Reposted by Oli Lane
Reposted by Oli Lane
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
Reposted by Oli Lane
Been paying for an Adobe Lightroom license for 11 years. They quietly upped the price by 50% this month, and have the temerity to demand an £83 cancellation fee just to cancel. This company can get in the bin.
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Been paying for an Adobe Lightroom license for 11 years. They quietly upped the price by 50% this month, and have the temerity to demand an £83 cancellation fee just to cancel. This company can get in the bin.
The enshittification will continue until morale improves www.theverge.com/news/834655/...
Netflix kills casting from phones
Cast isn’t gone, but it might not work.
www.theverge.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The enshittification will continue until morale improves www.theverge.com/news/834655/...
Reposted by Oli Lane
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com
adamcorlett.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
Reposted by Oli Lane
My charity @protect.earth is five years old this week.
Some stats. 🧵
- Planted 157,453 trees
- Created 4,985m of hedgerow
- Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam)
- Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.
Some stats. 🧵
- Planted 157,453 trees
- Created 4,985m of hedgerow
- Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam)
- Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My charity @protect.earth is five years old this week.
Some stats. 🧵
- Planted 157,453 trees
- Created 4,985m of hedgerow
- Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam)
- Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.
Some stats. 🧵
- Planted 157,453 trees
- Created 4,985m of hedgerow
- Removed over 15 acres of invasive species (Japanese knotweed, rhododendrons, bamboo and Himalayan balsam)
- Run 5 free hedge-laying courses for Welsh farmers.
Reposted by Oli Lane
"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
Booked to have my smart meter upgraded about a month ago. They’ve sent me 1 email, 2 texts and 1 robo phone call PER WEEK for the last 4 weeks just to remind me it’s still booked.
Of course, now the day comes, zero indication of when in their half day window they might arrive.
Of course, now the day comes, zero indication of when in their half day window they might arrive.
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Booked to have my smart meter upgraded about a month ago. They’ve sent me 1 email, 2 texts and 1 robo phone call PER WEEK for the last 4 weeks just to remind me it’s still booked.
Of course, now the day comes, zero indication of when in their half day window they might arrive.
Of course, now the day comes, zero indication of when in their half day window they might arrive.
Reposted by Oli Lane
Reposted by Oli Lane
After you help your boss convert a doc to PDF
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
After you help your boss convert a doc to PDF
Just realised Daniel Zeichner has been my MP for 10 full years and I’m yet to notice him express a single meaningful opinion about anything.
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just realised Daniel Zeichner has been my MP for 10 full years and I’m yet to notice him express a single meaningful opinion about anything.
Reposted by Oli Lane
These scientists have to be stopped www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds
Scientists find tiny amounts can be a ‘fatal dose’ for marine life in the most comprehensive study of its kind
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
These scientists have to be stopped www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I can think of something else that’s actually out of control and dividing the country.
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I can think of something else that’s actually out of control and dividing the country.
Reposted by Oli Lane
Is it 'online training course'?
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it 'online training course'?
Reposted by Oli Lane
Reposted by Oli Lane
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
Reposted by Oli Lane
just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
August 12, 2023 at 6:04 PM
just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
Reposted by Oli Lane
We're so close to having the ultimate vehicle on our roads
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We're so close to having the ultimate vehicle on our roads
Reposted by Oli Lane
Thanks to open data, it's possible to look at what the spending on the cycle to work scheme is compared to other similar schemes, say vehicle salary sacrifice.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thanks to open data, it's possible to look at what the spending on the cycle to work scheme is compared to other similar schemes, say vehicle salary sacrifice.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
Reposted by Oli Lane
“Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills”.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills”.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
Reposted by Oli Lane
"Where's your fucking poppy!?"
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Where's your fucking poppy!?"
If your “visual podcast” is only available on a streaming platform, YouTube and Spotify, I regret to inform you that what you have made is in fact a (low budget) TV show
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If your “visual podcast” is only available on a streaming platform, YouTube and Spotify, I regret to inform you that what you have made is in fact a (low budget) TV show
Reposted by Oli Lane
They are investing in the Oxford-Cambridge arc but blocking the global scientists who we need to make it dynamic. Too much contradictory policy.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
They are investing in the Oxford-Cambridge arc but blocking the global scientists who we need to make it dynamic. Too much contradictory policy.