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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2d

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 12h

My ears are tingling

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 14h

As a Moulton owner, this is not lost on me.

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 15h

Not sure about the implications here that certain people can't control themselves based on what another person is wearing. Language of rape apologists.

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

London bus driver fired after Liverpool shirt sparks chaotic scenes

Isaac Ullah’s employer dismissed him for causing ‘significant disruption and delays’ near Stamford Bridge

www.standard.co.uk

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 18h

This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"

Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 17h

That's just the page image, a different bike, follow the link

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 17h

Oh this is nice. Pashley outdoing even Brompton in the British ambition stakes with this new 20" mini velo

www.pashley.co.uk/pages/skylin...

Skyline - Mini Velo

Small wheels, big attitude. The Pashley Skyline is your go-anywhere, do-everything mini-velo — handcrafted in the UK for riders who love to explore.

www.pashley.co.uk

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Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🇵🇸🚲🐟 @onebiskuit.bsky.social · 21h

Reductio ad absurdum.

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 18h

He just needs to drop the odd "shitcunt" into his vocab and he'd pick up a huge majority

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 19h

There are some grant schemes for business cargo bike users, but it's obviously all patchy and inconsistent across the country. But from that end getting hold of a bike is trivial, utilising and integrating it effectively is the bigger challenge (along with storage etc).

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 19h

"Too" cheap to lock people into multi year financial products. Motor manufacturing also can have huge economies of scale, they can sell loss leaders but tie people into a transport mode, and yes, I'm sure feeding a global second hand market also helps.

Dissonance: bikes are both expensive and cheap

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 19h

If the same financing deals existed for bikes as they did for motor vehicles, they'd be everywhere. Car ownership or leasing is artificially cheap for many reasons, bikes have to reflect all costs. Weird world.

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 20h

Oh no doubt Ashcroft was an absolute penis, much in keeping with the hobby northern bloke front man style

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 20h

A 'what if' I occasionally ponder is if Oasis never got signed, would the space have been filled by The Verve, or even Ride? Both made absolutely astounding early 90's albums that got swept away by the easy to digest anthems of the Gallaghers, who did their best to beat up anything nuanced in indie.

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 1d

This is appalling. It seems the parish council made a mistake, and some adults complained. And it's children and young people who lose out, with plans for a new play space pushed into next year at least.

It's the sound of children playing, FFS.

Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 1d

A play facility that was paid for by community fundraising has been demolished because residents complained about the noise.

They should be ashamed of themselves

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Council demolishes play area after noise complaints - BBC News

Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent news!
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Government launches £1 million competition to take active travel innovation to the next level

Organisations and businesses can bid for a share of £1 million funding to help them deliver initiatives that enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle.

www.gov.uk

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 3d

Making an equation like this and being a politician, either you're cynically politicking or a moral coward. Both likely. The law, not the people continues to be the problem. And this smooth faced idiot certainly doesn't represent the people.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3d

Ben Houchen with possibly the worst take on freedom of speech I have ever heard. Apparently, it's like breaking in or stealing - you can do it but within limits. 😱

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 6d

Eternal Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park .gif

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5d

just parent your fucking kids oh my god!!!! no one made you have them!! be a responsible adult!

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 6d

Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.

"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

www.theguardian.com

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 6d

Eternal Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park .gif

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 6d

The most concrete passive aggression

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 6d

Persistent issue with slobbish, but somewhat proud young men not disposing of their litter in the local park. Literally every day. Any tips for sorting but not being confrontational?

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J.G. Bollard @jamesnonchalant.bsky.social · 6d

What a dreadful way to encourage multimodal travel (or everyone riding Brompton's).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 7d

me on my way to the community consultation meeting to argue that bike lanes provide safe passage for many types of micro-mobility devices and not just bicycles

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