I'm talking myself into it!

Yeah, an ID.7 GTX would work too, it manages 1,800kg. Quite a surprising uplift from the RWD 1,000kg

Yeah, an ID.7 GTX would work too, it manages 1,800kg. Quite a surprising uplift from the RWD 1,000kg

I already have VW ID.7, which has 86kWh battery, but the tow weight limit is only 1,000kg

One I'm looking at might be 1,100kg

Yeah, I know. Difficulty is gonna be distribution of charging points in the Scottish Highlands

Oh lovely! But, erm, maybe I'm getting to old for that! The one I'm looking at might be 1,100kg

Ah, is there a car solution? That would be far too big for many roads in Scotland, particularly the Highlands

What's that caravan? Weight, in particular. I'd expect EV range when towing to halve, at best. Partner and I both run EVs.

Is there an EV solution for towing a caravan? I'd expect range to halve, at best.

Saalvo. Enshittified by spell checker :(

Salvo, anyone?

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In competence and venality of the old political elite is ushering in a class of oligarchic politicians that are backed by unprecedented levels of private wealth and driven by some batshit crazy ideas (that just happen to be good for their wealth…)

Thiel is a prime mover in this

Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…

Get Palantir out of the UK.

Protect our NHS.

Protect our country.

www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

Make Peter Thiel into the villain, Democrats.

It's all there.

He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.

Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.

Can insurers be held liable, perhaps from the last year premiums were paid, before the houses became uninsurable? Home owners therefore given the opportunity to purchase suitable alternative homes, rather than being dumped back into their perennially risky, worthless premises.

Erm... Eastern and Southern Highlands?

Striking images of Dutch bike infrastructure taken by @ModaCityLife.com

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial.

I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.

Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.

Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.

Map showing thousands of walking routes

Zoomed in showing detail of a route

There's a new way to browse and find walks to do for 2026! A *much* requested feature - you can now browse a map of Scotland will ALL our route lines shown at once, to help you find the one you want to do (and easily see how they connect and intersect).
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/big-map...

I took this photo on the Teign Estuary in Devon in spring 2022. I thought I was just taking a photo of an attractive hole in an old tree. It was only when I got home and looked through my camera roll that I saw the leaping dog, who I'd caught perfectly framed, mid-leap, totally by chance. I remembered the dog immediately, because of what an annoying twat it had been.

THREAD.

The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.

1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.

Thank you also Rupert @rupertread.bsky.social, for all these important things you do for environmental causes.

Probably the most significant thing I've ever done? 10,000!

Shhhh! Keep it from the Shells, Exxons and BPs of this world, who will be truly sh1tting themselves.

NEW RESEARCH: UK heat pumps can perform far better than many think.

Our analysis of HeatPumpMonitor.org data shows well-designed systems achieve ~40% higher efficiency than past trials (SCoP 3.86 vs 2.81), cutting bills (~£224/yr) and emissions.

Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

As a lunch break thought experiment, I thought - "What's a reasonable way to calculate a 'You're never going to need more money than that' level of wealth"

According to the OS Map app, you don't need to venture onto the A96. Walk, or cycle over the old bridge near Fochabers to cross The Spey.

New Year's resolution? Get that "listening age" down to a much more "respectable" under 70. Ok, so I've been going back to the 60s this year, big deal #Spotify #Wrapped