Adam Gripton
@dradam676.bsky.social
Norfolk-bred Scot, software engineer, passionate about maths, maps, better public transport, and xkcd references. Bluesky now my main source of witterings, with occasional drip-feed of migrated content such as maps I'm pleased with.
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im sure it wont make much of a dent but just to be safe, in the tradition of all financial downfalls, the 6 game owch bundle is 4.20 all week (including the itch version of 10S FOREVER, pictured, usually 8 bucks on its own!)
itch.io/s/170311/eme...
itch.io/s/170311/eme...
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
im sure it wont make much of a dent but just to be safe, in the tradition of all financial downfalls, the 6 game owch bundle is 4.20 all week (including the itch version of 10S FOREVER, pictured, usually 8 bucks on its own!)
itch.io/s/170311/eme...
itch.io/s/170311/eme...
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Maybe we should build HS2 in full and increase capacity on the network. It was never just about speed.
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
The good news for rail travel between Manchester and London is that a morning train will continue to link England’s biggest cities in under two hours. The bad news: passengers will no longer be able to get onboard.
The rail regulator has axed one of Britain’s fastest and most lucrative intercity services, the 7am Avanti West Coast from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, as part of a timetable shake-up that will take effect in mid-December. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Maybe we should build HS2 in full and increase capacity on the network. It was never just about speed.
AGH OH GOD NO HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL IN THE UK AGHH NO KILL IT WITH FIRE KILL IT KILL IT
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
AGH OH GOD NO HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL IN THE UK AGHH NO KILL IT WITH FIRE KILL IT KILL IT
LOOK AT THIS GRAPH
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
LOOK AT THIS GRAPH
Yeah, random Spanish conference spam invitation, you may wish to think about how that acronym looks to English speakers... 💩
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yeah, random Spanish conference spam invitation, you may wish to think about how that acronym looks to English speakers... 💩
"Turkeys launch High Court challenge to Australia's Christmas ban."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If you find yourself launching a High Court challenge against your government stopping you frying your brain with social media, then... maybe that's a hint you might want to use less social media?)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If you find yourself launching a High Court challenge against your government stopping you frying your brain with social media, then... maybe that's a hint you might want to use less social media?)
Australia social media ban: Teens challenge law before High Court
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Turkeys launch High Court challenge to Australia's Christmas ban."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If you find yourself launching a High Court challenge against your government stopping you frying your brain with social media, then... maybe that's a hint you might want to use less social media?)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(If you find yourself launching a High Court challenge against your government stopping you frying your brain with social media, then... maybe that's a hint you might want to use less social media?)
techbros will literally block out the sun instead of going to therapy
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
techbros will literally block out the sun instead of going to therapy
Ok, got a seasonal one.
Fairytale of New York AND Baby It's Cold Outside (alongside, no doubt, several others) are both embarrassingly problematic and should be dropped from the Christmas canon forthwith.
Ho ho ho.
Fairytale of New York AND Baby It's Cold Outside (alongside, no doubt, several others) are both embarrassingly problematic and should be dropped from the Christmas canon forthwith.
Ho ho ho.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ok, got a seasonal one.
Fairytale of New York AND Baby It's Cold Outside (alongside, no doubt, several others) are both embarrassingly problematic and should be dropped from the Christmas canon forthwith.
Ho ho ho.
Fairytale of New York AND Baby It's Cold Outside (alongside, no doubt, several others) are both embarrassingly problematic and should be dropped from the Christmas canon forthwith.
Ho ho ho.
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Just spotted an aerial shot of an American road junction on Facebook that gave me the urge to do another size comparison, so here it is.
The intersection of Yacht Club Drive and I-10, Diamondhead, Mississippi... and Amsterdam, at the same scale.
The intersection of Yacht Club Drive and I-10, Diamondhead, Mississippi... and Amsterdam, at the same scale.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just spotted an aerial shot of an American road junction on Facebook that gave me the urge to do another size comparison, so here it is.
The intersection of Yacht Club Drive and I-10, Diamondhead, Mississippi... and Amsterdam, at the same scale.
The intersection of Yacht Club Drive and I-10, Diamondhead, Mississippi... and Amsterdam, at the same scale.
Me in the winter when it gets to 11am on a WFH day after breakfast, coffee, a biscuit and a snack
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Me in the winter when it gets to 11am on a WFH day after breakfast, coffee, a biscuit and a snack
Just had a YouTube video interrupted by a mid-roll advert with a very shouty American shouting at me "WHY DOES AMAZON PAY ME 600 DOLLARS A DAY? BECAUSE I USE AMAZON AI"
Yep, there's definitely a bubble. Brace for impact.
Yep, there's definitely a bubble. Brace for impact.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just had a YouTube video interrupted by a mid-roll advert with a very shouty American shouting at me "WHY DOES AMAZON PAY ME 600 DOLLARS A DAY? BECAUSE I USE AMAZON AI"
Yep, there's definitely a bubble. Brace for impact.
Yep, there's definitely a bubble. Brace for impact.
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Scotland’s #Transport Cabinet Secretary, @fionahyslop.bsky.social, met road #freight operators & #logistics researchers at Heriot-Watt’s Panmure House as part of our Transport Scotland research
More here: tinyurl.com/mvhvxvre
#ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social
More here: tinyurl.com/mvhvxvre
#ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Scotland’s #Transport Cabinet Secretary, @fionahyslop.bsky.social, met road #freight operators & #logistics researchers at Heriot-Watt’s Panmure House as part of our Transport Scotland research
More here: tinyurl.com/mvhvxvre
#ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social
More here: tinyurl.com/mvhvxvre
#ZeroEmission #HGVs @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @ebs-hwu.bsky.social
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Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yep, why not score a goal from your own half in the 98th minute?
The cheery "We are recruiting - join our team!" message that seems to have crept onto Lothian Buses displays when not in service... kind of hits different when said not-in-service bus is blocking a vital artery into Edinburgh and causing massive queueing traffic behind it
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The cheery "We are recruiting - join our team!" message that seems to have crept onto Lothian Buses displays when not in service... kind of hits different when said not-in-service bus is blocking a vital artery into Edinburgh and causing massive queueing traffic behind it
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Boring but "petrol should be at least £2 per litre with mandated RPI rises every year as per rail tickets"
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Boring but "petrol should be at least £2 per litre with mandated RPI rises every year as per rail tickets"
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Happy to see this. blog.kagi.com/slopstop
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November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy to see this. blog.kagi.com/slopstop
An all-too-rare example of a corporation being of the opinion of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"; and as a society we desperately need this attitude to be more mainstream (as opposed to "if it ain't broke, release a new version crammed with AI slop"). Credit to them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
An all-too-rare example of a corporation being of the opinion of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"; and as a society we desperately need this attitude to be more mainstream (as opposed to "if it ain't broke, release a new version crammed with AI slop"). Credit to them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And yet I have a sinking feeling that if I looked into this again and tried to use a properly registered fitter, it would somehow come to the same £8000 + 12 month waiting list that it did 4-odd years ago
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
And yet I have a sinking feeling that if I looked into this again and tried to use a properly registered fitter, it would somehow come to the same £8000 + 12 month waiting list that it did 4-odd years ago
Latest in "you can literally buy anything from a Mars bar to a house with it" news:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Latest in "you can literally buy anything from a Mars bar to a house with it" news:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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