Abelian
@abelian.bsky.social
Trying to commute less these days.
DMs turned off because of the UK censors.
DMs turned off because of the UK censors.
I suspect we all understand perfectly how the project will evolve over three decades.
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I suspect we all understand perfectly how the project will evolve over three decades.
You voted to trigger Article 50. This is literally what you voted for.
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
You voted to trigger Article 50. This is literally what you voted for.
When I lived in Hertfordshire, night after night I would see the commuters trooping past the darkened windows of the butcher and greengrocer, heading for Sainsbury's or the takeaway. Shops that only open when their potential customers are at work are useless.
January 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM
When I lived in Hertfordshire, night after night I would see the commuters trooping past the darkened windows of the butcher and greengrocer, heading for Sainsbury's or the takeaway. Shops that only open when their potential customers are at work are useless.
It was supposed to freshen the breath. It didn't work. As Magnus Pyke put it:
The goat that reeks on yonder hill
Has browsed all day on chlorophyll.
The goat that reeks on yonder hill
Has browsed all day on chlorophyll.
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
It was supposed to freshen the breath. It didn't work. As Magnus Pyke put it:
The goat that reeks on yonder hill
Has browsed all day on chlorophyll.
The goat that reeks on yonder hill
Has browsed all day on chlorophyll.
CO2 emissions in the UK peaked about 45 years ago, but we seem if anything to be more concerned now than we were then.
December 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
CO2 emissions in the UK peaked about 45 years ago, but we seem if anything to be more concerned now than we were then.
(Monkey's paw twitches, in Welsh)
December 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
(Monkey's paw twitches, in Welsh)
Compare with the W*SPI crowd.
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Compare with the W*SPI crowd.
Third-place party says what now?
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Third-place party says what now?
The converse is false, though. Not all typography nerds are Nazis. Some of us were just exposed to TeX and Metafont at an impressionable age.
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The converse is false, though. Not all typography nerds are Nazis. Some of us were just exposed to TeX and Metafont at an impressionable age.
And powergenitalia, now sadly defunct.
December 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And powergenitalia, now sadly defunct.
Don't worry - I am sure that the Ukrainians are now quite aware that the Irish have form for inviting armed foreign belligerents to visit.
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Don't worry - I am sure that the Ukrainians are now quite aware that the Irish have form for inviting armed foreign belligerents to visit.
Oh yes, the RAF patrols over there with the agreement of the Irish government, which doesn't have much of an air force itself. But Dublin is the capital of a proper independent country and not a part of the UK.
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Oh yes, the RAF patrols over there with the agreement of the Irish government, which doesn't have much of an air force itself. But Dublin is the capital of a proper independent country and not a part of the UK.
Dublin has been outside the UK since 1922.
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Dublin has been outside the UK since 1922.
It's traditional to begin by sending troops into Kinsale.
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It's traditional to begin by sending troops into Kinsale.
(Other opinions are available. But those two in particular seem to be a more popular combo than would be expected by a logician.)
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
(Other opinions are available. But those two in particular seem to be a more popular combo than would be expected by a logician.)
I'm not old enough to remember the British invasion of Albania that caused all the refugees. Perhaps you remember it more clearly?
General Gordon has blocked me, so I'm going to miss out on his plans to "intervene" in Khartoum.
General Gordon has blocked me, so I'm going to miss out on his plans to "intervene" in Khartoum.
December 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm not old enough to remember the British invasion of Albania that caused all the refugees. Perhaps you remember it more clearly?
General Gordon has blocked me, so I'm going to miss out on his plans to "intervene" in Khartoum.
General Gordon has blocked me, so I'm going to miss out on his plans to "intervene" in Khartoum.
Which do you want? UK intervention in Sudan to reduce genocide, or the UK deciding not to use what remains of its influence abroad?
To answer the original question, most British people can tell the difference between "UK anti-trafficking policy has flaws" and "we are bombing Tirana".
To answer the original question, most British people can tell the difference between "UK anti-trafficking policy has flaws" and "we are bombing Tirana".
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Which do you want? UK intervention in Sudan to reduce genocide, or the UK deciding not to use what remains of its influence abroad?
To answer the original question, most British people can tell the difference between "UK anti-trafficking policy has flaws" and "we are bombing Tirana".
To answer the original question, most British people can tell the difference between "UK anti-trafficking policy has flaws" and "we are bombing Tirana".