Look at this. You can build the worst cycle lane in the world* and still smash cycling records. *(www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...)

This is a vg paper, worth reading if your job involves digitising services. It doesn't mention it specifically but it crystallised a useful metaphor for me: digitised services turn personal relationships into data entry, which has the result of making us more lonely

I'm just happy Charles Goodhart is alive to see this

Noel, Noel's mum; welcome to the war on cars.

FB marketplace continues to have the juice

Why does this dog sigh so much she doesn't even have a job

Important post, but also whenever I see this graphic I think 'i will move to the broadleaf woods, next to beach island'

As of today, I have been a parent for a DECADE. Mad.

Same Penitent Magdalene, same. Meme via bizwithbecs on Instagram.

Picked up a decent second hand electric drum kit off've gumtree this evening. Ostensibly as a birthday present for the big child... But damn drums are fun huh

Congrats to BP for making $3 billion profit last quarter! Love to see the underdog pulling through like that. 🥹

In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of commuting on track bikes

Sundays are for finding newts

We did it y'all 🌱

Teams by Microsoft Teams for Microsoft by Microsoft Teams.

"...those solar panels had to go somewhere. Mostly, they ended up in Pakistan, dumped there at such a massive discount that the country solarized virtually overnight... Pakistani bridal dowries now routinely include four panels, an inverter and a battery" billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

Thermoaccoustic heat pumps. Science's answer to the question: 'if I yell at a gas hard enough will it heat my house for me?'' www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/23/t...

Incredibly privileged to join @energysavingtrust.bsky.social colleagues y'day for a @theschoolofgood.bsky.social masterclass from @loudowne.bsky.social. Getting great feedback today - "so valuable - they linked stuff together which I've always thought about, but never had the framework to tackle!"

Took the kids to see the ancient megafauna exhibit at NMS this morning. Damn, some of those early mammals were really just Being Themselves and Having Fun With It huh? Our faves were these two absolute derps:

With every dumb tech innovation a new futurist gets their wings

'Stop yelling "fart cannon!" and open wide' Normal things I say to my children on a Friday evening

There's a reason every automotive electrical manual is like "Before you tear out the wiring loom looking for a broken wire, check the connectors. It's probably the connectors. Actually, it's always the connectors"

Ooh we got some new UK wind and solar records. Hitting record solar in *April* is wild btw. Records are going to tumble this summer.

The French government has announced the measures of its plan to accelerate electrification: - a ban on gas boilers in new houses from the end of 2026 - increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps - 100 regions will pilot comprehensive heat transition plans to phase out gas by 2030

UPDATE: ha ha yesss let's gooo 🌱

books: the rectangle that can’t send you push notifications. Try: books.

The more I’ve learned about private equity, the more I’ve come to see it as a metaphor for how power and wealth now operate in Britain. I wrote about it for @theguardian.com - two days before THE ASSET CLASS publishes: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I put the big box of winter hats and gloves away yesterday. So to everyone waking up to snow showers in Scotland this morning: apologies, that's on me.

Realising that we're generating more energy than we know what to do with is kind of incredible

Lovely to see the impact SG / @energysavingtrust.bsky.social CARES scheme is having on stuff local to me. Reducing the bill from £40k to £8k for @wolct.bsky.social is pretty good...

The ol' 30k mile machine currently hangs on the wall behind my desk. It (& I!) got hit by a red-light-running scaffolding truck back in 2018, so it's sadly retired.

This is *such* a lovely video by @evanedinger.bsky.social And he's right about how important it is. I racked up 30k miles commuting in London by bike, and every day the ride was the best part of my day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmf6...

I found it. A virgin menu option, never before selected by a user

So sorry I couldn't get this offer to you earlier, @hildur.bsky.social "Operator Northern said the first 25 Bedlington terriers to arrive at the station on Monday between 10:00 and 12:00 BST would earn their owners a free travel pass." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just from a technical comic-making perspective @stephencollins.bsky.social *nailed* the rhythm and timing here. You can really feel the cogs turning. Masterclass.

More than any other year, this year I'm learning: 1. Systems of capital work to protect themselves. 2. That protective action is often an emergent result of lots of small, arguably reasonable actions by reasonable individuals following reasonable incentives. 3. That still doesn't make it OK.

It's WIMDY up in the Highlands rn, so I can charge my car for... basically nothing? Nice.

Make Things Look Like Spaceships Again

Today I am mostly sitting in my home office and using my binoculars to monitor early spring bud growth on a baby espaliered apple tree. 🌱 Reports that I've become "less cool" and "weird" in my old age are greatly exaggerated.

I love Product Picnic. My only problem is that each week it links to, like, 8 other distractingly interesting people and essays which I *also* want to read and oops now I'm late for standup

A sunny Sat of electrical gremlin chasing, and we're so back. Loose & corroded pin in the kill switch molex connector was the critical issue. Also spotted the alternator was quietly melting through corroded connectors at the reg/rec too 😬 Bodge fix for now, new connectors and pins on the way.

Brilliant analysis of what went wrong with the expensive redesign of Australia's version of the met office app. leisareichelt.substack.com/p/what-went-...

Rent: £1,500 Food: £600 Data: £45 Authentic Dutch Handmade Wicker Bullitt accessories: £8,200 Childcare: £600 Someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. My family is dying

Brilliant news! The UK's Labour Government are going to make "plug in solar" legal. Grab some panels from Lidl, hang them off your balcony or out your window, plug them in to your mains. Done! https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-go-further-and-faster-in-becoming-energy-secure #solar

Just discovered the wealth of ideas and frameworks and tools @tomcw.xyz is sharing for free on his blog & The Good Ship for 3rd sector / gov / CiCs. Extremely useful and generous, thanks dude. good-ship.co.uk

I love 40 year old electrical systems, and enjoy relying on them for important journeys to my professional commitments.

Tiny Monday win: got keycard access to the cycle storage at my new work. We're so back.

Here's hoping Microsoft Teams (For Sticks) can leverage its new lignum architecture to deliver a more intuitive UX, amiright? Folks,

Ooh Edinburgh people: @edfoc.bsky.social 10th anniversary edition UA is FOR SALE: - Barely used - Rigorously serviced - Top spec 🤌 - TONs of accessories - RARE: 1 of 2 in Scotland, only 1000 worldwide - Flippin HOT looking machine 🥵 A bargain. If you're in the market you can't do much better...

Re adding a million more satellites: it's a good time to read about Kessler Syndrome. Huge numbers of satellites could trigger a kind of cascade or collapse which creates v expensive problems in the long run. A good exploration by @jonkelvey.bsky.social - aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/und...