Ilya
@amanfromuncle.bsky.social
Open source geospatial - analysis, development & cartography. Shitposting, Cats and Climbing. Opinions my own.
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
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Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
This!
February 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This!
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
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Hannah is the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton.
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Hannah is the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton.
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪
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What if you could visualise how electricity flows from a wind farm in Scotland to your home in London?
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 PM
What if you could visualise how electricity flows from a wind farm in Scotland to your home in London?
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
Ok it's not quite that simple, but it got me thinking that there must be a way of visualising the complexity of the electricity transmission grid in Great Britain.
This is my first attempt…
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@maplibre.org Tile (MLT) is a succesor to Mapbox Vector Tile (MVT). It has been redesigned from the ground up to address the challenges of rapidly growing geospatial data volumes and complex next-generation geospatial source formats, and to leverage the capabilities of modern hardware and APIs.
Announcing MapLibre Tile: a modern and efficient vector tile format
The MapLibre Organization is an umbrella for open-source mapping libraries.
maplibre.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
@maplibre.org Tile (MLT) is a succesor to Mapbox Vector Tile (MVT). It has been redesigned from the ground up to address the challenges of rapidly growing geospatial data volumes and complex next-generation geospatial source formats, and to leverage the capabilities of modern hardware and APIs.
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Some of Saturn’s moons sculpt its rings with gravity.
Here’s Prometheus (right) dragging ripples through the F ring as it passes.
Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
#astronomy
Here’s Prometheus (right) dragging ripples through the F ring as it passes.
Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
#astronomy
January 25, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Some of Saturn’s moons sculpt its rings with gravity.
Here’s Prometheus (right) dragging ripples through the F ring as it passes.
Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
#astronomy
Here’s Prometheus (right) dragging ripples through the F ring as it passes.
Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
#astronomy
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“Anyone who needs me to be their neighbour is my neighbour.”
Tune in to Songs of Praise at 1.15pm on BBC One this Sunday to hear from our hosts Andrew and Jane, and how opening their home is a key part of their faith.
Tune in to Songs of Praise at 1.15pm on BBC One this Sunday to hear from our hosts Andrew and Jane, and how opening their home is a key part of their faith.
January 22, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“Anyone who needs me to be their neighbour is my neighbour.”
Tune in to Songs of Praise at 1.15pm on BBC One this Sunday to hear from our hosts Andrew and Jane, and how opening their home is a key part of their faith.
Tune in to Songs of Praise at 1.15pm on BBC One this Sunday to hear from our hosts Andrew and Jane, and how opening their home is a key part of their faith.
How is what3whatevers still even going?
At what3words for Darren Jones speech on 'Move fast and fix things: modernising Whitehall to deliver for Britain'
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk's Hannah White asks what will make this attempt at reform different - says what matters is what comes next
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk's Hannah White asks what will make this attempt at reform different - says what matters is what comes next
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
How is what3whatevers still even going?
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What3words is an opaque techy non-solution that seeks to lock people into a proprietary system that replaces a better system that was working perfectly fine. They're almost the last company I'd want to see influencing how government thinks
At what3words for Darren Jones speech on 'Move fast and fix things: modernising Whitehall to deliver for Britain'
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk's Hannah White asks what will make this attempt at reform different - says what matters is what comes next
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk's Hannah White asks what will make this attempt at reform different - says what matters is what comes next
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
What3words is an opaque techy non-solution that seeks to lock people into a proprietary system that replaces a better system that was working perfectly fine. They're almost the last company I'd want to see influencing how government thinks
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Now I have to listen to the whole album
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Now I have to listen to the whole album
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Staffer: "Can you move on?"
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
'Please, you don't have to have your hand on me'
Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
Watch the moment ITV News' Peter A Smith was grabbed by a Reform UK staffer after being told to move on from his line of questioning while interviewing the party's new Scottish leader, Malcolm Offord
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Staffer: "Can you move on?"
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
Smith: "I'll ask the questions I would like to ask, thank you."
Offord: "But that's not what we want to talk about."
Staffer: "I'm asking you nicely now."
Nothing to do with the UK government or Ofcom if you actually look at the details, mainly Irish gov actions that's pushed this change. It's been quiet the thing seeing and UK media and government dance around to ultimately support a pedophile platform. Don't vote for anyone with twitter!
This is good news and thanks to the leadership of the government and threat of such strong sanctions against X.
But this issue has highlighted the real harm and pace of change of AI.
We must change the way we legislate to address the ever-changing challenges of AI.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But this issue has highlighted the real harm and pace of change of AI.
We must change the way we legislate to address the ever-changing challenges of AI.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Nothing to do with the UK government or Ofcom if you actually look at the details, mainly Irish gov actions that's pushed this change. It's been quiet the thing seeing and UK media and government dance around to ultimately support a pedophile platform. Don't vote for anyone with twitter!
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as a teacher who did this with HS Seniors in Dallas, I learned 2 things: 1, this needs to be a unit every single year, K-12, across disciiplines, because it's that difficult to teach well and, 2, kids actually like spotting fakes and really get into this if you give them the skills to do so
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM
as a teacher who did this with HS Seniors in Dallas, I learned 2 things: 1, this needs to be a unit every single year, K-12, across disciiplines, because it's that difficult to teach well and, 2, kids actually like spotting fakes and really get into this if you give them the skills to do so
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New Yorker cover, “Bodega Cat,” by R. Kikuo Johnson.
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
New Yorker cover, “Bodega Cat,” by R. Kikuo Johnson.
Blade Runner: The Vinyl Cut (scratch this one)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Final)_grade_this_one
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Final)
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Blade Runner: The Vinyl Cut (scratch this one)
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“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“In the woods where snow is thick, bars of sunlight lay like pale fire.”
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
(Catherine Mansfield)
🎨 Eyvind Earle
#wintersky
What an absolute rube.
BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer refuses to say whether the US's attack on Venezuela broke international law
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
What an absolute rube.
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Brazilian woman hates AI
Today in everything is a scam
You know how scammers supposedly make their scams look sloppy and unprofessional on purpose, so they don't accidentally hook smart people who'll waste their time by pulling out later and/or go to the police?
Well, it seems to be increasingly common in "legit" businesses too.
Well, it seems to be increasingly common in "legit" businesses too.
One of the pervasive themes in betting ads seems to be contempt for their audience.
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today in everything is a scam
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Well that was lots of #qgis geometry generator fun. Thanks for the inspiration to https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115765582098722539
25s onwards are earlier steps.
Didn't manage to cycle the color palette through the lines but enough for today.
25s onwards are earlier steps.
Didn't manage to cycle the color palette through the lines but enough for today.
December 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Well that was lots of #qgis geometry generator fun. Thanks for the inspiration to https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115765582098722539
25s onwards are earlier steps.
Didn't manage to cycle the color palette through the lines but enough for today.
25s onwards are earlier steps.
Didn't manage to cycle the color palette through the lines but enough for today.