Reposted by James T. HardingMei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 2998833335
Reposted by James T. HardingAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is clearly a good result for Labour, but it also doesn't strike me as a terrible result for the Greens. Vote share held up from the local elections in a constituency that was never really a target for them 93811165
Reposted by James T. Hardingactually madeleine is the scientist🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🦇 @webway.bsky.social · 01/06/2026getting the error message ‘cannot print - printer may not exist’ and going through a full tyler durden flashback of all the times i thought i was using the printer but it was just me 25614
Reposted by James T. HardingJendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ad astra, Margaret Hamilton. A remarkable, brilliant woman of science and an inspiration for all time.news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMargaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 111031
Reposted by James T. HardingKate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Ahead of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2026, I've submitted a parliamentary motion recognising the month as an opportunity to raise awareness of the harms of Islamophobia and to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims in Scotland and across the UK. 1217
Reposted by James T. HardingMallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 07/10/2026In a world of machine intelligence, the humanities are more vital than ever and I think I've not said enough about that. I work in cybersecurity for my day job. I'm a professional hacker and most people understand that as being really good at coding and understanding computers which is true. 117637
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There has been significant migration from the top to the bottom of my face 000
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Great project to display my mum’s poetry* on Edinburgh Trams! You can read the full poem here: www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/meadow-... (*Also other poets) 2111
Reposted by James T. HardingJim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins. 502625644
Reposted by James T. HardingJenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 28/12/2023Gruff Veteran Uncle: Jennifer, I don't care for situation comedies. I don't like situations. 2202
Reposted by James T. Hardingmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168188204721
Reposted by James T. HardingEdinburgh Linux Cafe @edinburghlinuxcafe.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026Our next event will be at Duncan Place Community Hub on 10th October, starting at 1:30pm. This one is a special event together with Edinburgh Repair Cafe, in honour of International Repair Day. Book at events.humanitix.com/linux-install-… for the Linux Cafe. 125
Reposted by James T. HardingRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6594021711831
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The guy who lives inside escalators is my fave 110
Reposted by James T. HardingJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026sometimes I get bored and cancel myself on Threads by saying whatever the fuck 1475631691
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yeah, I think the bread crumbs would go soggy 🤣 010
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I put pork bones, chicken feet, and aromatics in. They’d take all day/overnight to cook in the hob, but just a few hours under high pressure. 100
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have a slow/pressure combo. I use it for maybe a third of the meals I cook. It’s makes tonkotsu and the like much faster to make! 100
Reposted by James T. HardingWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’ve now lived so much longer than I would ever have expected to that I feel I’m living in the future. This is when I imagined Neuromancer happening. And now the creators of today’s AI warn us that it threatens humanity. 841964388
Reposted by James T. HardingNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comNaomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui... 6639061330
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This Labour front bencher is saying the quiet part out loud: they think speaking to voters and learning what they care about is vaguely degrading. 040
Reposted by James T. HardingLennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you live near the foot of Easter Road in Leith then you can help save St Andrews Kirk for the public (otherwise it will be lost to luxury flats). leithstandrewstrust.org/help/?ref=ed...leithstandrewstrust.orgCan you help keep the doors open for future generations? - Leith St. Andrew's TrustJoin the Leith St. Andrew's Trust 'The Heart of a Community' exhibition. Explore its legacy, hear personal stories, and envision the future of this iconic landmark in Leith, Edinburgh. 21519
Reposted by James T. HardingPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Neoliberalism has ravaged the UK Workers’ share of gross value added down from 71.9% in 1975, to 59.7%. 1.23m workers are on zero-hour contracts. 4.4m jobs pay less than the real living wage. Poorest 20% pay a higher proportion of income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 16417222
Reposted by James T. HardingCllr Claire Miller (she/her) @cllrcmiller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's me, I'm 'edinburgh cllrs'. I'll be proposing this motion at our next full council meeting. I'm deeply concerned by both investigations and whether businesses are paying their full non-domestic rates. I very much hope to get support from other councillors so that we can get clarity. 1195
Reposted by James T. HardingGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster 2103241824
Reposted by James T. Hardingscott daGHOSTtino @scottdagostino.ca · 07/09/2026Everyone’s asking why a liberal government would sit on its hands and do nothing when *masked fascists* riot in the streets?? Well, here it is 👇🏼prospectmagazine.co.ukWhat is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right 1205
Reposted by James T. Hardingabsolute horses @jcoglan.com · 06/09/2026if you have to keep referring to your company as "Brand (formerly OtherBrand)" five years after the rebrand, you do have to conclude the name change has not been a success 2707
Reposted by James T. HardingDamon Young @damonyoung.com.au · 04/09/2026This Finnish guy has been teaching himself Sumerian, and sent a cuneiform tablet to the British Museum to check his progress. They just emailed him that they've sent him something in the post. I'm now thrilled and excited for a total stranger! Clay tablet mail! www.reddit.com/r/Cuneiform/... 11555031490
Reposted by James T. HardingBallot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 04/09/2026Portobello Craigmillar (Edinburgh) by-election 1st prefs: GRN: 1781 (28%, +11.8) SNP: 1531 (24.1%, -13.3) LAB: 1413 (22.2%, -1.7) RUK: 569 (8.9%, new) CON: 522 (8.2%, -7.1) LD: 365 (5.7%, +1.4) SFP: 73 (1.1%, new) Worker: 58 (0.9%, new) ADF: 28 (0.4%, new) Commie: 22 (0.3%, new) Green win stage 10 14713
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Could be impacted by the fact Greens are very good at getting out the vote on polling day. (Other parties appear to be comparatively short on volunteer power.) 100
Reposted by James T. Hardingalex guenther @guentheralex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026if this "well, actually..." reply to a line of tennyson's is any indication, charles babbage would have been right at home here 313132
Reposted by James T. HardingThe City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Polls are open in the Southside/Newington (Ward 15) and Portobello/Craigmillar (Ward 17) by-elections. Bringing your poll card with you to vote will help us and speed things along, but this isn't mandatory. The count will begin immediately after polls close at 10pm 🗳️ 132
Reposted by James T. HardingJadzia Axelrod 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Anyway, Brian Eno said it best: 2509163
Reposted by James T. HardingKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Well done to @bkarb.bsky.social and the riders here: workersobservatory.org/news/edinbur...workersobservatory.orgCouncil takes first step towards a gig worker hubEdinburgh Council committee proposes a feasibility study into a hub serving transport workers in the gig economy. 086
Reposted by James T. HardingByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026📌 ICYMI — Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spendingbylinetimes.comReform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ PollsterExclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending 15845
Reposted by James T. HardingDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026no devices and low-tech for billionaires’ kids but ai for the rest of us plebs www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/t...nytimes.comSilicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids.At home, moderation and restraint are the rule for tech parents. Boredom is exalted. Maybe they’re onto something. 11830303
Reposted by James T. HardingDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Uneconomic growth is economic expansion where the social & environmental costs of production are greater than the economic benefits gained. "approval is likely to lead to future damages of at least £170bn – £483 bn over their lifetime, 6 – 17 times the economic value they will generate for the UK"researchsquare.comProjected climate loss and damages from new UK oil and gas fields unequivocally show their destruction of economic value globallyModelled future emissions pathways compliant with limiting global temperature rises to 1.5C show the need to avoid expansion of oil and gas supply. However, several countries are examining reversals t... 03115
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I reckon the bit that’s most valuable is email trails with external parties who are still alive - as they can verify in court that they wrote their emails. 111
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Could not those artefacts have been LLM generated though? 100
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I have (imho) a natural affinity for light-entertainment formats which the industry has mysteriously passed over 010
Reposted by James T. HardingMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... 131224462
Reposted by James T. Hardingjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs. 171146093123
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Join Claudia Winkelman and Harry Windsor on an epic journey across the canalways of Belgium. At each historic town, they meet a ‘friend’ (professional comedian) to learn about local chocolate traditions. All in aid of discovering: The Best Belgian Hot Chocolate. Sundays at 3pm. 120
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social · 23/08/2026If you want to track accounts, put them in a list. It means you don’t have to see them unless you look, and it means they don’t get your +1 to make them look important. 000