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Bruce
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posting random stuff on cycling, climate change, sustainability, west London, Leeds United and occasional photography. Day job involves orchestrating the provision of data, currently environmental data
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Brighton draw/win/loss all equal chances

Forest likewise, could see any result , maybe draw

Villa draw maybe, possibly loss

City= loss

So with three games that we should be in. variance and generally underlying good xG Vs xGA this season we can hope to pick up some points along the way #lufc
My thoughts on next 4 #lufv

Brighton. Long away trip down south, not hopeful, but we should be in the game and they seem getatable

Forest, maybe it's cos I grew up there (born wakey), but never feel like we do well against them

Villa, only home game have a chance of getting something

City, meh
So how many points from the next four games #lufc?

2 draws (Forest and Villa) depending on how Dyche gets them playing? Obviously write off the Man City match.

Somewhere 2 - 4 points I think possible.
I'm not sure I'd call it luck, it seemed like the plan

I don't think we gave them much. Kept them largely at arms length

Not pretty, but mostly resilient
#lufc farke's conservatism led to a safety first approach.

It ultimately worked

It keeps us away from the danger zone

That'll do
#lufc thank fuck for that

Did what was needed 2nd half
AKA
couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo
Well put.

Bikes are one of the most empowering and liberating machines known to man kind

The accessibility and affordability of finance should not be about how much you earn

It should, if anything be cheaper for basic rate, self employed and those on benefits
It's a crap scheme though that benefits higher rate tax payers a lot more.
The self employed or those not able to work can't access it. Also the employer has to be signed up for it.
A govt scheme for interest free loans for bikes and essentials for all would be far better.
Also scrap vat on bikes
Cycle to Work Scheme a “real success story”, says transport minister – as new report claims scheme delivers £573m annual boost to UK economy and saves commuters over £1,200 a year
road.cc/316485
how much would it take for the Maga cult to go "nah fuck this shit Trump you've gone to far"

I mean the whitehouse is pretty iconic. They seem to be cool with bulldozing

Statue of liberty-woke nonsense from France

Grand canyon-too fucking deep and you can't buy shit there

#nokings #fucktrump
This is news.

This has been validated by me checking a link from YouTube

youtu.be/StgMmlU7zb0?

"si=Y_x_8HhTRMM8b9Yf"
This bit
This is obvious Batshit

But a quick Wikipedia search on badenochs family,

It would be peak Tory to end up deporting their own parents or even themselves.
Slightly confusing briefing with Badenoch's spokesman & a Tory press person on their/Katie Lam's migration plans. Here's what I could follow:
• Tory policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain is "broadly in line with what Katie said" (they "haven't seen" her idea it's extended to EU nationals) ..
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Given how much the China spy case has dominated headlines, it really does beg the question: why is our political-media class so uninterested in Nathan Gill, his Russian bribes, his once close associate Nigel Farage, and Reform UK?

Our new Byline Times edition investigates what the media won't 👇
Academic publishing has always been a scam.

Currently content is provided for free by highly educated academics

Peer Reviewed for free by highly educated academics

Then published and sold back to the institutions who pay for these academics at exorbitant cost
This open access week in going to try and get my head around this.

I kind of understand the words (maybe not together😂) in the title and not much else.

The point here is knowledge should be free. Open access like this, even for a week is a good thing

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
I think they're right. (However only the first 10 seconds)

"We spend about 2 years of our lives in cars.... What a waste of time"

They don't need the rest of the advert
Trapped in traffic and stuck travelling long distances to work because of car-centric planning?

Be grateful, says Mercedes-Benz’s latest advert which aims to persuade us that spending two years of our lives stuck inside a car is somehow actually a good thing.
My #wordle distribution

I paused playing for a long time but the pattern was like this before also

I choose the same three words to start and more often than not get it on the 4th
I don't know why but the wonderful mass participation in #noKings reminded me of this intriguing article

How the Physics of Resonance Shapes Reality | Quanta Magazine share.google/YWg10ODAl94Y...

A system’s natural frequencies depend on its intrinsic properties.A sweet spot of bullshit intolerance
How the Physics of Resonance Shapes Reality | Quanta Magazine
The same phenomenon by which an opera singer can shatter a wineglass also underlies the very existence of subatomic particles.
share.google
We're doing good things in games but not getting points for it.

At what point is it variance -we'll be alright

Vs

This is what gets your relegated doesn't matter about underlying numbers

I'm still in the first category,
Didn't watch the game today, #lufc

So the underlying numbers seem ok again

but we're not converting them into facts at both ends of the pitch and most importantly not into points

I feel bijol's time will be soon. Not sure what at the other end though. Apart from recalling Joseph
These are the beautiful words from a poem by Benjamin Zephaniah

We need more politicians to promote these words

Diversity is a strength not a weakness
Beautiful and practical

For those housing estates with lots of similar houses, r building these as standard or even retrofitting these en masse as a community power plant would be very cool
I've used Linux on and off for years. My current job is very Microsoft focused, but still, given the choice Linux is nicer.

Regular updates, eg Ubuntu updates twice a year
Free software. Ditch costly software
Better performance ,Linux is faster
Better workflows, you'll be more productive
If your computer is not Windows 11 compatible

You don't need to buy a new one !!

Linux will make your computing experience much better

Linux Mint or Ubuntu are safe bets

1 back up files
2 download installer
3 follow instructions

youtu.be/IkJICR8qAso?...
If your computer is not Windows 11 compatible

You don't need to buy a new one !!

Linux will make your computing experience much better

Linux Mint or Ubuntu are safe bets

1 back up files
2 download installer
3 follow instructions

youtu.be/IkJICR8qAso?...
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London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.