Paul Boldrin
@paulboldrin.bsky.social
Everything that can be electrified will be electrified. Electrochemist at Ironic Metals Ltd - developing low carbon iron production. Post about science, climate, London, cycling, kids, Spurs and politics.
Labour's austerity budget and following cuts by the Lib Dems and Tories:
February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Labour's austerity budget and following cuts by the Lib Dems and Tories:
It doesn't seem exceptionally high, also I'm not sure the very low levels in the last few years outside the pandemic can be said to be a roaring success economically.
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It doesn't seem exceptionally high, also I'm not sure the very low levels in the last few years outside the pandemic can be said to be a roaring success economically.
To some people this post is about a TV program, to others it's about this:
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 PM
To some people this post is about a TV program, to others it's about this:
Review of the first half:
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Review of the first half:
Interesting paper on steel decarbonisation. Obviously I was most interested in this bit and definitely agree that this is what will happen 😉
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Interesting paper on steel decarbonisation. Obviously I was most interested in this bit and definitely agree that this is what will happen 😉
Would go well on my saucer
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Would go well on my saucer
Surprised it hasn't been talked about more but the issue with ICE and tariffs aren't just that they're disgusting it's also that they're obviously illegal and show that the rule of law in the US is non-existent. As a democracy you can deal with countries like that but you can't be allied to them.
January 23, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Surprised it hasn't been talked about more but the issue with ICE and tariffs aren't just that they're disgusting it's also that they're obviously illegal and show that the rule of law in the US is non-existent. As a democracy you can deal with countries like that but you can't be allied to them.
Me, every Monday morning:
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Me, every Monday morning:
Also people saying they're "optimistic" that the problem is the players are average rather than Frank is no good:
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Also people saying they're "optimistic" that the problem is the players are average rather than Frank is no good:
No, but statistics show that the number of serious accidents starts increasing rapidly after 70 years old.
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
No, but statistics show that the number of serious accidents starts increasing rapidly after 70 years old.
Finally getting round to putting up the calendar (hey, it's only 3rd of January), acquired from a bookshop in Venice which does indeed have a lot of cats:
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Finally getting round to putting up the calendar (hey, it's only 3rd of January), acquired from a bookshop in Venice which does indeed have a lot of cats:
This is half of mine. I suspect the other half - Physical Sciences - ended up with my brother who is a lecturer in physics.
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is half of mine. I suspect the other half - Physical Sciences - ended up with my brother who is a lecturer in physics.
Bad luck kid, we can see whether this robot actually works in about March.
December 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Bad luck kid, we can see whether this robot actually works in about March.
Well I had this down as an incredibly angry passive aggressive person with poor social skills but it turns out they're just Australian:
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Well I had this down as an incredibly angry passive aggressive person with poor social skills but it turns out they're just Australian:
There's also these guys:
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There's also these guys:
Ha ha, that's crazy, I used to do stickman cartoons when I was younger and the stickman was called Bob. This one is from 2004ish:
December 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ha ha, that's crazy, I used to do stickman cartoons when I was younger and the stickman was called Bob. This one is from 2004ish:
Beer can chicken. Absolutely the best way to cook a chicken. This is from The Extraordinary Cookbook by Stefan Gates (which I recommend for many different dishes):
December 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Beer can chicken. Absolutely the best way to cook a chicken. This is from The Extraordinary Cookbook by Stefan Gates (which I recommend for many different dishes):
I mean this guy seems pretty clear what he means by "globalise the intifada" - target Jews and synagogues globally:
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I mean this guy seems pretty clear what he means by "globalise the intifada" - target Jews and synagogues globally:
London is doing pretty well for bikes, a lot of growth for 25 years but big since the pandemic. In terms of geography the Thames is big at that point and tidal and there aren't bridges so maybe it will be useful.
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
London is doing pretty well for bikes, a lot of growth for 25 years but big since the pandemic. In terms of geography the Thames is big at that point and tidal and there aren't bridges so maybe it will be useful.
Pleased to announce I've been awarded the bathroom peace prize:
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Pleased to announce I've been awarded the bathroom peace prize:
I don't really need your advice on how to do research but I would definitely say don't be using these things for specific facts that you can easily look up elsewhere. They're much better for more general exploration questions.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I don't really need your advice on how to do research but I would definitely say don't be using these things for specific facts that you can easily look up elsewhere. They're much better for more general exploration questions.