Nice bit of Wensleydale and a beer I think.

Seeking Partner: Cycling visibility fashion startup

Guess again. Think 'closer to home'

4 Games that defined my 2025 (in gaming). Factorio, still a very strong favourite. iracing, taught me how to properly sim race and become not bad at all at it. Satisfactory is my second favourite base building game And the year ended with RoadCraft which is so dull, and yet so brilliant.

The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.

Happy Christmas everyone. I hope you have a great time. It's very hard for lots of people at Christmas, including those who have lost loved ones. Look out for them. And if you're struggling this christmas, me too. Give me a shout if you want someone to talk to. 🤜🤛

How long should I stay in work today before it's acceptable to go home? Been here since 07:30

He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.

One of the last cycle commutes into work this year and yay! I forgot my trousers. I genuinely thought I had a clean pair of jeans in work. I do not. Luckily, I remembered I have a pair of danger trousers in another locker. They're a bit tatty but I doubt many people will see them today.

PSA: If you're a 365 subscriber, you need to check your subscription. Microsoft are bumping up the price of the 365 renewal to, get this, cover the cost of including Copilot. That thing you don't want and didn't ask for. www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/02... If you need 365, sub to Classic.

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

Probably the best thing I ever posted on that other site, wish I could permanently transplant it to my timeline here.

The point I wish got emphasized more is that the big winners from congestion pricing are *people who urgently need to drive*. Because they are ones that travel times really matter for. I always thought that instead of congestion pricing it should be called "free streets" - free from other cars.

How can someone do this with a straight face? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People want tiny basic electric cars. Automakers haven't responded, and safety regulations make it difficult, so they're buying golf carts.

The UK is now facing an emigration crisis and a shrinking population. It must, must, must reverse engines on immigration immediately - throw the doors open and wave people in. Otherwise we are inviting disaster.

This year, next year .. www.ft.com/content/d62f...

It's weird how much the far right hate charity. There's hardly a well known charitable organisation that hasn't been bullied, pressurised, and blackmailed into excluding trans people or changing the colours of their logo into something Putin's OK with.

Cher on a bicycle in 1987 in the delicious (or "dark fantasy comedy" if you prefer) "The Witches of Eastwick" movie.

It is absolutely wild that roads/drivers in the UK kill & seriously injure nearly 30,000 people every year & our collective response to this is just a shrug. Imagine the reaction if these were air passengers.

1976 photo with some real "live-action Miyazaki film" vibe.

I am 16,654 days old and exactly zero times in any of those days have I ever been asked to apologize for being white

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you? Does that mean I’m in Vecna’s mind? Figures

The Dutch have impounded and destroyed thousands of illegal imported e-bikes at their docks. Nearly all from China. The British government seems to be so far behind.

here’s an Elon Musk Christmas Tale. Merry Xmas everyone ❤️

Some much-needed good news, including • renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally • new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty • landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown • indigenous wins at COP 🌱❣️🌊 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

It's like watching a condom full of walnuts getting battered by a truck.

Ok then...

Shortest day today everyone. Solstice is about 3pm. Thank God for that, I am so sick of it being dark.

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you? (I am so sorted)

Automatisiertes Fahren ist keine Lösung in der #Verkehrswende und gegen den #Klimawandel. Mal ganz abgesehen von diesen Problemen 👇

Aaah, sickness now full on. This is quite unpleasant.

FUCK YEAH! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ5y...

I've had this bottle of Black Isle Colonel Custard Christmas Ale sitting in the pantry since 2021 and tonight we drank it. It was beautiful 🖤 Especially happy to open it with my beloved Bar Volo bottle opener

I can thoroughly recommend the @originstorypodcast.bsky.social podcast about him if you want to know just exactly what a POS he is, how @iandunt.bsky.social has sanity after that I'll never know

"Hiya dad, sorry, trouble with uncle Russ again, can you have a word?" "Oh for fucks sake, what's he been saying now?"

It's always great to read about someone like Zeeshan, who is now cycling for the first time! But, as the article mentions, a trike is much bigger & heavier than a bike, and requires a lot of strength and stamina to use. You can't keep up with non-disabled people on bikes using an unpowered trike.

In a world populated by grownups, this wouldn't be a story. A famous person moves about the place just like the rest of us. But in our current culture, it's a story.

FOUR AM!!! FOUR FLIPPING OCLOCK IN THE MORNING. THATS WHEN THE COCKERELL STARTED!!! FOUR OCLOCK IN THE MORNING!!! This trip has not been a success.

Christ, how is everyone involved in this including johnson and gove, not in jail for this yet? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

BUCK ROGERS IS DEAD!!!!

all I want for Christmas is the assured downfall of generative AI

So, bit of a plan for 2026. I have three @veloviewer.com clusters. My main square, my cluster on Anglesey, and my Cumbrian cluster. Gonna join them up. This weekend I'm walking in Coniston which will increase the size of my Cumbrian cluster but planning after that to find things in the middle.

The car industry doesn't want you to cycle because you cease to be a customer The fossil fuel industry doesn't want you to cycle because you cease to be a customer The NHS would LIKE you to cycle because you cease to be a customer

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

Take that, bigots

A FIFTH of Stockport households do not have access to a car. That rises to nearly HALF in more deprived parts of town. Stockport is already very cheap for parking. Even more so in the district centres. But apparently it's fine to spend limited public funds on this but keep bus fares as they are.

20 years ago, nuclear probably made sense as the backup for renewables. But not any more - large scale and distributed battery storage makes so much more sense. At about $125/kWh and on a similar downslope to solar, it's cheaper than nuclear & with none of that radioactive waste to deal with.

Weekend away North of Morecambe is over. Arrived Friday night in pitch black, pitching at an unknown campsite in the dark is an experience. Woke up to find I'd driven past loads of better, empty pitches. Nice ride and walk though, and the cafe food was good. 1/2