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@markjd84.bsky.social

Transport consultant (esp. developing countries) and data tools research at ITP/Haskoning, tho views here are personal he/him #Nottingham check out @citiesbot.bsky.social

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Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives

24.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1681    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 8

content filter for this guy's face when

24.11.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

J-U-S-T-I-C-E MAN

24.11.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

a dentist and orthodontist are very similar except when you go in the orthodontist office the chair is at 90Β°

24.11.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Thousands joined a coalition of groups for @makethempay.bsky.social yesterday

‼️ The richest 1% produce more than twice the amount of emissions as the poorest 1/2 of the population

Together we demand:
βœ… Tax the super-rich
βœ… Protect the workers, not the billionaires
βœ… Make polluters pay
#TaxtheRich

21.09.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

one in five americans still getting their brains poached in elon's racist, self-worshipping bullshit

22.11.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 710    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 3

For a brief time my threshold was lower - so sick of hearing about musk that i would block anyone who skeeted an article, even critical, where the preview card showed his infuriating face

petty, moi? 😏

Tbf tho i aint about to block wired or 404

22.11.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

haven't finished anything lately, think i'll start something else

22.11.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

this job app is asking for an example a challenge i've addressed at work

our SharePoint migration definitely qualifies ;)

but if SP helps me get a job ima not know how to feel....

22.11.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?"

The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

21.11.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16116    πŸ” 2283    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 99

all i know is that zohran mamdani just showed he is better at getting the president to concede and defer to him than literally any democrat in washington

21.11.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 620    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
actuallychloehayes
β€Ί millennials 20h
serious question for the millennials... my older cousin said she used to 'burn' cds for her crush. like... with
?
was that a ritual? did it work? you guys were literally practicing witchcraft just to get a text back. i'm scared of y'all.
Q 2.9K

actuallychloehayes β€Ί millennials 20h serious question for the millennials... my older cousin said she used to 'burn' cds for her crush. like... with ? was that a ritual? did it work? you guys were literally practicing witchcraft just to get a text back. i'm scared of y'all. Q 2.9K

My favorite piece of content today.

21.11.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10328    πŸ” 2328    πŸ’¬ 333    πŸ“Œ 688

cant eat omelettes anymore. Because of Yolk

21.11.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the "b" in "subtle" is really just there as an example

09.11.2023 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 773    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

If you're wondering why a large chunk of ostensibly left-of-center pundits are waging war on environmental protections in the form of an "abundance agenda," it's because Silicon Valley has quietly developed a culture of rampant pollution.

20.11.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1618    πŸ” 521    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 17
The tech enthusiasts vs tech workers meme

The tech enthusiasts vs tech workers meme

Not my meme, but it bears repeating...

20.11.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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same for any vehicle factory built or modified to have the lights higher than a normal car's. you don't need that shit and everyone's lives are worse for it

20.11.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A photo of a sign, white text on red background:

JESUS...

WHO IS HE?
WHY DID HE COME?

A photo of a sign, white text on red background: JESUS... WHO IS HE? WHY DID HE COME?

When I arrive at the party

19.11.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5530    πŸ” 1135    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 44

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

18.11.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 28874    πŸ” 10359    πŸ’¬ 332    πŸ“Œ 223

ME: i just saw a girl sitting on a tuffet eating curds

WIFE: no way

ME: no just curds

18.11.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 321    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

"he doesn't look like his mum.

He doesn't look like his dad.

But he DOES look like George Michael"

#OverheardInNotts

18.11.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This needs to happen more often.

If an agent pulls his weapon on a civilian for no reason, they should be arrested and charged.

This is why filming ICE encounters is so important.

You’re documenting atrocities. You may help get a dangerous man off the streets.

ktla.com/news/local-n...

17.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 779    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9

i don't have a job atm but we were just talking about how Teams etc have brought socials-style stuff into the workplace

i don't want to 'Like' or ❀️ a coworker's shenanigans.

at most i want to 'acknowledge' or 'accept' it

17.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result

16.11.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3469    πŸ” 948    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 18

Mo Farah would not have been a British citizen for the 2012 Olympics if Labour had introduced their new asylum plan.

16.11.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Kool-Aid Man’s glass penis clinks awkwardly against Kool-Aid Woman’s glass vagina. β€œWhat horrible God made us?” he asks, miserably

11.08.2023 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 580    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2

in four mation wants to be three

14.11.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the internet used to be comminism since all the information on webbed sites used to be free but now the internet is capitalism because its worse and costs money

14.11.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2057    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 4

I think it’s time we rename Uranus.

I suggest Urbutthole.

Click like and subscribe for more scientific insights.

14.11.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

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