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Bruce Mason (Deleriad)

@deleriad.bsky.social

Cats, Edinburgh, games, Babylon 5 and even more besides. he/him This account is for a mix of personal and professional interests. Current research is in ageing, autism and assistive technology.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 3d ago

@tommysiegel.bsky.social

Fourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 4d ago

All of it or just a boner part?

Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 5d ago

Old proverb revisited: Cheats *do* prosper.

🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 4w ago

📺 New on our Youtube channel: a video about Summerhall upgrades, safety problems, and teething issues — www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiR... #Edinburgh #bikeSky #EdTravCyc

edi.bike: Summerhall Upgrades and Issues, September 2026

YouTube video by edi․bike

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 4w ago

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4w ago

Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything!

Bruce Mason (Deleriad)@deleriad.bsky.social · 4w ago

Beats me.

David Osland@davidosland.bsky.social · 4w ago

Anyone know why a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited a fortune from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited his money from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is so strongly opposed to inheritance tax?

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · last mo.

There are several things which made my blood boil about this rancid Hurrah for the Blackshirts piece, but probably the worst is the attempt to enlist the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as supporting the idea that people are widely being falsely granted asylum.

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · last mo.

Times columnist here making it very clear she thinks the street fascists are right, and presumably so do her editors and bosses, and the paper’s owners www.thetimes.com/article/f1a4...

Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · last mo.

There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.

Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · last mo.

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · last mo.

Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"?

Will Jennings📉🗳️@drjennings.bsky.social · last mo.

Surprising this story isn't getting more coverage...

Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · last mo.

Always odd that we couldn't possibly put a bike lane in here because of traffic, but a car parked in the turning lane, which completely fucks the traffic flow, is just an understandable rule-bend.

Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · last mo.

if you're the abc news editor who wrote that the nyc mayor attending the 9/11 ceremony is attracting "growing criticism" solely because he's a muslim then you are the criticism you're writing about

ABC:
Mayor Mamdani says he'll attend 9/11 ceremony despite growing criticism
Mayor Mamdani says he will attend New York City's annual remembrance ceremony.

Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · last mo.

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

James Ball @jamesrball.com · last mo.

If every statement about Extinction Rebellion had opened with "Climate change is the single biggest issue facing humanity, and we understand why people have legitimate concerns the world isn't doing enough to tackle it…" this approach might be *faintly* defensible. But they didn't, and it isn't.

Scornflake Ghhhoul@scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social · last mo.

They’re just pouring more fuel onto the fire. Why are the racists consistently called legitimate, whilst in a world that’s burning people who protest over climate change and genocide are not being afforded even a smidgeon of the same grace?

Some protestors showed "intimidating and thuggish behaviour" this weekend, Sarah Jones, the policing minister said.
But she added she did not seek to
"minimise" legitimate concerns people had about small boat crossings.
"This government has taken action to fix the broken system we inherited and crack down on the people smugglers," Jones said, pointing out that system-wide arrests were up 70%.

George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · last mo.

I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s

🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 2mo ago

🎂 edi.bike | issue 159 | 24th Aug '26 🚲 Three years of edi.bike; Living Streets Edinburgh calls out half-arsed Cowgate closure; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc...

A faded and scratched purple, white and orange edi.bike sticker adorns a metal bicycle parking rack with a black u-lock partially covering it. There is a white bike with red and black stripes locked to the rack, and on the other side a green bike with yellow livery. The paving below is dry.

Melissa @iammelissa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Best seat on the bus!” A study of Edinburgh in August. The alt text describes each photo.

An inadequate bus stop where there’s a crush of people. The pavement is too small and the bus service far too infrequent allowing for the dangerous build up in the left. There’s a yellow stagecoach bus is ahead. Having waited there, it’s so uncomfortable and tricky with little kids. I imagine doubly for any sort of mobility issue. Or if you want to go inside the shop. This is taken from “the best seat in the bus” where eventually a large man would trap me and force me to climb over the actual seat to get off the bus. Fun!

The congestion by Charlotte Square. There’s 5 buses lined up down the road. Only one will make the turn during the light signal change. The sky is blue there’s a green tree on the right, and the light is golden on the buildings on the left. This is taken from the front of the bus, aka “the best seat in the bus.”

A crush of people by Waverly Steps. There’s people getting on, people passing, and more people watching a street performer. It’s entirely inadequate and I’d argue dangerous because it’s not actually Disney World, it’s a bus stop for a European capitol, and given the crowd I’d wonder if there’s ever been a health and safety analysis of this space. Why aren’t people closer to the street performer? Probably because they want to sit on the limited seating available in this wasted city landscape in the heart of Edinburgh. This photo is taken from the front of the bus, aka “the best seat in the bus.”

The bus, probably aggravated by August in Edinburgh (but who am I to project?), entirely pulled up, after the light turned red and parked through the entire advance stop line. I mean I never personally cycle through princes st because I value my life and here’s a great example why. There’s nothing in this photo beyond paint (not infrastructure), some sign post with plastic bollards, and some people’s feet crossing the side road. The bottom right diagonally is the edge of the bus. This photo is taken from the front of the bus, aka “the best seat in the bus.”

Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

Hillbilly Highlander @hillhighlander.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pidgin Posting @pidginposting.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Manse Road has been closed to through traffic for a week. There haven’t been any front pages featuring angry locals complaining of traffic chaos. I thought ACE would have been out in force? @gylernorth.bsky.social @jestermouse.bsky.social

Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is not misinformation. That's what I normally cover - something out of context, an opinion quoted as fact, or a deliberate misinterpretation... This is none of those. This is full-on disinformation. Because that is NOT from the Express. It is entirely fake😱 🧵 1/10

Lembit Opik tweet:

Burnham's big migration plan: take 4,000 stranded migrants from Ceuta, bring them to the UK and put them up in luxury hotels. Americans look at Europe in despair.

Express Headline: Burnham's migrant, Campbell, 1,000 stranded in Ceuta to be brought to UK. The Prime Minister proposes flying thousands of stranded migrants from Spanish enclave to Britain and housing them in London hotels.

Monk Debunked stamp on top of both

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you’re a white man in academia and you think your problems come from EDI/DEI/woke, you’re failing on observational skills, research methods and critical thinking.

HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 2mo ago

Laurence Fox must be furious that his campaign for smaller childrens lungs failed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

theguardian.com

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Edinburgh fatalities n casualties dropped too. Maybe not by the same % but still significant. But then @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social n @policescotland.bsky.social do put bags over all their speed cameras. www.ed.ac.uk/news/2022/sl...

Slowing city traffic cut road deaths by a quarter | News | The University of Edinburgh

Restricting a city’s speed limits to 20mph reduced road deaths by almost a quarter and serious injuries by a third, research reveals.

ed.ac.uk

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fatalities and casualties reduced by 34% on London roads after the speed limit was lowered to 20 mph. Are drivers just more obedient in London than elsewhere? No! It’s the speed cameras!