John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026There's a really important question which is whether I am as good relative to the general population or active participants. Like, ok, speed chess. I'm top 20% of active players. That means I'm top 0.1% of the world population. Being top 0.1% of day traders or gamblers I'll take. Top 20%? No. 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It's clear that there's a meaningful social difference, but it is kinda hard to explain objectively why two examples of "member of historic oppressor group dresses as member of historic victim of oppression group, usually in an exaggerated way and often played for laughs" have fared so differently. 030
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I wonder if Magdalen Road Village Fête being on the same day as Jericho Street Fair is a step towards 15 Minute Street Parties where nobody is more than a 15 minute walk from their nearest one on any given Saturday? Seems a bit odd but I guess there are only so many Saturdays to go round. 110
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026... I'm hesitant about doing that at the moment as daytime populations from the Census aren't representative of current reality, since (I will get over this in 2031) the Census was conducted at a time when it was mostly illegal to travel to work. 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Probably MSOA Settlement but with a colour scale that topped out well below those isolated huge peaks so that you could see the variation in the non-special-case parts of the country clearly. Alternatively you could use the daytime population rather than the nighttime population, however.... 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026As long as it's a large enough number of potholes within a defined stretch of road. If you're just fixing one pothole, that's revenue, because reasons. 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I'll population weight it by area if someone gives me the data with postcodes... 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Wants a rest? Joining the city cabinet in a new coalition administration? 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026"This gives the Greens and LibDems a chance to run the council in coalition if they choose." (as long as the independents abstain). Right, bedtime. Thanks! 270
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Aha I have an excuse. The Pollcheck result for 2024 adds up to 25... www.pollcheck.co.uk/locals-2026#...pollcheck.co.uk2026 Local Election Projections | PollCheckWard-level seat projections for 136 English councils. Interactive maps, polling sliders, and ward-level analysis for the 2026 local elections. 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Yes adding up to 48 would make a lot more sense than 49... I think I was double counting a Labour. 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I should be able to answer this myself but it's late. "Changes hands" since the 2022 election for these Councillors, or "changes hands" relative to the 2024 result? 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026There are of course also, and perhaps more importantly, 24 Councillors not up for election this week. It's probably going to be very close as to whether Green+LD > Lab overall, indeed it may be a tie, but then what do the IOA do? They surely dislike the Greens more... 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Too long ago for the internet but I feel like it was everything West of Iffley Road and south of a line running from Magdalen College School to The Fishes, or something like that. Surely a lot of the current ward, even if the Iffley Road side is maybe the friendliest for Greens. 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026What were the boundaries of "South Ward" when the Greens won it 25 years ago? 110
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026To be honest I wouldn't find that very surprising at all thinking about the demography. I feel like the only likely barrier is people are caring more and more about "local" (and always have more than the parties) and in that respect the Green candidate lives in Cowley, the Labour one locally. 220
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Ah yes the three main dietary requirements. Gluten free, dairy free, and spooky. 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Who wants to listen to a nice conversation about cats then? open.spotify.com/episode/7ek9...open.spotify.comEp. 35 — Let’s talk about cats 031
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2025You could ignore the gilt market in isolation, though. His point is you could pay back every penny of debt tomorrow by ordering the Bank of England to print money. No debt, no 8%, no interest payments. The problem if you did that, under normal circumstances, would be the currency market... 100
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Yes as ever the answer is to store the bike in the back of a van and park the van. 020
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Yeah lamp posts are exactly what I tried. First I tried this one and the householder stormed out to inform me that despite appearances I was in his garden not on public land. 200
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 25/08/2025@cycloxoxford.bsky.social @oxfordclarion.bsky.social @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social @cohsat.bsky.social @emnsmith.bsky.social Right where do I lock my bike if I'm dropping in to feed a cat in a terraced house here? Because two places I thought were fine got me aggro neighbours telling me to rethink. 310
Reposted by John Cpedalandpost.bsky.social @pedalandpost.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Hello, London! 📍 We’ve officially landed in the heart of the capital - welcome to our second city hub! From the City to Southwark, Lambeth to Lewisham, we’re ready to serve London like never before. 💙 Read the full story on www.pedalandpost.co.uk/pedal-post-l... 031
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Totally reasonable rational use of my free time. A map of places in Britain whose name is also the name of a hymn tune. public.tableau.com/views/HymnMa... 000
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025What fun can we have with this dataset this year? How about... every pollution measurement in every location in 15 seconds? I'm taking requests... @annarailton.bsky.social 010
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Feels like when the government said "Hey you 700,000 people split into however many units you want but each unit should be about 500k or more", well, the algebra isn't hard. 141
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Feel free to try and make your own. It's actually quite hard to get to the high population numbers and make the remnants look sane. public.tableau.com/views/OxonCa...public.tableau.comTableau 130
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024@augstone.bsky.social I thought you might appreciate something scarvy, at this time of year. 120
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 14/12/2024May I get back on my "single continuous service scheme for the civil service, NHS, and local government" hobby horse? Losing redundancy protection, among other complexities, is a huge psychological barrier. 050
John C @johnjdc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Had an account here for ages, never posted and the longer it lasts the longer you overthink the first post. Here we go. Tableau + Topical Issue + Maps, that's definitely on brand. Build your own local authority. public.tableau.com/views/LocalA... Possibly not very mobile-friendly, sorry. 000