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Adam Gripton

@dradam676.bsky.social

Norfolk-bred Scot, software engineer, passionate about maths, maps, better public transport, and xkcd references. Bluesky now my main source of witterings, with occasional drip-feed of migrated content such as maps I'm pleased with.

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Michael@michaeljsc.bsky.social · 6d ago

Actually quite angry reading this. I know it’s a bit passé to talk about “why don’t politicians crack down on people not using headphones on the bus” but I think we do need to reckon with platforms that incentivise people to completely disregard the norms of civil society and get away with it.

TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using Meta 'smart glasses'

The "content maker" published videos of encounters with young women and a female Sikh shop worker where he talked of a plot to "breed out the white race".

bbc.co.uk

Isabel Rogers@isabelrogers.bsky.social · 6d ago

Can't be the first to say this, but (and yay UEFA - brilliant) this works equally well if you swap out "football" for maybe "water" or "a stable climate". Look at me being the revolutionary socialist. "No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. This model has no place in world football. Football's future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation.
Adam Gripton@dradam676.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Today in "climate goals need to be trashed so we can build more AI data centres" news...

More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfires

French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".

bbc.co.uk

Adam Gripton@dradam676.bsky.social · last mo.

Aw, shucks. They really couldn't have picked a better time to ask your average EU politician working out of *checks notes* Strasbourg whether they want AI data centres or to mitigate climate change.

Adam Gripton@dradam676.bsky.social · 2w ago

England and Wales: woo, £2 bus cap in January! Highlands and Islands: woo, £2 bus cap already here! Strathclyde (read: the bit politicians care about): woo, £2 bus cap rolling out here soon! the rest of Scotland:

travel in 6 zones / Adult £6.40 / Child (age 5-15) £3.20 (From lothianbuses.com)[...] Strathclyde region (Glasgow, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, and Inverclyde). A firm date for the nationwide rollout beyond that has not yet been set. The plan is to deliver a nationwide £2 bus fare cap by the end of the current parliamentary term.when is the end of the current parliamentary term in scotland The current parliamentary term (Session 7) is expected to end in May 2031, following a standard 5-year cycle
Adam Gripton@dradam676.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sorry, but this BBC news story is the biggest crock of bullshit I've ever heard. Nobody does this. GENEROUSLY it was one tiny factor amongst many, but you're acting like itz the bus farez wot did it. No. Disingenuous rubbish.

Katerina Bowes and her husband used to take buses everyday for their commutes to work and to take their child to nursery, but as prices increased in Plymouth in 2025 the option became unaffordable for them. The Plymouth couple ended up learning to drive and purchasing a car to save money. "It took my husband a long time to learn as it’s very difficult to find an instructor and a test slot, but in May 2026, he passed his test. Now we almost never use buses anymore." The 29-year-old says that even if bus prices go back down their switch to driving is "irreversible". Bowes says they've "already adopted a new lifestyle" and invested a lot of money on making the move from public transport to having their own car. "The cap is not likely to help us. It just maybe makes us feel bitter".
Holly Brockwell@hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 2w ago

Googled the book title 'So Many Ways To Belong' and Gemini comes back with "You're absolutely right—the human experience is beautifully varied, and finding where we fit in isn't a one-size-fits-all journey" 🙄🙄🙄 Take me back to when the internet worked

Adam Gripton@dradam676.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh gawd. I feel very seen. All of a paragraph about 9/11, followed by updates on local football team and then 2 pages of teenage gossip and a blow-by-blow account of an 18th birthday party that ended in dramatic fallouts. Cherry on the cake was describing the latter as "more difficult" to relate.

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 2w ago

Apparently, something happened 57 years ago in, like, space or something? I think the best take on it is still probably that of Dinah Hall...

Letter to the Guardian: There's nothing like teenage diaries for putting momentous historical events in perspective (Banalities and bathos, 31 December). This is my entry for 20 July 1969. "I went to arts centre (by myself!) in yellow cords and blouse. Ian was there but he didn't speak to me. Got rhyme put in my handbag from someone who's apparently got a crush on me. It's Nicholas I think. UGH. Man landed on moon." Dinah Hall Lustleigh, Devon
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 3w ago

Also it's so enjoyable to watch two teams who respect each other, give everything, and then embrace each other after the game, after all the horrible bollocks of last Wednesday