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Oxford (ex Sydney), books, transport, education, science, mathematics. Probably mostly posting about Oxford transport, with the odd book review and some pathological polymathy. For just the book reviews: https://bsky.app/profile/dannyreviews.bsky.social

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Before (2012) / After (2025) Rue le Vau, Paris 20. The change here is so radical that perceiving the photos as aligned is difficult (see the orange building and the trees on the left). In 2024, this section was converted into a school street with a bike lane running through the greenery.

10.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
light cream book cover: "PETER H. WILSON" in black at the top with "Europe's TRAGEDY" in red below, then a black and white drawing of a tree with a score of people hung on it and soldiers with pikes standing around underneath, then "A NEW HISTORY OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR" in black at the bottom.

light cream book cover: "PETER H. WILSON" in black at the top with "Europe's TRAGEDY" in red below, then a black and white drawing of a tree with a score of people hung on it and soldiers with pikes standing around underneath, then "A NEW HISTORY OF THE THIRTY YEARS WAR" in black at the bottom.

Europe's Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War dannyreviews.com/h/Europes_Tr... (my review) - "a long and involved, but rewarding, account of one of the most traumatic periods in European history"

04.10.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s all planned for rebuilding (Oxpens, the triangle between Hythe Bridge and Park End Sts, etc)

30.09.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems | Quanta Magazine Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very beginning of mathematics.

advances in enumerative geometry www.quantamagazine.org/new-math-rev... (Quanta)

29.09.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I began campaigning for this when my daughter started Reception. She’s now in Year 8… A big thanks to ex-councillor @damohaywood.bsky.social for getting this happening.

28.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of makes sense to have all those shops co-located, though. And unless we get rid of the tourists, someone is going to want to sell them stuff.

27.09.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wars of the Roses refought with tactical nuclear weapons?

25.09.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You mean the Dutch Conquest.

25.09.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stockholm’s plan to get cars out of the city Instead of imposing permanent pedestrianizations, authorities are backing pop-up schemes to make streets temporarily car-free.

Stockholm's approach to getting cars out of the city www.politico.eu/article/stoc... (Politico)

23.09.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I have today sent the attached open letter to Anneliese Dodds MP

23.09.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 11
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The death of a church The closure of a Methodist chapel on Tyneside tells a story of England’s dwindling congregations – and highlights the loss of a vibrant community life that cannot be replaced.

the closure of a methodist chapel www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel... (New Statesman)

22.09.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would be great if all these people were able to cycle around Oxford all the time, not just on specially organised rides.

21.09.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kids claim the streets of Oxford The latest Kidical Mass family bike ride attracted a record turnout, according to organisers Cyclox. More than 200 cyclists of all ages converged in Oxford ringing bells as they circled the city centr...

I had a great time today helping marshal Oxford's Kidical Mass ride. We had over 200 riders, half of them children, which was a record. oxfordclarion.uk/kids-claim-t...

21.09.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is now!

20.09.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeremy Mogford, a millionaire businessman who lives outside Oxford City, objecting to "traffic decisions taken by people who live outside Oxford" and calling on *checks notes* American and Soviet billionaires (Blavatnik, Schwartzman, Ellison) to come in and implement his policy instead.

Wild.

17.06.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

How about an option that doesn't involve driving?

18.09.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m told it’s to mark the route into the Nuffield. The tactiles mark shared space (cycling allowed on the footway) to connect that route to the crossing.

18.09.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/ South Korean workers arrested in Georgia and subsequently deported from the US have been giving more accounts of their experiences. The deportation of over 300 workers has caused political uproar in South Korea and prompted a human rights investigation into their ordeal. ⬇️

17.09.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 15

It’s not a new hospital though - it’s new research buildings for Oxford Uni that are generating the extra parking.

15.09.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today might be my last day of the year wearing shorts.

14.09.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Been lobbying for this since my daughter started primary school - it was on the school-run, so I walked through it four times a day! - but she's now in Year 8...

12.09.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's probably easier to do this in Oxford, but when drivers try that here I find I have an urgent need to check my phone while standing in the middle of their route.

11.09.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The core goal of the scheme is to improve the bus system!

11.09.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brookes: "The University supports the initiative's goals to reduce traffic, improve bus services, enhance walking and cycling safety, reduce air pollution, and promote community health and wellbeing. However, the University has raised several operational and student-related considerations..."

11.09.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has expressed its support for the
proposed Oxford temporary congestion charge for cars, recognizing its potential
benefits in reducing air pollution, traffic, and improving bus journey times. However,
the Trust has raised concerns"

11.09.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In February Susan Brown put out a statement saying "something must be done, everything must be on the table" to fix the bus problems. The county has done something, now the city council opposes that put has no alternative proposal. This is just massively inconsistent.

11.09.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't find the link now, but I remember it as basically "support with concerns".

11.09.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Both NHS trusts and the school trust and both universities support the scheme, they just have concerns about how it will work. And the city council was demanding the county β€œdo something” half a year ago…

11.09.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And Stockholm, Trondheim, Milan and New York are also not like London…

10.09.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very telling that you object to being called pro-car when no one objects to being called pro-bus or pro-cycling or pro-walking….

10.09.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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