My earlier social media definition of a complex system now gets an update on the blog - it is still a work in progress. I've also added some general comments on the responses to the original post. thecynefin.co/defining-a-c...

I really should train up to be f-gas certified to take my air to air heat pump evangelism to the practical level..

Just peed so much that a little laugh came out.

When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed…  Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.

BBC News: "A Reform UK councillor's bid to scrap his authority's climate emergency declaration has been delayed because the chamber was too hot to debate it." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A small menu of options to consider the next time you’re asked, “Any questions?”: 1 ‘What’s the temperature Kenneth?’ 2’ Who killed Roger Rabbit?’ 3 ‘Is Arthur Ashe?’

Renowned historian Gordon Wood was walking across a supermarket parking lot when a car driver struck and killed him. Federal officials claim that crashes in parking lots and driveways don't count as traffic fatalities. As a result, they're uncounted and often ignored. Me, in Bloomberg (gift link)

This feels… portentous?

“The cultivation of natural science cannot be efficiently carried on without reference to an extensive library.” Here’s the story of one of the most extensive & accessible under threat @biodivlibrary.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Outstanding: music.apple.com/gb/album/kno...

Give praise to the mighty Edwyn Collins: music.apple.com/gb/album/rip...

Rising Cost Of Living Forcing More Buddhists To Continue Working Years Into Reincarnation https://theonion.com/rising-cost-of-living-forcing-more-buddhists-to-continue-working-years-into-reincarnation/

A beautiful Friday bon, enjoy Mr R: music.apple.com/gb/album/you...

Enter your name into this NASA image generator to have it spelled out by various rivers and landmasses. You can refresh 🌎🔭🛰️ science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

Congratulations Lewis, long time waiting x

Love this city. The racists are all stuck in a shit pub rn being yelled at by *checks notes* Fatboy slim?

Beautiful: music.apple.com/gb/album/sto...

These boys can wail: music.apple.com/gb/album/got...

Beavers relocated to the Tásmam Koyóm meadow built a 328-foot dam and a wetland that has increased water coverage by 22% A wilder future for western lands will treat beavers not as a nuisance, as in the brutal past, but as a relative and ecosystem partner #rewilding www.upworthy.com/beavers-rein...

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

What do you think @british-airways.bsky.social

Semi-chaotic scenario having diverted from Gatwick to Bournemouth to refuel, waiting to hear about ‘the plan’ that will get us back to Gatwick

Russia’s missiles can knock out coal and gas plants, but not every rooftop solar panel or home battery. Greenpeace Ukraine & Central Eastern Europe are helping communities on the ground show that local, people-powered renewable energy is real security and resilience. via @euobserver.com

"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists." Joan Robinson Contributions to Modern Economics, Chapter 7

New figures: 2025 was a record year for solar deployment in the UK, as households & businesses respond to the energy crisis by generating their own power. 269,000 solar installations were completed across the UK in 2025, 37% more than the year before, & the highest ever recorded in a calendar year.

The perfect sundowner accompaniment: music.apple.com/gb/album/hal...

England’s first cycle street opens in Cambridge (@greatercambs.bsky.social) as construction nears completion. The new design gives cycling a more central role in the street. Cars are still welcome, but they move at bicycle speed and adapt to people cycling. buff.ly/3p8tbZA

Won’t you pour me a Cuban breeze Gretchen? music.apple.com/gb/album/the...

Moving gently forward as part of my #margarita apprenticeship

The eternal unfolding of a three body situation…

1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers. After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.

The security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego, Amin Abdullah, was a father of eight. Before he was killed by two teenage attackers, he used his radio to warn teachers at the school to lock the classroom doors. There were 200 children inside at the time. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Wondering whether assessing each supermarket’s pain au raisin would work as an overall evaluation of the organisation…

You never know…https://music.apple.com/gb/album/closer/1440715280?i=1440715282

Well! music.apple.com/gb/album/ins...

Warwick, Sunday…

A delicious Friday bon, appropriate for all sorts of anniversaries : music.apple.com/gb/album/tod...

M: that’s O: not R: how O: acronyms N: work

The City of Cincinnati just rolled out 0% interest loans for e-bikes. $100/month, no down payment. Cincinnati hills are no joke, so affordable e-bikes could be a game changer for getting more people to bike.

Lord, this is a classic: music.apple.com/gb/album/mus...

Classic game enshittified

“Am I a good mother, Susan?” ”My name is Emma.”

"While an agrihood can’t feasibly provide all the calories residents need, it’s an especially powerful system because the produce that it does produce is highly nutritious...Los Angeles could meet a third of its need for vegetables by converting vacant lots into gardens" grist.org/cities/what-...

🚄 Mid Cornwall Metro launches on 17 May, bringing the best Par–Newquay rail service since the 1960s. The £57m scheme will increase train frequencies, restore direct London services and improve links across central Cornwall. news.gwr.com/news/best-tr...

This is the album version, loads better than the singke and Randy Crawford at her best before the slide to Almaz etc: music.apple.com/gb/album/str...