I was thinking the same, there’s not a lot of arable in North Wales

Great thread and I agree about the importance of landscape scale, really not considered properly apart from visual impact

That is stunning

I hadn’t heard of SANGs, sounds like a good principle.

I wonder if we should make more use of zoning (maybe we already do and I’m not aware of it). Obviously easier on larger sites, but could also be considered across multiple small sites where they are close together

It’s almost always when I’m on my own, and few / no other people around. I’m conscious of not influencing others behaviour- I think it’s more of a solitude/wilderness thing for me

Interesting thread - I often go off-footpath when able to, and particularly in mountains, coastal areas. Don’t know if it’s a certain level of inherent rebelliousness or as you suggest an inclination to seek out the more natural areas, which aren’t as obviously set out or controlled by people

Fascinating thread, I hadn’t realised how recent our education system was

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Brilliant, thanks

Took a long time for someone to mention Bob Dylan, agree!

Trying to figure this out, if it’s 11,000 light years away does that mean it exploded 11,340 years ago? I.e. what we see currently looks like 340 years after the explosion

Well, the ‘business barons’ taking over the internet (social media) wasn’t so far wrong

Fascinating stuff

Denmark Offers to Buy U.S. by Andy Borowitz August 16, 2019

COPENHAGEN (The Borowitz Report)—After rebuffing Donald J. Trump’s hypothetical proposal to purchase Greenland, the government of Denmark has announced that it would be interested in buying the United States instead. “As we have stated, Greenland is not for sale,” a spokesperson for the Danish government said on Friday. “We have noted, however, that during the Trump regime pretty much everything in the United States, including its government, has most definitely been for sale.” “Denmark would be interested in purchasing the United States in its entirety, with the exception of its government,” the spokesperson added. A key provision of the purchase offer, the spokesperson said, would be the relocation of Donald Trump to another country “to be determined,” with Russia and North Korea cited as possible destinations. If Denmark’s bid for the United States is accepted, the Scandinavian nation has ambitious plans for its new acquisition. “We believe that, by giving the U.S. an educational system and national health care, it could be transformed from a vast land mass into a great nation,” the spokesperson said.

The Danes offering to buy the US? Vintage Borowitz.

Really useful article, and worrying

Thanks, that makes sense

Or are they typical of the height statistical distribution and actually it’s the taller ones that are outliers

Was there a suggestion on why? You might expect height to plateau and trunks increase in girth over time, but these seem mostly in lower half of height range

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To England, where five months after the last general election two and a half million adults (sic) have signed a petition calling for another one. Succesfully. It will be held in four years and seven months’ time. The campaign began because Labour didn’t restore prosperity in their first twenty weeks. Rumours that the petition was a ruse by an autograph hunter who specialises in simpleton signatures were not laid to rest when Reform UK threw its collective intellectual weight behind it. Labour only have themselves to blame. By annihilating the Tories at the ballot box, they killed the goose that laid the golden tractor porn eggs. Without Randox, or Chris Pincher, or shell PPE companies, or Partygate, or a vision, all they seem to offer are tax rises and warm words about Blackrock. Ideologically, this leaves them more exposed than Peter Bone talking to a junior staffer. Enter stage far-right, goosestepping, Reform UK and their cartoon Tory clones who hawk uncontested narratives about imaginary threats posed by refugees, experts and – er – trans people. The near and present dangers of climate catastrophe are meanwhile rejected. Never, they say, let the truth get in the way of a good story. In a world where mothballed Thunderbirds extra Richard Tice can become a political figure, it seems that voters are unwilling to let it get in the way of a crap one too. Insurance giant AXA has just published data which say that Tice’s constituency is the second most exposed to global warming in the UK. It’s a catchy stat, but not so catchy as Tice’s mantra that ‘Net Zero equals Net Stupid’. Perhaps the 4000 householders in Boston and Skegness who are at risk of submersion will chant this next time they’re baling turd-filled floodwater from their living rooms. Apologies, the alt text box has run out of space. Pls DM me if you were reading this way and I'll forward the rest!

NEW: I've just been passed this excellent article from the Papua New Guinea Courier's London correspondent.

Watching @edconway.bsky.social dissect the latest immigration figures and it’s remarkable what a tiny percentage of the number comes from people on small boat crossings

Completely disproportionate to the attention given to this by the media and many politicians

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Thanks for the tip

Just arrived on Bluesky with feed dominated by US posts, and thought ‘that looks like N Wales, and it is 😁. Lovely picture