Jonty
@fairless.xyz
Service designer, mechanic, & cargobike charity trustee. Used to work night shift. 📍Edinburgh 🏴
Active travel campaigners, we can take two things away from this:
1. It works and it's worth it
2. We must think and plan in *decades*
1. It works and it's worth it
2. We must think and plan in *decades*
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
www.latimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Active travel campaigners, we can take two things away from this:
1. It works and it's worth it
2. We must think and plan in *decades*
1. It works and it's worth it
2. We must think and plan in *decades*
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computer Show Me Less Like This. show me Parisian streets and their denizens, show me futurist art and central american architecture. show me black forests and crystal pools, steady wildlife and bad poetry and confused yellow cabs. computer, show me the agonies of Men in love
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
computer Show Me Less Like This. show me Parisian streets and their denizens, show me futurist art and central american architecture. show me black forests and crystal pools, steady wildlife and bad poetry and confused yellow cabs. computer, show me the agonies of Men in love
Do you want my job? After 7 happy years, I'm moving on from @nilehq.com . So my lovely team is hiring for a new Consulting Principal to fill the hole in their hearts (& org chart).
Genuinely cool team, doing really interesting work - worth a look, imho.
(Salary to come - not yet on the listing)
Genuinely cool team, doing really interesting work - worth a look, imho.
(Salary to come - not yet on the listing)
Join us | Principal Consultant - Transformation - Careers at Nile
We are seeking a Principal Consultant with significant Financial Services experience.
nilehq.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Do you want my job? After 7 happy years, I'm moving on from @nilehq.com . So my lovely team is hiring for a new Consulting Principal to fill the hole in their hearts (& org chart).
Genuinely cool team, doing really interesting work - worth a look, imho.
(Salary to come - not yet on the listing)
Genuinely cool team, doing really interesting work - worth a look, imho.
(Salary to come - not yet on the listing)
Tiny mechanic's win to start the new year!
The transalp had no spark. And with a wiring loom from before the fall of the Berlin wall, the fault could've been *anywhere*.
But: turns out it was just a bad connection at the kill switch! Scrub w/contact cleaner, and it fired right up. Bulletproof ♥️
The transalp had no spark. And with a wiring loom from before the fall of the Berlin wall, the fault could've been *anywhere*.
But: turns out it was just a bad connection at the kill switch! Scrub w/contact cleaner, and it fired right up. Bulletproof ♥️
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Tiny mechanic's win to start the new year!
The transalp had no spark. And with a wiring loom from before the fall of the Berlin wall, the fault could've been *anywhere*.
But: turns out it was just a bad connection at the kill switch! Scrub w/contact cleaner, and it fired right up. Bulletproof ♥️
The transalp had no spark. And with a wiring loom from before the fall of the Berlin wall, the fault could've been *anywhere*.
But: turns out it was just a bad connection at the kill switch! Scrub w/contact cleaner, and it fired right up. Bulletproof ♥️
If you're feeling brave... gist.github.com/KhaosT/1406a...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
If you're feeling brave... gist.github.com/KhaosT/1406a...
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[screaming at the top of my lungs, once again] the fundamental technology of humanity is care
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"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.
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
[screaming at the top of my lungs, once again] the fundamental technology of humanity is care
Ooh One Tin Bakes is *lovely*. All killer no filler. My top three are: raspberry cheesecake streusel squares (p59), tahini chocolate chip cookie bars (p53), and the rice crispy treats on p47 are unreasonably good.
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ooh One Tin Bakes is *lovely*. All killer no filler. My top three are: raspberry cheesecake streusel squares (p59), tahini chocolate chip cookie bars (p53), and the rice crispy treats on p47 are unreasonably good.
I got a Mallard for Xmas last year. Popped it in the spare bedroom. Honestly LOVED IT, but personally found the forward visibility just too restricted, so ended up returning it. YMMV.
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I got a Mallard for Xmas last year. Popped it in the spare bedroom. Honestly LOVED IT, but personally found the forward visibility just too restricted, so ended up returning it. YMMV.
I spent Christmas Eve in the Water of Leith and under the castle. Edinburgh really is the nicest place I've ever lived.
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I spent Christmas Eve in the Water of Leith and under the castle. Edinburgh really is the nicest place I've ever lived.
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Parents Horrified as Kids Rewrite Entire Santa List on 23 Dec
December 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Parents Horrified as Kids Rewrite Entire Santa List on 23 Dec
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Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
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A great start to the weekend of the winter solstice!
What a morning at Newgrange today.
The livestream link now available - be sure tune in on the morning of 21 December at 8:40am.
🔗 gov.ie/solstice 👈save it, share it, join in!
#ShareTheSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice #WinterSolstice
📸 OPW Guides
What a morning at Newgrange today.
The livestream link now available - be sure tune in on the morning of 21 December at 8:40am.
🔗 gov.ie/solstice 👈save it, share it, join in!
#ShareTheSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice #WinterSolstice
📸 OPW Guides
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A great start to the weekend of the winter solstice!
What a morning at Newgrange today.
The livestream link now available - be sure tune in on the morning of 21 December at 8:40am.
🔗 gov.ie/solstice 👈save it, share it, join in!
#ShareTheSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice #WinterSolstice
📸 OPW Guides
What a morning at Newgrange today.
The livestream link now available - be sure tune in on the morning of 21 December at 8:40am.
🔗 gov.ie/solstice 👈save it, share it, join in!
#ShareTheSolstice #NewgrangeSolstice #WinterSolstice
📸 OPW Guides
Hot Dads in Your Area looking for Someone to Unironically Watch the Newgrange Solstice Livestream with
December 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hot Dads in Your Area looking for Someone to Unironically Watch the Newgrange Solstice Livestream with
*Clutches pearls, confusedly*
A super-hot planet that orbits its star closely has somehow managed to retain a thick atmosphere — even as the star’s radiation blasts it
go.nature.com/459CDvf
go.nature.com/459CDvf
Oddly cool super-hot planet has an atmosphere it shouldn’t
It’s a mystery why TOI-561 b’s blanket of gases hasn’t boiled off.
go.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
*Clutches pearls, confusedly*
Reposted by Jonty
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Nice! I'm going the opposite direction - I'm giving up my lovely old MacBook Pro, and getting some kind of black plastic rectangle for the new job.
Thoughts and prayers for my switch to Microsoft 🙏
(Pictured: every presentation I make in 2026 probably)
Thoughts and prayers for my switch to Microsoft 🙏
(Pictured: every presentation I make in 2026 probably)
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Nice! I'm going the opposite direction - I'm giving up my lovely old MacBook Pro, and getting some kind of black plastic rectangle for the new job.
Thoughts and prayers for my switch to Microsoft 🙏
(Pictured: every presentation I make in 2026 probably)
Thoughts and prayers for my switch to Microsoft 🙏
(Pictured: every presentation I make in 2026 probably)
After 15 years of riding bikes around London and Edinburgh, Google street view finally caught me.
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
After 15 years of riding bikes around London and Edinburgh, Google street view finally caught me.
Snap! (but make the dog bigger)
December 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Snap! (but make the dog bigger)
Me and my 9 yo spent a happy few months reading the Explanatorium of History cover to cover, doing a few pages a night. Beautiful, like so many DK books, and I genuinely learnt a thing or two...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Explanatorium of History
Discover what the major turning points in history were, from the evolution and migrations of early humans, to the rise and fall of great empires such as Ancient
blackwells.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Me and my 9 yo spent a happy few months reading the Explanatorium of History cover to cover, doing a few pages a night. Beautiful, like so many DK books, and I genuinely learnt a thing or two...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
The Dog has finally reached an age and temperament that she'll happily just sleep in my office all afternoon. It's lovely.
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Dog has finally reached an age and temperament that she'll happily just sleep in my office all afternoon. It's lovely.
*Joseph, locked out of the stable* MARYYYYY!
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
*Joseph, locked out of the stable* MARYYYYY!
Yeah but what if those mittens were in back
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yeah but what if those mittens were in back
Lol yeah I definitely had a few weeks of "if I use my staff discount to buy Kendal mint cake, I don't have to buy dinner tonight"
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Lol yeah I definitely had a few weeks of "if I use my staff discount to buy Kendal mint cake, I don't have to buy dinner tonight"