I’m looking forward to children being unable to take a picture of Michelangelo’s David on a school trip. (And if you think that won’t happen, try posting any kind of nudity in art on Instagram, Pinterest etc) […]

One of the obvious problems with a under-16 social media ban is that it won't work. (60%+ of Australian under-16s are still using these platforms). But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.

Monday. Good morning.

Curveball, from a cylinder. #origami @origami

The Times: 'Critics are likely to seize on Starmer’s earlier refusal to cut the soaring benefits bill to pay for defence spending.' The benefits bill isn't soaring. But presumably if enough people say this, it'll become true? www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a... open.substack.com/pub/rolandmc...

The house of Bagpuss is up for sale. Someone should turn it into a museum and animation school. :AAAAAA: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/89264853 #animationhistory #animation

Fellow disabled folks - any tips on attending a con alone? The con itself shouldn't be a problem, but the having to cook, shower, etc without any support on top is likely to wipe me out and me it impossible. Outside of "don't shower for 3-4 days and live on takeout" any ideas? #disabled […]

If you build it... https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattles-daily-light-rail-ridership-jumps-to-no-1-in-u-s/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon #news #lightrail #transit #seattle

RE: https://union.place/@BlogWood/116704291110789778 Reason #153365 to not go to the world cup

DfE pupil data is out today and shows that the number of private school pupils has dropped 5.6% since VAT was introduced. Not 25% like the independent schools council predicted. Or the 50% we saw in some right-wing papers. 5.6%.

Good post from the author of rsync on the recent pile-on: https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0

A Zipper Patent Sat in a Garage for 40 Years. Now It’s Real. https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/05/31/a-zipper-patent-sat-in-a-garage-for-40-years-now-its-real/ « Back in 1985, an electrical engineer at Polaroid named Bill Freeman had an idea for a three-sided zipper. Not a novelty item, not a […]

[UK Politics] @iandunt.bsky.social displaying the appropriate amount of rage for the despicable behaviour of Farage https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wtqvq22rjipjac62zbtqbdbg/post/3mndggnfar22r #ukpolitics

New Origin Story on the mad mad history of Evangelical Christianity. It's the story of a proud religious movement that allowed itself to be co-opted by the Republican party.

@tomstafford Here's an old one that I found right around the first big migration from X/twitter. I can't remember the source - forgot to save that info. #mastodon

My Granddaughter is a second year Fine Art student who will be taking commissions over the summer for custom artwork. She's happy to work from your photos. Whether that's a pet portrait or a landscape painting inspired by a special place. She's offering: Pet portraits starting from £40 - Black […]

The curtailment of solar is nearly as large as the minimum output of coal generation. Sounds to me coal generators need to pay some kind of compensation, perhaps paying into a fund that helps install batteries. Of COURSE coal generators are going to fight […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

Well @brokenbottleboy is always good value but I love his latest piece on the completely fake “Farage banned from Desert Island Discs!” story. The sooner people realise that the Mail makes stuff up the better. https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/?utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web

RE: https://mastodon.social/@kottke/116675091003987420 This describes my #meshcore experience almost perfectly 😁

In 2014, New York City lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. In just the 1st year: Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22% Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25% The most dangerous drivers, those driving over 35 mph, slowed down the most. Via @transalt.org Speed is always a factor.

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@xtaldave/116662401284655507 Burn it all down.

This is very good on the logical preposterousness of the trans bathroom ban. It simply cannot have been the intention of the Equality Act or the governments which administered it. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

HOLY SHIT MOOMIN FONT

A couple of weeks ago a woman who’d followed me on Instagram for 10 years happened to be in town and came to pay me a visit. We had written back and forth over the years and sent each other gifts in the mail. She even began making pottery herself, she says […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

Thirsty pup at the Woodvale. #IsleOfWight #toller

Remember, 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 & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@dave_andersen/116629503850952778 I boosted this already but having reread it, want to express just how well it's written and how much it resonates with my own experience.

🆕 blog! “Which age-gates should be skill-gates and vice-versa?” In the UK, it is illegal to buy alcohol if you are under 18. Similarly, in most countries, you cannot vote until you have reached a specific age. These are age-gates. You do not need to prove your competence to drink, vote, smoke […]

Quick two-in-one tip for #Kagi users: 1. You can manually add domains to your ranking settings via the "bulk add" (one per line) 2. Ranking understands TLDs If you had e.g. a strong opinion on content from #anguilla, you would enter "ai" and configure your preference accordingly!

We're investing in additional fleet ahead of a very busy summer season (On the deck of @redfunnelferries.bsky.social's Red Eagle) #CargoBike #IsleOfWight

Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth

Amazing to think I was once interested about what new phones and laptops were coming out. Now, every new development is an intrusive and unnecessary addition of AI, in a form that gets in my way rather than helps me, and which already looks horribly outdated.

Tulee showing uncommon sense, and staying out of the sun. #DogsOfFedi

The Euston Road. Classified by Transport for London's Roads Task Force as a "City Boulevard", but a "stinking, dangerous traffic sewer" by everyone else. #longwalk

In gamba #Fensterfreitag #dailyvenice #venice #venezia

EHRC chair Mary-Ann Stephenson, said: "The supreme court was very clear … if you are providing separate toilets for women and men, that has to be on the basis of biological sex." It wasn't clear about that at all. It literally never even mentioned toilets.

🆕 blog! “Whale Fall” Somewhere, in the endless blue ocean, a gigantic mammal shudders as it takes its last breath. Thanks to science, we know that all dogs go to heaven, but all whales descend through the murky depths until their carcasses litter the seabed. Imagine a giant dying. You can't […]

This has been a tricky week for me in a few ways. But nothing compared to what it's been for my trans brothers and sisters. Respect and love to all of you.

Turns out “Missing Middle” housing hasn’t been missing. We knew where it was the whole time. We made it illegal. Never forget, housing choice is a leadership challenge. #UrbanTruth #MissingMiddle

I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this. The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg […] [Original post on mastodon.ie]

When @lweiss.bsky.social and I were planning our recent trip to southern Spain, I had one top priority for our time in Seville, and now I can reveal that we accomplished it.

THIS JUST IN: “Boobytrap” spelled backwards is “partyboob.” That information is now in your head forever.

What a joy to find this hand cranked music on a roll of paper! I don't remember the story behind it, but it is marked @elephant_killer & dated April 11, 2020.

Gave me a chuckle. #canada #canadian

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net‑zero cities I do believe it's important to replace as many gasoline-powered cars with EVs, but as the article says, that effort alone would not be "good enough." Reducing car travels is crucial in achieving net-zero cities […]

Can't say this enough, but Comment is Freed is the best subscription you can buy if you're interested in politics (and there are a lot of good ones about). Great analysis, which I don't always agree with, but which I know has a lot of depth.

Good afternoon #bikeNYC #BikeTooter. Gorgeous day out there, make sure you've got your official #nyc garbage bin before the June 1st deadline! #carryshitolympics #cargobike