Danny Axford
@dannyaxford.bsky.social
Cycling, Science and the Political Economy, my personal contentions. Off-beat music soundtrack. Oxford, UK.
Ah, that makes sense, the person I saw working was pulling out a bundle of electronics. But if functional infrastructure like that can also double to prevent illegal/antisocial parking
That's a win.
That's a win.
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ah, that makes sense, the person I saw working was pulling out a bundle of electronics. But if functional infrastructure like that can also double to prevent illegal/antisocial parking
That's a win.
That's a win.
I didn't see it up but someone in hiviz sat inspecting it. Can't remember if it was inwards this morning or homeward this evening(!) I think latter.
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I didn't see it up but someone in hiviz sat inspecting it. Can't remember if it was inwards this morning or homeward this evening(!) I think latter.
Could have sworn I saw someone working on it earlier today.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Could have sworn I saw someone working on it earlier today.
Oh... I'm just going to do it now: @graceblakeley.substack.com please have a word with @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oh... I'm just going to do it now: @graceblakeley.substack.com please have a word with @moneyontheleft.bsky.social
Why don't you invite her on the podcast?
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why don't you invite her on the podcast?
Because they could just use the money to give out free e-bikes that wouldn’t need to be stored on the highway.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Because they could just use the money to give out free e-bikes that wouldn’t need to be stored on the highway.
It won't help him win the Ronde.
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It won't help him win the Ronde.
Ok, I need and will read that in detail but the immediate thing jumping out is that summary plot - the mean score is really not a useful indicator of the distribution of opinions! (To the point where the skew line should be plotted upside down!)
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ok, I need and will read that in detail but the immediate thing jumping out is that summary plot - the mean score is really not a useful indicator of the distribution of opinions! (To the point where the skew line should be plotted upside down!)
Yep, park and ride 400 went past us yesterday with "bus full" and still 6 stops before high street.
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yep, park and ride 400 went past us yesterday with "bus full" and still 6 stops before high street.
I'm old enough to remember when Social Media was internet forums (& the tyranny of the human moderators 🙃).
I think I simply defer to the adage technology doesn't make things necessarily better (or worse), it just makes them faster.
I think I simply defer to the adage technology doesn't make things necessarily better (or worse), it just makes them faster.
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm old enough to remember when Social Media was internet forums (& the tyranny of the human moderators 🙃).
I think I simply defer to the adage technology doesn't make things necessarily better (or worse), it just makes them faster.
I think I simply defer to the adage technology doesn't make things necessarily better (or worse), it just makes them faster.
Yes, this is in plenty of places. My personal unfavourite is Ock Street Abingdon, right past the parking bays by the multiple takeaway outlets.. the cycle lane is basically telling you where not to ride..
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yes, this is in plenty of places. My personal unfavourite is Ock Street Abingdon, right past the parking bays by the multiple takeaway outlets.. the cycle lane is basically telling you where not to ride..
Your mother warned you against that sort of thing.
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Your mother warned you against that sort of thing.
Yeah, I should point out this is registered users rather than active, but consensus is X/Twitter user stats massively pumped by bots..
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yeah, I should point out this is registered users rather than active, but consensus is X/Twitter user stats massively pumped by bots..
True, I was thinking in the simple terms of slowing motor vehicles down.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
True, I was thinking in the simple terms of slowing motor vehicles down.
Obviously absolute numbers matter but interesting to see pentration for the respective platforms, I speculate there's a demographic correlation.
November 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Obviously absolute numbers matter but interesting to see pentration for the respective platforms, I speculate there's a demographic correlation.
Here you go! User stats (2025) from Statista (bar BS which is from themselves)
Likes per million UK users:
TikTok - 1953
Instagram - 1334
Bluesky - 531
Facebook - 158
X - 56
Likes per million UK users:
TikTok - 1953
Instagram - 1334
Bluesky - 531
Facebook - 158
X - 56
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Here you go! User stats (2025) from Statista (bar BS which is from themselves)
Likes per million UK users:
TikTok - 1953
Instagram - 1334
Bluesky - 531
Facebook - 158
X - 56
Likes per million UK users:
TikTok - 1953
Instagram - 1334
Bluesky - 531
Facebook - 158
X - 56
(not including LTNs 😁)
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
(not including LTNs 😁)
Interesting! But being a data pedant, I'd like to also see it normalised to total platform user numbers.
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Interesting! But being a data pedant, I'd like to also see it normalised to total platform user numbers.
Seven Labour MPs were suspended for opposing the benefit cap last year! When are they going to get an apology??
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Seven Labour MPs were suspended for opposing the benefit cap last year! When are they going to get an apology??