When I did the Brompton World Championship we had to start on foot, then run to our bikes and unfold them before we could start cycling. (1m 26s -> 1m 36s.) youtu.be/FGMstwEQUeg?... The timer didn't start until we crossed the start line on our bikes, so this bit was just for fun.

This weekend, I'll be at the UK Games Expo, helping out at the CobblePath Games stall (3-558). If you're going too, do drop by to say hello, and the quoted thread has a list of games that are available on the stall (as well as the "stamp quest" challenge).

THE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.

Having all the cards is, famously, not the goal in Uno.

Today I made my 25th blood donation, which was also my first platelet donation. More info in my blog: johnckirk.dreamwidth.org/2183.html

If you are in need of a good belly laugh, and I suspect every person on the planet is, please read this. And then do read the comments. I am bathed in endorphins.

ULEZ means about 1,500 sq kilometres - the whole of Greater London - is covered by road emissions control. Stop and think about that for a second. It's incredible. Its impact on public health has been huge. Studies said it would take 200 YEARS to reach this emission level. Khan did it in five.

“Two dollars worth of sandwiches?” 1920s

I don’t have a cat, but that means that the neighbourhood cats all use my garden. Here are two of them inspecting my new EV charging point. (I say new because they literally turned up the same day and that’s the only time I’ve seen them there.)

Once told the chef at my regular cafe that I was dubious about ordering the trout because I didn't want my food looking back at me. She assured me she'd take care of it. I thought she meant cut off the head, but no - it was served with a little lettuce blindfold.

Looking at the Odeon blurb for Thunderbolts, they claim that the team was created by Peter David and Mike Deodato. It's true that they first appeared in a Hulk issue, but I feel like Kurt Busiek (who wrote the main series) deserves some of the credit!