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Malcolm Rigg

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Lazy software engineer and compulsive cyclist. He/him. Hacks about with #HomeAssistant. Bakes. Eats cakes. Tries to cycle off the cake calories. Also an […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.scot/@compulsivecyclist, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass.  It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots.  This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/08/2026
The time for Proportional Representation is now. 🚨
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
RE: social.treehouse.systems/@ariadne/1… Most city dwellers don't know how much of the night sky has already been stolen by billionaires, because poorly planned, wasteful city lights have already drowned out the stars for them.
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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊) @jaredwhite.indieweb.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026
Yo, I'm heading up a brand-new community project. 👥 We write code by hand. 🤚🏽⌨️ It's a growing opt-in directory of software developers who write code by hand. When you hear someone tell you “nobody does that” you can point to this and say “well these folks […] [Original post on indieweb.social]
A page style layout with the following:

We write code by hand.

We use Natural Intelligence to build software libraries and applications in production today. Some of them you may be using right now.

There are people who say "nobody authors code by hand any longer." We are here to say that's incorrect. Because we do it. All the time.

If you write code by hand, add your name to this list!
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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOO ca.pcmag.com/news/16760/fcc-approve…
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FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Giant Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate
The FCC says the most controversial aspect of Reflect Orbital's Earendil-1 satellite, the giant mirror, falls out of its purview since the regulator mainly focuses on radio spectrum.
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Paco Hope @paco.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
Funny #homeassistant story. When I first started exploring #homeautomation I bought a basic WiFi plug. I wasn’t sure what to do with it, so I put it on the kettle. The idea was to set it up so someone could start the kettle from bed and know that it was ready by the time they got downstairs […]
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George Monbiot
The right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026
John Finnemore on the French horn/cor anglais: "I was idly wondering why the cor anglais has a French name meaning ‘English horn’, and the French horn has an English name meaning… well, ‘French horn’. I looked it up, even though I knew there would just be some reasonable but rather dull […]
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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aburtch @aburtch.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026
#Trans
Social media post lifted from elsewhere reads:

Every day I contemplate the fact that
we still don't know what causes left-
handedness. Ages ago we as a
society decided it was totally normal
and stopped punishing and ostracizing
kids for it. Today the thought of being
anti-left-handedness is bonkers to us.

This is a post about trans kids.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Why should any political donations other than a standard annual party membership fee (say £25) be permitted? All other options allow wealthy people disproportionate political influence.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one. #NoBrainer www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/c...
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​​​​Cost of Net Zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock​ – CCC  - Climate Change Committee
The independent, statutory body tested its cost and energy security conclusions against different scenarios. It found that the total additional cost of a single fossil fuel price spike of 2022 magnitu...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%. Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies | George Monbiot
If we want the kind of fair, functioning state Britain saw post-1945, we need to take on the economic powers that wrecked it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere. It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/01/2026
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10
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walkhighlands @walkhighlands.co.uk · 29/12/2025
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...
Map showing thousands of walking routesZoomed in showing detail of a route
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Malcolm Rigg @compulsivecyclist.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025
I just completed "Gift Shop" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2025/day/2 Still got some catching up to do 🤔
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Day 2 - Advent of Code 2025
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Here's my plea to the government, media and everyone else to stop treating NHS administrators as a problem to be eliminated, rather than the glue which holds the whole organisation together.
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
Reducing speed limits to 20mph protects cyclists and doesn’t delay traffic, new research finds road.cc/content/news/20mph-limits-p… Original research paper here www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic…
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Reducing speed limits to 20mph protects cyclists and doesn’t delay traffic, new research finds
Researchers in Australia modelled traffic stress levels according to varying speed limits… and the results are no surprise
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Malcolm Rigg @compulsivecyclist.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2025
Despite Storm Amy trying her best to get in the way, managed to complete my mountain leader training course yesterday. Three weekends of horrible weather, but even this weekend had one or two moments of brief calm amidst the storm. What a lot to take in though […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
Picture of Welsh mountains beneath a stormy sky, but in a brighter moment with even a hint of sun managing to poke through to light up the landscape in places briefly.
This is the Ogwen Valley, with Llyn Ogwen just visible on the left, the mountain Tryfan above it and the Y Gribin ridge rising up on the right.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵
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Raphael Mimoun רפאל מימון @raph.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2025
Liberal Zionism means believing that Israel must remain a Jewish state *and* that Israel can and should be just to Palestinians. In many ways, being liberal Zionist in 2025 is being delusional: 1/8
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
On 7th Oct 2023, Hamas brutally murdered 1200 Israelis, including women and children. Since then, the Israeli government has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza. Israel's own figures say 83% have been civilians. Disproportionate numbers of journalists, medics & children have been killed. 1/5
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magnetichuman @magnetichuman.cupoftea.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2025
The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms... It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear): BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell. Met Office page is […]
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
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Jess👾 @jesstheunstill.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2025
Hot take: My solution to trans people in women's sports: anyone can play women's sports if they sign an agreement that they will exclusively compete in women's sports for the next 2 years. That's it. That's the whole solution.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
This
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Governments must bring whatever maximal pressure is available to them to end this starvation and dehumanisation. this must go far further than strongly worded statements or hand wringing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Weet
Photo of, on the left, a single weetabix, labelled ‘a weetabix’ and on the right three weetabixes, labelled ‘some weetabices’.Photo of, on the left, nine weetabixes labelled ‘weetabix’ and on the right six weetabixes labelled ‘weetabvi’.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
More brutality www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Marwan al-Sultan, a renowned cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital, is the 70th healthcare worker to be killed by Israeli attacks in the past 50 days, says Palestinian medical organisat...
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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Scotland, you know what to do www.thenational.scot/news/2527511...
The late comedian Janey Godley standing outside Trump's Scottish golf course in Ayrshire with a sign saying Trump is a cunt.
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WilliamNB 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025
So many UK people say they oppose the genocide in Gaza, but those are just words. This petition ends at midnight TODAY, and we need another 39 000 signatures! Do not be a bystander to genocide and war crimes! Sign this petition now, then share it far and wide (not just on here). Also, get […]
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KrissyKat @krissykat.hoosier.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025
"A busy, busy day at the airport."
A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book.
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Malcolm Rigg @compulsivecyclist.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 24/05/2025
Heading out to the wind and rain of the Pennines to do some DofE supervising with Vikings ESU for the next few days. This is what it's all about! #scouting #DofE
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Malcolm Rigg @compulsivecyclist.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2025
Walked up Helvellyn for the first time yesterday, quite a fun scramble up Striding Edge then back down Swirrel Edge. Absolutely gorgeous day for it! #LakeDistrictFells
The Lake District peak Helvellyn is in the distance, taken from the stoney path leading up from Glenridding, the path is visible in the foreground. On the left of the peak you can make out Striding Edge, one of the routes to the top. On the right of the peak you can make out Swirrel Edge, another route to the top. There are blue skies with a few fluffy clouds. A photo looking East, along the ridge, taken on Striding Edge which leads up to Helvellyn. There is one walker on the very top of the narrow rocky ridge, and another few following the less exposed path on one side, just down from the top. There are blue skies with a few fluffy clouds. A photo taken from the summit plateau of Helvellyn, looking South East towards the Striding Edge ridge. The far end of the plateau is showing above some cliffs on the right. A corrie lake called "Red Tarn" is visible in the bottom left, below the ridge. In the foreground is the edge of the near end of the plateau. There are beautiful blue skies and a few wispy clouds.
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Emelia 👸🏻 @thisismissem.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025
Specifically the petition to ban conversion therapy practices is lacking enough votes from: - #germany (49.9%) - #sweden (49.96%) - #Netherlands (94%) - #austria (25.5%) - #Slovenia (83.14%) - #portugal (24.46%) If you're a citizen of these countries you can help advance a ban on conversion […]
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theHigherGeometer @highergeometer.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 28/04/2025
People are saying we should write jumble words to mess up the training of AIs; I say we should just write sentences like those of the length Jane Austen would write, that have such non-local structure and nested clauses that, what with the drift of attention and the window of tokens, the LLMs […]
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The Israeli government is literally starving Gaza to death www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gaza: WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade
The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
An owl of despair. If you feel strangely attracted to this cartoon, I can draw one for you! www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Cartoon of a man opening a door so an owl can walk out. The owl is saying "What's the point?"
Caption: I let out an owl of despair
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