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Links for 04-11-25
“I am committed to getting around the silos of the owners of social media, and making it possible for developers and users to build their own networks with their own rules, and not have to wait for corporate programmers to give them the tools, we need to be able to make them for ourselves.”
Dave Winer on big tech and silos. Wise words.
“Cities, by contrast, are messy places: places of fluidity and freedom and possibility, places of chaos and collaboration and conflict. And sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t, but we embrace them nonetheless because in their forced intimacy, in their inexorable flow of ideas and influences and cuisines, they are the fullest expression of what it is to be human”
Wonderful words from Jonathan Liew.
Bike lanes crucial to preventing cycling near misses, major new study suggests
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Links for 03-11-25
Links for 01-11-25
“Across our communities, we share the same priorities — making ends meet, accessing healthcare, decent schools and secure homes. We need to end scapegoating and look for solutions.”
Twelve Months in Essex trailer
One month is enough. Arf.
It’s Your Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want To
How the hell did they fuck this one up? Oh, y’know. The usual left in-fighting - which is also present within the right wing of the Labour party, but they somehow always seem to come out on top. Fancy that.
“All of this will leave ordinary members and supporters of the project confused, if not desperately disappointed. Some will consider giving up, joining the Green Party or concentrating on building local community organisations. They come from a political culture where internal rows and backstabbing have become normalised as politicians vie for influence and build their careers.”
Ain’t No Party Like a Your Party Fuck Up
No Gods. No Masters. And no leaders?
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Links for 31-10-25
Links for 29-10-25
“We are embracing class war, and this time we plan to win it.”
Tell It Like It Is, Zarah
A prog heavy Oddcaste from Mr Mule. Plus an opening track from Half Man, Half Biscuit - which is always welcome.
“YouGov’s figures show that 25% of all voters aged 18-49 would vote for the Green Party at the next General Election – putting them in first place for the entire cohort”
“We’re very optimistic people” - Israel floats possibility of future Tour de France Grand Départ
Links for 27-10-25
Links for 25-10-25
“If you loved feeds and mourn the day the music died, I have good news, it didn’t die, you all just stopped believing it could happen.”
Dave Winer on the enduring love for RSS. Add in forums. And blogs. Social media can do one. Let’s celebrate the modern interweb like it’s 2003.
Links for 24-10-25
Three-quarters of Brits support Green Party’s wealth tax, YouGov poll finds Disturb the comfortable. Comfort the disturbed, etc.
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform, only Reform can beat Plaid Cymru (£) Farewell to two party politics. And thank fuck for that.