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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Spokesperson's statement has a whiff of AI about it too: “We’re not going to run from it, it was an unfortunate error, though it’s...” [continues ad nauseam]

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

No, it appears you have misunderstood almost every part of what everyone has said.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Unfortunately "the idea of wearing a bicycle helmet", which is harmful in the long run thanks to its effect of discouraging cycling, is not the same thing as actually wearing a helmet yourself, which one can do without going online to tell other people about it.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

One would expect a physician to know something about observation bias but I guess we only know about the people who get to meet us

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Always push the button, even when not crossing the road.

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Clarence Eckerson Jr./Streetfilms @streetfilms.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

What's the Paris Trombone? I have spoken to some of the biggest bike experts in the world. Asked them. And like 98.3% have never heard of it. We made this fun quick short in the midst of making another film 3 years ago in Paris.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Asking not to pay a tax that you would otherwise have to pay, to use the infrastructure of a city where you pay no council tax, is absolutely demanding a subsidy and it is baffling to present it otherwise

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Is this also why they refuse to remove all the K-frame barriers they illegally installed on cycle paths and footpaths?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Why would the people of London want to subsidize private car journeys of people who choose not to live there? Serious question

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Then you mean International Federation of Association Football

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Fifa stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

How could this be interpreted by any reasonable person as anything other than a strongly anti-AI stance? Or do they think it is normal to hate children?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

And it is less efficient, by definition. (If it weren't, nobody would need an organic sticker.) Is it surprising to some people that using more land for the same/lower yield is, generally speaking, not better for the environment?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

In the video the cyclist rotates the bike 90°C on the spot to face the right direction. Not how bikes work. Nobody likes making sharp turns, especially if you have multiple cyclists trying to turn at once, or if you are towing a trailer.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I am in Germany and have a Cube Kathmandu Hybrid and it goes up to 25km/h, which is the limit here, the same as the rest of Europe (incl. UK) and Australia. Afaik only US, Canada, NZ + Brazil are 32km/h. There is a class 45km/h S-Pedelec in Germany but requires licence & registration like a moped

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I really don't understand what the value is here of the AI version. The real one is much more interesting (+ more accurate, more cheeses). I clicked through to the blog post to find out more but came away not really understanding the learning objective. (Fyi this is the first/only post I have seen)

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Everybody knows that a staycation means staying at home. So what could they possibly be trying to sell?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

German junctions are even worse for this though, because the traffic lights are before the junction, not after, so the cyclists cannot actually see the light turn green and have to figure it out from the pedestrian signals or the queue of cars building up behind them

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We have lots of these junctions in Germany but I have never met anyone who likes them. In practice it is easier to join the traffic and turn with the cars, or pick a different route and approach the junction from a different arm.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My GP has gone paperless. They give you a laminated form and a marker pen, scan the completed form into the computer and then rinse the form in the sink ready for use by the next patient

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I thought the articles seemed waffly but attributed it to being very American-centric, so I haven't heard of most of the brands and am not used to the narrative writing style. But the author says he is from the UK originally. Name "Keyana Sapp" but alt text on profile pic is Oliver Buchannon...?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It seems fairly obvious that everyone here is referring to legal 25km/h ebikes. The bikes you mention are already treated as motorcycles, already require licensing and registration and already aren't allowed in bike lanes, at least in every country I have visited. So why bring it up?

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Or else they assume people who can't drive want their only remaining option to be driven around by someone else

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is a really cynical turn of phrase too: "...the road would be 'manic' if cars were not parked on the pavement, as it is used regularly by ambulances and buses." Phrasing it any other way risks admitting that the number of cars parking on the street might be reduced and that it isn't a right

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Unfortunately not everywhere on the mainland. In car-centric Saarland, the only hope of public transport on the weekend is a "Rufbus", which does not run unless you telephone the company at least one hour prior to departure, via a phone line that itself is closed on weekends. But that is an extreme

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Similarly, being able to bunny hop a bike up a kerb is a useful skill, but all kerbs at crossings and entrances should be dropped and flush so this is never normally necessary.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Maybe it is meant to be mounted on the wall and you hang the front wheel from it? Doesn't provide any security either way

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New blog post: The Great Bordstein Conspiracy. 🧑‍🦽🚴🚗 Exploring how and why badly designed crossings make life harder for all German road users. Malice or incompetence? With reference to @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social selbydavid.com/2026/06/16/b...

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The Great Bordstein Conspiracy

Germany’s “dropped” kerbs are not flush, making life worse for everybody. But is it the result of car-centric civil engineering and flawed DIN standards, or a conspiracy to get cyclists buying bikes w...

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Britisches Rezept auf Deutsch: Kedgeree 🐟🍚 Curryreis-Pfanne mit geräuchertem Fisch britishfoodgermany.substack.com/p/kedgeree

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Kedgeree

Britisches Curry-Reisgericht mit geräuchertem Fisch

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My bilingual blog as City Cycling Star for Kaiserslautern. From tomorrow, 3 weeks without a car, clocking up as many kilometres by bike as I can. 🚲 login.stadtradeln.de/specials/blo...

STADTRADELN - Radeln für ein gutes Klima

Beim Wettbewerb STADTRADELN trittst du 21 Tage in die Pedale für mehr Radförderung, Klimaschutz und Lebensqualität in deiner Kommune.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Introducing the Full Palatine Breakfast - an adaptation of the English breakfast to my adopted hometown in Germany. Saumagen, kassler and sauerkraut with bratwurst, eggs and beans open.substack.com/pub/britishf...

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The Full Palatine Breakfast (De Vollpälzer!)

Rhineland-Palatinate's answer to the English fry-up: a cooked breakfast featuring Saumagen, Kassler and Kartoffelpuffer... with eggs and beans.

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

It's British week at Aldi Germany, and they are doing scones! But what are scones and how easy is it to find, make and eat an authentic cream tea in Germany? open.substack.com/pub/britishf...

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Scones and clotted cream in Germany

Finding ingredients for a proper cream tea

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

'White beans in tomato sauce' = baked beans. In German they are called literally this: weiße Bohnen in Tomatensoße. There are so many different names for this: navy beans, Boston beans and in the UK haricot beans, even though 'haricot' is just French for bean, so it's like saying beans beans...

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Interested in ML beyond the black box? The DFKI is looking for enthusiastic researchers to join the growing department Data Science and its Applications. If you want to work on ML for drug discovery, knowledge graphs and agentic AI, we have the project for you! jobs.dfki.de/intern/aussc...

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

What is the connection between Italian spaghetti Westerns and German baked beans? Where can you find Heinz Beans for a reasonable price? What separates cassoulet from Currywurst? All these important culinary questions answered in my latest newsletter britishfoodgermany.substack.com/p/baked-bean...

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Baked beans in German supermarkets

How to improve your Bohnen-Saucen-Verhältnis

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Having lived in Germany for 3 years, I'd like to share what I have learnt about adapting to and from 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧 culture. Commonalities between haggis and Saumagen. Why Pudding is not pudding. Where to buy baked beans. Und was ist eigentlich ein Pie? britishfoodgermany.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

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Welcome to British Food in Germany

When in Rome, never pay €2.50 for baked beans

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Announcing a new special guest edition in Digital Health! Everything on patient-reported outcomes in mHealth, including algorithmic treatment and measurement allocation, N-of-1 trials, preference learning & handling subjective measurements. 📲 Take a look! journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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David Selby @davidselby.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

📊📉📈 Better data visualizations with AI: can LLMs provide constructive critiques on existing charts? We explore how generative AI can automate #MakeoverMonday -type exercises, suggesting improvements to existing charts. 📄 New preprint + benchmark dataset 💽 arxiv.org/abs/2508.05637

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Automated Visualization Makeovers with LLMs

Making a good graphic that accurately and efficiently conveys the desired message to the audience is both an art and a science, typically not taught in the data science curriculum. Visualisation makeo...

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