Read yesterday about MI19’s antics at Trent House, AKA the Cockfosters Cage, where they kept both ranking German POWs in WWII. Oh. My. God. The British were scary good at this shit in WWII. Scary good. They played up, HARD, every stereotype the Germans had about the British upper class.

Private jet from Edinburgh to Blackpool? Really??

Ooh, time to drag this one out again :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbu...

I have a joke about UDP, but I'm not sure you'll get it.

The only way Reform UK could win a general election is through our first-past-the-post system. If we had proportional representation, the threat would evaporate. We don't have PR because Starmer has blocked it. This allows him to say: vote Labour or you get Farage. Because it's all he has left.

Furious residents say they are being pushed to the ‘brink of financial ruin’ by council wardens **legitimately** ticketing them for parking **illegally, on double yellow lines**, next to their homes.

SUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in London

Perfect!

People posting ai images

SUVs like this one, with increased ground clearance, are more likely to ride-up and roll over. As well as 80% more likely to kill a child with increased bonnet heights They also need to end!

The fundamental flaw of Alex Cole-Hamilton is not that he's English, or a Lib Dem, or anti-independence; but that he is, simply, an insufferable cunt

By popular demand, a train horn on a bike vs right on red car brain. I kinda suck at editing #bikesky

jesus CHRIST. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Spirit of Tasmania ferry being shepherded out of Leith Docks.

GLASS WARNING on the Hawkhill Ave slope to the Restalrig Railway Path. Most of it removed but a few bits embedded in ruts in the tarmac. #EdTravCyc

Zone 2 cardio. Mobility maxxing. There will be no further discussion.

A distant Edinburgh in the sun, from outside Prestonpans.

Plus ça change.

One for the manifesto, @edinburghbug.bsky.social?

I have some hot compost news

When we go to hospital, it’s rarely for something easy. But patients and their families are being immediately met with unreliable/disjoint public transport, lack of safe active travel options, and increasing bus/rail fares. And these fares are going up while investment in public/active travel isn't!

Our New Electric Bike Has Arrived at Liberton Brae! 🚲 We’re excited to share that the electric bike for our Liberton Brae Teens+ Centre has now been delivered. The smile on our students' faces tells exactly how impactful this will be for them✨

Driftwood sculptures, Portobello Beach

They'll be dancing in the streets of #Portobello tonight.

I wrote a tribute for BYTE Magazine's amazing cover artist, Robert Tinney, who died Feb 1st Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️ arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

Watching half pipe snowboarding from the winter Olympics and getting annoyed that the rotations are not given radians. 'Backside 5π' just sounds better.

One of our Facebook followers made this important updated version.

Ain't no surf in Portobello!

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Eulalie!

Prefer the Mary Whitehouse Experience version. #totp

Signs of a new pub for #Porty. "Dougal's - an old man pub for all ages' it says in the window. This has previously been 'The Beaten Docket', which closed at the end of 2023.

I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you! adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

As a former South Morningside parent I'm really proud of the girls football team for winning an Edinburgh-wide tournament but even prouder that they stood up for themselves when presented with a tiny trophy in stark contrast to the one awarded to the winning boys www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos

Edinburgh LS have long since gone rogue. Continuous footways (with or without cycle tracks) done well is more complex than some would realise (because there are network-level issues) and we don't have UK guidance (yet). However, too many folks concentrate on what they are against, but won't

Absolute classic of the genre.

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

📣 Parents. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay. Take action! 📷 We need your photos of the school run. The more people see how unsafe and unhealthy it is for our children - the more power we have. DM your #schoolrun photos or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids

⏳ Where's @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social when you need them, eh @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ? /cc'ing the tireless @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social

Given the recent announcements about the A9 dualling, I had a quick dig to see if a revised Outline Business Case had been published. Nothing recent that I can see, but I did spot a November 2023 version, released under an FoI request that I haven't seen before.

Someone just sent me a Facebook link...

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs 9,999 Maniacs

I have told this story before, but bringing it here. This street has footway parking on both sides which gives 1 metre of walking space beyond the lines. But, if drivers obey the markings, you can't get a car up the middle. Because residents kept getting tickets, I was asked to look at it. 1/n

Living Streets seem very happy to cite Council policy when it comes to pavement widths, but ignore that other policies call for implementing safe routes for cyclists as part of the road layout - in Dundee Street and elsewhere. As with all NIMBY groups, they only offer criticism, not solutions.

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜