Duncan Porter
@misterduncan.bsky.social
Environment, nature, tech, music, bikes. Bristol based and born at 330PPM
Just finished reading Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Not at all what I expected. A dense personal & psychological story of the consequences & morality. A supremely clever book that well deserves it's reputation.
Some of the longest monologues I've ever read.
#booksky
1/2
Not at all what I expected. A dense personal & psychological story of the consequences & morality. A supremely clever book that well deserves it's reputation.
Some of the longest monologues I've ever read.
#booksky
1/2
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just finished reading Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Not at all what I expected. A dense personal & psychological story of the consequences & morality. A supremely clever book that well deserves it's reputation.
Some of the longest monologues I've ever read.
#booksky
1/2
Not at all what I expected. A dense personal & psychological story of the consequences & morality. A supremely clever book that well deserves it's reputation.
Some of the longest monologues I've ever read.
#booksky
1/2
Just finished reading Revolution in the Head by Ian Macdonald.
Every Beatles song recorded in date order, with loads of technical information.
The best thing about this book though is the extraordinary story the band told through the songs & how the songs are improved with context.
#booksky
1/3
Every Beatles song recorded in date order, with loads of technical information.
The best thing about this book though is the extraordinary story the band told through the songs & how the songs are improved with context.
#booksky
1/3
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Just finished reading Revolution in the Head by Ian Macdonald.
Every Beatles song recorded in date order, with loads of technical information.
The best thing about this book though is the extraordinary story the band told through the songs & how the songs are improved with context.
#booksky
1/3
Every Beatles song recorded in date order, with loads of technical information.
The best thing about this book though is the extraordinary story the band told through the songs & how the songs are improved with context.
#booksky
1/3
In case anyone's struggling to procrastinate today, here's a short video where you get to see inside a Leslie speaker, which uses motors to physically spin the speakers to create the effects you've heard on lots of famous recordings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5fI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5fI...
The Hammond B3 Series: The Leslie Speaker
YouTube video by ThePianoforever
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In case anyone's struggling to procrastinate today, here's a short video where you get to see inside a Leslie speaker, which uses motors to physically spin the speakers to create the effects you've heard on lots of famous recordings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5fI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5fI...
The Wikipedia page for Timothy Leary is quite the rabbit hole.
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Wikipedia page for Timothy Leary is quite the rabbit hole.
Just finished reading Erasure by Percival Everett.
My third Everett & each one has been tremendous.
Erasure is really funny while also asking some serious questions & going into some tricky places. Monk is oddly unemotional & an asshole at times, but a great protagonist.
1/3
#booksy
My third Everett & each one has been tremendous.
Erasure is really funny while also asking some serious questions & going into some tricky places. Monk is oddly unemotional & an asshole at times, but a great protagonist.
1/3
#booksy
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just finished reading Erasure by Percival Everett.
My third Everett & each one has been tremendous.
Erasure is really funny while also asking some serious questions & going into some tricky places. Monk is oddly unemotional & an asshole at times, but a great protagonist.
1/3
#booksy
My third Everett & each one has been tremendous.
Erasure is really funny while also asking some serious questions & going into some tricky places. Monk is oddly unemotional & an asshole at times, but a great protagonist.
1/3
#booksy
Just finished reading H is for Hawk by @hjm.bsky.social
A memoir about training Mabel the goshawk after her father's death.
Really enjoyed this, especially the complex process of building the relationship with Mabel. Learned a lot about falconry & its language along the way.
#booksky
A memoir about training Mabel the goshawk after her father's death.
Really enjoyed this, especially the complex process of building the relationship with Mabel. Learned a lot about falconry & its language along the way.
#booksky
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just finished reading H is for Hawk by @hjm.bsky.social
A memoir about training Mabel the goshawk after her father's death.
Really enjoyed this, especially the complex process of building the relationship with Mabel. Learned a lot about falconry & its language along the way.
#booksky
A memoir about training Mabel the goshawk after her father's death.
Really enjoyed this, especially the complex process of building the relationship with Mabel. Learned a lot about falconry & its language along the way.
#booksky
Grok owning up to bias to Musk.
There's a strong argument for real independent assessment & regulation of these platforms. I see many people defaulting to complete trust of the output from ChatGPT, Grok & Gemini, but routinely see them making fundamental mistakes & false claims.
There's a strong argument for real independent assessment & regulation of these platforms. I see many people defaulting to complete trust of the output from ChatGPT, Grok & Gemini, but routinely see them making fundamental mistakes & false claims.
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Grok owning up to bias to Musk.
There's a strong argument for real independent assessment & regulation of these platforms. I see many people defaulting to complete trust of the output from ChatGPT, Grok & Gemini, but routinely see them making fundamental mistakes & false claims.
There's a strong argument for real independent assessment & regulation of these platforms. I see many people defaulting to complete trust of the output from ChatGPT, Grok & Gemini, but routinely see them making fundamental mistakes & false claims.
Reposted by Duncan Porter
Economists don’t understand capitalism
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Economists don’t understand capitalism
Just finished reading The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante.
Essentially the story of a teenage girl's journey into adulthood in Naples, but really so much more.
The way Elena tackles adolescence & the inner journey, is transcendental. Giovanna is such a compelling protagonist.
#booksky
1/3
Essentially the story of a teenage girl's journey into adulthood in Naples, but really so much more.
The way Elena tackles adolescence & the inner journey, is transcendental. Giovanna is such a compelling protagonist.
#booksky
1/3
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just finished reading The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante.
Essentially the story of a teenage girl's journey into adulthood in Naples, but really so much more.
The way Elena tackles adolescence & the inner journey, is transcendental. Giovanna is such a compelling protagonist.
#booksky
1/3
Essentially the story of a teenage girl's journey into adulthood in Naples, but really so much more.
The way Elena tackles adolescence & the inner journey, is transcendental. Giovanna is such a compelling protagonist.
#booksky
1/3
Just finished reading Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh.
Loved the writing. After a long day I'm struggling to figure out how to describe the book. - a compliment!
I will add thoughts tomorrow, after some time to process.
#booksky
Loved the writing. After a long day I'm struggling to figure out how to describe the book. - a compliment!
I will add thoughts tomorrow, after some time to process.
#booksky
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Just finished reading Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh.
Loved the writing. After a long day I'm struggling to figure out how to describe the book. - a compliment!
I will add thoughts tomorrow, after some time to process.
#booksky
Loved the writing. After a long day I'm struggling to figure out how to describe the book. - a compliment!
I will add thoughts tomorrow, after some time to process.
#booksky
Great video on last week's climate national emergency briefing, because TV news & papers sure as hell aren't talking about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great video on last week's climate national emergency briefing, because TV news & papers sure as hell aren't talking about it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
Is anyone on here in the hardware industry with some insight into DDR prices?
I can't find 32GB of DDR5 in stock now for less than £330 - is it going to get worse?
Buy now with gritted teeth or wait a few weeks?
I can't find 32GB of DDR5 in stock now for less than £330 - is it going to get worse?
Buy now with gritted teeth or wait a few weeks?
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Is anyone on here in the hardware industry with some insight into DDR prices?
I can't find 32GB of DDR5 in stock now for less than £330 - is it going to get worse?
Buy now with gritted teeth or wait a few weeks?
I can't find 32GB of DDR5 in stock now for less than £330 - is it going to get worse?
Buy now with gritted teeth or wait a few weeks?
Just finished reading This Way Up (when maps go wrong & why it matters) by @markcooperjones.bsky.social & @jayforeman.bsky.social
I love maps, so this book was a lot of fun & very interesting. If you really hate maps, probably choose another book.
Vol 2 soon please!
#booksky
I love maps, so this book was a lot of fun & very interesting. If you really hate maps, probably choose another book.
Vol 2 soon please!
#booksky
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just finished reading This Way Up (when maps go wrong & why it matters) by @markcooperjones.bsky.social & @jayforeman.bsky.social
I love maps, so this book was a lot of fun & very interesting. If you really hate maps, probably choose another book.
Vol 2 soon please!
#booksky
I love maps, so this book was a lot of fun & very interesting. If you really hate maps, probably choose another book.
Vol 2 soon please!
#booksky
Just finished reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.
It's a simple story about the terrible conflict in Cyprus & the love between Greek & Turkish teenagers, told over three time periods with part of the narrative coming from a fig tree.
It was profoundly moving.
#booksky
1/2
It's a simple story about the terrible conflict in Cyprus & the love between Greek & Turkish teenagers, told over three time periods with part of the narrative coming from a fig tree.
It was profoundly moving.
#booksky
1/2
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just finished reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak.
It's a simple story about the terrible conflict in Cyprus & the love between Greek & Turkish teenagers, told over three time periods with part of the narrative coming from a fig tree.
It was profoundly moving.
#booksky
1/2
It's a simple story about the terrible conflict in Cyprus & the love between Greek & Turkish teenagers, told over three time periods with part of the narrative coming from a fig tree.
It was profoundly moving.
#booksky
1/2
Someone with access to industrial quantities of glyphosate with an axe to grind 🤯
WTAF?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
WTAF?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Someone with access to industrial quantities of glyphosate with an axe to grind 🤯
WTAF?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
WTAF?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
@labouruk.bsky.social @chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
We can't keep kicking the can (pun intended) down the road.
Easy win, provided you don't let the corporate tail wag the dog.
We can't keep kicking the can (pun intended) down the road.
Easy win, provided you don't let the corporate tail wag the dog.
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@labouruk.bsky.social @chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
We can't keep kicking the can (pun intended) down the road.
Easy win, provided you don't let the corporate tail wag the dog.
We can't keep kicking the can (pun intended) down the road.
Easy win, provided you don't let the corporate tail wag the dog.
Reposted by Duncan Porter
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Just finished reading The Place of Tides by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
I went in completely cold having enjoyed English Pastoral so much, but this is a very different book, focusing primarily on Eider duck farming (feels like the wrong word) in Norway.
#booksky
1/3
I went in completely cold having enjoyed English Pastoral so much, but this is a very different book, focusing primarily on Eider duck farming (feels like the wrong word) in Norway.
#booksky
1/3
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just finished reading The Place of Tides by @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
I went in completely cold having enjoyed English Pastoral so much, but this is a very different book, focusing primarily on Eider duck farming (feels like the wrong word) in Norway.
#booksky
1/3
I went in completely cold having enjoyed English Pastoral so much, but this is a very different book, focusing primarily on Eider duck farming (feels like the wrong word) in Norway.
#booksky
1/3
Just finished reading The Colour Purple by Alice Walker.
A very well crafted & moving novel. It's amazing how many tropes are dodged & how authentic it feels.
Also, it covers so much ground: poverty, racism, colonialism, sexuality, forgiveness.
The last few pages was a lot.
#booksky
A very well crafted & moving novel. It's amazing how many tropes are dodged & how authentic it feels.
Also, it covers so much ground: poverty, racism, colonialism, sexuality, forgiveness.
The last few pages was a lot.
#booksky
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just finished reading The Colour Purple by Alice Walker.
A very well crafted & moving novel. It's amazing how many tropes are dodged & how authentic it feels.
Also, it covers so much ground: poverty, racism, colonialism, sexuality, forgiveness.
The last few pages was a lot.
#booksky
A very well crafted & moving novel. It's amazing how many tropes are dodged & how authentic it feels.
Also, it covers so much ground: poverty, racism, colonialism, sexuality, forgiveness.
The last few pages was a lot.
#booksky
Further note: if you work in conservation, climate action, sustainability, etc & want a great (& very funny) lesson in getting stuff done, borrow or buy this book and read pages 94-97.
Just finished reading Bringing Back the Beavers by Derek Gow.
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Further note: if you work in conservation, climate action, sustainability, etc & want a great (& very funny) lesson in getting stuff done, borrow or buy this book and read pages 94-97.
Just finished reading Bringing Back the Beavers by Derek Gow.
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Just finished reading Bringing Back the Beavers by Derek Gow.
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
By far the book that's made me laugh the most this year. Derek is a legend, an inspiration & a great writer.
His knowledge & love of rewilding radiates throughout. It's almost a manifesto for conservation action.
#booksky
1/2
Love to @jayforeman.bsky.social & @markcooperjones.bsky.social for shitting on Kensington & Chelsea cycling infrastructure in the Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men Men book 👌
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Love to @jayforeman.bsky.social & @markcooperjones.bsky.social for shitting on Kensington & Chelsea cycling infrastructure in the Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men Men book 👌
Just finished reading Boy Parts by Eliza Clark.
A brilliantly written, but increasingly uncomfortable book. It's hard to really clarify who's a victim, who's exploited or exploiting, what's real, What's a distortion, a bad memory or fiction.
#booksky
1/2
A brilliantly written, but increasingly uncomfortable book. It's hard to really clarify who's a victim, who's exploited or exploiting, what's real, What's a distortion, a bad memory or fiction.
#booksky
1/2
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just finished reading Boy Parts by Eliza Clark.
A brilliantly written, but increasingly uncomfortable book. It's hard to really clarify who's a victim, who's exploited or exploiting, what's real, What's a distortion, a bad memory or fiction.
#booksky
1/2
A brilliantly written, but increasingly uncomfortable book. It's hard to really clarify who's a victim, who's exploited or exploiting, what's real, What's a distortion, a bad memory or fiction.
#booksky
1/2
Just finished reading Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier.
I don't think I'd have read this ten years ago, but I genuinely really enjoyed this.
The atmosphere & the tension were great. Mary was a genuinely interesting & strong character.
Full of surprises.
#booksky
I don't think I'd have read this ten years ago, but I genuinely really enjoyed this.
The atmosphere & the tension were great. Mary was a genuinely interesting & strong character.
Full of surprises.
#booksky
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just finished reading Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier.
I don't think I'd have read this ten years ago, but I genuinely really enjoyed this.
The atmosphere & the tension were great. Mary was a genuinely interesting & strong character.
Full of surprises.
#booksky
I don't think I'd have read this ten years ago, but I genuinely really enjoyed this.
The atmosphere & the tension were great. Mary was a genuinely interesting & strong character.
Full of surprises.
#booksky
Very kind of Cloudflare to topple the web services house of cards just as UK pubs are opening 👍
Can't even check Down Detector as it use's CF's captcha service 😅
Can't even check Down Detector as it use's CF's captcha service 😅
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Very kind of Cloudflare to topple the web services house of cards just as UK pubs are opening 👍
Can't even check Down Detector as it use's CF's captcha service 😅
Can't even check Down Detector as it use's CF's captcha service 😅