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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons for more walkable streets.

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets

From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

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@geckins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Having slept on it and after running a year best 5k this morning (I'm a renaissance man with varied interests) I've decided that Big Walk was fantastic. To the last puzzle it was evident how much effort had been put into making them accessible, varied, and just challenging enough.

Rob Delaney@robdelaney.bsky.social · 3mo ago

DTF St Louis is sublime? Why didn’t it break through more? It’s NOT what I thought it was. Beautifully crafted. Much artier and weirder than I thought it would be. Highly recommend. Need to know about why the police station is unnecessarily wonderful - like a theatre set for a Kafka adaptation. Love

elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Jesus. 35 UK universities quietly- without debate - joined the Ministry of Defence’s “Battlefield Alliance” which seeks to “reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security” They’re destroying the social sciences and humanities while militarising the institutions

• Durham University • Newcastle University • Northumbria University • Lancaster University • University of Cumbria • University of Lancashire • University of Liverpool • University of Manchester • University of Huddersfield • University of Sheffield • University of York • Loughborough University • University of Lincoln • University of Nottingham • Aston University • University of Birmingham • University of Warwick • King's College London • Kingston University • Queen Mary University of London • University College London • University of Oxford • University of Portsmouth • University of Surrey • University of Bath • University of Bristol • University of Exeter • University of Plymouth • University of Edinburgh • University of Glasgow • University of Strathclyde • Cardiff University • Swansea University • Queens University Belfast • Cranfield UniversityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 July 2026 UK Universities Betray Public Trust by Joining MoD's 'Battlefield Advantage' Alliance Without Debate A coalition of campaign groups has accused UK universities of quietly integrating themselves into Britain's defence infrastructure after 35 institutions signed up to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Universities Alliance (DUA). The Ministry of Defence says the alliance aims to "reorientate academia towards Defence and National Security", strengthen links between universities and the defence sector, and translate research into "battlefield advantage". Campaigners say the move represents a significant shift in the role of higher education and has taken place without meaningful public debate. Among the founding members are the University of Oxford, University College London, King's College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Edinburgh, Cardiff University and Queen's University Belfast. "We are witnessing the formal incorporation of Britain's universities into the defence ecosystem," said Jinsella Kennaway, Founder and Executive Director of Demilitarise Education. "The Ministry of Defence is explicit about its intentions. Universities exist to advance knowledge and foster critical inquiry, not to become pipelines for military research and defence recruitment. Students and staff deserve to know who agreed to this and why." Campaigners are calling on all 35 universities to publish the governance documents and board minutes relating to their decision to join the alliance, and to explain whether staff and students were consulted. Many UK universities already maintain relationships with major defence companies, including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Leonardo, Thales, Lockheed Martin and QinetiQ. Critics argue that the DUA formalises and accelerates the integration of academia, industry and the state. The coalition warns that, at a time of rising defence spending, universities risk becoming increasingly aligned with governme…
@geckins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I've been taking part in #Endure24Leeds as a solo participant since yesterday. Managed to complete 8 laps on the bounce, the 8th proving to be my downfall. A total of 64km/40 miles covered, Short of my arbitrary target but still more than double the distance I've ever moved before!

A near pitch black environment lit only by an orange moon and the occasional head torch along a gravel road. Taken during my final lap at around 1am.
kat@katbamkapow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit

@geckins.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I went to see some matinee standup on my own yesterday and I think it might be the start of a new hobby. Fancy burger -> 30 mins early buy icy Paulaner 0% -> 45 mins of standup while half the audience decides if they can be arsed to stay -> interval, 2nd Paulaner 0% -> 2nd 45 -> Home before 6pm.

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I again point out that none of this was organically arising, and that none of it had to happen. The Starmer project was a bullshit fraud worked out offscreen by a tiny clique of the most horrible people in the Labour Party, working hand in hand with our utterly abysmal media outlets.

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