure some are awful, but I sure haven't met any like that yet. Third, the whole idea of life is the pursuit of your truth and happiness. 1/

I would LOVE to see international trains running from Ashford again. Little overnight stay in Lille or Paris, yes please.

Watching Mannequin (1987) which I remember liking as a kid but haven't seen since. It's an oddity - I can see why a kid would like it, lots of it is like a cartoon, but while there's no nudity there's a *lot* of implied sex and sex jokes that I absolutely would have missed at the time.

My favourite game: answering replies to Jan's posts so he doesn't have to. Sometimes they're just ill-informed and I really want to reach those people and let them know a better world is possible.

I don't record data to this level of detail but Owen's experience broadly matches our own. I made the changes due to concern about climate change but the bill savings are extremely welcome as well.

Happy new year! My all sky camera imaged the sky every 15 seconds and this picture shows what happened in the sky in 2025. It shows the length of the night and day with the hourglass shape, the monthly lunar cycle with the diagonal bands, the elevation of the Sun at local noon, and lots of clouds.

There are MANY issues with Starmer’s messaging. But I always thought this govts best and easiest bet was to become THE government of the rules and fair play. Led by a former lawyer, lean into fairness, equality, law and order, justice for workers, respect for international law.

I wasn't going to make this about electrification but Madeleine mentions hoping to get off gas further down the thread so on second thoughts I will: burning potentially explosive fuel inside our homes is a really bad idea. I understand why we got to this point but we don't need it any more.

We watched all three Knives Out films over the last three evenings and they're brilliant. I just wish I could have seen them at the cinema, I really do think Netflix is wrong about the streaming future. Would have loved to see them as part of an audience.

Retrofit has different challenges (there's been healthy debate on my feed about insulation v electrification in recent days) but for new builds this is just a no brainer. That figure on the saving lines up with our real-life experience.

Sat at the next table from Steve Coogan in a restaurant. Didn't know until my friend, who was sitting opposite and could therefore see his face, told me who it had been after he left.

No matter what you think of Shamima Begum or what she did, this decision set a precedent which could lead to my mum getting deported. Out of all the appalling things the last government did, including Brexit, it's right up there with the worst.

Entirely by chance @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social showed this around the time of this episode and I finally had time to watch the film last night and listened to the pod this morning.

We made the changes to the house for environmental reasons but if you're arguing with someone who doesn't believe in climate change just show them my annual electricity bill. We have an EV so don't forget this figure includes fuel for the car.

Spooner's career as a continuity announcer was short-lived

They've pulled it out of the hat again. This is fantastic.

This is an excellent article. It doesn't mention the BUS grant - I assume deliberately, that's not the focus of the article - so I would just add that you'll get £7.5k off the cost of installation.

Great thread about what is, let's be honest, my absolute favourite film.

Believe it or not I have stayed in this building and I loved every second of it. It's an incredible place... Crowdfunder anyone? search.savills.com/property-det...

Watching Amélie and there's a line which is rendered in the subtitles as "I've known lots of boys, they're interested until they discover chestnuts and snowballs" - I can only assume this is a French idiom that I don't know, which doesn't work in English.

I was really sad to hear that Brighton Retired Greyhounds are having to close their doors after nearly 50 years of rehoming these gentle dogs. If you're in the area and thinking of getting a dog they're great pets. #Greyhound www.brightonrgt.org.uk

Watching The Sea Devils and I was struck by Pertwee's impeccable radio procedure, which reminded me that any actor his age would have seen war service. Quite an incredible career. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Per...

And what is the name of the episode? Charlie X Oof

My copy arrived today and I've read a fraction of it. It's more than a magazine, something new that I can't quite define. The writing is dense, beautiful and always fascinating. I've learned loads and I'm not even half way through.

This is awful and I hope everyone will be ok but... Don't we all think we should stop burning stuff? A battery the size of a traditional diesel genny would happily run lighting and power tools all day. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Follow Emma. These debunking threads are just absolutely brilliant.

Like everyone else caught up in the Unbound “drama”, John Finnemore is working out what to do with a book that was terminated with incompetent prejudice by people who vanished. If you would like a lovely Xmas gift, he’s opened a shop, announced in this post here! open.substack.com/pub/johnfinn...

I've been seeing a lot of these around as well, interesting backstory! I haven't driven any myself but I keep up with reviews, the consensus seems to be that recent Chinese cars have left European brands in the dust...

Sultana and Corbyn act like they were put together in a competition by Simon Cowell and now they're contractually obliged to go on tour

This is extraordinary. The high street here is shared-use (pedestrianised with vehicles allowed for deliveries and disabled access) and I frequently see drivers bullying pedestrians out of the way by revving engines, coming too close and sounding horns. I fear this will happen here.

My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone so badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me Here's the letter 👇 jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...

If the EV road charge is set at 3p per mile tomorrow, that's about the same as adding 25p per litre to fuel duty. Let that sink in.

I've got a (fairly) golden rule never to chat about prosecutions on here because We Do Not Know All The Facts but I'm going to break it just this once - this bloody well was harassment. Genuinely stunned he was found not guilty.

I definitely have followers eligible for this, if anyone fancies a go at a prize draw.