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Observations on the environment. Mainly Manchester, occasionally international. Zero thoughts are my own

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Lyme Regis
Made several trips past me sitting on a step.

Sound on 🦻😱

05.08.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

04.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6421    πŸ” 2408    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 85

Can you take an algorithm to court? And would it be able to (try to) defend itself?

Or is it more likely the owner of said algorithm is tried and has to stump up the defence?

25.07.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It would difficult to tease out whether this is correlation or causation and I couldn’t see much on this in the article.

Intuitively it feels like causation but it’d be nice to see some proof.

Maybe it’s there and I missed it?

24.07.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œNot techie” but confident in how it’s going to work (or not) in 300 years πŸ™„

23.07.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet you’re in love with the Euros πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ 🫀

22.07.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are you feeding them?

22.07.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s replicated in countries without an NHS 🫀

22.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That was a result of scientific research

22.07.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It used to last George a week but now it only covers 3 days… unaffected 🀭

22.07.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An unbiased algorithm is random selection… which isn’t much use to anyone.

18.07.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, thanks.

17.07.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Intertwined benefits (for them). Good point.

17.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cost of land… cheaper where nobody actually lives.

Think it’s not much more complicated than that personally.

17.07.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fredo’s according to some.

Admittedly less useful in baking hot weather.

15.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, interesting! Thanks

15.07.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The waiting list is currently 29 years so I’m surprised there’s any.

15.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Joe Wicks and government join forces to get children moving New animated series for kids, known as Activate, will get more children across the country moving more and encouraging a healthier lifestyle.

Dutch kids get safe cycling routes to school, ours are encouraged to watch cartoon aerobics classes on their phones...
www.gov.uk/government/n...

15.07.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

It’s going to be difficult to deny when the Houses of Parliament are under water.

14.07.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Bush is brutal on "magical thinking" from net-zero sceptics:

"What [they] seem to envisage is [a world where]…we & the planet agree to put all of this unpleasantness behind us & spend money on neither [cutting emissions nor adapting to warming]"

www.ft.com/content/c...

14.07.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

These are the same local authorities who have no money for libraries, youth clubs or just about anything. But as with the Thames Tunnel, there's always more money to prop up car dependence

13.07.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Overrated?!

You try crossing the Sahara without them.

11.07.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Passive smoking doesn’t really account for vey much CO2 so why the bizarre link?

11.07.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rightwing campaigners claim there is covert deal to return Parthenon marbles Liz Truss reportedly among those who signed letter organised by hard-right group calling for end to talks

β€œThe sculptures were acquired by the British Museum in 1816, but their rightful ownership has been Β­disputed since the 1980s”

I’m sure ownership was disputed long before the 1980s.

Sloppy journalism.

#GiveThemBack

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

11.07.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do share a copy when it’s printed… sounds fascinating 🀨

10.07.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They do though… that’s the whole reason for the (appalling) letter.

There’s too much playing… apparently.

10.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s still being played in Manchester.

Just don’t tell the people in charge 🀫

10.07.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And yet there is time for endless argument about #BusStopBypasses.

#Priorities

10.07.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Begging for a robust Arkell vs. Pressdram response.

10.07.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I met the author of this letter this morning on an unrelated local matter. Apparently one complaint triggered this letter; and no due diligence was done to ascertain how serious (or how true) the complainant was being. Staggering incompetence.

10.07.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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